saturday. steve handlesman is on capitol hill with the latest. >> good evening, mitt romney is pulling away in the polls in large part because a growing number of republican voters see him as the most electable candidate in the fall. there's a debate over that this week in south carolina. in florence, south carolina, mitt romney focused on barack obama. >> i am so distressed as i watch our president try to replace ambition with envy. >> reporter: romney claimed he would be the strongest opponent. so did newt gingrich. >> i don't want to bloody his nose, i want to block him out. >> reporter: rick santorum, less drama, same claim. >> the better contrast and better chance to win in the fall. >> reporter: today's washington post poll finds only romney is winning the matchup, 48 to 46%. ron paul trails the president by 7, santorum by 11, gingrich by

12. to try to widen any winning gap, team obama revealed today, they'll duplicate the outdoor spectacular they staged in denver in '08 that helped barack obama win colorado. filling bank of america stadium in charlotte to try to repeat in north carolina. >> president obama and democrats will not cede any ground in 2012. >> reporter: back in south carolina, romney defended his record at bain capital, saying 10,000 jobs were lost in takeover deals, but many more were added. >> we created 120,000 jobs. very simple, four companies created 120,000. >> reporter: gingrich too talked math to anti-romney conservative voters. >> consolidating into a gingrich candidacy would guarantee victory on saturday. >> reporter: so far no sign of perry voters.

it's the same vote split that helped romney win iowa and then new hampshire. >> steve, thank you. republican presidential contender rick perry lost another battle to get his name on the ballot in virginia. a federal appeals court rejected his request for an emergency order to add his name. the fourth circuit court agreed with the federal judge who rejected perry's request last friday, saying the candy wait had every opportunity to challenge the ballot environments, at a time when the challenges would not have disrupted the state's electoral congress. congress reconvenes at 6:30 tonight. and one of the topics is congress's public reception. it's at an all time low. only 11% of americans approve of

the way congress is working. 86% disapprove of the job members of congress are doing. the record number approval rating was set back in august at the end of the bitter debt ceiling debate. members of the occupy movement are fighting to have their voices heard. hundreds turned out on capitol hill. that's where we hear from chris gordon. already there have been several arrests? >> that's correct, one occupier was charged with assault on a police officer earlier in the day. others were charged with minor offenses like disorderly conduct. tonight there could be more arrests, because protesters are on the move. they have taken to the streets of washington. tonight police are keeping a close eye on occupy demonstrators as they march through downtown washington, to

the u.s. supreme court and the white house to express their frustration with government, which they say represents the richest 1% and ignores the other 99%. earlier in the day, congress was their target. ♪ >> reporter: americans from across the country occupied congress on the first day the house of representatives reconvened after returning from their holiday recess. >> we're going to do some legal info. >> the occupiers held this general assembly to show congress, this is what democracy looks like. >> we have a pink slip with the name of every member of congress. you know, our constitution allows us, it actually entitles us to terminate their employment every two years. >> one group of occupiers touring inside the capital rotunda decided to stop and shout that the government has

lost all legitimacy. >> we don't consents to their grov earn ens because they're representing the richest of the population, and not us. >> reporter: there were a few tense moment when is protesters broke police lines to come to the aid of an occupier, a retired philadelphia police captain. a few moments later the stand-off ended peacefully. >> they wanted to determine who i was, and whether i was armed or not. and they took care of that very professionally, i would have enjoyed having any one of them work for me when i was active, i am retired. >> reporter: those words of praise for the u.s. capitol police, that's the latest from the capitol, back to you in the studio. >> chris gordon on the hill, thank you, chris. >> 14 people were arrested

outside the supreme court today. they were among a group protesting the death penalty in the united states. the supreme court upheld executions in 1976. today's protests were organized to cone side with the 35th anniversary of the first person executed since that ruling. the wild weather swings continue. temperatures climbing into the 60s today. don't get too used to it, though. doug it's coming back. >> don't get used to any there that we have seen out there this winter, we have seen the cold, the very warm weather. we've seen just about everything so far this winter. and that roller coaster is just going to continue the next couple days. out there right now, 58 degrees this is at 6:00 at night. winds out of the southwest at 17 miles an hour. gusting to near 30 miles an hour. we've seen those gusty winds all day. down to the south around fredericksburg, 61 degrees there

too. annapolis coming in at 60 degrees. down to the south, right around fredericksburg, southern staff order county, also down around responsible ilvein ya county, portions of charles county, you will all see showers. take a look at the wider picture, these are showers and a few thunderstorms well down to the south that will stay south. maybe a couple sprinkles later on this evening, but that's about it. we'll call for spotty showers between 9:00 and 11:00. look what happens after the cold front moves through. we wake up to a windy 38 degrees tomorrow morning that will put our windchills in the 20s. it could be a 30 degree temperature drop when you talk about the windchill tomorrow morning. new charges have been filed in a grand jury indictment against the man accused of trying to assassinate president obama. he's now charged with assaulting three federal officers and damaging federal property. he also faces four separate

firearms charges in addition to the attempted assassination charge. he was arrested last november and charged with firing several rifle rounds at the white house. he's being held in jail pending trial. >> new details in the death of an 8-year-old boy killed by a drunk driver in alexandria. his blood alcohol level was nearly two times the legal limit when he slammed into a mother and son just a few blocks from where they lived. >> he won't be on the streets doing that to anyone else. >> reporter: it's the smallest consolation for a family mourning the loss of an 8-year-old. there will be no bond for victor aldana. he's charged with dui manslaughter for killing the boy. the prosecutor revealed he started drinking at 9:30 sunday morning 37 it was around 2:30 that afternoon when he drove his room mates car off the road.

maria chavez was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and broken legs. prosecutors say aldana's blood alcohol level was .15 nearly twice the legal lirmt. >> he's a bad guy for doing that and drinking a lot. martin lopez is the victim's uncle, a big brother figure who picked the third grader up from the bus stop each day. he and the little boy's grandmother are devastated. it's brian's mother who is suffering the most. >> knowing that she lost her son, her only son too, it's hurtful for hire, it's hard. he was only 8, he has so much to live for. and now it's all gone. he's gone. and there's no way to bring him back. >> reporter: the family is now focused on maria's recovery, and getting her husband back from mexico. aldana's roommates say he didn't do any drinking at their apartment sunday.

>> he don't drink here. >> the manager calls him a reliable friendly employee who she treated as a surrogate son. when he didn't come to work yesterday, she learned of the tragedy many. >> i feel bad for both family. he's very young. he ruined his life. and they ruined the life of the other family too. >> reporter: he is looking at the possibility of using the more serious aggravated involuntary manslaughter charge against al dwdana. the death toll rises after a cruise ship disaster italy. new dedeals about the captain's actions. a baby girl abandoned in the frigid cold. metro is being sued in the wake of this violent video. the man in the wheelchair is not the one who's suing. have it your way, fast food from burger king can now be delivered right to your

doorsteps. doreen, we have a full boat coming up, the capitals going without green. a ravens rookie and a veteran offer different playoff perspectives. the fail from javale. more on the wizards dunk drama.

five more bodies were recovered today from the sunken cruise ship in italy. that brings the death toll to 11. the captain is facing manslaughter charges. >> reporter: it was a day full of activity, there seems to be an army of searchers here on this tiny island. using explosionives, they were able to punch a hole into the hull so they can get better access to kwabens they were searching. unfortunately, there was no sign of life on board. they found four men, one woman believed to be in their 50s and 60s. the captain was in port faces the charging against him of manslaughter. he's now under house arrest. most shocking, i think to people following these developments is

this leaked audio recording, a phone conversation between the captain and the port authority around three hours after he decided to take the ship off court, hitting a rock. repeatedly the port authority orders him to get back aboard the ship. you need to go now. you hear him making excuses, i'm coordinating efforts from here, off the ship. at one point he says, are you aware it's dark and we can't see anything? today after his court appearance, his attorney defended him, saying he saved lives to make a maneuver to beach the ship instead of letting sink as it would have in deeper water. >> the ship's captain defends his actions. 24 people are still missing, aaron? >> how did this disaster unfold? investigators believe the captain made an unauthorized

decision to steer the ship off course. he was trying to give the residence of that tiny island a closer crew of the wluchl uri ship as it came by. instead he hit rock, three hours into this trip. from there as we understand it, the kaptd made a u turn trying to bring the ship closer to the shore of the island. he ended up running aground and beaching the ship. this may have been a stunt so that the head waiter on the ship could see his hometown. it's not uncommon for cruise liners to make a display, get close to land sound the horn so people can see it. take a look at the concordia on a previous run doing exactly that. if convicted the captain of the ship faces up to 15 years in prison. doug's here with a check on our forecast. we've been up and down.

>> it's about 70/30, 30% want it to be warmer. 30% want to see the cold air, but the snow across the area. out there right now, 30% of you you that love the warmer weather, here it is, 58 degrees currently outside right now. that's the high temperature for today. many of you sitting in the low 60s a little earlier and just about everybody into the low s 50s. we had a low this morning of 40. you woke up to cold rainfalling from the sky. that is not nice weather at all. that helped us get to near 60 degrees today. some locations in the southeast picked up a third of an inch. the sunshine today, helped us get to the 53 degree mark.

saturday 39. 36 on sunday 42 on monday. 58 today. and then right back down as we head into the week tomorrow. at least the low 40s. it's going to feel like the 30s all day tomorrow. if you like it warm, step outside right now. 17 miles per hour, around the region, 59 in martinsburg. culpepper at 57 degrees, also down toward st. marys and leonardtown, washington as well as falls church. herndon, chantilly coming in around 57, 58 degrees right now. buoy and crofton you're sitting at 39 degrees at the current moment. wind gusts upwards of 20 to 30 miles an hour. right now, 24 in pawtuxet river. we're seeing the southwesterly wind that's awho youing us to warm up. the shower activity to the west have died off now.

down to the south around the fredericksburg area. we're still seeing showers there. we'll continue to see showers move into southern maryland, they'll be very, very light in the form of showers. here's the storm system itself, and the frontal boundary. notice the strong thunderstorms that were making their way through kentucky and west virginia. literally diaz they make their way over the mountains, a tornado reported. four tornados today around the country. two in mississippi, one in indiana, this one here in kentucky. an ef-1 tornado with winds of 95 miles an hour made its way through that region. this is january, we very seldom see storms this strong this time of year, louisville, kentucky definitely saw one of those earlier today. behind this system the cold air, look at this snow up toward skmaug. we are in for the cold air tomorrow. tomorrow it's the breezy and cool air, i'll cool it cool, but

for most of us, it's going to be cold. windchills in the 30s all day. it gets colder, chilly on thursday, here's our chance for snow shower activity. this would be late in the day on thursday and then it doesn't just get chilly, it gets cold out there, friday high temperatures only in the low to mid-30s all day long. 44 on your thursday with the afternoon flurry possible. 45 on friday. 44 on saturday. we see another chance of rain saturday moving in. it looks like we warm up again monday. the storm saturday, it may start off as a little bit of freezing rain, watch out for that saturday. we'll talk more about that. >> kind of wishing i would have spent more time outside this afternoon. >> i told you. oh, you were off yesterday. >> thank you, doug. is it is a medical mystery. a dozen people from the same high school all suffering from the same illness, similar toer

a lawmaker in maryland is pushing a bill to crackdown on people who abuse animals. it would not only toughen current laws, it would create a

registry of animal abusers. one animal rights group says maryland ranks 36th out of all 50 states when it comes to laws that protect animals from abuse and neglect. the american civil liberties union is suing metro transit police. the lawsuit claims a metro officer violated the rights of lawrence miller. he witnessed a man in the wheelchair being thrown to the ground. he was arrested for asking officers questions about the incident. >> i did not assault anyone. i believe my conduct as any concerned citizen would be, just to say something, if you see something. metro's motto is, if you see something, say something. and i said something, and i was arrested. >> metro says it does not comment on cases currently under litigation. the suit is seeking monetary damages, the amount will be decided by a jury. a growing controversy, new

emergency legislation will limit how medical marijuana is sold in the district. a registered sex offender is back behind bars, charged in three home invasions, tonight we're learning more about the crimes. another arrest in the

investigators say an

8-year-old boy was killed by a driver whose blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit. victor aldana was held without bond today. he crashed into the child and his mother as they walked along a foot path along duke street. >> mitt romney is currently in the lead in south carolina ahead of the primary saturday. he's claimed a commanding double-digit lead among republicans in the latest national poll from gallop. the latest washington post abc news poll suggests romney is the only candidate who may win a matchup with president obama. occupy congress protesters say they are taking aim at the influence of corporate money and politics among eother things. the demonstrations were mostly peaceful. bond denied. that's the ruling for a man charged with home invasions

across maryland. >> graphic new details were revealed about the crimes. >> reporter: why did kevin allegedly commit three home invasion robberies and two sexual assaults over a four-day period last week. prosecutors say he admitted to please that he and a partner in crime had been robbing drug dealers in the district when his partner was killed much peter says he claims he started this crime spree because he was on his own now. >> that's a statement he made to the officials here when he was being questioned that he is -- he was out there on his own, because his partner had been killed recently. >> police say he committed the crimes in wheaton, bethesda and temple hills before fleeing to north carolina where he was captured saturday. he appeared before a judge for the first time today. his face bandaged and he's using crutches. he was injured while resisting arrest. >> ordered held without bond on a variety of charges.

>> reporter: prosecutors provided harrowing details of the crimes. the victim was holding her infant child when ray confronted her in the garage. he told her, don't scream, don't make a sound or i'm going to shoot you and your baby. he locked the woman and her baby in a closet, then drove off in her car. prosecutors say he sexually assaulted the victim, a housekeeper in the shower. then turned on the water to wash away his dna. in the temple hills case, he raped the victim two times. as a registered sex offender, his dna is on file. there were threats to kill not only the women who were the primary victims in these cases but also their children. >> reporter: if kevin ray is convicted on all of the charges he faces hundreds of years in prison. prosecutors say they want to make sure this time he doesn't get out on parole. darcie spencer, news 4. >> kevin ray last got out of

prison in september of 2010 after serving time for another armed robbery and sexual assault. d.c.'s police chief is asking for help in the death investigation of a baby girl. the child was found late sunday on concrete steps leading to a house on channing street northeast. the baby was naked, no diaper, wrapped in a towel. the child may have been a newborn or up to a month old. officials need help locating her mother. >> anything dealing with children, especially babies, elderly folks really difficult for us, because per the victims that can't speak for themselves and are truly defenseless. >> d.c. does have a safe haven law. it requires you to leave the baby at a fire station or a hospital. this baby was left out in the cold in front of somebody's house. more fallout tonight from the corruption case of former d.c. councilmember harry thomas,

jr. a second person was charged today with illegally transferring thousands of dollars in government grants to thomas who used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle. >> reporter: prosecutors tuesday filed a formal criminal information felony against james garvin, seen here on his nonprofit group's facebook page. he's accused of receiving tens of thousands of dollars in city grant funds and transferring them to thomas, who used them to fund his lavish lifestyle. his attorney says he'll plead guilty. co face up to three years in prison. last week, 71-year-old marshall banks, who also has run a youth sports nonprofit like garvin pleaded guilty to a similar charge. one felony count of scheming by transferring grants to thomas. the two prosecutions follow the disgraced former councilmember

who bleeded guilty in the two felonies in the theft of city funds intended for youth sports programs. thomas resigned his ward five council seat. >> to certify the office of ward five member vacant. >> also tuesday, the d.c. board of elections formerly declared his seat vacant and scheduled a special election for tuesday may 15th. >> all in favor? i. >> reporter: thomas cleaned out his offices over the weekend. the ward five seat is largely located in northeast washington. the special election could draw a dozen candidates or more. all vying to fill the final three years of thomas's term. local residents are anxious to vote. >> it's the sort of people. hopefully we get a better leader for this ward. >> prosecutors say they're continuing the investigation into who else may have helped thomas steal government money.

the d.c. council passed an emergency bill today limiting where medical marijuana can be grown and sold in the city. to grow it, organizations must contain a cultivation center license. a news 4 investigation found the vast majority of cultivation centers applied to set up in ward five because of its available warehouse space. residents who live near the proposed locations say they don't want to become ground zero for the program. vincent orange introduced the bill which ultimately limited the number of cultivation centers to six per ward. if a ward has five or more, then only one dispensary selling the marijuana can be located there. >> i'm a resident of ward five, the ward is being overburdened with a lot of undesirable projects. you have the cultivation centers and dispensaries at some point it's going to break. >> after some negotiation, the bill passed unanimously.

the councilmember plans to introduce legislation limiting the number of strip clubs. when the broadcast continues, a mystery illness leaves a dozen students sick in upstate new york. the queen of southern cooking comes clean. why paula

welcome back, everybody, i'm doug kammerer on a very warm afternoon. temperatures well above average by 15 degrees. right now at the airport. winds gusting to nearly 30 miles an hour, a little bit on the breezy side. we have a frontal boundary still shower activity associated with that front. a few showers still trying to make their way through the area. don't put away the umbrellas just yet. overnight tonight, chilly. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, 36 in gaithersburg, we will see the cold. windchills could be in the upper 20s when you wake up and step out the door, it could be around the freezing mark all day tomorrow. windchills, and a temperature of 41 in washington, 43 in

manassas. we could see nearly 20 mile an hour winds tomorrow, that would keep our windchills in the upper 20s to lower 30s all day long. doreen, i just asked people on my facebook page, can you find it search for doug kammerer on facebook. i said 70% said cold, 30% said warm. it was exactly 50/50 so far. >> that's a very scientific poll you're taking. >> yes. >> we're plus or minus 3.5%. >> if i go on and vote, i could tip it to 70% right there. paula deen, widely known for her hearty, high-calorie

southern cookie announced on the "today" show this morning she has type ii diabetes. >> i've always eaten in moderation. you know, people see me on tv, two and three times a day, and they see me cooking all these wonderfully southern fattening dishes. that's only 30 days out of 365. and it's the entertainment. and people have to be responsible. >> you're saying you can't eat like that every day? >> no, i never have. i never have. >> paula deen says she was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago. she says she waited to tell her fans because she didn't have much advice for them. now she's working with a pharmaceutical company sponsor to launch a new program to help people with type two diabetes. now can you have it your way in the comfort of your own home. burger king is testing out a dwlivry service that will bring

whoppers, fries, a milk shake. all of that will come to your doorstep. the service is available at ten locations in maryland and virginia. the company plans to expand to 16 next week. burger king says the meals come in specially designed packaging to keep the food hot and fresh. no word on whether the service will expand to other parts of the country. >> i don't know. it will be interesting to see how that works out. a ride to remember. why a couple's trip to new york made national news. and what's coming up in sports? >> a lot today. we're going to start with this wizards controversy, about that big javale mcgee dunk last night. has he learned his lesson? the capitals keep winning, they're losing a key player for the foreseeable future. the team weighs in as new

if you're a caps fan, they've been in a good place last week. >> they're almost the caps of old. they're closing out their home stand against the islanders tonight. hoping to keep a couple streaks going. foms okung with his fourth win in a row. on the injury front, baxter is progressing. mike green on the other hand, definitely unite for a while. green was scheduled to have surgery this afternoon to repair a sports hernia.

their all-star defensemen will miss four to six weeks while he recovers. the organization hoping to put an end to the injury woes. he's dealt with ankle, shoulder, knee, hip and groin ailments over the last two seasons, missing 60 of the last 72 games. here's the gm on why the team opted for green to have surgery. >> we'll eliminate the unknown, sometimes when you take the conservative approach -- with this procedure we know when the players should be ready. >> it's good and bad. it's a good thing he's getting this done so that hopefully it will be said and done. at the same time, we always have that hope that maybe the next game he's going to be back. now we know you have to get over

it, and just wait and when he comes back, he comes back. >> i spent a tough year for him in the ankle, the groin or stomach. it's one of those when he's ready to come back, we'll welcome him back with open arms. >> john wall scores a season high 38. wizards on a record losing pace, dropping to 1-12 last night. a couple headlines that nobody seemed to be talking about today. instead it was the fail by gentleman fail. the wizards uber talented big man provided terrific talk show fodder today after some iladvised show boating and another losing effort. ironically, before javale had to jump, he was dunked on by chandler. that's why later in the game, with the ways ards losing,

javale pretended he was playing? a summer league exhibition, throws the ball off the backboard and that earned him an extra curby seat on the bench for the rest of the game from flip saunders who still sees no room for show boating from a team that's about to lose its 12th game in 13 tries. >> you want to play with substance rather than just playing for the highlight. i tried to explain to him, you know, some people -- you'll get the crowd going, and we went on a run afterwards. the run was 15-4 the other way. >> apparently if you get a fast break off the backboard in the third quarter and you want 11, you're not supposed to do stuff like that. i felt like i was trying to get the team hyped. >> i think we're spoepzed to have fun, if you have fun, you play well, you play better. i know that's the type of person

javale is. you can't really change, go back to the old ways. i see a change, playing great. i want to keep everyone on the same page. >> i do like nick's glasses. i'm curious to get your take. some say what's the big deal? others say grow up, kid. >> that's what i'd say. win, before you start clowning around out there. >> if you're 11-1, then you go ahead, you can have a little wiggle room there. >> i think it's just a maturity issue, not just with javale, but so many players on this team. redskins losing linebackers coach lou span oes to ucla, who will become their defensive coordinator. the ravens one win away from going to the super bowl. all they have to do is beat the patriots in the afc championship game. tory smith has been a big piece of that raven's offense this year, and looks forward to playing in the first game in new

england. since he's been studying them on video -- at least video games. >> i'm excited about it, the biggest thing i know about new england, my brother always picks him on madden. they've had the best offense over the years on that game. it's a great place to play. you know, i played boston college, so i'm familiar with new england a little bit. >> it's always cold, fans are always rowdy. they have that cool bridge in the background. i don't know what that is. it's pretty cool. i don't know what that's all about. it's a nice stadium. but i don't know, we've been in a lot of wars up there. and we've only won one. we're going to be looking to go in and win another one. >> rookie view and a veteran view. college hoops, depaul and the terps tonight. i'm hoping at least one game

will end up like gonzaga high school did last night. gonzaga hosting baltimore's number one team, patterson and their miniature superstar. they call him the crimestopper because all crime stops in baltimore when he's playing, everybody wants to see him, and that is why. he has moves and shakes he can get to the rim. he had 36 points. under nine seconds to go, time winding down, gonzaga trying to tie the game, can't get it. chris jenkins bottoms. the buzzer beater is good. 75-73. gonzaga stays undefeated, 26 points for chris jenkins and gonzaga does it without their best player who is headed to north carolina next year. imagine if they had -- i can't wait to see that game coming up at some point. coming up next, a surprise ending for a couple commuting to

new york. why the ride was one they will not ever forget. ♪

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two local elementary schools are among six being honor ed as

blue ribbon schools. they've made significant advancements in school assessments. the second blue ribbon school is white hall elementary in buoy. nearly 98% of its students are proficient in reading and math. now to a health mystery in upstate new york, at least a dozen teenaged girls have come down with a strange illness. the health department is investigating. their parents want some answers now. >> sarah sanchez says she isn't the same teenager she was a few months ago. she suffers from uncontrolled body movements, ticks and verbal outbursts. much like tourettes syndrome. things she once loved like going out with friends or cheerleading are now impossible. >> i used to cheer every day.

i would go to art class. i used to go to two art classes every day. now i'm not in school. this is home video from october when she says the symptoms first appeared, barely able to speak. >> what's he doing? >> i was always so active and everybody was always happy to be around me. but i don't feel like myself any more. >> reporter: and she's not alone, at least 12 teenaged girls say they're suffering from the same symptoms, including katie krautworst. >> my days are all different. some days i'll just start twitching, it won't stop for 10, 15, 20 minutes. >> both girls have seen their

own doctors and are getting treatment. but symptoms continue. the new york state health department has been looking into the case for more than three months and says the school building is not to blame. >> we have conclusively ruled out any form of infection or communicable disease and there's no evidence of environmental factor. >> reporter: the state health department says each student was examined by a private doctor and given a diagnosis. still, her mom wants more answers. >> it's coming to the point where that's not enough. we need to know what's going on. >> that was amy roebuck reports. during an a350er7bs on the "today" show this morning, sarah says doctors told her the illness was probably stress related. there's some troubling new data regarding poverty in virginia. boys and girls are growing up in households with little or no

money. 265,000 of the kids in virginia live in poverty. that's the highest rate in 15 years. >> it's harder for me being a single mother, living here in resten. trying to take care of what i need to take care of here and my son, and, you know, back and forth to work. >> the catherine k. hanley shelter is constantly taking in families that live at or below the poverty level. 70 people currently live there, 45 are children. coming up tonight at 11:00, they escaped the sinking cruise ship in italy on life boats while others were jumping. >> we'll hear from a virginia couple grateful to be alive. the president just got back to hawaii, why is he headed to disney world? fu manchu's for women. >> oh, yeah. >> i want to see the pictures of that. doug is still working on his

scientific survey. >> any time you have a meteorologist doing a survey, it's scientific. we now have over 100 comments warm or cold, i feel bad, i said 70/30 cold. you were warm. aaron you want it warm. dan? >> cold. >> thank you, that raise the total. 48 to 52, 52 would like it warmer. >> our team's winning. >> most of the ones who want it cold also have to have 12340e along with the cold. i don't know which way they're going. 41 degrees tomorrow, it's going to be on the cold side. 35, there's the cold for all of you -- i like it cold, 35 on your friday. here comes the warmup again, 54 by next monday, the only real chance of inclement weather is friday night into saturday morning. >> still going on all night long. >> i would be okay with snow, but i don't like cold rain.

that's nasty. >> a woman from new jersey who thought she had two weeks left in her pregnancy gave birth yesterday on a port authority commuter train. that's right, when she got on the train yesterday she thought she was having false labor contractions. she and her husband decided to take the train into new york to see the doctor and check it out. the pains turned out to be the real deal. her husband delivered the baby with the help of a woman on the train. the other passengers were there cheering them on. by then, she wasn't aware of the surroundi surroundings. >> something else took over, i lost all signs of consciousness. i was only thinking about the baby. >> the baby boy is healthy, so is mom. when transit officials realized she was having the baby right there on the train, they bypassed the rest of the stop so they could get to the end of the line and drop off the