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chevy chase, maryland. a large tree came crashing down on top of a car on jones mill road near east west highway. there was a man in that car but he was able to walk away unhurt. now crews are busy cutting up the tree so jones mill can reopen and julie will have more on the traffic impact in a minute. but first let s check in with tony and get the latest on the forecast. because hopefully the worst is out of here. the worst is out of here. we are starting to get reports in as the storms have come through and we re seeing more daylight of the damage, getting more reports of trees down, apparently in fauquier county a large tree uprooted near route 17 and so we re going to see more and more reports as the morning goes by. most of the severe weather in fact the severe weather has moved out of the area and i do want to mention that the severe thunderstorm watch has now been taken down for the entire region. the severe thunderstorm watch is over. there are still some c ....
expect. another band working through the district as we speak and that will push very quickly here off to the east. but no severe weather associated with this cold front moving through at the moment. let s get right to hd radar and take a look and you ll notice some yellows and reds across 95 and down toward waldorf. so off to the south and east into southern maryland and into prince george s county and anne arundel county you can expect good rains over the next hour or so. and then the rain will be on and off for the next couple of hours before we get clearing this afternoon. satellite radar showing you the bigger picture. out in eastern kentucky and west virginia you ll see the clearing and that will get in here later today. so morning rain and cooler temperatures on the way and then a little late afternoon sunshine with temperatures hanging out in the low to mid- 50s by this afternoon. so noticeably cooler than yesterday s 85. 60 right now in the city. 64 in freder ....
we do have fog. we have some clouds but the clouds will mush out as well as the morning progresses. that will take a little time for the fog to dissipate. we ll eventually see i think partly to mostly sunny skies for today. temperatures at the area airports, it is a cool start. 48 at reagan national. 46 at dulles and 42 at bwi marshall. the forecast for washington for today, dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. becoming mostly sunny later today and quite pleasant. temperature will be a little bit below normal but we are looking for a high of about 63 degrees. more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. let s say good morning once again to julie wright with a look at traffic this morning. it is not looking too bad right now. if you are traveling northbound on i-95 in maryland approaching 175, you will find police ask thrift there off the road to the shoulder activity there off the road to the shoulder. police activity 95 north at 175. top ....
right now, d.c. council chairman is holding a hearing on the controversial school layoffs that comes two weeks after the district let more than 200 teachers go. and metro gets more cell phonefriendly. you will hear more chatter in 20 of the busiest metro stations. the father of the boy who was feared in the helium balloon says it was not a publicity stunt. good morning, everybody. welcome to news4 midday. i am barbara harrison. and i am keith in for joe krebs. and now, a d.c. councilman is having a hearing concerning the school layoffs. reporter: it s expected to be a marathon hearing. we have 150 people actually more than 150 people signed up to testify, including some of the teachers who were let go. sheila gill is out of a job and angry, angry at the mayor and school ñichancellor, michelle rhee, and angry she was escorted by a police officer. gill is more than 150 people testifying at a hearing on the recent school system layoffs. i am still dehumanize ....
years, 30 years on the job called down to the principal s office and fired like that. then escorted out of the building by the cops. the teachers are angry. the students, they took to the streets. hey, hey, ho, ho. reporter: it was part pep rally, part march, part protest, a civics lesson that brought them face to face with some of the city s top leaders. scores of spared students from mckinley tech high school out to be heard today upset because some of their teachers had been fired. people like sheila gill. 32 years with d.c. public schools. fired and escorted out of their school by the cops. he didn t even allow me to get my lunch. she did not allow me to get my personal items. he escorted me out the building. and told me i had to get off the parking lot immediately. a d.c. police officer? a d.c. police officer. how long have you worked for public schools. 20 years as a teacher. and 12 years as a school counselor. reporter: do you have any blemishos y ....