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Much of the region is down into the 20s in much of Fairfax County and montgomery and Prince Georges County. Much of Arlington County is near 30. Much of the rest of the district is at our below freezing and its a bit milder. Of course, right along the potomac and the bail. Also below freezing from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. We have a clear sky now. Heres your hour by hour forecast for the day. Dress warmly this morning, even by 7 00, 8 00, its still going to be below freezing. Mid 40s by mid afternoon. Ill return with a hometown forecast in ten minutes. Breaking news right now. An overturned tractortrailer is causing big problems on the outer loop. Tony tull is live with more. Reporter this accident already starting to cause a major backup. Take a look right now. This is the outer loop of ....
Of weather and traffic on the 1s and its a big change. A big difference from yesterday. Thats right. You could feel it as soon as you stepped out the door. What happened to our spring . I call it dysfunctional december. A big cold change came in. Weve dropped over 40 degrees in about the last 36 hours. Incredible change. A lot of that drop has occurred just in the last six or seven hours. Look at these temperatures now. It is below freezing. Most of the region has dipped down into the upper 20s. In montgomery county, Fairfax County and parts of Prince Georges County is right near freezing. Arlington in the low to mid 30s. Manassas down to 25. Frederick, maryland, down to 25 degrees this morning. What a rude awakening when you step out the walk the dog and get ready to go to work and school this morning, youll need your winter coat. But mercifully, we dont have much win ....
Worry about windchills and as far as our highs are concerned, expected to be in the 40s. But that sun will be evident all day long across the area and thats at least good news. 46 for your daytime high. Changes ahead in the weekend forecast. Ill have that later. Back to you. First this hour, a traffic watch and a messy commute on the outer loop of the beltway at 270. A truck full of pineapple flipped over causing major back ups. Julie wright was on this story all morning long. Took a long time to get the pineapple loaded. This is video from a few hours ago. But the right lane is still shut down. Crews are going to try to get the truck back on to its wheels after rush hour winds down. Turning now to some of our top stories. Still no deal between republicans and the president to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff. Speaker john boehner spoke by phone yesterday. Visit a Northern Virginia family today to highlight his call to extend cu ....
Morning. Mother nature is seriously bringing us back to a reality check. A few high clouds. High pressure in control today. We are talking mainly sunshine. Skies expected to be bright. And heres a look at our current temperatures. 35 at Reagan National airport. 26 at dulles and bwi at 30. Yesterday we were into the 50s. No such luck this morning. Dont have to deal with the winds we had yesterday. So no windchills. Into the course of today, heres a look at your planner. Much cooler conditions expected. Midday about 42 degrees. But bright skies and cold. We have changes coming up for the weekend, ill have those details later. Back to you. All right. On the roads right now, what were finding is the accident Activity Still in the clearing stages. Tractor trailer overturn losing a load of pineapple on the highway. Has to be off loaded. And they are off loading this pineapple from ....
Countrys Credit Rating in the new year. Each day toward the fiscal cliff is also another day closer to the country maxing out on its borrowing limit. President obama talked to Business Leaders today. The only thing that the debt ceiling is good for as a weapon is to destroy your Credit Rating. Reporter hes worried republicans may re newsto raise the countrys debt ceiling to get their way on spending cuts and risk defaulting on the countrys loans. That is a bad strategy for america. Its a bad strategy for your businesses. And it is not a game that i will play. Reporter republicans are pushing back. Hes the president , not the emperorer. Reporter fiscal cliff negotiations have been at a stand still since monday when republicans proposed raising revenue by closing tax loopholes, not by raising rates on the rich as the presi ....