third-degree sex offense in 2005 and was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison. he also is listed on maryland's sex offender registry. we talked to one man whose wife and son were tied up in a home invasion. he says he's relieved ray is off the streets. >> i'm glad that they're arrested now and cannot bother my family or other families. >> we know that residents in those specific communities as well as residents throughout the county were certainly concerned at his brazenness and his boldness. so, we're very excited tonight to let the public know that he's in custody. >> ray is facing charges in three home invasion robberies and two sex assaults in montgomery and prince george's counties. he's currently in custody in dare county, north carolina, pending an extradition hearing. police are looking for two men who pretended to be cops and robbed a man. investigators say the imposters had a flashing light on the dashboard of their car and pulled over the victim in southeast early yesterday

morning. both had handguns and jackets that read "police" on them. detectives say the pair ordered the driver out of his car, made him put his hands on the hood, and then went through his pockets and stole cash. investigators have not released a description of the two men that they're looking for at this time. well, prince george's county police have identified a body wrapped in plastic in capitol heights as 31-year-old perry earl hunt. investigators say that a maintenance worker found him behind an apartment complex dumpster on doewood lane early friday morning. detectives are trying to figure out who killed him and why. if you know anything about this case, call prince george's county police. new this morning, rescuers found a third person alive on a cruise liner that capsized near italy. it comes as authorities investigate the captain for possible misconduct. the "costa concordia" hit a reef off the tuscan coast friday night. three people died. nearly 40 others are still

missing. rescuers found a south korean couple alive on the ship yesterday. they had taken the cruise for their honeymoon. just moments ago, the bbc reported rescuers pulled a crew member off the ship who had a broken leg. meanwhile, others who survived say the capsizing seemed straight out of the movie "titanic." >> then we had a blackout and everybody were just screaming. all the passengers were running up and down. and then we went up to our cabins to get to know what's going on. >> at the very end, before we jumped off, one of the crew members was actually telling us we need to stay on. >> according to italian state tv, the captain could face manslaughter charges. authorities say he possibly deliberately steered the ship to shallow waters, then abandoned the cruise line erliner, leavin people on board. that story, we were talking off camera, it's just getting weirder and weirder and weirder. >> why would you steer a cruise

ship with 4,000 people into shallow water? that's odd. >> and everybody that's taken a cruise, that's the biggest night mare. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. at least they were lucky enough to know they were close to shore. there were other ships -- >> a lot of people swam to their safety. >> a lot of fellow mariners helping out there. for us, oh, man, is it cold outside this morning. >> bundle up. >> i know. wintertime. it took a while getting here, but it's finally settled in, at least for one whole weekend. the cold weather isn't going to last too much longer. today's probably going to be the worst of it. tomorrow, the improvement begins, although there's a little chance of some wintry weather around here early on tuesday morning before everything becomes all rainfall. we're keeping a close eye on your monday night into tuesday morning time frame. but for now, all is quiet, skies are clear and temperatures are generally below freezing this morning. 29 in downtown washington, 28 degrees in montgomery county, in southern montgomery county, 25, though, in gaithersburg. 27 degrees in ashburn this morning, 25 degrees as you get

up into the panhandle of west virginia. here's your "day planner." temperatures will be inching their way towards the freezing mark by about 10:00. even with full sunshine today. i think that we're going to stay with highs generally in the mid-30s. sun goes down at 10 minutes after 5:00 today. we've added almost 30 minutes of daylight at the end of the day. >> hey, i like that. >> that is good stuff right there. >> i love it! >> that means spring can't be that far away. >> good, good, good. i'm already getting all the spring catalogues for clothing and children's clothing, so. >> christmas is over. now it's time for easter and all the other stuff. >> they move fast. thank you. >> you're welcome. new this morning, a d.c. nightclub will reopen its doors after having its liquor license suspended indefinitely. the moon lounge shut down last month after two men were stabbed outside the club. mood lounge reached an agreement with the office of the attorney general to reopen under certain conditions, like setting up security cameras. the district's alcoholic beverage control board signed off on the measure this weekend. there's no word on when the club

will reopen. well, for the first time since the sex scandal broke out at penn state university, we're hearing from former head football coach joe paterno. paterno was fired two months ago after former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky was charged with sexually abusing at least ten boys over a 15-year period. now, in an interview with "the washington post," paterno says, in hindsight, he wishes he had done more. according to court documents, in 2002, assistant coach mike mcqueary told him he saw sandusky abusing a boy in a locker room. paterno says he was confused about how to handle the situation. >> and then i called my superiors, and i said, "hey, we've got a problem, i think. would you guys look into it?" because i didn't know, you know. i had never had to deal with something like that. and i didn't feel adequate. >> sources close to paterno say that he was furious when he was fired, but in the interview, he

insists he is not bitter. penn state will continue to pay out paterno's contract as well as his legal fees. south carolina is new battleground for "decision 2012." the state's primary is next saturday, less than a week away. fox news hosted a republican presidential forum last night in charleston. each candidate appeared on stage separately and took questions from the audience. newt gingrich zeroed in on his rival's tenure at bane capital. he says republicans need to scrutinize mitt romney's role with the private equity firm. meanwhile, romney focused on the economy. he said he wants government out of the housing business so that free market can work. ron paul was the only gop candidate who did not attend the forum. instead, he's spending the weekend in his home state of texas. the latest poll out of south carolina shows romney once again holding a comfortable lead. according to the reuters/ipsos poll, he's ahead with 37%. ron paul and rick santorum tied for second place with 16%

support. gingrich fell back after holding a strong lead in south carolina in december. he finished fourth with 12% in the poll. well, rick santorum gained a key endorsement this weekend ahead of that south carolina primary. a group of national family and religious leaders are now backing him. the endorsement comes on the last sunday of worship before next week's race. earlier this morning, we had "meet the press" moderator david gregory with us here in the studio. we asked him about romney's commanding lead and if he thinks anyone can catch up. >> but everybody recognizes that romney has a great deal of momentum, down even in south carolina, you know. there's a thought, well, this is going to be the most challenging primary state for him, and that's probably true, up until now, but he's still a very commanding presence, having gone 2-0 thus far. a group of evangelicals have thrown their support behind santorum, but they're not calling on anybody else to get out. so, the field remains what it is, and as long as it's that

big, romney has an opportunity to win with even a relatively low percentage. if you go back four years ago, john mccain had 33%. romney could do that and win with a field this big. >> gop candidate newt gingrich will be a guest on "meet the press" this morning. david gregory will also interview senate majority leader harry reid on whether anything can be accomplished on capitol hill this election year. you can catch "meet the press" right here on nbc 4 at 10:30 this morning. many people are headed here to the d.c. area this weekend to honor dr. martin luther king jr. tomorrow's holiday honors his birthday, which is actually today. and one of the biggest attractions right now is the new king memorial. news 4's derrick ward talked with some of its visitors and joins us from the newsroom live. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, angie and chris. you know, he would be 83 years old today. we can only imagine what role he would be playing in our political and social discourse, had it not been for that fateful day in memphis in april of 1968.

an official holiday reserves his birthday tomorrow, deemed a day off of action, instead of a day off. remember martin luther king's deeds and words are what we do have now, words placed on the memorial on the mall, words not without some controversy. now, inscribed on the north side of the memorial, take a look at the actual phrase. it's actually the actual paragraph, where he reluctantly accepts the role of drum major with some conditions. but the inscription reads simply, "i was a drum major for peace," a quote some say is without the proper context, while others see an accurate paraphrasing of his sensibilities, but there's been a suggestion to include one more inclusive of his statement. those visiting the memorial come down on either side of the argument. >> the letter captured the spirit of what he said, so they should change it. if it requires changing the structure so the whole thing fits, put another slice on there, then they should do that.

>> it sounds so pompous, and i am the drum major. and then, of course, if you read it in context, it's completely different, so i'm actually very happy that they decided to change the inscription into something that makes more sense. it's more like him. >> the attempt was to get it rig right, and he would be satisfied with what was done and he wouldn't have commotion about it because his bottom line was love. >> reporter: -- at the memorial in his honor. of course, this is the first commemoration of his life since the memorial was dedicated. and of course, tomorrow, events at the memorial, a parade in anacostia, and the celebration at the national cathedral as well, just a few of the official observations of the day. we're live in the newsroom. now back to you. >> a lot of great things going on there, derrick. thank you very much. well, it's 9:10 right now, and still ahead, airfares on most carriers may be about to go up without costing you an extra dime. we'll explain why when we return. and iran is blaming the u.s. for a bombing that killed a

scientist, and it claims it has evidence to prove it. the details are still ahead.

welcome back. the nbc 4 health and fitness expo is going on this weekend. >> and the free event is right now at the washington convention center. our own doreen gentzler is there and joins us with a live look at some of the great exhibits on the hall. doreen? >> reporter: good morning, chris and angie. we're just getting started here at the d.c. convention center, and we had a great day yesterday. lots of people came and joined us. first thing i want to suggest is that people should make plans to come down here as early today as they possibly can. it gets more crowded throughout the day. come early to the d.c. convention center to take advantage of all the free medical tests and information and fun that we have going on here. i do want to start this morning by talking about some of our

wonderful exhibiters. this is the place to get any health question you might have answered. and we are right now at the alzheimer's association booth and talking with dr. victoria crenshaw with the alzheimer's association. this is an issue that so many more families are struggling with right now. >> oh, yes. this is a growing epidemic. there are 5.4 million individuals diagnosed with alzheimer's and 200,000-plus are in their 30s, 40s and 50s. so, we're here to increase awareness. it is the sixth leading cause of death with no cure or prevention. >> reporter: who might want to stop by and visit you today? >> anyone, any family member that might need support, someone who may know someone who may wander, a dementia. 60% chance of wandering. we have a medic alert and safe return program which we're enrolling individuals in this weekend. we have lots of information. we have a hotline. we have communications support. we have services and education

and support groups. so, we're here to give out all the information to increase awareness. >> and taking care of somebody with alzheimer's disease can be a very draining and very lonely experience. >> it is. and i'm one of those care providers for my dad, who has alzheimer's disease. and the opportunity for him to wander out has already happened and i didn't know about the wonderful services that the alzheimer's association offers, so i'm glad to be able to provide this to other individuals. >> reporter: well, dr. crenshaw, we're glad you're here and we hope a lot of people will come by and get their questions answered. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: one of -- we have more than 100 exhibitors here at the nbc 4 health expo. you can ask your questions about lyme disease, about lupus, services for the blind. there are lots of women's health providers and there is information and support under one roof here for so many different medical conditions. this is a place to come and have your questions answered and come and find a little bit of

support. so, we hope a lot of people will come down here and take advantage of that. in addition to that, all kinds of free medical tests. you can have your blood pressures checked, your cholesterol level checked, you can be screened for diabetes and skin cancer, all kinds of things. so, come down here early. bring all of your questions. and chris and angie, coming up, we're going to take another look at some of the many active things there are to do here. yesterday morning we were showing you zumba. we have something else coming up for you in a few minutes. >> oh, what a tease! we can't wait. >> reporter: okay. >> thank you, doreen. and just a reminder that the nbc 4 health and fitness expo will be going on all day at the washington convention center. best of all, it is absolutely free. and i just want to throw in there, you can win stuff, too. i mean, we're doing huge giveaways. you're talking xbox kinects, ipad 2s, tickets to go see a live taping of "ellen." who doesn't love ellen? so, yeah. >> i got a free little food measuring scale yesterday, so good stuff.

>> neat. and you love to cook, so that's perfect. >> and when you come by the nbc 4 news team, we give you a purple and black canvas bag to carry your groceries in or whatever. >> the bags are a hit. >> big hit. >> we had people coming for second and thirds. >> so, you know, you don't want to run out. miss out. >> all of the free autographs you can take. i will sign the bag as many times as you want me to. it will be a good day to be inside. a little heating provided by the health and fitness expo, not to mention a coat check as well. >> yes. >> so, you can wear your coats, which you'll need to come visit us.

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iran says that it has evidence the u.s. was behind the killing of one of its nuclear scientists. mostafa roshan was killed wednesday when a magnetic bomb was placed on his car by two people on a motorcycle. iran immediately blamed the u.s.

and israel for the attack. now iran state tv reports that the iranian foreign ministry has reliable documents and evidence that the bombing was somehow connected to the cia. the white house and state department officials say the u.s. had absolutely nothing to do with the attack. big changes are coming to airlines that could change how you buy a ticket online. starting january 26th, all airline ticket prices must include any government taxes and fees when the ticket price is made public. once it's added up, that can raise a ticket price by 20%. in all, airlines will also have to tell you the cost up front of checking the luggage. >> all of the fees that the airlines will charge you will be listed, whether it's a baggage fee, the taxes that you might pay. >> southwest, spirit and allegiant airlines are suing to block the rules. meanwhile, a few other customer-friendly rules take effect this month. airlines must promptly notify passengers of cancellations,

diversio diversions or delays of more than 30 minutes and customers will have 24 hours after making a reservation to change or cancel without a penalty. and it's a good day to get a plane ticket. concentrate on someplace warm. >> you said go south. >> i would go south, even all the way to miami today. by miami standards, it's chilly with highs only in the low 70s. >> oh, well -- >> but you're not going to leave us in the cold, are you? >> no, no, no. >> you've got some sunshine. >> you've got a little sunshine up your sleeve? >> sunshine, yes. chilly sunshine for today. so, don't think we're going to be able to turn this cold corner any time too soon, but there's mild' eer air coming our way starting tomorrow and then into the middle of the week, just a whisp of warmer air coming our way. but boy, your sunday is going to be chilly outside today. all those scarves and mittens and hats and gloves and jackets and parkas that you got over the holiday season, this should be a perfect time to get und walk around in them. come on down to the health and fitness expo. as we mentioned, we've got a coat check as well.

outside, beautiful sunshine out there but it is january sunshine, for sure. temperatures are responding ever so slowly now. but at least it's a good-looking day to be outside. temperature now up to 29 degrees at national airport. that's a two-degree improvement from last hour. those winds still remain, though, out of the north-northwest at 12 miles per hour, and that northwesterly breeze will keep windchills in the mid-20s for most of this afternoon. so, it's going to be a chilly day to spend any extended periods of time outside. definitely walk the dog on the sunny side of the street, for sure. 27 now gaithersburg and baltimore, 28 silver spring and college park, down towards buoy, maryland. 31 degrees in buoy this morning. get out into fairfax county, falls church out to restin, temperatures in the mid-20s. like i said, at least the sun's out, so that's going to help a little bit but temperatures starting in the 20s will only climb another five or six degrees for afternoon highs. no precipitation out there with the blue skies and a little light rain and snow way down

across tidewater this morning, nothing in the way of accumulations. and around the mid-atlantic, skies are clearing out as high pressure builds in from the west. a weak front dropping through, sort of the reinforcing push of the cool air. that's why today will be colder than yesterday. nonetheless, after a crisp, winter feel outside today, this area of high pressure's going to promise some changes in our weather as we get into monday, and especially into tuesday. so, that's going to lead us to another very cold night tonight, teens and 20s for start-up temperatures on your monday morning. then tomorrow, or monday night into tuesday morning, here we are on our futurecast. at 3:30 tuesday morning, we're focusing on the overnight time frame, monday night into early tuesday. possibility of a little frozen precipitation as the precip just gets started, temperatures may be just close enough to freezing to be watched very, very carefully. eventual eventually, this warm front will put everybody well into the 40s and 50s for daytime highs on tuesday. so, what may start out as a little wintry mix will quickly all become rain. not expecting anything in the

way of accumulations or problems. nonetheless, here's your sunday forecast. plenty of sunshine, a few fair weather clouds, that's about it definitely a bundle-up day today with temperatures only climbing into the mid-30s. then tomorrow, a bright and sunny but cold start. temperatures in the teens and 20s in the morning. a milder afternoon coming, highs in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees, but clouds will really be on the increase tomorrow afternoon. so it won't be quite as pretty of a day as today will be. then overnight monday into tuesday morning, we're keeping a close eye on that. i don't think we'll have much of a winter weather threat in washington itself, but you folks in the shenandoah valley, northern maryland, panhandle of west virginia may have a little bit of a different story. we're going to watch that very, very carefully. then windy and cold weather returns for wednesday and that lingers into the end of the week. >> all right. thank you, chuck! >> you're welcome. well, the nbc 4 health and fitness expo has some mojo working. >> it's officially under way. it started yesterday and continues all day at the washington convention center.

news 4's doreen gentzler has been working around the clock and is still there. good morning, doreen. wow! >> reporter: good morning. okay, i've been anxious to check this out. this is the step climbing contest. my buddy, alicia, and i are having a race to the top of the washington monument. i'm ahead, but i think she's gaining on me fast. anyway, this is great. this is one of a whole lot of active things you can do if you come down here and join us at the d.c. convention center today. you can try this out, you can learn how to hula hoop. there are zumba classes here. if that's something you've wanted to try out but maybe haven't had access to a class or have been shy about checking it out, fitness first is here, and they've got gigantic zumba classes going almost all day today. so, you should come and check that out. there is an eighth of a mile indoor walking track in here

that you can come down and get a workout on. there are also different gyms have different workouts going every hour on the hour, all day today until 5:00. there's tennis, there's golf. what am i leaving out? the redskins are here. you can work on your football skills before you watch those football games later today. for the kids, there is soccer, there's a rock climbing wall, dan dance, dance revolution. there is no reason to sit on the couch today if you can come down to the convention center and join us and get a workout, go home with a lot of free stuff and take advantage of everything that we have offered here. take metro. it's the easiest way to get here. chris and angie, i'll be back in a little while after i catch my breath. >> doreen, our resident mathematician, chuck bell, just informed us that there are 890 steps to the monument, so you might have a little ways to go there. >> reporter: okay. thanks a lot, chuck! >> no problem, doreen.

reporters walking and talking -- >> i'll talk to you later! >> you made the challenge. you were able to walk and talk at the same time. thanks, doreen. it is 9:29. still ahead, a local teen is found dead in the middle of the road, apparently killed in a car accident. why authorities are even more stunned with what happened to his friend. and it's one of hollywood's biggest nights. we'll have a sneak peek at some of the favorites to win at tonight's "golden globe" awards. i want a baby.

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welcome to "news 4 today." i'm angie goff. >> and i'm chris gordon. right now, 9:32. here's a look at our top stories this morning. the man suspected in a series of home invasions in maryland is behind bars this morning. kevin ray was arrested in kitty hawk, north carolina. he is wanted in a string of home invasions last week in bethesda, wheaton and temple hills. ray remains in custody pending an extradition hearing. this morning, italian state

tv is reporting the captain of a luxury cruise liner is being investigated for suspected manslaughter. the "costa concordia" hit a reef and capsized friday night, killing at least three people. authorities suspect the captain deliberately steered the ship to shallow waters, then abandoned the cruise liner. for the first time since the sex scandal broke out at penn state university, we're hearing from former head football coach joe paterno. in an interview with "the washington post," paterno says he wishes that he had done more. according to court documents, in 2002, assistant coach mike mcqueary told him he saw jerry sandusky abusing a boy in a locker room. right now, frederick county sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out why a teen apparently attempted to commit suicide after his friend was struck and killed by a car. the crash happened along black road near eylers valley flint road close to the pennsylvania border. investigators found 18-year-old

brandon herbert lying on the road. they say there was broken glass and skid marks on the road near herbert's body but no vehicle. when deputies arrived at his friend's house, 18-year-old seth fisher, they noticed a toyota truck that had damage consistent with the debris found at the crash site. officers found fisher suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. he was flown to crowley shock trauma in baltimore. his condition isn't being released at this time. an investigation into the accident and shooting is ongoing. investigators have interviewed an advertising executive whose three daughters and parents died in a christmas morning fire at her stamford, connecticut, home. madonna badger escaped the fire along with a male friend who happened to be doing renovations on the five-bedroom house. officials say they're trying to determine if the house had working smoke detectors. they say the fire was started by embers in a bag of discarded fireplace ashes. the fire killed badger's 7-year-old twin girls as well as

her 9-year-old daughter and her grandparents. new from overnight, a deadly bombing in pakistan. at least 13 people were killed when the bomb ripped through a religious procession. at least 20 people were also injured in the blast. the explosion went off as hundreds of pakistani shiites had gathered for a religious ceremony. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. well, today, syrian state tv is reporting an offer of amnesty from president bashar al assad. apparently, the syrian president is granting a general amnesty for crimes committed since the start of the uprising against his rule. the offer will cover the period from march 15th of last year through today. fugitives will have to turn themselves in by the end of the month in order to qualify under the decree. tonight, hollywood is rolling out the red carpet for the 69th annual "golden globe awards." the show honors this year's best

in film and television. and this year's "golden globes" will be the site of serious showdowns between friends george clooney and brad pitt. clooney is up for best actor in a drama for "the descendants." he's up against pitt for "moneyball." let's look at that category. the men are in great company. take a look at this. leonardo dicaprio in "j. edgar," michael fassbender, ryan gosling, but george clooney is favored to win here. we'll move it on over to best actress. this category is fierce. meryl streep and viola davis are facing off. streep for her role in "the iron lady," davis for her work in "the help." but it looks like we have glenn close, and tilda swinton. this will be a tough competition and critics say streep is going to take this one. nbc's "30 rock" is up in two categories. tina fey and alec baldwin both got nods for both actress and actor in a comedy. it's almost certain to be a l e lively affair thanks to host

ricky gervais. >> i can say anything, and i think that's what makes it exciting for me, and hopefully, makes it entertaining for the people watching at home. >> gervais suggests everyone at the show should "get over themselves" and be ready to laugh and have fun. and don't forget, your home for the "golden globes" is nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. you can watch the show with eun yang and aaron gilchrist during our live web chat starting with the red carpet arrivals at 7:00 tonight. the 69th annual "golden globes" start at 8:00. should be fun! >> it should be fun. >> i can't wait to see who he roasts. gervais, i'm talking about. >> i'll get over myself and watch. >> get over yourself. well, there's much more to come this morning on "news 4 today" -- >> police brutality or proper use of force? the story behind this controversial video and why some people say police should never have been on the scene in the first place.

welcome back. our favorite "wednesday's child" stories are the ones that let us share with you the success of our efforts to find families for kids who really need them. >> this morning, we're taking you back to the ritz carlton in pentagon city, where we first met a little girl named katrina, who was hoping to find a forever family.

barbara harrison takes us to see a very young lady now called kate. >> hi, good morning! >> great to see you. is this katie? >> katie, hi! >> this was katie's first trip back to the ritz carlton since she was here two years ago as a "wednesday's child," hoping for a permanent, loving family. she came back with a brand-new mom and big sister. >> hi! >> pleasure to have you back at the ritz carlton pentagon city. >> reporter: katie was happy to show her new family where her dream to find them had all started. her mom says she saw that "wednesday's child" video and sees some big changes in katie since then. >> i was looking for the life in her eyes and i see it now, right? she's so alive and so joyful and so full of love. she's been an amazing daughter and an amazing sister. >> reporter: mary barge of the ritz carlton served katie hot chocolate and the rest of us tea, along with strawberries and other goodies. >> tell me what you want, mommy. >> reporter: katie says she recently had a tea party at school where she learned the

ladylike way to use your napkin. susan brown is the principal at katie's school. she says she loved raising victoria but had always wanted more children. >> when i turned 50, i was suddenly single and able to redefine my life, and i always wanted a big family. so, it was the perfect time to make that happen. >> reporter: she says she got the approval of her daughter, victoria, who was about to graduate from college. >> i thought it was the best idea in the world. i know how happy it made her, and i thought adding a little sister to my life would only make me just as happy. >> reporter: victoria accompanied her mom to all the adoption classes and was right there to welcome katie when she joined their family. and the family grew even bigger when they added a new cat to their already big stable of pets. >> i adopted a cat that's named harper. >> i found harper at my school in a rainstorm. and when we brought harper home and katie first met him and adopted him, she said, now i understand adoption. you can love something this much and not have given birth to

them. >> reporter: they shared a picture of katie with one of their cats in a book that they made that tells their family's wonderful story. and then we made a tea toast. and especially to the brand-new star of the family, katie, the one with the sparkling eyes and great big smile. barbara harrison, news 4, for "wednesday's child." >> if you have room in your home and your heart for one of the children featured in our "wednesday's child" segments throughout the past weeks, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me or logon to our home page, nbcwashington.com. and that's where we have more children in need, their stories shared online. >> katie had a big smile, and i noticed chuck has one, too. >> oh, yes. >> yes. >> they're always such great stories and the kids are all so special and fun. good stuff. and i like her and her miss manners with her tea. it's good stuff. it's a good day for hot tea drinking, no doubt about that.

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big fun and lots to do at the nbc 4 health and fitness expo. >> yeah, it's officially under way. it started yesterday and continues all day at the washington convention center. that's where we find, once again, news 4's doreen gentzler, who moments ago was stepping it up. we expect that she's at the top of the washington monument by now. doreen, where are you? >> reporter: oh, well, i made it to the top of the washington monument and now i'm with the dancers. listen, we've been showing you all these different fitness opportunities at the health expo. you've got to -- if stair-stepping isn't your thing, check this out. these are the love to dance soul line dancing group from forestville, maryland. and they will teach you how to do this if you come on down here. and if this isn't your kind of dancing, let me tell you that we have different dancing going all

day long -- square dancing, ballet dancing, hand dancing is coming up a little later. they'll be clogging here, ballroom dancing, you name it. come on down here and enjoy the fun. this is going on all day here at the d.c. convention center. we'll be here until 5:00. you can dance, you can join a fitness class, bring the kids, because there's something for them to do. you can also take advantage of a whole lot of free medical testing. we're at the convention center until 5:00. come join us. take metro. we're having a great time. chris and angie, i hope a lot of people will take us up on that. >> yeah, actually, chuck just mentioned that he's in on that belly dancing. he's going to be going down a little bit later, so. >> reporter: chuck would have to actually get a belly first, wouldn't he? >> don't you worry. >> good comeback. >> reporter: in order for that to work? >> that's good. thank you, doreen. >> reporter: but you know, love to see you with one of those chain things going, though, chuck. >> i'm looking for the little hand symbols. i can't think of the name, the

thing, yeah. don't you worry, santa gave me a belly for christmas, so i've got that taken care of. >> that was funny. >> all those cookies and goodies. anyway, we've got a lot of sunshine out there, chilly sunshine for today. take a check of it outside on our city camera this morning. temperatures still below freezing right now. so it is going to be a bundle-up kind of a day, for sure. there you can see, cold sunshine over washington this morning. the sky is a nice pale blue color out there and just a few fair-weather clouds drifting on by from time to time. they're not going to bring anything in the way of rain or snow chances. so, just bundle up. get your favorite winter jacket on and head on out there. nice, brisk walk through the cold air. 29 diegrees in washington, wind out of the west at 12 miles per hour. so that northwesterly breeze keeping windchills back in the mid-20s most of this afternoon. air temperatures now almost to 30 degrees in most locations. but with plenty of sunshine out there. it's at least going to look like a nice day, even though temperatures will struggle to get another five or six degrees higher. highs today only in the mid-30s. that's one of our colder days of

the winter so far. very winter feel out there today. clear skies after the sun goes down tonight. it will set us up for another real cold start tomorrow morning, teens and low 20s on your monday morning. then tomorrow, the winds come back around to the south. that brings milder air and cloud cover in and a chance -- this is early, early, early thursday morning -- of a little precipitation. should be above freezing by then. may have to watch for a little chance of some wintry precipitation early on tuesday morning before everything becomes all rain. today, plenty of sunshine but chilly. highs only in the 30s. tomorrow, the clouds come back on your dr. martin luther king jr. holiday. highs up near 40 degrees. here's the extended forecast through the rest of the week. like i said, doesn't look like a big problem on tuesday morning and it shouldn't last long, but we're keeping our eyes on it. windy and cold for wednesday. seasonably chilly for thursday and friday. and next weekend, looks like mild and maybe a chance for a shower or two. you can always stay ahead of the forecast by following me at twitter @chuckbell4. >> all right, thank you, chuck!

>> you're welcome. well, the time right now, ten minutes away from the 10:00 hour. just how bad have things gotten for some people during these tough economic times? >> wait until you hear what one woman is resorting to do to make ends meet. >> on tuesday, after a winter break, the house returns to work. on the agenda, a year-long extension of the payroll tax cut. on thursday, president obama travels to orlando. details of the event have not yet been announced. he then hits the money trail in new york city for three fund-raisers. the republican candidates debate once again in charleston. and herman cain says he'll

endorse a candidate during his speech at the southern republican leadership conference in charleston. that's it for me. that's your look at the week ahead.

good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on "the chris matthews show," mitt romney's huge win in new hampshire sets up south carolina as the place

he could wrap it up. it'd a big test of romney's character and his chances this november. will he make hay of all that criticism of his business success? and will he rebound from his self-inflicted flubs? does our panel think romney can rise to the challenge? plus, there are very evangelical voters who don't think romney are christians, most eager to defeat barack obama. south carolina shows us this may be the year a mormon could win the white house. join us for a great roundtable. now for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press," here's david gregory. david. thanks, chris. good morning, angie and chris. coming up, showdown in south carolina. can mitt romney's march to the nomination be stopped? newt gingrich is trying. he'll join me live this morning from charleston. plus, perspective on what's driving the gop primary vote in the palmetto state from two prominent republicans down there, south carolina senator lindsey graham and tea party

congressman scott. and then an exclusive with senate majority leader harry reid over the bitter fight in washington. after the paralysis of the year that's passed, can anything d l actually get done? that's coming up on "meet the press." and stay tuned after the program for my "press pass" conversation with personal finance guru, cnbc's suze orman, only here on nbc 4. thank you, david. disturbing police dash cam video out this morning shows an officer beating an older man, supposedly with dementia. the police officer was responding to a fight in central florida. soon after, he's seen kicking 66-year-old albert flowers and punching him in the face. according to his attorney, flowers pulled a pocket knife on one of his employees, but the situation was resolved before police showed up. now his lawyer plans to sue. >> to add insult to this injury, the officer then jumps on top of mr. flowers and repeatedly punches him in the face. and there are color photographs that are shocking of mr.

flowers' face swollen and bruised from these repeated punches and i believe mr. flowers has suffered permanent brain damage as a result of this beating. finally, tough economic times have prompted a new zealand woman to come up with a creative way to raise money. >> she's auctioning space for a tattoo on her back side, so to speak. tina bensneck set up the auction at a website similar to ebay. the winner gets to choose the tattoo in the space for auction. so far, bids around the world have topped $8,600. the winning bidder will get a framed picture of the tattoo. that's