weather for their 1:00 kickoff. so there's a live picture outside. sunshine streaming down into washington this morning. a beautiful day outside. 59 degrees here at the friendly peacock in northwest washiton. 59 at the naval academy. 56 in fairfax and falls church. 57 in rtinsburg and charlestown, west virginia. there's your forecast for sunday. beautiful sunshine today. temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. some 10 to 12 degrees warmer than average for this time of the year so that's a nice little bonus right there and even warmer tomorrow. i'll give you the rest of that forecast coming up in couple more minutes. >> we'llee you then. in the news now we are following a developing story in maryland as an accident has left -- has killed two people. this happened about 3:00 this morning in rockville. news 4's derrick ward is live at the scene now with the latest details. derrick? >> reporter: major road closures from the area of rinelli road

north up to old georgetown cause of a serious incident that happened here early this morning. it was about 3:20 this morning when a late model acura was northbound on rockville pike and it struck two pedestrians who were crossing near marinelli road. it's not clear whether they were in the cross walk or notbut both identified as two 26-year-olds from silver spring have died from their injuries. this is a large crime scene cause of what happened after those pedestrians were struck. joing me now is captain paul starks of montgomery county police department. what happened after the initial impact down there? >> initially the driver got out, possibly to render aid to the two victims. the driver got back into his car, drove north about a block, made an immediate right turn on old george up to road where he opped. at that point a witness to this collision contacted him, advised him he needed it to return to e scene. the driver can did walk back to the scene. there officers realized he may

have alcohol in hissyste he was taken into custody and processed for dui. he did give a sample by breath and charges are pending following conference with the state's attorney's office at the conclusion of this investigation. >> reporter: and where does this now put you? this has turned into a double fatality incident. where does this put you in terms of fatalities for the year? >> this is number 10 and 11 with these two 26-year-old men from silver spring this morning. >> reporter: and you sai most of those accidents that you've had at this point have been pedestrian error? >> correct. the first nine this year, not counting this morning's, all but one was pedestrian error. >> reporter: a that's just, i guess, another way to reinforce folks, you have to be careful especially at night when visibility isn't what it should be. you need to be careful cross in. >> you may bable to see the vehicle but the driver may not be able to see you. even during the day you ve to be engaged in what you're doing. put down the phone, stop texting, make sure you're crossing with the light with the crosswalk sign and look both

ways. >> reporter: and this being an investigation into a fatality, how much longer with people expect these road closures it to continue? >> thankfully sunday morning traffic is very ligh there e many ways to get around this area. i'm thinking another hour or so and the roads should begin to open. >> rorter:hank you very much, paul, for joining us. again, a sad story re this morning. rockville pike, two men dead after being struck by a car near marinelli road. e area between marelli and old georgetown will remain closed for at least another hour. we're live in rockville. back to you. >> derrick ward, thank you. a maryland man behind bars after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife. police say 42-year-old richard boyd jr. and his wife, elizabeth, were inhe process of getting a divorce but richard wanted to circumvent the legal process. he reached out to an acquaintance, offered him $1,000 and five oxycontin pills to kill her. the acquaintance instead went to

rockville police, and shortly after a final meeting to put the plan in motion, police arrested boyd putting an end to this bizarre story. >> he found what he was being asked to do shocking and to some degree unbelievable. but when he realized he believed the that was real, then he did the right thing. >> boyd's soon-to-be ex-wife says she's cooperating fully with police and they've en extremely supportive. this morning we now know the name of the man killed in a double shooting in bowie. 26-year-old kenneth lamar prince of on hill was shot after an event at the west bowie hall early saturday morning. another 26-year-old man was shot but has not been identified. he remains in the hospital this morning in critical condition. police are still looking for the shooter and trying to establish a motive. a resent spike in crime in d.c.'s pet worth neighborhood has residents looking for answers. more than 100 people showed up

for a meeting with police. there have bn four murders and six shootings in the last four months. people in the area hope police can step up their presence and add more surveillance cameras. for me families the most disturbing trend is the violence that's hapning in broad daylight. >> it's been really disturb to go see the criminal activity occurring in the neighboood. it's been very quiet. it's been a wonderful neighborhood to grow up in. and now we have our little son and to have gunfire and shootings three weeks in a row, it seems like, is just unheard of. >> police say some of the violence may due to competing gangs moving into the petworth area. a treat yesterday as the godfather of go-go stopped by to help celebrate a day honoring him. ♪ it was chuck brown day. a parade was held in his hopper. the musician celebrated by hanging out with france and performing some songs.

says while he's traveled all over the country it's nice to come back home. >> this is myold stomping ground, the first time we lived or first came here to washington. >> in his 40-us-year career brown has released more than 20 albums and is still going strong. as the 2010 midterm elections near, some are already looking ahead to 2012 and the presidential election. the virginia tea party wrapped up its convention with a preside presidential vau poll. several senators spoke at the event in richmond. chris christie barely beat former alaska governor sarah palin in that presidential straw poll. christie received 15% to palin's 14.6% of the vote. tea party officials say more than 300 registered participants attended the two-day convention making it the largest national tea party

meetg yet. senate candidate cistine o'donnell put out an ad recently declaring she is not a witch. she's just like me and you. so naturally ""satuay night live"" had a field day with it. >> isn't that what the people of delaware deserve, a candidate who promises first and foremost that she's not a witch? that's the ki before candidate de delaware hasn't had since 1692 and that's why if elecd to the human senate, i prims to fly straight down to washington -- on a plane -- and do exactly what you would do, not spell. >> all right. o'donnell got another mention for her questionable tactics on weekend update saying her campaign's recent troubles can be blamed on unfair coverage by the, quote, liberal media. admitted the media used,quote, two of its favorite tcks -- record and play.

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about 30% of americans between the ages of 19-29 and no health insurance. health care reform is giving that aiming group a rare chance to get back on their parents' insurance. the clock to sign up is ticking which means families need to t act. bob hanson reports. >> reporter: going through files of paperwork, a reminder of life with no insurance. >> right when i turne23 they dropped me completely. >> reporter: he graduated from college, turned 23 and was no longer allowed on his mother's health insurance plan. two months after he was dropped, he got in a car wreck. a rainy day came. i ended up getting injured and all the bills started mounting . >> it's very, ve common for a first job or a lower paying job to not have benefits. >> reporter: well, that is about to change for de lynn and millions of otheuninsured americans under the age of 26. because of the new federal health care plan, they will now be eligible to get back on their

parents' insurance plan. >> they don't have to be a dependent. they don't have to live with you. they can be married. they can be in school or not. >> reporter: your children don't automatically appear. you have to act and time is running out. >> you could adjust but most people actually will fall io the nextouple of months. >> reporter: that's when companies routinely have their open enrollment period. that's when you can sign up your uninsured son or kaur daughter. >> your health plan is supposed to let you know when. i suggest calling. >> reporter: decklin's mother has made the call and started the process to get him back on her company insurance plan. >> there's more offered to people like myself to relieve stress in their lives and i'm all for it. >> that was bob hab son reporting. if you think your child may qualify, check to find out what you haveo do and when. 12 minutes after the hour. still a little cooout. it will be a great day.

>> a nice, crisp october day. plenty of spots in the 50s for now but that won't last too much longer with the sunshine out there. heading back up to near 80 degrees today. so how long does thisll last? a check of your forecast coming up. synctaxes 60 percent. property n 2 sync: let utilitercent. woman 1 syi didn't owatrnor man 3:e worked for ak 10 billion h big s don't need help. doanother bamillion.apsed.axers7 middle class marylanders do.

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for those who weren't with us, i had a long litany of words. let's go with scrumptious. we like scrumptious. it is a sunday. >> a little bit -- a little taste of fall out there. perfect weather for going out and pickinghe apples off the tree. good stuff out there for anhing youeed to do. today the weather is going to cooperate. always welcome news. no real chance for rain tod. tomorrow we have a little bit of a chance coming our way. i think most of us will be dry all the way up until we have to back to work and school on tuesday. so let's take a look outside on your beautiful sunday morning, everybody. there's the lincoln memorial on the beautiful west end of the reflecting pool right smack in the middle of downtown. a beautiful day to be out cruising through the monuments around downtown washington, even if you're a local, get on out there and enjoy it. it's like livi in the middle of a national park. that's what i like about living in downtown d.c. the dew points continuing to fall now now into the mid-40s. northeast wind at 5 miles an

hour is driving in some slight ly cooler, sliltly drier air. that's the reason our dew points have been on the decline for the last couple of hours but you that little boundary, that little weather front bringing the dry air in f now isn't going to make it too much further before it will lift back up to the north. so temperatures now in the upper 50s, nearing on 60 degrees. 55 now in manassas and warrenton. 55 in new market, maryland, this morning. out on the wider view, the real chilly stuff is just about halfway up the new jersey turnpike. once you get into the northern suburbs, a lot of spots in the 30s this morning. the cold air wasn't far away but it ner made it all the way down. yesterday i thought we might see that front make it jt to the south side of the d.c. metro. it's pretty much hung up right on top of the city at this point in time. as we go through the rest the day today this front will eventually start to inch its way back up to the north as it kind of washes out more than anything else. high pressure down across the tennessee valley. that's going to be our main

weather driver for the next couple of days. high pressure will eventually push this front a little bit further back up to the north so day we're kind of right on the line. tomorrow the much warmer air will really start to move back in. a lot of spots in the mid-80s for your monday not much in the way of fall lor. there's good color and peak color across parts of pennsylvania and new york and keeping a very close eye down here in the trpics. some hint this may become orgazing into a tropical system over the next couple of days. we'll keep you posted. sunny and warm. near 80 degrees. the packerand redskins kick it off at 1:00. wear your short sleeves on your way out because, boy, is it going to be a warm day out at the fedex field. a warm day up in baltimore for the ravens game. tomorrow a little bit more cloud cover. warmer, though. maybe a slight chance for a shower, primarily north and west of town tomorrow up into southern pennsylvania. a little bette chance for everybody on tuesday before some slightly cooler, albeit more typical of october, weather, moves back in by the end of the week and next weekend. this may be our last shot at the

80s for a while. >> iould go for a jacket or sweat er. >> it would be nice. i bought a new sweater like ree months ago because it was cheap but it was 102 degrees outside. i don't know when i'll put it on. >> you'll get it. are you having trouble gettinyour kids to put down the remote and pick up a book? we have a book that they're sure they won't be able to get enough of. eun yang has that and me in this week aegs "kids post." this week on "kids post" on tv a substitute for glue. an animal that makes you sayew. and a history book about number two. joining us once again is tracy grant for "washington post" kids post. this is going to be a fun show, i can tell already. let's start with something no man should live without, duct tape. one of the best inventions of all time in my book. >> it is one of the be inventions of all time and we were talking about it in "kids post" and so we decided to do a story about the history of dt tape and that's in monday's "kids post."

actually it started around world war ii and soldiers used it to repair all sorts of machinery and they said water rolled off it like water off a duck's back and so some people say duck tape. some people say it duct tape because it's also used to repair ducts. it can be used for everything. >> i agree. everyone should have it. now to an exhibit some may find scary but fascinating. i can't wait to take my open kids. >> you should. this is wonderful at the national geographic mew sem and all about geckos, how wonderful these animals are. full of great facts. do you know how geckos clean their eyes? >> reporter: how? >> with their tongues just like windshield wipers. it's daily beginning at the of the year, ghly, highly, highly recommended and weave a story

in tuesday's "kids post." >> reporter: something you're not going to find in school although every kid will want to read this book. >> in wednesday's "kids post" we take a look at nontraditional history books, the history of hot dogs. the history of psidential pets. but the real headline here is this book called poop happens. a history of the world from e bottom up. and it touts it as being the number one book on number two. the amazing thing is there is some really good, historical information, some health information in here but mostly it's just for yucks. l three books we talk about in wednesday's "kids post." >> reporter: thank you so much, tracy grant, for some fun family activities visit nbcwashington.com or washingt washingtonpost.com and click on kids post and that is quidz kids post on tv this week. i'm eun yang. >> that will fly off the shelves.

the yankees another step closer to a world series berth after a dominating performance over the twins. 6-1 last night. the 12th straight postseason loss for the twins. scoring started early with posajorge posada driving in robinson cano in the second. the lead was padded by a two-run homer from marcus thames and a solo shot in the seventh. well, there is no place like home for the washington capitals. hakem dermish has highlights from their home opener against the devils in this morning's sports. good morning, we're talking hockey. a divisi championship banner is nice. so is the presidents' trophy but, let's be honest, no one wants that in washington. this is the most powerful city in the world. the people want the stanley cup, the ultimate prize in professional hockey. last night the capitals playing their home opener against the new jeey devils. all righ here are those banners. told you. they're nice. but the caps, the fans, they want the cup. caps have won eight straight home openers. first period down 1-0.

middle of your screen, john carlson, the youngster, shoots and scores. beats martin brodeur. wow. game tied 1. let's give a little hip-hip hooray for the folks in red. second period game knotted a 2-2. alex ovechkin with the puc check this out. nifty move and in traffic rips it into the back of the net. impressive. ovechkin finished with two goals and an assist. minutes later watch the bottom of your screen. jason chimera out of the penalty box. this is pretty sweet. thank you very much. off the crossbar. he was one of six different capitals to score. the caps clobbered the devils. 7-2. here is ovechkin on bouncing back after friday night's loss. >> i think last night was an emrrassing nightor us. we'll regroup and watch video. everybody played better last night and tonight i think we'll we'll move our legs, finish our checks, play better

neutral zone, defensive zone. this is our achilles heel, i think. talng football now. devin thomas is the tenth ranked kick returner in the nfl. for now he doesn't have a team to play for. yesterday the redskins cut the former second-round draft pick. thomas was eected to make an impact as a receiver bute apparently fell out of favor with head coach mike shanahan. the redskins were trying to trade devin thomas but a deal never got done so they released him. washington signed running back williams from the practice squad. thomas had zero receptions but was productiveveraging 28 yards per return. thomas told "the washington post," quote, i can't really say it was a surprise because you could see something was coming with me never playing. albert haynesworth will not play today against green bay. he'll be in tennessee attending a memorial for his half-brother who was lled in a motorcycle accident thursday night. haynesworth plans to be with his family for the next several days. college football now.

virginia tech's tyrod taylor is the winningest quarterback in hokies history because his hokies are winning, too. last night their fourth straight ainst central michigan. in blacksburg the hokies earning their swagger back. first quarter, virginia tech down 7-0. not for long. taylor called his own number and he answe. splits two defenders. see you. looking like michael vick making plays with his feet. 72-yard td. taylor had three touchdowns, two rushing, one passing. fourth quarter, more hokies. handoff to david wilson and he runs right by the defense. rememb, no defense for speed. 68-yard score. the hokies roll 45 to 21, their fourth straight victory. all right. we're in atlanta. virginia cavaliers taking on georgia tech and former head coach as the defensive coornator. his defense gets beat here in the second quarter. max millian up the gut. 37 yards for the touchdown. cavaliers in front 7-3.

the yellow jackets buzzed right back. anthony allen. he w solid. rushed for 195 yards and three tds. georgia tech defeats virginia 33-21. in winston-salem ricky dobbs and navy against wake forest. we have drama. 33 seconds to play. midst down by six points. dobbs roll out. he's a playmaker. perfect pass to greg jones for the game-wner. dobbs had four touchdowns, two rushing, two passing, the midshipmen come back to beat the demon deacons 28-27 the final. upset alert. the old ball coach steve spurrier and number south carolina hosting number one alabama. fourth quarter, crimson tide down 14 points. mcelroy bck to pass. throws a strike to hanks. and it's a touchdown, alabama. they cut the deficit to seven with plenty of time left. later, gamecocks on offense. they shut it down. steven garcia lofts it up down

the sideline. are you kidding me? one-handed catch. the defender holding the jersey, no proem. 45-yard gainer. it would lead to a touchdown. spurrier and the south carolina gamecocks upset number one alabama 35-21. the folks in columbia, oh, yeah, they're feeling good. also yesterday west virginia beats unlv 49-10. that's your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. thank you, sir. 9:27 right now. there is much more to come this morning on news 4 today. >> reporter: rockville pike remains closed between old georgetownnd mar

a developing story out of rockville. two pedestrians hit and killed by a car on ckville pike. this morning many roads in the area remain closed. good morning and welcome back to news 4 "today." i'm aaron gilchrist. kimberly is off today. it's nday, october 10th, 2010. the news is just ahead. first, though, a quick check of our forecast. chuck bell is here with us this morning keeping an eye on the weather. yes, indeed. a good looking day outside. stupendous. another nice word for it. nice weather for anything you plan on doing outside today. good weather for the old backyard barbecue. grill some steaks. you know the whole block smells

ke that. >> we have people. wasn't you. sorry about that. maybe next time. i'll save you a baked potato. tempatures now climbin up almost to the 06-degree mark in many spots here in northwest washington. we have made it to 60 degrees now as you look high over washington. 59 in annapolis. 59 in reagan natial. 56 out at dulles international airport. 58 degrees at thurgood marshall, bwi international airport. outside for today, sunshine aplenty. the sun doesn't go down until 6:36 this evening. the broncos and the ravens kicking it off at 1:00. 77 degrees. very nice weather for them. good weatheror the redskins as well. another check of your forecast for work and school. we are following a developing story in maryland as an accident has left two pedestrians dead. this happened about 3:00 this

morning in rockville. news 4's derrick ward is le at the scene with e latest on this. derrick? >> reporter: we are in rockville pike. you are looking south down rockville pike toward marinelli. one part of the crime scene. a fatal pedestrian accident happened early this morning. i want to show you some video. about 3:20 when a late model acura was northbound on rockville pike and it struck two pedestrians who were crossing near marinelli road. and we dn't know for sure if those pedestrians were in the crosswalk or not. both of those pedestrians identified only as two 26-year-olds from silver spring have since died from their injuries. this is a large crime scene because of what happened after those pedestrians were struck. we are here from paula starks from montgomery police department. >> initially the drivegot out, possibly to render aid to the victims. for reasons still under investigation the driver got

back into his car, drove north about a block, ma an immediate right turn on old georgetown road where he stopped. at that point a witness to this collision contacted him and advised him he needed to return to the scene. the driver did walk back to the scene. there officers realized he may have alcohol in his system. he was taken into custody and ocessed for dui. he did give a sample by breath and charges are pending followg conference with the state attorney office at the conclusion of this investigation. >> reporter: this is the tenth and 11th pedestrian fatality in montgomery county at this point and we we told most of those incidents, the majority of those incidents, were pedestrian fault. there's no indication of tha yet. the investigation is still very fresh here. it may be another 30 to 35 minutes before rockville pike is open for traffic north and southbound between marinelli and old georgetown road as this

investigation continues. we are live in montgomery county. now back to you. >> derrick ward, thank you. the family of a maryland teen who was killed back in august is pleading with the public for help in finding his killer. police say tayshaun jones shot julian kelly during a rbery in silver spring. kelly died two weeks later. they arrested three suspects who are still searchi for jones. yesterday kelly's relatis made a plea to the public for help in bringing generals to justice. >> to anyon who is out there helping tayshaun stay at large, please find it in your heart to turn him in. you have no idea the pain this has caused not just my family but all who have known my brother. >> jones is reportedly a member of the 38 mob street gang and should be considered armed and dangerous. the mysterious death of a northern virginia busineman has fairfax county police asking the public for help.

police released this picture of a gold lexus 470 suv similar to the one missing from the hom of a person found dead on thursday. it has tags xyw-8197. a family member found the 61-year-old eun dead. police are calling it an apparent homicide and say he died from trauma to the upper body. if you have any information or see the vehicle, you are asked to contact police immediately. one of the most controversial building projects of the yeais getting some local atteion. last night one of the developers of the mosque scheduled to be built near ground ro in new york spoke at a dinner in northern virginia and that attract add crowd of protesters. news 4's darcy spencer has more on the local debate. >> no mosque at ground zero. >> reporter: outside the marriott hotel in arlington county dozens of people protested the council on american islamic relations banquet taking place inse. one of the banquet's speakers is a developer of the

proposed mosque at ground zero in new york. >> it is aribute to their success for bringing down the towers. that is the way it will be viewed in the middle east. that's the way it will be viewed with the terrorists. it is their victory there. it will be their victory temple being built in new york. >> reporter: those invved in the protest did not confront those walking into the hotel to attend the dinner. there was tight security at th hotel and additional police presence. protesrs geraldine davies daughter died. >> we're suffering out here. this is awful for us. nine years later our lives are totally and completely altered and we're back fighting the same battles that existed nine years ago. >> reporter: the develop of the new york park 51 islamic center project was one of the speakers, declined an on air intervw and said he was not available to speak. news 4 was not allowed inside to record the event which also featured journalist helen thomas. the evt would also address islamaphobia.

>> the people here who are protesting, essentially theye full of hate and bigotry. in my view as a west point graduate, someone who has served the u.s. army as a u.s. citizen, that's not in line with our american values. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4 today. >> the protest was led by a task force based in alexandria. according to polls more than 70% of americans are against buding the islamic center and mosque so close to ground zero. opponents are asking ground leaders to move the center to another site. 33 chilean miners are now just days away from rescue. a drill broke through early saturday morning bringing hope to a town that thought they might not see their loved ones until christmas. officials plan to start the process of bringi the miners to the surface as early as wednesday. first, however, crews will reinforce the first00 feet of the hole with steel sleeves. engineers believe the rest of e hole is stable enough to begin the rescue process.

still to come this hour, disappointing news iyou're a social security recipient. why you may not be receiving an increase in monthly benefits anytime soon.

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back at this week's" wednesday's child." barbara harrison spent time with a little guy named j.d. >> reporter: hi. j.d.? >> yes. >> reporter: how are you? >> good. i'm excited. >> reporter: are you eited? well, i'm happy to hear that because i'm excited to meet you and to be here with you at six flags. six flags is all decked out in bwebs for its annual october fright fest and a place for a show, we found a host of spooky characters ready to greet us. wow. are you scared yet? >> no. >> reporter: we left the monsters hyped for the kinder face that was waiting for us. >> are you a magician? >> i am a magician. >> that's awesome. >> i heard you would like to do some magic. >> yes. pretty hot book, isn't it? >> yes, it is. >> check it out. but it's just a book. >> reporter: j.d. is 14 years old and if he could do a real magic trick, he'd probably like to change some tings abt his life so far.

>> like so many o our kids in virginia just didn't have parents at could provide him the love and support that he needed quite possibly because they didn't get the love and support they needed. >> are you ready? ♪ he isuch a jovial kid. he's bright and funny. >> reporter: and he's resilient having spent the so many years in foster care moving from home to home. how many times have you moved, can you count? >> about 17 times. ♪ >> reporter: the six flags fright fest show featured crazy characters and being a good sport d. jumped right in. do you think you'd like to be a dancer? actor? singer? >> yes. >> reporter: magici? >> yes. yes, yes, yes, yes. >> reporter: he says he'd like to invent video games some day like one where a kid could

create theerfect life and family. if you created a mom and dad for your game, tell me what they would be like. >> loving, caring. >> reporter: a magic tip from joe and tickets to come back here from that man were a nice surprise for j.d. but the biggest surprise was the crowd thate ran in at the bumper cars. it capped off a day of laughter for a kid who deserves a little magic. barbara harrison, news 4 today. if you have room in your home and your heart for j.d. knowing he can get barbara harrison in a bumper car, call our specl adoption hotline. 1-888-2-adopt-me or logon to nbcwashington.com. all right. >> we should te the whole newsroom to take over bumper cars if barbara is willing to do it. >> that would be something else. 17 now before the topf the hour. 62 degrees here. we're getting up there. yes, indeed. on our way up to near 80 degrees. can this really bectober?

the holidays are closer than you think. it looks like the rockefeller center sking rink officially opened. the rink opened to visitors yesterday for its 74th year. it first opened in976 on christmas day and attracts more than 250,000 people every year. it's open to the public october through early april. didn't expecthat. didn't see that coming. >> whenou started to read that

tease, i'm like, oh, no. not christmas decorations already. a skating rink is all right, i gues but, man, just thinking the holidays are that close drives me crazy. my mother's birthday is tomorrow. >> get on it, chuck. >> i'm working on it. she doesn't need anything. doesn't wantanything. honey, just knowing you care is what matters the most. try sending her nothing and see wh you get. our weather is going to be nice day outside today. convertible owners, a top down alert for your sunday. get that roof down and drive it around the block. you know you want to. the whole reason you bought a convertible is for days like today. outside, sunshine across the national mall this mornin temperatures are inching their way up into the low 60s. officially at ronald reagan national airport, still 59 degrees. that's the 9:00 reading. at 10:00 i assure you you will bump up into the low 60s. light wind out of the northeast at 5 miles an hour. dew pnt back down to the mid-40s.

around our neighborhoods this morning, mon astacanassas and c up to near 60. rockville to gaithersburg up to poolesville also getting up close to 60 degrees to get your sunday morning started. the really cd stuff is up across interior sections of new york and nw england where a lot of spots were down into the 30s first thing this morning. that little weather front is going to be hanging up just over the top of us today so our northern and eastern viewers up towards he will coulthe city and columbia, up to annapolis, cooler today than yesterday but further down to the south culpepper, warrenton probably the same yesrday which means temperatures 10 to 12 degrees rmer than average. this front will not last too much longer. high pressure going to inch back to the north and wash it out almost entirely the next 24to 48 hours and that opens up the door for some very warm air to come back into the area for tomorrow. and a little hint of a lingers

at least through tuesday and wednesday. our future cast model by 6:00 tomorrow a little possibility there may be an isolated shower tomorrow. southern pennsylvania, northern maryland. so couldn't completelyule that out. i think here in the washington area a better chance for a shower coming up as we get into the day tuesday. fall foliage, that time of the year, everybody. skyle drive, just a little bit of color so far. better color further up to the north where they've had less sun light and the tropics aren't do with us yet. this area needs to be watched carefully. we'll keep you posted. for today sunshine, warm, delightful. no weather concerns of any kind. grn bay pack eers coming up at fedex field to take on the redski redskins. a 1:00 kick. you'd better wear your summer gear to the game today. it's going to be a wonderful day to be outside. tomorrowartly sunny. one or two showers possible. again, primarily up to the north and west of d.c. tomorrow and then kind of a better chance for everybody have a little opportunity for a shower on tuesday. a little hint of a cooling trend comes in by tuesday, wednesday, thursday time frame as we get the early lean on next we. it's probably going to actually feel a lot more like october.

washington national has still not been below 50 degrees since may 11th. maybe saturday morning might be our next chance. >>ll right. we'll look for it. thanks, chuck. still to come, this may look like ahild's ride but it's no kids play. wait until you hear how much these pony passengers were competing for and what they had to do to win.

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bad news for social security recipients expecting an increase. not happening. the trustees who oversee the project say there will be no cost o living adjustments for 2011. it will mark only the second year without an increase since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. on sunday nbc 4 is the place for politics. coming up after news 4 today it's "the chris matthews show" followed by "meet the press." here's a preview. good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on "the chris matthews show" bob woodward is here. is it reallyon the table that hillary clinton might replace joe biden on the ticket f 2012? what's the evidence? why would obama want such a heavy clinton presence? would it make him a transitional president? plus, just three weeks from the midterms are voters set to elect some very far right senators? how will that change washington?

join me and bob woodward, andrea mitchell and katty kay for a great roundtable. now for a look at "meet the press" here is david gregory. david? thks, chris. good morning, aaron. we kick off our election year senate debate series with two men vying for the seat in illinois once held by president obama. joining me the democrat illinois state treasurer and the repub c republican congressman mark hurt. the race is still too close to call there. that being the case i will ask the candidates where they stand on the big issues -- jobs, spending and taxes as well as the credibility questions that have made this an intensely negative campaign on both sides. plus, our political roundtable with "time" magazine columnist joe kleine and "the wall street journal's" peggy noonan all coming up this morning on "meet the prs." what would you do for $10,000? for 30 people in san diego it meant having a strong posterior. a group of contestants took part in a 30-hour carousel challenge.

riders were tested on thr carouseling ability and faced elimination through triv estions. finally one contestant was named the winner and they took away ten grand. at guy. the 30th anniversary of seaport village, a downtown shopping and entertainment venue. >> that's pretty good, though. what makes me curious the dance-a-thons you're still allowed bathroom breaks. that's how you separate the amateurs from the pros. . >> oneast look at the weather? beautiful weather today. sunshi sunshine. temperatures up near 80 grees again today. unbelievably nice for october. tomorrow in the mid-80s with even a little hint of october humidity. the next real chance in the washington area probablyoesn't show up until tuesday and even that is a pull try chance at

best. you'll remember it as being very warm and dry. our fall foliage, sometimes the leaves are just going to -- they're just going to quit. they're going to fall off it's been so warm. thank you, chuck. that's it for us. wake up tomorrow morning. we begin at 4:30 a.m. one word turns innovative design into revolutionary performance. one word makes the differen between defining the mission

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