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wednesday morning, 33 downtown, 37 in gaithersburg. around freezing. it will warm up. mid 50's this afternoon, 10 degrees above average. tomorrow, mostly sunny skies with a little clouds this morning, otherwise sunny. los 60's for the high temperatures tomorrow. near 70 by friday. downtown there is a cool down. gusty wind along and behind that front on saturday. now to lisa baden. on prince george's county the beltway between fedex field and andrews air force base there is an accident that occurred on the inner loop cited. the southbound side. a truck hit the overpass at itchie marlb...

>> reporter: as the president's top man at the treasury department sat down with congress to defend the white house budget for next year, republicans took to the house floor. determined to slash spending this year. >> enough is enough. it is time to chart a new course of fiscal discipline and restraint. >> the g.o.p. is pushing a plan to slash $61 billion from the current used budget by scaling back or shutting down hundreds of government programs. it is shaping up to be a showdown. president obama warns if those spending cuts hit his desk, he will veto them. but it is not as simple ...

>> that crash could create major problems into the morning rush hour. tracee wilkins is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: on the other side of the beltway n this area, near darcy road, the outer loop is completely open. as you are approaching darcy, that will narrow down to one lane. here is y take a look at the tractor trailer that is what is left after a fiery crash that happened last night, 11:00. the driver of that tractor trailer was killed in this accident. no word on what caused the tractor traile to explode into flames. that is what killed the driver. two other ...

>> take a look at the forecast it is cold out there. >> very cold. >> you will like it later. warming up nicely. right now, below freezing in most locations, reagan national, 33. for the most part, in the mid 20s in many locations, virginia and maryland. near the bay. 40 degrees there. that west, southwesterly flow. the washington monument, under the partly cloudy sky. sunrise, 6:58. by 9:00, partly cloudy in the upper thishts, and low 50s. mid 50s through much of the afternoon. a bit of a breeze coming in around five to 15 miles an hour. we will have more at 4:51. dealing with the b...

air force base, there's an accident, a truck on the envelope at the drc bridge overpass that puts its before pennsylvania avenue. one lane to the left is getting by. all lanes open on the outer loop. metro will reporting normal service systemwide. looks good in fairfax and maryland. back to you. >> thank you. courtney robinson continues coverage. she is live at the scene. give us the latest. >> i am looking all the way down ritchie marlboro road to the exit off of the owl troops -- the outer loop and icy and backups. the driver of a tractor-trailer in this accident is dead. there's...