there is a lot to talk about in our hour on midday -- and now we want to turn to our other top story -- the cold. we hope you are able to bundle up and crank up the fireplace and heater, today. thousands of folks lost power earlier this morning. dominion crews have restored all but a handful by now. the live look at tower cam 10 at the skies over downtown norfolk shows that it is pretty clear now. but we can expect that to change as the week goes on. let's get the latest from meteorologist deitra tate in the super doppler 10 weather center.. rest today: cold with sunshine. highs will only be in the upper 20s. winds nw 10-20mph. wind chills in the teens for this afternoon. tonight: mostly clear and cold. lows will be in the upper teens & low 20s. winds nw 5-15mph. wednesday: increasing clouds...light snow possible wednesday night. highs will be in the mid 30s. winds nw/sw 5-15 an arctic high is dominating our weather, and it has a very cold air mass over us. highs will

so drip the faucets today. even during the the afternoon. we'll warm up a little tomorrow as the winds die down, but it won't be as sunny. clouds will increase...leading to a cloudy sky by midday wednesday. a weak upper level system will move into the region tomorrow evening,and it may bring light snow showers our way. only light accumulations are expected as worse case scenario. a much larger system will move into the region on friday. it may start as a wintry mix, but it will turn into rain during the day. rain may be heavy at times. this system could bring large amounts of snow to northern and northwestern virginia. as the system moves away on saturday it could drop snow over parts of our region as the cold air moves in. stay tuned for updates to this developing weather

today, hundreds are expected to line the streets to honor krijger , the norfolk k-9 killed in the line of duty last week. this afternoon, there memorial service for the k-9. after the service, there will be a procession down kempsville road and princess anne road to the garden of pines pet cemetery, where krijger will be buried. police say the public is more than welcome to line up along the route, which you see on your screen. norfolk police say krijger served on the force for more than three years and gave his life faithfully in the line of duty. editor: liz 10 pkg c7 17:32:35 - all i know is that my heart dropped. and i feel for the officer involved and all officers involved." butt to c7 17:32:40 - and i feel for this community. that k9 officer served his community alongside his partner, and it's a loss for every body. police say keith richardson shot and killed krijger after a seven-hour standoff

back and hit richardson. he died the next day. the officer who shot the suspect, remains on administrative duty, a standard practice in any officer-involved shooting. we are learning more about a police officer shot in the line of duty over the weekend in utah. officer douglas barney was working overtime to pay for medical bills for his cancer treatment when a suspect killed him. officer barney survived bladder cancer. police say corey henderson shot and killed him as he responded to a car accident. fellow officers say he was in remission, and in very high spirits. officer barney was married with three children. new at midday --- the supreme court says it will consider undoing lower court orders that blocked president obama's immigration plan to take effect. the case will be argued in april and decided by late june. the immigrants that would benefit from the plan are mainly the parents of permanent u-s citizens. texas is leading the 26 states challenging the

immigration plan. if the court sid's with the obama administation, that will leave him roughly seven months to put his immigration plan into place. all new at midday -- police in suffolk are looking for this man they say robbed a drug store, sunday night. these are surveillence pictures from the rite aid on north main street near west constance road. police say this man in his 50's or 60's walked into the store, told the pharmacy technician he had a gun, and demanded prescription drugs. then, he ran away. take a good look at these pictures. if you know who he is, call the crime line at 1-888-lock-u-up. remember, you don't have to give your name when reporting a crime and you could earn a cash reward if your information leads to an arrest. searchers looking for the marines missing of the coast of oahu have found all four life rafts deployed after the helicopter collision. however, there is still no sign of the marines. coast guard officials say it doesn't look like anyone was ever on the three rafts

crashed into each other last week with twelve marines on board. so far, there is no sign anyone survived. more than 60 marines are involved in the search, as well as navy divers, and federal agencies. (no font provided) "we've been finding metal debris. we can't confirm if it's part of the aircraft, but you know, again, anything and everything that can point us in the right direction, that looks like a ch53 or a piece of a ch53, that's what we're going for.' the coast guard says it will talk to the marines about how long the search will continue. signs of controversy are flying in chesapeake. a business owner says an ordinance is hurting her bottom line. mary jane hamblin owns amazing glazed donuts in great bridge. up until a month ago, she had a sign and flag advertising her location. then, city code enforcement told her to remove them or go to court. she took them down, but now she says she's losing business. almost 40 percent fewer customers since the signs came down.

17:37:45 "i love great bridge and thats why i want my business to be here. i we wont be able to afford to stay here." 17:37:56 oc-stay here rt- :11 the chesapeake city council recently approved an ordinance allowing sandwich board signs outside restaurants. hamblin says that won't help enough. a williamsburg boy is safe after crews worked for hours to find him. we first told you about this story as breaking news at midday, yesterday. crews finally found 8-year-old zeb gross in a crawl space under his home. his family reported him missing yesterday morning and said he didn't have a coat. nearly 80 people, including volunteers with bloodhounds, and public safety agencies looked for him in frigid temperatures. the fire department says it's not clear why the boy went in the crawl space. they say crews searched that area for him earlier, but couldn't find him. crews say zeb is in good health. c0083 - eric stone -

5202 we feel wonderful that we were able to getting concerns going into the night. 5212 the fire department says it's not clear why the boy went in the crawl space. they say crews searched that area for him earlier, but couldn't find him. crews say zeb is doing fine. nearly 200 united airlines passengers finally left norfolk international airport where they spent more than 26 hours after their plane made an emergency landing. the plane had engine trouble on its way from santo domingo to newark, new jersey. it landed just before noon, sunday. it took off again at two yesterday afternoon. weary passengers tell us, they're happy to be safe, but frustrated the airline didn't tell them what was going on. sandy pappas/passenger c009 2:16:30 the information was bad, nobody was attentive, there wasn't anybody there who knew anything. 2:16:36 they left people stranded with no water, no food, til 12 oclock midnight united helped passengers

overnight. the airline also gave them meal vouchers. a battle over gun control in virginia is brewing in richmond. supporters and critics rallied at the state capitol yesterday. those against gun control criticized governor terry mcauliffe's executive action to increase prohibit concealed carry in state buildings. there are dozens of bills before the general assembly aimed at increasing gun rights. one includes carring a concealed weapon without a permit. another would restore the reciprocity agreement with 25 other states. allen mullins gun rights supporter there's baby steps being taken by the left to take our rights and they don't realize how many of us are against what they want to do butt to gov. terry mcauliffe / (d) virginia we need to do more and i am committed to all of you here today that we will continue on in this battle. our voices will never be diminished, we will continue to fight for what is right. supporters for gun control pushed for

checks and to keep guns out of the hands of people convicted of domestic violence. it turns out ride-sharing services like uber and lyft may have a bigger benefit than just convenience. new research shows they may be saving lives across the commonwealth. the department of motor vehicle's preliminary data shows a four percent decrease in alcohol-related crashes on our roads. and there's been a 22 percent decrease in those crashes that were deadly. virginia dmv commissioner richard holcomb said while it may be too soon to say definitively that the availability of uber and lyft in virginia played a major role in that, there appears to be a connection. still ahead - people in flint, michigan are still dealing with toxic water in their city. more on the protests against the governor, who they blame for the situation. plus - a police chase ends in probably the most unexpected way possible. why police had to round up more than just a suspect. also still to come -- a

how sceintists think it can help dramatically reduce concussions. plus - the dalai lama is making his way to the u-s today. we'll tell you what he'll be doing during his stay. and - we'll get a look at your super doppler 10

authorities in texas are expected to hold a hearing soon to request to transfer "affluenza" teen ethan couch's case to adult court. the teen is still in mexico, but his mother is back in the u-s after fleeing to mexico late last year. they feared he would be found in violation of his probation for a drunk driving crash that killed four people. his case

lawyers argued his wealthy upbringing left him unable to tell right from wrong. representatives from mothers against drunk driving will be at the hearings. protests are still going on in michigan because of toxic water in the capital, flint. several are calling for the resignation and arrest of governor rick snyder for his role in the crisis. residents marching outside governor snyder's home in ann arbor yesterday. demonstrators say snyder had knowledge about tainted water long before they switched water supply back to the detroit water system. and they say he knew about the problems long before he declared a state of emergency earlier this month. brown says: "it feels personal and it makes us all, people who are in flint and people who are tied to flint very, very angry." bonnell-wenzel says: "they're poisoned. and now, at the very best, they're going to go through very difficult times to try and get that lead out." the demonstrators say they plan to protest

"state of the state" speech, which is scheduled for tonight. "shut it down" protesters continue to demonstrate against a gas leak in california. officials in los angeles say they expect to have a natural gas leak sealed later next month. they say work on a relief well is ahead of schedule. methane gas has been spewing into the air since october of last year. officials say the emissions from the site of the leak decreased by 60- pecent since novemeber. some scientists say this is the worst fossil fuel disaster in the u-s since the b-p oil spill. a woman lead police on a chase in california. but whe she finally stopped and surrendered, the officers realized they had to catch more than just the woman. the chase started when the woman didn't stop for a california highway patrol officer. they end up spinning her out at 40 miles an hour, putting an end to the chase. however, as the woman gets out of

follow her, and start running around the freeway. there were also more dogs still in the car. animal control had to be called in to wrangle up the dogs. they are all safe now, and being taken care of at a shelter. the driver is in jail. as the debate over gun laws continue across the country, a georgia legislator is proposing a compromise in his state. the new bill would allow weapons like tasers on college campuses in georgia. the campuses are supposed to be gun- free zones, but there are some lawmakers students to carry handguns. the new bill is seen by some as finding a good middle ground. proposal is mixed. (s/ga sen. vincent fort/opposes taser bill:36- :43) "i think it's a bad compromise." butted to "the only people i think who should have guns on campus, or tasers, are could be a compromise way to give some students an additional choice in personal protection without going so far as allowing firearms on campus. 31 they're

non lethal weapons." legislation to allow college students to carry pistols on campus is still popular among some lawmakers. they're waiting for an opportunity to revive that bill later in the legislative session. it may be really, really cold here today -- but at least it's not snowing. take a look at this video. this is what it looks like in erie, pennsylvania. snow plows are out in full force and drivers are being forced to take it slow. forecasters say snow totals could reach up to two feet in some areas. a lot of schools have cancelled or are on a delay beacuse of the weather. ( weather anim - with

rest today: cold with sunshine. highs will only be in the upper 20s. winds nw 10-20mph. wind chills in the teens for this afternoon. tonight: mostly clear and cold. lows will be in the upper teens & low 20s. winds nw 5-15mph. wednesday: increasing clouds...light snow possible wednesday night. highs will be in the mid 30s. winds nw/sw 5-15 an arctic high is dominating our weather, and it has a very cold air mass over us. highs will only be in the upper 20s. so drip the faucets today. even during the day is fine. bring in the pets. wind chills will be in the teens thru the rest of the afternoon. we'll warm up a little tomorrow as the winds die down, but it won't be as sunny. clouds will increase...leading to a cloudy sky by midday wednesday. a weak upper level system will move into the region tomorrow evening,and it may bring light snow showers our way. only light accumulations are

scenario. a much larger system will move into the region on friday. it may start as a wintry mix, but it will turn into rain during the day. rain may be heavy at times. this system could bring large amounts of snow to northern and northwestern virginia. as the system moves away on saturday it could drop snow over parts of our region as the cold air moves in. stay tuned for updates to this developing weather

up next on midday - a new helmet that could quite literally change the

the designers say they think it will be the safest helmet in football. one year after receiving a grant from the nfl, a

unveiled a brand new helmet. alex rozier has more. (nats) "it's a tough conversation many times." as a pediatric browd has helped many athletes with concussions. (sot: dr. samuel browd, pediatric neurosurgeon) "we see hundreds of kids come every year for concussion." out of concern that current helmets weren't safe enough he reached out to per reinhall, the chair of the mechanical engineering department at the university of washington. (sot: per reinhall, chair, mechanical engineering dept, univ of washington) "so we came together and tried to solve this societal problem." over the last two and a half years they came up impact, a layer that prevents skull fractures, and another that improves the fit for athletes. (sot: per reinhall, chair, mechanical engineering dept, univ of washington) "what drives us is to make the sport safer and to protect the kids and the players." the helmet also has a semi-soft exterior shell. in this video, they show why that makes a difference. the vicis helmet is on the left, a standard helmet on the right. (sot: per reinhall, chair, mechanical engineering dept, univ of washington)

design and it's completely different from the existing helmets." (sot: dr. samuel browd, pediatric neurosurgeon) "as we compare and benchmark our helmet against current helmets that are on the market and we're finding that we're seeing significant whole product was created with input from doctors, engineers, and athletes. (sot: dr. samuel browd, pediatric neurosurgeon) "now we have a company, there's 25 employees, there's a helmet that's ready for starting manufacturing." if it passes a final safety test, they hope to have nfl and college athletes using the helmet as soon as the 2016 season. eventually they plan to make it available for athletes of all ages, in every sport that requires a helmet.

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we have breaking news out of newport news. a break in a murder case! police have officially arrested a man in connection with a double-homicide that happened last week. the man just got out of the hospital after he was hurt in a shootout with police. and, the shooting caused a lockdown at four schools in newport news. this is 33-year-old laratio dantzler. police say he shot and killed 38-year-old cadre grey and

thursday morning. police were responding to an accident on 14th street and wickham avenue when the got a report that someone started shooting at the scene. they arrived and found both of the men dead in a van at the scene. police later caught up with dantzler, and shot him during the incident. he now faces several charges incuding two counts of first degree murder. so much to get to in the next half hour. but now we really want to bring you our other top story -- the cold. here's a live look at tower cam 10 at the skies over downtown norfolk. it's a clear and beautiful day. but, looks can be decieving. it is extremly cold out there, and the winter snap doesn't look like it will go away anytime soon. let's get the latest from meteorologist deitra tate in the super doppler 10 weather center... rest today: cold with sunshine. highs will only be in the upper 20s. winds nw 10-20mph. wind

in the teens for this afternoon. tonight: mostly clear and cold. lows will be in the upper teens & low 20s. winds nw 5-15mph. wednesday: increasing clouds...light snow possible wednesday night. highs will be in the mid 30s. winds nw/sw 5-15 an arctic high is dominating our weather, and it has a very cold air mass over us. highs will only be in the upper 20s. so drip the faucets today. even during the day is fine. bring in the pets. wind chills will be in the teens thru the rest of the afternoon. we'll warm up a little tomorrow as the winds die down, but it won't be as sunny. clouds will increase...leading to a cloudy sky by midday wednesday. a weak upper level system will move

evening,and it may bring light snow showers our way. only region on friday. it may be heavy at times. this system could bring large amounts of snow to parts of our region as today, hundreds are expected to line the streets to honor krijger , the norfolk k-9 killed in the line of duty last week. this afternoon, there will be a private memorial service for the k-9. after the service, there will be a procession down kempsville road and princess anne road to the garden of pines pet cemetery, where krijger will be buried. police say the public is more than welcome to line up along the route, which you see on your screen. norfolk police say krijger served on the force for more than three years and gave his life faithfully in the line of duty. editor: liz 10 pkg c7 17:32:35 - all i know is that my heart dropped. and i feel for the officer involved and all officer served his community alongside his partner, and it's a loss for every body. police say keith richardson shot and

seven-hour standoff last week. police fired back and hit richardson. he died the next day. the officer who shot the suspect, remains on administrative duty, a standard practice in any officer-involved shooting. we are learning more about a police officer shot in the line of duty over the weekend in utah. officer douglas barney was working overtime to pay for medical bills for his cancer treatment when a suspect killed him. officer barney was a survivor of bladder cancer. police say corey henderson shot and killed him as he responded to a car accident. fellow officers say he was in remission, and in very high spirits. officer barney was married with three children. new at midday --- the supreme court says it will consider undoing lower court orders that blocked president obama's immigration plan to take effect. the case will be argued in april and decided by late june. the immigrants that would benefit from the plan are mainly the parents of permanent u-s citizens. texas is leading the 26

obama administration's immigration plan. if the court sid's with the obama administation, that will leave him roughly seven months to put his immigration plan into place. all new at midday -- police in suffolk are looking for this man they say robbed a drug store, sunday night. these are surveillence pictures from the rite aid on north main street near west constance road. police say this man in his 50's or 60's walked into the store, told the pharmacy technician he had a gun, and demanded prescription drugs. then, he ran away. take a good look at these pictures. if you know who he is, call the crime line at 1-888-lock-u-up. remember, you don't have to give your name when reporting a crime and you could earn a cash reward if your information leads to an arrest. we're learning more about how those american prisoners released by iran were treated during their time in captivity. nbc's keir simmons reports their recovery will be a slow process. this morning jason rezaian is enjoying time

brother who says jason asked about baseball and his basketball team - the warriors - over dinner. (sot) s/ ali rezaian/ jason rezaian's brother :11-:15 'he actually knew how the warriors were doing, that's how big a fan he is, from evin prison he's been tracking them' in that notorious iranian prison jason says at one point he spent 49 days in solitary confinement. his only exercise - in an eight by eight foot concrete yard. amir hekmati reunited with his sisters and brother in law describes being tortured by iran's revolutionary guard. (sot) s/ dan kildee/ representative of michigan's 5th district :34-:40 'he was in time and deprived of sleep.' psychologists at this u-s base are assessing the men's state of mind a representative of freed prisoner saeed abedini, jailed for three and a half years, tells nbc news saeed is yet to see his family... while another man former f-b-i agent bob levinson is still missing in iran iran consistently denies knowledge of his disappearance and has offered to help in the

camera) s/ keir simmons/ nbc news/ landstuhl, germany 1:03- 1:23 at one point the iranians even tried to stop jason rezaian's wife and mother from leaving iran with him according to the family. both he and amir undergoing medical evaluation here, but one representative tells me both physically and spiritually they're doing great. back to you. we want to get to some breaking news out on the roads. an accident on i-64 east near the lee hall exit is causing major problems. vdot tweeted that the backups are up to three miles. the crash is also blocking the exit ramp. we are working to find out how many cars are them. searchers looking for the marines missing of the coast of oahu have found all four life rafts deployed after the helicopter collision. however, there is still no sign of the marines. coast guard officials say it doesn't look like

the three rafts recovered. two choppers crashed into each other last week with twelve marines on board. so far, there is no sign anyone survivied. more than 60 marines are involved in the search, as well as navy divers, and federal debris. we can't confirm if it's part of the aircraft, but you know, again, anything and everything that can point us in the right direction, that looks like a ch53 or a piece of a ch53, that's what we're going for.' the coast guard says it will talk to the marines about how long the search safe after crews worked for hours to find him. we first told you about this story as breaking news at midday, yesterday. crews finally found 8-year-old zeb gross in a crawl space under his home. his family reported him missing yesterday morning and said he didn't have a coat. nearly 80 people, including volunteers with bloodhounds, and public safety agencies looked for him

c0083 - eric stone - williamsburg fire department 5202 we feel wonderful that we were able to locate this young man and into the night. 5212 the fire department says it's not clear why the boy went in the crawl space. they say crews searched that area for him earlier, but couldn't find him. crews say zeb is doing fine. nearly 200 united airlines passengers finally left norfolk international airport where they spent more than 26 hours after their plane made an emergency landing. the plane had engine trouble on its way from santo domingo to newark, new jersey. it landed just before noon, sunday. it took off again at two yesterday afternoon. weary passengers tell us, they're happy to be safe, but frustrated the airline didn't tell them what was going on. sandy pappas/passenger c009 2:16:30 the information was bad, nobody was attentive, there wasn't anybody there who knew anything. 2:16:36 they left people stranded with no water, no food, til 12 oclock midnight

book into a hotel overnight. the airline also gave them meal vouchers. a battle over gun control in virginia is brewing in richmond. supporters and critics rallied at the state capitol yesterday. those against gun control criticized governor terry mcauliffe's executive action to increase background checks and prohibit concealed carry in state buildings. there are dozens of bills before the general assembly aimed at increasing gun rights. one includes carring a concealed weapon without a permit. another would restore the reciprocity agreement with 25 other states. allen mullins gun rights supporter there's baby steps being taken by the left to take our rights and they don't realize how many of us are against what they want to do butt to gov. terry mcauliffe / (d) virginia we need to do more and i am committed to all of you here today that we will continue on in this battle. our voices will never be diminished, we will continue to fight for what is right. supporters for gun control pushed for

checks and to keep guns out of the hands of people convicted of domestic violence. it turns out ride-sharing services like uber and lyft may have a bigger benefit than just convenience. new research shows they may be saving lives across the commonwealth. the department of motor vehicle's preliminary data shows a four percent decrease in alcohol-related crashes on our roads. and there's been a 22 percent decrease in those crashes that were deadly. virginia dmv commissioner richard holcomb said while it may be too soon to say definitively that the availability of uber and lyft in virginia played a major role in that, there appears to be a connection. and "let me call my uber" may soon take on a new meaning. there are reports that uber is partnering with airbus for a test to provide helicopter rides on demand. mashable-dot-com reports a spokeperson confirmed the partnership and says a

place at the sundance film festival later this month. we'll have to wait to find out how much it will cost. the company has not released prices and rollout plans. still ahead on midday- more trouble for volkswagen stemming from its emissions testing scandal. we'll tell you where charges are being filed against a high ranking official. plus - a very unique event will happen in the night sky starting tommorow. we'll tell you what to look for, when you look up. my constipation and belly pain have my stomach feeling all knotted up. i've tried laxatives...

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we want to get to some breaking news out on the roads. an accident on i-64 east near the lee hall exit in newport news is causing major problems. we now can give you a better look from the scene from our wavy jam cams. vdot tweeted that the backups are up to three miles. the crash is also blocking the exit ramp. we are working to find out how many cars are involved and if anyone is hurt. we'll bring you those updates as soon as we get them. a saudi-led airstrike kills at least 26 people in yemen. the saudi fighter jets attacked a police city in yemen's capital yesterday morning. the death toll is likely to go up as there are still people trapped under the

coalition has been launching airstrikes on yemen's houthi rebels and their allied forces' since last march. the u-n says the airstrikes have caused more than 5-thousand deaths in yemen. israeli forces say they arrested a 16- year-old palestinan suspected of stabbing an israeli woman to death in her home on the west bank over the weekend. the israeli military put out this video of the raid, showing about a dozen soldiers entering the suspect's house. the woman died sunday as she tried to defend herself against an attacker who broke into her house. there was even more violence in the area yesterday, when another palestinian teen stabbed a pregnant israeli woman. israeli troops shot and wounded the boy. tourists in bali say they feel safe despite a terror threat made on the island. authorities have increased security, but the shopping areas and beaches are still busy today. the local government offfice received a threatening letter from isis that the terror group is

bali. however, a tourist says he is not afraid. s/ gus broad/ australian tourist :13 "no, i'm not afraid, you can walk across the road and get hit by a bus, so, it's just being at the wrong place at the wrong time i think. no i don't think, this doesn't bother me or my family." isis claimed responibility for an attack that happened in jakarta last week, eight people were killed. an hotel in paris catches on fire! this was the scene at the ritz carlton hotel in central paris earlier today. police had to block off the area during rush hour as firefighters had to bring cranes in to get the fire under control. police say nobody was hurt. the hotel has been closed for three years and was expected to reopen in march. the hotel has drawn famous guests like coco chanel, ernest hemingway, and princess diana, who was staying there right before she died in 19-97. more touble around the world for volkswagen. south korea plans to file

company in that country. the envioroment ministry in south korea is filing the complaint over the emission-cheating scandal the company is in. this is the latest in legal actions against the company all over the world against volkswagen, after it falsifying emissions tests for some of its diesel cars. the head of south korea's volkswagen faces five years in prison if he is found guilty. the dalai lama will be in the us today for a health check up. tibet's exiled spiritual leader will visit the mayo clinic for his physical. the 80-year-old says he has a minor problem in one of his eyes, but otherwise, he did not feel sick. the dalai lama also said he will meet with scientists in wisconsin during the trip. the dalai lama has been in exile from his native tibet since 19-59 after a failed uprising against chinese rule. he's been pressing for more talks between tibet in china recently. the world's oldest man has passed away.

died at the age of 112 earlier today. he was born on march 13, 19-03. he had been the world's oldest man since last august. it is still not known who the title of world's oldest man belongs to now. the oldest person in the world is susannah jones of brooklyn, new york. she is 116 years old. if you tried to log onto twitter this morning, you may have received an error message. that's because the social media site was down all over the world. several people all over the world could not get their latest information from their twitter sources this morning. after a few hours, the service came back just before six this morning. but, just a couple hours later, it went down again! it eventually did come back at full stregnth. however, some users are reportedly still having trouble with the search functions. starting tomorrow, we will get a special treat in the night sky. if you look up, you'll be able to see five planets

the the event starts just before dawn. mercury, venus, saturn, mars, and jupiter will all be visible for about 45 minutes before sunrise. scientists say this is the first time in more than 10 years the five planets have appeared together in the pre-dawn sky. this will happen every morning until february 20th. if you need help finding the planets in the sky, you can check out the u-s naval observitory's webpage. (weather anim - with track) rest today: cold with sunshine. highs will only be in the upper 20s. winds nw 10-20mph. wind chills in the teens for this afternoon. tonight: mostly clear and cold. lows will be in the upper teens & low 20s.

clouds...light snow possible wednesday night. highs will be in the mid 30s. winds nw/sw 5-15 an arctic high is dominating our weather, and it has a very cold air mass over us. highs will only be in the upper 20s. so drip the faucets today. even during the day is fine. bring in the pets. wind chills will be in the teens thru the rest of the afternoon. we'll warm up a little tomorrow as the winds die down, but it won't be as sunny. clouds will increase...leading to a cloudy sky by midday wednesday. a weak upper level system will move into the region tomorrow evening,and it may bring light snow showers our way. only light accumulations are expected as worse case scenario. a much larger system will move into the

start as a wintry mix, but it will turn into rain during the day. rain may be heavy at times. this system could bring large amounts of snow to northern and northwestern virginia. as the system moves away on saturday it could drop snow over parts of our region as the cold air moves in. stay tuned for updates to this developing weather

up next on midday - it may be cold here, but we're sure these people wouldn't want to hear us complain.

earth they would we're back on midday -- movies, sporting events, facebook drama. they all go well with popcorn. and today is national popcorn day! according to the popcorn board, and yes there is such a thing, americans eat about 13 billion quarts of popcorn every year. that's about 41 quarts per person. so, enjoy some popcorn while watching some movies during this cold day! think it's cold here right now? we don't have anything on the story. orthordox christians across eastern europe took an icy plunge to celebrate epiphany. here's video from siberia, where it was a balmy negative five

worshippers took a dip in the icy lake. a priest blessed them as they took the plunge. there were also plunges taken in sochi and kiev. swimming in icy water is a traditional way to celebrate epiphany, which is the celebration of

[dramatic music] >> maggie: victor? what happened? >> victor: nothing. >> maggie: honey, you're shaking. tell me. >> victor: you know, i can't believe i'd have to dredge this up again. why is it that all of the family that i love keep dying and the ones that i-- >> maggie: so this is about your family? >> victor: my brother deimos. he's here in salem. he was right here in this house. i had to introduce him to philip as if he were family.

there's nothing i can do