youth problem he started to buy a suv and pay for personal trips and other expenses. and thomas maintained his innocence throughout the investigation. tracee wilkins is live at the scene right now at thomas' home. >> reporter: let me show you what is happening live over my shoulder. this has been an on going investigation. the agents have been doing this all morning long, moving in and out of thomas' home. you can see the fbi agency are here as well. we have been able to confirm fbi and ars agents are working inside his home all morning. thomas sits at the council as ward five representative. they have spent a lot of time searching his vehicle as well. neighbors saw u.s. marshals and

fbi taking boxes out. sources confirm that this search is related to an on going investigation of the council member. this past summer, federal authorities confirmed they were investigating thomas after there was a lawsuit accusing him of spending more than $300,000 on personal expenses. the funds were supposed to go to nonprofits. thomas has never been officially charged and denied any wrong doing. back out here live, we are joined live with tom sherwood who has been following this investigation since it first began. you follow the city council as well. what can you tell us about what is going on here and the fact that we are actually seeing investigators here at his home? >> this has been expected for sometime. this is one of three investigations by the attorney,

and city grant money was supposed to go to youth groups, and he used that money instead to buy a luxury vehicle, to take luxury golfing trips and all other kinds of things. we have been waiting for the u.s. attorney to act on it, and now that the fbi here is, and there's another investigation on gray with his campaign and the money spent and then a third investigation, with brown and if he misspent money. >> reporter: with folks not familiar with thomas, and his father was also sitting. >> tommy thomas was elected in 2006 and re-elected last year despite an aggressive campaign by a republican candidate that pointed out there was a lot of

discrepanci discrepancies. before that, thomas was preceded by his family, and so this family is deeply embedded in local politics and ward five politics, and there are people sad about what has happened here and worried about what is coming next. >> reporter: we will see what happens next and what it looks like as the city council continues their fight to try and prevent these kinds of investigations from happening to its council members. we are going to stay on the scene and bring you the latest as it happens. we will continue to follow this story throughout the day. meanwhile, police in loudoun county are investigating a stabbing. they found a woman in the 39300 block just before 9:00 this morning, near gilbert's corner regional park. the woman was suffering from stab wounds to the upper body.

no word on her condition or if the police have a suspect. this morning the leader of al qaeda is claiming the organization is holding a rockville man hostage. he was kidnapped in pakistan in august, but until now, nobody has claimed responsibility for his disappearance. and megan mcgrath joins us outside his home with more on the claim. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, barbara. that's right. nearly four months have passed since warren winestein was taken at gun point in pakistan and all that time it was unclear who did it and for what purpose, but now al qaeda is claiming to have him and they say in order to release winestein, the u.s. will have to meet several demands. a yellow ribbon is tied around the tree in the yard of his rockville home, a symbol of hope for his safe release. now, an alarming development in the case.

in a newly released case, a al qaeda leader, zawahri said they have winestein. he was taken at gun point from his home in pakistan in august, but nobody claimed responsibility. he was in pakistan for a u.s. firm that does work in countries with a merging and developing economy. his next door neighbor just doesn't understand why he would be a target. >> to us, you know, he is just an ordinary person, you know, and all he did was just do good works in having people develop things in pakistan to make the peoples' lives happier and better off. >> in the tape, al zawahri says winestein will be released if only certain things are met. the u.s. must stop air strikes

in afghanistan, pakistan, somalia, yemen and gaza, and release three men linked to the bombing of the world trade center in 1993. it's unclear who did the actual kidnapping back in august, whether it was al qaeda or another group that sold or traded winestein to al qaeda. a lot of folks here in this neighborhood, his family, extremely concerned. have been since august, since he disappeared. certainly even more so in light of the latest development involving al qaeda. a virginia man accused of helping a terror organization will be in court this afternoon. the 24-year-old is connected to the group responsible for the 2008 bombings and shootings in mumbai, india, that killed 60 people. he has been in custody since september when authorities raided his apartment. no word if giordano will

return to his gaitersburg home. giordano is the only person being looked at in the death of his travel partner. you can hear more about the mystery in paradise starting at 10:00 on "dateline" right here on nbc 4. police in virginia are investigating an accident involving a school bus. we have some video from chopper 4 earlier this morning. this happened near middle ridge road and highway 7 in vienna. we're told there were no kids on the bus at the time of the accident. one person was taken to the hospital but injuries are not serious, we understand. a cold morning, and tom kierein joins us to tell us about the start of the weekend and a look ahead as well. >> it was the first morning of this very late autumn or early winter season where we had a

widespread freeze from the mountains all the way into the atlantic beaches. now, it's warmed up nicely since then. we have it hitting the mid-40s throughout the region, and again all the way to the bay and the atlantic beaches. and the waters of the chesapeake bay are near 50 degrees. and elsewhere we're in the mid-40s across most of virginia, maryland and west virginia, and over the last 12 hours, clouds in the region. a mostly sunny afternoon, but still a chill in the air. we should be, though, briefly warming into the mid and maybe upper 50s, upper 50s to the south, but low to mid-50s around the metro area by early to midafternoon, and a northwest breeze from 5 to 15 miles per hour. a look at tonight, another cold

evening and a look at the weekend and next week will be coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. and new today, great news from the department of labor. the unemployment rate fell to 8.6% last month. that's the lowest level in more than 2 1/2 years. employers added 120,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate may be a bit deceptive, though, because it fell so much in part because more than 300,000 people gave up looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed. president obama and former president clinton will force a commitment to making buildings and factories more efficient. the government will pitch in $2 billion and the other $2 billion will come from the private sector. it could create 50,000 jobs in the next several years. and the obama administration claims taxpayers will not lose a

dime because costs will be recovered by energy savings. and then trying to get more tv shows filmed in the district. the mayor will spend time courting tv producers. he proposed a tax on movie theater concessions as a way to help build a film incentives fund. between capital hill, the national park and the district, they have to work with three different agencies to secure permits. and coming up, the fight over taxes. two plans to extend a temporary payroll tax cut, both defeated. plus, what could be a make or

looks like taxes could take a bigger chunk out of your paycheck next year. democrats and republicans agree that it's important to extend the payroll tax cut but they can't agree on how to pay for it. here's what it means to you if no compromise is reached. the current tax cut expires which means a $1,000 hike for all workers. president obama wanted to increase it by an additional $500. he would pay for it by a tax increase for americans that earn more than $1 million.

that's the aspect the republicans take issue with. republicans rejected a plan backed by their leader that would have extended the tax cut by freezing federal workers pay through 2015. today herman cain is expected to speak with his wife about an alleged 13-year-long affair with another woman. his wife did not know he was providing another woman with money for bills and other expenses, and the woman says she is sad for causing his wife pain and did not want to come forward with these accusations. >> at the end of the day, i know that i am telling the truth. i would never come out with something like this if it wasn't true. honestly, i didn't want to come out with this, and i know that travel was involved, and sex was

involved. i would never lie about that. >> cain is expected to make a decision about continuing his presidential campaign in the next few days. thomas is here to talk about the weather today and for the weekend and the look ahead to the next week, too. >> good morning. off to a frosty cold friday morning this morning, and now it's warmed up above freezing into the mid-40s throughout most of the region. a little bit of a freeze coming in out of the northwest. can you see that on the potomac river under the blue sky. clouds looking to the north and east of washington. 46 at reagan national. we have a light and southerly breeze. things should warm up nicely, climb into the mid-50s by later this afternoon. 46 at reagan national. mid-40s in prince georges and month gm reand arlington and fairfax county and throughout most of virginia, and maryland and most on the eastern shore.

most locations, shenandoah west now are in the low to mid-40s as well. so a pleasant day after that cold start is well under way. now, going back over the last 12 hours, we had a few clouds drifting through, and otherwise lots of sunshine around the region. the wider view showing there's cloudiness up into pennsylvania, and snow showers, along a weak front. we will not get any precipitation from this, but clouds are coming in later this afternoon as the front comes through. for the rest of the afternoon, we will have a few high clouds coming in, and a light breeze out of the northwest around 5 to 15. temperatures should reach the low to mid-50s around wash and maybe upper 50s in the next couple of hours, by 2:00. then in the evening hours it will get chilly again tonight for your friday night festivities. layer up. another cold evening will be in the upper 40s, and then midnight

we should be down to 40 degrees. and then for tomorrow morning, it will be a cold start. once again, below freezing under a clear sky on sad morning, probably another frosty cold morning tomorrow. during the day on saturday, a bit cooler with afternoon highs near 50 degrees, and plab a few high clouds, too. and then we will have clouds closing in on sunday afternoon and highs reaching the low 50s. a bit milder on monday. mostly cloudy. ahead of the front coming in from the midwest, we'll have another front after the one today come on monday or tuesday evening, probably bringing showers on tuesday and wednesday. after that goes by, another chill settled in by the end of the week. if you are going to the game, fedex field, skins and jets on sunday afternoon, kickoff is just after 1:00. it should be great football

weather. remains to be seen if we will see great football. temperatures in the low 50s throughout the game and partly to mostly cloudy with a breeze around 5 to 15. we will be back with another update in a couple minutes. >> sounds like good football weather. >> yep. >> thank you, tom. still ahead on "news4 midday," shaken, not stirred. we will have the keys to the perfect martini. plus, make an outfit work for the workplace and then the ho holiday workplace afterwards. here's a look at what is hot on nbcwashington.com. [ screaming ]

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with so much going on this time of year, wouldn't it be nice if your outfit could take you right from work to a dinner party? andrew taylor, the style director from ann taylor is here to show us how to make that possible. welcome. >> thank you so much. great to be here. >> great to have you in washington. you are from new york, and the style is the same? >> yes, we opened a new store on 13th street. >> tell us in general what kinds of things will work from the office to the party. let's look at what you brought with you? >> great day to night fashions,

and i would love to point out that everybody who is here today is a real woman that works at ann taylor. she is a stylist at our 13th street store. this is a holiday look that we saw on demi moore in the ad campaign. it's a faux fur jacket. she is wearing it with the perfect red blouse and sparkle shirt. >> so take the jacket off when you get to the party. take it off for us? >> she will take it off. >> you can wear the skirt with the sparkles to work? >> yes. it depends on what industry you are in, actually. a lot of people have evolved their fashion, so in the more creative industries people do wear things like that to work. >> i am seeing a lot of sparkles in the stores, so it's okay to

go from work to the party? >> yes. >> what is next? >> this is a chic look. she is wearing winter lace. >> i have seen that too, around. that's beautiful. >> thank you, we think it's beautiful, too. she is wearing it with a red belt. that's a great way to access rise in the chic trousers. she access riized it with a red scarf. we love to use a nice structured sweater as well to dress something up without using a jacket, and the scarf is perfect this time of year when it's chilly in the office. >> yes, that's a sexy little top underneath there. so that will go from work to the party when you take the scarf off. what else do you have?

>> this next one is a red silk blouse. i think our silk blouses are one of the best kept fashion secrets. a lot of people don't want to spend a fortune on a blouse, and you have the perfect blouses. the sparkle belt was just featured on people.com as one of the top belts to buy for the season. >> silk blouses definitely go from the office to the party. i guess you can unbutton one button and add a piece of jewelry as you said. >> i always think you can unbutton one button, absolutely. and add a brat statemenecklace, dressed up -- it's cold out, and she is wearing it with tights, and that's chic. >> what is next? >> the next look is on elizabeth. elizabeth looks great. this is a knit holiday sweater. it's the perfect red but in a

great stripe. she is wearing it with a red mini skirt. >> the skirt lengths, do they change from work to party or can you go with whatever you wear to work? >> that's a great question. she's wearing it with a tight and a pair of heels. and she is wearing it with the winter lace jewelry, the cuff on which is gorgeous, as well as the earrings. >> fancy jewelry for the party, and she can put that in her purse. >> yes, and she could lose the tights for the party at night. >> what else? >> sarah is a real dynamo. she's a favorite from the store. she's wearing the red dress, which was also seen on demi moore in the ad campaign. i love this dress. it's so chic. >> quickly, do you have any ideas for gifts? we only have a second for you to

tell us? >> great gift ideas. iphone case and cover and all the faux fur accessories. >> thank you and we look forward to talking to you again about trends. >> thank you so much. >> thanks for coming. it's now 11:26. coming up, country singer, mindy mccready's running with her son. and tom kierein will be back with a weekend aaron, you're all set. great, thanks. mike, thanks for doing that discount double check. you saved us hundreds. what was that? the discount double check? it's when we comb through your policies and make sure that you're getting all the discounts you deserve. no, i get that part, but you guys are doing my move.

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we have breaking news. federal agents are raiding a d.c. council member's home. right now fbi and irs agents are searching a northeast d.c. home and an suv. thomas represents ward five. he is accused of spending $300,000 from a youth program he started. he maintains his innocence even though he agreed to settle a civil lawsuit and repay the $300,000. this is one of three federal investigations into misuse of funds by d.c. officials and they are looking into gray and brown. and the custody fight between mindy mccready and the court system could end with the

former starlet facing charges of parental abduction. mccready allegedly disappeared with her child on tuesday and did not return him to florida by the time appointed by the court. now she's in hiding and says she won't give her son back because he faces abuse at home. her ex-boyfriend and father of the boy spoke to matt lauer this morning on "today." >> we have gone through this in the past and if there are people that can help you, you can take the help and get back on track, and that's what i can say. i got through it and i got back on track and my life is in order and since she has the same opportunity, instead of taking it she chooses to abut it. >> mccready was previously arrested and she had a fight with her mother. she is also six months pregnant

with twins. now to a developing story a. los angeles county declared a state of emergency. wind gusts topped 100 miles per hour in parts of california. still this morning, there are more than 100,000 people in the dark. several flights in and out of los angeles also had to be diverted. the winds toppled trees sending one crashing into a house and trapping an elderly woman sitting on a couch there. >> the woman was rescued. traveling today could be treacherous again. strong winds are expected to hit oklahoma and missouri and they won't be quite as strong. let's see what tom has to tell us about what is going on with our weather. >> we had a cold start, but now things are beginning to warm up.

here's a live picture from the skywatcher camera. the winds are beginning to settle down. temperatures right now are in the 40s. in land, away from the waters, mid-and upper 40s. we will have this somewhat warmer weather mav in through the afternoon ahead of a weak cold front. it's spreading clouds into western pennsylvania and the ohio valley. we will clear out and temperatures will get cold again, down to near 30 by dawn on saturday. tomorrow, we should be mostly sunny with afternoon highs chillier in the 40s to near 50. on sunday morning, another cold start in the mid-and low 30s after climbing into the low 50s. and then on monday, cloudy and a bit milder. we should be climbing in the

upper 50s. another front is coming in through tuesday and wednesday and may trigger passing showers, turning chilly and dry again after that. that's the way it looks now, barbara. >> thank you, tom. let's listen in now. the president is speaking from the white house, i believe. let's go there right now to hear what he has to say. >> and this has been a passion for him for quite sometime. i thank everybody at transwestern and everybody here for giving us this remarkable tour. they are the equivalent of 250 full time workers as a consequence of the project taking place here. it's a win for the business owners and a win for the tenants of this building, and a win for the construction workers participating and for the property manager that is doing such a great job.

so this is a great example of what is possible. as president, my most pressing challenge is doing everything that i can every single day to get this economy growing faster, and create more jobs. this morning we learned that our economy added another 140,000 private sector jobs in november. the unemployment rate went down. and despite some strong head winds, the american economy now created in the private sector jobs for the past 21 months in a row. that's nearly 3 million new jobs in all. and more than half a million over the last four months. so we need to keep that growth going. right now, that means congress needs to extend the payroll tax cut for working americans for another year, and congress needs to renew unemployment insurance for americans who are still out there, pounding the pavement and

looking for work. failure to take either of these steps would be a significant blow to our economy. it would take money out of the pocket of americans who are most likely to spend it and it will harm small businesses, and it would be a bad idea. i think it's worth noting, by the way, i notice that some folks on the other side have been quoting president clinton about it's a bad idea to raise taxes during tough economic times, and that's precisely why i have sought to extend the payroll tax this year, and next year. it doesn't mean that we lock in tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. i don't think president clinton has been onboard with that, but just thought that might be worth

mentioning. that's why it's so disappointing that senate republicans voted to block that tax cut. that would effectively raise taxes on 160 million hard-working americans, because they didn't want to ask a few 100,000 of the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share. that's unacceptable. >> we are listening to president obama announcing a $4 billion increase in the energy efficiency of government and private sector buildings, and half coming from the government and the other half from the private sector. former president clinton was there along with him. meanwhile, students in georgetown university have a chance to take a very unique class, one that combines social and musical. we have more on jay-z 101.

♪ >> this record-setting rapper and icon has become a business tycoon and best-selling author. and now he is being taught about at one of the highest schools, and it's called the socialology of hip-hop. it's 90-minutes of head bouncing and dissecting. >> you have somebody who kind of p perpetuates the same thing. >> this is a way for our kids to express ideas in social. >> god forgive me for my brash delivery, but i remember what

these streets did to me, and as a result of remembering what the streets did to him, he is trying to make a link to those similarly suffering. >> he uses his memoir to break down lyrics, but breaks down other things to break down exams, like articles. and the class is wildly popular. >> he is somebody that grew up in similar circumstances, and i am allowed to explore my own conditions. >> learning at georgetown is not cheap. some students say the parents wonder whether their classes are worth it. >> we want you to take classes that will get you a great job and why are you wasting time on this? >> it's not skeptical parents. critics have also knocked the class in part because of things

like this, "big pimpin'" >> we are asking where it comes from. >> old school themes being taught in a new school way. >> i want students to understand, look, learning doesn't have to be boring. >> for some it's working? >> i learned a lot about society that i never have been exposed to and probably never have been exposed to, and another way of thinking about things. still ahead, a look at how investors are reacting to today's jobs report. plus, cocktail ideas for your holiday parties. stay with us.

we have breaking news. federal agents are raiding a council members home. right now they are searching harry tommy thomas' home and suv. this is new video into our news room. a neighbor said they showed up this morning. he is accused of spending $300,000 from a youth program he started to buy a suv and pay for other trips. he has maintained his innocence, even though he agreed to settle a civil lawsuit with the attorney general and repay the $300,000. markets opened higher after

a government report showed improvement in the u.s. jobs market. let's check in on courtney reagan on where things stand now. >> stocks are higher but not as high as earlier in the session. either way, it's a reverse of thursday's losses. and so the unemployment rate for november dropped four tens of a percent. however, 300,000 americans gave up looking for work, and that's an important detail contributing to the drop in the unemployment rate. 120,000 nonfarmed jobs were added, and that was slightly less than expected. october and november payrolls were upwardly resized to reflect 72,000 jobs that had previously gone unreported. there's a bit of a positive trend. several banks and mortgage lenders are offering some relief

to struggling homeowners during the is ason. bank of america and others are involved. the policy only applies to those staying in their homes. and honda is recalling some vehicles because of air bags that could inflight too much pressure during a crash. there have been 20 accidents related to the problem with two deaths in the u.s. in 2009. the recall affects the accord, civic, odyssey, pilot and other models. check with your dealer if you think you have a car that could be impacted. planning on throwing a

cocktail party this weekend or holiday season? if you want to consider serving march teenies at that party, we have somebody here to show us the variations of the classic drink. some people might say it's early for this, but we could start early. i would love to know how to make one. >> the classic martini recipe dates to the late 1800s, and it was done with gin. 30 years later, they developed what we know -- what we refer to now as a classic martini in new york, a dry martini. >> and many people think vodka is the main ingredient of the martini, is that not right? >> well, the original was done with gin.

>> what is the difference between shaking and not stirring it? >> shaking a martini, you will get more action and delusion and airation. when you shake a gin cocktail, it gets foamy and the air gets trapped and it's cloudy, and then stirring causes less agitation of the ice. you can use any of the gins here, but we will use a little sapphire today. >> lots of choices? >> tons. we will start with five parts or 2.5 ounces of our gin. >> 2.5 ounces, so you have to have the little measuring cups. >> measuring is key. it's only hard if you don't measure. >> some people just pour right

out of the model, huh? >> you will use a half ounce of our driver, and now we need some ice. >> and do you measure that, too? >> just get a good amount of ice in here, because it's the most important part. you want to release some of the arrow mattics, and there are's tons of spirits to make the gin. >> you want to stir it, not shake it? >> definitely stirred and not shaken. just until it's cold enough. 30 to 50 revolutions. >> so it takes time? >> a little bit of time. >> okay. >> we will get rid of the ice so the glass and chilled. >> the chilled glass is important to the finished produ

product. tell us about the garnishes, quickly. >> people like to have a martini with a olive or a zest, so we will take a piece off of this lemon, and then with the peel facing the drink, i will twist, and then -- >> you put it on the rim and how beautiful. >> the twist of the lemon looks wonderful and very refreshing. a nice evening cocktail. that won't be around i am sure. somebody will come and take it. thanks for coming from d.c.'s bourbon steak. the time is 11:49. meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another check of the weather. and then at 3:00, ellen's 12

> and now to lady gaga's strange new music video, and painting zoo animals. joining us with more on that and the week's entertainment, is tommy. >> this lady gaga video, barbara, it's spectacularly freaky. it's 14 minutes long. >> it's that long? >> it's like it's a documentary.

it's so weird. you have to check it out. >> let's look at it. >> for example, those nurses, they are wearing next seasoned calvin klein. >> david spielberg is filming his new video. >> she talks through the first four minutes of it, and then the song goes another ten minutes after that. but she has got giant ballet slippers, and does all kind of "glee" inspired stuff. >> she is really agile, huh? >> yeah, i will give her that. >> she is making videos that madonna and michael jackson has made. >> that little top is quite interesting. >> absolutely. >> can we go there?

she looks great in the video. >> and speilberg is making a film about lincoln. >> yes, and the star of the movie is quite lincolned up, you remember him from the "gangs of new york." this picture was taken at tmz in richmond, and he has been talking in the accent since march. >> how does he know what lincoln's voice sounded like? >> i don't know. that's a good question. you know -- >> an illinois accent. >> exactly, what every that is. >> whatever that sounds like. >> he sounds like a cub's found, i guess. this cast -- they say a star-studded cast. it has sally field, and tommy lee jones, and the stars are absolutely coming out for this

movie. >> i hear you were at the christmas tree lighting last nig night? >> it was spectacular. and of course, the first family, lighting up the national christmas tree. the national park service does such a great job on the production, and the preacher was from hyattsville, and he did the invocation on an ipad. >> he did not lay his hand on the ipad? >> no, he just swished it. >> you want to tell us about painting zoo animals? >> i love this. you thought zoo animals could not get cuter, and now they are trying their paws at painting. >> look at that. is that an armadillo? >> yes. an armadillo. just adorable. look at this. >> is there food in that point? >> i don't think so.

it's nontoxic, though. the pandas loved it and the armadillo -- >> my producer told me there were worms in the paint. trying to get the shell off the worm -- >> they are painting picassos. >> are they going to sell them? >> i am sure they will. it will be a great fund-raiser. >> do you have great plans for the weekend? >> yes, i am hosting the jingle bell run. that will be good. >> good luck with you. >> have an awesome weekend. we will take a look at some of the stories we are following this afternoon. jim handly joins us from the news room. >> a busy friday afternoon. the latest on the fbi raid of council member harry thomas's house and suv. and then the kid's meal wars.

and then could wearing makeup help you become more successful. and then tonight at 5:00, bye-bye bread. why so many restaurants are doing away at the dinner stable and where you can still find it on the table. that's when we begin here at 4:00 and 5:00. let's take a check of our forecast one more time. here is tom kierein. >> we are finally warming up after the frosty start this friday morning. a live view from the skywatcher camera, looking into montgomery county, way off on the horizon is frederick county maryland. we have lots of sunshine and temperatures as we approach the noon hour, and we're near 50 degrees throughout much of the region. what a change from this morning. in fact, we have warmed up about 25 degrees or so from where we were earlier this morning. we have plenty of sunshine throughout much of the region, although there are clouds beginning to close in from the west. those should be sweeping in later this evening, and then we will make it in the mid-and

upper 50s, and then we will clear out tonight and get cold again on saturday morning, down into the 20s to near 30 degrees and during the day on saturday. chilly, even with the bright sunshine. we will climb into the upper 40s to around 50. another cold start on sunday morning, and then after sun in the morning, probably clouds moving enduring the afternoon. highs in the low 50s. good weather for the skins and jets sunday afternoon. warming up the first part of next week, and then might get rain tuesday and wednesday. see you monday morning. >> have a good weekend, tom. that's "news4 midday" for today and for this week. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for more news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and tonight at 11:00. we have news all through the weekend, and join us for that and be back with us on monday morning at 11:00 a.m. for news4 midday. until then, have a good weekend.

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nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >> whoo! tgif, hoover. it's friday. >> billy, welcome to "access hollywood live." what a week. >> on a serious note, how are you doing? truly, i mean, the sanita ana winds are blowing. you're without power for two days. >> a lot of people are. it's hard. we're in a dark house. it's cold. we're checking into a hotel today and i hope everybody else is ok out there. >> the power company say anything? >> no, crickets. we're hearing