tire startling revelation. former president bush speaks candidly in a new book. >> what he learned about waterboarding and a new mastermind. >> i'm mary bubala. >> startling revelations, president bush opens up about tough decisions he had to make in office. including the decision to give the go-ahead for water boarding. but it saved lives. >> reporter: former president george bush writes in his boo new book that he personally authorized water boarding

terror techniques. he said stopped terror tactics in britain and america. >> i will tell you, those tactics saved lives. my job was to protect america, and i did. >> reporter: but he specifically talked about protecting london's heathrow airport. the book claims khalid shakemohammed folded up after being water boarded. >> there is absolutely no factual basis behind this claim that torture is great because it enabled us to stop a plot. >> reporter: this is kenary port. it's one of the places bush said would have been attacked. >> if it is true and it saved some attacks then, you know, it's not a bad thing. >> reporter: the book claims water boarding, which simulates dan drowning, was only used on

three al qaeda suspects. president obama has since banned the technique, classifying it as torture. >> all i ask is that people readed book. and they can make the same conclusion if they would have made the same decision i made or not. >> reporter: former president bush said he has no regrets and would do it again. >> reporter: in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> water boarding is banned in britain. the prime minister's office dimisses claims it helped foil attacks in london. subway terror sting. trying the bomb plot. vic is in the courtroom to explain what happened today in a virginia courtroom. >> ahmed was arrested last month in a federal sting. police say he plotted with people. newly released court documents show when they released ahmed's pistol, they found a rifle and

two pistols. also a recording from a radical cleric, an war almalacky. gruesome animal abuse, charges leveled against a west baltimore man. derek valcourt has a rundown of the charges for us. the allegations are not pretty. police suspect a third dog may have been in this. police were called to the home by concerned neighbors. according to complaints, coleman told officers that when his pit bull first started attacking, he tried to stop them with boiling water. when that didn't work, he used a 2-by-four, when that didn't work, he pulled out his

shotgun. police are also investigating another dog they describe as clearly emaciated. >> that pit bull did not survive its wound. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. and coleman is facing 11 different counts of animal cruelty. is. jessica cart altia joins us with more. >> it was a joint operation. these two men were arrested. take a look. police found more than 400 starter plants. and they were growing partner inside two homes in south baltimore. the men told police they were worried about getting got. the two homes have been converted entirely into an

indoor marijuana farm. each man faces a number of charges. a mont montgomery county man is charged with drunk driving. police say 49-year-old phillip vu of silver spring ran a red light and struck the side of officer kirk brown's cruiser. some say it's just as dangerous as driving under the influence. texting while driving. more than 5,000 people are killed every year in distracted driving accidents. andrea fujii explains, a maryland couple wants to change that in their daughter's memory. january 2008, in orlando, florida, when heather herd was killed. she was on her way to meet with her wedding planner. a tractor-trailer was texting while driving his car. >> how could somebody take

their eyes off the road that long, let alone text? >> meanwhile, her parents are signing students up for a 5k run-walk in her memory. the goal is to help students with financial needs and educate people on driving distractions. >> the most important thing is awareness. these things are dangerous and are killing our loved one. >> it's now illegal to use a handheld. >> they helped pass maryland's legislation. now, there are 29 more states to go, including florida. >> the gentleman who was driving the tractor-trailer did not break any law. he was traveling the right speed, was not impaired in any way. he was texting, which wasn't against the law. that needs to change. >> they say their only daughter would be proud at how they've turned their tragedy into their

lifelong mission. >> i hope that she would say, good job, dad. >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> the heather herd 5k run-walk is on thursday, november 20th, at harford community college. for information and how to sign up, click on local news. reduced to rubble, harford county fire investigators are still trying to find out what started a major housefire. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene this morning. you can see the house is a loss. no one was injured. a delightful november afternoon across the region. will the rest of the week be just as rosie? wjz has weather and traffic. meteorologist bernadette woods has more from the updated numbers. bern, what a day outside. >> it is beautiful. and actually, to answer the question, yes. the rest of the week is looking nice, too. first warning doppler radar, there is nothing going on in our area. we'll open this up and show you the storm that backed in from the coast yesterday is now backing its way out once again. we're stuck in between that and

a lot of dry weather to the west. and that's leading to sunshine. we are up to 62 degrees already this afternoon. we'll have your forecast when we come back. mary? >> all right, bern. thank you. let's check in on our roads now. here's sharon gibala. they are busy pretty early this afternoon. a bunch of accidents to talk about. on 95 northbound. just past route 100. speed sensors in that area. 42 miles an hour, the slowest spot. watch for an accident also in fallston road at whittaker road. another at stater hill. on southbound 24 at 95, there is an accident there. and another right nearby in joppa on 152 at 95. in the city, pedestrians struck at north conkling. another struck. and ellicott city, watch for a crash there at bethany lane at baltimore national pike. taking a look at speeds on the beltway, in the 40s and 50s. not so bad on the beltway. but we can take a look on the delay at 70.

70 westbound is slow on the usual spots. there is a look at the top side of the beltway. inner loop coming towards the fair at york road. there's a look at 95 at 100. and that is that accident. actually right there in the shot for us. off to the left shoulder. this traffic report is brought to us. by hh greg. watch the most exciting games. from hh greg. hh greg, price and advice guaranteed. back to you. explore winter at the maryland zoo. this will be open in january and february on a limited basis. you can bundle up and enjoy the winter animals that normally stay inside during the summer from friday through monday. the hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. admission will be reduced to half off. children under 2 and members already in search for it. >> we're going to have to lure those animals out from their warm little caves to come see us. polar bears will have no problem.

i don't know about the giraffes. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. since an appeal. a small victory. and kidnapping conviction. t.j., we'll win. the winner of the one-letter puzzle solved. explains how she did it. the casting is great. and the good wife can only get better with a high-profile guest star. up next, more on the role michael j. fox is playing. as bernadette mentioned, a beautiful, crisp autumn day. are changes on the way? stick around. ,,

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but the children were trapped inside. firefighters think it may be to blame. trying to overturn former football star's felony charges. last month, the court upheld simpson's conviction of the 2007 robbery of memorabilia items. simpson claims those items belonged to him. the deadline was monday. but attorneys for. it is one of the hottest shows on tv now. tonight, michael jackson makes a -- michael j. fox makes a guest appearance. fox's parkinson's disease is part of his character on the show. >> sorry. there was -- >> reporter: there's plenty of buzz on the set of "the good wife" as michael j. fox gathers for an unusual role. >> it's an amazing feat that we could get him and each better to watch him work.

>> reporter: fox plays louis canny, a defend -- attorney defending a pharmaceutical company. and he is suffering from a physical problem. >> i suffer from a condition. >> he has a condition that is not completely dissimilar to what i experience, that he has no guilt or shame about using that to his benefit. >> mr. canning is trying yet again to taint this jury. i was hoping -- >> i just don't want to be a distraction. >> the jury says, look at me. suddenly, he makes the jury feel really comfortable. then he overexaggerates his movements and takes all of the attention, way, while we're in the middle of doing our testimony. >> reporter: in a true case of art imitating life, these sudden body movements fox's displaying are not an act. >> when we shot the scene

today, where i was sitting at the table, i was very diskinnetic, and was banging at the table, as i would in life. >> he's got a huge role. so he has a lot of difficult speeches to make. and he's doing a better job than i could. >> don't miss michael j. fox on "the goodwife" tonight at 10:00 on wjz. a bit of a rocky day on wall street. [ stock bells ringing ] >> reporter: two down days for the dow. dow was down 60. s&p down 10. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. get ready to dig a lot deeper when you buy your next piece of gold jewelry. investors have been buying up gold on fears of inflation and a weaker dollar. the precious metal is at an all- time high, now trading above $1400 an ounce. and that's trickling down to the retail counter, where gold prices are up 30% for the year. and not just gold.

but other commodities are also rallying. since commodities are priced in dollars, a weaker dollar means foreign buyers get more of a bargain. chevron is buying the natural gas producer, atlas energy. it's a deal worth $4.3 billion. the buyout gives chevron its first move into the rich gas fields into the eastern u.s. the economic outlook for most americans is improving, but not enough to give the all- important holiday shopping season a boost. a new report shows people's stress levels about money are down from september and significantly lower than a year ago. but the survey also finds that fewer people plan to shop for the next 30 days, which could mean a slow start to the holiday shopping season. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. she has been a wheel of fortune fanatic her whole life. but nobody could have seen this coming.

contestant caitlin burke solved a seven-letter phrase with only one letter showing. brooke said everybody was amazed how she did it, including post pat sajack. >> i've got a good feeling about this just came. and oh, my gosh. and i'm like, i'm going to solve this. >> what did pat say to you? >> he didn't say anything at first. he was just shocked. >> look at him. sajack is like, wow. >> and i was just like, so excited. so much energy. i was like, what did i win? what did i win? >> definitely a good feeling about this. burke walked away with over $53,000 for the day from the show. >> that's hilarious. >> i think she just guessed. and it worked. >> she really did have a feel being it. >> and the odds of that are probably one in $200 million or something like that. >> more power to her. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. teens and texting. the provocative new study that has linked to more dangerous behavior. i'm ron matz, in owings

mills. how you can help the maryland food bank and baltimore's needy this holiday season. the story coming up right here on wjz. a pattern of sunny, dry weather continues. meteorologist bernadette woods tells us how long it will last. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com. instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

on the scale of one to 10, what do you think today? >> let's give it a 10 for this day in november. >> even a 20 maybe. >> just right off the charts. it's a beautiful day. even for different times of the year. this is a beautiful day outside. so get a chance over the next few days to enjoy it. because this weather is going to continue. let's show you what is going on as far as temperatures go. we've topped out so far today, at 62 degrees. and yes, that's cooler than we have in the summer. but this is november. and our average is down to 59 degrees. look where we started out the day. it was mild out there. 45. now, at this hour, we're still coming in at 61 outside. a lot of low 60s and upper 50s

out there. even in the mountains. we're in the 50s to low 60s. the winds tapping out at the north today. and still gusting at times. but not quite like yesterday. and it's still because of that same storm system. just offshore. back yesterday, at this point, it is already hit a wall. and it is making its way back out to sea. and with that storm sort of locked in place, over the next day or so, we're going to be locked in this same weather pattern. here's how it comes together. slowly moving away, but so slow that nothing really moves our way. and we'll put this in motion. but you're not going to see a whole lot happening. that's because there is not a whole lot happening on the weather front, at least through the rest of the week. so for forecast, and we put that together, on the water, those northwest winds will die down today. small craft advisory goes into effect -- excuse me. stays in effect until tomorrow morning. then the winds will start to die down. also, notice, sunset, 4:57 p.m. forecast comes together like

this for tonight. we're going down to about future degrees with the winds dying down. 62 for our high today. tonight is when we'll go down to 42 degrees. and tomorrow, we do it all over again. mostly sunny skies. we won't have the breeze, though. going up to 62. once again. and as we head to later in the week, those temperatures are going up from where they are. but pretty quiet for the rest of the week. so use this opportunity to finish anything outdoors you've been planning on doing, whether it will be the leaves or enjoying a nice bike ride. >> that's a good idea. >> it's a really nice week ahead. >> you've got it, bern. thank you. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. if you need a kidney transplant, where you live could determine how long you have to wait. but now, kidney chains are changing that. and saving thousands of lives across the country. we'll have that story and much more, tomorrow night, only on the cbs evening news. i'm alex demetrick. and coming up, maryland crops

that dried up this past summer, trigger federal help. that story as eyewitness news continues. mysterying missile caught on tape off the coast of california. what some experts are saying. president obama returns to the country where he lived as a child. what he hopes to achieve. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after th,,

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it is 4:29. 69 degrees and sunny. hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> homecoming for president obama. joel brown reports, he used his time there to discuss ways to forge a federal relationship with the muslim world. >> reporter: he's the american president. but for indonesia, this was a homecoming.

>> i am proud and humbled to accept this award on behalf of my mother. >> reporter: president obama was awarded an indonesian honor. indonesia has moved into the largest. >> much has been made of the fact that this marks my return to where i lived as a young boy. i will tell you, though, that i barely recognized it. >> reporter: the president didn't spend much time there. he wants to build better relations with the muslim world. more muslims live in indonesia than in any other country on the globe. >> reporter: he ended with a common muslim greeting. but outside, anti-u.s. demonstrators sounded off against what they see as

america's ongoing wars against islam. >> reporter: this visit to indonesia has seen a cloud of ash drifting toward the capital, forcing the white house to cut the trip force. the president has canceled the visit twice before, needed in washington for the healthcare debate, then the gulf oil spill. this time, he's made it. and he's promising to come back soon. >> in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> the president's four-nation trip continues in south korea. nightmare at sea. they will have to wait a while to get back to dry ground. the the carnival. it knocked out fire, television and water. the u.s. coast guard is rushing food and water to those passengers.

tow boats are headed out to bring them to land. none of the passengers or crewmembers on board were injured. not expected to reach port until wednesday night. once passengers are dropped off, the splendor will be towed back to long beach, california. and that will take several days. a mystery missile. even the pentagon doesn't know who sent it into the sky. marcelo lee has more from california. >> in a spectacular. it takes people's breath away. >> reporter: launched this missile and why, remain a mystery now. >> it was around sunset. the location of the missile, west of l.a., north of catalina island, and approximately 35 miles out to see. >> a navy spokesman says it wasn't their missile. there was no navy activity in

that region. >> reporter: on friday night, they launched this delta 2 rocket. but a sergeant at the base tells news 8, there have been no launches since then. >> it's not a tomahawk. >> reporter: he said we should wait for definitive answers to come from the military. but when we asked him what he thought it could be -- >> i'm just speculating. >> reporter: he said maybe, just may be, with president obama in asia, this could have been a show of our military missile. >> it could have been a test firing from an intercontinental ballistic missile, from a submarine, underwater submarine, to demonstrate mainly to asia that we can do that. >> they said it was done to demonstrate power between the soviet union and the cold war.

making life a little more turbulent for people on the water in spain. strong winds are creating monster waves. officials say some of the waves are topping 60 feet high. no waves are reported, however. two were killed in an explosion in a small mine in the chilean desert. one was hospitalized. another four more were injured. they spent more than two months buried in a tunnel. parents of text-happy teenagers may want to look out for more serious troubled behavior. >> reporter: researchers say teens who text more than 120 times a day are more likely to have sex and abuse drugs and alcohol. researchers are not saying that hypertexting links to that behavior, but allows teens to

be heavily influenced by that behavior. studies also found that teens who text that much are more likely to have permissive or absent parents. they are more likely to be girls coming from single-parent households. >> i think they also have trouble with their thumbs sometimes. >> it followed more than 422 students at public high schools in the cleveland area last year. thea dry crop. alex demetrick reports, that could mean low-interest loans for some farmers, but not most. >> reporter: this past summer, early corn burned in the field of much of maryland. >> corn took the hardest hit. heat is bad, and dry weather is bad. and when you have heat and dry weather, it's sort of like a double whammy. >> reporter: producing smaller yields. the tipping point is -- >> 30% crop loss of your county-

established average yield. >> reporter: usda found 20 maryland counties met that threshold. but other drought-resistant crops like soybeans could offset enough. >> the wheat this year were probably average or better. and the soybean, which has just been harvested here, there again, have been an average or better crop yield. >> reporter: because farmers don't pin all of their hopes on one crop, it helps to balance out loss. >> gotta spread your risk out everywhere you can. >> reporter: but they take the hardest hit. forced to buy more wheat this winter because not enough was harvested this summer. >> reporter: and harford was the only maryland county not declared a drought disaster area. >> well, there's no rain in the region now. a live look outside. calm, clear, and pleasantly mild november evening. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here now with first warning weather. got all of that rain. just too much too late,

unfortunately. look at radar. nothing around here at all. we go way up toward new england. they're still getting a little rain. just southeast of boston, cape cod. and still some rain left over in portions of rain and vermont. that's that low pressure that continued to spin out there. it may bring clouds to delaware. and you folks on the beach area, but for us, we have dry conditions. it will be beautiful for the rest of the weekend and into the week beyond that. let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala, at wjz traffic control. the good news is, we did clear off that accident on 95 northbound past 100. still have that one. watch for that accident. and another accident, actually, i should say cromwell brim. nearby, there's a second crash there in joppa, 152 at 95. and middle river. new one, middle river at martin

road. and a few in the city. two other accidents west belvedere and west parkway. and cathedral. that just upon. meantime, we have some delays on the beltway. 29 miles per hour is going to be your slowest spot. a 21-minute drive time. 35 miles per hour is your average. w a 17-minute drive time there. taking a live look outside. that is your delay on 70 westbound. it runs from approaching 29 to marriottsville road. you can see we're looking at pretty significant delays. that accident is clear on 95 north north of 100. >> try any new breakfast sandwiches. get a freshly brewed cup of seattle's best coffee, too. the maryland food bank

needs your help. and it got some from commuters this morning at the owings mills information. ron matz has more on a partnership that is helping in our area. the sun is up. and the coffee is hot. commuters in owings mills are digging deep for a good cause. >> come make a donation to the in immediate food bank. >> i had some pots. >> reporter: we need all of the donations we can get now. we're about two weeks out to thanksgiving. every little bit helps. and we're really asking people to join forces here and help out. >> reporter: that's the third year, dunkin' donuts and the maryland transit association are joining hands to help others. >> we're doing a food drive for the food bank. it's a way for us to be a good neighbor in the community. >> and the community is responding. >> it makes me feel wonderful. and i think a lot of people are struggling. i felt great doing it. >> reporter: people are not only bringing canned goods, they're bringing cash.

definitely goes a long way. so remember, one pound of food can go to three people. >> it makes you feel good. you really want to help others. for more information on how you can make a donation to the maryland food bank, log onto our website, wjz.com. all right. straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. mary hart successor. a new host of "entertainment tonight" has been named. attorneys with details of abduction. and it's calm, clear, a perfect mid-november day. stick around for bob's updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,

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that blast. two others were tain to the hospital in serious condition. debris scattered throughout the neighborhood. investigators say the explosion appears to have been caused by natural gas. fire officials in texas are checking to see if a fire that burned several buildings to the ground at a west style theme park was deliberately set. it happened in wilmer, texas. six buildings were destroyed, including the general store in the 1800-style town. the park closed about a decade ago, but has been used as a set for movies and tv shows. more revelations into the federal investigation into the worst oil spill in u.s. history. jessica kartalija has more. >> reporter: investigators say the bottom line is the seemingly acceptable risks added up to the disaster. investigators outlined more than a dozen decisions that at the time were explainable. but all of the events came together at the worst time, causing the well blowout and millions of gallons of oil to

spill into the gulf. critics say bp is getting a free pass for its history of cost-cutting. >> 11 workers were killed when the rig exploded back in april. chilling revelations in the elizabeth smart trial. on the stand today, smart said her accused kidnapper, david barzee, wanted to kidnap her cousin and make her another bride. she is being stoic on the stand, testifying against the man who held her, raped her and held her prisoner for months. >> reporter: 23-year-old elizabeth smart told the story as she awoke to a man with a knife to her throat and a man threatening to kill her and her family it f she didn't leave with him. in chilling testimony, she said, i could feel something cold across my neck. i thought i was having a nightmare. it is just an indescribable fear. >> reporter: smart was

kidnapped when her utah home when she was 14. she was spotted with him nine months later, walking down a street in salt lake city. smart says how he took her to a campsite with his wife. she ordered her to take off her clothes and put on a robe. then he performed a ceremony, where he took her as his second wife. smart testified, he proceeded to fight me to the ground and forced the robes up, where he raped me. >> reporter: mitchell's lawyers don't deny what happened. they argue that his mental illness and extreme religious beliefs led him to believe that god told him to do it. >> reporter: elizabeth's mother testified earlier, that the family first met a clean-shaven mitchell in 2001. she said he appeared to be down on his luck. so they hired him to do work around the house. if convicted, mitchell could spend thest rest of -- the rest of his life in federal prison. >> reporter: mitchell again started singing hymns in court

before opening statements began. the judge removed him and ordered him to view the proceedings from a holding cell. a minor fender bender from boston takes a turn. police say drivers were taken to the side of the road. traffic backed up quickly. and a 54-year-old man in a honda didn't like the delay. after a shouting match, witnesses say he got out of his car, went over and began punching one of the drivers. that's when the man went over and stabbed the man who was punching him. the 54-year-old victim began suffering minor injuries. a fire has caused millions of dollars in damage, to a warehouse, belonging to musician neil young. despite the damage, a lot of the belongs in the building were able to be saved. no one was injured in the fire. it's official. tv announcer nancy o'dell will

be replacing hart. hart announced in august that she will be leaving the show after 29 years. speaking of entertainment tonight, robert wagner guest stars on an all-new ncis. and mark steines has more. >> coming up, all new ncis. robert wagner is back playing his dad. and et is on the set. in this episode, we've got a missing nuclear weapon. hijinx. and we have some debonair, suave, dramatic flair, courtesy of r.j. wagner. >> and you say to me, you're becoming james bond. >> uh-huh. >> yeah, i noticed that. >> reporter: and in this episode, michael can't wait to send him back home. >> what's the matter with you? relax. >> they've all treated me

really well. particularly my illegitimate son. >> i have a picture of r.j. on my phone. it's my screensaver now. >> he is a slightly shady entrepreneur. the team sends him under cover. >> you look ravishing. >> seems like dad gets a little fresh as part of the plan. >> there it is. >> this is the beginning of the end of my career. >> i've got to watch my father. i have to say, somewhat fiendishly grope my coworker. >> i did a little bit. well, i had that opportunity. i thought i'd -- it was a groping. >> it was a groping. and i liked it. i loved it. [ laughter ] what a fun pairing and a great show. also tonight, america's most wanted, john walsh, on our joran van der sloot face-off. plus, gwyneth paltrow on "glee." that and more later on entertainment tonight. and you can see robert wagner on ncis at 8:00. and before that, watch entertainment tonight. imagine walking along the

shore, only to stumble across a 40-foot chunk of a ship wreck. that recently happened along the sleeping bear dunes of lake michigan. the park believes the wreck washed ashore, a couple of weeks ago, during a major windstorm. experts think this is likely the ship wreck of a fairly large boat. they are working now to identify it. a major achievement for scientists in switzerland. they say they have actually recreated the big bang on a smaller scale. they have used an ion collider. to recreate what happened in the moments just after the big bang. they plan to use mini bangs. to study the origin of matter. surely, we can find a more deggified way of describing the mini bang. you have your mini bang, big bang. >> looks and feels like autumn outside. >> bob turk has the updated

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here's a look outside. another beautiful sunset. coming too early. but it's still beautiful. >> an hour earlier than it was last week. >> see? i like the morning light. at least it was sunny all day long. and it's been very, very dry, very pleasant. beautiful day this afternoon. sunshine, wall to wall. looks like this same weather pattern is going to continue into the weekend. and it's going to get even warmer. we've got up to 63 today. by the weekend, we might even be in the mid-60s. right now, take a look at temperatures, just really, really pleasant out there. we're at 61 last report. however, as soon as the sun sets, boom, it drops like a rock. humidity at 47%. still got a bit of a breeze, although not as strong as yesterday. north/northwest wind at 12. barometer on the way back up. 29.92 inches.

as that deep area of pressure east of new england continues to move away. 57, elkton and easton. and d.c., still at 63. coolest spot, oakland at 52. and cumberland coming in also at 63 down in the valley. beautiful weather for this time of year. really, you cannot top this. i'll be honest with you. still got a bit of a breeze. anywhere from 7 to 12 miles an hour. and temperatures again, back in the upper 30s to low 40s, which is very close to normal this time of year, which is about 36. if you want winter weather, get out to colorado. portions of northern utah area. eastern idaho. portions of wyoming, montana. just enough cold air. some areas getting one to three, maybe as much as four, five, six inches of snow. the rest of the country, just beautiful. and this is not going to impact our weather at all. in fact, because this storm is right here, it's going to bring up weather ahead of it. during the east. that is the only place that has

clouds. we've got beautiful. high pressure continues to dominate. tonight, wednesday, thursday, into the weekend. this high moves off the coast. that means the winds go back to the south and southwest, even milder conditions expected. just really nice stretch of weather. northwest winds on the bay, 10 to 15 knots. and they do have a small craft advisory. through the morning tomorrow, for the winds. bay temp now, down a little bit to 55 degrees. sunrise in the morning. at least the kids can get on the bus with a little light breeze. 6:44. and it sets. just sets. 4:57. tonight, generally clear. beautiful night. down around 40. and that is still a little above normal. tomorrow, sunshine all day long. pleasant -- yeah. 62 today. it was 63. we're talking about an identical sort of afternoon that we had today. these temperatures are running about 3 or 4 degrees above normal, which is now 59. tomorrow, drops to 58. by the weekend, it drops to 57.

so. >> i don't feel the difference. >> it can be radically cold this time of year as well. and it looks like by next week, we'll start seeing a change. >> okay. >> so enjoy. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. this dog, one of the lucky ones. disturbing animal abuse case that details coming up on eyewitness news. oh wow, look at that.

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