taxes to go up on january 1st, they have one way out. that is to pass the senate's bill. with taxes set to go up on 160 million americans in just ten days, president obama called house speaker john boehner to turn up the heat. >> the ball is in the house's court. there is a compromise available. >> reporter: house leaders are refusing to pass a compromise. they are digging in for a fight. the senate is gone away for the holiday. >> all we are asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences so we can do what everybody wants to do. >> reporter: the senate passed the 60-day extension with broad support. >> the amendment is agreed to. >> reporter: democrats from the president down are all but daring the house to let it die. house leaders won't allow a vote, but they are staying in session.

>> mr. speaker! mr. speaker! mr. speaker! we would like to ask for your consent that we bring up the bill. >> reporter: house democrats are demanding a vote on the senate bill, but they are not in charge. >> we'll be here every day waiting for them to come to the floor of the house to actually take up this legislation so we can get it done. >> reporter: the first family is in hawaii. president obama is staying here in the nation's capital waiting to see whether republicans blink first. speaker boehner is under increasing pressure. he's showing no signs of back ing down. on capitol hill, brian mooar. >> thank you. local experts say the constant congressional stalemate situation is leading to uncertainty that hinders the economic recovery and the payroll tax fight hurts our area more than others. chris gordon joins us now with

an explanation. chris? >> this region has such a large nu number of federal employees that could hamper holiday spending here. local businesses can't plan, grow new jobs. some say the economic recovery has been put on hold. the promise of the capital christmas tree shines on the hill. congress left the building. some left town for home, leaving many here unhappy. >> we're tired of it. we send them to represent our interest and it seems like they are representing themselves. >> reporter: congress did not deliver the package many hoped for this holiday season. the house rejected the senate compromise that would have extended the federal payroll tax holiday for two months. without action by the new year, millions of americans will face a 2% tax increase. for those making $50,000 annually, they will pay $1,000 more in taxes a year.

it's $40 out of each paycheck every two weeks. >> working people need a break. it's hard times now here. people need all the money they can get. >> reporter: congress failed to cut a reimbursement rate for doctors who treat medicare patients. >> i'm looking for unemployment to get my kids back. i have two boys. >> reporter: here at the department of employment services, they estimate 3500 people will fall off the unemployment roles in the next two weeks. >> you know, as you can see, there are a lot of people really struggling. this is a bad economy for all of us. those of us working, many unemployed or underemployed. >> reporter: the greater washington board of trade says the uncertainty created by congress will hurt this region more than the rest of the country. >> partly, that's because we have so much inner relatedness with the federal government.

the real estate market, the work force. it relates to the uncertainty of the contract community. it bears the level of well, people aren't going to make the commitments for spending until they have some certainty moving forward. >> house republican leaders say they have invited senate leaders to meet with them, holding out the possibility that a new compromise could be reached to resolve the uncertainty before the new year. doreen, back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. metro taking 16 rail cars off the tracks after yesterday's incident after a part of the train fell off. investigators are trying to figure out what the friction wheel, what caused it to come off. they have fi a problem with hubs on the wheels. yesterday, riders complained they sat in the dark without metro telling them anything. tonight, a d.c. man in

critical condition after someone shot him. police found him outside in the 4600 block of hillside road in southeast washington early this morning. so far, no arrests. as many as two dozen cars have been broken into throughout montgomery county. tonight, police arrested two men with the occupy baltimore movement. pat collins has one victim's story. pat? >> reporter: two guys arrested in a series of thefts. they say they are with occupy baltimore. now they are occupying montgomery county jail. meet alan miller. he installs audio and video systems. that's his full-time job. but, this morning, he played the role of theft detective. the scene, the 9600 block of elrock road. he was putting in a home theater system. it was real late. things got real suspicious. it was 1:30 in the morning.

the job was just about done. mr. miller walked out to his truck. he noticed a car down the street with the light, the inside light on. a figure in the car. he didn't think much of it. until he went to his truck. opened the door. it was a mess inside. >> i found a mess and my phone was gone. >> then you realize, hey, these guys are ripping off that car, too. >> right. exactly. >> reporter: they took off by the time you figured it out? >> right. >> reporter: back to work, he had an ipad, with a special app. >> i used the ipad and located my phone. then i called the police and they tracked the person down. >> reporter: that findmyphone app led police near these bushes and a dumpster. they saw two men get into a red toyota truck. the cops approached them. one said hey, you got us.

we stole that phone. by the way, we stole this red truck, too. case closed in 24 minutes. charged, 31-year-old daniel and 54-year-old michael rigby. >> these two suspects arrested were associated with occupy baltimore movement. >> after they were arrested, they told police they were involved in the movement, yes. >> reporter: you think they are related to other thefts? >> at least one of them told police they have been stealing from vehicles in the area since sunday. >> reporter: the suspects are held on money bonds. that investigation, that continues on. doreen, back to you. >> what is that app again? >> reporter: find my phone app. it's a very good app. >> we'll remember that.

thanks, pat collins reporting. it's a very warm day outside. yeah, it still is. on the downside, it rained most of the day. people needed their umbrellas as they walked to lunch. chuck bell is joining us with the radar all lit up. >> absolutely right. good evening to both of you. a mild evening for sure out there for everybody still stuck in traffic, waiting to get home. it's not terribly cold outside. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in the washington area. 61 in culpeper. 63 in fredericksburg. colder in northern maryland where hagerstown is reporting 48 degrees. storm 4 doppler, all the roads are wet. the rainshowers pushing to the east side of the chesapeake bay. rain along the western shore. one or two rain drops across northern maryland. steadier showers across pennsylvania. we'll keep an eye on those.

of course, the christmas forecast. the mention of snow possibilities. we'll give you that in the seven day, coming up. >> thank you, chuck. the power company left customers in the dark too long, too often and fined them $1 million. they say they failed to maintain the systems properly over a period of years. this is after an unusually high number of complaints from customers. the county will vigorously contest the request for a $68 million rate increase calling it "not a nice holiday gift but more like coal in the holiday stocking." closing arguments in the charge for the biggest leak of secrets in u.s. history. bradley manning accused of giving tens of thousands of secrets to wikileaks. manning is facing 22 charges

including aiding the enemy. if he's court-martialed and found guilty, he could face a life sentence in prison. hundreds gathering to remember the victims of pan am flight 103. the reading of names followed a moment of silence at arlington national cemetery this afternoon. 270 people were killed when the flight exploded in a terror attack. 35 of the victims were syracuse university students. there was a memorial service on that campus today. family and classmates mourning the death of a 17-year-old high school student in spotsylvania. salina gomez rear ended someone. when she got out of the car, another car hit her and pinned her. tonight, there's a vigil planned for a 14-year-old girl who was run over by two vehicles

a year ago. family and friends will come together from 7:00 until 9:00. she tried to cross the road when she was hit. one driver stayed on the scene. the other drove off and has not been caught. still ahead on the broadcast, a new push to make sure pilots are wide awake in the cockpit. fighting words between romney and gingrich. president obama does last minute holiday shopping in alexandria. a fedex driver tossing a computer monitor over a fence. >> dan, what is up in sports? >> redskins. they are trying to win a game at home. they have not done much of that this season. >> capitals secure a win.

the federal aviation administration is posing new rules to prevent airline pilots from flying while fatigued. they limit the amount of flights they can fly. it limits the amount of hours he can fly a day. the rules are needed to protect passengers and pilots. >> a pilot does feel too fatigued to fly, this rule gives them the ability to stand-up and

say so. in fact, it's now that pilot's responsibility to inform his or her carrier. >> the mandate comes three years after pilot fatigue was suspected in a deadly plane crash near buffalo, new york. this plan takes affect in two years. it does not apply to pilots of cargo planes. >> 13 days left before the iowa caucuses. now mitt romney and newt gingrich battle each other. it's ron paul who has the lead among republicans in iowa now. michelle franzen has the latest on the gop front-runners. >> reporter: republican presidential candidates make the runs before the holidays taking jabs at their opponents and taking some heat on the campaign trail. in des moines, iowa, protesters interrupted newt gingrich at the

state house. the rift between gingrich and romney is getting bigger as the iowa caucus and new hampshire primary gets closer. >> newt has more baggage than the airlines. >> reporter: romney launched what gingrich calls an attack ad. >> run positive ads and look at who can run the best ads. >> i know he doesn't want negativity. if you can't handle the heat in this little kitchen, the heat that comes from obama's kitchen is going to be hotter. >> reporter: in the latest poll, ron paul leads the pack with 28% gol lowed by gin grish at 25% and romney. >> if he takes iowa, it's tremendous news for romney. if ron paul is second in iowa, he sucks a lot of oxygen out of the room for all of the others. >> reporter: a wild card that could set the tone for the

republican presidential race. michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. newt gingrich making a stop in northern virginia tonight. the former house speaker will be at a rally in rosalind from 7:00 to 9:00 at the key bridge marriott. he's trying to collect enough signatures to appear on the ballot in virginia. >> yucky out there today. rain all day long. >> i would almost rather have it snowing. >> i would rather have snow than rain. >> excellent. i'm going to sit here quiet. >> he does not care for snow. >> you like the warm temperatures. >> i know it. >> we are all saving money on the heating bills now. that is welcome news in the holiday season. anywhere you can save a nickel or two. mother nature throwing a lot of mild air. the heaters not required much here for the next day or two before the cold air makes its way into the area. right now, with a full deck of overcast skies out there.

it's awfully soggy out there. folks coming down the river headed for the runways at national airport. a sloppy, ugly day to be outside. most of the rain came to an end. visibility is improving a bit over downtown washington. the rain let up. a low cloud deck. 56 degrees is the current temperature with a breeze out of the south averaging 13 miles per hour. that southerly breeze will hold temperatures up for the rest of the evening and the overnight as well. 59 now in montgomery county. 61 for gaithersburg. 57 in annapolis. northern maryland, that's where the coolest of the temperatures can be found. hagerstown, 56. cumberland, 45. up 12 degrees in a couple hours as the warmer air is sneaking back in. national airport, 60 degrees for a high temperature. i did looking back in the record books. it rained on five out of the

last six wednesdays here. today is no exception. a tenth of an inch of rain coming down. going out this evening? a lot of clouds, puddles and wet roadways. most of the rain is done. could see a few more showers between 9:00 and midnight. not much to worry about around the capital beltway. south of the bay bridge, headed out on the shore of maryland. back to the north and west. this is the last chance for showers coming in just moving into far west maryland. if the line holds together, a chance for rainshowers in three to four hours from now. that's going to be it. the next chance of rain we are watching is this moisture across georgia and the carolinas. it's poised to come our way for thursday night into friday before the colder air comes in. the cold air is bottled up across the upper midwest snowing in the northern parts of wisconsin. snow in the dakotas and nebraska.

that arrives here late saturday night into sunday, which is christmas sunday. moisture pulling out as the cold air is coming in. we might have a chance for lonely snow flakes christmas morning. it's not going to add up to anything. cloudy and wet out there. the rain is coming to an end. it's not going to stay gone for long. it slides to the south. drier air in the south. enjoy the dry start and a sliver of sunshine coming up early in the day tomorrow. then the clouds come right back in and another pretty good wash of rain through here thursday night, early friday before the colder air settles in for the holiday weekend. for this evening, cloudy, mild, breezy, passing showers coming to an end. evening temperatures in the 50s. clearing skies late tonight. cloudy and mild. start off temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50. tomorrow, one or two breaks of sunshine. enjoy it. highs tomorrow upper 50s to low 60s. rain is back tomorrow night and early friday.

it should be dry friday night and christmas eve then christmas eve night, a chance of moisture with temperatures down close to freezing. the chilly stuff lingers in. a chance for a single flake. about 15%. >> it's not relative. >> enough to get the ground white, 5%. at least an inch, 1%. everybody want as number on it. there's a number. >> all right. >> never say never. >> thank you. coming up next at 6:00, a police chase in florida ends in quite a crash. the fedex delivery driver caught tossing a package over a fence. new

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holiday shoppers out there tonight. president obama was out making a last minute shop for gifts in virginia today. he stopped at the potomac yard center. he went to petsmart and spent $40 on bo. he came along for the ride. then the president stopped into best buy where he shook hands with customers and bought wii game just dance 3.

they are in hawaii so they can't see this. we aren't ruining their christmas surprise. the president worked up an appetite. he grabbed three pizzas. i hope he was going to share. >> this guy, look at this. he is in so much trouble. a fedex buy hurling a computer monitor over the gate of a home. footage from the security camera posted yesterday. it's been viewed 2.5 million times. the person who received the package post ed the the video. they claim they were at home at the time and saw the monitor inside the package was broken. fedex released a statement saying he's been disciplined and the customer is now satisfied. five people were hospitalized after two men trying to escape police t-boned an suv. it happened around noon. deputies say the men were

suspects in a home burglary and took off when officers tried to stop them t. driver reached speeds of 80 miles per hour. the conditions of the people hurt in the crash are unknown. police say the two suspects suffered the most severe injuries. there's a lot more ahead at 6:30 tonight. a van filled with stuff filled for troops overseas stolen. a 2-year-old child was discovered abandoned and living in filth. i'll have the story coming up. a man won a $300,000 lamborghini. minutes later, it's enough to make a lot of grown men cry. we'll be right back. coming up in sports, wizards looking ahead after a disappointing finish. the capitals put you have a strong showing at home. the redskins hoping to do the the redskins hoping to do the samehi. welcome to carmax.

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helped by using the find my iphone app on his ipad. the president is asking the house to pass the short-term extension approved by the senate and promised to work on a version that would last a year. rail cars taken out of service after a friction wheel came off a car. metro is looking at ways to improve communication with riders. new details about the living conditions of a 2-year-old found abandoned inside a prince george's county apartment yesterday. >> the little girl's father is behind bars facing charges of neglect. jane watrel has the story. >> reporter: police say it was a disturbing scene when they walk sbood the apartment. >> the apartment was a mess. trash, food, and it was roach infested. >> reporter: in a back bedroom

was a traumatized 2-year-old girl who was abandoned for hours. she was not fed or hydrated for periods of time. the child skinny and lips heavily crusty from not having water. no signs of food or water in the refrigerator or cabinets. the father is under arrest. he was supposed to be watching his daughter while the mother was hospitalized. he faces three child abandonment charge that is could result in ten years in jail. word of the abuse spread throughout the apartment complex. >> sometimes things happen. should have gotten a family member or somebody that could have watched out for the child if he wasn't able to. it's sad. >> reporter: they paint a graphic picture of the living conditions. she was found in her bed with a t-shirt, jeans two pampers

heavily soiled and filled with feces. the mother made a call to authorities asking them to check on her daughter. so far, there's no explanation as to why he left the young girl to fend for herself. >> we don't know where the father was all this time. we don't know how long he left the child unattended. we are checking to see if the father had any mental disabilities. that's all under investigation. >> reporter: anthony is being held on a $25,000 bond. he'll be back in court on thursday. in prince george's county, jane watrel, news 4. cops in prince william county chase add burglar into the woods, ultimately shooting him dead. two guys wanted for an armed burglary in woodbridge. they tried to stop a car in triangle. the passenger ran into the woods. police say he had a gun and wouldn't listen, so they shot him. taxpayer money will fund

thousands of slot machines. a panel voted to approve $168 million for slots. the board of public works will lease slot machines for the largest casino in the county. the state spent $99 million to buy machines at two other locations. a new census report has the district of columbia ranked number one. the dramatic turn around in the population and economy caused for cheer. gentrification could run out poorer residents. tom sherwood has more. >> reporter: whether it's a $2 billion developnt of homes, shops and offices at the convention center or downtown hotel, the city of washington is booming. >> you know, you can feel it around the city. it's alive. dynamic. the city is clearly on the grow. >> reporter: i have seen more baby carriages, too. >> absolutely.

young families are moving in. it underscores it important investments we are making in public education. >> reporter: the city leads the nation in percentage growth. nearly 3% over the past year. outpacing in percentage, states like texas, alaska and colorado. it's the greatest boom since the 1940s in world war ii. stoney's has been in business since 1968. >> it's amazing how much it's changed since the early '90s. it's ginger fied to the young 20s and 30s are moving in here. >> reporter: about 17,000 people added as city residents. some of them are happy to say why. >> we have been enjoying it. it's a pleasant city to live in. >> i graduated from college in 2010. i thought i wanted to be a lawyer or politician. i moved here, changed my mind. i work in restaurants now.

>> reporter: all the new growth is welcome. they are trying to save housing opportunities for those forced out of the market and in some cases, out of the city. >> concerns year in and year out about afortable housing. we are working to make sure there's a place for everybody. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. experts say many young people moving into the district are rejecting the lifestyle of the suburb that is many of their parents knew. a district agency that provides supplements to ageing seniors got a lot of help today. they gave out the supplements to 65 seniors in the district. the company funding was cut by d.c.s department of ageing back in june. they donated 35 cases of boost in time for the holidays. many of the seniors couldn't survive without it. the services say they still need more to help struggling seniors in the city. still ahead at 6:00, more

than 100 animals seized down south are brought to washington. a local group provides treats for troops. it was a crime of opportunity for thiefs. >> specialist similars deployed to afghanistan. i want to give a shout-out to my mom and family at home.

welcome back. i'm storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we have a night out there. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. 45 is the average high this time of year. we made it to the low 60s in many spots this afternoon. gaithersburg and leesburg all still 60 degrees. 63 in fredericksburg. here on live doppler, not much rain left. wet roads and puddles out there. next chance for showers is rolling in in the next couple hours. this is the line entering in the far northwestern corner of maryland. it's part of a line of showers. rumbles of thunder grazing north of maryland. you can see a lot of dry conditions back down across southwestern virginia and southern west virginia.

that will promise us a dry late night period and a dry start tomorrow. the good night wake-up forecast, plenty of clouds around. can't rule out the rain chances. getting your thursday off to a cloudy, mild start. upper 40s and low 50s tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, a break or two of sunshine. clouds fill back in. a mild day with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. rain likely starting as soon as the sun goes down tomorrow. most of the rain will be thursday night into early friday morning. friday afternoon, friday night should be dry for those getting out of town to grandma's house. saturday looks dry and chilly. a chance of a little rain and possibility of a christmas snow flake. not much to worry about. you can watch it on our website at www.nbcwashington.com or follow me on twitter. back to you. >> thank you, chuck. more than 100 puppies

arrived in the district after being rescueed from a kennel in arkansas. the animal rescue league took in the dogs. they will be treated and given the tlc they need. they were removed after their owner was charged with cruelty to animals. the goal is to place them in adopted homes. dan hellie is here. what are you working on? >> talking skins. they have not played well at home this year surprisingly. >> no? >> they are hoping to change it. the vikings are hoping to keep it the same. the wizards, well, they are starting the season cold hoping to heat up just in

we can't help but talk about the fact the redskins have done better but it's not been pretty. >> this time of year, they are trying to get everybody held think, especially for roy helu. he returned for a limited basis. he's the leading active rookie in the nfl and they need him. work out at redskins park during their suspension. the organization can keep an eye on them. it might be a good idea this weekend. they are eyeing a rare win at home. minnesota only has two wins the entire season and they have not played well for the most part. they cut donovan mcnabb loose.

it's led by rookie ponder. the redskins players would like to dominate a game, something they have not done since the first game of the season at home against the giants. >> it does bother us. you want to own your home field. with the fans we have here and the advantage, you want to take advantage of that. the fans, you know, they come out to see us win. it's all consistency. we are up, just not finishing off. >> you can't take something and say this is why we do this and that. go out and something new happens. might win. something is going to happen regardless. it's what we trying to do. >> i think our football team, i have watched them play at a very high level, get back on track and finish on the right note. there's a lot of distractions

that go on throughout the national football league with christmas and the holidays. a lot of distractions. you have to, you know, work with those distractions during a week like this. hopefully the team is focused and ready to go. >> you have to love the animated santana moss. we might win. it could happen. playing for pride. that's the story at redskins park. this season has been an absolute disaster. if they don't win in two weeks this will be their worst record since 1964. a vikings line backer is hoping they can finish strong. >> it's going to be, you know, to finish up your resume for the year. the last impression the coaches have for you. the coach is stressing that to you. i'm stressing it to the young guys. >> the guys are playing for pride and help our team get a

win and finish on a positive note. that's important. you want to go into the off season feeling good about something. hopefully, we can feel good about the last two ball games. >> vikings head coach, leslie frazier. capitals whipped up last night. mike played his 1,000th career game. now, they have to get it going by winning two in a row. they have done it one time since dale hunter took over as head coach ten games ago. next up, the new jersey devils. last night, it was about this man, the 39-year-old honored for playing the 1,000th career game. one of those guy who is awarded him wassal exal lex ovechkin. a 1-0 lead. here shot wide. the other one of the big three, nick backstrom around the net

and wrapping in the goal. he gets his 12th goal of the year. the capitals go on top, 2-0. fast fordward, attack mode. drops off. look at him rip that in there. capitals add another. they win 4-1. the capitals taking on new jersey on friday. all right. wizards wrapped up the preseason. better than they started. trying to be positive. now, they are healthy for the regular season opener. still battling hip issues hoping to be ready for the nets game. the final preseason game, flip saunders wanted to see improvement as was the case last year, this man, good for one of these, at least once a game. he literally, probably could have touched the rim with his chin there. a team high 20 points for

wizards. wizards up by one in the fourth quarter. they folded down the stretch. they took control. a game high 24 for philly. 101-94. starting on monday, it counts for real. if you thought the nationals were done trying to acquire big-name players, think again. they are making a push for all-star pitcher gonzalez. they are still in the mix to sign slugger prince fielder. it could be fielder's agent trying to create interest in a soft market. let's hill the hellie pad. rogers led all players. the teams will be announced december 27th after the players and coaches vote. for all the buzz, tim tebow could prevent the bills from being blacked out on local tv. the bills have had three home

games blacked out this season. 8-6 broncos trying to clinch it for the first time since 2005. kris humphreys who he was marriage to kim kardashian lasted as long as a car wash is the most hated player in the league. you marry kim kardashian and you are hated. or you divorce her and you are hated. >> it's got to be the first one. >> reggie bush is not hated. i'm just saying. >> kardashians. thanks, dan. chalk one up for social networking. cops arrested and charged a woman for stealing the baby jesus. amanda crelia charged with grand larceny. she posted the figure on facebook. one of her friends contacted

police. she took detectives to where she was hiding it. the statue is now back in the -- back in place at the central park shopping center. sorry. it's a statue of baby jesus, not baby jesus. >> we are glad he is back where he belongs. an organization suffered a hit when the group's van was stolen. 50 pounds of food and cards intended for servicemen and women. erika gonzalez has the story from arlington. >> reporter: it start ed four years ago as a small project. >> i never imagined this would become what it's become. a lot of it has been the kindness of strangers. >> reporter: treats for our troops started with sending left over halloween candy to servicemen and women. >> sometimes we sent them ten boxes and they share it. >> reporter: the project invaded her home.

she used the minivan to make deliveries until monday night. >> i said where's the van. it took time to process the van was gone. >> reporter: by the time she came outside to take her boys to school tuesday, it was no place to be found. it has 50 pounds of candy boxed ready to be shipped. >> it's the time. it's the time we spent doing this that would rather be taking it to the v.a. or bethesda for the wounded warriors. >> reporter: they got away with one of her debit cards she left in the van and rapped up $2,000 of clothing in bowie. police are calling it a crime of opportunity. >> it's an issue of a suspect walking through a neighborhood and trying every door of every vehicle on the street and going into those that are unlocked. >> reporter: she isn't the only victim. police say 12 other people had

their cars rifled through and items stolen the same night. detectives say hardly anything is known about the suspect or suspects behind the incidents and warned residents to make sure their cars are locked. she says it the thieves may have put a damper on her holiday spirit. she continues to pack up the boxes and will mail them to the men and women serving overseas in afghanistan. in arlington, news 4, washington. coming up next on news 4. $380,000 car damaged minutes after leaving the lot. for all your news and sports search

a food fight getting ready to boil over. it's taking place on the streets of downtown d.c. >> we have a preview of tonight's story. tisha? >> a food vendor contacts us through the tip line. he thinks he and the other food trucks here in d.c. are being targeted by a new parking enforcement unit. they say it started a couple months ago. $25 tickets on their

windshields, sometimes every day of the week. we set up cameras to see what's going on. we'll show you what we found and what the city has to say about this newest turf battle tonight on news 4 at 11:00. thanks, looking forward to that. a check on the weather. >> rain tapered off for now. the milder air around. mild and muggy, damp outside. plenty of puddles and wet sidewalks. most of the rain has temporarily come to a stop. temperatures, as a result of the rain easing upstarted to climb, once again. we are up to 60 degrees in washington. 61 gaithersburg, jermantown, 61 manassas. 63 in fredericksburg and staff ford. the showers we had earlier are in dover, headed out to sea. can't take the rain chances out for the rest of the evening. there's one line of showers

moving through southern pennsylvania. if it stays on track, three more hours to go. crossing to the north sides of frederick, maryland. on the north side of frederick between 9:00 and 10:00 this evening. we should be rain-free by midnight tonight, if not sooner than that. cloudy skies. temperatures stay mild tonight. upper 40s to near 50 degrees. overnight lows higher than the average high temperature for this time of year. a mild day tomorrow. a break or two of sunshine late morning into early afternoon before the clouds return with the next rain chance that comes in for tomorrow night. that lingers into friday. the sun might be able to get out before it goes down friday afternoon. christmas eve is looking fine. christmas eve night into christmas morning. moisture looks like it's going to stay to the south. can't rule out a rain drop or stray mostly lost. chilly, more december like weather sticks around between

christmas and new years. the snow chances are dwindling. >> thank you, chuck. >> you're welcome. here is a story to make a grown man cry. david lives in utah. he won a lamborghini. he picked it up, six hours later, he wrecked it. >> oops. >> it's worth $380,000. he says he never planned to keep it. he has six children. he can't afford the taxes or insurance on this fancy car. however, he did want to take a few rides in it before selling it. it was on the last ride, i guess it was his last ride that he hit a patch of black ice and skidded into a fence. it's a good thing he was required to insure it before he picked up the keys. >> looks like $100,000 worth of damage. >> his wife agrees the insurance thing was a good th