montgomery county. montgomery county police say they got the call this morning. this is a section of jones bridge road that is twisty and winding. they say a vehicle, a white suv, probably a trailblazer was west bound. the car for some reason left the roadway. it careened into chain link fence. paul starks updates us on what he can tell us about our conditions. >> the male driver was transported to maryland shock trauma. two male passengers from the rear seat were transported to suburban hospital. the front seat passenger and the right rear passenger succumbed to their injuries at the scene. the front seat passenger was a male. the rear seat passenger was a female. >> i thought something fell down, new construction. it was just a huge smash. and then after that, nothing but

sirens. >> now, police are working on identifying the victims. again, there were some survivors of this crash. they're talking to them about how this accident may have happened. the gentleman said there have been fatality accidents at this curve. details of this will be coming out as the investigation continues. right now, again, two dead and several others wounded or injured in a fatality crash on jones bridge roaded in bethesda. that's where we're live. now back to you. >> derrick ward reporting live. thank you for that report. >> it wasn't the only deadly accident this morning. a motorcyclist is dead in prince george's county after slamming into an suv. police say the motorcycle was headed north on indian head highway at a high rate of speed 1:00 this morning near national harbor when it hit the suv. the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. no one in the suv was seriously hurt. welcome no news 4 today,ern.

i'm angie goff. happy new year to you. >> good morning, everyone. i'm erika gonzalez. good morning, sunshine. happy new year to you. >> are we ready for 2012? >> i don't think we have a choice. >> kim martucci is here for chuck bell. we have an encore of yesterday's great weather. >> bravo, mother nature! it's gorgeous outside. then things change quickly. let's not dwell on the bad news. blue skies are shining. happy new year, everybody. our temperatures are a little cooler than yesterday morning. at 9:02, temperatures right around the low to mid-40s. winds south southwest. it's 39 in leesburg. 37 at dulles. across the way, over to college park, it's 37. camp springs, you have 44. winding up the picture north and west into ski country, at the freezing mark in cumberland. look at this. you'll have a high of 53 with rain showers this afternoon.

we'll be parked in the 60s from manassas, la plata. lots of sun. later tonight everything changes. i have your forecast looking ahead at how the ski slopes will be looking too. that is going to be a positive note stkpwhreu hope they finally get some snow. >> some of them will. >> liberty has had some trouble. we'll get is snow there. >> thank you, kim martucci. >> you bet. >> all right. the countdown to midnight is usually celebrated with some fireworks, but one of the most popular family-friendly bashes in our area marked the new year with a new tradition. the fireworks were missing from first night alexandria. they were replaced instead with ping pong balls. more than 6,000 ping pong balls were launched into the air at midnight, followed by a laser light show at the masonic temple. even without the big bang,

families enjoyed the night. more than a million people packed times square. the enormous crowd gathered to count down the night together as mayor michael bloomberg and lady gaga pressed the button together to lower the famous iconic ball. it of course meant plenty of kisses to go around. well, the final campaign blitz is on in iowa. as republican presidential hopefuls try to woo voters. candidates are campaigning hard across the state just two days before the state's caucuses. it comes as polls show mitt romney and ron paul are running neck and neck with 24% and 22% respectively. however, rick santorum is right behind both of them with 15% and closing hard. it means iowa is being hit hard from all ends by candidates trying to secure their vote. >> we are getting constantly bombarded with candidates's phone calls, mailers, everything

you can imagine. >> while santorum and romney seem to have the momentum, neither can be too confident just yet. the poll implies a lot of votes are not solid. a full 41% of likely caucusgoers say they could still be convinced to change their minds. four more presidential candidates are joining texas governor rick perry in a lawsuit against virginia's board of elections. newt gingrich, michele bachmann, john huntsman, and rick santorum filed a joint motion asking they be included on the state's primary ballot. as of now, all are excluded because they did not submit the 10,000 signatures required by the state. perry's suit, however, claims those requirements violate free speech. just five minutes after the start of the 9:00 hour. coming up, getting fit for the new year. we're shaking things up with a fun way to tone up at home. plus, from the snowstorm to

the hurricane, everybody remembers these images. we are taking a look back at the top stories of 2011. stay with us.

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happy new year. we are looking at some of the top stories of 2011. our nbc washington facebook poll, you helped us pick the top story, which we will share at the end. news 4's eun yang reports. >> reporter: the year 2011 started with a bang. and that january 26th snowstorm. the fast moving storm moved into the washington region right as rush hour began. drivers trying to get home got stuck in the snow creating a nightmare commute that lasted overnight and into the next morning. carmageddon left people stranded in their vehicles more than 12 hours. a maryland's woman vacation to aruba ended in mystery. robin gardner traveled to the island with gary giordano in august and she has not been seen since. he claimed she disappeared when they went snorkeling. police arrested him for suspicion of murder but eventually had to release him because prosecutors could not

find enough evidence to charge hip. the case remains unsolved. another shooting tragedy struck virginia tech university in 2011. a 22-year-old man shot and killed a university police officer on the blacksburg campus december 8th. police are not sure why ross ashley killed officer krouse and then turned the gun on himself. the shooting triggered a campus-wide alert and brought back fears and memories of the 2007 shooting on campus that left 32 people dead. corruption in prince george's county in december. a judge sentenced jack johnson and his wife, former councilwoman leslie johnson, to prison as part of a widespread corruption investigation. jack johnson was sentenced to 7 years, 3 months after he pled guilty to a pay to play scheme with county contractors and developers. his wife received one year and a day after she pleaded guilty to evidence tampering. they found $80,000 in cash stuffed in her bra when they arrested her.

both will begin their sentences this year. the occupy movement set up camp in the nation's capital at mcpherson square. the group is protesting economic disparity across the country. >> without dr. king's glorious words we might not have had the courage to come as far as we have. >> reporter: president obama dedicated the martin luther king jr. national memorial on the tidal basin on october 16. a murder stunned a quiet bethesda community. employees of lulu lemon found the body of their co-worker in the store badly beaten. they found her co-worker tied up. norwood told police two masked men attacked them after they closed the store but they charged her a few days later and a jury convicted her of murder. she will be sentenced later this month. >> bring your snorkel, scuba gear because the potomac river is beginning to intensify. >> we will see about 12 inches

of rain. wind will be an issue here. even more significant factor will be the flooding. >> reporter: a hurricane in august. irene was the first major hurricane to hit the u.s. in three years, leaving five people dead in our region. thousands were left without power in the district, maryland and virginia. but through all the rain, news 4's pat collins stood out for his reporting. >> i feel like the gorton fisherman. what do you think? >> yes, you do. >> that is beginning to shift side to side. that's when i knew i've got to get out of here. >> reporter: and our top story of 2011 is the rare earthquake that shook the east coast. it struck mineral, virginia, tuesday, august 23rd, 1:51 in the afternoon. it sent shock waves across the region and beyond, causing damage to area schools, the

washington monument, the national cathedral and many other buildings. despite the widespread rumble, no one was seriously injured from the earthquake. and those are your top stories for 2011. happy new year. eun yang, news 4. and we were just talking about where were we? i was in bed. it shook the bed. i was so tired i went back to sleep. >> that shift will do it for you. >> the morning shift is a killer. >> it is. don't let it get away. weatherwise, we have another mild -- you must be loving it. you have family visiting from texas. >> i have family in town. they said this isn't all that bad. what's going on here? >> let's not give them an early exit despite the cold headed our way. i'll tell you all about it this new year's morning. 9:14. 46 degrees. 46 degrees. we'll be right back. [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot

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happy new year, everybody. welcome to 2012. and how about some fantastic weather to start off the new year. enjoy it while it lasts. >> i was going to say, looks can be deceiving. >> today you will get a decent amount of outdoor fun activities and without being chased away by

rain drops or gusty winds. we'll save that for later tonight. chuck is sleeping in this morning. he's been working a lot. we gave him a little bit of a rest. skies are blue. it is very comfortable. a little chilly compared to yesterday morning. but when you think about it being january 1st, it's really not that bad outside. i'll show you some numbers if you don't believe me. 42. winds south-southwest at 5. humidity is right around 85%. the numbers coming in show pockets of 40s out there. we have some down to the south of la plata. north in hagerstown it's 40. 48 beautiful degrees in southern maryland. sometimes you say you just don't get enough attention. we love you in southern maryland. 48 and happy new year to you. today you'll work on a high of 61. upper 50s in the forecast for the burg. leesburg out here. 52 in winchester with rain showers out here today. up to the north you might have a

rain shower dot the landscape but not a washout. here's the warmup we have had this weekend. say good-bye. it is retreating quickly to my parents's house in florida, replacing it this canadian air mass that will be really taking up shop starting tuesday. that's when the coldest air gets here. between now and then we're transitioning monday 8:00 in the morning. it will be 35. look at the windchill numbers. 34 but feeling like 22 with gusty winds. it will be around 25 on tuesday morning, feeling like 11 here. that is a downtown feels like temperatures in the forecast. now, the bright spot is we're going to get snow in the ski areas dying for snow. winter storm warnings in effect garrett, western allegheny counties, 8 to 12 inches in the forecast for monday and tuesday. west winds gusting to 40 will make your windchill skiing feel like zero. so out here on 68 and the 219,

you know where i'm talking about, frostburg or deep creek lake. these roads will be very tough to drive on starting tomorrow and tuesday. so if you have skiing plans, leave today. that's my advice. it's 62 degrees this afternoon with lots of sunshine this morning. we're clouding up tonight and getting colder down to 35. and then tomorrow highs around 43 will be deceiving. we will have very cold windchills. extending the forecast beyond we have very cold air coming tuesday. that's the coldest day this week. wednesday is not much better. thursday we're starting to improve. notice that by friday we're back in the 40s. saturday and sunday we have a shot at 50s coming our way. we just have got to ride this one out. we just haven't had this cold air in so long. coming off the 50s, it will be like what the heck is happening. >> ♪ roller coaster, hoo, hoo,

hoo ♪ >> now it's time for kidspost. here eun yang. >> this week on kidspost on tv, unique holidays as this new year begins, amazing places some stuffed animals have been, and some things that could make darwin's head spin. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you. speaking of new year and holidays, some holidays aren't on your typical calendar. this is interesting. >> that's right. in kidspost today we have something we hope they will pull out. it's a calendar that includes mother's day, father's day and january 17th, kid inventors day. >> who knew? >> or july is national ice cream month. >> i can get into that. >> my personal favorite, august 5th, national underwear day. i personally think every day should be national underwear day particularly when it comes to

kids. but it's fun. you can put it up on your wall. >> this is a great story in monday's kidspost. hannah eisenhart is 12-year-old from colorado. she got the idea to take her stuffed animals, take them to national parks and photograph them in natural settings. she's turned them into cards which she sells and gives the proceeds to polar bear research. >> oh, my goodness. >> so it's just really wonderful. and the cards are just adorable. >> and good for her for coming up with something like this. >> and her dad helped get her into photography. family affair. >> finally, some animals that might make you do a double take. >> well, in tuesday's kidspost we have a picture page of just

some amazing animals. this is say mother and baby okapi. and because of the stripes you might think they're related to zebras. they're actually far more closely related to giraffes. maybe the ear. >> i don't know. >> and actually if the neck were elongated the body shape is very much like a giraffe. >> interesting. >> but i would have lost money on this. i would have said it was closely related to the zebra. this is -- what animal is this, eun? >> a bird? >> it is a bird. i would have bet that it was an owl. it's actually an eagle. >> this is an eagle? >> it is an eagle. its crest makes it unique among the eagle family. >> interesting. >> but when i first saw this i thought was a fascinating looking owl. >> that was my first guess, bird, owl. i thought you were going to tell me it was a completely different

species. >> we have more in tuesday's kidspost. >> tracy, thank you so much for. for more fun family activities, visit washingtonpost.com and click on kidspost. that is kidspost on tv this week. i'm eun yang. happy new year. well, have you made your new year's resolution yet? want to lose some weight, want to tone up? well, we have a fun way you can do it all in the comforts of your own home. a personal fitness trainer is here to really spice things up this morning and show us what we can do. >> we're going to go crazy. it's 2012. make fitness a priority, okay? we want to make it fun. >> we do. the first thing, squats. this is so traditional but it can be fun. >> we're going to go side to side to warm up. the important thing is to do a little warmup. we don't have any music, so i want to sing a little song to you "that's the way uh-huh,

uh-huh i like it ♪ i want everybody at home to join us. i want everybody to join us over here. so what you want to do is do 5 to 10 minutes of warmup just to get the body going. and now strength conditioning mode. do something i called sexy squats. do the gyration. oh, my god, ladies and gentlemen. she's already going crazy. i call it sexy squats because obviously you look sexy. >> this takes work to make it look so easy. >> i love this exercise first of all, because i like watch you do it, number one. but you get all the core muscles involved because of the gyration of the hips. i can't watch this ladies and gentlemen. she's driving me crazy over here. she's going crazy. >> this is a family show. >> we're getting the core and getting the squads and the gluts. we're getting all the muscles around in this exercise. now, what i want to do, it's

very important. we want to challenge also the balance. >> it's for someone just beginning you said you could use a chair. >> you want to be close to a wall, your husband's hair, whatever close that you can hold. so you go down and up. you can still gyrate. up nice and easy. it's challenging. but you want to challenge the balance. because this is something that goes, if you don't use it. down and up. you want to do about 15. >> 15? >> she's balancing. >> yeah. i look like the karate kid. >> wax on, wax off. do 15 per side. then switch sides and do the same thing. down and up. >> you can feel that right here. >> it gets all the muscles but also you get the balance going. and obviously -- >> how many of these real quick? >> 100, 115. no, just kidding. 15 reps per side. just enough to get your balance. you can hold me if you want. >> we have to get to our side-to-side hops.

>> a plyometric. one more time. go double. one-two. this is a great exercise. this is kind of an athletic exercise. i can at least do that. >> my necklaces. >> i'm going to do the same thing. i don't want you to be alone in this. >> how many of these do we do? >> about 15, one again. on each side. >> it really gets your heart going. >> and let's get on the map. >> the core is the most important thing. >> people say if i do crunches tomorrow morning will i get a flat stomach? i say no. >> this is a very good angle shot. >> do you like that? >> no. >> arms straight, legs straight. go up. reach. and back down. there you go. how is she doing, ladies and gentlemen? somehow is she doing? >> [ applause ]. >> the most important thing when you're doing these simple

exercises, never forget to smile. >> always smile. if you make it fun you stick with the program. if you stick with the program, then you get the results you're looking for. >> well, i need a break. i need a glass of water because we still have a show to finish. thank you for getting us pumped up for 2012. back to erika and kim. >> no, no. it was a long night. we're not doing any of that this morning. that is good tv. 9:25. thanks for joining us. next up, angie exercises more. no, i'm just kidding. new toll hikes. find out how much extra money that is going to cost you using the dulles toll road and the chesapeake bay bridge. and the redskins play their season finale. we'll get a preview of that.

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from vegas to seattle to new york, people from across the country and the washington area welcomed the new year at the stroke of midnight. happy new year, everybody. happy 2012.

welcome to news 4 today. i'm erika gonzalez. >> i'm angie goff. good morning. it is sunday, january 1st, 2012. the first day of the new year. new overnight, two young people are dead after a car accident in bethesda. police say the white suv lost control to a curve on jones bridge road at lancaster drive, slamming into a tree just before 3:00 this morning. a man and a woman, both passengers, died at the scene. the driver and two other passengers were taken to area hospitals. at this time it's unclear if speed or alcohol played a role in the crash. . also this morning, a motorcyclist is dead after an early morning accident in prince george's county. police say a motorcycle was headed north on indian head highway just after 1:00 this morning near national harbor when it slammed into an suv headed southbound. the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. this morning d.c. police are

trying to identify a man found dead in northeast. the man's body was discovered around 8:00 yesterday morning under a pathway in the 4200 block of hunt place. that's near a creek near the anacostia river. police have not released a cause of death but say it is being investigated as a homicide. and a scare for people in japan after a powerful earthquake strikes offshore. the 7.0 magnitude quake's epicenter was several hundred miles south of tokyo and was centered 230 miles below the ocean surface. though far away, the quake was strong enough to shake several traffic cameras in tokyo. there are no reports of damage or injuries and emergency teams say there is no danger of a tsunami. wow. i mean, this is the last thing they need after that horrible, horrible 8.9 earthquake back in march. >> right. >> and thankfully, though, that's what it did. it just shook -- >> the tsunami not a threat, which is good news. >> yes. >> ladies, today we'll be 15

degrees warmer than normal. >> all right. >> and by let's say tuesday we'll be 15 degrees colder than normal, not including the windchill. that's a big change in the air mass. super duper plunge. good word there, ang. winds southwest. sun is shining brightly. we're liking what we see so far. 45 gaithersburg. and 43 la plata. today's high 60 in la plata. leesburg, you'll work on 57. mid-50s for frederick. shenandoah, 52 in winchester. rain out to the west, eastern with of west virginia, western maryland and northern maryland. you'll see showers today. we'll stay drive southern maryland, d.c. and points south into northern virginia. heads-up ski slopes. you'll get the mother lode of cold air and snow. i'll tell you how much is going to fall. and what we are looking at for temperatures and any snow possible here when i see you in just a little while. grab your coffee and join us.

we're here the rest of the morning. >> we're here. >> the ladies are running the desk this morning. kim martucci, thanks for joining us. >> you bet. >> well, new year's is usually marked by a countdown, some fireworks, a little champagne, a little bubbly. what about some of these? i'll show you this in just a second. one of the most popular family-friendly pwarbs marked the new year with a new tradition. first night alexandria replaced the fireworks with ping pong balls. more than 6,000 ping pong balls were launched into the air at midnight, followed by a laser light show at the masonic temple. alexandria decided not to do the traditional fireworks after several accidents at fireworks displays and a new law that requires more space between the pyrotechnics and the spectators. so this is a look at these. they had about 6,000 of them. we have one right here, exclusive. all right. we may still be recovering from

new year's bashes but the celebration started more than a day ago as people around the world welcomed fresh start and bid farewell to 2011. nbc's wendy gillette looks at how revelers rang in 2012 around the world. >> the celebrations around the world started in new zealand. fireworks burst from auckland's 1,076 foot tall sky tower. fireworks also lit up the night sky over sydney's famed harbor bridge as australians welcomed 2012. in japan, it marked the end of a difficult year after the earthquake and tsunami in march. thousands of people gathered at one of the oldest buddhist temples in tokyo to release balloons with hand-written wishes. and south korea, a 20-ton copper bell was rung 33 times at midnight, as tradition dictates.

as midnight reached the middle east, fireworks thrilled those gathered at the world's tallest building in dubai. in russia, moscow's red square erupted in revelry. berlin basked in a huge celebration as more than a million gathered at the famous gate. and the city of light, paris, truly sparkled. londoners welcomed a new year that will bring them the summer olympics. and south america rang in the new year rio style. lady gaga headlined the entertainment before more than a million people enjoyed the unseasonable mild temperatures. the pop singer helped the city's mayor hit the button to lower the iconic ball. as the world said hello to 2012. in times square, wendy gillette, nbc news. the governor of a state in southern argentina has died after being shot in the head. a spokesman for the state said

governor carlos arilla was celebrating near the city of general rocca when he was killed. he was 61 years old was a member of the nation's governing party. iraq celebrated two holidays with the coming of the new year. nuri al malaki declared december 31st a national holiday to end the u.s. military presence. he called it a new dawn for iraq and called out iraqis to preserve the country's unity and sovereignty as they continue to rebuild the country. the last u.s. combat troops withdrew from iraq in mid-december. a long-time military detention center in virginia is now closed. the marine corps. shut down the brig at quantico as part of the

cost-cutting measure. prisoners awaiting trial will be held in chesapeake, virginia. the brig was built in 1972. past prisoners includes army private first class bradley manning, the soldier suspected of giving classified documents to wiki leaks and john hinkley jr. who tried to as nate president reagan. the president signed the bill yesterday in hawaii despite the fact that he has quote, unquote serious reservations about these terrorism measures. the wide-ranging bill includes a provision that requires military custody for suspected terror suspects with ties to al qaeda or who are involved in plotting or carrying out attacks in the u.s. make sure you have a little extra change with you if you are using the dulles toll road. starting today it will cost an extra 25 cents to travel the dulles toll road. tolls on the main road will be $1.50. on and off-ramp tolls will remain unchanged at 75 cents. the new revenue will help fund the dulles rail project. it's going to be a more expensive new year's for

truckers who use maryland highways. starting today drivers of big rigs will see a $6 to $12 jump on the toll booths and state bridges, tunnels and highways. tractor trailers will pay $24 to cross the bay bridge and $36 to take the toll portion i-95 north of baltimore. tolls for cars went up in november and will go up again in 2013. it's an effort to raise $225 million by 2014 so the state doesn't default on bond payments. tolls aren't the only thing that will cost you more in 2012. starting today you'll have to pay extra to bag your pwroerbs. a 5 cent bag tax is now in effect. the tax will apply to both paper and classic bags. but you can avoid the charge by shopping with reusable bags. and finally, long-term parking rates are also going up for drivers in silver spring. starting monday, you'll have to pay an extra 10 cents an hour to

feed meters that run more than four hours. that brings the the cost of long-term park to go a total of 60 cents an hour. redskins fans are pretty happy to see 2011 go after a disappointing season from the burgundy and gold. but the 'skins can get 2012 off to a good start with their final game of the season today. they travel to philadelphia to take on the rival eagles. the 'skins are looking for their sixth win, while the eagles are looking to end on a positive note after underachieving with a record of 7 and 8. the game starts at 1:00 this afternoon. and good luck to them. all right. the time right now is 9:40. good morning, everyone and happy new year to you. >> yes. welcome to 2012. still ahead on news 4

good morning, everyone. we are looking back at our success stories from wednesday's child. >> actually, i found out on the internet. >> we found out he was veil for adoption. >> i knew it. i knew he was going to be my son. >> my children. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> there's nothing we enjoy celebrating more than our

brand-new wednesday's child families. >> when i saw the pictures of them and i'm like these three guys play the piano and i like singing. >> he's talking about his three new sons who he first introduced six years ago as wednesday's children when they were 11, 12, 13. they had a little bit of a wait but they say the wait was worth it to end up with a dad who loves them and who supports the things they want to do. he actually inspired them to create what's becoming a very successful tribute. >> what a great family you have, will. >> the callahans added to their family, adopting a second son. wednesday's child william. >> it's a treat to have will. he's great. >> another family welcomed a new member. cameron. he joined the hayes family,

making them the proud parents of 12. >> they asked my husband would they like another son. he talked to me. i said another one? okay. we'll give it one more try. >> new dad maurice loves his new son wayne. >> i have a dad who is a college professor and i'm doing well in school. >> this happy group is the hall family. when we first met the kids a year and a half before, they never thought they would finally have someone to call dad. >> and i think the second day demetrius came and asked me if it was okay to call me dad. from there on we're living as one happy family. >> happy families made through adoption. a reason to celebrate now and for years to come. barbara harrison, news 4 for wednesday's child. >> sucker for those stories.

i think we're all kind of looking for the tissue box. they are just wonderful stories. >> kudos to barbara harrison. she has brought so many families today. good for her. >> kim is going to have weather >> kim is going to have weather

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welcome barks everyone. we have your new year's forecast for you. standing by is kim martucci who is in for chuck all weekend in fact. you'll be back tonight. >> i will be back tonight. >> she's a trooper. all of us are sleep deprived as i'm sure many of you are. >> the weather will change on a dime later tonightment we get back in touch with winter, our long lost friend. it is skwrafpblt who thought winter would arrive tomorrow.

great to see you. we have a day full of 50s and 60s with sunshine in the forecast today. this afternoon is when the clouds come back. a look around. let's take a look. there it is. blue skies. looking gorgeous. still at 42. sun is out at reagan national. and we don't have any travel trouble spots to report. as you make plans to get around today, go at it. and i would head out west until the snow piles up and makes it hard to get there. 32, manassas. 44 camp springs. we have cooler pockets out there to the west like 32, manassas. 39 in winchester. everybody is going to get a warmup today to the tune of upper 50s, lower 60s. any way you slice it this is 15 degrees warmer than our average high. look at this closely. are you with me? 5:00 monday it will feel like 23. okay. this is about 7:00 tuesday morning. those are 8 lonely degrees. if you need to feel good about

that, let's just look to the west. they're going to be below by 4 in columbus. that's what the feels-like temperature will be like. much colder air than what we've been seeing and what you've been used to. all righty. this cold blast takes us through monday, tuesday, wednesday. the coldest day this week will be tuesday. at least we're getting some snow for the key resorts at deep creek lake. they're going to be having a winter storm warning in effect. this means they will get 8 to 12 inches between 1:00 a.m. tonight and 4:00 p.m. tuesday. so the skiing will be good out there. around 60 today with increasing clouds. and as we plan ahead, we will see that the clouds stay with us for the most part with gusty winds. we'll be easing back into the 40s tomorrow. i'm trying to use better adjectives. when i say easing, some of you might be like what easing? what? 32 wednesday. 34 thursday for the high. looking toward the end of the

week, finally we see a light at the end of the tunnel. maybe 50s by the weekend. bundle up, everybody. find that parka you thought you could put away because you're going to need it. >> brace yourself. thank you, ma'am. >> we're just eight minutes away from the start of the 10:00 hour. and a preview

hello, everyone. nbc 4 is your place for politics on sunday. chris matthews show follows us this morning. >> and then "meet the press" with david gregory. >> happy new year, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, finally this presidential election year is here. and today a road map to the year. would a drawn out republican primary season help barack obama? >> no matter who republicans pick they'll be slamming the president. and he's going negative too. we'll look how that will all play out this year. plus, how good were our predictions last year? join me for a festive roundtable. now for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press", here's david gregory. david? >> thanks, chris. good morning, erika and angie.

coming up, live from des moines, iowa. the iowa caucuseaucuses. a man with a hot hand, rick santorum. currently third in the latest des moines register poll. he is seen to be on the move. plus, we will break down the state of the race and the impact of the caucus us with us. nbc news political director chuck todd. and our political roundtable. a new year, a new campaign. it's all coming up this morning on "meet the press". be sure to stay tuned afterwards for my special press pass look back at highlights from our meet the candidate series and my one-on-one in-depth interviews with the candidates. it's only here on nbc 4. >> thank you, david. the 2012 tournament of roses parade in pasadena is just a day away. and one of the elaborate floats

had year is paying tribute to organ donors. 72 people who were organ donors. among those pictured christina taylor green, the young girl killed in the shooting rampage in tucson that injured congresswoman gabrielle giffords. her mother says it's a great way to honor her daughter's memory. you can watch right here on news 4 tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. and that is going to wrap it up for this edition of news 4 today. thanks for joining us on this new year's day. >> we'll see you tomorrow starting at 4:30 a.m. have a wonderful day and happy new year.