forecast. justin drabick in for chuck bell. i just stepped out. still a little chilly out there. >> we're slowly warming things up and dealing with clouds. a nice sunrise this morning with almost clear skies. clouds starting to move in from the north. the winds not as strong as yesterday. mid 40s at reagan national airport. not north and west low to mid 40s. temperatures fairly uniform. we were down in the low 30s in many locations outside the beltwabelt way it was a cold start this morning. partly cloudy skies. the afternoon topping off to near 60 at best. 60 doigs is well below average. another sign of a warmup coming up. we'll have all the details in a bit. >> good warm news on the horizon. thanks, justin. >> we're following breaking news right now.

an american soldier died. three others injured after a u.s. helicopter crashed in iraq. the military says the chopper went down last night near saddam hussein's hometown of tikrit north of baghdad. the military hasn't figured out what caused the crash but it's not believed to be the result of enemy fire. an iraqi army officer says the helicopter went down while it was raining and windy. police have found the missing suv taken from the home of a d.c. principal who was shot and killed. investigators are searching for throughs to figure out who murdered brian betts. we talked with the victim's sister and those touchdown by this gifted educator. >> a beloved middle school principal, brian betts, found murdered inside his silver spring home on thursday evening. saturday morning, police got a huge lead in the investigation. sherrita mullen found his missing xtera parked in the back of her home. her mother called police.

>> i think it's really shocking that they would pull in the back of ourage you know because it just seems like it would be unrelated. but it's just, you know, the violence is so widespread. >> place say betts' xtera had been missing since he was found in his bedroom. sherrita mullen says she actually saw the suv here about 1:00 friday afternoon. >> did you see anything peculiar about it beyond the fact that it was there? >> just that it was there. nothing peculiar about it. it didn't look like there was anything messed up on it. >> police say they believe betts may have known his killer but many are at a loss to explain why this popular principal of shaw middle school in d.c. would be murdered. >> he was very open and very giving. and you know, but he wasn't stupid either. that's what's kind of strange about it because he wasn't the type of person to leave the door unlocked and things like this. betts had also been assistant principal and magnet coordinator

in silver spring where a vigil was held tonight in his memory. >> he was always there for you no matter what. whenever i would get in trouble, i was always in trouble. i would always go to his office and he would tell me okay. >> students, parents and teachers gathered to remember main who left a lasting legacy in school districts in maryland and d.c. >> he was a very wonderful man, very gifted educator. had a particular gift for reaching the middle school students, which is very rare. >> betts' sister says the family is still in the process of making funeral arrangements but they also plan to hold a memorial service in the district, as well. in silver springs, darcy spencer, "news4 today." >> right now a funeral mass is under way for polish president lech kaczynski and his wife. here's a live look at service in krakow. following the mass, the coffins of the president and first lady will be taken to a crypt in a

1,000-year-old castle. many world dignitaries including president obama are missing from the service because the massive volcanic ash cloud has grounded most flights in europe. that ash cloud has led authorities to extend air space restrictions across europe. but dutch airline klm is asking for a lift on that ban. the airline says it safely flew aircraft without passengers through a window in the included but officials say volcanic eruptions could continue for weeks ahead. chris jangs has the latest. >> from 5,000 feet above southern iceland, the volcano today showed its explosive and growing power. glacial ice from atop the mountain continued to mix with 2500 doig magma, a potent and potentially ca tastrophic combination. >> you can imagine what it takes to put a batch of rock into

sthingt size of grains of sugar or smaller into flour sized pieces. it tells you just how immense amount of energy it takes. >> university of cambridge volcanologist has studied volcanos around the world. these spectacular fireworks are unlike any she has ever seen. >> there's a white steam cloud which billows higher up and then there's more dense ash brown cloud which carries hundreds of tons of material. you can really appreciate that no airplane can fly through this. >> her assessment? with only a third of the ice cap melted, eruptions could continue for weeks. and shifting winds have now carried the massive cloud south, an increasing threat not only in the air but on the ground. high winds have been sweeping the ash across these open fields and carrying with it those shards of glass and rock, the

same things that are so dangerous to planes are dangerous to humans, and they've started evacuations in two towns. meteorologists recorded wind gusts of 40 miles per hour. as the black cloud moved to block the daylight, it was like driving into hell. >> when we were coming in here, it was naturally sun pu. it was like going from day to night. we can only see a few feet ahead of us. late this afternoon, rescue vehicles were moving in to do safety sweeps as more residents and their horses moved out. most have lived in the shadow of this volcano for many years and respect its devastating potential. >> we should never take them for granted, never just think that they're pretty things to look at. >> by nightfall the plume had expanded to 30,000 feet with eruptions continuing to intensify, warning of continuing danger for everything in its path. >> and that was chris jansing reporting. flights have been grounded on this side of the atlantic, as well. airports across the u.s. are crowded with travelers hoping to

go to europe, but no one is going anyway right now. volcanic ash has airports closed from britain all the way to ukraine. and in a situation like this there's not much a passenger can force an airline to do. >> a volcanic eruption is considered an act of god and under the law the airlines are only required to book you on the next available flight with an open seat. >> some passengers are helping other passengers. in new york, members of the u.s. synchroneeds skating team, yes, synchronized skating, found out a croatian team members were stuck at the airport and opened up their homes to the stranded teams. we're going to introduce you to main stranded in our area. he can't catch a break. first a car accident, now a volcano. will he be able to make it home to england for his 85th birthday? that story just ahead. happening today, the start of yet another busy week here in washington.

today and tomorrow the u.s. is hoefth the major economies forum to advance talks on a global deal to fight climate change. some think this forum could be an important step in negotiations. the major economies forum includes 17 countries which account for roughly 80% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. and taking a live look outside right now, at the washington monument, we have a protesters are going to gather there for a gun reitz rally. we're going to swing the camera around and find the monument for you. there's a gun reitz second amendment rally at 10:00 a.m. the date was chosen to commemorate the battles of lexington and concord during the revolutionary war when colonists defended themselves from british troops trying to destroy their military supplies. a hick vote on capitol hill. house democratic leaders hope to bring to the floor as early as

wednesday a bill to give the district a voting member in the house. derrick ward joins us live now from capitol hill with details. derek, the first step toward statehood or totally separate issue? >> there's the controversy about that. some people see this as a step away from statehood, even a higher hurdle for folks to reach. but it is going to be a big week on capitol hill on the issue of d.c. voting rights. the d.c. voting rights bill has the back of president barack obama who has urged lawmakers on capitol hill to pass legislation that would give the city 600,000 residents full voting representation on the hill. if the latest version of this bill has picked up a rider that would doll with away with some of the city's regulations on semiautomatic weapons, on open carry and gun raejstration. the controversial language was tacked on by senator john ensign, delegate eleanor holmes norton had fought that rider for over a year but decided to take

vachkt existing traction on this legislation and go forward without a so-called clean bill. the house could see the bill can come up on the floor as early as wednesday or thursday. back to you. >> derrick, thanks for breaking it down for us. a facebook change you might not know about. how the site is giving you the option to report a terrorist. >> plus, a hole in one times two. the story of an extraordinary day at the golf course. and an extraordinary night at the verizon center. how the caps pulled off a win in overtime.

well this golf game turned into a huge celebration for two cousins in ohio. what they accomplished on the golf course defied the odds. jerred smally reports. >> we've always done everything together our entire lives. >> and saturday was par for the course for cousins william and cody robbins out out pinnacle golf club. when they arrived at the par 3 5th hole their average day ended. >> all of us were debating what to hit. decided to hit a 5 iron. >> looked good and hit i perfect spot and on the way there said it's going to hit in front of the. next thing, it disappeared.

>> we had a huge celebration. i'm nervous for him. >> cody steps up and says. >> how am i supposed to follow that. i pulled six but i hit it and strike pure to the middle of the green. next thing we know we hear it hit the flagstick. >> how was did you drive up to the green? >> as far as the car would go. i was praying my ball was in the hole. and they were actually sitting just like that. >> the evidence? you can see where cody's ball nicked the flagstick and chipped the cup and four witnesses shared in the celebration. >> i told him, i said you know what? we just saw something really special there. >> so the odds after average golfer making a hole in one are about one in 12,000. to figure out the odds of consecutive holes in one, we've got to do a little math. >> carry the nine, okay, according to golf digest, that number is 1 in 17 million. >> this is something we'll never forget. 50 years down the road, remember that day we was out at pinnacle

number 5. >> we've always kind of considered each others as brothers and doing this made it final. >> and at the 19th hole? >> everybody gets their first round on me. >> how much beer do these guys owe you? >> all that they can afford. >> well, worth a priceless golf memory. >> that was jerred smally reporting. every game after that is going to be downhill. the time is 9:15. let's check in with justin. what a day on the links, huh, justin. >> amazing stuff. back at home, we're talking about northerly winds and clouds keeping temperatures below average today. we'll see an uphill trend in our temperatures as we head through the upcoming workweek. al

it's 9:18 right now. i've been complaining it's pretty cold out there. but justin, if you have to run or play a game, today is perfect weather for an athlete. >> it is, yeah. it's not too hot or cold, kind of right in the middle zone if you're spending time outdoors and being active. a bit of a breeze may bring somewhat of acally into the air at times when we're going to see gusts maybe 20 to 25 miles per hour. but not as windy as yesterday. outside right now, what's going on, there have been clouds moving in in the past few hours limiting the sun as we speak. it was a great sunrise.

now the clouds pulling in. not much activity on the water. a little bit more glassy today. that shows there's less of a breeze to contend with this afternoon. there you go. you can see some of those mid level clouds starting to move in from the north. 46 is what we're at right now at national airport, northwest winds sustained at 12 miles per hour. average low temperature is 47 doigs. we were down in the low 40s at national airport earlier this morning and many areas down near freezing across the surrounding locations. very cold start. right now though, again, generally mid 40s. not much of a temperature spread across the area right now as the wind is starting to mix up the air. that keeps any one area from warming up. here's some of the gusts picking up, 26-mile-per-hour gusts last hour at winchester. 18 to the south and annapolis looking at a 21-mile-per-hour wind gust. from time to time we'll see the wind gusting but not up to 40 miles an hour like we will yesterday. to the north, there continues to

be the large spin in the atmosphere. a lot of clouds and lake effect snow showers coming off lake erie in ontario and a few scattered rain showers off the coast of new england. upper level low pressure system still spinning its way and transporting colder air coming down from the northwest. we're funneled between an area of high and low pressure. winds gusty at times today. the cold air continues to move on in. sticking around for today. then it will move out. a warmup for the upcoming week. you can see the clouds moving from north to south through the day today. limited sun. it will peek through from time to time. spotty chance of a shower over the mountains of west virginia. that's about it today as far as precipitation. monday and tuesday, looking much better. i think we'll see much more sun and that will warm us up as that high pressure system from the north starts to build on in. the main dominant feature over the mid lack over the next several days. for today, a mix of sun and clouds.

partly sunny. a bit cooler than yesterday. 50s on average to the low 60s in some of the warmer spots to the south. sustained winds at 10 to 15. a chilly start at the ballpark today. 1:35 first pitch time. nationals and brewers. if you're heading out, might want to bring the sweatshirt and jackets just in case, especially if you're located underneath the roof there, some of the shaded seats. the breeze might bring a bit of a chill in there will from time to time. monday, up to 64 doigs. another chilly start with temperatures in the thirds and 40s. midweek looking very nice. beautiful weather tuesday and wednesday. mid to upper 60s for the high temperatures. then we're back to the 70 doig mark starting thursday into the upcoming weekend. some rain chances do arrive. i think a very slight chance on thursday and more of a widespread rain possibly developing later saturday into sunday. >> thanks, justin. >> sure. >

. >> it was a comeback to remember. we're going to get the kids post in a minute. the caps pulled off an overtime thriller at the verizon center. here's hakem dermish with your sports. >> well is, you can call it the best playoff game ever, at least thus far. >> after being down by at least three goals, we now an a series. if you thought bruce bu drone and the caps were done for last night, just over a minute to go. caps trail 5-4. niklas backstrom passes to john carlson and he beats jaroslav halak. carlson a big game player, scored the game-winning goal in the world junior championships. game goes to overtime. here comes nick backstrom, the hero last night. game over. a hat trick. the caps win 6-5 o.t.

the series tied at one game apiece. here's the hero, nick backstrom. >> second period was kichd like embarrassing for us a little bit. we bounced back and that's a good thing for us. i mean, that's so important right now. i mean, we need those kind of wins especially at home. >> game three is in montreal. game time set for 7:00. that's all for now. have a great day. >> wasn't that worth it? lace up your running shoes and break out the chess board. here's eun yang this week's kid post. >> this week, running your best, hip-hop chess. joining us once again is tracy grant of kids post. always nice to see you. >> good morning. >> let's start with the environmental movement gaining an steam. the whale movement here. >> in wednesday's kids post" we look at an issue that of whales getting enaged in fishing lines,

which is really tragic. more than 50 whales just last year were rescued. when you think about it, cutting fishing line away from an entangled whale is not an easy job. >> i can just imagine. >> but the national ocean and nick sfeerthic administration has a whole team that goes out to rescue these whales. it's really wonderful important work and we talk about it in wednesday's kids post." >> a lot of kids will be interested in seeing how they can get involved. now let's talk about a very long race. >> on monday, it's the running of the boston marathon and we take the opportunity to explain kids to kids that the marathon actually dates to ancient greek times. back in the days before e-mail and cell phones, the news that the greeks had defeated the persians at a city called marathon was communicated by a runner who ran the 25 miles.

he dropped dead after had he run it. we hope that doesn't happen to any marathoners now but that's the history of the marathon. >> finally an old game with a new twist. >> this is wonderful. bum rush the boards has been happening for five years. it is a hip-hop chess tournament. and it was last weekend we have a story in tuesday's kids post about the intensity that these kids have. >> look at these kids. >> as young as 5 playing chess, breakdancing, listening to hip-hop music and scratching records with deejays. a really great mixing of cultures. >> i love it. who said chess is for in other words. thank you so much, tracee grant. for more on fun family activities, visit nbcwashington.com or "washington post."com and click on kids post. that's kits post on tv for this week. i'm eun yang >> he may not have told a lie but george washington apparently had trouble keeping track of library books. a library in new york city says

the father of our country owes $300,000 in late fees. a ledger showing someone listed simply as president checked out two books in 179 and never returned them. the head librarian says she's not worried about fines, she just want the books back. in case you're wondering, one book was about international law, the other was about debate. the time is now 9:26. from commander in chief to first fan. how president obama is spending part of his weekend. plus, facebook changes designed to keep you safe. we'll explain how to navigate the new security center. and a man with a remarkable string of bad luck. first an accident, then a col vein know. his quest to make it home to england for his 85th birthda

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good morning, everyone. welcome to "news4 today." aaron gilchrist has the morning off. it is sunday april 18th, 2010. the news just ahead. first a quick look at the forecast. justin drabick sitting in for chuck bell. >> a bit i've chilly start this sunday morning if you're just waking up. expect temperatures a little bit on the cold side. widespread 30s this morning. starting to come back into the 40s. a lot of the clouds outside now going to inhibit the temperatures from climbing

quickly this morning. 459 dulles. 46 national airport off to the north and west, similar numbers in the low to mid 40s. everyone.pretty much uniform in nature as far as the temperatures this morning because there's enough breeze to mix up the air. by noontime, about mid 50s in the warm spots approaching that 60 doig mark. going to be a struggle this afternoon. there will be a warmup though coming up in the seven-day forecast. a handful of evacuations in southern iceland thanks to a volcano following a heavy downpour of ash that contained tiny particles of glass and rock. the red cross has opened care centers for residents in affected area. the eruptions could continue for days or even months to come. you can see how they're black out the sun light there. massive ash cloud has grounded flights in and out of europe. one of the stranded lives in england. first there was a fender-bender

and then a volcano. the big question is, will he make it home for his 85th birthday? craig melvin reports. >> william thue's misadventure started on the way to the airport. >> a driver did find -- we got clobbered from the rear. >> he had to go to the hospital to get checked out. he was fine but -- >> i missed my flight on wednesday. but that didn't seem too bad. come on, you know. there's another plane tomorrow. >> but there wasn't. in fact, there hasn't been a flight to london since. the volcanic ash cloud looming over part of europe means he has not been able to get home for his wedding anniversary or his 85th birthday. he's frustrated but thankful that virgin airlines has been putting him up at the hilton. >> can you imagine trying to sleep in one of those chairs? at least i'm living in a great place, good food. but i would like to be able to

be get on that plane to london. >> sure. >> craig melvin, "news4 today." >> mr. thue says he has no complaints with the airline but he's not too happy with the guy who rear ended his shuttle. new today, a memo from defense secretary robert gates warned the united states lacks a long-term plan to curb iran's nuclear program. the new york times reports the secret memo was sent to the white house back in january reportedly sending off a search for new options including military alternatives that could be considered in the diplomacy and sanctions planned for this year fail. the white house disagrees with the report saying the memo did not force a reassessment. the pentagon says the white house has reviewed many options for dealing with iran's nuclear program. president obama says it is time for new rules of the road on wall street and want to prevent future market meltdowns and if investors make bad

gambles, the president insists taxpayers shouldn't be left holding the bag. ta seems like that plan might be an easy sell but in this atmosphere there's plenty of pushback. brian mooar has the story. >> after winning the bitter year-long fight over health care reform, taking on wall street seemed like a safe political move for president obama. >> we're going to put in place new rules so that big banks and financial institutions will pay for the bad decisions they make, not taxpayers. >> but with his approval numbers near an all-time low, republicans are challenging his regulatory reform efforts, painting them as another washington power grab. >> the democrats control every lever of power in washington and they've never met a tax they didn't like or found a dollar they couldn't spend. >> republicans are hoping to ride a wave of public frustration to victory in this fall's congressional election. they're tuning their message to voters like these who believe

washington is the problem. >> are you guys sick and tired of being taxed to death? >> members of the tea party movement vented their anger with big government on tax day. and they're hoping to draw even bigger crowds to the polls less than seven months from now. meanwhile, president obama is running out of time to make the changes he says this country needs. and to convince this country why those changes are needed. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> republicans say the president is opening the door to more bailouts but claim the president blasted as cynical and deceptive. the controversy surrounding former congressman eric massa intensifies this morning. he now says someone forged his signature on a 40,000 td salary raise for his chief of staff. the new york democrat also denied authorizing a check from a campaign account in the very same amount. the new accusations come after the staffer, joe racalto, filed

a sexual harassment complaint business his former boss. his attorney says both transactions were done at massa's direction. mass sa resigned last month amid allegations he sexually harassed several male staffers. >> the battle over the budget in d.c. public schools is far from over. the teachers union is asking a judge to revibe its lawsuit against chancellor michelle rhee the union sued over her decision to lay off more than 250 eaches last year and yesterday, parents got a chance to speak out on the controversy over reports of a $34 million surplus. now, the city's chief financial officer wrote chancellor rhee a letter explaining no surplus exists. now officials must decide how to pay for teacher raises promised in a new contract. >> this makes them aware that we can't afford to have any more cuts. they already made cuts and if

they continue giving cuts, then we have to -- we're going to, you know, we're going to have less -- i'm a teacher and they start laying people off. it's going to affect everyone. >> the council will vote on the budget this thursday. a 49-year-old woman has been charged with dwi after she was involved in a crash with a police officer. it happened friday night on rolling road in springfield. investigators say kristina zamarano pulled into the path of a police cruiser on its way to a burglary call. the car had its lights and sirens on at the time. both the woman and the officer were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. four firefighters are recovering after they were injured battling an apartment fire in st. mary's county that left more than two dozen people out of their holmes. the fire happened yesterday evening in the 22 7,000 block of california road. the chief says five apartments

were destroyed. three firefighters were treated for electrical shock and the other for a broken finger. they've all been release from the hospital. the red cross is helping the displaced residents. the cause of the fire remains under investigation this morning. new today, pope benedict recently met with sex abuse victims. he told them the church will do all in its power to safeguard children. the pope spoke with ten men who say they were abused by priests several decades ago. the pontiff is on his first foreign trip since the new sex abuse scandals broke out in the u.s. he. it's 9:37 right now. the president as soccer dad. we'll tell you about his time on the sidelines this weekend. and will things warm up for the workweek? justin's forecast is coming.

this weekend, the commander in chief was just a regular old soccer dad with a motorcade. president obama went to his daughter's game yesterday and on the way to the match, a motorcycle slid into one of the police cars.

no one was hurt in that incident. once the president arrived he walked his daughter malia to rudolph field in northwest and stood alongside other parents as the players warmed up and greeted on lookers before walking back to the motorcade and notice how tall malia is? we're thinking basketball is definitely in her future. this week's "wednesday's child" is a wonderful young man we have featured several times now with the hope that someone might call. his name is christopher. although he's a teenager now, he still is holding out hope that someone want to adopt him. he has some physical challenges but also has wonderful assets. barbara harrison introduces to this delightful young man. >> do you remember me? >> had you. >> what's my name. >> the news lady. >> christopher remembers me as the news lady. the one who came to visit him three years ago, talking about trying to help him find a permanent loving family. you may remember that he sang a song that i described as his

mottau for life. >> christopher believes he can do anything. he was born 12 years ago with normal mental and physical skills. >> christopher came to our attention when he was about 8 years old. he had had pretty significant head injuries. we weren't able to explain exactly how that happened. at that point, we thought it was important for his safety to bring him into foster care. >> since coming in nearly five years ago, christopher has lived mostly in institutional settings although occasionally he gets to come to the national rehabilitation hospital for wheelchair adjustments and such, he spends most of the time in a medical facility among kids with far fewer skills than he is capable of. >> not the ideal for him. we would like him to be with a family and like him to be in a place he gets lots of special attention, has lots of opportunity. right now he just doesn't have that. >> what would you like to be when you grow sfup. >> a basketball player. >> really? >> uh-huh. >> any other ideas what you want

to do in the future? >> i think i want to be a teacher. >> i think christopher by nature is lovely. even with his disabilities he always looks at the positive in everything. >> he's pretty positive about wanting a family. >> yeah, i want a family. >> a family that will love him. >> okay. let's see if we can find that, okay? >> okay. >> barbara harrison, news4 for "wednesday's child." >> what a sweet smile. if you have room in your home and your heart for christopher or another child waiting, please call our special adoption hotline, or suc logon to our homepage at nbcwashington.com. it is 9:43 right now. time to check in with justin because if you love sunshine and warm weather, maybe today's not the day for you. >> we have that on hold. wait maybe another day or so. yes, clouds and cool temperatures to finish off your

weekend like we were just talking about. sunshine will return to our forecast. let you know how that impacts the temperatures coming up when we r here's to the believers.

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they delivered more than seven tons of supplies and equipment, including a new sleeping unit. shuttle "discovery" is scheduled to land tomorrow morning at the kennedy space center in florida. this week you can visit some of the nation's popular parks for free. the national park service is waving admission fees at nearly 150 seitz including historic jamestown and the yorktown battlefield in virginia. general corn wallace surrendered at the york town battlefield during the american revolution. a lot of history this sunday morning. let's check in with justin. you said the warm weather, you pushed the hold boynton on that one. >> just a little bit. it is april. we can deal with at the present times in the 30s. it's not uncommon. we're going to talk about a warmup. later on for the upcoming week. a little bit chilly today. 30s outside this morning for low temperatures.

now starting to climb up to the 40s. clouds thickening up though as a disturban disturbance coming across the northern mid-atlantic. just a gorgeous sunrise. clouds are thickening up. 46 the official temperature right now. northwest breeze sustained at 12 miles per hour. flags not blowing as much as yesterday as gusts are certainly not near 40 miles per hour which we saw. 47 doigs our average low temperature. we were well below that this morning. that just shows cold air mass in place and temperatures really struggling to get back up to near 50 this hour. everyone's pretty much uniform in nature. mid upper 40s right now from all the observing locations because of the wind mixing up the air. there's not a lot of difference in the air. wind gusts from 18, 23 miles per hour. again, they're scattered. it's not as widespread as it was yesterday as we saw the gusts, 35, 38, 40 miles per hour. now we are still dealing with

that big spin in the upper level of the atmosphere. you can notice it over new england. lots of clouds moving down to the south and even some snow and rain showers firing up across the mountains of upstate new york and out towards western pennsylvani pennsylvania. northwest winds continue to funnel in the cold air out of canada. today looks to be coolest day. so tonight, if we clear out again with calm winds, we're looking at temperatures dropping down into the lower 30s. that's why a freeze watch has just been issued for many areas west of the district out toward the shenandoah valley and the foothills of virginia, close to the 32 doig mark. we saw a few areas reach the freezing mark this morning. clouds moving through this afternoon. will thin out as the sun sets tonight. by tomorrow, new area of high pressure starts to build in from the great lakes region. that should clear skies out a little bit more. more sunshine allowing

temperatures to climb up. for today, partly sunny. upper 50s on average, maybe a couple spots hitting the low 60s if we're lucky. nashes game today, first pitch 1:35 against the brewers. looking for a sweep. 57 doigs first pitch. breezy. so you may want to bring the sweatshirt just in case. tomorrow a nice day, 60 to of 5 doigs. we'll go to the seven-day forecast. it's an uphill trend as far as our high temperatures are concerned as we head toward midweek. tuesday and wednesday, plenty of sun. mid to upper 60s. mornings on the cool side. mid 40s. that's a little bit below average for this time of year. highs back up to near 70 by the end of the week. shower or two is possible thursday. the next best and that is to see rain will hold off till saturday. >> that's the kind of uphill we don't mind climbing. new changes on facebook. we'll tell you how to get that

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of the oklahoma city bombing all raise the question is the anti-government anger out there at dangerous levels and what's behind it? is it all about big government and spending or is it also about obama? plus the republicans have a hot debate going on. should they replay that newt gingrich contract with america? would issuing a new contract with promises help them grab the gavel from nancy pelthonen all coming up at 10:00. here's david gregory with a look what's coming up on "meet the press." >> good morning. coming up this morning, new rules for wall street. will reform mean an end to all the government bailouts and what about jobs? our interview with treasury secretary tim geithner. then the politics of the economy. what role will the tea party play in november. can the president really tackle mounting debt without raising taxes on the middle class? our roundtable weighs in. pennsylvania governor ed rendell, congresswoman marsha blackburn and host of tell mupd

doe's enfolke, jose diaz balart all this morning on "meet the press." >> a big change for facebook. the network has overhauled its safety center. have you no ways to report cyberbullies and even a way for you to get rid of.s you don't like. mick cal low medina reports. >> with 400 million users staying secure on facebook can be tough. >> if it's somebody i don't know, i don't add them. >> sometimes you need more drastic steps. >> there are certain things in my life i don't want to share with other people. >> if you didn't know how to do it before, welcome to the safety center, a one-stop shop for what to do to stay relatively safe. >> people put their information on there that you know, could lead them to like harm, protect them. >> these facebook users had no idea the center had even launched. >> just au blog post by the

chief security officer describing the center where facebook create cleeper more navigable interfaces to find answers to safety questions fast. it features general safety information for teachers, teens, even police and takes you directly to pages on how to report a crime or even a terrorist. it even shows you how to alert facebook to a. of yourself uploaded by someone else, what it doesn't do it connect you directly to facebook employees knocks e-mails no, phone numbers, nothing, just detailed instructions and faqs. some users say none of that is new and the center is just facebook trying to give an lugs they're doing something in the name of safety. >> it would be nice to get rid of other pictures you don't want there. facebook does say that the center will grow with the help of users recommending new ideas to keep everyone safe. one thing we know for sure is users themselves need to be

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