good morning, every one, and welcome to "news4 midday." i'm barbara harrison, it is monday, february 6th, 2012. we begin this morning with breaking news. police are investigating a shooting after a victim ran into the harris education center on livingston road in southeast d.c. looking for help. investigators believe the victim was shot a few blocks away in the 300 block of livingston terrace. we're told the victim is a 26-year-old man. we do not know his condition at this time. we have a reporter headed to the scene and we'll have an update on the story as soon as we get some more information. moving on to another news

now, more breaking traffic news. what's going on? >> we have two situations, the first one inner loop of the beltway you cannot connect to i-95 southbound right now. we have an accident involving a tractor-trailer, also a van that was on fire. the fire is out but right now again southbound i-95, this ramp is completely blocked. the second incident inner loop of the beltway as you approach the interchange, you have an accident that's on the right side of the roadway there taking away it would have your right lanes and you are jammed at van dorn street. i'll keep watching for you all morning long but again can you not get on i-95 southbound from the inner loop of the beltway. back to you. police are back this morning at mcpherson square after the weekend brought about big changes for occupy d.c. parks police entered the camp saturday morning at 5:30. over the weekend they arrested 11 protesters, including one

that threw a brick at an officer seen in this exclusive video. they also cleared out many of the tents that stood at the camp for months. news4's megan mcgrath joins us now from mcpherson square. >> reporter: it really does look a lot different. where i'm standing used to be covered, pretty much every square inch, by tents. can you see most of the tents in fact here at mcpherson square have been removed and the enforcement effort continues. let's pan over here and show you live here, you can see police officers are removing a tent that was here along right at the base of this tree. they went inside, they looked inside. there were some personal belongings and things which are against the rules. they began to remove this tent and there was a dead rat inside, a couple of live rats came scrambling out as they began to take it down here. now you can see that things are very different, not the same situation as what we were seeing on friday. frankly, the folks who work in this area are really hoping the people we talked to today that

things are going to soon get back to normal. park service workers emptied crash cans in mcpherson square this morning. their job is easier than it has been in months. gone are most of the occupy d.c. protesters. police cleared away many of the tents over the weekend. >> it's a mess. >> reporter: this man walks through mcpherson square every day on his way to work. he's glad the occupy camp has been whittled down in size. >> seemed like it was getting more and more out of control. i can understand people wanting to protest and that, but this is just getting to be too much. >> reporter: but not all of the tents are gone. those that were free of bedding an personal belongings were allowed to stay. there were a few protesters keeping vigil early this morning, but nothing like the numbers seen over the last five months. park police continue to monitor the square looking for anyone who violates the no-camping rule. but people who work in the area are hopeful that things will soon get back to normal.

>> i actually like the smaller presence because it's not as much stuff going on so i don't think there will be as many police down here. >> reporter: area businesses are also hoping for a return to pre-occupy days. sam kim of saxby's coffee says there was sometimes tension between his regular customers and protesters. >> they gathering around, fooling around inside. so regular customers doesn't like it. >> reporter: while the large-scale occupy camp is gone, cleaning up mcpherson square will take some time. crews hauled away the metal fencing used during this weekend's enforcement effort, but restoring the grass and landscaping, that's a much larger job. >> it's sad that the park service spent a half million dollars restoring the park just last year and i want people to protest and i want to respect free speech, but the park is sure a mess.

>> reporter: and you can see right now, police officer is holding up what remains of a dead rat that was found inside this tent. this particular tent has been declared a biohazard. they're putting it into a bag and the tent and all of the contents found inside it will be thrown away because, again, they just determined that it is a biohazard because of the rats that were found inside of it. now people who are just in violation, people who have tents that have bedding inside, the procedure for that is that they will tag the items inside, they'll take them away, they'll tale them from the square but you can come and claim those items at a later time. again can you see the enforcement effort here continues. live from mcpherson square, megan mcgrath, news4. it was a wild night for fans of both the giants and patriots. police in massachusetts arrested 14 people after crowds got unruly after the super bowl. they threw smoke bombs to get the crowds to disperse. luckily there were no serious

injuries. meanwhile in new york and new jersey fans are probably still celebrating. this bar erupted as the giants captured the lombardi trophy. and it was a nail biter of a game. the giants defense stopped a last-second hail mary attempt from the patriots to capture that lombardi trophy. they defeated the patriots back in super bowl xlii. giants quarterback eli manning took home the mvp honors. >> it just feels good to win a super bowl. it doesn't matter where you are or what stadium. but i feel this is great for my teammates, my coaches, the giants organization, for all of the dedication they put in this year to make this happen. >> and who could forget about madonna's halftime performance? let's have a listen. the 53-year-old madonna sang several popular classics including "vogue" and "like a prayer." her fans and critics alike were

tweeting at about 10,000 tweets a second. she appear with several celebrity singers like cee lo, nicki minaj and a dance rocker lmfao. and all was good until british singer m.i.a. flipped her middle finger while singing with madonna. happened during madonna's new single "give me all your lovin'." the screen briefly blurred after m.i.a.'s gesture but it was too late. nbs nbc released a statement -- the nfl hired the talent and produced the halftime show and we apologize to our viewers." it is chilly. tom kierein joins us now with our first forecast for the day. >> it was one of our coldest mornings in recent days. we were down into the low and mid 20s throughout much of the region and it was very frosty as well but now we're well above freezing here as we approach

just past 11:00 now. it is into the mid 40s. 44 at reagan national. mid and upper 40s a little bit farther to the south and east of the metro area. farther west and north, shenandoah valley, into the mountains, in the mid and upper 30s. prince george's county now low to mid 40s. we have a large area of high pressure that's over our region now that's going to give us this gorgeous blue sky with sparkling sunshine into the afternoon and then this evening we'll see a full moon rising just after sunset. sunny and chilly for the rest of the afternoon. we'll have some breezes out of the south and west along with that bright sunshine. that should warm us up, in fact perhaps climbing another 10 degrees for highs by mid afternoon into the low to mid 50s. and then overnight tonight we will have a few clouds around and it is going to be chilly once again, mid 40s early evening, near 40 by midnight. we'll take a look at tuesday, wednesday, the rest of the week and weekend in just a couple of

minutes. right now jury selection is under way in the trial of a university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his exgirlfriend. george huguely faces first degree murder and a number of other charges in the death of yeardley love. both were from maryland and went to college in charlottesville. news4 is following developments. >> jury selection started at 9:30 this morning. our crew there says the court is bringing in two panels of 45 jurors each, one of them came in around 9:30 when everything started, the other is going to be brought in around 1:30 this afternoon. from that pool they'll then choose 12 jurors and three alternates. huguely pled not guilty to all six counts against him, including first degree murder as well as robbery. prosecutors say he admitted to kicking in love's bedroom door, banging her head against a wall and leaving her bleeding. hours later she was found dead. huguely's two attorneys in court

today say love died not from the altercation but a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. huguely faces life in prison if convicted. today is the first time he's actually been in the courtroom for this case since has waived all other appearances. now there are two courtroom rows reserved for his family. they are full this morning. love's family, we understand, is in the courtroom as well. the trial is expected to last about two weeks. we will have live coverage throughout the day. keep it right here on news4 for all the latest developments. >> thank you so much for that. we will continue of course to follow this story. a funeral started moments ago for a community activist from alexandria who was killed. investigators discovered the body of lenny harris last month in a prince george's county well. he had been missing since september. police arrested two men for harris' murder. investigators say they rob harris when he hired them to sell t-shirts. the funeral for harris is taking place at greater mount cavalry holy church in northeast washington.

a reception will follow at the charles houston rec center in alexandria which is where harris was last seen alive. ten minutes after 11:00. and the results of the latest poll on how mitt romney would match up against president obama in the general election. plus, some great ideas on how to save money for our viewers and from our viewers. you want one? >> we've got ratings of the top super bowl commercials coming

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we continue to follow breaking news. police are investigating a shooting after a victim ran into the harris education center in southeast washington. investigators believe the victim was shot a few blocks away in the 300 block of livingston terrace before running into the school on livingston road. news4's pat collins is live at the scene right now and has more for us. pat, good morning. >> reporter: indeed, barbara, that's the way it happened. it was around 10:30 this morning, they say a 26-year-old man ran in to the harris educational center here. he had complained that he was shot in his side. he asked for help. they called 911. police and an ambulance came to the scene. they've taken that man to the hospital for treatment. as it turns out, he was shot in a parking lot about three blocks away around 10:30 this morning. none of the activities here in

the school were impacted by what happened here this morning, but the police investigation continues on at the 300 block of livingston about three blocks away from the school. we'll have more on this coming up on news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. back to you. new from overnight -- a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the philippines. rescuers have been digging through rubble to find the missing who may be buried in landslides. the death toll has risen to 43 and at least 40 others are still missing. the quake destroyed buildings and created landslides that buried dozens of houses. it also triggered a brief tsunami alert. the u.s. has issued a new travel alert urging americans not to travel to syria. the bop administration suspended embassy operations in damascus and sent all american personnel and their families out of that country. the state department says the recent surge in violence raised concerns for their safety. the united nations says syrian military has killed more than

5,400 people since last march. president obama has called for negotiations with syria but also demanded that syrian president ba shashar al assad step down. a new poll in decision 2012 shows this morning what the november general election might look like. "the washington post" survey found that for the first time president obama holds a clear edge over republican front-runner mitt romney. 51% of voters say they would re-elect the president compared to 45% for romney. those numbers have been much closer in earlier polls. gop presidential hopefuls are in two states today looking for a way to cut into romney's need. after another convincing win in nevada on saturday. voters will caucus in colorado and minnesota tomorrow and results from maine's week-long caucus will be announced on saturday. newt gingrich who suffered a second straight double-digit loss says he's banking on super tuesday to keep him in step with romney. >> we want to get to georgia, to alabama, to tennessee, we want

to get to states, texas, we believe by the time texas is over we'll be very, very competitive in delegate count and i think that the key from my standpoint is to make this a big choice campaign. >> gingrich says he also plans to paint himself as the blue collar candidate compared to romney who he says is the least of touch. the weather, it is still beautiful out. >> if you like invigorating, crisp, winter weather, we have it. now let's think back, two years ago where were you. you were probably hunkered inside your home and watching nbc 4 as we were doing coverage of snowmageddon. this was the scene back on february 6th 2010. our region was buried by as much as 30 inches of snow. it all started on february 5th, the day before.

that was a friday at about 11:00 in the morning, and then it continued and it snowed for 28 hours. look at georgetown. not a car in sight. the best way to get around -- on your skis. that was quite a storm. we had wind that whipped up 40 to 50 miles an hour. that was two years ago today, snowmageddon 2010. well, it is a big difference here today. no snow in sight. we have a beautiful blue sky. 44 at reagan national now. breeze out of the south off the river, windchill there at 40. as we look at other temperatures now it has climbed into the 40s throughout the entire region from the blue ridge east to the bay, eastern shore, farther west though just near 40 degrees, shenandoah valley, 30s out of the mountains and over the last 12 hours high pressure in place giving us plenty of sunshine and it will be in place here for the next day or so, all the way into tuesday evening we'll have a clear sky. this is going forward now and we will have maybe just a few high clouds drifting in by late tuesday night. then during the day on wednesday a weak area of low pressure

coming our way will likely bring in some clouds as well as a chance perhaps for a few flurries out in the mountains, this is by wednesday around 11:00 in the morning. could have flurries shenandoah valley, further east maybe a few sprinkles later in the day. sunny and chilly for the rest of the afternoon. temperatures will climb into the low and mid 50s so we should warm up another ten degrees from where we are now. a southwesterly breeze 5 to 15. then overnight tonight, partly cloudy and chilly with a light wind out of the southwest. mid 40s early evening, then near 40 by mid noit. then by dawn on tuesday, it will be near the freezing mark. we'll have that bright full moon up overnight tonight and it will be setting into the western sky at dawn on tuesday. sunny tomorrow again into the mid 50s, then cloudy and cooler weather for wednesday, not mid 40s for highs during the afternoon. again we could get a few sprinkles of rain, maybe some flurries farther to our west and north. then sun returns on thursday, highs in the upper 40s, morning

lows upper 20s. more of the same on friday, though there may be more cloud around on friday. then some much colder weather moves in for next weekend saturday and sunday, frigid in the mornings. mid 20s saturday morning. saturday afternoon near 40. only in the teens maybe on sunday morning. sunday afternoon only in the 30s but we'll have sunshine over the weekend. >> you don't see anything like snowmageddon in our near future. >> no. we got enough snow for many winters just in that one storm. >> i bet there are snow lover wishing we could get some for 2012. >> maybe a little bit. thank you, tom. let's check in and see how things are moving on the roads. >> good morning. we still have this situation on i-95, completely shut down. the ramp is. this is from the inner loop of the beltway. chopper shot this video a few moments ago. the accident involves a tractor-trailer and a van clearly on fire. right now they're still clearing this accident. if you're taking the inner loop of the beltway you cannot get on to i-95 south.

we have another accident. i have a map of that accident. the second accident also on the inner loop of the beltway. this is just as you pass van dorn street. right now it is blocking two of your right lanes and you're still very slow. this is a live look at van dorn. lanes are packed. expect delays. your travel speed right now, 21 miles per hour. back to you. 11:21 is our time right now. still ahead on "news4 midday," we'll help you get ready for valentine's day with some gift ideas and we'll test that saying "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach." we have some ideas for a romantic meal. but first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

valentine's day is just about a week away now. today we are giving those who believe the way to a map's heart is through his stomach a few ideas. 100 delicious recipes for every occasion's author joins us with a truly special occasion meal. good morning. thanks for joining us. we're going to make a gift for a man. >> i think gift foods should have a nice presentation. that's what my book is about. >> "gourmet gifts." it is all about how they are presented. anybody can cook something but

it's how you present it that makes it -- >> right. giving them more sophisticated recipes so it is not just a bag of cookies. this is one of the recipes from the book. >> let's now tell everybody what's going to go in this in case they want to make it. i'm going to read the ingredients quickly. 34 branches of fresh dill. two wild salmon filets. three-quarter cups granulated sugar, five tablespoons of turninado sugar. get us started. >> this is so easy. you don't need a kitchen to do this. no stove. you need a refrigerator and some patience. >> you're mixing everything together. >> everything together in a bowl. >> have you chopped the -- >> no, i'm going to show you that in a second. this is the dry dill. this is the swedish dish. it's been around since the 14th century and it is a cured salmon. anybody that brined their turkey

for thank giving will know what i am talking about and we have to have wild salmon because the texture is so much firmer than the farm. i mean there are a whole lot of health issues, too, but we won't go into that. this is much better for you. all i'm doing is i have two matching filets, like a book, they match. you take this mixture of all that salt and sugar and you rub it in just like you're brining or curing something. that's where the name comes from. grav means buried and it is buried in salt and sugar. gravlax. and there is always a fat and thin side to a fish so you take a fat side and put it to a thin side. so then it is nice and level. okay? and then this is half of that wonderful dill. we have so much of the fresh dill. so you're going to take this, put it in the dish, put some more salt on top but now all

you're going to do is put the rest of all this dill -- that's a lot of dill but you'll see in the finished product -- >> 30 full branches of fresh dill. >> yeah. you put all that on there. then all you do is you weight it down. this is very important. so i always use just another smaller pyrex dish. i put some canned goods in there. put it in the frinl fdge for at least 36 hours. turn it, 36 more hours. so it takes a few days. >> if you're going to make this, you better start right now. >> yes. this is when it is finished, see how the dill has really diminished and wilted down? and then you take this, you wipe it off, get as much of your dill off of that as you can, leave the skin on. that's what holds it intact. then you can wrap it in some parchment paper to make a picnic basket. here's the nice present for a guy.

they don't like anything too girly for valentine's day. you're going to have to keep it cold. a creole is a fisherman's basket. >> i'll have a source on my beb site for them. >> is this vodka? >> instead of using ugly ice packs, i froze vodka in use cubes and this keeps the salmon cold and gives you something to drink when you get there. >> what a great idea. a lovely gift. thank you for joining us. a lot of people probably want to do this. they can it find it on our website. if they didn't write down the recipe as you were giving it, nbcwashington.com. thanks again. it is 11:28. in the next half-hour of "news4 midday," another reason to slow down in the area. the latest speed camera to be turned on in our area. plus money saving tips from our viewers. we've got those for you. and after a very cold morning, tom kierein lets us know what to expect for the rest of the week.

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jury selection has started in the trial of a university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his exgirlfriend. george huguely faces first degree murder in the may 2010 death of yeardley love. the trial is expected to last about two weeks. we are learning new details into what happened before a house exploded killing a man and his two kid. police say the husband of a missing woman intentionally caused the explosion and fire. authorities in washington state say josh powell and his two young sons, aged 5 and 7, died when his house exploded on sunday afternoon. powell's wife susan disappeared in utah in 2009. the lawyer for susan's parent said the oldest boy recently remembered that they had gone camping and that mommy was in the trunk. mom and dad got out of the car and mom disappeared is what he said. this morning on the "today" show susan's brother tells ann curry how the boys began talking more. >> what we saw over the last six

months or so was a transition in charlie and braden where they were becoming more fun, more vocal. they were acting like little boys again which we hadn't seen for a while. yeah. yeah. the specific story you are talking about is one that we were aware of and i imagine the part of josh's motivation was what could he do to hide that story to avoid having to deal with the consequences of the things he had done. >> a child protective services worker brought the two boys to the home for supervised visit when it exploded. powell's attorney says his client sent an e-mail just before the explosion saying, "i'm sorry, good-bye." a hearing today will consider if the man accused of the tucson shootings is competent to stand trial. right now jared lee loughner is getting court ordered mental health treatment in prison. investigators say he opened fire outside a grocery store last year killing six people and wounding 13 others, including

congresswoman gabrielle giffords. loughner will not be at today's hearing. maryland authorities say they've dropped murder charges against two teens who allegedly stabbed a man to death last year in riverdale. "the washington post" reports that prosecutors say they had no choice but to drop the charges against marcus ferguson and kenneth gales. they were charged with murder. police say they stabbed a 74-year-old man to death after trying to rob him. authorities say there was a welcome of evidence though in this case. a reminder for drivers in prince george's county -- slow down in school zones. not only is it dangerous, it will cost you. today police will act visit new speed cameras near the intersection of kenhill drive and fair lane. the cameras will operate between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. news4's tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: so the problem's been speeding around the mid school here and now the city has a solution.

the speed limit is 25 miles per hour in this school zone but -- you wouldn't know it. it's been a problem with people speeding through here? >> absolutely. absolutely. and it really doesn't seem like anybody's too concerned that there's children walking out. >> reporter: the police department has added two new state cameras near the middle school. these are the seventh set of camera to be placed near a school as part of the city's safe speed program. >> speed cameras, you either love the idea or hate the idea but i don't think anybody can argue their effectiveness. >> reporter: when police study traffic patterns near the school, they found 600 violations in one day with drivers going faster than 37 miles per hour. in 2011, there were six accidents here, one involving a pedestrian in a cross walk. the chief says the city is seeing a dramatic drop in speeding in areas where cameras have been placed. now you is expecting the same near the school. so are parents. >> this is a very busy road in bowie and it will slow things

down quite a bit. >> i love it. because our kids are more important to us than speeding, getting to work on time. leave early. >> if you don't want the ticket, then don't speed. it is very simple. we do our best to make sure that everybody knows where these cameras are and the hours of operation so it is definitely not a get cha kind of situation. >> reporter: people who are going 12 miles over the speed limit will receive a ticket. it is a $40 fine and these cameras are operational even when school's closed. in bowie, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. we're going to check in again now with tom kierein for the latest on our forecast. >> good morning. we're beginning to warm up after a very cold start. we were down into the low and mid 20s this morning and now with that bright sun and a southwesterly breeze we're beginning to warm up. that's a live view from sky watcher camera looking into fairfax county. the temperatures there are into the mid 40s now. also mid 40s in montgomery county, prince george's and arlington and the district of columbia. southern maryland, northern

neck, eastern shore, in the mid and upper 40s there, as well as through central virginia, although still in the 30s in much of western maryland and into west virginia. there's the view from space. we've got an area of high pressure over us now with some dry air, clear sky. we have a few high clouds drifting in to southwestern virginia and southern west virginia. those may make their way up here this evening. between now an then we'll have high reaching the low andmy 50s with that southwesterly breeze. then overnight tonight partly cloudy, not as cold tomorrow morning as it was this morning down near 30 degrees starting off tuesday morning. then tomorrow, lots of sunshine, highs reaching the mid 50s again. then a weak area of low pressure coming through on wednesday may give us some sprinkles of rain around the metro area. highs mid 40s and maybe some flurries and snow showers out of the mountains but not a big deal. it will be gone by wednesday night. sun back on thursday, friday into the weekend turning much colder for saturday and sunday. that's the way it looks, barbara. >> we're getting used to these mild conditions, tom. >> it's not going to last long.

out to the roads again. >> we're still seeing i-95 shut down, the ramp from the inner loop of the beltway, so if you're traveling the inner loop you cannot access i-95. we have an accident involving a tractor-trailer. that accident is on the ramp and that ramp is still closed. also as you make your way past van dorn, you have an accident blocking two of your right lanes. you are still seeing a lot of congestion on the inner loop of the beltway in virginia. very slow for you. your travel speed right now 29 miles per hour. back to you. consumers can get pretty creative when it comes to saving money. liz crenshaw is here with ways real people made big cuts to save big bucks. she's at the nbc 4 super screen to show us. liz? >> we asked our viewers, your neighbors, what's the best way to slash your bills. and, boy, did we get an overwhelming response. nearly 100 people posted on our facebook page and twitter with ways that they'd save.

pay with only dollar pays and pocket the change. she says in one month she saved $30 in change just paying with bills only. we also heard from cheryl. she's got a great idea at the grocery store. grocery shopping can be expensive. while a lot of people post about clipping coupons and shopping sale items, cheryl took it a step farther. one week every month cheryl buys only fruits and vegetables at the grocery store. she says it forces her to eat from the stock in her house and so then she cooks the frozen meats and stuff that she had in the freezer all that time. now rob wrote us and he says that since he was unemployed he couldn't afford his cable and internet bill. get this -- he called his cable and internet provider and explained his hardship. rod says it lowered his monthly bills by $50 without losing any service. we did contact comcast, cox and

verizon. all tell us customers need to call if they have a hardship and they'll deal with each customer on a case by case basis. now tonight on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00 i'll share more tips. then tonight on news4 at 11:00, i visit four people who have saved real money and they show us just how they slash their monthly bills. >> some good advice there, thanks, liz. 11:40 now. still ahead on "news4 midday" -- the game within the game. which super bowl commercials scored high marks. and some gift ideas for value type's day. stay with us, we'll be right back. does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online: just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. you save $600. go to verizon.com/greatprice to sign up now

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surprises this year. when it comes to a fan favorite, let's take a look a the top five ads you all chose at msnbc at an online poll. number five, the dorito's sling baby which should be a warning to taunting older brothers that a resourceful grandma and daredevil baby will always win. sling baby is 1 of 2 dorito's commercials that made a splash with fans this year. at number four, the introduction of the new brown m & m. let's just say little m & ms should cover their eyes. >> oh, it's that kind of party. hit it. ♪ i'm sexy and i know it ♪ >> coming in at number three, bud light makes man's best friend one of the most popular guys at the party.

he's also helping raise money for other rescue dogs. bud light is donating a dollar for every like they get on facebook to an animal rescue foundation. number two, voex wlkswagen playf the success of last year's darth vader commercial. and finally, the most popular ad, a deeply patriotic and arousing two-minute long commercial from chrysler featuring clint eastwood called "halftime in america." >> this country can't be knocked out in one punch. we get right back up again and when we do the world's going to hear the roar of our engines. >> chrysler had a very similar ad last year called "imported from detroit." both attempted to put detroit and american success american-made products like chrysler at the center of

america's resurgence. >> stocks are opening this week lower. we'll check in with cnbc's mary thompson who has more on that and the rest of the day's business headlines. >> good morning to you. as greece continues to dawdle over a deal to restructure its debt, stocks are under pressure here today, down about 38 points, the s&p down just over three and the nasdaq is down seven points. despite the lack of resolution in this ongoing greek debt drama, u.s. markets have actually proved fairly resilient lately, the s&p up five straight weeks off to its best start for the year in well over a decade. now this morning though there are minor losses for stocks and among those in the news and trading lower -- boeing. down over 1% on news of a production problem with its much delayed 787 dream liner jet. it's delivered five of these planes already but boeing says that the current problem does not pose any kind of safety issue. fourth quarter profits for toymaker hasbro declined under

double digit declines in sales of girls toys. it is raising prices by over 5% in some departments in order to cover labor costs. the restaurant chain o'charley's is up, being acquired for $221 million. if you haven't already, it is time to start looking for that perfect valentine day gift. jennifer ross is here with some gift ideas. welcome, good to have you with us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> you've got some wonderful things here. lots of color which is terrific for this time of year especially. let's look at gifts for men. >> on this side we have gifts for men. that special man in your life. first one is a watch blender. it is great for like those automatic watches that don't use a battery. it keeps your watches turning so you don't have to keep waking up in the morning and resetting the

clock. that will run you about $150. >> what else you got? >> then we also have the wireless tv headphones. i think this is a great gift for both people. you just hook up this transmitter to your tv, computer, laptop and it will actually transmit the sound up to 150 feet away. while you are laying in bed, watching the news, he can listen to it without disturbing you. then we have the automated grill brush cleaner. it actually has a steam clean function. for that king of the grill or if he likes to think of himself like that -- >> that could fit a man or woman, too. is that battery powered? >> yeah. a double aa batteries, you turn it on and it winds all by itself. >> you need that, old-fashioned glimpse or the ones powered by fuel. what else have you got? >> our next big thing is the ipad cases that actually come

with a built-in keyboard. what's cool is the keyboard actually connects wirelessly all through a bluetooth signal to your ipad and it is easy access for all the parts and also there is a little camera hole cut out. it comes in different colors so it is great for that pop of color for your every day. >> for a man you only give the man a black? how about white for a man or red? >> red could work. a lot of guys like to go like school colors, if they were bringing it to school. >> how much does that run? >> this will run you about $100. >> with the keyboard. >> with the keyboard built in. these are cash-in phone cards carrier. it is great because it is a simple affordable gift. there is a tab on the back that all you have to do is pull it and it pops your phone out for you. so it is easy access. it has little pocket so you can store your cards and cash on this side. these run about $30.

>> these are pretty. and warm. wow. >> these are our body beans. these are actually only about $25. they replace what like a heating would. it is a saline solution. you plug it in. it heats up in about 15 minutes. >> you don't have to put it in the microwafb. >> it comes with a cord. it takes about 15 minutes and the heat will last you four hours. >> could you use it plugged in or not? >> you can. there's actually a switch that when it reaches a certain temperature it can be turn off. >> for man or woman. let's talk about any of these would work for women but you've got some for kids, too. >> yes. one of our biggest hits is going to be the rover. it is a pie tank controlled remote controlled by your ipad. can you control this up to 250 feet away. >> what does -- is it a radio, too? >> yeah.

there's a camera, there's a night vision camera built into it and there is actually a microphone so it will transmit the audio for you, too. kids can have a lot of of fun like spying, playing games with other kids in the neighborhood. >> that's a little dangerous. how much is that? >> this is going to run $150. >> and finally some jelly beans. >> yes. this is our candy man. what's great about the candy man, there's three types of settings on it. a small handful, big handful and a bowl full. all you have to do is switch it, put your hand underneath and it just spits out your favorite candy. do you want to test it out? >> that's fantastic. i think i'll do it later when i can enjoy myself. i happen to love, love jelly beans. jennifer, thank you so much for joining me today. these are things you can find on the internet. a lot of stores carry these kinds of things. just go shopping. it is time to do it so they'll be ready for valentine's day. thanks for coming. 11:51.

coming up, a preview of the new series "smash." plus, tom kierein will have another check on or work week forecast. and stay with nbc 4 all afternoon. at 3:00 ellen celebrates super monday and welcomes jim parsons from the big bank theory to her show. again that's at 3:00.

nbc's hit show "the voice" is back and out to find the next best singer. ♪ >> season two premiered last night right of after the super bowl with blind auditions. the panel of celebrity coaches is trying to pick 12 singers for their individual team. at the end of the season though, only one singer will be titled "the voice." >> then it's drama on stage. nbc's new series called "smash." emmy winner deborah messing returns to nbc in this drama after hr years on "will and grace." she plays a lyricist. >> i think it tapped into

something very pure and fundamental for me because my first love was musical theater and my first love was the theater world. >> oscar winner angelica houston is also in the cast along with several real-life broadway veterans. it is produced by steven spielberg. that's tonight. the music starts at 8:00 tonight with "the voice." you can critique the performances with news4 and big tigger's going to join her in a special web chat on nbcwashington.com. then the debut of "smash" followed by news4 at 11:00. here are some of the stories coming up at 4:00 -- big tigger will join us in the studio to talk about who he thinks has "the voice." also ahead at 4:00, scary moments for a mother as a baby stroller rolls on to a train track. then at 5:00, parents facing criminal charges for their children being late for school. a family in loudoun county was

shocked when a sheriff's deputy showed up at their door with a summons. but, is chronic lateness a matter for the courts? going to hear from those people at 5:00, find out what they have to say. time for a final check on the forecast. here's tom. >> we've had that bright sunshine all morning. it is finally working its magic and we are beginning to warm up. a beautiful blue sky. that's a live view from sky watcher camera and temperatures right now as we approach the noon hour are pushing near 50 degrees. it is 50 now at reagan national. near 50 across much of virginia and maryland and still chilly out of the mountains though in the 30s there. shenandoah valley low to mid 40s and later today with the bright sun, high pressure over it. we should make it into the mid 50s around the metro area and points south. however in the west and areas around the shenandoah valley, into the 40s. tomorrow by dawn near freezing, then during the day on tuesday, mid 50s tomorrow again with lots of sunshine. then clouding up tuesday night into wednesday, we might get some sprinkles of light rain on

wednesday and cooler, highs in the mid 40s, maybe a few flurries shenandoah valley an maybe a few snow showers out of the mountains on wednesday. then sun back thursday, friday and a cold weekend coming up, sunshine both saturday and sunday by highs only in the 30s. >> so we are going to get the cold back. thank you, tom. that's "news4 midday." thank you for joining us. tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and then tonight at 11:00. have a terrific day and we'll see you in the morning. [ female announcer ] pillsbury presents:

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