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the gop presidential pack. but it's still anybody's race. >> and rick santorum is hunting for votes, michele bachmann is getting ready to hit all the bachmann's 99 counties. might romney is still trying to convince iowa he's still con servetive enough. >> i will make it simpler, smaller and smarter. >> and right now, ron paul eer

organization in iowa is hard to beat. don't expect to see presidenti presidential hopeful, newt gingrich, to be a write in in virginia. he failed to get enough signatures to make the ballots. gingrich encouraged virginia to change the law that doesn't allow write ins. as republicans fight over their party's nomination, a democratic official says the campaign that is reporting 6 million raise the in the last quarter of the year. the campaign is hoping to raise

more than $750 billion. the tough decision from first responders on 9/11 attacks. going beyond pictures and

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a prince phillip is recovering from home after christmas. he left the hospital early this morning, waving to reporters and well-wishers as his suv drove past him. he was treated for a blocked coronary artery. he thanked the hospital for the excellent care he received. in an online statement, the islamic state of iraq says the assaults were meant to support sunnis in prisons. coordinated attacks targeted markets and grocery stores and kav yeas. this is the first major attack since the troops completed a full with draw from iraq this month. 9/11 first responders are facing

a tough decision. more than 1600 workers filed lawsuits claiming the cloud of ash damaged their health. now they have one week left to decide weather continuing fighting in court to get benefits from a compensation fund. tomorrow north korea will lay to rest kim jong-il. the group visited the north to pay respect. and state media has called the heir the leading official. the storm triggered flchs

and landslides. hundreds more are still missing. more rain overnight led officials to evacuate. and then today honda began destroying more than 1,000 cars damaged by flooding at its plant in thailand. the worst flooding in 50 years. >> we're expecting water today. >> yes, tons of water behind the power. >> we are getting water right now. in fact, all morning long, i have been telling folks about the deteriorating conditions folks could see. we could have it just past the noon hour. already we are seeing

visibilities drop out there, and we are seeing the wind pick up out there. i wanted to show you the visibility. this could be the big player in travel today. whether you are on the road, driving or if you have a flight out of town. i do think it's going to lead to flight delays, and we are already seeing that in some of the hubs through the east. hager town, and throughout the area, i think ae will see just that and the visibilities start to drop everywhere. and look out your window. this is a good day. i talked to a couple of my friends, and they said i am boeing to stay in the house and sleep in, and i am like, thank you very much. it's that kind of day out there. the southeast wind is 5 miles per hour. these are the temperatures where they are in the 30s. i just took a look at one of the

areas in martinsville, heavy rain there. that will move over the top of us in the next couple hours. temperatures not all that cold here at least for the day as well as the evening, but look at the rain, it should be shutting off around 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. the clouds will take a while to clear. in every neighborhood we are seeing showers. there's the pocket of heavier rain in pennsylvania. looking east of columbia, and we talked to a friend there, and he said he got soaked coming into work. here is the snow on the back edge of the storm, that's where the cold air is wrapping into the storm. and cincinnati, probably snow for today. cleveland, ohio, you have snow. this didn't update.

the only part where there's airport delays is atlanta right now, and they are getting later and later and worse and worse because of the heavy rain and the low visibility right there. we're okay for boston and new york, but i do think that will change later today. here is your future weather. concentrating on the top. i will point you to where the heavier weather will be. 4:00 today, a lot of the moderate and heavy rain will be to the north of us. i do think that for folks going back to work, it will be slow going back home. the good thing is not as much -- not as many cars on area roads today. there is the area of low pressure, and still know hanging back to the west, which right now we have winter weather advisories posted for western maryland and for some of the

high spots for west virginia. went there for overnight. rain likely, low visibility, and heavy rain, and 45 to 52 degrees. those 50s, the low 50s, will be down across maryland. >> and we will get a little bit of clearing skies in here but breezy. i like the fact that it's not going to be cold for today. that's the one thing you will notice on the four-day forecast, it's not going to be cold. we have a high tomorrow of 45 degrees. i am kaulg that chilly with the wind, and thursday we're up to 48. and sunshine throughout the area, 56 on friday with a partly sunny sky. and new year's eve, dry, and new year's day dry and in the mid-30s. i cannot wait to show you the video that we have coming up in

a couple of minutes. it has to do with what was happening at this time. >> this is a gift we all love. >> video? >> no, i mean the weather forecast. we love it and it's great. thank you, veronica. >> well, take a look at this guy bearing down as one of the bigest internet searches of the week. siku is five weeks old today. a camera caught him opening his eyes for the first time today. his mother could not produce enough milk to feed him. a video shows him rolling around the table -- >> they are using siku to talk about global warming and the impact on polar bears, and i think that's so key and very important. >> not just the cuteness factor but there was a strong message behind the polar bear.

the clip viewed more than 115,000 times. his care giver said he has a message and it's to reduce your carbon footprint. now, another day just took the title, and first here's a look at what is hot on nbcwashington.com. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea.

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pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. welcome back. it's 11:23. a new survey says the u.s. economy will grow faster if it's not knocked off track by europe. a groop of economists predicts the economy will grow 2.6% next year. it likely grew less than 20% in 2011. it created less than 100,000 new jobs. the survey says unemployment will not go much lower than the current rate of 8.6%. and if you are looking for work the midwest may be the best place to look for work.

the survey asked how the employers expected job numbers to change next year. and several florida cities also finished near the top. facebook is being credited for helping save the life of a utah woman and her 17-month-old son. a woman posted on the social net wurng, hello, is anybody out there, i am having a serious problem, and me and my son will be dead by morning. friends saw the post and tried to get information from other facebook friends on how to contact the woman. >> her post were never voekz. and this has to be real. fen it's not, you have to follow-through on it. >> eventually, a friend from south carolina posted the woman's address. when police arrived they found her live in boyfriend holding the woman and her son hostage, and he is now in jail on

kidnapping and assault charges. the social network also has given a direct way to get help. >> it's not unusual to come across dark thoughts posted by facebook friends. >> i see comments to other friends that they hate their live, or don't want to live anymore. >> many trouble people have allowed users to connect with counselors. >> i don't use it as much as my daughter does and her friends, so i think it's great. >> here is how it works. if you spot an alarming comment, choose abuse, and then click on suicidal content. and then in an e-mail to the

user, there's a confidential instant chat. >> maybe the im tech could go through. >> it's a softer, tech savvy way to reach out to a friend. >> i would be anonymous, so it wouldn't feel like i was intervening too much. coming up, how a special laser treatment can help with skin rejuvenation. and how you can keep yourself sas from something being hacked on the internet. and veronica has

welcome back. right now on news4 midday, montgomery police are investigating a deadly shooting. officers responded to stewart and april lanes in white oak just before 7:00 this morning. police say they found a 24-year-old man in the street. homicide detectives cordoned off the area to search for clues. the search for a missing

blind man is expanding to maryland. he came to d.c. in early december to visit relatives but disappeared on the train ride home to birmingham, alabama. he was last seen in charlotte, north carolina. firefighters in frederick county are trying to figure out if a suspicious of garage fires are linked. when firefighters arrived at the first fire, they saw the second fire. tonight friends and family of a park police officer who died in the line of to the will gather to remember his life. a viewing will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 tonight in virginia. officer bain was attempting to rescue a person when he suffered a heart attack. funeral services will be held tomorrow. also at the church of nativity,

followed by a traditional brau cade through d.c. 27-year-old clemens faces abduction and robbery and murder charges. he was arrested near rich mupd. clemens shot two people to death before stealing an suv left running with a 2-year-old strapped in the car seat. the boy was found unharmed a few hours later and was returned to his family. a man accused of killing a woman and her young son in long island is behind bars in prince georges county this morning. jerry lewis turned himself into laurel. he admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend last week. lewis took the victims car and drove to his mother's house in laurel. the search continues this morning for two men accused of

assaulting a woman during a home invasi invasi invasion. police say the man assault add woman grabbing the necklace she was wearing. the crime took the neighborhood by surprise. >> i -- i didn't know what to say. really? you know? really, around here? and they said, yeah, your neighbor has been assaulted. >> police believe the woman was targeted by somebody she knew, and police say that people in the neighborhood should not be concerned about their safety at this time, and no arrests have been made. >> well, stealing from the rich to give to the poor, that's what a group of hackers claimed they were trying to do. they have already stolen credit card numbers using the numbers to donate to charities. as pete williams explains, more attacks could be on the way. >> allen bar of texas was stunned to show that red cross

records showed ae recently contributed $200 with his credit card, and something he didn't do. while many of the people in the latest attack were corporates, but now it's individuals too. the credit card company alerted him in time. most of the charitable contributions made by the hackers, the group calling itself anonymous because they were stolen to begin with. the group anonymous was clearly relishing the attention, saying there's plenty more havoc in store for the rest of the week, and it called for the release of manning who is accused of

passing on thousands of documents to wikileaks. >> it's a fairly serious breach. we're talking about a lot of people's identities, including people insensitive positions in the defense department, intelligence agencies, and private companies even foreign embassies. >> a twitter hacker says celebrities are among the next victims, but because the group is so decentralized there's no way to verify that claim. >> the texas company says it is putting plans in place to prevent something like this. one expert told matt lauer on the "today" show, consumers need to be proactive to protect their identities. >> well, i think the best thing for people to do, for consumers,

is to read credit card bills, and get a credit report so to see if somebody is using your credit without your authorization. >> the charities they gave to will likely never see the money, and that's because they will be forced to give the money back when people see they were charged for donation that were never authorized. >> there's a look back at 2010, and it might make you end the hopes for snow. and veronica is here to explain. i am not asking for snow. >> sometimes it's good to look back. >> perspective, right? >> well, last year was a real challenge for us here in storm center 4. many forecasters were forecasting the storms, and they were trick 83 guys. this is philadelphia,

pennsylvania. last year on this date, they were cleaning up and digging out. why? they had 12.2 inches of snow in philadelphia. there were so many areas that got hammered, and it was the 2010 northern american blizzard. and central park, 20 inches of snow. in fact, it went down as a snowacane. and there was 95-mile-per-hour winds in new york city. why haven't i mentioned how much snow we had in d.c.? that is because here in d.c., we were under a snow hole, and the system developed down south and then waerkenned and redeveloped north of us, and that's what the snow cover looked like between the 25th and 27th. philadelphia got 12.2.

edison, new jersey, 32.5 inches of snow. and raleigh, north carolina, seven inches of snow and here in d.c., a half inch of snow. i like the fact that it has been a stress-free winter so far. right now i am looking at things. and it looks as though we will go through pattern change, around the second to third week of january. that's where we will see the switch to getting more of the real winter kind of systems. winter weather advisories, in extreme eastern areas. and that's where we will see accumulating snow of one to three inches. right now, it just rained through the area. waldo waldorf, it was completely with rain. we will get up to a high temperature today, between 45 and around 52 degrees, the low 50s, mainly south and east. your four-day forecast, a soggy one today. good day to stay inside, and maybe if you can make it to the movies.

for tomorrow, 45. and the rain will move out of here around 7:00, and tomorrow we are dry, and sunshine, but windy with a high of 45, and that means it will feel more like 40. we will take a look at your new year's eve forecast, coming up in a couple minutes. well, skin discoloration can be hard to hide, especially on the face, and makeup can cover some pigmentation problems for the short term, but a procedure can help in the long term. the doctor is here to talk about the skin rejuvenation. it's always nice to see you. what is this fraktial dual. >> there are two wave links, and there's a 1927 wave link that attacks pigment, and then there's the part that tightens the skin with several series of

treatments. but, yes. >> who would be a good candidate for this procedure? >> i have used it on all skin types and the company has tested it on all skin types. the settings or the calibrations are different for different skin types but it can be used on all skin types. >> we have a video of before and after. what are we looking at right here? >> here you see a woman with a lot of pigmented spots on her face. usually, you see this with photo damage, a lot of sun over the years, and there's really not many products over the counter that you can put on the skin to alleviate the dark discolorations. this procedure breaks the

pigment up on the epidermus, and the ep determine you will layer. >> it's not for hyperpigmentation, but it can be used for spot treatment and acne scars and a variety of skin pigmentations. >> that's why the duel laser treatment is all in one. some doctors have this system so they can accomplish both in one setting. >> what kind of discomfort can patients expect? >> i think it's painful, and most people think it's painful -- >> i appreciate your honesty, i really do. >> it's tolerable when we put a local anaesthetic on the skin, and you do feel something. i have my patients come in for an hour before the procedure, and they are numb and can tolerate it well. >> how many procedures are expected before you can see results? >> well, a lot of times the first treatment makes a

significant improvement in the skin. when you are resurfacing with the other wave length, sometimes it's a series of five to six treatments. but they are acumulative, if you do a couple, you will see a improvement, but a vast majority wants to see a great improvement. >> will it come back if you go back in the sun? >> yes k it will. it's important. this is an investment to clear your skin, so we recommend that people definitely wear sun protection. don't repeat what we are trying to clear up. and that's the bottom line. but the procedure itself is excellent for rejuvenating the skin, and clearing dark pigment and you don't want to reverse it by going in the sun and sunbathing. >> any side effects people can expect by this procedure. >> it's important that you go to a physician that is knowledgeable about the skin types, and the device. they are different settings that are going to be used for you,

versus for me, versus say somebody with very pale skin or white skin. so that's very, very important. and burns can occur if the settings are not correct. >> we just showed video, and it's not just for the face, but can you do it on your hands and neck as well. >> are there any people who should not get this procedure? >> i have not run across any. i think most of them have been the patients who had a low pain tolerance. they could not tolerate it. it almost feels like bacon grease splaterring on the skin or a burn, kind of a firecracker or sparkler. at first it's okay, but once you continue the sensation, it inten intensifies. this is the hand piece here. it's on rollers. this is a practice device that

shows exactly what happens on the skin. i will just show it here. the device is scanned along the skin, and as you can see, the little microholes that are put into the skin. so it rejuvenates collagen, and therefore it rejuvenates, and volu volumizes. >> thank you so much for your time as always. we appreciate it. coming up, a way electric car owners can get a tax credit, but you have to act fast. plus, experts say another day now holds the title of the

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welcome back at 11:46. new today, the national retail federation now says mega-monday was the busiest shopping day of the year. customers were armed with gift cards to spend, and that was one of the busiest travel days of the years and created a traffic mess. >> i came to return a few things, and i had no idea it would take me forever to get here. >> a research firm estimates

store traffic was up as much as 60% as last year's day the day after christmas. new numbers say online shopping on christmas day was up as well. ibm shopping at more than 500 websites, and christmas day purchases jumped more than 16% than last year. the study also says more people are using their electronic devices, like iphones and ipads to buy items. wall street is back open this morning after a long holiday weekend, plus electronic car owners have a few days left to cash in on government tax credit. let's check in with cnbc with the rest of the day's news. >> a lack lester session on wall street. we have the dow up by 8.7, and

the nasdaq up by 3.5. low volumes lack lester session, so we are slightly higher. in 1969, stocks posted average gains of 1.6%. and economists think the u.s. will pick up steam in 2012, although it could still be vulnerable to upheval in unemployment. they are fearing a major default by a country like italy could cause another crunch. and sears is closing some stores after disappointing holiday

sales. the same store revenues fell for the quarter at both sears and k mart. and just as several new electric vehicles are heading to credits. >> gm's charger for the volt is 90, and plus installation temperature. coming up, the most searched item of 2011 and the play that made drew brees one of the greatest footballs in the nfl, hear his reaction to the record-breaking pass. plus,

and welcome back. the washington wizards are preparing for their first road game tomorrow night after losing their season opener at home. the wizards young stars led the way early helping the wizards to have a 21-point lead over the nets. and it was a career night for kris humphries, who is best

known for kim kardashian's estranged husband. this was the scene in china town last night where we found businesses packed with fans grabbing a bite to eat before the game. businesses are expecting the games to bring business on the weeknights. business for the capitals on the other hand is tough on the road, and all it took was a bad first period for the team's third loss in four games. the buffalo sabres scored three quick goals in the first, forcing the cap's coach to pull some from the game. mat ren drix and. and then add another milestone to the career of drew

brees. he has thrown for more yards than any other quarterback in a see sup. >> touchdown! and there's the record! >> he topped dan moreno's record set back in 1984 with this nine-yard touchdown pass last night. he said he knew he was close but was not sure he broke the record until his teammates started celebrating. >> i didn't know how much we needed, but obviously when that ball was caught and ended up in the end zone, the next thing i know i am getting rushed by the big fellows, and the offensive linemen, and that's when i knew we had done it. >> he still has one more game to play. way to go, drew brees. couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. this morning, hundreds of volunteers are decorating, and

the artists are cutting, painting and gluing flowers for the tournament of the roses parade next week. it will air live here on nbc 4 before the number ten ranked wisconsin badgers play the ducks in the rose bowl. facebook tops the list of most searched for terms of 20 lefrp. that's according to experian hit wise. facebook log in was the third most searched term, and facebook.com ranked fifth, and also making the list, youtube, craigslist. pat lawson muse joins us from the news room for a preview of what is to come. >> there will be a news

conference to talk about the exact cause of a fire that killed children and their grandparents. we will have that for you. and then on news4 at 5:00, the unprecedented roles that women are playing in the war in the middle east. bridging the gap between communities and groups on the ground. for awful those stories plus the latest on our weather, join us for news4 starting at 4:00. >> thank you, and we will see you soon. and a final check of the forecast. veronica johnson, people want to know about the rain and how much is coming. you said it was going to get nasty. >> yes, and everything is packed and my umbrella is in the car. >> i am not the only one. >> you know, the whole schumah k maker thing, we have the raggy shoes, and my umbrella is in the car. >> my umbrella is at home. you are better than me. >> we have chilly spots in

montgomery county and montgomery village, 37 and 38 degrees. we're in the low 40s, and even mid-40s in some spots. and district heights at 42 degrees. but look at that rain covering the area. it's green. so it's generally light rain. but a few pockets of yellow and especially west of us coming into hager's town. there's heavy rain there. and you see that, there's your future weather at 2:00 today. that's going to move through to about 5:00. by sefrps, all the wet weather should be clear all the way off to east delaware and new jersey. we will have clouds that will gradually clear out. that snow in west virginia and maryland, that's not going to clear. there will be some accumulating snow in west virginia. let's go ahead and take a look at your four-day forecast. today's high, just shy of 50 degrees. very soggy and wet with low visibility. 45 tomorrow.

it's going to be windy with the sunshine. sunshine, too, on thursday, the high, 48, and 56 we will peak with a warm one on friday, saturday, sunday, new year's eve and day, just a few clouds around. i like the fact that it's going to be -- you know, i would hate for it to be quiet and dry, and then have a big storm on new year's eve. >> this weather is great, and we will take it and deal with the rain. thank you so much, veronica. that does it for us, and thank you for joining us. be sure and join us again at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and 11 for the rest of the day's news. we will see you tomorrow.