beginning. >> reporter: yes. jim, it took jurors about nine hours to return that verdict, that guilty verdict, of murder, voluntary manslaughter. took them about two days, though to really deliberate and come up with a verdict. they walked in rather emotionless at the time. daniel harmon-wright sitting there with his counsel. he showed little too no emotion. behind him, his wife, she was in tears when the verdict was started to be read. as they were going, polling the jury, one by one, one of the jurors started crying. noticeably a lot of emotion inside of that courtroom. patricia cook's family, victim in all of this, her family sat rather silent. outside of court her brother told me he was satisfied with the verdict. this all stems from that february 9 incident outside of a catholic cool. when daniel harmon-wright, an officer with culpeper town police, approached the jeep patricia cook as driving. a fight broke out. shots rang out. seven shots in all. patricia cook died from two of those shots. the jury, again, deliberating for nine hours coming back today

with a guilty verdict when it came to murder and they also convicted daniel harmon-wright two other counts and those will carry separate charges with them as far as the length of time he will be behind bars. he could face up t 25 years behind bars. again, important this guilty conviction. live in cull pepeper. new details on the guilty verdict against anne arundel county executive john leopold. the judge found him guilty of outrageous criminal conduct for requiring a female aide and a police officer to empty his catheter bag. leopold is convicted of misconduct in office for using his security detail for political activity. he was acquitted on two other counts after a short recess this afternoon, the judge will decide what punishment, if any, he faces. since both counts are misdemeanors. coming up later on "news4 at 5:00," chris gordon tells us how

leopold reacted as the judge handed down the verdicts. mother nature has delivered in january. warm weather. it is crazy out there. but it is fabulous. who is out in it? doug. he knows where to be. how warm did we get today? >> we got close to 70 degrees and many of us, temperatures in the low to mid 70s today. here we are. month of january. we have not seen this warm weather since 2008. currently we are sitting at 59 degrees at the airport. notice the cool spots. d.c. that's also annapolis and patuxent river, alonged abouties of water. we are still in the mid 60s. 64 in zbath egaithersburg. hour by hour taking through the time periods of 7:00, 64 degrees. 63 by 8:00. we are not dealing with rain right now. take a look at this. look at the showers and the

thunderstorms, severe weather out to the west. numerous tornado warnings currently in effect. some of them around st. louis, missouri area. the wild weather over the next few days. back to our top store write. murder of a teenage girl from maryland after she went on a website called tagged. the website comes with a warning tonight from the family of that 18-year-old from takoma park. >> we say it is called tagged but it does have that warning and it is used by millions of teenagers. police tonight say that this teenager was murdered by a man she met through the popular social networking website. jackie bensen live at d.c. police head quart wers more on how the man she arranged to meet was wanted by police already. jackie? >> reporter: i sat with her father this afternoon. he had his iphone in his hand

and was staring at it. he was telling me he just couldn't understand how an app on a phone could have played a role in his daughter's murder. >> i was just trying to download to figure out what it was. i didn't know what it was. >> reporter: shawn lee is talking about hearing from detectives that his beautiful and beloved daughter, 18, met the man suspected of killing her through an iphone app called tagged. >> she didn't know. >> reporter: tagged is an app designed for teens that lets people text each owe other via the internet. it encourages people to connect with similar interests in a short time. with 80 million registered users, it is heard largest social networking website. it is also the suggest of a number of internet warnings. her grandmother believes siobhan made a lapse in judgment 18-year-olds are prone inform

when she arranged to meet 21-year-old alexander buckley of north unaware he was convicted of burglary and wanted on a fell my trespassing washts. she was found shot to death near 5th and nichol street streets northwest friday morning. her murder plunged her family into a nightmare of pain. >> i truly believe that once she met this guy she knew he made a mistake. she tried to get away. she knew to come home. she was trying to come home. >> reporter: coming up on "news4 at 6:00," we are going to talk to an fbi agent about what people who use social networking apps should be aware of and also words for parents. reporting living in northwest washington, jackie bensen, news4. 11 people injured today after a chain reaction crash in northeast d.c. happened just after 11:00 this morning on new york avenue here

near the brentwood parkway. police tell us four cars were involved. a mass casualty bus was called in to help the victims. four of the 11 injured were taken to local hospitals. some of them were children. police believe it was a chain reaction crash after one of the drivers was rear ended. three people have been arrested in arlington for the murder of an 87-year-old man last year and one of the people in custody is the man's son. pat collins with more on how investigators pieced this crime together. >> reporter: an 87-year-old man's body found at the foot of a stairway. at first it looked like an accident. then it became suspicious. now police say it is a case of murder. the victim the father, the suspect, his son. >> my father had terminal cancer. he had only a few months left.

all i wanted was one more thanksgiving and one more christmas with my dad. i was robbed of all of that. >> reporter: this is the voice of laura wood. she is the daughter of mack wood. mr. wood was 87 years old. last october, his body was found inside of his home at the foot of the stairs. it looked as if he had fallen to his death. he was discovered by his son, mack wood jr. mack wood jr. ran from the house screaming to get neighbors to call for help. in a surprising development today, arlington police charged mack wood jr. in the murder of his father. when mack leon wood jr. came to the house that saturday morning, discovered his father and came outside, all upset and wanted

people to call 911, that whole thing was a lie? >> it was. >> reporter: it appeared he died fromming a paul down the stairs, the medical examiner determined that the cause of death was not from that fall. >> that was correct. >> reporter: mack wood jr.'s arrest on murder charges, shocking news for his sister. >> the only thing i can think of is i never really knew my brother. it is like a movie. like i'm outside watching this. >> reporter: murder suspect mack wood jr. was arrested in florida. police say that he had two accomplices, two men. they, too, are in custody tonight. living in arlington, pat collins, news4. the district of lump yeah in good financial shape. it comes to its health. the city ended fiscal year 2012 with a $417 million budget surpl surplus. tax revenue from an influx of

new residents, plus higher than expected business in sales taxes and contributed to that surplus. most of the extra money has been deposited into the city's reserve fund which now carries a balance of $1.5 billion. that's the highest reserve level in search years. . >> we believe that the surplus in part is an affirmation as well as our economic development strategies that they are working and that they show we are one of the nation's most financially sound jurisdictions, if not the most. >> mayor gray said tonight if the city's finances continue to improve, more money would be spent on affordable housing. public safety and raises for d.c. workers. president obama says the system is broken and wants to fix it. a few minutes ago he deliver ad major address on immigration reform and talked about what he would -- he thinks should happen

to the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. > . >> we have to lay out a path, a process that includes passing a background check, paying taxes, paying a penalty, and learning english, and then going to the back of the line behind all the folks that are trying to come here legally. that's only fair. >> the president delivered the speech in las vegas. there are thousands of people here in our area whose lives could be affected by this reform effort. erika gonzalez went to langley park in maryland to watch the president's speech with some of them. >> reporter: a roaring applause -- yes, we can chant. students and organized laborers watched the president unveil his verg of an immigration reform plan largely similar to that of the senate's yesterday. dreamers who fear for their family if a clear path of citizenship like the one

mentioned by the president is not enacted. >> my father has to apply for a green card. we can't afford for our family to be separated. >> reporter: judith how i will. >> we are the januarytors, the security officers, the school bus drivers. >> reporter: the daughter after caribbean mother and father from the state of georgia, how i will says she agrees. >> when i see the same thing happening to my latin brothers or sisters in this union, stirs my memory of what my own family had to go lou. >> reporter: meanwhile, organizations like help saved maryland tail mate the princi l principals are quick amnesty. reminiscent of that of the bush era in 2007. that there needs to be more emphasis onboarder protection before granting a path to citizenship. this dreamer still has doubts. >> how much is dashboarders secure for them to actually give a path to citizenship. >> reporter: republicans or

democrats, what's agreed upon is that the process won't be fast but it will be fair. a comprehensive immigrati reform plan that brings more than 11 million undocumented immigrants out of the shadows. a superstar in the winter x games fighting for his life tonight after this dramatic snowmobile accident. his family releases new details about his prognosis. >> plus in a news4 exclusive report. new details about the future of street cars in d.c. we are going to show what you our transportation reporter adam tuss discovered. i will show you how losing weight could begin with logging on.

losing weight one step at a time. >> she didn't need pansy footwork or expensive diet. a pair of sneakers and an internet connection. doreen gentzler has the story. >> a lot of people can relate to this story. jennifer deutsche was overweight and those extra pounds were holding her back. she says all it took were simple

steps to help her find her way back to health. when i say steps i really mean steps. she started walk. >> i would sit on the couch and watch a lot of the. i would walk back and forth to the kitchen a lot. >> reporter: at her heaviest jennifer deutsche weighed 186 pounds. she's 4'11" tall. she is a prince george's county school teacher that says she reached a point where her weight had take yes over her life. it was time to make a change. >> lot of things that i couldn't do because gist couldn't move to do it. >> reporter: instead of joining a gym or finding a trainer, the 42-year-old bethesda woman joined a new facebook group -- steps to good health. online community that provides support and advice and friendship to those on a weight loss journey. >> post something somebody is always there to post right back. telling you hey, good job. people post hey, i immediate new sneakers. hey, it has been a rough day today.

hey, i had a good day today. look what i found. it is a great tool. >> reporter: the site gave deutsche inspiration to get moving. she started walking through the halls of her apartment building, up pilots of stairs, and on the treadmill. she does it in the morning, during the day at school, and in the evening. counting all of her steps with the help of a pedometer. >> five days a week i walk 35,000 steps. two days i walk 25,000. on sundays i climb 100 flights of stairs. on wednesdays and saturdays i climb 25. the rest of the week i climb 75 pilots of stairs. >> reporter: all those steps have helped her lose more than 40 pounds. >> walking was -- worked for me because it is something i can do and walking has many, many benefits to it. it keeps your mind and your health and keeps you active. >> reporter: while walking has been her method for weight loss she says it is the support from her facebook page that has been her motivation. >> it is vital. if i'm having -- if i'm having a bad day, or hey, i can't do this or i can do this or has anybody

tried this, the answer is right there. you are not alone. >> 40-plus pounds already. jennifer deutsche says she hopes to lose another 25 pounds and plans to keep on walking to get will. quite a story. get the feeling she is in perpetual motion. >> yeah. she is smart for using the stairs at her apartment or her condo. that's -- right there. they are right there. >> easy. >> they are free. >> yes. no fee required. >> right. >> boy, stepping outside today, doug, you don't want to walk back indoors. i'm surprised we got you back in here. >> lot of people outdoors today. doing exercising. have you not been able to do so the last week or so. we spent about five, six days below the 32-degree mark. today many of you hit 72 across the region. that's how warm it was across our area. look outside. we are looking at the clouds and you can see the plane landing out there towards reagan national airport. remember that ice that was right there last week. yes. that ice is gone. temperatures continue to rise. right now at the airport, 59

degrees. temperature has come down at the airport because of this. it is the southerly wind at welfare miles an hour. that wind coming off of the potomac river. cooling down to 59 degrees. where we are away from water, we are still at 66 in leesburg. 63 in gaithersburg. 72 in fredericksburg. 70 in culpeper. only area that stayed cool today was right along the bay. 48 in annapolis and 54 towards pa tuk patuxent river. radar, nothing show you right now. we are clear and we are bogey to stay that way for about the next 24 hours. we will see big change it is next 24 to 48 hours. probably the biggest roller coaster we have seen so far this winter. we are going way up into the numbers where we were today. way back down and it is all because of this front. look at the thunderstorms. numerous tornado watches and warnings associated with this. on the back side, it is snowfall. this is the kind of system you normally see in the month of march. we are getting tonight the month of january.

as we move towards our region, what's this mean for snus slight risk for severe weather during the day tomorrow. you don't see this in our region very often during the month of january. we have it tomorrow. lined in yellow. green area, that's the general risk of thunderstorms. right up i-95 lou philadelphia and new york. our area that has a good chance of seeing severe storms tomorrow. and the timing of this will be tomorrow evening. take a look at this line of thunderstorms developing between 8:00 and 9:00 tomorrow night. right on through the d.c. metro area. around that same time. it is going to be between 8:00 and 11:00 tomorrow night. strong winds, 50 to 60 miles an hour. heavy rain, possibly over one inch or more during the evening hours. this is something we will watch very, close closely as the storm system moves closer to us. you want to make sure you stay here. storm team 4. 74 degrees for your day tomorrow. 45 on thursday. temperatures monl the upper 30s on friday. and say hello to the 20s again

for wind chills. wind chills on friday in the 20s. saturday a high of 39. looks like a good chance of flurries both provide and early on sunday. weo from springlike temperatures tomorrow with potential for severe weather and then cold, windchill and flurries later this week. say hello. mother nature, not quite sure who he. >> confused. >> that's zbloek a good confusion. >> it is. >> for first time in more than 40 years, the kennedy center is planning a major expansions. we are going to show you what will change. >> we continue to follow developments tonight out of annapolis. judge finds the anne arundel county executive guilty of misconduct. we will go live to the courthouse for reaction. coming up in sports, dan hellie joins us. he is in new

a strong denial from nats pitcher gonzalez today. after a practice newspaper linked him to a clinic that allegedly sells performance enhancing drugs. gonzalez's name appears in an investigative piece. it reports don zal ez and other players were on the list of alleged clients for the clinic. major league baseball says it is investigating the clinic's owner. gonzalez took to twitter defending himself. countdown on in our super bowl coverage tonight. it is media day in new orleans. >> dan hellie is there live.

how did it go today? whacky? >> reporter: little crazy. i'm stealing this line from another reporter standing right next to me because it is literally raining right now. feels like the windy city, not necessarily the biggies write. couldn't tell when you are inside the superdome for media day, always craziness in there. 49ers wide receiver randy moss declared he was the greatest wide receiver in the history of the nfl. on more serious note, ravens linebacker ray lewis denied charges in a "sports illustrated" article that he used a banned substance contained in deer antlers to help him recover from a triceps injury. the company that sells that deer antler substance is run by a male stripper. you can't make any of this stuff up. you can't make anything up that happened in there today.

this is the fashion in mexico. [ speaki [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: i know exactly what he is saying. the most colorful part of media day. 49ers were first out of the gate. plenty of fellows were dmv eyes, too. boman, pro bowl linebacker from suitland. how about ahmad brooks? another outstanding linebacker from woodbridge. davis, the all-everything tight end from dunbar and the university of maryland. was surprised to hear how many niners were from the d.c. area. >> i didn't think of that until now. that's a lot of guys. it is a blessing, man. it is a blessing. i'm honored to be part of this game with those guy. >> sports is kind of like the letout. it allows us to play, you know, we love come peeing out there. you know, for -- you know, guys from the same area to be on the same team, i think that's, you know, pretty much exemplifies where we come from. >> we have a lot of talent. lot of talent in our area.

lot of guys think that most of the time comes from the tide water area in virginia. no. lot of the -- talent comes from the d.c. area as well. >> cam johnson who played at gonzaga and former redskins cornerback carlos rogers and there are five nine wers d.c. area ties. speaking of former redskins, we caught up with oeatu. >> i'm recording everything, my teammates. getting interviews. once in a lifetime thing. coming to the super bowl. we just -- enjoying the time here at the super bowl. record everything, of course. >> reporter: don't get yourself in trouble. there's pretty good scenery here. >> no. i am definitely trying not to get myself in trouble. i'm sure you don't get in trouble yourself. >> reporter: let's not forget about torre smith. former terp could be a major

factory on sunday. what's this been like for you since you arrived here? this stage of being -- >> ravens stuff everywhere, 49ers stuff everywhere. the city welcomed us with open arms. we are walking the streets, seeing guys on their team. reminds you of a bowl game feel. you are seeing other guys. the same place and same restaurants. it is a good time. taking it all in. at the same time you don't lose track of what you have to do. >> reporter: torre smith, form terp, more on smith and davis. big stars out of the university of maryland who could have an impact on sunday. we are going the hear more from carlos rogers and, of course, more on ray lewis and randy moss as well. we are going on update you on just about everything from here in new orleans. snake heads are taking over the potomac. so if you can't beat them, eat them. >> who wouldn't love that face? if you pay your bills on time you expect your state to do the same.

we did some digging to see if virginia is keeping up its end of the bargain. julie carey in fairfax county where there were big worries last year that hundreds of home daycare slots could be lost because of new regulations. the county has plan to ease

i'm meteorologist doug camer. taking a look at what will be coming our way over the next 24

hours. line of severe thunderstorms, even some tornadoes out there around portions of st. louis. for our region, one thing that will kick up first is the winds. very windy day tomorrow. wind advisory back to the west including areas around the shenandoah valley and parts of the blue ridge with winds gusting to 50 miles per hour. even around the d.c. metro area. i expect winds upwards of 40 miles per hour an hour. not to mention a coastal flood watch and could be some moderate coastal flooding over the next 24 hours, too. lot to talk about. we will have it all for you coming up in a couple of minutes. yes, the word snow is in the forecast. breaking news. reaction coming in right now to the verdict in the misconduct trial of anne arundel county executive john leopold. >> a judge convicted him on two -- of the counts including abusive conduct and cripple malconduct. chris gordon live at the courthouse in annapolis. >> reporter: good evening. as you look around they are waiting for john leopold to emerge and waiting for comment

after he is found zbilty today on would counts of misconduct. he was found guilty of using money for his campaigns and found guilty of using police offers and a female aide to change a catheter bag which the judge called outrageous and agreejous and wildly beyond the authority he possessed. judge dennis sweeney also found leopold not guilty of two charges, including the most serious one, fraudulent misappropriation of funds for using county money on pay police officers to basically keep his girlfriend and his lover separated. some of the people who have been coming here to court to monitor the trial who have civil lawsuits against john leopold, this evening, reacted to the guilty verdicts. >> i am elated. i said all along the judge did a great job. i think he weighed the evidence

and -- looked at witness a very critical eye. and i am very pleased with the outcome so far. >> reporter: in closing arguments state prosecutors accused anne arundel county executive leopold of will reply abusing his authority. by using his police protective detail to put up his campaign signs, collect campaign funds, and stand lookout while he had sex in public parking lots and clean his catheter bag. snarl snowden is suing leopold in a separate case for keeping a file on him. >> this case shows that no man is above the law. the courts reaffirmed something that's been going on for the last 40 years which is that when public officials, elected officials, engage in using police officers for political purposes, the not only wrong, it is cripple mal. >> reporter: leopold's defense lawyer argued some of his behaviors are not what you would want in an elected official but that it is not criminal. two women, suing leopold for sexual harass many, have been

watching this trial from the start. >> i'm very happy that at least would counts. i would have liked all four counts. i feel like this was a vindication important the citizens, taxpayers of anne arundel county. i think mr. leopold should resign immediately. >> reporter: he is disappointed in the verdict. mr. leopold, do you have anything to say? >> humbled by the decision. >> reporter: what will you do next? will you resign? >> we will be considering all of the options over the next few weeks. and we will let the press know when we come to certain conclusions. >> reporter: sentence sing when? >> it has not been determined yet. there will be a conference call with the court in -- on thursday at which time a sentencing date will be determined. at that time, obviously, all of the information necessary for the court to make an informed decision will be presented. >> reporter: were you

embarrassed by the charges in this trial? >> we are not going to make any further comment other than to indicate where we are and we hope to be in a position to provide further information to the court and obviously to all of you in the coming weeks. thank you. >> reporter: bruce marcus, the -- one of the two defense attorneys for john leopold. the other being bob bonzer. they are both from our area, greenbelt, maryland. saying that they are disappointed in the verdict tonight. john leopold found guilty of would counts of misconduct in office. found not guilty of two other counts. that's the very latest from the anne arundel county courthouse in annapolis, maryland. chris gordon, news4. tonight political foes of virginia's attorney general are on the attack and a accusing ken

cuccinelli for getting full-time pay for part-time work. >> for nehe wants to keep cashi paycheck while he runs for his next job. >> the group offered no specific instances where the work has suffered because of his decision. virginia's governor bob mcdonnell when resigned as attorney general when he ran was asked if should do the same. >> he has been running a year already. i'm getting the good service that i expect. i am able to reach him any time i need to on a cell phone and i don't see any difference in the service provided me. >> dozens before them have not resigned. the campaign response is it is interesting hillary clinton that was being advised by terry mcauliffe didn't resign to run

for higher office but national democrats believe that ken cuccinelli should resign. he pledged that he would serve his full term as attorney general and like always he would honor his word. home daycare providers are breathing a bit easier tonight in fairfax county. some feared zoning rules could shut them down. but following months of discussion, there could be a solution. nornlg virginia bureau chief julie carey has more on the new plan now. >> reporter: susan gallagher was one of the fairfax county home care providers there was a disconnect. could it have forced hundreds of homes to dramatically cut the number of children they care for. while the state allows for 12 children in a daycare home county rules only allow seven or five in a townhouse. unless a special zoning permit is granted. she has been caring for a dozen kids in reston. >> who would i give up?

who would i give that notice to? >> reporter: plan put forward by the supervisors today aims to preserve daycare slots while helping providers get the necessary county permit. it allows for five children in a town house and seven in a single family home without permit, up to 12 allowed with one and will streamline the permitting process. >> i think we are -- county will do everything that we can to make sure we are keeping child care providers and that we are making it's easier for new child care providers to come through the system. >> reporter: one other worry has been the $1100 cost to get a permit for their home fund revised guidelines the county should drop that as low as $435. while she says she can live with the cost now, she still worries with up to 500 providers applying for grants, the backlog could cause trouble. i am worried when i go on get my special permit they are going to be just -- barraged with people and it is going to -- they are not going to have the manpower

to help us and to get it done. >> reporter: she says she and other providers will continue to push the county raise to t number of children that can be cared for without a permit to eight or mine. she fears without that change some businesses will fold. >> i think we are going to lose a lot of good daycare providers because a lot of people will not want to go through this process because it is a long, confusing process. >> reporter: the board of supervisors will finalize the plan after holding hearings in march and may. it is the biggest expansion at the kennedy center in years. we are going to show how how the plan changes will make that performing arts center drastically different. a superstar on the snowmobile is nearly killed doing this stunt.

one of the most popular stops for washingtonians and visitors alike. now important the first time in more than four decades the kennedy center is planning major expansions. check out these aerial views of what the new addition would look like. you can see the plan connects the center to the potomac. and today the kennedy center unveiled this pretty incredible simulated tour of what we would have to actually see. the most ambitious part of the plan is right here where the center hopes on build a stage that would float on the river.

and as we continue around you will see the new living memorial to be dedicated to jfk. along with the large garden and the new facility includes rehearsal halls, classrooms and stages, too. most of it will be underground to preserve the silhouette of the main building. the price tag, by the way, important the entire project, $100 million. the opening target date will have to wait. 2018. wow. hey, when you think about having dinner out at a mice sea mood restaurant you may not be craving snakehead fish. it is a beauty, isn't it? local chefs want to change that. >> i'm liz crenshaw. why prices are sky rock iing important one super bowl party staple. my story is coming up. we are taking a look at some very warm temperatures today. but then the stormy conditions. they move in for tomorrow. i will update you on what to expect through the day too many and what to

what good are streetcar tracks if there are no street cars to run on them? >> that's what a lot of people are asking themselves in northeast d.c. transportation reporter adam tuss is live with an exclusive report on the city's streetcar desi desires. >> reporter: plans have been in the work for years to bring the street cars back to h street in northeast. we are learning now, news4 learning, it may be a while longer before the cars get rolling. >> where are the street cars? that i would like to know. >> reporter: that question on the minds of many here along h street in northeast. for a while now streetcar tracks and even streetcar stations have

been in place here but month street cars. the city originally said without it have the cars rolling here in 2012 and then the date changed to late 2013. now sources tell news4 it will likely be 2014 at the earliest and that street cars are carrying riders here. >> i was told they would put them up in 2012. they haven't done it yet. >> reporter: it is 2013. >> we are still waiting. >> reporter: they now say it could be 2014. >> we are still waiting. what's the problem? >> reporter: the city says there is no problem at the moment. that the process is moving along and even witut a power supply in place here for the cars, there's still optimism the cars would be carrying riders here late had year. >> the streetcar sit testimony has been planned for many years. and obviously there have been a lot of details to work out. >> reporter: ddot has street cars in the area storing them and maintaining them at the greenbelt facility until everything is finished. businesses like well-moan d.c. jazz club hr 57 moved here with

a promise of the streetcar. business owners say even if there is another delay they are happy to see the change in the neighborhood. >> it is amazing to have, you know, the city actually put money back into the community is a great thing. you see your tax dollars at work and look at the streetcar tracks. belief in the community. >> reporter: the soy does have grand plans for a much larger 37-mile streetcar system that would crisscross the entire city. reporting live on h street in northeast, adam tuss, news4. we had amazing weather today. mice and warm. >> doug kammerer, what's the latest? >> temperatures coming down across parts of the region. most of us still well above our average high temperature. remember, our average shy at 44. we are sitting at 59 degrees. we hit a high of 69 out at the airport. winds out of the south at 12 miles per hour. helping to cool us down. that coming right off of the river. that's why national is cooler.

63 in manassas. still at 69 degrees towards the warrenton area. very warm night tonight. lit stay that way. month rain to talk about right now. once again you have to move way out towards the west and this is where our frontal boundary is. a big-time front. this is a type of storm system you see in springtime, march or april with very warm air out ahead of and it cold air on the back side. look at the snow back towards colorado and back towards omaha. that frontal boundary will move our way and let's take look at timing. 7:00. here we go lou the day. couple of showers. around 1:00, 2:00 as moyer starts to stream on in here. late in the afternoon and late into the evening around 7:00, around the 81 corridor, start to see the thunderstorms move in. here we are around 9:00. right around winchester, front royal, luray. around 10:00, right around the district and i-95 corridor. once again, we are going to be watching this area very closely. potential is there for severe weather and it will move out, though, fairly quickly. what can we expect from this? here is what i think. i think we will see storms move in between 8:00 and 11:00

tomorrow night. some could be severe. very heavy rain and wind. winds are the biggest factor with winds gusting 50 to 60 miles per hour right on through the early evening. into the overnight hours. we are going to stay on top of this for you right here from storm center 4. now, 74 for our high tomorrow. then dropping drastically to 45 on thursday. 38 on friday. and 39 on saturday. yes, a little taste of spring and then winter. jumps right back into the picture, chance for flurry activity both provide and sunday. >> thanks, doug. it is an invasive creature that's taken hold in our region but it is in the near future you might find snakehead fish on the menu of local restaurants. yes, we are talking about the creature that some call the frankenfish. it has a living population. a shaef tasted it last might. they say it has a mice texture, clean taste. they love to smoke it because it

has enough oil in and it says there's no natural way of getting rid of this invader. some are saying if you can't beat it, eat it. >> bit of eats you. those are tiny teeth there. >> yeah. new warning out tonight about fake super bowl gear. >> record high prices for one super bowl party staple. liz crenshaw is here to explain. >> whether you are a ravens finance or 49ers fan, chances are you will be wearing your team colors this weekend. don't be tempted to buy counterfeit super bowl gear. merchandise will be popping up all over the meat in the next few days. better business bureau is warning against grabbing a jersey at a cheap price. you could be sacrificing a lot more than just quality. counterfeit items are often more cheaply made so they won't last as long. bbb also warns sometimes these websites just want your credit card information. so you can end up with no merchandise at all and identity theft situation on your hands. if you are buying online be careful what you search for.

one red flag is the word cheap or discount in front of the company name. to get official sports gear the bbb says buy directly from the team or on the nfl website. if you are looking to score a last-minimum deal on super bowl tickets, the better business bureau says choose reliable and verifiable ticket sellers. sites like ticketmaster and stub hub guarantee that your tickets are authentic. just in time for the super bowl sunday. price of a super bowl staple, the chicken wing is about to reach an all-time high. i'm serious about this. consumers should expect to pay 14% more for wings compared to this time last year. the reason for the price hike last summer's drought, remember that, up fee prices for chickens. so farmers couldn't afford to raise as many birds. companies produced 1% fewer birds last year but the national chicken council says not to worry about wing shortage this weekend. americans are urged to eat more than 1.2 billion -- billion with a b, during super bowl weekend.

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this is just devastating what happened and tragic for his family. the progress most its is now -- not good for this x-games athlete in the wake of this accident in colorado. that's 25-year-old moore. he was performing that flip at the winter x-games in aspen thursday when he wiped out and his snowmobile rolled over on him. he's in critical condition and his grandfather tells the "denver post" that he does not expect his grandson to recover. you pay your bills on time to avoid late fees. you might expect the state would do the same thing with your tax dollar. >> last year our sister station in richmond found it was not always the case in virginia. we have a followup report on the state's efforts to pay the bills on time. >> reporter: paying up before timex pyres before you wrap up unnecessary interest. and fees. last fall we showed you how the state missed the billing deadline on $133 million in

payments in fiscal year 2011. costing taxpayers nearly $34,000 in interest. that's more than the average starting salary of a teacher or virginia state trooper. we uncovered how virginia state university racked up more than $12,000 in fees. dollars given away. a spokesperson told us one construction project caused the problem. >> vsu paid 99.99994% of its bills on time. >> reporter: it was the department of transportation that made the most late payments falling behind on 29 million. turn the clock forward one year. instead of wasting 34,000 in 2012, the state only paid $4,289 in late fees from late payments. >> it is much better. obviously we don't want to pay interest needlessly. but if the -- if we do we owe

the vendors that to make them whole and state law, right thing to do. it helps keep costs down. >> reporter: we sat down with the state comptroller who says last year was was an ano, ma'amly and -- an anomaly. >> it helps keep our costs low when vendors know they are going to get paid on time and helps them keep their losts low as well. in the long term we feel like it is a win-win for vendors and ask t commonwealth. >> virginia law requires the agencies to pay their bills before they are due. >> $6.5 billion in payments made last year, 99% were on time. right now, breaking news. guilty verdict for a former police officer on trial for killing a woman. tonight you will hear from the victim's brother. >> minutes ago the senate approved senator john kerry as the next secretary of state. >> auto shop owner murdered.