airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm chris gordon. >> i'm angie goff. welcome to news 4 on this sunday, december 11th. we're following a developing story in mexico this morning. a strong earthquake struck the western coast in guerrero. it was magnitude 6.8 but downgraded it to 6.5. it caused panic in mexico city and the resort area of acapulco. mexican president calderon tweeted one person was hurt by a collapsing ceiling. there have been no reports of

major damage. investigators are trying to determine what caused a two-car crash in prince george's county involving four children. two cars collided on sea pleasant and joplin street last night. when rescuers got there, six people were trapped in the cars, including the four children. paramedics took a woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and three children had nonlife threatening injuries. drugs were likely behind a police-involved shooting that left a man dead. the incident started with a car jacking on new hampshire avenue and ended with police firing at the man in adelphi. darcy spencer has the latest. >> reporter: it started here at sunoco gas station ata coma park at 3:45 in the afternoon. a 19-year-old man tries to carjack a man with a porsche. when the victim fought back he stand him with a steak knife.

>> the guy was actually stabbed right there at the pump. >> and you saw it? >> the whole thing. >> police say the victim had been inside the gas station store. when he came out the suspect was in his porsche. >> he confronted the suspect. he then stand the victim multiple times. >> after the stabbing police say the suspect jumped in his redford focus, rammed the porsche, and took off, leading police on a chase. the police chief said his officers lost sight of the suspect, then the car crashed and flipped here in adelphi, two miles from the gas station. police say the suspect jumped out and ran. a female officer tased him but it had no effect. then the teenage suspect attacked the officer. >> the suspect gained control, was on top of the officer, assaulting the officer, when a second officer pulled up, demanded the suspect stopped and

to defend the life of the officer in danger he then utilized deadly force, shooting put medical times. >> the focus also struck three occupied cars before crashing. those drivers were not hurt. back in the sunoco station, the stabbing victim suffered critical injuries. police say they'll be check to go see if the 19-year-old had been using drugs. obviously what he's been through and what he did just shows us he must have been on something. >> the takoma park police chief said it appears the officers followed proper policies and procedures. also, he says, his officer fired because he feared for the life and safety of his fellow officer. now at this point police have not yet identified that suspect. in adelphi, maryland, darcy spencer, news 4 today. >> it's time for a little check. did you hear the glass floor get shattered last night? below freezing.

finally. >> all i know is walking out today, 29 degrees. >> frederick it was like 19. manassas, 21. >> way cold if you get outside the city. national had not been below freezing yet this winter season. we made it, everybody, at 11:59 p.m., we finally ticked below 32 degrees. we finally made it to the freezing mark. and late freezes as most of us snow lovers know, they do not bode well for a snowy winter. i dug up fun factoids on fun freezes. a lot of fs so early in the morning. 21 in manassas, frederick all the way down to 18 degrees. oh, that's cold. 21, martinsburg. 34 in st. mary's county. your forecast for your sunday, mostly sunny. on the cold side. now that we started this far

down, we will have a struggle to get to the 30s and 40s. redskins at 1:00, fedex field. ravens hosting the baltimore colts -- it's a funny, get it? indianapolis colts. a homecoming for the colts in baltimore today. i think the redskins are going to do well. the colts, have they won a game yet this year? >> no. >> no. there you go. i think the ravens have this one in the bag. tomorrow, back to work and school. sunny, a bit warmer. great weather for both of the local nfl teams today no matter what you call them. >> all right. >> ravens, colts, they're all local. >> yeah. it's still early. we're still waking up here. we're going to get them all in the right order. >> i'm still feeling the tylenol p.m. >> thank you, chuck. now we turn to decision 2012. the candidates met in iowa for

another debate. newt gingrich was a target for most of the debate but he handled most of the attacks. nbc's brian moahr has the wrapup of the debate. >> in his first debate as front-runner, newt gingrich was the prime target. >> speaker gingrich has been in government for a long time. we can look at his record. >> let's be candid. the only reason you didn't become a career politician is you lost to teddy kennedy. >> wait a second. >> gingrich came ready for a fight and the other candidates were ready to take him on. >> you're taking money to influence the outcome of legislation in washington. >> well, he's been on different positions, you know, on so many issues. >> you strayed on that issues, as you have on others. >> gingrich's three marriages and infidelity has become an issue. >> if you would cheat on your spouse, why wouldn't you cheat on your business partner or anybody for that matter. >> i said up front openly i've

made mistakes at times. i had to go to god for forgiveness. >> it's how the multimillionaire did it that raised eyebrows. >> 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> and that joke could be costly as he tries to play catchup in iowa. brian mooahr, nbc news. the candidates will square off january 7th. that is days after the iowa caucus. mitt romney continues to pick up big endorsements in new hampshire. gastus said mitt is the strongest candidate with the best organization to take on president obama in 2012. romney also received the support of other prominent new hampshire politicians, including the state senate president. voters go to the polls in the granite state january 10th. right now officials are closing streets along the

national mall for a major road race. jingle all the way 8k starts at 9:00 this morning. last year a few thousand runners registered to run the 4.9 miles. this year's course begins on constitution avenue near 12th street. runners will head towards columbus stiller, then go towards third street, and down e street. those headed toward the national mall are urged to take metrobuses and trains. several streets will be blocked off until noon. more than 225,000 holiday wreaths are now on gravestones at arlington national cemetery. volunteers laid them one by one yesterday. the event completes a week-long national effort called wreaths across america. it started with a veterans parade in maine where they came from. the commemorative wreaths will remain in place at arlington until january 28thment this is the 20th years for wreaths across america. >> that is so wonderful. and i heard this is a family

tradition. some people have been doing this 10 years. >> yeah. >> it's amazing. all right. 6:08. still ahead, a string of robberies inside goodwill stores. perhaps even more shocking is the person accused in the case. and it is one of the ugliest brawls you will ever see at a college basketball game. what led to this ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it.

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welcome back. police say a string of goodwill store robberies in baltimore county was an inside job. 29-year-old richard pettaway is in jail without bail. he is accused of holding up two goodwill stores three times in the last month. he worked at one of the stores. the robberies happened while customers were inside the stores. investigators believe he targeted the stores because he was familiar with the operations and knew where to find the money. well, the grinch seems to be

affecting the holiday spirit in loudon county with more vandalism. somebody decapitated a crucified santa claus. the beheading comes after it was vandalized a few days earlier. a christian teenager and his atheist mother put up the fixture and replaced it after the first vandalism. santa claus is one of several holidays displays at the courthouse this year. some called the vandalism offensive and disrespectful. >> i believe there needs to be a little bit more tolerance in people expressing themselves. but at the same time there needs to be consideration trying not to co-op each other's holidays. >> it's sad in my heart. i don't like my children to see that. it's kind of hurtful. >> leesburg held its holiday parade yesterday. loudon county supervisors debated not allowing any

displays at the courthouse but decided against that. on a brighter note, for the second weekend in a row, local law enforcement took time off patrol to make sure children have a happy holiday. police hosted shop with a cop yesterday. check it out. 17 elementary students paired up with officers for a full day of shopping. kids got to browse the aisles at target 234 westfield wheaton shopping center. each child got a $100 gift card to spend on gifts not only for themselves but also their family members. the shopping spree we know is more than about presents. >> it provides some guidance and talk to the child and also at the same time work on the relationship the child has with law enforcement and the city of law enforcement in a new light to know they are just like anyone they see on the street. they are someone they can talk to. >> last weekend officers in prince george's county hosted shop with a cop.

similar events are taking place in more than 60 communities across the country this year. new from overnight, manuel noriega is on his way home to panama. he was flown from paris to panama overnight where he will be punished for crimes he committed during his reign. he spent more than 20 years in custody here in the u.s. and in france for drug trafficking and money laundering. panama also convicted him once he was being held abroad. he can soon be free, though, because of a law that allows prisoners over the age of 70 to serve their time under house arrest. noriega is 77. well, it took an all-nighter but it appears the u.n. has agreed to start a new plan against climate change. international delegates were seen sleeping during breaks at the u.n. climate conference in south africa. it would place all countries under the same legal system

under greenhouse laws. a local professor was one of three scientists to pick up his nobel prize in physics this weekend. adam reece received the prize in stockholm yesterday. he helped to discover that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. each is worth $1.5 million. so proud of the local guy. really, when we were reporting on this originally, everybody is like, yeah, uh, this is what he d. nobody understood. but to put it in layman's terms, when the big bang theory happened, it was his discovery that that was accelerating. that happened 14 billion years ago. >> a long while. >> yeah. >> reports from the day are sketchy. some got lost in translation over the 14 billion years. >> the fact that it's getting

faster. i remember reading off what he did and thinking i have no idea what that means. i have no problem telling you that. >> good stuff. >> congratulations to him. >> yes. >> another big win at hopkins. what great institution they are. for us, the academic in me can tell you -- i poofed it up. your forecast, the other half of it is coming you up next. i'll try and straighten out my mouth. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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christmas present from the neighbor. no kraout cake for you. >> exactly. >> job well done. yard looks great, doesn't it? >> yes, it does. >> i like the hesitation. it doesn't need mowing, so that's good. all the leaves are gone. that's good. i don't know what else you would need in a yard in the winter. >> i haven't talked to my neighbor yet. >> she's got a yard service, so she'll be fine. anyway, we finally have a bit of cold air to talk about first thing this morning. temperatures below freezing. even at reagan national airport this morning. first time of the winter season we have made it down below the freezing mark at national airport, and it won't be the last. outside we go. a beautiful start to your sunday. a cold start under a mostly clear sky. barely even a breeze blowing early on your sunday morning. heading up to sunday services, or going out to get the paper, it's going to be a nice day out there for you today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures are going to climb luckily from where we are now 30 degrees at national airport.

the winds have gone calm. the real light winds will be a part of today's forecast. temperatures, though, look how cold they are. low to mid-20s. upper 20s to near 30 as you get close to the chesapeake bay. stanton, virginia, down to 19 degrees. 47 was our high yesterday. 32 the morning low. since the year 2000, this is the second latest first freeze. the first since 2000 was back in december 2001. the 01-02 winter, three inches of snow for the the whole winter. late first freeze is not a good sign. sunshine for your thursday. that's a good sign. clear skies as high pressure will be in charge of our weather the next couple days. eventually, though, that's going to slide off the eastern seaboard. cold for today thanks to the low start and the temperatures early this morning. a little hint of a warming trend coming our way as we get back to work and school tomorrow and tuesday. today we'll call it a night one. cold.

light winds. not much of a windchill factor to worry about. back to work and school. plenty of sunshine. today we'll top out generally in the upper 30s, low 40s. back to work tomorrow. upper 40s to near 50. near 50 again for tuesday and for wednesday. plenty of sunshine the next three days. clouds come back on wednesday. a slight chance of passing showers as we get into thursday and friday. all indications are they will be rain drops and not snowflakes as temperatures will be back up into the 50s by thursday and friday afternoon. only three inches of snow in that other winter with a first freeze this late. so us snow livers -- >> i know. >> -- this could be bad. >> snow haters cheering the late first freeze. >> being from utica, new york, i'm one of those people. >> you shoveled all your snow. >> thank you, chuck. >> you're welcome. the heated in-state rivalry between xavier and cincinnati turned ugly as a blowout turned into a huge brawl.

xavier was winning big with 10 seconds left in the game when two players started jawing at each other. kenny freeze took the worst of it with a big cut on his face. and he also got some bruised ribs. after the game, both teams talked about the ugly incident. >> we got disrespected a little bit before the game. guys calling us out. we're a tougher team. we're grown men over here. we have tough guys on the court. we went out there and zipped them up. that's what we just did to them. >> i made everybody take their jersey off. and they will not put it on again until they have a full understanding of where they go to school and what the university stands for and how lucky they are to even be there, let alone have a scholarship. >> three players were ejected and automatically suspended for the next game. the school, as well as their respective conferences can hand

down additional punishment if they want. >> well, the annual army/navy game is more of a friendly rivalry, a competition for bragging rights. but that didn't stop jokesters from pulling an old-fashioned prank. somebody took down the add my's flag and put up the army flag. they took the joke in stride, laughing about it on twitter, in fact. full highlights of the 112nd showdown between army and navy coming up later in sports. and now it's time for a sneak peek at this week's kidspost. here's pat lawson muse. this week on kidspost on tv, a man obsessed with dinosaur bones, a page-turning book you can't put down. joining is tracy grant of "washington post" kidspost. hi, tracy. >> great to be with you, pat.

>> well, first an interview with a man who has a job that every boy dreams of, a dinosaur cure ator. >> this is our lead story. a profile of matt curano who has the job every 7-year-old wants, lead dinosaur hunter for the smithsonian museum. he discovered dinosaurs at 7 years old. a friend had a dinosaur book. he looked at it. he was hooked. at 41 he has this terrific job. we talked to him about what it takes, how you have to study science. how you have to be willing to get your hands dirty when you dig. and for would-be paleontologists we have a dinosaur trivia quiz. >> that's fascinateng. >> he's a really nice guy.

>> you can have fun and learn a lot at the same time. >> absolutely. >> up next, a book that could be a great read over winter break. >> i just can't recommend this highly enough. leazel and poe. a little girl is orphaned and has an evil stepmother. so there's some harkening to fairy tales that are familiar. she runs into poe, a ghostly friend. they embark on a beautiful adjourn y. just a perfect winter break read. perfect for 8 to 12-year-olds. >> and the color is so beautiful. >> it's gorgeous. it's a beautiful book. and the interior illustrations are lovely. and it has a really nice message. >> and finally, tracy, a fascinating story about how animals across the street. >> we all know the old riddle, why did the chicken cross the road?

we explore how did the raccoon and the deer and the crane cross the road? it turns out university of maryland researchers have discovered that those underground tunnels, the drainage culverts that move under roads, animals will actually use them. >> wow. >> and so they placed hidden cameras, heat-seeking cameras. raccoons will cross under any culvert. and the university of maryland researchers want traffic planners to realize that these culverts can be used if they are placed correctly, to limit the amount of road kill, which is not just an issue for animals, obviously. it's also a traffic safety issue. >> absolutely. >> so on monday's kidspost, just really fascinating look at you can teach animals to use these tunnels. >> oh, i love that story. >> thank you. >> i love all those stories. >> thank you. >> thank you, tracy. and for some fun family activities visit

nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and click on kidspost. and that's kidspost on tv this week. i'm pat lawson muse. >> four minutes away from the half hour right now. we are just weeks away from the iowa caucuses. meet press moderator david gregory who will break down the race for the republican nomination. good news for commuteers. the high-tech device that could shave minutes off your commute starting tom

good morning, everybody. i'm angie goff. >> i'm chris gordon. welcome to news 4 today on this sunday, december 11th. checking out our top stories this morning, a strong

earthquake has struck mexico's western coast in tkpwaoguerrero. it was downgraded to 6.5. mexican president calderon tweeted one person was hurt by a collapsed ceiling. a 19-year-old suspect was first stand when he tried to rob a man at a gas station on new hampshire avenue. they tracked him down to adelphi where officers had to shoot him. the suspect's name has not been released >> and the seven republican candidates squared off in another debate, this time in des moines, iowa. newt gingrich was the focus of attacks throughout the debate but he dished it out as much as he took it. this was the last full gop debate of 2011. the next one is just a few days after the iowa caucus us.

if you drive in northern virginia you will soon have an idea how long that commute is going to take. starting tomorrow, seven new electronic signs will display travel times on i-95. three signs on the northbound side will give you times from route 234 to the beltway. route 123 to the beltway. four signs southbound will show signs from the pentagon to the beltway, beltway to route 123, fairfax to 324. the goal is to help drivers decide whether to bail out and find an alternate route when major delays or other problems are ahead. iran is refusing to return a u.s. surveillance drone. iranian television broadcast military officials inspecting unmanned aircraft called rq170. a guard says the u.s. violated

iran's airspace. the official warned the bigger response, because of the drone, and he says it was a hostile act. that was the first evidence that tehran captured the unmanned aircraft. an american teen kidnapped for five months in the philippines will be reunited with his family soon. that from the u.s. ambassador in the philippines. militants held 14-year-old kevin lunsman. the boy told his captors he was going to take a bath in a stream and instead he ran for help by following the river downstream. his captors initially said they freed the boy. authorities say he was flown to manila and turned over to u.s. officials. he was in the philippines with his mother visiting relatives when he was snatched back in july. the plan for plenty of extra time if you're mailing your holiday gifts out tomorrow. it is the busiest day of the year for fedex and other shipping companies.

fedex plans on delivering 17 million packages tomorrow alone. twice as many packages as a typical weekday. the company added an additional 20,000 season workers to help keep things running smoothly. all right. if you still have holiday shopping to do, don't stress out. >> really? okay. liz crenshaw has some dos and don'ts to keep in mind before heading out to the mall. >> reporter: you've made your list and checked it twice. now you're ready to spend. but are you willing to haggle the price? >> do i haggle the price? no. >> reporter: our first do, do haggle the price. consumer reports says only 13% of people surveyed said they tried to haggle the price at a store. it says consumers saved a median of $105 on televisions, $53 on digital cameras, $43 on dvd blu-ray players just by

haggling. >> sounds good to me. >> reporter: do check your credit cards rewards balance. real simple magazine says you may have racked up more points than you realized. >> like shopping online but hate the shipping fees? >> sometimes they can be outrageous. >> times i'll say i'm not going to buy that because shipping is too much. >> reporter: consumer reports says check out freeshipping.org. it will tell you the online merchants that participate on free shipping day, december 16th. don't fall for the extended warranty pitch. consumer reports says extended warranties are a waste of money for most household appliances and electronics. but do consider them for computers, laptops, notebooks or tablets, especially if it covers theft or accidental damage. not sure what to buy? do consider a gift card. >> it's easier on us. it doesn't give them a bunch of junk they don't want and have to

find a place to store. >> reporter: not all gift cards are created equal. want to know which ones have the lowest fees or the best refund policies in check out scripsmart.com. they grade on a 100-point scale based on factors such as refund policy, expiration date and shipping rates. no matter what you're shopping for, don't forget to ask about return policies. half of adults surveyed said they don't check return policies before buying. usually it's 90 days but shorter times for electronics, software and dvds. watch out for restocking fees for electronics in particular. consumer reports said it's usually 15% of the price. are you a last-minute shop senator. >> i'm not a guy that waits until the last minute. i get it done as quick as i can. >> do shop december 121st to 24th to scoop up big ticket items like tvs, furniture or

expensive jewelry. as christmas nears, stores discount premium items that have not moved. one more don't. don't forget to ask for a receipt. some are offering paperless receipts. they'll send you an e-mail instead. while they don't clutter your wallet and you don't have to search for a receipt if you need to make a return, the downside is they can generate more spam to your e-mail address or it might be blocked by spam filters. we are just weeks away from the iowa caucuses. last time the republican hopefuls squared off in yet another debate. >> david gregory, moderator of "meet the press" joins. newt the presumptive leader? >> he had a strong debate. he dealt with the personal arguments against him given his

past infidelity, the fact that he had gotten money from freddie mac. was he a consistent conservative? even his temperament, the way he would approach problems like calling the palestinians an inventive people. all of that made him a real target in this debate. i must say he came out very strong from this debate. there will be a lot of of questions but also questions for mitt romney and for ron paul, who i have on the program this morning who was going after gingrich pretty hard. >> it's fair to say the momentum for gingrich is going to continue. it seems like this morning everyone is talking about romney and this little joke about $10,000 and how it's coming back -- >> what he does is did he support the individual mandate where you have to buy health care insurance in massachusetts. and he bet rick perry i'll bet you $10,000 that's not what i did. a reminder how weighty he is. i don't think a lot of people wager $10,000, even when the redskins are doing better. yeah, that was a problem for

him. here's another problem. he went after gingrich on a lot of things by saying he was inconsistent but he never really clobbered him on this point. gingrich seemed to get the better of it. gingrich came out of this contest still very much number one. and in iowa, look, this debate about the middle east, for instance, is something that is likely to get him a lot of support among evangelical christians. and they're 60% of caucusgoers. again, i think the one you've got to watch is the one i'm talking to this morning, and that's dr. ron paul, the texas congressman, a solid number 3 in iowa. we'll talk this morning about how well he thought gingrich did last night. >> some people are saying iowa may be a ticket out for some of the candidates. >> sure. >> the last stop. who might those be? >> michele bachmann is really one who laid it on the line in iowa. if she doesn't do well there, i don't think she can reasonably continue. it remains a matter of money.

if you can live off the land so to speak maybe you can keep going. rick santorum looks like he has staying power on smaller donations and that sort of thing. but, look, ron paul, gingrich, look to do well in iowa. romney becomes a question park. for rick perly, too, if he can't make some stand in iowa after all the trouble he's had i think it becomes very difficult. >> we're talking about ron paul. what is his plan to take on the front-runner, gingrich. >> well, he made the point last night, did paul, that he is the most consistent conservative in this race. you don't have to question where he's been. he has libertarian views outside the mainstream of the party. but he is someone who is challenging the federal reserve, who talks about the importance of oath of office, thinks the government has lost its way, that resonates with a lot of americans right now. even with the occupy wall street folks, what the government has

or has not done. and organization matters. he has the best organization in iowa. that's according to iowa's own governor who thinks that's really going to matter. >> so it's sunday. it's meet the press. what's your agenda? >> well, we have ron paul to talk about last night's debate. we will debate the idea of saving the middleclass. we'll do that with senators graham and durbin. and our political roundtable gets you caught up on this debate last night. we have have the governor from i've eye joining. and chuck todd and others as we break down last night. >> press pass? >> we're also talking about the campaign and the prospect of a third way. we have the two guys who draft a candidate online and present the voters with a third way. the group is called americans elect. they have a very interesting path toward get through the dysfunction in your government right now. >> it's not donald trump?

>> no. that's not what they envision. you can see press pass right after "meet the press". >> thank you for joining us. >> great to be here. thank you. >> thanks, david. all right. shifting our focus on to weather. layers is the key word for today. >> that's right. you need something warm and fuzzy to spend a little time in the great outdoors this morning. this chill isn't going to go away that quickly. we'll talk about that and your week ahead forecast coming up. [ screaming ]

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quite a sight yesterday as people on the west coast and overseas got to see a total lunar eclipse. it started just after 6:00 in the morning pacific time and

lasted almost an hour. that is when the moon is covered by the earth's shadow. astronomers say it won't happen until april 15th, 2014. mark your calendars. >> we could see our moon. was it a full moon? >> absolutely right. you can only have a lunar eclipse when the the moon is full. you have to have the complete alignment. >> let me ask you this, why wait a whole other two years? >> it's very tricky to get the alignment. there will be other partial lunar eclipses. that's the next total lunar eclipse we will be able to see here in north america. flying to australia in december, not necessarily a bad idea. it is the southern hemisphere and it is the middle of their summer. so that's a bonus right there. >> we're not talking summer now.

we're talking hot chocolate, a day at the ice rink. >> yes. that's going to be a cold experience. and in addition to the weather, tom brady is playing for the other team. this could make it a much colder afternoon for redskins fans if they're not careful f. you're planning on going to the redskins or ravens games, we're pulling for a home team win. bundle up. it is going to be a chilly albeit sunny afternoon. sunrise is after 7:00 a.m. this morning. so 24 minutes or so, 25 minutes from now roughly. there we go. a clear sky awaits you on your way out the door. it is a chilly one, no doubt about that. temperatures are mostly in the 30s early on this sunday morning. 30 degrees on the nose at national airport. temperatures will continue to climb ever so slowly as we go

through remainder of the day today. it will be very chilly. plenty of sunshine and indeed lots of cold air in place already. so temperatures out there for you early on your sunday morning. generally speaking in the 20s to near 30 degrees in many spots. 25 in restin. 21 in leesburg. widen out the view for you here. still a lot of spots, if not every spot below the freezing mark. one of the few lone exceptions, annapolis, 35. naval air station, 34 tpwres. charlot charlottesville, 22 degrees. between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, 32 at national airport. our second latest first freeze this century. the only other one later was december 22nd, 2001-2002 winter. we only had three inches of snow the whole winter. so snow lovers, this could be trouble for our snow

accumulation capabilities. 36 by 10:00 a.m. back down below 40 degrees before 6:00 p.m. this evening. a mostly clear sky out there courtesy of high pressure. off to a cold start. bundle up. wear your layers outside first thing this morning. with the sunshine. near as much wind to contend with as yesterday. yesterday was quite a windchill factor, especially once you got out of the sunshine. that won't abe problem today. it will just be on the chilly side. another cold night with most locations dropping below freezing. even below freezing in washington again. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. our cold, dry stretch will continue. light rain showers should stay well down to our south. our next chance for rain here around the washington area doesn't come up until we get to the thursday time frame. mostly sunny today. on the cold side for sure. not much of a breeze to worry about. sun depose down 4:46. highs today, upper 30s.

low and mid-40s in town and along the bay. nice weather by december standards. high temperatures closer to average. into the mid-40s. all-important seven-day forecast. sunshine for today with a high near 43 degrees. sunshine tomorrow with a high near 47. 50 tuesday. 49 on wednesday as the clouds start to sneak back into the area. probably going to bring us light rain showers thursday and friday. but they will be rain drops and not snowflakes as temperatures will be well up into the 50s. and coming up at the 9:00 hour, i get to play the ambassador at the nutcracker yesterday afternoon. i have some pictures. my cohort was maureen bunion from channel 7. so we have pictures of us backstage in our holiday garb. >> it was hair and makeup like never before. >> well, they just put a hat on me. i went home, put on my tuxedo.

>> thanks, chuck. well, there's no place like home for a local boxer. lamont peterson stunned the boxing world last night upsetting amir kahn and he did it in front of his hometown fans. it was fought at the washington convention center. fight night was one of the highlights from a busy start of sports. >> here's amber theo harris with your morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. big-time boxing in town at the d.c. convention center. a local name not just a draw for the main event but fans also got to see two hometown fighters in the undercard bouts as well. lamont peterson's younger brother anthony defeated daniel atah but unanimous decision. and brandywine maryland seth mitchell in action. hey hem mitchell putting his record on the line against

abragamov. second round, he misses. watch mayhem with the left hand. that has got to hurt. the fight is stopped later in the round. he is a winner by technical knockout. he stays undefeated with 24 wins, no losses, and one draw. to college football. if we use the army/navy game to measure the heart of our country's young soldiers, then the future of the united states armed forces looked pretty bright. the 112nd rivalry came down to the wire. as has been tradition, the fight song anchors aweigh rang. barack obama and vp joe biden. we pick the game up in the second quarter. navy up 7-0. they go to teach. touchdown from 10 years out. midshipman, 14-0 lead. we're tied at 14. second and goal, chris proctor

keeps it and spins it for the touchdown. check this out again. he fakes the handoff. watch at the goal line. at the very last minute the old spin-a-rama. navy retakes the lead, 21-14. fourth quarter. john teague for a 44 yard field goal. he struggled this year. but it didn't happen on this day. he gets it through the uprights and the midshipman up 27-21. same score. under five minutes to play. army goes for it on fourth and seven. steelman is sacked by matt warrick. his dad is a graduate of west point. his kid makes the biggest play of the game. navy defeats army, 27-21 the final. afterwards, a lot of respect from both sides. >> the guys kept fighting. they give us their best. it's a great game.

it's a great day for america. i'm just so proud every day. >> i couldn't ask for a better ending for them. they worked so hard. we wish them the best as they move on and serve our country. and our country is in good hands. our country is in good hands with those seniors that are going to be leaving, going into the fleet. they're some great young men. >> great men to be proud of for sure. down a level, high school state title day in lynchburg, virginia. briarwoods defeats christiansburg, 28-26. charlottesville, south county falls 20-10. also uva, centreville facing oscar smith. wildcats looking for the first title since 2000. and in the second quarter, down 21-2. they're knocking on the doorstep. chase walter for the touchdown. wildcats make it 21-9 game. in the third quarter, centreville driving.

back to pass. he's intercepted by josh townsend, who returns it 43 yards for the score. oscar smith goes on to win, 47-21. it is their second title in the last four years. but congratulations to coach chris haddock and the kids from centreville on an impressive 13-2 season. how about pop warner super bowl highlights from florida. three local teams in action. mickey mouse pumping up the little ones. junior peewee division. robinson lead the beacon house falcons from d.c. but they fall to sweetwater ravens in double over time. peewee, vincent abney leading the bison, also out of d.c. they are your national champs, defeating california's east bay wildcats, 34-6. love that kid's hair. junior midget division, thanks to three touchdowns from keith west, white oak warriors from silver spring are also national champs. they take down virginia beach mustangs, 34-30.

they will represent the d.c. area, kids. to college hoops. george washington visiting syracuse. fortunately for g.w., last night's loss was even more lop-sided. looking to get to 10-0 with a win over g.w. in the first half, colonials, with the ball. he's trapped. he throws it to joseph. he throws it away. orange up 20 at the break. second half, more of the same. he turns it over again. g.w. with 18 turnovers. this time it's dion waiters who finishes with the flush. 85-50. john thomson iii and the georgetown hoyas hosting howard. after trailing 17-0 to start the game, bison come back.

frazier pulls up to the foul line. and he nails the jumper. we've got a two-point game at this point. but georgetown just too much. under 3:00 to play. check out mark. eyes in the back of his head. potter jams it home. potters finishes with a team-high 13 points. georgetown wins six in a row as the hoyas down the bison, 62-48. that's your morning sports. i'm amber theoharris. enjoy the rest of your day. >> there's more news 4 today in just a few minutes. >> plus, a very special viewpoint with mayor vincent gray. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com,

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paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. good morning, everyone. i'm chris gordon. >> and i'm angie goff. welcome to news 4 today on this sunday, december 11th. three people have died after an earthquake in western mexico. the u.s. geological survey measured it at 6.5. it caused panic in mexico city, 100 miles southwest of the especially center. one man is dead after a carjacking in takoma park. the 19-year-old suspect was

first stand when he tried to rob a man outside a gas station on new hampshire avenue. police say they tracked him down to adelphi where officers had to shoot him. the suspect's name has not been released. and the seven republican candidates squared off in another debate this time in des moines, iowa. newt gingrich was the focus of attacks throughout the debate but dished it out as much as he took it. the next debate is january 7th, 2012, a few days after the iowa caucuses. chuck bell joins us with the cold facts. >> it's an ugly cold start for people who don't like cold. yeah. not your favorite time of year around here, unfortunately. our first freeze at national airport just before midnight. it was below freezing again this morning. we're now back up to the freezing point at national airport. spots are way below freezing. frederick, maryland, we're talking about you. 18 degrees.

martinsburg, west virginia. we're talking about you too. 18 degrees there. 21 in winchester, leesburg. 21 in manassas. 26 in waldorf and la plata. our forecast for today is a good one. plenty of sunshine but cold december sunshine. highs today up 30s, low 40s. 40 degrees for the redskins games. and the ravens taking on the indianapolis colts. my mom gave me mental blocks for christmas. this is one i haven't gotten rid of yet. 41 degrees for that kickoff. back to work and school tomorrow. a bit warmer, but still feeling nice by december standards. there's the next four days right there. 43 today. 47 tomorrow. near 50 for tuesday and wednesday. i will try to get the baltimore colts out of my head. >> yes. indianapolis. we'll write it down for you. >> that's what i need, a script. >> thank you, chuck.

those are some of your weather and stories making news today. next is nbc 4's "viewpoint". >> good morning. i'm tom sherwood. we have a guest i think everybody knows. mayor vincent gray. welcome. >> thank you, tom. i'm glad to be here. >> i have a lot of questions to ask. >> you always do. >> all the reporters said this is what you have to ask the mayor. we're going to talk about some of the things you want to talk about. first of all, it's almost a year you've been in office. some days it feels like three days you've been in office. it seems like three years. >> absolutely. >> how are you doing after three in office? >> we're doing fine, tom. we have had a great year. you and i have set certain priorities when we came into office. >> i have all four of them down. i'm going to ask you about each one. >> and we have added a couple. i will be happy to talk about

those, sustainable d.c. and self determination. we have to talk about that. >> but sit a seven-day-a-week job for you. >> it is. i've always been a workaholic. it needs into my personality. i love being around people. i love having the ability to work with folks and move them to another place. it's probably one of the most rewarding aspects of this job. that is to see somebody who has a problem and be able to be in a position to help them do something to solve that. >> you can't do it 24/7. you play baseball some. do you read casually? do you speak out to see movies? how much free time do you get in a week? >> not much. it really is close to 24/7. my day typically is about 16 to 17 hours. i enjoy the job. again, i enjoy being in the city. i'm a native. i've been here all my life.

>> not yet. >> but being able to do things for the city is one of the greatest honors one can have. >> the chief of staff christopher murphy said he's going to try to husband your time better so you can get more things done. it appears to be working very well. >> chris is doing a great job. and we have a great team, a great cabinet, tom. i'm proud of the people we've been able to attract. we just made another new appointment on thursday. >> child and family services. i'm going to get to that in a moment. >> okay. >> i'm going to run through some of your top priorities. >> okay. >> quality education. report this week said there's still a huge gap in achievement between african-american and white and some hispanic students. you pushed the boundaries for early childhood education. are we simply destined to have this big gap until the next generation grows up, the ones you're teaching at 2 and 3 years old? >> no, i don't think so, tom.

i think the work that chancellor henderson is doing building upon education reform in the city, she's focusing a lot on curriculum this year to be able to get a standard curriculum across the city. we're focusing a lot on stem education, science, technology and mathematics. absolutely not. it's clear i think we can make gains with the current generation of kids and we'll make more with the kids coming along. >> in the days of horrible school buildings. the schools are better now, more attractive to not only the students but the parents who come to community events at the schools. they're working much better. >> absolutely. we have had ground breakings for what will be a completely renovated cardoza high school. we're building a new dunbar. >> your alma matter. >> and not a moment too soon to replace that building, i can tell. >> you on the flip side of education is whether you get a job or not. in some parts of the city, it is

perfectly fine. east of the river you say employment, african-american young males can be 50% or more. >> that's right. >> you said you would come in with the department of employment service witness stand $121 million annual budget. what's happening with employment services? and you have one city, one hire. 800 businesses have hired somebody. but that's just a drop in the bucket of who needs a job. >> well, again, first of all, we have excellent leadership with lisa mowery. she's doing a fantastic job. and many changes have been made in the department. one only look at how the youth employment program operated this past summer. >> we were denied nasty stories. reporters didn't get a chance to say oh, it's falling apart. there's been tens of millions of dollars and i would love to apologize for that but i'm glad i don't have to. you have to have an opportunity

to do the good news. >> young people do get jobs. to this day people 25 and 30 years later tell me i got my first job when marion berry started the jobs program. it is important. >> it is hugely important. we have a chance to teach a work ethic to kids. to give them real work to be done, expect them to show up on time, get along with the people they work with. with 14,126 kids who were employed this past summer, every child who registered got a job. they got paid on time. and frankly, came in $5 million under budget, tom. >> do you think you need to provide a few moments before the break -- do you need to provide michael brown, he said we ought to give tax breaks to people who hire city residents. >> we are. as part of one city, one hire. that is precisely what we're doing, giving employers tax credits and wage reimbursements to help people get in the door.

>> we're going to take a break for a few moments. when we come back, i have some ethics questions to ask. you knew i was goi state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm.

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♪ only at safeway. ingredients for life. first question, you came into office. you said despite all the good things that adrian fenty had done in terms of budget and stuff like that, he didn't really put everything into the budget, so we had much more of air budget problem than people thought. and you've said you put out an honest budget now. going into 2012, is the city okay budgetwise? do you have to do cutbacks? where do we stand going forward? >> we have a structurally balanced budget, tom. >> what does that mean? >> it's a fancy term to say we

won't spend more money than comes in the door. >> okay. >> what happened is your fund balance which was at one time the envy of the nation, each year it had been balanced by going into the bank account. >> it's down to 600. >> 600. >> 600 million. >> by the way, we have no discretion with that. we will not only have gotten a balanced budget for the end of the fiscal year but we will have a surplus we will generate for the last fiscal year. and the council has approved our budget which says we will generate x amount of dollars coming in the door and we won't spend any more than that. >> and cfo and chairman council brown went to new york and made a commitment that you will rebuild that fund. >> absolutely. that was a big concern of

theirs, staying in debt count. it was a big concern of theirs. and, again, having a structural ly balanced budget. >> chief lanier is up for reappointment in 2012. homicide rates are down. i'll let you give the numbers. i know you like to give the numbers. but the police union says some quality of life crimes are ticking up as opposed to down. and jack evans introduced a bill this week that said all these clubs and restaurants that stay open late at night into the wee hours of the morning must hire licensed d.c. police officers so they can avoid the shooting like the one that occurred at dupont circle this past week. >> first of all, the homicide rate is the lowest in 42 or 43 years. at the end of the year,

obviously we have less than a month to go, we are at 104 i think it is at this stage for the year. versus 132 last year. so we know we're going to be well below what it was last year. in fact, if any time in the recent past. there are some crimes we're concerned about having gone up. we have what's called the morning report. i read it every morning. and i look at the homicide rates. i look at robberies, certain kinds of robbery. >> have you ever been the victim of a crime? somebody broke into your house once? >> twice. >> any kind of crime like that at all? >> no. i've never been involved at gunpoint or anything like that. but i have had break-ins. you feel very violated when somebody breaks into your house. >> jack evans bill, we had the terrible shooting where someone died, a couple other people who

were injured at the indian restaurant on connecticut avenue. what about the police officers working part-time or off-duty hours that stay open literally until dawn? >> my concern is what impact it's going to have them on being able to fill their first responsibility, and that is being able to make sure they are putting in the full complement of of hours to protect the citizens of the city. >> you're actually trying to hire, what is it, 100 more officers in the next year or something. >> 300. we have attrition of 15 a month. that's about 180. the first 180 will replace those who are leaving. but we're adding another 120 to the force which will put us around north of 3900 by the end of the year. >> and the police officers are told -- they're learning how to handle crowds. we're going to talk about the demonstrations in town when we come back from our break. >> absolutely. >> stay with us. we'll be right back.

i'm angie goff. here are some of the stories we're following this morning. three people have died after an earthquake in mexico. it was measured at 6.5. the quake shook high-rises and caused panic in mexico city, 100 miles southwest of the epicenter >> one man is dead after a car jacking and police-involved shooting in ta toe ma park. the 19-year-old suspect was first stand when he tried to rob a man on new hampshire avenue. police tracked him down to adelphi, where officers had to shoot him. and the seven republican candidates squared off in another debate. this time in des moines, iowa. newt gingrich dished it out as much as he took it. this is the last full gop debate of 2011. the next is january 2012, a few days after the iowa caucuses. more news plus your sunday

forecast in 15. good morning again. i'm tom sherwood. you're in the middle of "viewpoint." vincent c. gray. does the "c" stand for carlos? >> no. >> your son is carlos. >> i'll give you 50 tries and i get you won't get it. >> my middle name is raymond. >> i would have gotten that. >> i want to go briefly to the crime issue. you have been down to the popular place for young people to gather, around the verizon center. there's some concern that kind of a hangout spot is causing some problems. what's your take of it now? you have been down there a couple of times? >> i've been down there a times. two areas where they conjugate, on the steps right across from the -- >> the gallery?

>> exactly. and secondly, around the metro station. one thing we have done is our roving leader program. sometimes they will know these kids a lot of times. they are able to diffuse situations that may arise. we've also had the, you know, other volunteer groups to come down there as well and participate in helping to maintain order. there have been no serious incidents in the past because we have stepped up our presence. >> folks have been here for over a month in occupy d.c. most of the time, except for the convention center, they have just this week they took over k street and several blocks of k street in the heart of rush hour was a nightmare for people trying to get home. you have defended the right to protest. but you said you enforce the laws. >> absolutely.

>> is it a serious violation if people block traffic in the middle of hush hour? >> it is. >> what do you plan to do going forward? >> we had that going forward wednesday. we arrested 62 people for breaking the law. we're not going to tolerate that. the people -- you know, people are increasingly losing their patience because of the infringement on business here in the city. we've been working closely with the federal government. both of the places that occupy d.c. that located -- >> u.s. parks service. >> that's right. >> mcpherson square and freedom plaza. we also reached out in the very early going to try to establish communication. so, you know, it's a very delicate balance. we're walking a fine line. we support their right, of course, to exercise their first amendment rights. but we will not tolerate the breaking of a law. we want to see what happens after this week. there was an infusion of people into the city the week that just ended.

>> a three-day event. >> yeah. >> addressed to congress. >> exactly right. they went down and protested. they were in the halls of congress. that's part of being in d.c. obviously as the nation's capital, they will go on aoubg kneely in the city. >> in january we have the anti-abortion march which brings tens of thousands of people. a lot of them actually gathering in freedom plaza. we can see an interesting dynamic. >> they are well trained for demonstrations and protests and they have done a good job. >> you said that picture of the officer of the officer spraying mace i think you called it horrendous or something like that it. >> was horrific thing to watch. we would never do anything like that in the district of columbia. and unfortunately what it does is the people who may not be law abiding in terms of these protests, it turns everybody into a victim when sometimes they're not victims. >> there's always a group of

people who are anarchists. >> who infiltrate. >> who want to make the police overreact because people react to that. >> that's exactly right. >> the chief is doing a job well enough for this so far. >> i think so. i have said all along i'm a huge fan of cathy lanier as chief of police. she's done an outstanding job and i look forward to continue to go work with her. >> and that has to be approved by council, right? >> she's actually been confirmed. >> so you just continue her? >> that's correct. >> going to give her a raise? >> well, we have already dealt with the issues of salary. >> they are trying to even out the salary situation and all of that. >> well, again, in the case of the chief we want to be competitive with her salary. we have addressed that with the council. you know, bonuses and the like that have been provided in the past are no longer going to be provided. it will just be a straight salary for her. >> all right.

well, i have some issues we want to bring up. we'll take another break and come back with mayor vincent gray, mayor of the district of column bee kwrafplt you

can you just -- where is yours? you said you'll cooperate all along. you've not been asked to go before a grand jury. have documents been subpoenaed? have you turned over things? where do you stand on your own investigation there? i know you want it over, but where do you stand on it?

>> first of all, tom, we indicated from the very beginning, and i called for the investigations, that we would fully cooperate. that's precisely what we have done. i have not been asked to appear before anybody. >> but you would go? >> absolutely. >> he's handling this for you. >> he is. i've known bob for a long time. he's an outstanding attorney, of course. he's representing me in this process. by the way, we've had a couple of investigations that have been concluded. you know, the one by the council has been concluded and one by the congressional folks. >> and those are pretty much was the solomon brown thing. whatever the feds are looking at, larger, the great wash of money in the campaign and all of that. you have said this was a very fast-moving campaign and you're not sure what everything is they're looking at but you're ready to hear whatever it is. >> absolutely.

i promised from the very beginning we would do it forthrightly. and i continue to have the same position, tom. >> would you just announce if you are called before the grand jury rather than wait for someone to leak it to me. >> we will cross that road when we get to it. >> adrian fenty was running for reelection, he tried to paint a picture of vince days will go back to the old days of corruption and all this other stuff. some think these suggest we have. others say, no, these are all three distinct investigations. what about your image of the city where these are percolateng. >> nobody wants to be embroiled in this kind of stuff. i think one needs to look at where the city s. the city is doing very well at this stage. you talked about the priorities early. those are the things i said i would do coming in. people raise questions about

whether i would be committed to education reform. i said i absolutely would be. >> and you are doing it with streets and other transportation issues. >> that's right. >> we're not illinois where two governors have gone to prison in the last four years. >> yeah. we don't want to have that happen, do we? of course it would be nice if we had a governor. >> that's true. you fussed at us for focusing so much on the investigations. of course that's what we do. do you get any sense before christmas, early in the year? do you have any sense the timeline? >> i really don't. i don't know at all. you know, i work through mr. bennett. he's obviously representing me. >> some people fussed at us and shouted out, go investigate somebody -- and they would name other council members. some racial thing. the u.s. attorney is african-american.

holder is african-american. do you get any sense the probe is in any way tied to a racial consideration? >> i don't know anything of the sort, tom. i certainly would conclude comfortably that the u.s. attorney will investigate issues that are put before them no matter who they are about. >> we only have a couple minutes left. i want to talk about sports. this past week you went to the redskins training facility out in ashburn, which is somewhere in virginia. you want the redskins to move their entire training operation boo the district. >> i do. >> we're continuing with the discussions. actually the reason i was out there was to do a taping for larry michaels show. he has a show on every day. and we talked about this issue. but it was not really for the purpose of a meeting. >> did you get a sneak peek? >> having seen the one in tampa i know so many improvements we

could effectuate. >> baseball, the season in a couple of months coming up. have you had much interaction with the baseball team and what they do to continue to make the stadium a good place to go? >> well, frankly i think they have the potential of a good team. they came close to hitting even. i think they were 80 and 81. >> much more exciting. >> much more exciting. and i think they will do even better next year. we're working with them of course on what was my dream, and that is a baseball academy for kids here in the city. the city is putting up money to do that. we really took the lead on working with the park service, the interior department to get the land transferred for dupont. we're hopeful in 2012 it will be getting under way. >> we only have about 20 seconds left. every january our station does a health and fitness expo. how is your health and fitness? maybe you will stop by in january? >> i will be happy to. i try to get there as much as i

can. it's a great event. and i feel in good shape and feel good to next baseball season. >> thank you for coming in. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> that's it for "viewpoint." that's it. no more questions. >> until the next ones. >> until about a minute from now. good morning. i'm chris gordon. >> and i'm angie goffment welcome to news 4 today on this sunday, december 11th. we begin this half hour with a developing story in mexico. we're getting our first look at the aftermath of a 6.5 earthquake that killed three people. you can see it swaying this cafe in mexico city. people say high-rises shook for more than a one. one man was killed when a roof collapsed. another person died in a small

town. and a third victim was a driver who was hit by rocks that fell on his vehicle. the epicenter was in guerrero, 100 miles southwest of mexico city >> locally, six people, including four children, are recovering after a serious crash in prince george's county. take a look. two cars somehow collided on c pleasant avenue near the intersection of joplin street. this was last night. rescuers had to cut the top off one car to get to the driver and the passengers. paramedics took a woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. and three children had nonlife-threatening injuries. investigators are work to go determine what caused the accident. takoma park police say a carjacking in pursuit led to a shooting that left one man dead. a 19-year-old tried to steal a man's car on new hampshire avenue. then he led police on awe pursuit to adelphi.

news 4's darcy spencer has more on what led to the shooting. >> reporter: it started here atk at 3:45 in the afternoon. a 19-year-old man tries to carjack a man with a porsche. when the victim fought back he stabbed him with a steak knife. >> thed right there at the pump. >> and you saw it? >> the whole thing. >> police say the victim had been inside the gas station store. when he came out the suspect was in his porsche. >> he confronted the suspect. a fight began. apparently the suspect grabbed something from the victim's hands. he then stabbed the victim multiple times. >> after the stabbing police say the suspect jumped in his red ford focus, rammed the porsche, and took off, leading police on a chase. the police chief said his officers lost sight of the suspect, then the car crashed and flipped here in adelphi, two miles from the gas station. police say the suspect jumped

out and ran. a female officer tased him but it had no effect. then police say the teenage suspect attacked the officer. >> the suspect gained control, was on top of the officer, assaulting the officer, when a second officer pulled up, demanded the suspect stopped and to defend the life of the officer in danger he then utilized deadly force, shooting multiple times. >> the focus also struck three occupied cars before crashing. those drivers were not hurt. back in the sunoco station, the stabbing victim suffered critical injuries. police say they'll be checking to see if the 19-year-old had been using drugs. obviously what he's been through and what he did just shows us he must have been on something. >> the takoma park police chief said it appears the officers followed proper policies and procedures. they're allowed to pursue suspects who are accused of felonies. also, he says, his officer fired because he feared for the life and safety of his fellow officer.

now at this point police have not yet identified that suspect. in adelphi, maryland, darcy spencer, news 4 today. okay. we are bundling up today. >> yes. >> it's very, very cold out there. >> we don't like it this cold, you know? i don't mind it this cold. the dog doesn't like it this cold. you don't like it this cold. chris, are you a cold person? >> i'm watching the redskins on television. so i do like it this cold. otherwise, i would be tempted to play golf. >> it is going to make it chilly at the game. >> do they have chili? >> no. get a nice hot pretzel to keep you warm. a live look at a clear sky over washington this morning. panning back here towards downtown, there you go. jefferson memorial, washington

monument standing tall in the cold. 32 at washington monument. the first freeze occurred just before midnight. so now two days in a row with subfreezing temperatures. 21, manassas. 21 in leesburg, ashburn. 21 in culpepper. blue ridge, temperatures are barely into the upper teens and low 20s. it's going to be a cold day for sure. plenty of sunshine. there's the good news in the forecast. and to boot, we won't have much of a breeze. yesterday the north winds were cold for sure. today, only a light north breeze at 5 miles per hour. patriots and the redskins kick it off at 1:00. a light breeze from the north but it might be variable because we're inside a stadium there. kickoff temperature, 40 degrees. and the ravens and the colts kick it off also at 1:00, 41 degrees. and for tomorrow, back to work and school, sunshine, nice, but december nice. highs in the upper 40s tomorrow. >> all right. thank you, chuck.

>> you're welcome. >> let's go now to decision 2012. >> and the seven republican candidates squared off in another debate, this time in des moines, iowa. newt gingrich was a target for most of the debate but he handled most of the attacks. nbc's brian moahr has the wrapup of the debate. >> in his first debate as front-runner, newt gingrich was the prime target. >> speaker gingrich has been in government for a long time. we can look at his record. >> let's be candid. the only reason you didn't become a career politician is you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> wait a second. >> gingrich came ready for a fight and the other candidates were ready to take him on. >> you're taking money to influence the outcome of legislation in washington. >> well, he's been on different positions, you know, on so many issues. >> you strayed on that issue, as you have on others. >> gingrich's three marriages and infidelity has become an issue. >> if you would cheat on your spouse, why wouldn't you cheat

on your business partner or why wouldn't you cheat on anybody, for that matter? >> gingrich made no apologies. >> i said up front openly i've made mistakes at times. i had to go to god for forgiveness. >> it's how the multimillionaire did it that raised eyebrows. >> 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> and that joke could be costly as he tries to play catchup in iowa. brian moahr, nbc news. so who woke up this morning a winner from last night's debate? david gregory joined us earlier and said newt gingrich solidified his status as the gop front-runner. i must say he came out very strong from this debate. there will be a lot of of questions but also questions for mitt romney and for ron paul, that's the point, that gingrich came out of the contest last night still very much number one. >> be sure to tune to to "meet the press" as he sits down with

republican candidate ron paul, 10:30, right here on nbc 4. right now officials are closing streets along the national mall for a major road race. the jingle all the way 8k. last year a few thousand runners registered to run the 4.9 miles. this year's course begins on constitution avenue near 12th street. runners will head towards columbus circle, then go towards third street, and down e street. those headed toward the national mall are urged to take metrobuses and trains. several streets will be blocked off until noon. drivers can see a 20-year tradition continued when they pass arlington national cemetery. more than 225,000 holiday wreaths are now on gravestones at arlington national cemetery. volunteers laid them one by one yesterday. the event completes a week-long national effort called wreaths across america. it started with a veterans parade in maine where they came from.

the commemorative wreaths will remain in place at arlington until january 28th. what a beautiful sight. >> it is. well, it's coming up on 7:40 right now. still ahead, a string of robberies inside goodwill stores, but perhaps even more shocking is the person accused in the case. and it's one of the ugliest brawls you'll ever see at a college basketball game. what led to this fight and the fallout that will likely come from it. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman.

welcome back. police say a string of goodwill store robberies in baltimore county was an inside job. 29-year-old richard pettaway is in jail without bail. he is accused of holding up two goodwill stores three times in the last month. he worked at one of the stores. the robberies happened while customers were inside the stores. investigators believe he targeted the stores because he was familiar with the operations and knew where to find the money. well, the grinch seems to be affecting the holiday spirit in loudon county with more vandalism. somebody decapitated a crucified santa claus. the beheading comes after it was vandalized a few days earlier. a christian teenager and his atheist mother put up the fixture and replaced it after the first vandalism. santa claus is one of several holidays displays at the courthouse this year. some called the vandalism

offensive and disrespectful. >> i believe there needs to be a little bit more tolerance in people expressing themselves. but at the same time there needs to be consideration trying not to co-op each other's holidays. >> it's sad in my heart. i don't like my children to see that. it's kind of hurtful. >> leesburg held its holiday parade yesterday. loudon county supervisors debated not allowing any displays at the courthouse but decided against that. law officers are helping local children have a happy holiday season. police in montgomery county hosted shop with a cop yesterday. 17 elementary students paired up with officers for a full day of shopping. kids got to browse the aisles at target in westfield wheaton shopping center. each child got a $100 gift card to spend on gifts not only for themselves but also their family members. the shopping spree is more than about the presents. >> it provides some guidance and talk to the child and also at

the same time work on the relationship the child has with law enforcement and the city of law enforcement in a new light to know they are just like anyone they see on the street. they are someone they can talk to. >> last weekend officers in prince george's county hosted shop with a cop. similar events are taking place in more than 60 communities across the country this year. all right. well, the "today" show is next on nbc 4. things kick off at 8:00. >> let's get a preview now with lester holt live in new york city. hi, lester. >> hi, angie and chris. coming up "today," the gop candidates squared off in their latest debate. and front-runner newt gingrich took punches from all his fellow republicans, while mitt romney raised eyebrows by trying to make a bet. also, an incredible story out of virginia where one woman managed to fool a lot of people and bilk friends and strangers

out of thousands of dollars by pretending she was dying of cancer. a look at the british royal family through their christmas cards. we'll show you the collection that one former royal staffer has collected over two decades, including william and harry as little princes and a case of happy feet. he's not exactly singing and dancing but we'll meet the penguin whose life was saved with special footwear. those stories and much more when we see you later on "today". chris and angie, back to you. >> thank you, lester. new from overnight, manuel noriega is on his way home to panama. he was flown from paris to panama overnight where he will be punished for crimes he committed during his reign. noriega has spent more than 20 years in custody here in the u.s. and in france for drug trafficking and money laundering. panama also convicted him once he was being held abroad. he can soon be free, though, because of a law that allows prisoners over the age of 70 to serve their time under house arrest.

noriega is 77. the united nations need a few extra hours to come to an agreement to fight climate change. international delegates were seen sleeping during breaks at the u.n. climate conference in south africa. the proposed plan would place all countries under the same legal system regarding greenhouse gas limits. it would also set up agencies to help poorer nations adapt to changing their climate conditions. a local professor was one of three scientists to pick up his nobel prize in physics this weekend. adam reece from johns hopkins university refused the prize in stockholm yesterday. he helped to discover that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. each nobel prize is worth $1.5 million. plan plenty of extra time if you're mailing your holiday gifts out tomorrow. it's the busiest day of the year

for fedex and other shipping companies. fedex plans on delivers 17 million packages tomorrow alone. that's twice as many packages as a typical weekday. the company has added an additional 20,000 season workers to help keep things running smoothly. gosh. what do you think about that? you seem speechless? >> well, no, no. i did some shopping this week. >> okay. >> and that made me a little bit uneasy. >> a little stressed out. >> i don't buy online. i actually go in. the shoppers were dressed great. that's the thing that impressed me this year. the shoppers were wearing the boots and everything. >> it's a sport in itself. >> well, yeah. >> the dresser on the set, no doubt. competitive shopping, according to outfit. anyway, we'll talk about your sunday forecast, which includes an awful lot in the way of cold. don't go away. [ baby coughing ]

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well, if you drive in northern virginia, you'll soon have a better idea of just how long your commute is going to take. starting tomorrow, seven new electronic signs will display travel times on i-95. three signs will give you route 234 to the beltway, 123 to the beltway and fairfax county parkway to the d.c. line. four signs southbound will show signs from the pentagon to the beltway, beltway to route 123, fairfax county parkway to 234 and larton to route 3 in fredericksbu fredericksburg. the goal is to help drivers decide whether to bail out and find an alternate route when major delays or other problems are ahead. iran is refusing to return a

u.s. surveillance drone. iranian television broadcast military officials inspecting unmanned aircraft called rq170. senior commander of the iranian elite revolutioner guard said the u.s. violated iran's airspace. the official warned the bigger response, because of the drone, and he says it was a hostile act. that was the first evidence that tehran captured the unmanned aircraft. an american teen kidnapped for five months in the philippines will be reunited with his family soon. that from the u.s. ambassador in the philippines. muslim militants held 14-year-old kevin lunsman captured in a jungle. his family is from near lynchburg, virginia. the boy told his captors he was going to take a bath in a stream and instead he ran for help by following the river downstream. his captors initially said they freed the boy. authorities say he was flown to manila and turned over to u.s. officials.

he was in the philippines with his mother visiting relatives when he was snatched back in july. a heated college basketball rivalry turned very ugly last night. xavier was winning big with 10 seconds left in the game when two players started jawing at each other. kenny freeze took the worst of it with a big cut on his face. and he also got some bruised ribs. three players ended up ejected and automatically suspended for the next game. the conference can hand down additional punishment in they want. . well, it's a classic rivalry going back more than a century. 112 years in fact. army versus navy. this game came down to the wire. navy up 27-21.

but army threatening deep in the midshipman territory. navy comes up with a big defensive stop, wins the game for the 10th straight year. afterwards the midshipman fight song echoed the field. the victors go second. and they're calling it a decade of domination. >> okay. >> sorry, angie. >> rub it in. but i will say it was a great matchup and i think they did look army strong. >> army looked great. and they deserve so much respect for that game. >> well, the annual army-navy game is not as fierce as other college football rivalry. but that didn't stop jokesters from pulling an old-fashioned prank. somebody took down the army's flag and put up the army flag. they took the joke in stride, laughing about it on twitter, in fact. >> a harmless prank. they didn't damage anything.

i was making the joke this is what the future s.e.a.l. team six of the world, this is what they do in college to get ready for those covert operations. probably jumped out of a van in the middle of the night. >> they were all great sports about it. >> absolutely right. >> yesterday we noticed the flags, no matter what was on it, they were e blowing away. >> the navy guy kicked a couple of fairly long field goals. that's a long way in the wind like that. so good weather for the game yesterday. good weather around here coming up for today as well. just remember you're going to need an extra layer today. something warm and soft perhaps. maybe a scarf. out you go. mostly sunny skies and temperatures below freezing for the first time in the morning here in washington. and a lot of the spots out to the west towards the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, not just below freezing but way below freezing. teens and low 20s in many spots this morning. outside sunshine is up and

starting to warm things up just a little bit. but it's going to stay cold for most if not all of your sunday afternoon. current temperature, 31 degrees at national airport. the breeze has gone completely calm. that's the reason it got so cold in the western suburbs. gaithersburg, 19. leesburg, 21. manassas, 21. annapolis not too bad. baywater temperatures in the mid and upper 40s. that's helping their cause. 19 in gaithersburg. cumberland, 19. 18 in petersburg, west virginia. our official low temperature yesterday occurred just before midnight. so officially our first freeze was on yesterday's date. second latest first freeze in the last 10 years at national airport. so for today temperatures above freezing by 10:00 a.m. low 40s this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. and very light breeze today. not much of a windchill factor to worry about. high pressure sitting directly on top of us. we're off to a cold start this morning.

bright sunshine through the course of the afternoon today. clear skies overnight tonight. not quite as cold but still plenty of bundle up factor left. more sunshine tomorrow as a cold, dry stretch continues. i don't think there will be much of a rain threat even in southern virginia. even if it does, it will stay south of us. our next chance is thursday. for today, sunny, cold, light breeze. highs today, upper 30s, low 40s. tomorrow, a bit warmer. by december standards. ist won't be too bad. highs in the mid 40s. sunny and very chilly today. sunny, plain old chilly tomorrow. tuesday and wednesday, highs near 50. clouds wednesday with a risk of showers thursday and friday. there will be rain trops and not snowflakes and not as many of them as the deluge we had last week. it will just be passing showers. follow me on twitte twitter @chuckbell4. >> we will. >> we have something for the

weather geek in you. quite a sight yesterday as people on the west coast and overseas got to check out this. it's a full moon but it's a total lunar eclipse. it started just after 6:00 in the morning pacific time. a lunar aoe claims is when the moon is covered by earth's shadow and you have a lot of time before you get to see it again. astronomers say it won't happen until april 14th, 2014. >> that's in north america. there will be others by then but we won't get the view here in north america until april, tax day, 2014. >> why is it always a full moon? >> because you need the a ryanment of the earth, sun, and moon in order to cast a shadow. unless the moon is in perfect alignment you can't get the shadow. >> just so much more than just the forecast. >> actor alec baldwin managed to get an apology after getting kicked off a flight last week. >> american airlines conclude him off a flight wednesday when he wouldn't stop playing the

game words with friends and turn off his iphone. last night on saturday night live he posed as the pilot on that flight. >> so let me get this straight. you, captain rogers, want to apologize to alec baldwin. >> mr. baldwin is an american treasure, and i am ashamed at the way he was treated. i mean, what harm would it do to let him keep playing his game. not any game mind you but a word game for smart people. >> nbc news learned that the flight attendant union be band from future american flights. >> all right. that does it for this edition of