Right now. Straight up 6 00 right now. Here is a live look outside. Well take a live look at the u. S. Capitol dome where lots of wheeling and dealing has been going on, finally a compromise reached on the fiscal cliff deal, but, of course, our troubles are far from over. Well be continuing to follow that story coming up. Good morning, everyone, it is wednesday, january 2nd, 2013. Im sarah simmons. Im wisdom martin. Lets get right over to whats happening outside in the weather world. And for that we say hello once again to Tucker Barnes. Hi. Good morning. Good morning. Everybody headed back to work and school, at least parts of the area. Get the seat warmers going. Get the seat warmers going. 30s to start your day. Heres a big change from yesterday. Well have more sunshine than weve seen in the last couple of days. So it should be fairly nice looking out the window. Still on the cold side. Highs only about 40, maybe 42. Lets go right to radar. Weve had a few light showers and sprinkles
Reagan National Falling back into the mid 30s. And the chill continues to work into dulles and bwi marhsall. Both reporting freezing temperatures, 32 as you get outside the beltway. One or two sprinkles or light snow flurries. Got to look real close there. That along our cold front which is south and east. And the trend will be left over moisture out of here but the clouds as well. We should see a decent amount of sunshine. Not expecting any additional shower and or snow shower activity. Should be a nice quiet afternoon. A little chilly. 41 your daytime high. Sunny and another cool afternoon for the second day of january. More details on the weather. Guess who else is back . Julie wright. Good morning to you, tucker. Been busy on the west side of town this morning. Earlier accidents along the dulles toll road. Then the crash eastbound 66 before the beltway. Thats whats tying up the left shoulder. Virginia state police tell me theyll have to off load the bus. On the shoulder for the whi
Good morning. It is straight up 6 00 on the first day of the new year, 2013, here we come. Take a live look outside right now at Reagan National airport. Checking in with tucker here in a second. It is tuesday, the 1st of the year. Im sarah simmons. Im wisdom martin. Welcome to fox 5 morning news. There it is, countdown to 2013 and what most may say was the most famous new years celebration of them all. Morning a Million People hit the streets of chilly manhattan to watch the ball drop in times square. About a billion more watched it on television. Many folks rang in the new year as the 18th annual first night alexandria. The vicemayor says it is the largest family friendery new years event in the region. That includes food, face paymenting and a water Fireworks Show. The bars along king street were also bustling. Everybody seemed to have a good time. Weather cooperated. It wasnt a great night. It was new years eve weather. It didnt rain and or snow and it wasnt brutally cold out there
Better as you get closer to the day. People fanning themselves in the studio. Its hot. It is hot. Thank you tucker. Well check in with jeff newmanw good morning, wisdom. Wis thanks getting things Getting Started actually. Light volume around the beltway. No problems to report inner or outer loops. Head over to 95 as your traveling northbound up sort dale city and to the springfield mixing bowl. Again starting to get populated on the northbound side. H. O. V. Lanes handling the volume. 395 as you pass through alexandria, articling ton andg o over to the 14th street bridge. Geel to the top side of beltway. Here is your look by Georgia Avenue with the outer loop more populated than the inner. Just Getting Started. No accidents reported on 95 or o the bwi parkway. Its a good ride on 50 also. Thats a look at your fox 5 on o time traffic. Tra outrage continues over the nevment not guilty verdictct continuing all over the country. Protests in support of Trayvon Martin happening all morning lo
Overnight. The heat index will be over 100. And it will be humid as well, although the dew pointw temperatures will be back in the upper 60s, humid this morning, things will be better humidity wise later today. Here is your heat advisory, onc, again the city of washington and the city of baltimore under a heat advisory from noon until 6 00 tonight. You mix in the humidity, and iti will feel like 100 and 105, take it seriously, if you regular goo to working outdoors take a lot of water breaks, bring in your animals, and get them inside because the temperatures are a going to be on the hot side insn the next several days. 81 national, and 81 the bwi marshall. Thanks, tuck. Anks, its time to go to julie wright. Reporter good morning, guys, we are not sure what itwht was, if it wast it was debris or related. At least four state police are on the right shoulder, outerer, loop of the beltway before route 5 at college parkway. We spoke with the highway and they were getting mixed reportsd as