the mid and upper 70s. close to washington, near 70 prince george s county. mid-70s in washington. montgomery, arlington, fairfax counties have now dipped down into the 60s. it s in the low to mid-60s farther west and north. and out of the mountains of western maryland. look at the heavy rain that passed just south of washington and thankfully missed the mall for all of the events and festivities in our nation s capital. things remain dry. now this morning, the skies clearing out. there s the sunrise over the potomac river near 9:00, near 80 degrees. still just a moderate humidity in the area. with stagnant air, air pollution will be building. unhealthy air quality by midafternoon, code orange. highs near 90 by then. we ll look at changes on the way for tonight, your night planner, in about ten minutes. danella, good morning. how s traffic? i have report of an accident in virginia outer loop of the beltway as you approach little river turnpike. be aware as you make your com
speaks to the leaders of tomorrow in south africa. she tells the young women that their generation can banish the hunger and aids virus that has plagued that continent. it s the longest war in u.s. history. today, president obama turns our attention toward ending it. his prime time address will provide long-awaited details of withdrawing the first u.s. troops from afghanistan. according to a congressional source, 10,000 u.s. troops will be pulled out by the end of this year. another 20,000 will be withdrawn by the end of next year. but nearly 70,000 americans in uniform will remain there. dan lothian is at the white house and pentagon correspondent barbara starr is in new york. dan, let s go ahead and start with you. when we look at these withdrawal numbers, what do you think? big enough for a public that has grown pretty impatient? reporter: well, yeah, impatient and tired of the conflict. no doubt for many of the numbers. you take a look at the polling, the majority o
scores of victims and bloody victims. the president refusing to step down warning that al qaeda will take control of the country if he does. reporter: we have been on the phone with our contacts inside of yemen. as i understand it no international media is in there now. there has been a substitutedown regarding the government and the press. yemen has been strategic. it s a dangerous al qaeda chapter. these new clashes are happening in the south central yemen. it s the second biggest city in yemen. the republican guard. the elite units of the yemeni military went in overnight and started killing, using live fire. at least 20 reported killed. scores more injured. there has been more trouble in the last couple days and the last couple hours in another place, a town along the coast called jinjibar. they have actually taken over the town and government offices. in the past 12 hours have killed yemeni soldiers who are trying to take it back. we heard in the last couple hours th
maria, what is the latest. they have confirmed the national weather service that was a ef-0 tornado. that is where we have the reports of injuries, about nine people so we re going to continue to monitor that developing situation. it s estimated that tornado was about 25 yards wide and left behind damage in the range of about two miles. very long lasting tornado through that care. other storms have moved through the new orleans area. we do have reports of wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. line of storms east of that city and there is another possible tornado not confirmed yet but for jefferson parish. this is including the new orleans area, we had a possible tornado so we ll continue to monitor that. otherwise, and it s likely that a new one will be issued out further east of this area across the florida panhandle and southern parts of alabama. otherwise the other big story with the storm is the heavy rains, areas in orange and red and yellow that you see here moving thro
the family of amanda knox and the woman she s accused of killing are both fuming over a new made-for-tv movie over knox s trial in italy. did filmmakers cross the line here? and go for launch. mark kelly, the astronaut, husband and gabrielle giffords, decides to head to space on a shuttle mission. will it affect her recovery and his state of mind onboard? that storm is wreaking havoc down in texas. you know i love houston. i was surprised, too, that city shut down. i barely made my flight out from houston. there s a little bit of ice. much more so in dallas. they re not used to it down south. they re cursed this year during the super bowl. they ve had storms all week. now, we re hearing there s going to be bad weather tomorrow for the game. this is an amazing picture, with the ice falling down. and they re trying to break a super bowl record for attendance. they re selling outdoor tickets for $200. good luck with that. the other bad news the other bad news, fo