overcast, though. farther south, these little green speckles, maybe sprinkles trying to reach the ground, sprinkles of rain. ahead of that, we have temperatures pretty cold in the suburbs. in montgomery county, it's into the mid mid-30s and the low 30s in prince george's, charles, anne arundel. away from the waters near freezing. at or below freezing parts of prince william county into loudoun, fauquier, stafford and spotsylvania, culpeper. all of those areas a little below freezing. farther west, much of the shenandoah valley, milder air moving in. near 50 there right now. around the metro area, we'll stay in the 30s through rush hour. by late morning, the 40s. early afternoon, ought to be in the low 50s. we'll likely get rain into the metro. earlier in the day, southwest and west of us, we'll have the rain off and on into this evening too. your friday evening planner coming up in ten minutes. a look at traffic this morning in for danella is mike cremedas.

good morning mike. >> good morning. let's take a look at 66 east. no problems. chopper 4 in fairfax at 50. no serious delays there. 12-minute ride from fairfax county parkway to the beltway at 55 miles an hour on eastbound 66. also worry-free at east falls church. looking good on the beltway in prince george's county. let's take a live look at the beltway at route 4. no serious delays at the inner or outer loop. back to you. >> mike, thank you. vice president joe biden's gun control task force turns attention to the video game industry. the entertainment association which represents several video game makers has confirmed it's a part of the talks this afternoon. biden wants to know if violent video games like call of duty: black ops ii play a role in mass shootings. various studies debunked the theory that violent games lead to real life violence.

there will be no class this morning at a rural california high school where a student opened fire on classmates. the 16-year-old boy shot one classmate with a shotgun and ride to shoot another but missed. this happened in taft, california. police say the boy had been planning the attack and targeted students who had bullied him. if a teacher had not been able to convince the student to put down the gun, police say the situation could have been worse. >> you know, if it weren't for this teacher and a quick response, we don't know what might have happened. had as many as 12 rounds in his pocket. we don't know what might have happened and this is a tragedy but not as bad as we think it might have been. >> the injured student is in critical, but stable condition. also in california, developing story this morning. police and swat teams swarm a los angeles mall overnight because of a break-in and possible standoff situation. l.a. police say two armed men got into the mall near lax about two hours after closing last

night. they believe they may be holding a woman hostage inside a nordstrom rack store. it closed traffic for a while but since reopened. the president will sit down with afghan president karzai. they will discuss what the u.s.'s role will be when the war ends there. >> president karzai had dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton last night. this was after a meeting between he and hillary clinton. the pentagon bracing for another budget battle on capitol hill. it's taking steps to prepare the deal with billions of dollars in cuts. defense secretary leon panetta asking his department to brace for those cuts if congress fails to reach an agreement on a final spending plan. the defense department will start freezing civilian hiring. it also plans to delay awarding some contracts and to hold off

on some maintenance as well. the pentagon is facing nearly a half trillion dollars in cuts over a decade. >> 6:03 now. a sudden change to inauguration plans. the evangelical pastor who was supposed to give the benediction at the swearing in is out because of anti-gay comments made years ago. he has withdrawn from the event after getting criticism for a sermon in which he pushed for therapy that could turn gay people straight. they picked him for his work in human trafficking. the second inauguration is a little more than a week away. an estimated 40,000 people will pack two inaugural balls on the evening of the inauguration. meantime, you don't have to wait to get the collectibles. the official inauguration store opens today at noon at f and 11th streets northwest and

parade marchers will hold a practice parade this sunday. one of the heads of national institutes of health says we're in the middle of a flu epidemic. 41 states including maryland and virginia reported widespread activity. doctors, pharmacies, clinics, they're running out of flu shots. doctors at the children's national medical center say there are still shots out there. might take work to find them, though. >> we're hearing that the vaccines out there might take a little bit of searching for infants but we're encourage canning families to do what they can to get it for their children. >> the cdc will provide an update on the spread of the flu later today. right now, a multicounty hunt for a dangerous man who broke out of a locked hospital ward. 27-year-old clayton mollenhoff broke down a door to escape washington adventist hospital in maryland last night. d.c., montgomery and prince george's county police are all on the lookout. he has a history of violence and suffers from paranoia.

if you see him, stay away from him and call police. just about 6:06 now on this friday morning. ahead, we'll tell you who the secret service is blaming for that prostitution scandal in colombia this morning, new guidelines for a popular drug. why it only applies to women. so

this weekend will be one year since the largest cruise ship disaster in history. the costa concordia off the coast. the ship is still there and hasn't moved in a year. michelle kosinski is there and has more on how it's being remembered. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. sunday will be one year since the costa concordia disaster. people have been arriving on the

island for the memorial. you know, it always amazes people to see it, that it is yes, still here in that same position. ha has changed is you can see the enormous structures, the salvage crews have built around it. they have been working 24 hours a day, seven days a week preparing to finally roll it upright and then float it out of here, probably not until the fall. we talked to the survivors today and for them, the emotional side of this is just as present, just as large. there are a lot of terrifying memories there. still anger toward the company that this happened at all and they say for the way they were treated immediately after the wreck. on sunday a service will be held for the 32 people who did not make it off that ship safely. among them an american couple, a little girl, a couple on their honeymoon. part of the service, there will be a moment of silence, a mass and crews will take the boulder that the ship struck causing that enormous gash and put it

back into the sea where it originally was. eun? >> all right, michelle kosinski live in italy for us this morning. thank you. 11 minutes after 6:00. we're anticipating some rain and then some warm weather this weekend. >> here is meteorologist tom kierein with the forecast now. tom? >> dress for a january cold morning. in fact, it's at or below freezing nearby suburbs and the rural areas. we've got high clouds drifting over. thin spots in the cloud cover though. just to the south, a few sprinkles trying to reach the ground south. we're at or below freezing in the dark blue. the lighter blue to greens, in the 40s to 50s. mild air now pushing in to the midwest. some will be arriving here in the 50s later today. but likely rain and when you're heading back home from work and school this afternoon and back into the 40s tonight, rain ending by 8:00. after that, patchy dense fog. seven-day outlook. details coming in ten minutes. mike cremedas in for danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. still looking good on the inner

and outer loop of the beltway. no serious problems. live look at hyatts town. problem-free the spur to the beltway. also looking good, chopper 4 getting a shot of the springfield ber interchange. 6:12 is our team now. a warning about i can't have a. not coffee. what your computer could be doing to put you at risk. why the nightmare problems for the dreamliner airplane could get worse in a few hours. next, intentionally set a deadly fire in a trendy

welcome back at 6:15. a manhattan apartment building goes up in flames after a domestic dispute killing one person. people say they could hear screaming from the building in the soho neighborhood. police arrested a 45-year-old resident. witnesses say he set fire to a hallway after a fight with the mother of his child. they got out safely but one did not. one was taken to the hospital because he allegedly tried to fight with first responders as they arrived on the scene. a police officer is being treated for a broken hand. an arraignment set for today for the man accused of killing

12 people inside a colorado movie theater. a judge ruled that james holmes can stand trial for last summer's mass shooting saying prosecutors have established probable cause on more than 160 felony counts. this comes after four days of graphic testimony about the shooting. holmes' attorneys asked for today's arraignment to be delayed. new details emerging about the prostitution scandal that tarnished the secret service. two drug enforcement agents are implicated here. the justice department says the dea agents set up a meeting between an agent and prostitute in colombia. the agents were there ahead of president obama's visit last april. the justice department report says the dea agents shouldn't face criminal charges. two dozen secret service employees and military service members have been implicated in the scandal. some american parents will be able to complete their adoptions of russian children. only the adoptions already

approved by a court will be allowed to go through. a court order often comes late in the process which means many families will likely lose their chances to bring a russian child home. they banned adoptions to the u.s. in retaliation for american sanctions for human rights abuses. 6:17 now. a cold case is solved after an indiana boy is found almost 20 years after he disappeared. 5-year-old richard landers was taken during a custody battle between his parent and paternal grandparent. charges against the grandparents were dismissed after the case went cold. it turns out he was living under a different name but the same social security number in a small minnesota town. he is now married and expecting his first child. the family is trying to set up a reunion. no word on whether the grandparents will face new charges. promising news in the effort to save about a dozen whales trapped under ice in canada. it now appears the whales are freed. the ice that trapped them has shifted and the waters have opened up around them.

scientists say shifting wind may be to thank for pushing the isiah way. the whales aren't necessarily out of the woods yet. the ice continues to move so they could become trapped elsewhere. a warning now. if you took ambien to help you sleep last night, you might want to wait a while before getting behind the wheel today. the fda says it received more than 700 reports of accidents caused by drivers still drowsy because they took a sleep aid. the problem is so serious, the agency is ordering the maker of ambien to cut the recommended dosage in half for women. that's because women process the drug much slower than men. >> i remember getting on the highway and then i have no memory -- >> i've seen everything from them nodding off while talking to me to them talking like in tongues. >> the maker of ambien said the sleep aid should not be taken unless the person can get the recommended 7 to 8 hours of sleep.

let's check in with melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. >> this is just in to the newsroom. 12 prisoners, including al qaeda linked inmates await being execution, have escaped from a jail near baghdad. police say right now the manhunt is on. they escaped through windows of their cells and seized the weapons of guardsmaning observation towers. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. if you have a computer, listen. computer security experts are warning users about a major security flaw discovered in the java software. could leave your computer and all of your private files open for hackers. java is installed on 100 million pcs around the globe. if you have java, disable the software to protect yourself. you can share favorite netflix movies on facebook. president obama signed into law, meaning your rental history can be seen online with your approval. it previously prohibited the

publishing of rental history. well, it is time to check your forecast now. hi, aaron. how are you? >> good. how are you? >> on sunday, it's going to be nice and warm. >> i just sat down, folks. almost missed the chair too. >> all right. tom is here to tell us more about what to expect in the weather. hi, tom. >> we're starting off with considerable cloudiness. farther to our south, the clouds producing a few sprinkles, trying to reach the ground here in parts of spots vain i don't county, north and west of there into culpeper county. otherwise, clouds coming through. as the day progresses, the cloud cover will thicken and lower. ahead of that, it's near freezing across parts of northern virginia. where the cloud cover has begun to -- towards fredericksburg and culpeper, some of the sprinkles likely sort of evaporating before they reach the ground. manassas down to 30. that's pretty much the cold spot as is la plata. storm team 4, four-day forecast,

highs today around 50 or so. lot of cloud and afternoon and evening, rain is needed. that's likely by the time you come home from work and school and into early friday night. then patchy dense fog by late tonight. that may linger into saturday morning. then a little sun back tomorrow afternoon into the mid 60s. near 70 on sunday. lot of clouds, though. rain and cooler on monday and chilly rain maybe on tuesday after that. drying out and getting colder by the end of next week. i'm back in ten minutes. mike cremedas in for danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. looking great on the inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. let's talk about 95 virginia heading north. no serious accidents to worry about. not a lot of delays. we're south of 123. we have a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder. traffic is moving at speed past that incident. the fairfax county parkway. traffic is slowing down a bit and looking good as we take the view from chopper 4 at springfield interchange. it's a 12-minute ride on northbound 95 from the occoquan

to the beltway at 48 miles an hour. worry-free on metro. marc trains and virginia railway express. aaron, eun. mike being thank you. coming up on 6:22. local teachers waking up to good news. the floppy phone you just have to see. next, why 2013 could be an expensive year f

6:25 now. we're preparing for a spring flashback. other parts of the country dealing with a crippling winter storm. weather channel meteorologist paul goodloe live in park city, utah. paul, how are things there? >> things here are really cold. in fact, yesterday temperatures were in the low, mid-30s. today they're around the mid teens right now. this is one. calling cards of the latest winter storm to come through the area. behind me, see some of what utah is trademarked for. a fine white powdery snow. 45 minutes way, hour and a half with the snow, they picked up about 7 inches of snow. still seeing snow there. we have snow showers here. the mountains, legendary skiing and snowboarding, picked up twice that much. waiting to hear the official word. still early. about 4:25 in the morning out

here in park city. but, again, they've been dealing with winter driving conditions through the last 12 to 14 hours or so. this snow came in at salt lake city at the worst time, 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon, trying to get the kids from school, the highways for rush hour. it was a mess around town. that continues this morning. although, schools are open in salt lake. i hear they have a lot of salt in salt lake city. so the roads are slick. but they are traveling up and down this area around park city and salt lake city. aaron? >> paul goodloe in utah. thank you, paul. if you are an apple fanatic, there's good news this morning. >> two analysts say the company will unveil five new products over the next 12 months. they say the firm is trying to keep its bid as the world's biggest company. that means a new ipad mini, new operating systems and possibly aye radio with podcasts.

a line of apple tvs said to have a revolutionary interface. the analysts say that could trigger a new direction of design for the company. >> a lot of money, though. samsung has its own idea of the future of smartphones. check this out. it introduced a flexible screen. it doesn't appear bendable enough to fold in half. but it could be rolled up if needed. they showed a video featuring a concept of the phone using that technology as it opens up like a book to reveal a tablet-sized screen. no word on when you might be able to buy this flexible screen technology. i guess you could put it in your pocket. pop out and put it in your shoe maybe. >> that would work. ahead at 6:30 princess kate official portrait revealed. we won't say anything about it. we'll let you be the judge. >> a presidential motorcade makeover. what one lawmaker wants to see changed. new information about the suspect accused of killing a local college student.

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the duchess gave to him before starting the painting. good morning, welcome back to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. right now a chill in the air but it doesn't feel like a january morning. warmer weather is on the way as well. >> of course, rain is on the way. meteorologist tom kierein on the torm steam 4 weather deck to tell us about it. >> the first faint light of dawn there from the city camera. you can see venus a little bit above the clouds. we have a few breaks in the clouds. a few stars trying to shine through. we have a calm wind now as well. as we take a look at what has been happening over the last 12 hou hours, we've had quite a bit of cloudiness. a look at that on the left. all the areas in yellow, green, orange, that's all rain. that's advancing east. where it's raining, it's mild in the 50s. some of the warm air will be arriving here over the weekend. closer to washington, though, it is at or a little below freezing.

some of the rural areas. most locations getting above freezing. reagan national at 39. in prince george's county, mid-30s. low to mid-30s arlington and fairfax. mid-30s in montgomery county. as the day progresses, here's how we look. still in the mid-30s by 8:00 a.m. cloudy, cloudy noontime near 50. coming home from work and school, likely some passing rain moving through. are you going out tonight? i'll have your friday evening planner coming up. could be weather affecting tonight. i'll have the latest on that in ten minutes. the latest with the traffic with mike cremedas. good morning. >> good morning, tom. report of activity on the outer loop at georgia avenue. eastbound 50 at colling ton road, accident blocking the left lane. westbound side some activity on the shoulder causing heavy westbound delays. and looking good on the beltway right now in prince george's county. no serious delays on the inner or outer loop. a live look at 214, central avenue. no serious delays in either

direction there. eun? 6:32 now. as police searched for vanessa familiar's killer, giulio blanco garcia said he monitored the probe by using the internet and tracking information by the media. the warrant says where blanco garcia got the murder weapon. one he took from franklin american mortgage after the killing. she was found stabbed to death in fairfax that june. new evidence could o -- could taint the testimony of a key witness from the trial of ingmar guandique. he was convicted in 2010 of killing the 24-year-old in 2001. levy's body was found a year later. prosecutors have presented the judge new evidence but that's about all we know at this point. there have been reportedly two secret meetings between the judge and prosecutors which is very rare according to some

defense attorneys. >> the secrecy it's reported as a result of a judge not wanting there to be public di disclosure and to protect witnesses. i get that. but it's exceedingly rare. i've never seen it. >> the attorney says this new evidence could lead to a new trial for guandique who was already in jail when he was charged with levy's murder. it isn't clear whether the evidence has to do with a fellow inmate that testified that guandique admitted to killing levy. that testimony was crucial to the prosecution's case. in maryland, four people are waking up in the hospital after being hit by a car. the crash happened in glenburnie in the middle of the evening rush. two are teens and the other adults. the driver waited for paramedics to arrive. two of the victims' injuries are described as life-threatening. there are no names release and no information has been released whether charges will be filed. funerals rb being held for victims of yesterday's bombings in pakistan. at least 120 people died in the

blasts. it was the deadliest day in that country in years. more than half the victims died in attacks on a billiards hall on southwestern pakistan. a sunni militant group with ties to the pakistani taliban claiming responsibility for the bombings. today we'll learn much more about recent safety problems involving boeing's newest 787 dreamliner. transportation secretary ray lahood and the faa will announce a safety review of the plane. just this week, an electrical fire broke out on one of the planes owned by japan airlines as it arrived in boston. then a fuel leak grounded another plane operated by j.a.l. the same planes fly in and out of dulles every day. fairfax teachers may soon get a raise. school superintendent jack dale unveiled the budget. the plan includes a modest 1% raise for teachers. $63 million would go toward hiring nearly 300 teachers and administrators to deal with an expected jump in enrollment.

the school system is expected 2900 new students. dale is asking the county for a 5.5% increase in funding for the coming year. he doesn't expect to receive all money requested based on the economy. 6:35 now. your metro ride will be a little slower on three lines this weekend. the station along the blue line will be closed for track work. planning to do repairs along the red and green lines. that start at 10:00 and should be done by the monday morning rush hour. >> this is one of the biggest weekends of the year for beauty pageant contestants. miss america will be crowned tomorrow night in las vegas. she will be in for some trying weeks in the months once the weekend is over. she's undergoing a double mastectomy to prevent her chances of developing breast cancer. the disease has already killed her mother, grandmother and great aunt. doctors say it is rare for someone in her 20s to undergo the drastic procedure.

just about 6:37 right now. the "today" show is up next at 7:00. let's check in now with matt lauer to see what they're working on this morning. hey, matt. >> hey, aaron. good to see you. on a friday here on todd, the national rifle association voicing opposition to some possible tough new gun restrictions following thursday's meeting with vice president joe biden. so this morning, the nra's president will speak out in a live interview. also ahead, a startling sight. a chemical in some drinking water that can cause the water to actually catch fire. one family had it happen to them. they'll share their story. savannah will be live in los angeles as they prepare to host the pre-show special on the gloeld en globes. we'll break down the nominees and what you can expect the stars to be wearing on the much talked about red carpet. got those stories and much more ahead as we start on a friday morning here on "today." aaron, back to you. >> matt, we look forward to seeing you sunday night. >> you got it.

see you then. 6:37 is your time. after the break, we'll show you that portrait of the duchess of cambridge. also, just when you thought you heard the end of the fiscal cliff, the change you will notice today. >> why we don't have to wait until inauguration day for gridlock in this town. you are embassy has been seized -- a best picture nominee already being remade. why one country says it's going to tell the real story. >> grab the umbrella today. and grab sunscreen perhaps. your weather and traffic on th

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new this morning, the official portrait of the duchess of cambridge was unveiled in london. take a look. she described the portrait as amazing. the duchess asked to be painted naturally and not as her official self. kate and prince william went to see it just a short time ago. this was the first time they

appeared in public together since she was released from the hospital for acute morning sickness. prince william called her beautiful and everyone is checking it out on our facebook page and offering their own thoughts. aaron, you're not loving the portrait. >> i'm not. when we showed it about an hour ago, i said she looks older than in video or anything else. and people on twitter agree with that. she does look a bit older. someone said she looks ten years older. i don't know about that. somebody else said -- i lost it. >> it's hard because -- >> not horrible but not flattering. >> she's a butte full woman. it's hard to get any likeness of her real beauty, how about that? >> coming up. 6:42. tom has the forecast. >> good morning. we see the first light of day showing up in the live view from the city camera. we have some breaks in the clouds over us. some sprinkles are trying to

reach the ground approaching the northern neck. a patch of clear air passing over the next hour. after that, cloudy the rest of the day. under this break in the clouds, it's near freezing. charles county, prince george's, mid-30s montgomery, arlington and fairfax. parts of anne arundel and st. mary's county near the freezing mark. so is prince william, fauquier and parts of culpeper county too. later today, we'll have it cloudy, near 50 noontime. low 50s early afternoon. getting home from work and school, some rain likely moving in. ending by about 8:00. patchy dense fog tonight if you're heading out. you may be seeing some of that dense fog, especially getting thick by midnight. i'm back with details on the warmup. seven-day outlook in ten minutes. mike cremedas in for danella. >> good morning, tom. we're picking up heavy delays on the outer loop of the beltway. because of accident on georgia avenue causing a four-mile backup. new hampshire avenue and the slow traffic there.

15 minutes -- still the incident eastbound 58. collington roadblocking the left lane. causing heavy westbound delays. >> thank you, mike. the man convicted of shooting at the pentagon and other military targets expected to learn fate scheduled for the former marine. he'll be spending 25 years in prison. his lawyers want a judge to review you that deal because government doctors recently diagnosed their client as schizophrenic. police in d.c. as well as montgomery and prince george's counties are looking for a man who broke out of a locked hospital ward. 27-year-old clayton mollenhoff broke down a door to escape adventist hospital in maryland. he has a history of violence and suffers from paranoia. he's also trained in martial arts. if you've seen him, stay away from him and call police. an unfortunate first for the district where city police are investigating the first homicide of 2013. police tell us a man was stabbed in the 2800 block of alabama

avenue southeast right off nay lore road. the victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. police are still looking for the person responsible. vice president biden's gun control task force -- they want to know if violent individual wroe games play a role in mass shootings. yesterday the nra joined the discussion. but it says the task force has "an agenda to attack the second amendment." . the organization is opposed to ideas put forth by biden like a universal background check and limiting the size of high capacity magazines >> the administration was able to check the box and say they talked to the representatives of firearms owners and the groups that support the second amendment and now they were going to try to proceed with what they wanted to do. >> the nra is pushing for a program to put armed guards in every school in the nation. biden will present his recommendations to the president on tuesday. 15 before the hour. today likely a crucial day for

the future of afghanistan. president obama will sit down with afghan president hamid karzai. the leaders will discuss the u.s.'s role in afghanistan will be. karzai had dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton last night. today the d.c. council will announce whether president obama will have d.c. license plates on his limo during the inauguration. the council passed a resolution earlier this week declaring the president should display the plates that read taxation without representation. they were then called to the white house to discuss that resolution. president clinton used the tags during his second term in office. the pentagon is preparing for billions of dollars in cuts. defense secretary leon panetta is asking his department to brace for the cuts. the defense department will start freezing civilian hiring. it also plans to delay awarding some contracts and holding off on some maintenance. the pentagon is facing nearly a

half trillion dollars in cuts over a decade. 6:46 right now. today for the first time, the fallout from that fiscal cliff deal will start to show up in your paychecks. cnbc's courtney reagan live with that story. courtney, good morning. >> good morning to you. that's right. we're all probably going to feel it today. it's payday for many americans. but not as much money heading into our pockets as last pay period. this is the first round of paychecks under the american taxpayer relief act. under the fiscal cliff deal reached by congress, the tax holiday which is a source of reduction wasn't extended. social security taxes will now be 6.2% up from 4.2%. it's estimated to affect 77% of the workforce. got milk? it seems fewer americans do these days. according to market watch, milk consumption is down 6% in the past decade. 18% fewer people drinking juice. what's quenching americans'

thirst. more people are drinking bottled war than before. the other winner, wine. the adult grape juice, 21% jump in consumption since 2001. back to you. >> all right. courtney reagan at cnbc. thank you. >> hanks. the cdc will announce today that the flu continues to spread across the country. 41 states including maryland and virginia reported widespread flu activity. many doctors offices, pardon me sis and clinics are running out of flu shots. there are still shot out there but it may take work to find them. >> we're hearing that the vaccines out there might take a little bit of searching, particularly for infants. we're urging families o do ha they can to get it for their children. >> the archdiocese of washington is asking anyone who feels sick to avoid shaking hands or taking communion. individual pastors will decide this weekend whether to suspend communion. it has been months since the massive 911 outage hit the

washington area and six other states. federal regulators say they're still not confident that the phone company, verizon, has done everything it can do to make sure the issue never happens again. >> a report in the washington post says verizon lied about passing a generator inspection. the fcc hopes to strengthen 911 systems nationwide. millions of people were affected back in june, most in northern virginia. a hearing has been scheduled to look into the sinking of the hms bounty. that ship sank during hurricane sandy. one person was killed on the ship and the captain went missing and is presumed dead. the coast guard says the hearing will begin early next month in portsmouth, virginia. earlier, we mentioned how miss america will be crowned in las vegas. we mentioned how allen rose will help the district of columbia in the pageant. we aired the wrong video. >> here is the correct video. rose is making headlines.

win or lose, she's undergoing a double mastectomy to prevent her chances of developing breast cancer. the disease has already killed her mother, grandmother and great aunt. doctors say it's rare for someone in their 20s to undergo this drastic procedure. >> she has the genetic predisposition. we wish her all the best. very courageous woman. coming up on 6:51 on our friday morning. a live look from ur city cam. just an awesome picture of the potomac river. tom kierein is here with the forecast. >> sunrise at 7:26. i predict another spectacular sunrise like yesterday. that's a live look from the city camera. yesterday i traveled to college park and visited the new noaa sener for weather and climate prediction. met a lot of meteorologists who work really hard predicting weather all over the world. a wonderful visit there. talked to the director there of

the prediction center, the quantitative precipitation part of that. and you can post your photos to weather at nbcwashington.com. that's what lara did. she's an 11-year-old photographer. took this picture yesterday morning of that neon/orange sunrise in virginia. thanks, lara. you can post your pictures to nbcwashington.com. in the last 12 hours, we've had high clouds drifting over us. a few thin spots in the clouds. beautiful sun coming up here just shortly. but just to our south, a few sprinkles trying to reach the ground in the northern neck now. it's above freezing there. closer to washington, nearby suburbs, some locations are near the freezing mark. elsewhere, in the mid and upper 30s. here's the timing on rain. does look like all the areas in color, these are zones of rain likely moving in beginning mid-afternoon to late afternoon into early evening around the metro area. after that, we'll have maybe some patchy dense fog forming late tonight into saturday morning. much of saturday, clouds around. maybe a little sun breaking out during the afternoon.

so here's how we're looking for today. here's our temperature graph. we'll have it gradually warming to near 50. low 50s early afternoon. we'll have that rain moving in after that into the metro area. that ending by early this evening. then that fog around late tonight into saturday morning. here's the four-day forecast. a little sun back tomorrow afternoon. but into the mid 60s. it will feel like april in january. near 70 on sunday. and then here we go. back down again, temperatures all the way down into the 40s again after chilly rain on monday and tuesday, wednesday, thursday, back down to the 40s to near 50 for highs. colder the following weekend is the way it looks right now. mike cremedas, how is traffic? >> we had the right lane shut down on georgia avenue. still have a five-mile backup. about a 21-minute ride from 95 to 270, under 30 miles an hour. the left lane is still shut down at collington.

luckily, only causing a westbound delay. on northbound 395 at duke street, activity on the right shoulder there. let's take a live look. people are slowing down to look at the incident. 19 minutes on northbound 395 from the beltway to the 14th street bridge at 35 miles an hour. aaron? >> thank you, mike. iran is looking to set the record straight with hollywood film argo. tehran is trying to fund another version that it says will correct historical content of the film by ben affleck. it was based on the film of a cia operative who led the rescue of diplomats during the 1979 hostage crisis. today a big rehearsal for one of the inauguration's most public event. the air force band and honor guard are up early to rehearse for the inauguration parade. >> thaefrt. they're putting the finishing touches on the 1 1/2 mile long parade route. megan mcgrath live at joint base andrews bowling. they're gearing up this morning,

megan. >> they absolutely are gearing up this morning. if you look behind me, everybody is ready. in fact, they're going to be starting about 7:00 this more than. you can see they're in full uniform. they have their instruments. this is going to be the 16th time that they've performed in the parade. of course, these folks are used to performing in all kinds of important events. but there's something special about an inauguration. certainly, some of the folks here have done it before, including the chief. tell me about this. >> good morning. we're so delighted to be part of in major national event. for myself, in will be my seventh inauguration i've been part of. >> talk about the stresses, the challenges of it. over a mile that you're going to be walking while playing. weather can be an issue. >> well, the parade itself and the actual event is so exciting. once we get started, it's absolutely fab russ. the greatest challenge for us is the hurry up and wait time.

our day actually starts back at 3:30 in the morning and takes on from there. we might not step off until 2:00 in the afternoon. >> what's it like walking and playing and seeing all the people enjoying it? >> it is the most tremendous honor you can have being a part of the military. having the opportunity to represent all the men and women of our services. it's the greatest honor to represent our country and our service. >> can you talk about what you'll be playing in. >> for the parade, we'll be playing the washington post march and trombones triumphant. >> we'll let you get to it. we've delayed you a little bit. we appreciate your talking to us. we'll of course continue to follow it. at 11:00, we'll show you some of the rehearsal this morning. back to you in the studio. >> a fantastic group of musicians there. can't wait to see that performance. thank you, megan. ahead of the inauguration, you might want to avoid some of downtown washington this sunday. marchers will take to the streets for a practice parade. that means a lot of closures. that affects the route from the

capitol to the white house via constitution and pennsylvania avenues and 15th streets. they'll all be closed from about 6:15 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on sunday. streets that cross pennsylvania along that route will be closed temporarily through noon. sniep the inauguration committee has to find someone new to do the ceremony's benediction. the pastor has withdrawn after criticism for an anti-gay sermon he made years ago. he can be heard pushing for therapy he says can turn gay people straight. the inauguration committee says it didn't know about the sermon. inauguration night will be a busy one here in washington. about 40,000 expected to pack into the president's two official inaugural balls. revelers at the convention center will party across all five exhibit halls. for much more, head to nbcwashington.com/inauguration and click on local guides. 6:56 now. melissa mollet is at the live desk with an update on the hostage situation at a california mall.

melissa? >> that's right. i just got off the phone with the officers from the los angeles police department. there were 14 hostages being held inside a nordstrom rack bathroom. police tell us they are still looking for the suspect and no word if any hostages were hurt. melissa mollet. that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. the "today" show is next. we're back here monday morning starting at 4:28. hope you join us then. until then, have a great day. make it a great weekend everyb

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