protesters try to block traffic into new york's financial district. police in riot gear move in to make arrests. welcome to "news4 midday," i am barbara harrison. it's thursday, november 17th, 2011. hundreds of protesters are calling it a day of action, and they are trying to keep their movement alive. and nbc news' michelle fransen is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. take a look at behind me. this was the base camp for two months ago today. they are rallying here at the

base camp, without the tents and the sleeping bags at this hour, and it follows an early-morning rally march to wall street this morning, where tensions grew between the protesters and riot police. many protesters sitting down in the middle of the street, and police moving in to make dozens of arrests to remove the protesters of the streets as they try to disrupt the morning commute near the new york stock exchange. it's the first rally of many marches throughout the city today, as protesters are determined to make sure their message and their movement is reenergized following two days ago when the nypd moved in to clear the camp here. this is the birth place of the occupy movement that spread nationwide to cities around the world, and questions are where does the movement go from here, will it take on a new phase or

keep the support of the public, their speaking out about social inequality, whether it's resonating but whether they can move that to a political platform remains to be seen. and protesters continue with marches throughout the city and across the brooklyn bridge again and they are calling for action. they plan to go down to the subways, and ask people to join them in solidarity. >> michelle, was it the plan of the protesters to try and get to the stock exchange today? >> reporter: yeah, they did not make it up to the stock exchange. police kept the line there, and you would need i.d. to get into there, and even workers that had i.d. trouble.

and police moved in where you saw some of the video where police and protesters clashed early this morning. >> a busy morning up there in new york. thank you for the live report. here in the district, groups including occupy d.c. are also rallying today. they have a march through downtown planned this afternoon from mcpherson square to the bridge. tell us what is going on there. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. we have seen a lot of protests in washington over the last several weeks involving a variety of groups. there was one protest on capitol hill this morning, a group marched on the office building, and they are calling on congress to do more to create jobs. of course you have the occupy d.c. movement that you see behind me here. they set up a camp here in mcpherson square. later today, occupy d.c. will hookup for other groups for a rally at the bridge, and a lot of people that you see behind me

in the tents will be marching on city streets to get to georgetown, and that could cause real headaches for commuters tonight. chanting slogans and holding large alarm clocks, a group of protesters called on congress to wake up and start creating jobs. >> we all need jobs. we're in a stalemate. nobody can get a job. that is hurting our recession big time. >> we want to make wall street pay and we want to see jobs, no cuts. >> i don't want to see cuts to social security, medicare or medicaid. >> reporter: the groups are from all over the country, including missouri and ohio. and another coalition of groups including occupy d.c. will rally on the streets of washington. the goal? to focus on the infrastructure of the nation and to call on spending for roads and bridges. >> there are lots of structures

in this city that are under rated. the key bridge i believe has a "d" rating. it's severely under maintained and needs a lot of repairs. >> reporter: members of occupy d.c. will march from their camp to mcpherson square to the key bridge where they will plan to rally at tonight's start rush hour, and the movement of such a large crowd through busy city streets may cause major traffic issues tonight. now, members of occupy d.c. that we spoke to this morning say they have no intention to smaurl traffic, and they are going to stick to the sidewalks and don't have plans to try and disrupt things tonight, but given the numbers ask what we have seen in the past, even when you move a crowd like that across an intersection, they can't do that in one cycle of the lights. sometime you have a traffic impact and that's a possibility for the folks traveling in the

georgetown areas and downtown areas later tonight, and they are expected to be back in mcpherson square tonight by 6:00. meanwhile, traffic is moving after a deadly crash in prince george's county. a car hit a moped just before 11:00 this morning in the area of temple hill road. the driver that struck the pmopd stayed on scene. we are looking at colder air moving into the mountains and changing rain over to snow there in some of the higher elevations in west virginia and in the shenandoah valley and around the blue ridge changing over to snow. east of there, it's all rain. we're getting just a few sprinkles right now around washington. points south and east, there are

more moderate showers and now moving into st. mary's county across the bay near cambridge, and some snows reaching down to the valley flow, but much is at 2,000 feet or above. and closer to washington right now, the radar scanning up close, and showing just a few sprinkles in the eastern suburbs, but there's more moderate rain to the east of us, and you don't see any color there on the radar, and it's maybe a few isolated rain drops and a few sprinkles and little bit of drizzle. and the temperatures are chilling. we are in the low to mid-40s. we have been holding steady here all morning and have not warmed up much at all. 44 now at reagan national. it will be gradually getting chillier throughout the afternoon, and falling out of the 40s and early afternoon down to near 40 by the afternoon, and that accompanied by a blustery

wind, too. and the snow showers should be ending in another two or three hours. much colder tonight. we will look at that and the weekend coming right up. barbara? >> thank you, tom. expect to see more cars on the road as more passengers in the sky -- or there will be more passengers in the sky this season. aaa is forecasting 52 million americans will travel 50 or more miles from home, a 4% jump from last year. 98% of travelers will be hop into the cars despite gas prices being higher than a year ago. while travelers are not going as far for the holiday, they are spending more on rental cars and hotel rooms. travelers are itching to spend money again and get out there. >> it tells us that americans want to travel, for sure, and that there is a demand for

travel, and things are looking quite good. and people are deciding the family is more important. >> this apparently is the significant increase in any holiday travel this week. the fourth and labor day saw declines in travel last year. and the man that fired shots at the white house will appear in federal court this afternoon. they found him in the town of indiana, pennsylvania. and he faces several charges including the assassination of the president. shots were fired last friday night. police found evidence, including a semiauto rifle.

they found bullets on the white house grounds. witnesses tell news4 it looked like an armed invasion when the police went to arrest him. >> five troopers rolled up and got out the guns and rifles and am yo and stormed in the front door, and they told me to run away and yelled at me to get out of the front door. >> i get to the window, and i am like, get out of the parking lot, go into the bus. >> the secret service says an employee of the hotel the suspect and called police. hernandez is due in federal court in pittsburgh at 2:00 this afternoon. meanwhile, investigators say they are all but certain that bullets were fired from friday's incidents. the bullets had to travel 800 yards, the length of eight football fields, and they had to

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right now, president obama is in indonesia. this is the last stop of the

trip. he landed overnight in australia where he met with the president and troops. and the jobs bill helps unemployed veterans by giving tax breaks to companies that hire veterans. and then khu said he made a final decision to give the loan to the solar company that went bankrupt this past september. many criticized the loan because an obama administration supporter had a vested interest in the solar company. and he testified under oath he did not make any decisions based on politics. it was the first renewable energy company to get a federal loan under the 2009 stimulus

law. for the first time, republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is leading in the polls. he is ahead of mitt romney by 1%. his support doubled in the last three weeks going from 12 to 23%. and herman cain is third, and ron paul fourth, with 8%. with his sudden success in the polls, gingrich is learning how tough it is to be on top. he has been explaining a sweetheart deal from a top mortgage company. his firm made money from freddie mac, and the company along with freddie mac are blamed for the housing debacle. gingrich began to get payments after he was forced out of congress. >> we provided strategic advice.

>> he says he knows a great deal about washington, and that might be a really good thing. storm 4 meteorologist, tom kierein, is right here with me right now. let's do some explaining about the weather out there. >> talking about whiplash. we were in the 70s last week, and by tomorrow morning it's going to be in the 20s. a 50-degree drop from where we were in the middle of last week. and this high pressure now moving coming our way, and it's changing some of the rain that has been happening there overnight to snow. it's now snowing in parts of the viewing area, around the blue ridge, and shenandoah valley. and it feels like snow. it's damp and cold. there is capitol hill under a slate gray sky. we have a north-northeasterly wind, in addition to how cold it

feels, and that wind cuts through you. it's gusting from 20 to 25 miles per hour. this area of gray and white on the radar, it's snow. it's diminishing now, but they are getting wet snowflakes on the virginia border, just to the west of harrisonburg, and then in the east the precipitation is breaking up, just a few sprinkles in the western and northern suburbs, and it's mostly dry now. and then these areas of yellow and orange, they are coming down harder in a few of those locations. right now, right in washington, don't have any rain, and otherwise west and north of us, it's just cloudy and will have the moisture, the precipitation ending in a couple hours. current temperatures are just near 40 in the shenandoah valley and points west. higher elevations in the low 30s now where some of the snow may stick above 2,000 feet. closer to washington, in the low to mid-40s.

and gaitersburg, 43. as we go forward over the next 48 hours, we will have the clouds clearing out tonight, and the precipitation ending here by early afternoon, and then a cold start to tomorrow morning, and during the day on friday, even with that bright sun, it's not going to warm up much. it will feel more like a midwinter day tomorrow, and then tomorrow night, too, cold again under a clear sky and by noontime to saturday, still lots of sunshine and finally warming up. a cold start on saturday morning, too. for the rest of this thursday, the clouds will be with us, and the rain should end by early afternoon and then the winds will pick up out of the northwest, and perhaps gusting to 30 miles per hour, and we'll have the temperature drop down to around 40 in the late afternoon, and then after the sunset, and it will be in the upper 30s, and the blustery northwest wind will be down into the mid-30s by midnight tonight, and then by dawn on friday, much of the region, a hard freeze in

the morning, down to the mid-20s, afternoon highs on friday with sunshine just in the mid-40s tomorrow. another cold start after a chilly friday night. saturday afternoon, bright and sunny and a bit warmer. we should be up perhaps 50 degrees on saturday afternoon, and then on sunday, a bit warmer than that, and should be good football weather, i should say, for the game. the jury is still out on whether we will see any good football on sunday with the skins and cowboys. afternoon highs at fedex field should be in the 50s, and all around the region, we should be in the 50s on sunday with increasing clouds. and on monday, clouding up but on the mild side. afternoon highs around 60, and then on tuesday, could get more showers around and turning chilly again midweek next week. >> maybe the skins need that chill in the air to get going. >> we are working on anything we can. >> anything we can do. thank you, tom.

it's now 11:20. still ahead, move to the music. steve hayes is looking at different workouts in our area. and plus, get ready to shop. why stores are not waiting to black friday to bring out the deals. first

over the next few months, our fitness expert will visit a variety of different exercise classes. he joins us now with a class that tests your rhythm. you brought along your fit instructor. she lost 60 pounds from doing zumba. >> i had a look at that class. everybody in the class was sweating like crazy. it's a high movement class. tell us about zumba. >> it's a fun way to work out and get your cardio in. we move every part of the body in zumba, from shaking hips, and -- >> there you are in the front leading the class, and it's a huge class, too. and how many people do you have coming out each day?

>> about 30 to 40 people per class, and that's from 8:45 in the morning or 5:15 in the evening. very popular. >> very popular all around the country right now. and you can find many classes at the fitness and rec centers as well. >> a lot felton comfortable when they first came in, but halfway through the class, they were moving and enjoying it and it was an incredible workout and they were having fun. >> i have not seen the tape and i don't know whether i will be embarrassed. oh, yeah, there i am. i am trying to do the moves. there are a lot of moves i don't know. i think the thing is, if you know the moves, and that's what you learn by coming more often, and this was my first time ever there, then you can actually enjoy the music, and the music is all from where?

>> various parts of the world. predominantly latin styles. we go to brazil, and do the samba. >> show us what you are doing? >> well, we do a lot of twisting with the abs, and with the salsa, smoother, pulling your hips in a more fluid movement, and sometimes the belly, you are rolling your belly around in the circular motion, and engaging the hips side to side. working at a lot of different angles. >> you get people going with the moves first, and then you get the music going, because they were moving fast when i was in there. i could barely keep up. how long is a typical class? >> most classes are about an hour, but we do have 45-minute condensed package that pack a lot of bunch into a short lunch break, but generally an hour.

>> first of all, you want to try to get zumba in twice a week. you want to get two hours of arobic in, if you are doing the classes, you are going to be able to do it, because 30 minutes of arobic five times a week or two zumba classes, you cannot go wrong with that. >> did you also tighten up? >> i have not been this size in 20 years. >> a quick nutrition tip? >> thanksgiving is coming up. we tend to want to stuff ourselves that day, and best way not to do that, eat a light meal and in the afternoon, and you will enjoy the meal in the evening and not feel stuffed when you are finished. >> i liked the class. it was fun. >> thank you for trying it out. it's now 11:26. in the next half hour, the story

about witnessing the sexual abuse is now being questioned. we will look at some of the hardest hit ar

right now on "news4 midday," police are working to regain control of the park. just a few minutes ago crowds of people stormed the park removing the barricades and going back

into the park despite police orders. it's after a morning of protest. they tried to block people from getting into the new york stock exchange. police in riot gear did make arrests. protests are planned here in the district. occupy d.c. and other groups plan to occupy the key bring this afternoon. their march will not impact the evening rush hours is what they are saying. in a surprising development in the penn state sex abuse, but the attorney general has asked for a delay, and it comes after conflicting reports that assistant coach mcqueary ever contacted authorities after an alleged rape of the rape of a boy by jerry sandusky. >> reporter: sources tell nbc news mike mcqueary was expected to testify about what he saw in 2002 and who he told about it.

the former graduate assistant the only witness to the most smocking allegation, that jerry sandusky sexually assaulted a boy in the locker room. >> we are talking about many months, and even years in terms of getting to this point. >> nbc spoke to mcqueary outside his house. >> do you feel like your representation is being accurately portrayed? >> that will all come out. i don't have anything to say about that right now. >> there are discrepancies between what he told the grand jury and what he says now. in the grand jury report, a different account. mcqueary left immediately, distraught. another discrepancy.

he said he had discussions with the police about what happened. both the university and local police say they have no record of that. and there is this, weeks after the alleged assault according to a local newspaper report at the time, mcqueary reportedly showed up at sandusky's annual gauft tournament three months after the incident and the following year. mcqueary's lawyer did not respond to our calls. >> meanwhile, prosecutors have not been able to identify the boy mcqueary says he saw being abused. a preliminary hearing is now set for december 7th. the debate over gun rights is taking center stage today on the virginia tech campus.

gun control advocates are holding simultaneous valrallies. they want to bar concealed weapon holders . now, jane wang was killed late tuesday after she was hit by a city bus on the campus of james madison university. the 18ar old was on her cell phone when she stepped into a crosswalk without the walk signal. last night the students remembered the gifted dancer and artist. >> it's just so tragic. everybody had the same feeling. it was just extremely unfortunate. and obviously, it was unexpected, but it's really unfortunate for the whole family. >> a lot of people were affected by it that were close friends

with her. >> two others died earlier this month. the bus driver in this case will not face any charges. at least five people are dead after possible five tornadoes tore through the south. they ripped through the carolinas, and knocked out powers to louisiana, mississippi and alabama. high winds and heavy rains destroyed more than 50 homes and buildings. the national weather service has not yet confirmed if any of the storms were actually tornadoes. let's check in again with storm center 4, meteorologist, tom kierein, with the latest on the weather. >> we have had sprinkles and light rain in the metro area in the last several hours. since last midnight, much of the rain has headed off to the east. we have had snow showers in elevations 2,000 feet. right now, in washington, a cloudy sky. and the green south and east of washington, a few sprinkles.

and it should end here in the next couple hours and it's chilly. it's down just into the mid-40s throughout much of the region. it's only 44 right now at reagan national, and that's accompanied by a blustery wind out of the northwest as well. and today, down into the 30s and by dawn tomorrow as we clear out the mid-20s. a cold start to friday. in the mid-40s with lots of sun. another cold night friday night. by dawn saturday, the low to mid-20s, perhaps out in the rural areas, and afternoon highs reaching near 50 saturday afternoon. increasing cloud on sunday and it will be milder and a cloudy start to the week, and maybe rain moving into tuesday is the way it looks now. >> thank you. a new study shows our area could use a little cleanup. d.c. along with baltimore and northern virginia are ranked the 16th dirtiest in the region by

forbes america. the study looks at ozone rank and population. california is the dirtiest state with seven cities in the top ten. and the big apple could be called the rotten apple. it's ranked number 14 as the dirtiest city in the country. the inner county connector is getting bad reception for neighbors, but they are not complaining about traffic or tolls, but homeowners say their cell phone reception is getting worse. some speculate the interference could be from the message signs. but the toll equipment is not on the frequency for that, and it was tested for that before the road opened. you can enjoy a drink in

damascus, maryland. and that is a change. there is a bill introduced that allows the sale of beer and wine. right now, damascus is the last town in the county to ban alcohol. if it passes in the maryland general assembly, residents in damascus will get the final say on the measure next november. a former manassas city employ is being held without bond for abusing a child. the victim said she or he was assaulted between 1993 and 1997. he worked at the elementary school at the time. police are not saying whether the alleged victim, who is now an adult, was a victim at the school or if any of the assaults happened on school grounds if

they happened. and then police in george county found tens of thousands of dollars of stolen gold jewelry inside. thieves were melting the gold so it would be harder to trace and then selling it in new york. police say they expect to make arrests in this case very soon. the roosters meanwhile were taken to a shelter. you may want to go easy on the turkey and the wine on thanksgiving day, because instead of sleeping after dinner, retailers are hoping that you plan on going shopping. many stores are open late thursday night to give deal hunters a head start. melissa melay has more. >> black friday used to start at 5:00 a.m. or so after thanksgiving, then midnight, but now they are opening doors earlier. forget waiting in a line that snakes around a building, this

blackriday it's all about opening on thursday? at the premium out let's, they are opening two hours earlier than last year. this year, 10:00 p.m. on thanksgiving. >> there's a lot of hype going into it. all the employees are excited about it, so it's a continuation of thanksgiving. >> reporter: like many other stores, for years the outlets had been opening at midnight, and now they will be opening at 9:00 or 10:00 on thursday night. >> i will be working the shift from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 in the morning. >> the manager says here it all comes back to consumer demand. >> it's our super bowl event of the year. it really kicks off the holiday season. >> reporter: bix box stores like

walmart will be opening, and fi s -- tyson's corner is opening at midnight. you can always shop ahead of time online. >> i think it's awesome. they can get out and get good sales. last year, this woman got out. >> it doesn't matter about black friday is what my mom said, and i said, yes, it does, and we waited in line. i felt like i was camping out there with a bunch of people. >> reporter: some want to wait until the turkey dinner is actually digested. >> well, leave it where it was, and i think the day before, thanksgiving, it's just too much. >> lots of stores are buzzing with the black friday deals and holiday fun. best buy having a lot of online specials and deals, and different categories here on the website, for him and her and teens and taking a look at

walmart.com. they have an entire holiday count down, and a checklist. it's something you should be doing right now. take a look here. toys "r" us, your child can send a letter directly to santa, by e-mail. for the best of black friday, log on to nbcwashington.com. you will be able to map out your own black friday frenzy. barbara, are you big on black friday? >> well, i usually wait until the last minute. so that would be early for me. all the retailers with the brick and mortar stores have the decorations up, so they want to get us out there, don't they? >> get them early. all the black friday shoppers will have a new store to check out if they are doing their shopping in northern virginia. the microsoft store opened with a special ceremony at 9:30 this morning. much like the apple store, it gives people a chance to interact with and buy microsoft products. this is the first microsoft

store to open up in the washington, d.c. area. it's now 11:42. still ahead, a peanut butter recall. plus, the controversial [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more... and more...

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johnson & johnson will remove certain chemicals from some of the baby products. an international coalition pressed the company to remove

the potentially cancer causing chemicals from the signature baby s baby shampoo and other products. it announced changes it expect to make over the next two years. if you bought smucker's natural peanut butter lately, you will be interested in this recall. there's a possible salmonella contamination. the best used by dates are august 3rd, 4th of 2012. a day after pulling a controversial ad, they are facing legal action from the vatican. the ad showed manufactured

pictures of some kissing enemies. they found it offensive, and also to the sensibilities of believers. the ads are part of a campaign called unhate. an interesting morning on wall street with protesters blocking streets, and we will check in with hampton pearson, and he joins us with that and other headlines. >> we have protesters trying to shut down wall street, and then inside the debt problems in spain overshadowing good news to the u.s. economy, and keeping stocks to a mixed reign. the s&p is down two.

and then auction bonds left t spain jumped. and tradeings warned that major u.s. banks to be, quote, greatly affected if the debt spreads beyond greece, ireland and spain. and then there's good news on the american economy. last week the number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in seven months, well below wall street estimates and a sign that layoffs are easing. and building permits jumped 10.9%, and another sign the u.s. may not be headed for another recession. and looking at corporate earnings, sears' holding fell after the holdings came up

short. finally, the mortgage bankers association reports the d delinquency right fell. in this week's wednesday's child, we look at the adoption expo. i had a chance to get around and meet some of the people who were interested in adopting. >> reporter: hi, what brings you here today? >> you talk to her. >> we are already parents, but prospective adoption parents. >> reporter: what are you hoping to learn here today? >> just how to get started. >> talking about wednesday's child, yes, i watch that every week and i see barbara harrison, and i think i should adopt but i am not sure what to do or if i should, and why don't we, the freddie mac foundation create

annan expo, where people can come one-on-one, and attend workshops and learn more about adoption. it could move them one step closer to that decision, and quite honestly, i am pleased to say it works. >> reporter: this father and son came out. what would you like to say to those that have not found a family yet? >> keep your heads up. you will find one some day. >> reporter: deb and her daughters also came to share. >> they have been with us 3 1/2 years. they came to us in april of 2008 for foster care. >> reporter: many are there to help with all kinds of question. >> we want to make sure it's as easy as possible, because a forever family is important to children. >> it's a one-stop need, and we

can tell of children in need here in our community. >> reporter: we were here to talk about the special wednesday's children. >> my wife and i are able to adopt, and there are kids out there that can use special parents like us. >> reporter: call our special adoption hotline to find out more. or log on to nbcwashington.com. thanks to all of you who came out to the adoption expo this year. coming up, combining music and other foermrms of art. plus, we will see how cold it

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we know washington has a lot of art venues and music venues, too, but there are spaces popping up that are a hybrid of both all over the area. let's start with one on meridian place here in washington, and it's calls the dunes. >> they do everything from

having concerts to art exhibitions to poetry reading. and what makes them is their owners, they are not conventional. the dunes are run by a lawyer. and they have events like literary magazine reading. when he charges a cover charge or sells out, that money is going to charities. that's a big goal of his, including the pediatric foundation. there is an exhibition out up now, and that show is up through december 7th. >> you had another one you want to tell us about. >> yeah, there's one with a musical feel. it's run by part of the duo of

the fever corporation. what he wants to do is explore the passion for art that he has got. he hosted a concert, and he will have an art exhibition by galleryists that are not around any more. >> you have a lamont bishop house, and is that art or music or both? >> it's both. an interesting mix. it's geared to hip-hop fans. they have a show of female photographs, and it has a very distinct perspective. they are showing women photographers, and it closes on november 25th. they will have a great party with a deejay, a lot of fun, and these are very accessible to those that are not just about art, and you have music going and something fun to do. >> a lot going on around the washington area that a lot of us don't know about. we have to read about what you tell us, and some of the places

are different than the usual things we do. >> this is a brand new phenomenon we are starting to see. >> well, thank you. for more ideas on your weekend, log on to around the town session on nbcwashington.com. we will take a look now at some of the stories we will be following for news4 this afternoon. pat lawson joins us in the news room with a preview of things to come. >> coming up at 4:00, we will follow the protest here in washington very closely, and how the protests will impact the evening commute. also ahead today, why so many people are fed up with kim kardashian. it's now becoming a boycott. plus, putting the five second rule to the test. when it's safe to eat something that hits the ground. a lot more coming up starting at 4:00. >> depends on how good it is, pat. >> apparently for some folks, that's right. let's get a final check on

the forecast. >> we still have lingering rain mainly to the south and east of washington. blue ridge west into west virginia, we have spots. and it's cloudy to the southeast, and on the by and eastern shore, and all of the precipitation should be ending over the next couple of hours. right now we're in the mid-40s, so quite a chill in the air. mid and upper 40s near the bay. as the afternoon progresses, we will continue to slowly get colder. the 30s tonight and then the 20s tomorrow morning. bright and sunny day on friday. highs reaching the low to mid-40s. lighter winds, a bit of a blustery wind today will settle down tonight. and then saturday afternoon, with the sunshine near 50, and then a bit of a warming trend on sunday in the upper 50s. and it should be good weather for the fedex field for the skins and cowboys. have a good afternoon. we will see you tomorrow morning. >> are you going to watch the game? >> of course. >> it's only thursday, you can

still change your mind about it. >> no, i will watch it no matter what. >> thank you, tom. that's new"news4 midday." thank you for joining us. be sure and tune in for the news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00.

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