good morning, everyone. and welcome to "news 4 midday," it's monday, november 14th, 2011. right now, crews are repairing cracks high atop the washington monument. the cracks are from august's earthquake, which shut down the monument indefinitely. news 4's megan mcgrath is live with more on the crew's efforts to get the monument ready for winter. >> reporter: quite a day to be up there. you can see the engineers dangling up above right now, and they're basically trying to cut down on the amount of water coming into the monument due to the earthquake. they're up there with these little foam pieces they're literally shoving into the cracks. their hope is they're going to be able to cut down on a lot of that water, about 90% of the water they hope they'll be able to stop from coming in. at the washington monument, heads are once again tilted up

towards the sky. the difficult access team is back again. this time, they're plugging some of the major cracks to keep water from leaking inside. >> i think it's really interesting. you can actually tell how large the monument actually is, with that person actually up there. and i think it's neat they're working on it. >> it is quite a sight to see. dangling from the tip of the monument, the team is working its way down, shoving flexible casings that look kind of like sausages into the major cracks. >> it's kind of a foam -- if you picture a pool noodle, it's just like that, but smaller. you push it in the crack, it expands to keep out the vast majority of the water coming into the building now. >> reporter: can you stop it all from coming in? >> no, there'll be a little, but historical historically, a little water's always come in this building. >> reporter: and you're taking a live look now at the flag surrounding the base of the washington monument. they're going to be keeping a close eye on the wind. and that's because they don't want this to happen again. take a look at this video.

this was shot back in september during the inspection phase. when the crews were up there, they had that particularly windy day. the wind literally prompted -- actually picked up one of the folks -- one of the engineers blew him from one face, one side of the monument literally over to the other side. he wasn't hurt, and we heard later on it was kind of exciting. quite an experience. but obviously a dangerous situation. they don't want anyone to get hurt doing this work. they're keeping a very close eye on the wind. right now, everything is okay. they're there, they're up there doing their work. what i'm told is 20 to 25-mile-an-hour wind gusts is when they're going to have to start pulling people inside. we don't have that right now. so they're going ahead and doing their work. keeping a close eye on the weather in terms of rain. they're hoping to get a decent break so they can get as much work done. they want as many of these major cracks plugged so they can cut down on the water. their hope here is 90% to 95% of the water should be taken care of with these little foam

pieces. that's their hope here. barbara, back to you. >> it sure does look scary seeing people blown around. >> reporter: or exciting, depending on your perspective. >> fun for some. thanks a lot. >> reporter: sure. and the national cathedral is back open this midday and celebrating all week. a 5.2 magnitude earthquake had it shut down for repairs since august. tonight the cathedral will offer a mass for the feast of all souls. the mass is at 7:30 tonight. tomorrow, there's an interfaith concert and tomorrow at 7:30 tickets are between $15 and $30. there's a new exhibit too. it shows just how much damage the quake caused there at the cathedral. the cathedral sustained about $15 million worth of damage. final repairs are expected to take several more months to complete. also reopening today, the nuclear power plant being shut down for almost three months

because of that same earthquake. dominion power says the quake didn't do any damage to the plant but wanted to ensure there were no structural problems with the plant. officials also said there's no need to change the design or structure of the plant at this time. and turning to the weather right now on a very mild day ahead we hear, let's talk to tom kierein for our first forecast for this midday. >> yes, unusually mild here for mid-november. and this morning we started off mild. those clouds overnight acting like a blanket holding in some of the heat from sunday. and now on this monday, looking off to the west and southwest, we have still a lot of clouds around, the camera bouncing around a little bit, the camera's about 300 feet up above the surrounding terrain here. the winds may be blowing around 25 or so. the view from space, there's quite a bit of cloudiness across northern virginia, a lot of sun on the eastern shore, southern maryland, and through central virginia and parts of western maryland and into west virginia there is more sun than there is

here locally around the metro area. and up there, look out in the mountains, petersburg now 68 degrees. fredericksburg now with sunshine, 68, indianapolis is at 70 degrees. so we have really warmed up quickly here, even with the cloud cover. thanks to a southwesterly breeze, and that'll be with us here into the afternoon. we'll be holding steady in the upper 60s to around 70 all the way through mid-afternoon. getting a bit cooler tonight, we'll look at that and maybe some rain tomorrow. details on that, and then a big change for the end of the week. all of that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. not buckling up this week could cost you. it's click it or ticket time. you've got to buckle up. it's a week long effort getting underway in virginia today. not wearing a seat belt is a secondary offense in the commonwealth. police have to pull you over for another violation before you can get a ticket from them. let's check midday traffic and

see how things are moving out there. >> good morning. good morning, traveling in d.c. right now we have the 600 block of 5th street northeast closed for water service repairs. also, seeing water service repairs on the 2700 block of olive street northwest, as well. if you're taking the commute this morning along route 50, not seeing any problems for you there. all the way heading out of annapolis, you're in the clear. that live camera in that area, you can see no problems in the roadways for you. also, looking really good on i-66, if you're traveling east toward the beltway, no issues at all. on both sides of i-66 east and west inside and outside of the beltway. and i'll give you traveling speeds if you're traveling eastbound, you're at 59 miles per hour. barbara, back to you. >> thanks. police are working to learn what happened during a deadly shooting overnight. we first brought you this story in breaking news this morning. police responded to edgewood

street in fnorthwest washington. >> reporter: police have been focusing their investigation this morning right there behind that cadillac where this young man was found shot. now, police say that they received a call for a shooting here at the 500 block of edgewood and northeast just before 2:30 this morning. when they arrived, they found an adult male in his 20s who was unconscious behind that vehicle. he was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. now, police say that they don't know if that's where this young man was shot, but they say that that is where they found him. they also say that when they arrived here on the scene, there was no one around but that young man. so as they continue their investigation, they're going to have to kind of start from scratch. and being very thorough to make sure that no evidence has been missed here on the scene. and at this point, they have no suspect information. in northeast, i'm tracy wilkins,

news 4. a man faces felony charges after reports of shots fired near the white house. u.s. park police issued an arrest warrant for 21-year-old oscar ramiro ortega. police saw a man fire a we friday night. they found a car abandoned near the roosevelt bridge with evidence inside that traced back to ortega. and police are trying to find out if the same person is behind a rash of robberies in the district this weekend. at least seven cases were reported within 12 hours on sunday. police say two in northwest could be connected, one was on monroe street, and the other happened at 14th and meridian place. police are now increasing patrols in those areas. and today, the fairfax county school board will meet to discuss a proposal to install surveillance cameras in high schools there. the cameras would be in

cafeterias and other areas where students are known to get into trouble. those in favor of the plan say it's a necessary security measure. those against it worry about a lack of privacy and trust. if the plan passes, it would be up to each principal to come up with the funds. the cameras could cost about $900,000 county wide. well, another quarterback change couldn't spark the redskins' offense. they made the switch back yesterday. but grossman was just as ineffective. once again, turnovers killed the burgundy and gold against miami. grossman threw for 250 yards and two interceptions. the dolphins scored late in the fourth quarter to seal the deal. in the end, the skins managed just three field goals losing 20-9. after the game, coach shanahan talked about the quarterbacks. >> well, i don't know if i've been in a situation where i've had been in this situation

before. we've got a number of people go down. you're playing with an inexperienced quarterback and you don't want to throw him to the wolves and go with a more experienced guy. i don't want to put young in a situation where we've had a number of guys down and with his experience especially over the last two weeks, i didn't think that was the right thing to do. >> the redskins' five-game losing streak is the longest in mike shanahan's career. they're 3-6 and tied for last place in the nfc east. and to add insult to injury, multiple reports say two redskins players tested positive for recreational drug use during the lockout. 11 players could be facing big fines. davis spoke to reporters about the situation. >> i heard that. but i'm not -- as that situation comes. no, they didn't notify me, but i heard about it. >> from your agent? >> yeah. >> you've not been fined or

anything like that? >> not yet. >> as for williams, he said he didn't know anything about the report. no word on what the possible punishment would be for violating the league's substance abuse policy. 11:11 is our time right now. and coming up, someone new is talking about herman cain today. his wife is also talking about those allegations. and justin timberlake shares what it was like to go to a marine corps ball in virginia with a special date. stay with us.

and now to decision 2012. the two republican presidential candidates in the headlines for the wrong reasons are seeing their poll numbers drop. new poll numbers show herman cain losing steam. texas governor rick perry has seen his support cut by half since his brain freeze during last week's debate. after perry's mistake, pollsters went back to the same voters surveyed the week before and asked the same questions. according to the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll, mitt romney picked up 5 percentage points and is now on top, newt gingrich saw a 5% bump, but he remained in third place. herman cain who led the last poll fell back to second place, rick perry saw the biggest drop now only 4% of those polled support him. and new today, nbc news confirms a new witness will come forward in the controversy surrounding republican presidential candidate herman cain. this afternoon, attorney gloria

allred will hold a news conference with the former boyfriend of sharon bialek. the woman who has publicly accused herman cain of inappropriately touching her back in 1997. meanwhile, cain's wife is defending her husband from sexual harassment allegations. gloria cain tells fox news her husband would need to have a split personality to do the things that have been said that he's done. she says her husband "totally respects women." >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman. and i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> four women have accused herman cain of sexually harassing them while he led the national restaurant association in the 1990s. president obama told leaders

of the apec summit in hawaii their success is critical to growth. nations gathered in hawaii this weekend for the annual meeting to discuss economic issues. the group says freeing up trade is crucial to a lasting global economic recovery. a big highlight of the weekend. a u.s.-backed plan to forge a specific free trade block got a big boost when leaders from canada and mexico joined japan in expressing support for the deal. well, when world leaders posed for this group photo, there was something a little different. they were wearing regular business attire. for the past two decades, leaders have posed together in the costumes of the host nation. making it more of the memorable moments. this year, president obama decided to end that tradition, no word if russia will try to revive it when they host the forum next year. about an hour ago, we learned the supreme court will hear a challenge to president

obama's health care law. 3 of 12 appellate judges decided it's unconstitutional to require all americans to have health insurance. a florida case is considered the largest and broadest challenge to the law. the supreme court will likely hear arguments in march. a case could set up an election year showdown over the white house's main domestic policy achievement. well, ever wonder what it must be like to fly over the earth? well, take a second to take a look at this. it's a view of the earth like you've never seen before. crews from the international space station recorded this time lapse video between august and october. you can see the aurora borealis. to see more video like this, this time lapse video, go to our website, nbcwashington.com and search iss. beautiful, isn't it, tom? >> it's spectacular, and a lot of people think, that's not real, they did that on the

computer. but that is actual video from the international space station. look at the auroras there. these wonderful green curtains of light. from the surface when we look up on the sky, we see them like giant curtains and from the above, they're these swirling areas and you'll see the cities along the coastlines, and these are moonlit shots. there you see the lightning flashing from clouds there and thunderstorms, it's just spectacul spectacular. and as you mention, we've got the full length of that video which runs about five minutes on our website, nbcwashington.com. check it out. that is spectacular. i'd make a lousy astronaut, i'd be looking out the window the whole time. i wouldn't get any work done. hey, today, watching the skies, we've had clouds cruising through at reagan national. there's capitol hill in the district and reagan down to the right there. it's at 65 degrees. do you remember where you put your flip-flops? it is a warm and balmy day here for november. that is for sure. and we've got that southerly breeze to thank that's been

persistent over the last 12 hours or so. and we've also had these clouds that have been cruising through across the northern shenandoah valley, parts of maryland, but the eastern shores all bright and sunny now and it's sunny in southern maryland through central virginia. and the temperatures there already around 70 degrees from fredericksburg into southern maryland where they've had more sun. but under the clouds, it's a little bit cooler. right now around the region, temperatures under the clouds are in the low 60s most areas. but annapolis, 70 degrees, it's near 70 throughout much of southern maryland through central virginia. out of the mountains of west virginia, some of the high spots there have already exceeded 70 degrees. 72 now in petersburg, and some of the deeper valleys, though, it's a bit cooler. the it's down into the 50s there. over the next 48 hours, high clouds in and out throughout the day, but sunshine this afternoon too. these areas of green, these are zones of potential rain. that may be moving in tuesday evening. it does look like, and during

the day on tuesday itself, we might have an afternoon sprinkle. but as we get into wednesday, a greater chance of steadier rain moving through as the front is going to be stalled out here on wednesday. but on wednesday, the front will sweep off to the east and we'll have a clearing sky and it'll turn colder. so for the rest of this monday, enjoy this balmy afternoon. we'll have temperatures climbing to around 70 degrees. it'll be partly sunny to sunny at times, and a southwesterly breeze around 5 to 15. and then overnight tonight, we'll have clouds beginning to thicken up a bit and turning mostly cloudy and we'll be in the mid 60s early evening and down to 60 at midnight and the breeze will persist through the evening. and then during the day tomorrow, cool start in the low 50s, back in the 60s again, but not as warm as today. and there is a small chance of a morning sprinkle or perhaps a little better chance of an afternoon or evening passing light shower. and then on wednesday, occasional showers and temperatures climbing again into

the mid-60s before the cooler air arrives, and that'll be wednesday night into thursday morning. thursday morning down into the low to mid-30s in the rural areas, mid and upper 30s by the bay. afternoon highs on thursday only the low 50s, and it'll be partly cloudy, and even colder on friday. friday morning freezing. afternoon highs only in the 40s to near 50 on friday, but should be bright and sunny. and looks like a mostly sunny weekend too. but still chilly, mid-50s saturday, perhaps near 60 on sunday. enjoy this balmy weather for today. it's not going to last much longer. >> thank you. and let's see how things are moving on the roads. good morning. >> good morning. so far, really good commute in store for you. you're traveling along i-270, not seeing any issues for you as you make your way from clarksburg and head in both directions, you're in the clear. i'll give you a look in germantown right now.

middle brook road, no issues for you at all. nice and clear in both directions. and continuing your commute today on i-95 in virgia, also clear, this is at the rest area. as you head north towards 395 in both directions on i-95, you're clear. and if you're taking 395 at duke street traveling north and southbound, barbara, you're in the clear. back to you. >> thank you. 11:22 is the time, and still ahead, michael jackson's messages to himself. the writings going up for auction along with the furniture in his former home. plus, strong reaction to the announcement of the duggar's 20th baby. state farm. this is jessica.

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justin timberlake is a man of his word. the singer/actor attended the marine corps ball in richmond this past weekend. earlier in the summer, he accepted an invitation from a servicewoman. this photo just out this morning comes from "people" magazine. after the event, timberlake posted this on his website and said that the event turned out to be one of the most moving evenings he'd ever had. the duggar family is getting mixed reaction to their announcement that their family is growing. the family stars in tlc's hit reality show "19 kids and counting." michelle duggar announces she's expecting her 20th child. 20th.

and since then, the network has gotten more than 15,000 comments. many viewers sent their well wishes, others had concerns for michelle duggar's health. she's 45 years old and suffered a condition back in 2009 that forced her to deliver her last baby prematurely. jealous and envy could also be behind some of the comments that don't support another duggar child. >> this is a loving family. and you look and see for many people with one child, two, or three and have a lot of difficulty managing, and you see this family having loving children that seem to be very well behaved, how do they do it? for many people with one child or two or even three and have a lot of difficulty managing, and you see this family having loving children that seem to be very well behaved. how do they do it? >> michelle duggar says doctors have given her a clean bill of health for this 20th pregnancy. 11:27 is our time now. and coming up in the next half hour of midday, why the judge

who freed jerry sandusky on bail is being scrutinized. wilson ramos' surprising plans after being rescued from kidnappers. and tom says enjoy this nice we

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high atop the washington monument. they're plugging the major holes with temporary stopgaps to try and reduce the amount of water that's leaking inside the monument. the temporary repairs are expected to last through the winter. crews will then make more permanent repairs when the temperatures warm back up next spring. police are investigating a deadly shooting in northeast washington. detectives found a man shot and killed on edgewood street. police say he appears to be in his 20s. they're working to identify the victim and a gunman right now. the latest now on the penn state sex scandal. the president and ceo of the second mile has resigned this morning. he was part of the charity that former penn state coach jerry sandusky was involved in for 20 years. meanwhile, pennsylvania's governor is speaking out about the coach who apparently witnessed sandusky abusing a boy in the shower. on "meet the press," governor tom corbett says he met the law

when he reported him. he says mcqueary should've done more, though. also speaking out, president obama who says there is a lesson to learn here. >> evil can thrive in the world just by good people standing by and doing nothing. and -- and, you know, all of us i think have occasion where we see something that's wrong, and we've got to make sure that we step up. >> later this week, former penn state vice president gary schultz and athletic director tim kurly will be in court. both are accused of lying to cover up the abuse allegations against sandusky. and the judge who granted bail for sandusky is also a volunteer for his charity. the one in the center of this case, which is called the second mile, that's according to dead spin. at the arraignment, district judge ordered sandusky to be

freed on $100,000 unsecured bail. sandusky is accused of assaulting at least eight boys over a span of 15 years. he allegedly met the boys through that charity group. and at least one alleged victim has now hired an attorney to explore a civil lawsuit. the lawyer spoke on the "today" show today saying his client and the rest of the victims are deeply saddened by the assault and the effects the scandal has had on the university. >> it's important to understand that these folks were involved in the penn state football community. they were on the sidelines of football games. they were spending significant amounts of time traveling with the team and/or in the locker room with the team and getting to know members of that football team. so it's -- to say that he's torn apart i think would be an emotion that would really explain where he's at right now. >> he went on to say that he's considering exploring filing a civil lawsuit against not only the former coach, but anyone who may not have reported alleged attacks against his client.

maryland lawmakers are looking to toughen up child abuse laws in the wake of the penn state scandal. republican state senator nancy jacobs said she might support a bill that would bring harsher charges against adults who don't report suspected child abuse. right now maryland educators, doctors, and police officers have to report suspected abuse or face a fine. but state senator jacobs wants violators to face criminal charges instead. a local restaurant tourist facing federal charges. natasha dasher who owns uniontown bar and grill in anacostia was arrested late last month. federal agents seized 140 pounds of cocaine and $1.5 million in cash that a truck tried to deliver to her office in ft. washington. dasher is charged with possession with intent to distribute. police are gathering evidence on a shooting that injured a metro bus passenger. the victim was on the u-6 bus in

southeast washington yesterday morning when he was shot twice. he's expected to be okay, though. so far, no arrests have been made, metro police are examining surveillance video from the bus for more clues. well, they say they want to be known as the toughest county in maryland when it comes to illegal immigrants. council members in frederick county want to prevent undocumented workers from getting jobs and renting homes in that county. it's in response to a high-profile murder. the assistant manager of a burger king was killed back in march. shot to death while preparing to open the restaurant. a former co-worker jose reyes varella was charged with murder last month. he was previously deported back to el salvador after being charged in a different crime. in bethesda, police are trying to figure out who broke into several shoe stores in the westfield montgomery mall. someone broke into the store

after closing saturday and took the cash register, but no shoes. at least four other shoe stores at the mall were hit. montgomery county police are looking at surveillance video showing the burglar leaving with the register. and new today, an american is headed to space for the first time since the shuttle program retired. astronaut dan burbank is on board the spacecraft along with two russians. it launched from kazakhstan this morning. nasa retired its program back in july, you remember. engineers postponed the mission for two months after a space cargo ship crashed back in august. the crew is scheduled to dock at the international space station this coming wednesday. we're going to bring you up to speed on our forecast. let's check in with tom. >> balmy breezes are with us, coming in from the south and southwest. and we have warmed up dramatically, and we've got some breaks in the clouds now here in the metro area. that's a live picture from the

camera. in the distance, it's fairfax county, northwest washington, the buildings of american university right near nebraska and massachusetts. and the view from space over the last 12 hours, showing the cloud cover around northern virginia, the district, and much of maryland. but southern maryland, central virginia from fredericksburg to charlottesburg, a lot of sun, panhandle to west virginia into western maryland where the temperatures are already around 70 degrees. but under the cloud deck, we're in the low to mid-60s throughout much of the region. and we will have it, though, warming and hovering to near 70 throughout much of the region throughout much of the afternoon. and then tonight, through the evening, down into the low 60s by late evening, low 50s by dawn tomorrow. and cloudy tuesday, mid-60s for tomorrow afternoon, might get a passing sprinkle in the afternoon or evening. greater chance of passing showers wednesday. sun returns and chilly weather too thursday into the weekend. that's the way it looks right now. barbara? >> thank you, tom.

and we're going to check again on the midday traffic. good morning again. >> good morning. we're still looking good around our roadways. checking travel speeds for you. the inner loop in prince georges county, you're at 57 miles per hour. now, if you're heading on the outer loop of the beltway, you're at 56 miles per hour. continuing on the outer loop of the beltway crossing the american legion bridge seeing nothing but green, no major problems iffer you as you take a live look here. no issues, and it's just about lunchtime. feeling hungry? why not head to chinatown, i'm not seeing any issues for you around 7th and h. back to you. >> thanks. today legendary boxer joe frazier will be laid to rest. frazier will be buried at a private funeral service. he died a week ago after a month after being diagnosed with liver cancer. he was the first boxer to defeat

muhammad ali. and muhammad ali is expected to attend the funeral today. today could be a make or break day for the nba lockout. the nba players union is expected to meet and review the owners' latest offer. they warned the players, though, if they reject this offer, the next offer will be substantially worse for their side. if the two sides do come up with an agreement, in the next two weeks they hope to play a 72-game season starting on december 15th. nationals catcher wilson ramos will be back on a baseball diamond just days after his rescue from kidnappers. the 24-year-old says he feared for his life when his captors took him at gunpoint last week. he was on the porch of his family's home in venezuela when it happened. after a two-day search, they found ramos in the mountains. he was freed after a shootout between police and the kidnappers. according to the "washington times," ramos will play for a venezuelan winter league team starting this wednesday.

our time is 11:39 now. and coming up on "news 4 midday," a look inside michael jackson's final home and personal items going up for auction. plus, men's wear for women. the latest trends and how to wear some of them and look feminine. we'll be right back.

you can own some of michael jackson's stuff. the items inside his rented

mansion in los angeles will soon go up for auction. for the first time, we got an inside look at where he lived. >> reporter: welcome to 100 north carolwood where michael jackson spent his final months. and in true jackson style, the grounds are gorgeous. eclipsed only by the beauty inside. >> how are you? welcome. >> good to see you. >> good to see you, as well. >> reporter: showing us around, that's darren julian and martin nolan, preparing to sell everything in here. the decor is majestic. michael lived in this mansion. as he was rehearsing for his upcoming tour. and as you look around, michael's fingerprints are everywhere. as soon as you get to the top of the stairs, you're greeted in this beautiful giant foyer with high ceilings and of course, a piano. michael loved his music. but the real interesting section

of this house right through these doors. this is michael jackson's private bedroom. and when i say private, i mean ultra private. michael's children weren't even allowed here. not his assistants, not his security guards, no one. this was for michael only. this was his bed. and by the way, michael jackson didn't enjoy sleeping in a king. this is a california queen. something else that jumped out at me, he has a sitting area in the bedroom, as well. and for somebody so huge in the entertainment industry, no huge flat screen tv for michael jackson, this was his television set. a fairly standard model. but the real prize in the auction when they started selling off michael's items may be this armoire. you can see he hand wrote something on the mirror so every time he looked at himself he would see this. train, perfection, march april, full out, underline may. and then a stick figure he drew on the bottom. michael was so desperate, many

say, for this comeback and for this tour, he wanted to see that motivational message every time he looked at the mirror. and by the way, how much would this go for? >> we estimate the armoire to be $6,000 to $8,000. because it's michael jackson's and because of what he wrote here, this was a constant reminder to him -- >> how much? >> it could be $40,000, $50,000. >> that's part of the point. everything goes for more money. >> anything in here will sell for more money because these are part of his private life that no one got to see. >> how much of this is for sale? >> everything in the house that's movable is for sale. >> right through here is michael's personal bathroom. and again, this is all part of that master suite that is so private only michael was allowed in here. so big it can fit a tub and a lounge right in the middle. there's something interesting in his shower, by the way, is enclosed in double-sided glass. it's this shower bench. and you can see if you look up

close, michael drew those stick figures on every piece of wood on this shower bench and this is for sale too. and right through here as you go out the other side, this is michael's -- well, i guess his closet. it would be an apartment in new york city for most people. and we're told in his final days, this room was literally stacked with his belongings. every closet was filled, every table top was filled with stuff. michael loved accumulating stuff. and he kept a lot of it right in here. >> and that was jeff rossen reporting. 600 items will go up for auction on december 17th in los angeles. the mansion is also for sale. and it was a rented mansion, of course. it's going for upwards of $20 million, we understand. well, stocks are lower in early trading as retailers report lower results. we're going to check in with courtney reagan with cnbc. more on that and the rest of the business headlines. >> hi, good morning to you,

barbara. stocks are lower, the dow down about 39 points or so. you know, europe is still going to be in the driver's side for today and probably this week. we've got new leaders taking off in italy and greece trying to rein in the debt problems. he's tasked with forming a new government. no small feat. in athens, they're facing protests in parliament today and a confidence vote on wednesday. asian markets rose overnight, europe a bit lower. it's a big week for economic data and retail earnings. including earnings from jc penney and lowe's today. walmart and home depot later this week. now, bank of america may have backed out from charging customers for using their debit card, but that hasn't stopped other fees. b of a will charge you for rush delivery. u.s. bancorp now charges 50 cents per check to deposit money via smartphone. and td bank will start charging

$15 for wire transfers. with new regulations cutting into profits, analysts say banks have to recoup about $20 per customer to keep earnings what they used to be. now, hyundai is betting big on the super bowl this year, the korean automaker has bought five ads to air before and during the game, including a 60-second spot right before kickoff. hyundai has seen huge sales growth in an otherwise lackluster market already surpassing last year's record pace. the company has about 5% market share. and analysts say they've taken sales from japanese rivals who were hit by supply disruptions. barbara, back to you. >> okay. well, thank you, courtney. we'll see you later. thanks a lot. two fashion trends will be hitting the markets very soon, in fact, happening right now. men's wear and snake skin patterned everything. i'm sure you've noticed it.

this morning we have some examples. good morning. >> good morning. good to see you, barbara. >> we can't miss those two things, especially those snake skin. >> they're everywhere. >> let's start first with men's wear, and why is that so popular? >> there's two main reasons why people are starting to wear men's wear again. it comes up every five years after 1966. i think the main reason is because fashion is deeply aspirational. people want to look like they can go yachting or golfing somewhere, but in times when there's no jobs, people just want to look like they can afford a suit. we're seeing a lot of women wear these big blazers that would be fitting for a board room or the corner office. and so deeply an aspirational look for a recession. >> we're going to take a look at some of them. did we look at the black leather suit? that's called men's wear, but you wouldn't -- >> no, you wouldn't see men wearing a skirt -- >> the leather? >> maybe a biker jacket.

it's very boxy, men's wear like, the collar on the jacket is also pretty men's wear inspired. so it's kind of a feminine twist on staples we would see men wearing. >> let's talk about the layered look with wide legged pants too. you say the wide legged pants are in again. >> yes, and that's a 1970s kind of sexy librarian look. the layered boyfriend blazer, the cardigan over the very, you know, wide-legged pants, this is something we could see a man wearing in the 1960s. almost don draper inspired. it's very playful with the fur. the most important thing to remember about men's wear for women are there are feminine twists you can put into these styles. >> the sexy librarian. okay. next you have -- you put together a fun blazer with a tie. >> yes. >> so are women wearing ties? >> ties are definitely back. and what's great about a tie for

women is you can really borrow your husband's our your father's tie and put it on under a blazer. you don't need to spend a fortune on any of these trends. >> i'm looking at rolled up jeans there. >> they're considered boyfriend jeans, baggy, loose fitting. we've been seeing those for the past few years trending. they're great because if you don't want something form fitting, that covers up a multitude of sins. >> we're also seeing really tight jeans -- >> i think skinny jeans will always be in for women, it's something that accentuates our best parts if we're lucky enough to have good legs. i think women are always going to be wearing them. >> you say feminine blouses help to keep these looks looking more feminine than just -- >> and also like what you're wearing very feminine colors can add -- pop of color to any of these looks. she's wearing kind of the

pants -- >> how about pocket squares along with ties? >> i think they're the best investment for women. when you don't want to wear it in your blazer, tie it around your bag, wear it around your wrist or as a scarf. it's something you can use and add color in any context. anything. >> and it doesn't have to match the blouse? >> absolutely not. any color, any pattern. >> yes. >> your lace-up booties, those are the shoes you say are really hot right now. >> yeah. and what's fun about those is they're really just men-style oxfords with the heel. they remind me of the saddle shoes we had to wear to school to private school or catholic school. and a lot of people don't want to wear them, but they have a fun heel, something that makes it a little bit more flirtatious. >> let's talk about the snake skin now. we're seeing a lot of that out there. >> yes. >> where did that start? >> i'm not sure where it started. but it's kind of a neutral tone. and it's not snake skin, even if you're kind of afraid of snakes like i am, you can wear the print, as an accessory, on a dress as we're seeing here, and

it really adds a pop of life to any ensemble. >> you call it a neutral, but you don't want to wear this together. >> no, you want to keep it very simple. maybe add one piece to, you know, a belt, a bag, something that kind of adds edge to an ensemble, but doesn't make you look like you came out of vegas. >> those are great pictures and gave us a lot of ideas about things we can wear for the upcoming holidays. thanks a lot, catherine boyle. our time now 11:52. and still ahead, graverobbers. plus, meteorologist tom will be back. and ellen

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thieves stole from former president abraham lincoln's tomb. police say thieves took the copper sword from the statue of a civil war officer on the tomb in springfield, illinois. thieves broke off the sword at the handle. police believe the sword was stolen so it could be sold for scraps. a sobering health statistic, 1 in 10 adults could have diabetes by the year 2030. the international diabetes foundation reports aging and demographic changes would result

in 522 million people having the disease. the world health organization says the study's prediction is possible mainly because of aging rather than the obesity epidemic. they also predict the number of disease will double by the year 2030. let me take a look now at some of the stories we're following for news 4 this afternoon. here's pat lawson-muse with a preview of things to come. coming up this afternoon, the latest fallout from the penn state scandal. a little boy is missing and police believe this case resembles a law and order episode. the local soup shop whose soups are not only good for the body, but also the planet. those stories and all the day's latest news coming up on news 4 starting at 4:00 this afternoon. barbara? >> thank you, pat. and we have time now for a final check on the forecast, and here's tom. >> i just stepped out. i didn't want to come back in. it's gorgeous. >> it's that beautiful?

>> it's a beautiful day underway. we had clouds coming in this morning, but they're breaking up and we're getting increasing sunshine and we're warming up as a result. temperatures right now are near 70 degrees throughout much of the region. here we are in mid november. so quite a dramatic warm-up. and for the afternoon, we should peak in the low 70s. the record high for this date for washington is 77 set back in 1985. and every record in november at 73 or higher. it's not that unusual to get into the 70s in november. and then tomorrow, cloudy and cooler, maybe an afternoon or evening shower. could get passing showers on wednesday. highs in the mid-60s, then some more november-like weather coming back by the end of the week. upper 30s thursday morning, thursday afternoon, partly cloudy, low 50s. and then cold on friday, highs only near 50 and sunny. and a bit warmer over the weekend, but still chilly. saturday and sunday, the sunshine returns. we'll see you tomorrow morning, have a great afternoon. >> all right. thanksgiving next week already? >> it's coming up. >> thanks a lot, tom.

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