yesterday was fantastic. wasn t it nice? why yes. yesterday afternoon turned out to be great. today will be almost the same. it will be warmer, but there will be a little more cloud cover, too. i still think you call today a nice day when it is all said and done. let s look at the current conditions. it is about 20 degrees warmer this morning than it was yesterday at this time. 57 degrees at the top of the hour. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. pleasant with high temperatures between 70 and 75 this afternoon. the afternoon high is 64. when we come back we ll look at the seven-day forecast. for now, over to the news desk. our big story this morning shall the 2010 campaign season is heading into its final week with days to go until the mid term elections. the candidates for governor are trying to win your vote. george lettis begins our 2010 commitment coverage. down the stretch they come. so far this year we have had the best year we ve had since 2000! [applause]
morning. 51 currently in washington. 51 at annapolis. gaithersburg at 48. quantico 44. the cool spot is manassas at 41 degrees. it was 39 there not too long ago. i won t even say cool. downright cold toward manassas. here is a look at the satellite radar composite for the eastern u.s. we are seeing a mix of clouds and clear skies during the morning hours. and i think we ll see a fair amount of sunshine during the morning but then more clouds that you see out to the west will build in later on today. we believe that precipitation stays out of the area for the most part. so the forecast for today, another cool one. we ll see our highs into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies will become more cloudy as the day progresses. look for a high in manassas of 60, bowie 62, arlington, 63. now let s get an update on traffic. for that we go to julie wright. a four car pileup is tieing up your ride. southbound on d.c. route 295, kenilworth. the crew checking out that drive. inbound south of