running against each other for congress. we have the first of their campaign ads. can t wait to show you a little bit later in the show. first let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. we have we re getting more details about an alleged plot to blow up a u.s. bound passenger plane. the plan was broken up by the cia who intercepted the bomb with the help of intelligent partners. the fbi is analyzing the device to see whether or not it could have passed through airport security systems. being described as an upgraded version of the underwear bomb worn by umar abdul mu tall lab who tried to take over a jet liner on christmas day. there was no metal in the latest version of this device. the detonator was more sophisticat sophisticated. this underscores the threat posed which is blamed for a long list of attempted attacks. defense secretary leon panetta says it s another reminder of what s at steak. i do not comment on specific classified oper
being described as an upgraded version of the underwear bomb worn by umar abdul mu tall lab who tried to take over a jet liner on christmas day. there was no metal in the latest version of this device. the detonator was more sophisticat sophisticated. this underscores the threat posed which is blamed for a long list of attempted attacks. defense secretary leon panetta says it s another reminder of what s at steak. i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. for more on the impact of this we bring in nbc terrorist specialist, evan cole man. how significant is this attack and what have we le
washington is showing it in howard county, north of anne arundel. this is traveling north and southeast, missing the metro area. we do have patchy fog, especially in virginia. we have light fog. i don t have dense fog yet. it s a cool morning all across the region. 57 now at reagan national. and later today we ll have a white variety in temperature. east of that front, highs only maybe low 70s around the bay and eastern shore. near 80 around the metro area, but most of va into west virginia, it should be into the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. here s the day planner for the metro area. we ve got to have some sunshine in and out through the morning and afternoon hours. temperatures around noontime, 70s and 80s. maybe an isolated thundershower rolling through as we. i don t anticipate any severe storms today. another update, look at radar. danella has another look at traffic. good morning. have a disabled vehicle just in your right shoulder lane here. checking things out
caps hiftd ended on a sour note after the rangers slipped one by brayden holtby. we have reaction from players and fans throughout the morning. right now we turn to meteorologist tom kierein for a quick update on our forecast. yeah, we do have a front as you mentioned. one side s going to be warm, another cool. wide variety in temperatures. got to almost 90 yesterday in fredericksburg while we were in the 70s. and on the northeastern side of that front we do have some showers and thunder and lightning rolling out of pennsylvania. the closest any of that rain is to washington is in frederick county and carroll county near the pennsylvania border. 57 at reagan national. that includes much of virginia into west virginia, shorthan sh valley, it s in the low to mid-50s. much of northern virginia, but closer to washington as you get into maryland the high mace only be in the 70s. even around the bay and the eastern side of the bay, highs may reach near 70 degrees. could get sh