good morning, everyone, and welcome to "news4 midday." i am barbara harrison. it's wednesday, october 12th, 2011. we begin with breaking news out of detroit. the underwear bomber has pleaded guilty on all the charges against him. he entered in the surprise plea

voluntarily. umar abdulmutallab is charged for eight felonies for trying to blow up a northwest flight with a bomb sewn into his underwear on christmas of 2009. and then an assassination attempt that would have been carried out in washington, d.c., and this man is one of two men involved in a plot to kill the saudi ambassador. melissa is outside the embassy in washington. >> reporter: we spoke with a terrorism expert just a few moments ago. he said hearing about the plot was surprising, but then at the same time, not surprising at all. he is a national security expert and also a professor at american university. he says the latest attempt is the latest of the power struggle

with iran. >> iran has carried out attacks on officials and embassies in many other countries over the years. >> reporter: the accused iranian born man, in a manhattan courtroom, was part of a plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador and to bomb a washington restaurant. >> how well they are going to be at what they are doing is going to depend how well we will look at it. >> reporter: investigators say he and an accomplice offered to pay $1.5 million for help from a mexican drug cartel to carry out the attack. >> iran is in a big power struggle in the middle east with saudi arabia. >> by attacking both the u.s. and saudi arabia, but somebody

with the cartel turned out to be working undercover for the united states. vice president joe biden responded on the "today" show this morning. he said it was, quote, no problem. >> i think there is a lot that goes on that we don't know about. >> i think we have done a good job. >> reporter: this man was arrested last month in new york. officials say he has been cooperating every since. >> it's further evidence that iran does not follow international rules of behavior, whether it's with respect to their nuclear program, international terrorism or the way they treat their own citizens, and this is just another piece of evidence of that. i think we should have a firm response, but also avoid overreacting.

we don't want to get into a war with iran. >> reporter: he is being held with no bond. the new leader of al qaeda released a new online video this morning railing against the united states. nbc news has yet to confirm the authenticity of the video. if it's real, it's the sixth video from zawahri. in it he reads a 13-minute speech. al zawahri was al qaeda's long-time number two until bin laden was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s back in may. one person is behind bars, accused in a deadly hit-and-run accident. it happened near baltimore avenue. prince georges county police say he was crossing the street when he was struck and killed. he was not in a crosswalk, however. the driver reportedly took off but was arrested not far from the scene. police are not releasing the driver's or victim's name at

this time. turning to the weather now. chilly out there and not as nice as it has been. that's okay. tom kierein tells us we have good weather coming. >> yeah, we have to get through today and tomorrow and then looking better for the weekend, but for right now, we are seeing the rain increasing across virginia. all of that area in yellow and orange, that's moderate to even heavy rain where you see the reds, and they are moving into the northern neck. there is one heavy downpour advancing to the north. that may make its way into the st. mary's county in the next half hour. closer to washington we have moderate showers. those areas of orange and yellow are moderate areas of rain, and northern foulk county, it's just now moving into loudoun county. we had the respite of rain in the nearby suburbs, but it will

not last much longer because the rain is advancing to the south. all around the region, we stayed cool all morning long. holding steady in the mid-60s. for the rest of the afternoon, looking wet. occasional showers, and some could be briefly heavy and highs reaching upper 60s to maybe near 70 with a northeast blustery wind. we will look at improving news as we head towards the weekend and a look into next week, and that is coming up in a couple minutes, barbara. >> thank you, tom. let's see if there are any problems on the roads out there. danella sealock joins us. >> if you are traveling southeast d.c., police activity is shutting down some of the roads. pennsylvania avenue southeast is closed from north carolina avenue to seventh street in both directions. and also if you are traveling sixth street is closed at c street. police activity blocking all lanes there. congestion in the area has lifted. your commute is much better. earlier outer loop of the

beltway, we were jammed at montgomery county. but now it's smooth sailing. and as you are taking 395, again, big delays were here earlier this morning but now a smooth ride for you as you make your way from edsall passing duke crossing over the 14th street bridge not seeing any problems for you. barbara back to you. >> nice to see the roads that clear, and of course they won't look that way in a few hours, will they? >> definitely not. >> thank you. police say they made a discovery for the community activist. his corolla was found yesterday in prince georges county. shortly after he disappeared surveillance cameras captured a picture of a man using his debit card. his phone was found on the wilson bridge. a new effort this morning from gary jar dan yo's attorney

to free him from the aruban prison he is. he has not been charged with anything. he has filed an appeal that he be released temporarily until the trial is scheduled, if one is arranged at all. jordano says she was swept out to sea. right now, president obama is celebrating the contributions of latino americans. he is hosting the american latino heritage forum at the white house. the event honors latinos who helped shape american history. now to the protest around washington. demonstrators camped out at freedom plaza can stay there through december 30th now, and that's longer than they first planned. late last night the park service amended the protesters permit. they are protesting everything from corporate influence to

their anger about social inequality and the economy. meanwhile, police arrested six protesters from occupy d.c. they were attempting to unhurl a banner that said tax the rich. our time is eight minutes after 11:00. coming up, why chris christie is

shopping trips. stay with us. the focus is back on the republican presidential hopefuls that took center stage in new hampshire for another debate last night. much of the spotlight was on herman cain who is quickly closing in on frontrunner mitt romney as he talks about his catchy nine, nine, nine tax plan. the texas governor criticized romney's health care record as governor of massachusetts. >> romney care has driven the cost of insurance premiums up by 14% over the national average in massachusetts. >> we have less than 1% uninsured, and you have 1 million kids uninsured in texas. >> there were no personal

attacks, however earlier in the day romney called on perry to reject the dallas pastor that called his mormon faith a cult. he had a campaign boost thanks to chris christie. he endorsed romney just hours before the start of the republican debate. many republicans pushed for christie to jump into the race himself as a search for a more exciting candidate. but this morning on the "today" show, christie said romney is the right man for the job and he'll prove it. >> the fact is governor romney will earn it, and he wouldn't want it any other way. that's exactly what he will do and now i'm going to help him. >> one of those fights -- >> political experts say christie's decision to endorse romney sends a signal to fall in line behind the former massachusetts governor. vice president joe biden is

in michigan today to talk about the now-failed jobs bill. senate republicans and democrats blocked the bill last night. in a statement the president blasted republicans for not passing it saying the bill contains the kind of proposals republicans have supported in the past. republicans oppose the measure over the tax surcharge on millionaires, and democratic leaders say they are planning to divide the package into pieces that they can get pass like extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. well, first lady michelle obama says she goes on shopping runs more often than you would think. recently she was spotted shopping at target in alexandria. she told al roker that she tries to get out of the white house every now and then. >> i actually took bo to petco, and the cashier asked me, what kind of dog is that? i said a portuguese water dog. he did not recognize us because he didn't suspect we would be in petco.

my secret is out but we try to sneak out as much as possible and it helps to keep our kids' lives normal. >> and mrs. obama trying to set a record for doing jumping jacks. this morning, members of the "today" show audience joined in the exercising. it's part of the campaign to fight childhood obesity. tom tells me he has already done his. are you going to get out and do a few more. >> i do jumping jacks every morning after i do my 500 sittups and 2,000 push-ups. >> that's why you are in such great shape. now get the weather in great shape. >> we would like to exercise our way away from the rain, but we cannot make that happen. we do have more rain about to come right into washington. it's right on the doorstep now. it's in northern virginia, and approaching us. as we look outside, we do have

the cloud cover beginning to lower, and it's getting a little da darker. that's a live picture from the city camera. right now at reagan national, it's at 65 and just cloudy there. the rain has not arrived there quite yet, but it will in probably another 15 minutes. got a east-northeasterly wind at 10 miles per hour. there is the rain, the moving color on the radar, that is rain. where you see the yellows and oranges, it's coming down harder. heavy downpours in the northern neck of virginia, and then another pocket east of fredericksburg and north west of fredericksburg. and the rain is now come into fairfax county. looks like maybe another ten or 15 minutes before it makes its way up to the beltway. further to the west, a pocket of moderate rain in foulk. and it's advancing to the north and coming up our way. right now temperatures around

the region are in the 60s. 65 now at reagan national. prince georges and arlington and fairfax counties in the low 60s to mid-60s, and cooler to the west. much of western maryland and west virginia in the 50s while it's near 70 in southern maryland. we had the predawn showers and then a respite, and now a lot of cloudiness and the next batch of rain is ready to approach. here is our future weather. all of this moving color, these are zones of likely rain coming in. this afternoon it will be light from time to time, and then the next patch coming through over the next couple hours. and then after that, this evening, a few scattered showers through the evening hours, and that should settle down after midnight and by dawn tomorrow, we might have a few sprinkles starting off thursday morning, and maybe a fog around the morning. and then the rainfall potential into thursday. these areas, the blue, here are

the zones and the scale, about a half inch and inch half of rain will be falling there. closer to washington, it looks like we will stay close. there may be areas to the east as well. south, southwest of us getting heavier downpours. some of the parts of the san shenandoah valley could get a couple inches of rain. so for the rest of the afternoon, we may have a passing shower from time to time. overall, though, quite a bit of cloudiness and temperatures holding steady in the 60s and maybe 70 in the next hour or so, and then this evening more rain from time to time, and then late evening it will be just cloudy. and then by dawn tomorrow, down into the low 60s and a bit milder on thursday. but mostly cloudy, maybe a little fog in the morning, but still a possibility of an afternoon or lingering shower on

friday morning. friday afternoon, drying out and just in time for the weekend. great for pumpkin hunting on the weekend. saturday and sunday looking very nice. great weather for all the high school and college games, for the king memorial ceremony dedication there on sunday, should be good weather for that, too. cool mornings in the 40s. >> hard to remember we're mid october almost. >> it's coming. >> thank you, tom. let's check on the traffic. here is danella. what is going on? >> still seeing police activity slowing you down pennsylvania avenue southeast shut in both directions from north carolina avenue to seventh street. and sixth street, at sea street, all the lanes are blocked there as well. the roadways are looking good. here is a few of 270 at falls road. traveling 270 north and south, no delays at all and no accidents to report.

taking 66, this is the view at cedar lane. as you continue east through the rauz lynn tunnel, it's smooth sailing. back to you. >> thank you. 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead on "news4 midday," we try to answer the controversial question, can strep throat lead to ocd in children? and her credits include the mini skirt and the red dress julia roberts wore in "pretty woman."

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the fashion designer is out with a memoir. vicky grew up here in our area, and joins us now to talk about her book and the special occasion that brings her back to the d.c. area. good morning and welcome. >> hi, nice to see you. >> nice to have you with us. you have quite a history when you look at the book. tell us how you got started in the fashion industry. it started right here in the bcc high school, right? >> in junior high, at 12 years old, i could not find anything i wanted and had to get a sewing machine and sew my own clothes. i made mini skirts.

>> you designed the first mini skirt. >> this was not in high school. this was in new york city in 1964. this was the shortest skirt ever seen. i wore it with the see through bra. >> wow, and let's look at this. she designed this jump suit for ursula andress. is that right? >> yes. >> you just liked it sexy, right? >> no, ursula taught me a lot. she was as glamorous as you could be. >> so she was -- >> she wanted to wear a jumpsuit, and she said i have an idea and want to be like a ser punt, and i want to wrap my legs around the men in the movies.

>> it caught on, because those were around a long time. and elizabeth taylor, tell us how you met her? >> i was in the hallway of the studios making "what's new pussycat," and then burton came in and said i love what you are wearing and you have to make it for the misses. and then elizabeth came out and saw it. >> and you designed the red dress from the movie "pretty woman," that jaulia roberts. >> yes. there is 24 bones inside and they are shaped to give you a perfect figure. >> any figure can wear this dress? >> it takes you in about two sizes.

>> really? if you wear an 8, you will look like a 4. >> it's the longest selling dress in the history of neiman marcus. >> this is the dress, but in red that julia roberts wore. did you design it for the movie? >> no, we made it george yo. >> you grew up right here in chevy chase. >> yes. >> who knew where you were going to end up. your entire neighborhood was running the country. >> i knew where i was going. i knew i wanted to be a fashion designer since i was a little girl. the people in my neighborhood ran the country. we had the press secretary of the president living two doors down, and radio free china living next door. politics everywhere. >> you are home because you are attending your 50 year high school reunion, and not ashamed to say it. >> no. >> congratulations. we brought some of your 50-year

reunion classmates in, and they are showing off some of your outfits. >> barbara johnson. she is the president. she is wearing this on saturday night at columbia congressional country club. this is elizabeth taylor's personal top, and worn by the cast of thousands. >> has she changed at all? >> not a bit. >> was she as scandal lus in her dress? >> yes. >> 50 years ago? >> 50 years ago. >> she never wore the bra or mini skirt to school? >> no. >> did any of you wear her designed clothes with the sewing machine that she bought? >> not so far, but anything can happen. >> well, have a great high school reunion. 50 years ago.

welcome home for those of you who are coming back to dcc high school. sounds like you guys are going to have a great time. >> yeah, party on. >> maybe we could show the picture of you in the cheer leading squad. >> yeah. >> there you are, and you have not changed a bit. welcome home. >> thank you. >> all right. back for her 50th high school reunion with her brand-new book. thanks a lot for coming. our time is 11:28. coming up in the next half hour, one council member is trying the machines out right. we will talk to the c

stay with us. strong words right now from vice president biden concerning iran's connections to an assassination plot in the u.s. the fbi says two men have ties to the event. both men are now charged. biden calls the plot over the top and says the u.s. is working with other nations to further isolate tehran. a prince georges county council committee passed legislation banning the slot

machines. county executive, mr. baker, joins us to weigh in on the subject. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is a controversial topic, because a lot of people believe it's the best way to go, and gambling could generate $2.3 billion for the county. what do you say? >> the timing of the legislation is premature. what i asked the council to do when they were thinking about this is to with draw the piece of legislation, because i think it ties our hands before we know what is on the table. i have always said that we have to look at revenue sources to come in to prince georges county. we cannot go into annapolis by taking one off the table before we know what is all available. so i think it's premature. i think right now there are only four sites in maryland where you have gaming, and prince georges is now one of them, and give us a chance to negotiate with annapolis and see what we get. >> is the biggest problem the people that think it will bring more crime into the county? >> the concerns are crime and

traffic. what we don't know is what an overall prince georges county would get if we brought game into the county. we don't know that because we don't know what the dollar amount would be. it doesn't mean that we have to be necessarily for slots right now, but i think we should wait and see what will happen in annapolis first. >> i think i should say and be proud because prince georges county crime is down now, and we have reported crime after crime before, so great news. >> yes, we are very happy. >> let's talk about your $50 million development economic fund. >> we have the largest incentive fund in the region, and it will help entice businesses to come to prince georges county. we see the affects it could have. we brought in a business from lorden, virginia, and it's a security company going to come

and relocate their office. >> you tweeted yesterday that you want to steal a business away from virginia. what business is it? >> it was coastal international that came out. so we are very excited about the fact that we have a business -- >> they are coming? >> they are coming. they will have a facility in prince georges county, so we want more of that. >> virginia will not be happy with us saying that's good. how are things looking in the county right now? >> we are making improvements. they are steady improvements. this administration, i said education was going to be a top priority, and providing 14 million to the education system. we have a great superintendent who is working with the board, but on a personal level what i try to do is spend one day a week in the school system to let them know it's that important. we are making progress, we think

on all frienonts. we are pleased. >> we had the high school choir on yesterday. >> thank you for having me, barbara. >> thank you. it's 11:34. right now family members of a 10-month-old baby say they expect the baby's mother to be arrested. the family hired a private investigator to help coordinate their own search efforts. >> there's a bad guy or bad people with the child, and we want to get the child home safe and sound, and that's the goal of everybody. >> crews searched a well about five blocks from the home. three firefighters were lowered into the well to take a closer look but they did not find anything. the latest on the conrad murray trial. now the medical examiner struck a major blow to murray's defense saying it's unreasonable to

believe the singer could have given himself a dose of the an stetic, propofol. they intend to call three more witnesses to the stand. yesterday jurors heard from some of dr. conrad murray's police interrogation. he described the scene of the inside of the hospital as his children learned their dad died. >> they cried and cried. murray is accuseedofgiving the singer alet annual dose.

if convicted he faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license. police arrested a man accused of attacking two women ner a metro station. both women were assaulted last month near the metro stop. james fleming is a man that raped a woman on silver road and he robbed another woman near the same metro stop and groped her. each victim was able to identify fleming out of a photo lineup. metro is considering changing how ride wrurz pay for their trips to make it less confusing for folks. according to the "washington examiner," there are more than 44,000 combinations for the agency to charge you. the transit agency is considering adding unlimited

monthly passes, and it could cancel the surcharge. metro hopes to recommend a new fare board. under the plan, the king street station would become king street with old town written in small letters below, and waterfront seu, would become waterfront, and then navy yard would get ballpark added as a second name, and then long names would be moved into secondary names. the changes are slated for this coming june. and let's go outside and see what tom has to tell us about the weather. >> we have rain on our doorstep here in washington. looking to the south, the sky watcher camera appearing into virginia, where it is now raining. and the radar showing that rain advancing south to north, and it's raining across most of virginia right now and eastern west virginia. the nearest rain right now is into fairfax city, and coming

towards springfield, and it's just about to in the next few minutes cross the potomac and head into washington. the pockets in yellow are heavy rain, and there are quite a few across the potomac into parts of prince william, and culpepper and louden. and it's cool. we have not had our temperatures budge hardly at all all morning. now 65 at reagan national. and maybe a brief heavy downpour later, and then tonight things should settle down. tomorrow morning, maybe fog around and cloudy in the low 60s. tomorrow afternoon and evening, might get an additional shower as well as friday morning. then a drying trend and cooling down for saturday, sunday and monday. in the 60s to near 70. feeling like autumn, and that's the way it looks like right now.

we will check on traffic now with danella sealock. >> we have good news. earlier we had police activity shutting down parts of pennsylvania avenue and that's all clear. we are seeing a lot of green in the area. that means you are good to go, all around the beltway, and even traveling 66 inside of the beltway. i will give you a live look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, we are clear here. if you are making the loop around to montgomery county, no problems at all. and also if you are traveling the beltway into virginia, this is what robinson terminal looks like, clear, clear and clear. no accidents to report at this time. back to you. >> thank you, danella. describe the tusks. >> how about a pet pig? wilber the pot belly big is currently living at the prince william animal shelter.

he is five years old and ways more than 200 pounds. his previous owners could not keep him from running away. he is a big fan of dog treats, and he loves to be scratched behind the ears, so if you think he can do that, and he can be a bit stubborn at times, stubborn as a pig. he iadorable. a deal is under the microscope again for how it will impact travel in the d.c. area. here is a look at the reagan national airport where us airways has been trying to acquire slots from delta, but there was a snag when the antitrust decision announced it was looking at the impact the deal would have on ticket prices and competition in the district. the deal already won conditional approval. a long-time gay rights activist died. he dedicated his right to gay rights after the federal

government fired him in 1957 for being gay. he led the first gay rights protest to the white house. the government formally apologized for his firing, and last year a section of 17th street in dupont circle was named in his honor. he died at his home in northwest washington. he was 86 years old. a woman accused of randomly stabbing a shopper outside of a target store in maryland yesterday was charged with a similar unprovoked attack before that. this surveillance video shows starks attempting to buy knives yesterday and then stealing them after her credit card was declined. just moments later, police say she stabbed a woman in the neck and shoulder outside a neighboring target store. police say it's eerily similar to an attacked starks was

charged with in 2005 when she stabbed somebody outside nordstrom's at the montgomery mall. >> it's disturbing we have the same individual involved in a similar gram. >> police say she would not put down the knives. starks was released from the mental hospital just 60 days ago. she had been released from prison just a day before that 2005 attack as well. 11:43 is our time now. still ahead on "news4 midday," we try to answer the controversial question, could strep throat lead to ocd in

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boxes? right now, the house is holding a hearing on the affect of food marketing on children's health. government officials intended to target colorful characters that appear on the boxes of sugary cereals, but now they say they will allow the icons to stay on the boxes to hope they will curb the amount of advertising they do for other junk foods. new hope in europe is sending stock prices higher.

we will check in with cnn's sema. >> as you mentioned, stocks have opened higher today putting the s&p on track for the sixth winning day in the past seven on optimism. they are reaching a deal to expand the fund. they were expecting to ratify the rescue fund plan, and the opposition party abstained as a way to help topple the government. slovakia is the last country in the 17-member currency zone left to approve it. merkel said she was expecting approval on october 23rd. and then hewlett-packard is rethinking the plan to spin off the computer division as the cost may outweigh the benefits. and in other news, blackberry

faces more problems. blackberry users saw more disruptions in services and now it has spread into asia and north america. customers in the u.s. have experienced problems, experiencing flurries of deliveries in the morning. occupy wall street continues. the demonstration taking place in new york to protesters making their way around new york city, and other cities across the u.s., lawmakers including president obama have weighed in on occupy wall street. that's the latest and greatest from cnbc. back to you. >> thank you. well, here is a question. can strep throat lead to ocd, obsessive compulsive disorder in children? the doctor is here to explain the rare and controversial disorder associated with strep dau cockle infection.

did i get that right? >> yes, it's a mouthful. it's a term used to subscribe kids that have a compulsive disorder, and almost overnight, they develop a dramatic change in their behavior, where maybe before they were perfectly fine kids and then suddenly they get a strep infection and start behaving as if they have compulsive disorder, and they have movement disorders or ticks. >> do you believe it's from the infection itself or from what you use to treat it? >> it's actually from the anti-bodies that the body creates in order to fight off the infection. there's a similar illness that is also caused by strep infection. the anti-bodies goes to the heart valves and they attack the valves and cause damage to the heart. what is suspected to happen in

p.a.n.d.a.s., there is a particular area of the brain that has inflammation, and that causes behavioral change. >> it is permanent? >> well, it's hard to know, because it's a newly diagnosed condition. it has been around for 15 or 20 years, but it's rare. we don't have that much data on the kids. it's felt that what happens is the kids will get the strep infection, and develop the really bad symptoms and get treated for the strep infection, and overt course of weeks or months, things will go back to normal in most cases, but sometimes there's a lingering of the ocd symptoms, and then next time they get a strep infection, which is very common in kids, suddenly they will have an exacerbation of the ocd symptoms, and it's a waxing and waning of the course it could take. >> what is a parent to do?

you are told your child has strep. is there anything to do to this ocd reaction? >> well f. your child suddenly develops extreme behavioral changes overnight, i think it's wise to take your child to the pediatrician, and get a throat swab done and see if there is an infection, and you want to treat it to see what happens with the behaviors. sometimes people will have had a strep infection a month prior and no longer test positive on the strep test, but that strep infection from a month ago is now contributing to the problems that they are now experiencing at the time. there are other tests the doctor can do to determine whether or not you had a strep infection. >> why is this disorder considered controversial? >> it's rare and doesn't happen to that many kids. the vast majority of kids with ocd do not have p.a.n.d.a.s. and the natural result is for there to be a waxing and waning

quality to it, so kids will do okay for a little while and then all of a sudden with increased stress their ocd will get worse. the difference -- the subtle difference is when kids have p.a.n.d.a.s. it's an overnight change the parents will see in their kids as opposed to the graduate subtle changes in ocd. >> thank you, and we'll see you next week. it's now 11:52. coming up, the best cities for young people. ú ú

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and is living in try beera. that's enough for them to say that they are 95% sure that yeti exists, and not surprisingly others are skeptical of the findings. three local communities are among the best places for young people to live. the city of al sexandria will he winners that get $2,500. and tom kierein is with us to talk about the forecast. oops, no, we will do something before we talk to tom. let's see what is coming up later on this afternoon. pat lawson joins us with a preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00, apple debuts another product today. we'll show it to you. and one family's trip to a cornfield turn into the a real adventure.

and then a childhood pastime doubling as a good workout. we will reintroduce you to the work out class that is all about the hulahoop and all the benefits can you get from twisting and turning. >> do you remember that? >> yeah, once you learn it you can't forget it. >> now, its tom's turn. what is coming up with the weather? >> rain coming in. as we look at the sky over washington, we have the gray sky, the clouds producing rain, and the radar over the last hour showing it advancing to the north. it's actually decreasing a little bit in the intensity, but still those areas of orange and yellow are moderate showers, and we some in loudoun county, and just now move into prince georges county, and the rain just crossing the potomac river come into washington, and it has been cool our morning. we are holding steady in the low

and mid-60s. we will probably stay in the 60s throughout the rest of the afternoon in most of the region, and some passing showers from time to time. should settle down tonight and then maybe another passing shower or thundershower tomorrow or tomorrow evening, and then sun back friday afternoon, and highs are mid-70s, and then on sunday, monday and tuesday, cooler and sunshine is back, and that's the way it looks. we'll see you tomorrow morning. have a good afternoon. >> you, too, tom. thanks a lot. that's "news4 midday" for today. we thank you for being with us. we invite you to join us at 4:00. [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years

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