in a rainfall sense for today during the day. but rain arrives tonight and it will be wet by this time tomorrow. >> redskins looking good weatherwise, right? >> yes. and cowboys, it's a rivalry game. so they could look that way too. >> we'll have a live report coming in in a second. >> excellent. >> the congressional super committee in charge of cutting the federal deficit will only have a few hours before their efforts fall short. the 12 members must reach a deal by midnight monday even though the deadline is midnight wednesday, the agreement must be made public 48 hours before a vote. if the group fails to come up with a plan to cut more than a trillion dollars, it will trigger automatic cuts to defense and social services that go into place starting january 2013. two members of the super committee will be on meet the press today to discuss the problems. senators john kerry, democrat

from massachusetts and jon kyl, republican from arizona. that's all coming up on "meet the press" with david gregory starting 10:30 right here on nbc 4. meanwhile today, hundreds are expected to gather for what's being called a super vigil. it is set for 3:00 this afternoon at lafayette park. they will pray and urge super committee members to strike a deal. they're calling for a budget that preserves what they say is vital, domestic and international assistance. lease arrested 11 protesters who tried to occupy the franklin building in northwest washington. the members of the so-called free franklin movement were calling attention to the lack of housing for the homeless. the vacant building was once a homeless shelter. police say the protesters may have entered through a second story window before gathering on the rooftop. the fire department had to break down a door to let the police in. those arrested have been charged with unlawful entry, which is a

miss demeanor. police in oxen hill are looking for answers after a second murder on the same street in just two days. a woman was shot to death on marcy avenue at 9:00 last night. police don't have any information on a possible suspect or motive. this comes just a day after a man was found stabbed to death a block away. so far the murders have not been linked. this morning fairfax county police are looking for a stolen car after it was car jacked at a popular shopping center. police are on the lookout for a 2003 silver acura are the tags xek-8095. it happened yesterday arch in the parking lot of neiman marcus at tysons galleria. a woman was approached by a woman who said she was out of gas and needed a ride to a gas station. once in the car, the woman pulled out a knife and stole the car. meanwhile, police are looking for a man suspected in an armed robbery in college park.

it happened last night behind vito's pizza near the university of maryland. prince george's county police believe he had a semiautomatic handgun and got away with a cell phone and wallet. they have not said if the victim was a student. thursday night a student was robbed in front of a dorm. well, your cab ride in arlington county could soon cost you a little more cash. county board approved a 10 cent fare increase bringing it up to $2.10 per mile. it goes into effect new year's day. happy new year. and the extra passenger charge will only apply to those 12 years or older. cabs will have to accept credit cards by december of next year. the county board said the fare increase is due to rising gas prices and overall operation of taxicabs. all right. go ahead, throw out the records. it's the redskins and the cowboys today. the skins look to stop a five-game losing streak against their arch rival.

news 4 derrick ward is live at fedex field. we have tailgaters out there yet? can you feel the tension? >> actually, there are some out here already. what a better way to break a five-game skid than do it against your arch rivals. people already starting to show up for the big game. you might say the redskins fans are in the throes of agony. the cowboys were struggling and the redskins were poised to be well positioned within the nfc east. but now the cowboys are a game away from the top of the division and the skins are looking at the remote but mathematically plausible possibility of a postseason showing. that's about as good as it gets now. but it's all about evaluation and of course it's always all about this rivalry. this is still the redskins versus the cowboys.

we get the cow girls out of the way, we're good. >> cowboys always come out on top every year. i enjoy when the the redskins struggle. >> you heard people say for us this is the super bowl. a season where at least we're not swept by the cowboys isn't a complete loss but about evaluating. we're keeping our fingers crossed for things to happen and may keep the glimmer alive. the game gets under way about 1:30. we're live at fedex field. back to you. >> all right. thank you so much, derrick ward reporting live. going to be quite the game. >> yeah. that's a pancake and breakfast tailgate. they're starting early. >> they're die hard. pictures circulating the web, plus the virginia cadet who is now following her lead. and kid tested, mother approved. we're going to run down some of

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target, blackfriday2011.com. >> that's a good point. facebook is the place to be. everyone is on there. therefore, that's where everyone is going. >> when we talk about facebook, they're posting their four-day sale preview. free android phones, $30 gift cards if you buy a nook. and macy's is engaging their audience when it comes to products they'll be putting on sale. >> exactly. they're doing phenomenal things online. that way consumers become engaged and create a conversation with their consumers. >> didn't they ask a question recently what kind of toy or what kind of item you would like to see go on sale? >> exactly. i assume if you get enough hits and consumer comments that's the toy that will go on sale. >> the last time i checked they had 1,000 comments alone just for that question. we'll see if the consumer indeed drives what we find on sale this black friday. but 57%, that's a lot of people getting their information off

facebook. >> it's amazing. that's the social media age. everybody is going to facebook or twitter. and they're all over the place. that's where the deals are going to be. >> we want to move over to our next story on the web. we're talking about youtube invites to celebrities to attend balls. mila was the latest to accept and show up. >> yeah. it's mazing. that's what people are doing these days. she got an invitation from a ma reap. what happened was the marine did a youtube video. she accepted. it's something that's a growing trend that's going to be interesting to see whether or not this continues. because right now several other celebrities have already gotten invitations. one is justin timberlake. another is taylor swift. >> yeah, that's right. that leads us to our next sound bite. it's a local guy, matt gerkis from sterling, virginia, he attends virginia tech. let's take a look to his invite that he just posted. >> i wld like to formally ask

you to be my escort to military ball. i know you don't know me. >> all right. what's the deal with this? has taylor responded? >> as far as i know she hasn't responded. how, the key is be unique, persistent and professional. right then and there it was very professional. it seemed unique. >> so you think he has a shot? >> why not? everyone has a shot. >> like you said, this is three or four that we have already seen pop up. is it kind of one of those things we will see it go away and people will go numb to it because we see it happen so often? >> i agree with you 100%. however, if you're unique enough, you have a chance. >> i did tweet taylor swift this morning asking if she saw that. to no surprise, i have not received a surprise yet. if you want to follow bradley, @bradley scherer. and scherer law.com. >> thank you, angie, for having

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all right. in for another nice november day. but -- there's always a but. >> it is november. so we know it can't last forever. but it is a nice mild start outside this morning. no doubt about that. a lot of people like myself, skies are gray. you're like why did my team lose that game. >> yeah. >> so we're going to try to turn that around. redskins and ravens both at home today. so this is important. redskins fans, it's the cowboys. if you can't get up for this one, that's trouble. live picture from fedex field. there it is. the future field of victory today?

let's hope. redskins fans. i know it will be a sellout. just hope there are more burgundy and gold than blue and silver in the stands. you can see over the field there, a gray sky out there this morning. but as we come back to our city camera view, a little bit of sunshine in downtown d.c. sunlight on the south side of the monument. sunlight on the dome of the jefferson memorial. but skies will will become increasingly gray through the late morning and early this afternoon. rain chances should hold off until after sunset. i can't rule out one or two random rain drops. noticeably milder start. 58 in huntingtown. restin, dulles, leesburg at 52 this morning. blue ridge, northern maryland, a few cool spots. it is a much milder day today than yesterday morning. the clouds are here to stay. they will continue to thicken as we go through the rest of the

afternoon. these breaks of sunshine will become fewer and farther between. this is not rain in montgomery county. but these are rain drops across parts of eastern west virginia. most of that is drying up as it comes over the mountains. but eventually there's plenty of moisture back there across kentucky, tennessee and eventually all that will come over the mountains, saturate the air mass and we will be wet by this time tomorrow. no doubt about it. there's our cloudy skies for now. rain drops are having a hard time getting over the appalachian mountains. we'll be dry for most of our usable outdoor hours today. milder, yes. but as i've been talking about, the clouds will continue to thicken. rain chances increasing. still not much if anything, going on around town. but after that end of the 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the morning time. 3:30 in the morning. plenty of rain coming into the picture. showery weather. a wet start to the weather. off and on shower chances through tomorrow afternoon.

gradually the it will sag well down to our south. but clouds will linger. one or two lonesome sprinkles. highs today, mid-six. tomorrow, mid-50s with the rain in the front half of your day on monday. tuesday, most of the rain on the second part of the day. off and on chances of rain all the way through wednesday. wednesday of course the big travel day before thanksgiving. that could be a little messy around here. but thanksgiving day itself looks great. perfect weather. you could eat yourself silly on the turkey and go sit out in the cool sunshine of thanksgiving. >> good. all right. >> that's part of the plan. >> thank you, chuck. >> so what ties will your kids be pining for this holiday season? here's eun yang with a preview. >> good morning. i'm excited. this is one of our favorite kids post segments of the year, the annual holiday toy test. joining us once again is tracy

grant of "washington post" kids post. >> this is so great. >> don't we love this every year? don't you love your job? >> i love my job. i have a great job. sometimes i get to test toys, sometimes i get to interview elmo. this is great. it's in sunday's kids post. these are all toys tested by kids. >> love it. >> and so you know you're getting something that it won't disappoint. >> that's right. >> so it's really, really helpful. >> what's our first one? >> the first is a game called goggle eyes. it's a play on pictionary. >> okay. i can't see anything anymore. >> what you have to do is draw a card. and this one says saturn. >> i can see that. saturn. >> and then you would have to draw saturn uses the goggles and the other people have to guess what you've drawn. it's a play on pictionary. very lavin deducing.

how can you not laugh when you look like this. >> and it would be hard to draw. i can barely see where the paper is at this point. >> so it's very fun. it's $24.99. test bid third graders. they loved it. >> just put these on and goof around and have a good time. >> exactly. >> next up we have something called fast track. >> this is a very simple concept in a game. you can see that you have a board and you have what look like checkers. but here's the deal. i have to try to get mine through this little hole. >> am i trying to block at the same time? >> you try to block. >> so kids would love this. and you can see it goes on for a while because as i'm getting them across, you're getting them

across. >> if you get yours -- >> the game ends when somebody has none on their side. >> i love this. there's no batteries. >> it's totally simple. it's really nicely made. it's wooden. it's portable. it's really, really fun. it's $19.99. and this is the one where you could imagine adults and kids playing together lots of fun. >> i'm sold on that one. all right. next one, i have to admit my kids, my son, my first grader has been talking about babe for his christmas list already. >> here's the thing. there isn't a boy, 6 to 10-year-old who doesn't know what bay blades are. they're elaborate tops that come with a stadium. and in the stadium you battle the tops. i'm going to release the top here. and you get two of them going together in the stadium.

there are all sorts of elaborate rules, different types of tops. different types of platforms for them to battle on. eun, you've got to trust me on this. this is a total boy thing. >> love it. >> your son will love it. >> okay. i'm going to have to relinquish on this one. and no batteries involved some no batteries involved. and actually, this is a mom thing, but everything can store in the arena. >> sold! >> total mom thing. again, a boy in that age range you won't go wrong. >> next one is called build. >> i love lego but sometimes they can be frustrating if you don't build it exactly the way it's pictured on the box. this is a new toy. feel it. very nice. soft and squishy. and you just stick the crazy parts in. and you make whatever you want to make. they are goofy little feet.

you can put -- >> this is like a unicycle. >> put wings on it, wheels on it. this is a building toy that really encourages imagination. there are endless possibilities. lots of pieces with the sets. they are very nicely made. they're soft. and so for the kid who wants a building toy, this is a really good, really good choice. >> right. nice alternative to legos. that might get old after a while. they can come back to that because it's a classic toy. >> if you have a child who likes building toys, try something a little different. this is something new and hot. >> and this is one of our favorites. it's called my key pon. >> this little guy is so cute. he is completely reactive. look at this. and it seems like he looks at you. >> he responds to your voice.

>> he's dancing. >> he will dance. if you play music he will dance to the music. >> a little pet that you don't have to feed him. >> he interacts. look at the way he's looking around. really, really fun. this is recommended for age 3 and up. we tested it with sixth graders and they were in love with it. there's just something so engaging. and when you put music on in your room and he's dancing around it's just so much fun. >> very cute. i love the age range too. >> right. this is $49.99. this is the most expensive toy that we have in our guide this year. they range from $2.99, stocking stuffers, to $49.99. really good. all kid tested, all kid approved in sunday's kids post. >> thank you so much. you've just made my job easier. tracy, thanks as always.

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good morning, everybody, and welcome back to news 4 today. i'm jim hanley. >> i'm angie goff. it's sunday, november 20th, 2011. and we're going to be needing that umbrella today, but just some sprinkles. >> right. >> this is the sign of what is yet to come. >> unfortunately, yes. our beautiful weather yesterday was sunny, dry, crisp outside. today it's cloudy but really has

a little hint of moisture in the air, no doubt about it. and eventually these clouds will lead to rain drops. most of your sunday will be dry as advertised. now, that being said, there could be one or two quick little sprinkles. that's going to be just about it. most of your daylight hours should be just fine. by november standards, plenty mild out there. temperatures are already in the middle and upper 50s around town. fredericksburg, theburg at 61 degrees. hagerstown, 52. here on doppler, the showers, echoes you see in montgomery county not reach the ground. the ones apart from west virginia are making it. eventually these will lead to rain chances for usment a lot of rain across kentucky and tennessee late tonight, early tomorrow. cloudy. nothing more than a quick sprinkle or passing drop today. nice and mild. rain moves in after sunset. probably closer to the 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 time frame. back to work and school for what a lot of people will have a short week.

that will be nice. but off to a wet start. redskins forecast. cowboys, redskins. need i say before? >> derrick ward already out there saying he has seen tailgaters out there already. what did you call it? >> pancake bacon tailgate. all protein. >> thank you so much. new today, president obama is back in washington after a nine-tkraeu trip to asia.

the president arrived at andrews air force base overnight. meanwhile in australia, investigators are trying to figure out how a classified booklet containing his itinerary was lost and found in a street. it had the president's agenda, names of his security convoy, and cell phone numbers of senior u.s. and australian officials. the president visited australia during his trip abroad. democrats are getting into campaign mode. chicago mayor rahm emanuel delivered a keynote address at a democratic fund-raiser in iowa.

he said president obama made tough decisions based on principal to help the country. >> emanuel said he faced tough decisions. several attended a conservative forum. front-runners newt gingrich and her main contain were among those who attended the thanksgiving forum. the candidates shared how their religious faith influences their public life. cain credited his marriage with helping him after being diagnosed with cancer in 2006. wisconsin's republican governor scott walker is facing a possible recall from his position. yesterday protesters held a rally in front of the state capitol. they're working to gather 545,000 signatures, triggers a recall election. opponents of walker are upset because he limited collective bargaining for union workers.

protesters have until mid-january and they say they have 100,000 since starting just last week. so guess that gives them a couple months to get 440,000 more. that's quite the task. >> yeah. they're working fast, though. when we come right back on news 4 today, adopting a child. how local couples are getting advice on the lifelong commitment from families who have already made the decision. plus, decision 2012 goes late night. how one candidate poked fun at how one candidate poked fun at his

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and tells us why so many who are adopting children are still interested in adopting. >> hi. what brings you here today? >> you talk to her. >> new prospective adoptive parents. >> parents and prospective parents came out to share and look for adoption. they have a biological child but they are considering adoption as well. >> what are you hoping to learn? >> just how to get started. >> i'm talking about wednesday's child. oh, yes, i watch that every week. i see barbara harrison. i'm just not sure what to do or if i should. i said why don't we, the freddie mac foundation, create an expo where people can come talk one on one with adoption professionals, with parents who have adopted, attend some workshops and see if it's right

for them. it might move them one step closer to that decision. quite honestly, i'm pleased to say it's worked. >> families who have already adopted came out to share their experiences. like father and son. >> what would you like to say to kids who are waiting out there and haven't found a family yet? >> people have goodness in them. >> this is patty. she's 10. and this is audrey. she will be 12 next month. >> deb and her daughters also came to share. and they've been with us two and a half years. they came to us in april 2008 for foster care. >> and many were there to help with all kinds of questions. >> it can be a lot of work and we want to make sure we make it as easy as possible. we know a forever family is incredibly important to children. >> it's really a one-stop shop to reach out to a number of people. >> of course nbc 4 was there to talk about all of our very special wednesday's children. and there were families ready to

listen. >> my wife and i have been looking to adopt. we think there's a lot of kids out there that need special parents like us. >> barbara harrison, news 4, for wednesday's child. >> and there are resources to help you learn more about adoption all year long, of course. call our special hotline to find out more. 1-88-to-adopt-me or logon to nbcwashington.com. it's an event where you can't see enough smiles. everybody lights up. >> great story. >> i would agree. and great weather coming our way for our sunday. so that is welcomed news. the rain drops appear to be holding off. that's what we wanted to hear. it's a football sunday in washington and baltimore. we'll have that forecast, back to work and school for a shortened week.

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>> fresh from their recent appearance on sing-off, a local group will perform at the kennedy center. these folks are great. afro blue will sing as part of the center swing, swing, swing festival. we featured them on news 4 at 4:00 a couple weeks ago. they graced us with all their talent. they're a fun bunch. you can watch the free performance on the millennium stage at 6:00 tonight. i could listen to more of that. >> i know. puts you in a great mood. >> it does. they ought to be able to go far. >> remember their names. they're going places. afro blue. >> there's nine of them.

hundreds of people laced up for the grand opening of the national gallery of art ice rink. families saying coming out is a holiday tradition. >> it reminds me of what i grew up. during the holidays we all went ice skating at christmastime, my aunts and uncles. >> it may be slushy. >> warmer temperatures. >> well into the 60s. i don't know how firm the ice stays on a 60-degree day. yesterday, 50s, no problem. i could see that working out fine. but 60s. >> you wouldn't need to wear a cut. >> and since it's the first weekend, free hot chocolate today. it doesn't matter what the weather is if they're offering hot chocolate. >> a little whipped cream. >> i don't know if they're offering free whipped cream. >> maybe you go out there and do a little ice skating today on a

mild november day. or maybe you're headed out to fedex field to root on the redskins today. ah, good weather for everything you want to do on your sunday. cloudy skies. rain drops are still a good ways away. nothing more than a quit spritz or sprinkle. after dark tonight, more like after 7:00, 8:00, that's when our rain chances really start to ramp up. out there right now, one or two lonely slivers of sunshine. just enough sunshine to cast shadows across much of the area. shows skies get grayer and grayer. 56 mild degrees. those southerly winds and the veil of cloud cover really allowed us to get a mild start on the day. 58 in rockville. 58 in restin. annapolis, 60 degrees. deal and shadyside, huntingtown, low six already. so a nice mild start today. temperatures will climb up into the mid-60s for most of us this

afternoon before the clouds start to thicken back up. there's your day planner. mid-60s for the middle of the afternoon. and then staying mild all the way through the early evening hours. so if you're headed out to the redskins today, cowboys and the skins kicking it off at 1:00. 61 degrees. again, nothing more than a sprinkle out there at the redskins game today. and the ravens and the bengals at 1:00. 58 degrees there. cloudy, mild. nothing more than one or two random drops. this is not reaching the ground in western montgomery county. eventually this will saturate the atmosphere and lead to rain chances. north central tennessee. all that is on the conveyor belt. it's coming directly towards us. so it will be a wet start on monday morning around here. and it looks like we'll be kind of damp and dreary around here for much of the front half of the week. so milder today with the 60s.

rain chances going up as the evening wears long. shower chances off and on through much of your monday afternoon. we'll check a break in the rainfall. clouds will linger on into tuesday. more steady rain tuesday night into the front half of wednesday, which of course is the big travel day before thanksgiving. so for today, cloudy, mild, sprinkle or two mainly to the west of town. highs today mid-60s. then for tomorrow, a short wk for a lot of folks. cloudy skies. in the 50s tomorrow. most of the rain is in the front half of monday. most of the rain for tuesday, wednesday will be in the tuesday night, into early wednesday morning time frame. wednesday late in the day. we should be able to turn the rain showers off setting us up in a very good spot for thanks gig. sunshine. breezy sunshine on thanksgiving. highs near 50. looking dry. a lot of people plan on being up early friday morning to do a little holiday shopping. >> yes. >> cold but not crazy cold. >> some people are starting

thanksgiving night now. >> like a professional. >> help us then. >> sure. i could spend your money. >> chuck, all right. still a bit of comic relief on decision 2012. >> how one candidate tried to get a laugh last night on snl. you're watching news 4 today.

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well, welcome back. sunday morning means politics here on nbc 4. >> sure does. let's get a preview of what's ahead later this morning. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, mitt romney may be stuck in the gop polls but the white house is convinced that it will be obama versus

romney. both teams already are sparring with each other. romney said the white house is obsessed with him. but there's so little excitement things might be ripe for a third party. is there anyone with the cash to run who could win? plus, with a big sports schools like penn state do anything for the win record? join me and dan rather for a great discussion. and happy thanksgiving. now for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press," here's david gregory. >> coming up, down to the wire as the deadline nears a deal on the deficit remains elusive. has anything changed since the summer debt downgrade. and jon kyl and john kerry of massachusetts. then newt gingrich rises in the polls, but there's still questions about his past. and rick perry on the attack against president obama. our political roundtable here to weigh in on the state of the gop

race. it's all this morning on "meet the press". stay tuned for my special press pass with jake an ropl off only here on nbc 4. >> all right. we'll look forward to it. david, thank you. >> well, he might not be polling very well but john huntsman is keeping his spirits high. he made an appearance on saturday night live last night and poked a little fun at his local poll numbers and constant canvassing of new hampshire. >> isn't it true nationally you're currently polling in the low single digits? >> it is true. but only a few months ago i was polling at margin of error. so to have any digit at all is a pretty big deal. >> i'm from new hampshire. >> well, that makes sense because you're kind and good looking. classic new hampshire. >> proud new hampshire and i cannot tell you we do not fall

for easy compliments. >> that's because you're wise like a dartmouth professor. >> all right. it was getting deep last night. >> he was going for new hampshire and new hampshire and new hampshire. >> you have to start where you think you can win first. >> and really a smart move for any of the candidates trying to get their name out particularly on late night tv. >> snl is known to put you on the map. or take you off. >> imagine how funny reagan would have been. he was well-known for his sense of humor and stuff. so you never know. >> his daughters, who have their own twitter, they tweeted on the way to the studio, hey, dad, the 1980s called and they want their shoes back. and put up a picture. but all in all they did a great job on the show. he tweeted saying it was a great experience. >> more exposure. >> absolutely right. >> it's like 15,000 or 18,000

followers. >> yeah. >> a few breaks of sun this morning. mild today. then the rain. >> all right. >> go skins! that's it for us. back at 6:00 and 11:00. >> back at 4:30 tomorrow morning, starting dark and early. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪

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