good morning, everyone. welcome to news4 midday. i am barbara harrison. it's thursday, december 22nd, 2011. and right now police in the district are involving an accident that involved a van carrying special needs children. three vehicles were involved in the crash this morning on blair road northwest not far from kansas avenue. authorities say six children on the van were taken to the hospital and there's no word on their condition at this point. even though students are on winter break right now, it's the first day of school for one

school. melissa joins us from the school for the reopening ceremony. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, barbara. an exciting day here on campus. it has been exactly one year and $26 million, but finally time for a happy homecoming here at the school. the school looks brand-new. large parts have been rebuilt. crews are now spending the day repacking, and they are going to be ready when the kids return from school break. and many here celebrating that reopening. >> a year ago, a year ago, this place was literally on fire. now we are here celebrating a new state of the art pre-k to 8

school, that i think is one of the best in the city. >> we have a building that is far more better than the one we had before the fire. >> the fire which was caused by a roofer's blow toetorcblowtorc those students are ready to move back after the 18-month renovation. students will be back here on the 3rd, and perhaps a late holiday gift for them. >> thank you for that report. sounds like a fabulous new school. >> this morning, pepco says it's not planning to appeal a $1 million fine handed down from the commission. they order the utility pay the fine after a four-month investigation into pepco's reliability and service. they found they supplied inadequate service from the late '90s to last year's blizzard.

residents in forest glenn where outages are common say they are pleased with the penalty. >> no, it was good. >> you have to cut back those trees during the summertime, and maybe they will learn. >> well, i guess they kind of had it coming. >> the commission will also require pepco to submit a five-year plan on how they intend to improve reliability, and quarterly reports updating the commission on their progress. turning to the weather, after a foggy start out there, we have another mild day in the works. tom kierein joins us. sunshine right now, tom? >> a little trying to come through. a rather thick overcast. we're seeing fuzzy sunshine. it's just past 11:00 in the morning, and in the wake of the rain last night, we did have a little bit of fog this morning, but that's long gone. a little bit of sunshine in and

out for another couple hours, and then we will cloud up later this afternoon. right now temperatures are climbing into the mid-50s throughout much of the region from the shenandoah valley to the chesapeake bay, and we're in the mid-50s in prince georges, arlington county. and it should be near 55 degrees there in the mountains today. in the metro area, we will be at 60 degrees in the next few hours. it does look like rain on the way tonight. we will talk about that, and how much rain we may get, and then the cold change coming our way for the christmas weekend. that will be all coming up in a couple minutes, barbara. >> d.c. police are investigating a crash involving a megabus this morning. it happened after 3:00 a.m. there were passengers on the bus and there are reports of minor

injuries. authorities are looking into how the crash happened. let's see how traffic is moving right now on the roads around the area. here is danella sealock. >> if you are traveling 66 westbound, still very slow. your delays are between the dulles toll road and the beltway was head eastbound. crews are working and taking away the left lane so be aware of that if that's your commute. and delays on the 14th street bridge, you can see here that you are very slow and then also your left lane is blocked here. looks like crews are working as well and that's pulling you down was head into the city. on i-270, no problems here. you are clear traveling northbound and southbound. back to you. >> thank you, danella. we will see you shortly. family and friends are mourning the loss of a high school student this morning. 16-year-old selena guzman died in a horrible accident. it happened tuesday night on salem church road. police say she got into a fender bender and stepped out of her car to investigate.

once she knew the other driver was okay, she called her mom and then suddenly a pickup truck hit her car and pinned her between both cars. she died on the scene. her family is devastated. >> she was very nice with everybody. very friendly. she was with us. >> selena was a student in high school. her family said she wanted to become a medical doctor. the driver of the pickup stayed on the scene. he has not been charged. today you can help an organization that supports people during some of the hardest times of their lives, and that's part of the 12 days of giving. the d.c. rape crisis center has a trained counselor to give a support if ear to rape victims. we have volunteers from the center standing by right now to take your phone calls. call 202-885-4949 if you can

help the organization grow and continue to make a different rups. we will hear more about them in just a few minutes. coming up, deadly violence in baghdad days after the last american troops left iraq. who may be responsible for the coordinated attacks. today, president obama is hoping to pressure lawmakers to pass the payroll cut extension, and who will be joi

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we have breaking news. at least 60 people are dead and more than 200 injured in a series of bombings across baghdad this morning. it was what was believed to have been a coordinated attack. the bombings come as troops pull out of the country. no group has taken responsibility for the attack yet, and investigators are eyeing al qaeda as a possible source. today president obama will call on house republicans to allow a vote on a short-term pass of the tax cut.

>> all we're 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. >> the ball is in the house's court. there is a compromise available. >> if no deal is reached by the end of the year, as many as $160 mi -- 160 million americans will lose money in their paychecks. some of those who responded will join the president at the white house today. now, to decision 2012. this morning, presidential hopeful newt gingrich spoke at a

breakfast in richmond. he says he will turn in more than enough signatures today to get on the primary ballot in the commonwealth. today is the deadline to submit those signatures. >> and gingrich is once again calling on rival, mitt romney, to stop running negative ads in iowa. if they cannot handle the negative ads, his republican rivals could be hearing the same thing next fall. >> we challenge our friends, take down the negative ads and follow the ronald reagan amendment and spend the last ten days in iowa on positive messages. if they don't have something positive they can get elected on, they should not be running. >> if you cannot handle the heat in this little kitchen, the heat that will come from obama's kitchen will be hotter. >> the group that supports romney are paying for many of

the attack ads. the iowa caucuses will be january 3rd. tom has been busy, and he had to deal with a lot of fog that caused a lot of problems on the roads. >> the fog is gone, but we still have mild air. i just saw santa in the hall. he was wearing red shorts and a t-shirt, and i had to avert my eyes. it was just not right. we have temperatures approaching 60 degrees, and there is the live view from the city camera. we have a little sun shining through the high overcast. and it's at 55 degrees, and we have a calm wind and we will have it climbing a little bit higher as we get into the afternoon. right now out of the mountains, it's in the 40s and mid-50s. and generally in the low to mid-50s, montgomery, prince georges, arlington and fairfax county, mid-50s now.

there are high clouds drifting over us. as we go forward over the next 48 hours, we will have the cloud cover. it's a zone of rain that will be coming through, maybe briefly heavy at times by this evening, and then after that, by dawn friday, the rain will be ending and we will get snow showers out of the mountains. during the day, colder air will move in with a gust of wind in the afternoon. on saturday, starting off clear and cold. here is how much rain i am expecting out of the system. all of the area of blue is maybe a half inch to as much of an inch to half inch of rain. and there may be lighter amounts around the shenandoah valley to parts of west virginia and parts of southern maryland may get less than an inch of rain there. this will all be happening, the

bulk of the rain later tonight and predawn on friday. for the rest of the afternoon, cloudy and cool. a light wind and temperatures in the upper 50s near 60. we will have the easterly breeze. overnight tonight, the rain moves in after sunset, and that will be here in the evening hours and then past midnight it will begin to diminish. and then during the day tomorrow, we will get sun back with a blustery wind and will drop the temperature from the mid-50s on friday down to the 30s on dawn on saturday under a clear sky. saturday should be mostly sunny, but chilly with highs in the mid-40s. it should be great weather for the skins and vikings at fedex field on saturday afternoon. for christmas day, it's still looking like we will have a storm system passing just to the south through central virginia. close enough to maybe fwet our southern suburbs a little bit wet on christmas day with perhaps a passing shower. the trend is that storm is going to stay to the south, so we may

be dry through much of the region on christmas day, but chilly. and then as we get into next week, sunshine returns but typically cold for late december near 30s. and then here is a page where the tornado comes out of the book, and the kids loved that. want to thank the teacher for the opportunity to talk to the students at the school. they are getting ready for christmas and all excited. good weather if you have to get out and get something done. >> i am sure they were asking for snow, right? >> yes, they were. let's head out to the roads and see how things are doing. danella had to deal with fog. >> good morning. we had to deal with wet

pavement. unfortunately, still seeing delays as crews are working. they take away the left side of the roadway for you. your delays are westbound. and traveling on i-270, on falls road no issues. as you head to the spur, you are in the clear. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, danella. well, today we continue our 12 days of giving. during those 12 days we will introduce you to different nonprofit groups in our area making a difference but need help and support to continue their good work. pat lawson joins us to tell us about the d.c. rape crisis center. >> good morning, barbara. the folks that run the center are available during some of the toughest times of peoples' lives. they help adults and children heal from sexual violence, but they need your help to help others this morning. the number to call is 202-885-4949. joining us now to talk about

what the rape crisis center does is a one who runs the organization and also a survivor getting help. now, the center does not just serve d.c. residents, correct? >> d.c., maryland, delaware, no restrictions. >> rape used to be considered a woman's issue, and it's no longer. >> no, we serve children, woman and men. we are seeing more and more men needing to report. >> you are a survivor, so tell us your story. >> i was a survivor from the age of 13 to 31. i can really see a difference in my life with the way that i interact with the world, i am not surviving but living my life. >> you are doing much better? >> yes. >> how difficult was it for you to get out of the cycle and get help? >> i think the number for the national number was in my phone for a year before i got up the

courage to be able to call. just being able to disclose to a stranger on the phone was the first step. >> now, you have three programs. tell us about that. >> we have a crisis services program, which is hotline and advocacy services, seven days a week and 24 hours a day. we have a direct services, and then community services where we go out and share information, educate people. we're in 200 schools in the d.c. area. we do puppet shows for young elementary schoolchildren. >> domestic violence increases around the holidays, and does sexual violence increase as  well? >> well, it does, and it's up all the time but particularly in a time when people are inducing alcohol and substances where a lot is going on, and sexual abuse occurs a lot within families and people you know, so whenever there's a lot going on it will increase.

>> what kind of donations do you need? >> we could use financial services and gift cards to department stores that offer supplies, and volunteers, 24 hour services are all ran by volunteers, and certainly we can use being just identified as benefactors for different events people are doing. >> we're going to talk to you again later in the show. if you can help the d.c. rape crisis center, call the volunteers at 202-885-4949. still ahead on "news4 midday" -- ♪ have yourselves a marry little christmas ♪ >> he talks about his early struggles, and plus steve hayes takes us to a cardiokickboxing class, and why it could be your perfect workout.

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our fit expert, steve hayes, has been trying out different fit classes all over the area, and this week he participated in a kickboxing class. he joins us to tell us more about the class. who did you bring with you?

>> ingrid. she is the director of sports and health. >> good to have you with us. it's very popular at sports and health? >> very popular. most of the classes are full, which is fun. >> we know they are offering this kind of thing in a lot of gyms around the area. what did you think of it? >> awesome, barbara. i am talking about working the cardiovascular and getting the body going. it was awesome. >> i never worked so hard in my life. >> and they are telling you what to do in that whole time? >> yes. >> was this tougher than some of the other classes you have had and had gone to? >> yes, incredibly tough. you are moving the body at so many angles, you have to use the body for cardiovascular as well as strength. >> are many in good shape like steve? >> no, we are seeing different levels of fitness coming in, and it's such a great workout, but

it's such great fun that i think everybody is starting -- >> looks like a lot of fun. >> did you have fun? >> i had a great time. there was a lady there, 78 years young. she was going through it better than me. tina. boy, i said -- i mean, she looked great. >> you said you would show us a few of the moves. what are those moves? >> one, the punch and the kick. you throw a punch and then go up with a kick. punch, kick. when you are doing that, you are working abs. when you kick, you are working the hips. it was all in one. >> it works on the entire body? >> yes. >> an hour long? >> an hour long. >> were you born out when you were finished? >> i had a ball. i was born out and laying on the floor. >> and it's great to get out and do it with other people. that's a good reason to take the classes in the gyms around washington. >> yes, it does.

builds the community. >> you will see a lot more people come january. >> yes, january will be packed. >> whps people make resolutions to try and do something. >> now, i had never taken one of those in my life, and the instructor they had, he had me going through the motions and i felt good. >> you this i-fol -- you think folks should shop around for classes and instructors. >> any tips? >> bring your own food to a party if you don't want the calories, and that way you can stay on your diet. >> not a bad idea. not a bad idea. it will keep you from eating some of the candy and other sweets. next week? >> next week, as i am walking down the street everybody is asking me, steve what other exercises do you do, and next

week i will show everybody my personal workout. >> now, it's 11:26. coming up, reporting to congress today, has the problems been corrected for the barrel sites. and tom kierein will be back to tell us if rain will return. chances are, you recognize that voice. the award that brought johnny mathis to washington. stay with us. state farm. this is jessica.

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> right now on "news4 midday," investigators are trying to figure out who is responsible for more than a dozen bombings in baghdad that have killed more than 60 and wounded more than 200. the blasts happened early this morning at 11 neighborhoods across the city. it's believed to be a coordinated attack. today lawmakers will get an update on how arlington national cemetery is being managed. a report is due after reports serviced of wide-spread problems at the military. last year the government accountability office said the army is taking positive steps towards correcting the problems. they say there are still improvements that need to be made.

today, closing arguments will be presented against an army intelligence analysts accused of the biggest national security leak. manning should never have been accessed to classified material is what they claim. the officer presiding over the hearing will decide if manning should be facing court-martial. if convicted, he could face life in prison. several metro rail cars remain out of service this morning as they plan to inspect the cars through the end of the week. a friction ring came off a train on the blue line damaging two trains behind it, and stranding passengers up to two hours underground. why the ring came off is still under investigation, and a possible failure of the hub which holds the ring in place

could be to blame. at least 16 cars with hubs from the same patch are out of service right now. and vincent gray ends his first year in office with a low approval rating. the poll found that he would lose re-election right now if he faced either former mayor. his approval rating is a big drop from in march at 54%. let's look at weather with tom kierein who is in storm center 4 right now with an update on the forecast. >> we have a bright sky right now. this is the time of year we have a low sun angle. the highest the sun gets is about 27 degrees up in the sky, and we're climbing there right now. it's not going to get much higher as the day progresses. the sun is shining through the high clouds drifting in ahead of

some rain now beginning to push in to far western west virginia, that area on green is light rain that stretches back into kentucky. and that should be arriving here later this evening. and right now we're in the low to mid-50s throughout much of the region. and highs climbing to around 60 over the next couple of hours. tonight after sunset and all the way until sunrise on friday, we will have rain coming in, and maybe moderate to light rain through midnight. some sun back tomorrow, turning colder on friday night, down to the low 30s by saturday morning. saturday should be sunny with highs near 40. christmas day, cloudy. a small chance of light rain as it looks right now. that's the way it looks, barbara. >> thank you, tom. >> and we're going to check again with danella sealock to see how the roads are looking.

>> i am still seeing delays in our area. you are jammed in the inner loop beltway, roadwork along the area is what is slowing things around. you are pretty much bumper to bumper. on i-66 westbound, still very slow in this area. roadwork is taking up the left side of the lane here as well. delays continue to the beltway. back to you, barbara. >> thanks, danella. the loudoun county sheriff's office is asking for help to identify this minivan. investigators say a minivan hit a man riding a motorcycle and then drove off. sheriff deputies believe the minivan is a burgundy toyota sien sienna. there's a reward on information

on the accident. and two men are behind bars in connection with as many as two dozen car break-ins in montgomery county. the two have been stealing have vehicles in the kensington area. >> i used the ipad and located my phone, and then i called the police and they tracked the person down. >> the men were found hiding in a stolen truck. police say they had been breaking into cars since sunday. >> well, two burglary suspects are recovering this morning after leading orlando police on an hour-long chase that ended in a violent crash. check it out. after driving through the city the car runs through a red light and plows into a jeep. both suspects are expected to

survive. one woman was taken to the hospital and four others suffered less serious injuries, and authorities found marijuana and a gun in the suspect's vehicle. more than 100 dogs rescued with an arkansas puppy mill are here recovering. many of them have health issues and are receiving medical and psychological care. some won't be up for adoption for several months. as for the puppy mill where they were found, the owner was charged with three counts of animal cruelty. still ahead, what one congressman was overheard saying that is sparking a national debate about first lady michelle obama's dairy air.

well, even the president has to do some last-minute christmas shopping. he visited potomac yards yesterday. he went to petsmart to buy things for bo, the first dog, and then he shook hands with customers and bought a video game with his daughters, and then joked about playing the dance game with them. >> they beat me every time on these various dance games. so i'm going to -- you guys will

never get a picture of me doing that, because i get graded "f" every time. >> after shopping the president bought three pizzas from pizzeria dell ray. and one congressman might find his name on santa's naughty list because of a comment about michelle obama. he referred to her large postier. he doesn't think the government should tell americans what to eat. we will check in with cnbc's hampton pearson. good morning. >> we have a few trading days left before christmas.

it's all about the economy on wall street today. good news on the jobless claim as you just mentioned. the growth picture is improving. and we see the dow up about 28 points and the nasdaq up 13. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level since april of 2008, 3 1/2 year low. the claims decreased by 4,000 to 364,000 last week, the third straight weeks we have seen the jobless benefit claims go down. and at the same time, the commerce department is telling us the economy grew in the third quarter and economists are looking for 2% growth, but it's the fastest growth quarter this year, up from 1.3% in the second quarter. and consumers are getting more optimistic about the economy, and the closely watched university is at the highest level in six months. the latest reading, 69.1, up from 64.1 in november. economists think an improving

job market and strong holiday shopping and cheaper gas prices are leaving consumers with more money to spend, and that could get the economy growing at a 3% rate in the final month of the year, and that would be the fastest growth rate in a year and a half. we all have to do our patriotic and economic duty -- >> spend a little money, huh? >> spend, spend, spend. >> i still have a lot of shopping to do, so i will be among those. in this week's wednesday's child, we meet a lovely 17-year-old that has to deal with tragedy in her life. crystal is now looking forward to her future. she is hoping to do great things some day with the guidance of an adoptive family she hopes to find. >> i think you will enjoy today. hi, fabian. so nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too. >> founder and artistic

director, fabian barnes was there to greet us at the dance institute of washington where down the hall in one of the studios, dion henderson was ready to give crystal a lesson in hip-hop dance. >> hello, and how are you? >> he will be your hip-hop instructor this morning. >> yes! >> ready? >> great. >> crystal says she would love to be a dancer or actress some day. she's a foster child hoping for a permanent family to support her dreams. >> she has been bouncing around from placement to placement. >> crystal says that has not been easy. >> what was it like having to move from one place to another? >> it didn't feel right. when i lost my mom, it was kind of, you know, challenging and things. i never used that as an excuse. >> never as an excuse to be sad or angry, but she felt both

emotions and now she's hoping to find love from an adoptive family. crystal hopes to some day make a new family proud of the things she can do. >> i am looking for her to have a home, a steady home, somebody that would direct her in the right way. she has a bright future, but she needs that guidance. >> how did she do? >> she did great! >> i loved it. >> you did? fantastic. >> i want to present you with two tickets to the performance. >> she said she never has seen a live dance performance before, and she was thrilled with the new exciting things happening for her, and she hopes a new family will be one of them. if you have room in your home and your heart for crystal or another child who is waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me.

we have more now on the 12 days of giving. here is pat lawson. >> the d.c. rape crisis is a safe place for people starting to heal from sexual violence. they need your help this morning. the number to call is 202-885-4949. what is the hardest thing. >> breaking their story, telling it for the first time. 202-333-rape is the number to call. there are trained counselors there all the time regardless. >> how many calls do you get? >> about 600 calls a month. >> and once the victims break the silence, what is the biggest need? >> the biggest need is being believed, being told this was not their fault and that there is hope and services available

to them and that they can get help and their lives will get better. >> was that the case for you? >> it definitely was. i think after, you know, talking to somebody for the first time, finding a community actually out there of people who had the same experience was really powerful for me to be able to take a step towards healing, knowing i was not the only one and alone, and there are women that were out there that survived the experience and doing well. >> what are some of the experiences that really helped you? >> i have done a group therapy session for child sexual assault survivors, and there's a sweat lodge, and a writing group, and i have also done yoga classes. >> you are actually able now in some cases to help other victims? >> right. i am currently on the survivor activist and allies leadership

committee, and we are identifying different things we can help the center do to help further the goals of the center. >> what are the kinds of donations that will help you at this season? >> we could use gift cards to, again, craft stores, office supply stores, and gift cards to restaurants for some of the special events for teens. we are constantly in need of how do we feed them and give them to attract them, and we could use help with transportation, getting them to and from so if anybody has a connection to cab services, bus services, to help bring clients to certain events. we could definitely also use care packets, and our services provides advocacy at the hospitals when people are assaulted and need support at the hospital. we need to be able to provide them with things, because their belongings and clothing is

sometimes kept for evidence, so care packets. we could use gift cards for special events on whatever it could be to be offer a special day to the clients, so they can not only deal with therapy, but also have fun and see the world. >> thank you so much and happy holidays. if you can help and donate any of those things or donate funds to the d.c. rape crisis center, call 202-885-4949. barbara? >> thank you, pat. the time right now is 11:48. coming up, we have been enjoying his beautiful music for decades. i sit down with johnny mathis to talk about his long career and his christmas classics. plus, meteorologist, tom kierein, will be back with when we can see cooler weather coming our way. and stay with nbc 4 all afternoon long.

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this month, johnny mathis was presented with the academy of achievements golden plate award at a ceremony at the headquarters here in washington. i sat down with the singer who has been entertaining audiences for 5 1/2 decades.

♪ chances are, i wear a silly grin -- >> what are the chances a boy born in a small town would become one of the best known voices in history? colin powell presented mathis with the gold medal award. e i have been in love with this man for almost 60 years. ♪ >> it was in 1956 that johnny mathis, at 21 years old, began his incredible succession of billboard hits. >> one of his biggest hits? his "merry christmas" album, and since then he has recorded five

holiday albums. ♪ have yourselves a marry little christmas, let your heart be light ♪ ♪ from now on our troubles will be out of sight ♪ >> i was born in texas in a little town called gilmore. i don't remember too much about it because my dad took the family from -- i guess that was about when i was 4 when we left. we went to san francisco. >> what kind of work did your father do? >> my mom and dad worked as domestic workers all their lives. they supported the family that way. we were not poor, we just didn't have any money. my dad was an acaka accomplishe

and pianists. he sang because that's what he loved to do. >> when his parents realized johnny's interest in singing, they wanted him to have voice training. >> we found a woman in oakland, and her name was connie fox, and she taught me for about seven years for voice lessons free of charge, and i would clean her apartment. she was the angleangel, the one guided me. >> and there was a history of disrespect to black artist, and what was it like being in vegas? >> i got mad about it after i thought about it. i couldn't stay at the hotel, i had to stay at some other place. >> he credits other black

performers before him, like sammy davis jr., and duke ellington for bringing about the changes. >> i had good role models to follow, and they went to the night clubs and the concert halls before me and paved the way, and when i came along, i really was judged by my music and nothing more. >> but success brought its challenges. >> i went to a doctor in new york that gave me amphetamines when i was 25 years old, i guess, and that was tough to deal with, because i ended up in the hospital and had to go through rehab. ♪ >> he and his music survived the challenge, and now more than 50 years later johnny mathis is

still singing and selling songs. and chances are he'll keep on for quite a while to come, as people like me like to sing along of the songs of johnny mathis. and my composure did sort of slip sitting there with the johnny mathis and getting to sing along with him. he is currently on tour as part of his 55th anniversary concert series. we will take a look at some of the stories we're following this afternoon. pat lawson joins us. >> that was pretty nice, barbara. >> yeah, i hope he was not listening to my voice. >> i didn't know you could carry a tune. >> well, not very well. >> you sounded great. coming up, the news4 team looks

to see if the food trucks are being targeted. and now the trend of elaborate holiday window displays has come to washington. we're talking to a designer about what goes into making these scenes and where you can see them for yourself. those stories and more coming up tonight, starting at 4:00. and what are the chances he can sing the forecast? >> about the same chance that we'll get some rain in the next hour. probably not. right now temperatures are in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. enjoy this one last balmy day, because it is turning colder tomorrow after we get rain tonight and maybe a little sprinkle activity on christmas day, barbara. there's a new youtube star. he captures a frog wanting to join in on playing a

bug-smashing game. he thinks the bugs are real and he is lunging at the phone. you can see the look of confusion when he can't eat the bugs. he lashes out and attacks the owner instead. this video was posted on tuesday and already had more than 300,000 hits on youtube. we will be back tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. with news4 midday, and hope you plan to join us for that, and until then have a terrific day and we will see you in the morning.