and also high winds sent a tree down in laurel, maryland. and another one fell across the northbound lanes of connecticut avenue near dupont circle, hitting two cars. one may be salvageable but the other one a total loss. nobody was inside the vehicles at the time. thank goodness for that. and let s turn our attention to tucker i m sorry, this is tony perkins. at least you didn t call me kennedy the weather dog. as far as storms today, i don t think we ll see the activity that we saw yesterday afternoon and last night. and i believe that what we will see will be out to the west. so it will be a nk they ll be a numerous and farther out to the west. let s look at current conditions across the region. reagan national airport right now 74 degrees. 72 down in fredericksberg. 69 in ocean city. baltimore at 73. dulles airport is at 68 and it s rather humid outside as you can imagine. there are the storms that came through. put it in motion again. big storms and strong gusty
heat today. all they did was recycling the humidity. good morning, at this hour we do have the sky clearing out, no more storms around for now. 75 in washington, upper 60s prince georges county and near 70 in montgomery and arlington and fairfax. weather watchers reporting fog in the rural locations. look at the dew points to near 70. eastern shore, temperatures are around 70 out in the mountains in the upper 60s. later today in the mountains there could be strong storms. there could be a small chance of a passing storms, otherwise, heat and humidity. mid-90s with hazy sunshine. then overnight tonight will be clearing after midnight and by dawn tomorrow, hazy start to the day then a greater chance of afternoon and evening. strong storms tomorrow. we may hit the upper 90s before storms arrive. jerry, how s the traffic? following breaking news in maryland which will have a major impact on your commute. earlier this morning we are told a truck brought down power lines alon
i say again the shooter is not dead but in custody and in stable condition. inside his mind. we re learning more about the army doctor accused of going on a rampage at ft. hood. his ties to our area and what his family is saying. good morning, everyone, and welcome to news 4 today. i m barbara harrison. and i m craig melvin in for joe krebs on this friday. it is november 6th, 2009. there s a live look outside. the capitol there in the background. we ve got some stars. we don t see the sun jus yet, tom kierein. when s it coming up? 6:41 is sunrise this morning. we have a clear start but it is chilly start but not as cold as it has been the last few mornings. we re generally in the upper 30s to near 40 now. by 9:00, bright and sunny, mid-40s. during the early part of the afternoon, maybe a few clouds overall. mostly sunny. highs the low 50s today. the winds will pick up, too. a rather blustery afternoon. overnight tonight, it should be clear. we ll have that just pas
general cohen, three-star general briefing the media. you heard most there it sounds like all we know for sure is one gunman, two other soldiers suspects in this. amazingly, the death toll 12 dead, 31 wounded. also amazingly the weapons involved here. so far all we know two hand guns, presumably .9 millimeters. this being a uniformed soldier, those would be standard issue. jim miklazewski watching with us at the pentagon. jim, we said over and over, this is the largest single military base in the united states. this soldier readiness facility isn t just for soldiers, but families. there might have bn a drastically mixed population in there and heavy density of people when this one initial gunman opened up. that s right, brian. the general indicated so far it indicates only military personnel and civilian police officers on the base were among the dead or wounded as far as he could tell at this early point. i, too, was intrigued by the fact that the gunmen apparently carri
breaking news from texas. a mass shooting at the army post at ft. hood. 12 people killed, 31 others injured. good evening, i m doreen gentzler. i m jim vance. those the shootings happened at about 1:30 this afternoon texas time. military officials say the shooter has been killed. two other suspects are in custody. authorities say all three were soldiers. the shooting happened at a soldier processing center which handles administrative details for the soldiers. scott gordon is at ft. hood now with more. reporter: it s still a fluid situation here at ft. hood in central texas. reporters are being kept outside the front gate as the number of dead and injured continues to rise. the u.s. army confirms 12 people dead, another 31 wounded. general bob cone confirms one gunman is dead, as are two other suspects in the custody. the shooter was killed. he was a soldier. we since apprehended two additional soldiers. an army spokesman sayshe shooting began at the processing center