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and the storm of 2013 have brought millions of lives to a standstill. the storm is blamed for ten deaths including a child killed by carbon monoxide poisoning as he sat in a car trying to keep warm. >> transportation schedules are now getting back on track. amtrak will restore limited service between boston and new york today. it's a mess out there today. >> what a difference it is when you don't have that wind. this morning it was like night and day coming in. >> you could drive your car without gripping the steering wheel. chuck bell has details. >> you still had both hands on the wheel, right? just not the death grip? a little breeze, but nothing compared to yesterday, but it is cold this morning. teens and 20s out there. 16 in manassas right now.

and 19 gaithersburg and 27 in downtown washington, and nothing showing up on radar just yet. first drops about 12 hours or more away. clouds are on their way. we will be off to a beautiful sunny start, and temperatures for rest of the day and the weekend coming up. and the storm pummeled six states, but none worse than massachusetts. >> the wind and snow finally stopped, and across new england the focus is turned to what will be a difficult recovery. >> the state police and the national guard have been out in force and working in tandem. >> but these are the most important teams right now. crews working through brutal conditions to try and restore hundreds of thousands and many without heat. >> we are working 16-hour shifts, and in this weather

that's tough. >> it has been tough to dig out dozens of cars and most abandoned at the height of the storm, and the roads are open but messy and public transportation for the most part is still off-line, which means those that want to get around have to be a bit creative. >> trying to ski in boston for the first time in my life. >> skis, sleds, and even a kayak helped some. but for longer trips airports opened but flight options limited. of course for the most here, the journey is not so much about distance than determination. their destination of getting back to the way things were before the storm. a trip that will take not days, but weeks. and new york island's

expressway, going to the live shot, you can see a tow truck arrived on scene and it's hard to make out the different lanes, and tow truck in action and one of many to rescue the cars off the roads ways. hundreds were rescued by snowmobiles as much as after 12 hours of sitting in their cars. police are looking for the person that stabbed a man and woman inside a lounge overnight. it was on 14th near u rest. a 14-year-old montgomery county boy is accused of killing his baby sister while his mother

was at work. >> reporter: police tell me the murder happened here inside this apartment building. a 14-year-old accused of killing his baby sister. police say she was beaten and when she wouldn't stop crying she was suffocated. this is the apartment where the killing was allegedly committed. the 14-year-old white oak boy took the life of his 7-month-old sister because she wouldn't stop crying. police say the mom put the teen in charge of the sister while she worked an overnight shift. >> i don't know if that was a routine that this family had established or whether this was something infrequent over the first time. >> the 14-year-old charged with an adult with premedicated murder. they said he confessed to beating her and holding his hands oer her mouth and nose until she stopped crying and then put her in a car seat.

>> it's a 14-year-old. i don't know, this is -- i don't know what to say. >> gloria left for work 10:30 that night and got home at 5:30 in the morning and found her baby unresponsive. her big brother is being held without bond. in maryland it's legal as young as 12 to baby sit at home alone. i asked the state's attorney's office if the mom could face charges in the murder investigation and they said it was too soon to say. police say officers shot a 43-year-old tonya bugs while responding to a disturbance at

her apartment. she opened the door and lunged at officers with a knife and three officers opened fire. those officers are on administrative leave while it's being investigated. the chinese new year's parade begins at 2:00 this afternoon, the year of the snake begins today. the snake symbolized intelligence and gracefulness, and people born in the year of the snake are analytical and precise. >> something we will have to look forward to, right? >> you will. we have new evidence to tell you about in the manhunt, the ex-cop-out for revenge. what video is showing after he committed a crime. and how the snow is impacting travel this morning in our area.

>> and chuck bell tracking major changes moving in for the start

. this morning, air travel is finally getting back to normal after the blizzard of 2013. new york airports are letting some flights land after their runways were buried in a foot of snow. and logan is taking more time. it finally re-opened last night but very few flights are coming or going. >> definitely don't want to be traveling in that. >> number five all-time at logan airport. just under 26 inches of snow. and the heaviest snow is just

out the west, central massachusetts through senate connecticuts and out on the long island expressway where there are 30 miles still closed as they try to bull doze their way out of the snow. for us the snow chances are gone and the rain chances are there just enough to enjoy the rest of your weekend. the skies are clear and with the very light breeze during the overnight hours temperatures plummeted in the teens and 20s. a nice quiet and clear start this morning. 27 in downtown washington with a very light wind now, southwesterly at only 3 miles per hour, and that clear sky and a light breeze allowed widespread teens early this morning. 19 in montgomery county, and 16 in manassas and bristow, and low 20s in hagerstown. a little breeze out there, not much, so windchill is also

primarily teens and 20s. bundle up first thing this morning. and how quick will we see things warm up? by 3:00, 40s near downtown and pushing towards 50 near culpepper, and by 10:30 tonight notice how temperatures are not going to do the free fall tonight because clouds will be in place, and by 8:00 in the morning, still temperatures in the low 30s and 40s, and a big improvement from this morning, and tomorrow afternoon with the clouds and rain chances temperatures will be near 60 degrees tomorrow afternoon. first drops are well back out to the south and west and they are coming our way, though. first drops can get here as early as 9:00 or 10:00 this evening. sunshine to get your day started today, and clouds and rain showers moving back in after dark, so you don't have to worry about that until 7:00 or 8:00 this evening, and then a rainy start coming in on your monday.

enjoy your sunshine to get your day started. chills, 15 to 20. and this afternoon, low to mid-40s for the most, and by this evening temperatures are not going to be dropping all that quickly, still be chilly, though. drops likely after about 8:00. here is the all-important forecast. nice day today and rain moves in late tonight and early tomorrow and the bulk of the rain is for the monday morning commute and that's not really good news, but should be out of here monday evening, and tuesday looks like a nice break in the action and wednesday and thursday, i am still talking about it today as a snow lover, i remain cautiously optimistic, and i am liking my chances that there may be something to do more than sweep. >> wow. >> okay. >> just saying. next up is "reporters

notebook." >> good morning, and welcome to "reporter's notebook." gun owners and opponents testified at a hearing on governor o'malley's firearm safety act. the bill a response to the newtown tragedy includes tougher school security and opponents say it won't prevent another newtown. and this was a huge rally in annapol annapolis. what does the size and the mood of the rally say about the mood of marylanders on this topic. >> it shows that the people who are against any changes are very, very strong, very, very organized. in maryland, it's hard to say

how much of the population, especially the voting population they actually represent but i think it's enough to make most lawmakers think twice. the fact remains, though, governor o'malley believes he has strong common sense motions about better gun checking and better mental health and assault weapons bans, and a pen could be a weapon, anything could be a weapon, so why are you singling out guns, all the familiar arguments. >> pens and glasses don't necessarily kill, but guns are made to kill. the church is behind the governor. the -- we're talking about making sure that people who are

questionable, certain types of people can't own these kind of firearms. >> but, joe, there are some democrats that don't support this. this is a big measure for the governor. >> it's a big measure, because there's not really anything else on the agenda that i think that is large as this, and it's a national issue, too. here you have a governor that is eyeing the presidency, so if he can get this through, it makes him look good for the national party. but your point is well made, because you have a lot of democrats and our viewing audience across the state that can own guns, they hunt. it's just part of a culture in maryland. >> i was going to say especially in maryland, because you look at pockets of maryland where there is great hunting, and howard county and up on the other side of baltimore, those are areas where you find a lot of hunting.

>> there's a old saying overnight could be a lifetime in politics, and it takes one incident where somebody is killed and it changed the whole perspective of the debate, and the bottom line is it's going to be a fight. >> rejecting redistricting in virginia republican house speaker william howl used a procedural viewing that would have given republicans control. howell moved to preempt a vote in the house which would prevent the plan. he angered his own party by doing this. why? >> they thought they had a shot to regain the majority and they are peeved that he backed off,

and of course there was tremendous outcry of not only opposition or condemnation that they did it on the day that one of the democrats was not there, and there's a bad taste in some mouths. i am puzzled myself why he would vote against his own party, but in this case i think he is looking at the issue itself, transportation. this is big and they have to do something about the transportation in virginia. >> and some are threatening to stop the transportation overall, and talk about transportation politics. >> really?

17% sales tax on gasoline, and a 5.5% on sales, and the sales tax affects the poor and the 17 cents, you really get that money that democrats are saying from people that drive through virginia, and folks coming in, vacationing and that type of thing, so that's where they want to go. bottom line is i think the democrats have the republicans on this because of the redistricting. the governor couldn't go along with it because he thought it wouldn't pass the legal part, because it still has to go to the department of justice because virginia is a voting rights act state. so the democrats are in the driver's seat on this one. >> speaking of driving, virginia house republicans and senate republicans do agree on texting and driving tougher penalties,

and it's already punishable by a $25 fine, and police can only write a ticket if they stop you for another violation, and under the new law police can stop and ticket you if they see you texting behind the wheel. >> that was written in the whole legislation that if they see you they can stop you and they are talking about $250 fine -- >> for the first offense. >> $500 for the second offense. >> i hope -- sorry. >> ray lahood talked about this, and there's an anger among people who perceive that other people are slowing down because they are texting and not paying attention, and they are just taking action. >> i hope that they enforce this to the entire spirit -- to the hilt. this is the most dangerous thing, and it's hard to get

young people to understand, because they are the ones usually multitasking and this is a very good part of legislatio

welcome back. we want to get back on the road for a second. there's a new report that says d.c.'s traffic is the worst traffic in the country. might come as a surprise to no one. we have the worst traffic according to the texas a & m transportation report, and it's worse than los angeles, san francisco or new york city. is that a surprise? >> no. >> no. >> i think all three of us -- we have grown up in washington and joe a long time on the scene and you, too, pat. it a horrible place to drive. you have three jurisdictions,

and we have a couple bridges and people say we should build more bridges but not in my backyard and we have a circular thing and not a grid like new york and detroit and cleveland do, and i hate to say it, and i am one of the drivers where -- a lot of people think our drivers are bad and we don't know how to drive in washington. >> that's very true, because we are a transient city, and you have a lot of people coming from maryland and virginia, and you know, pat, the one thing that i really have a problem with the city right now is the fact that we do not have a good motor vehicle plan. everything is put on bikes and bike lanes, and everything is put on public transportation, but we don't have a good plan where drivers can really get through the city without a lot of gridlock, especially in the downtown area. >> i will disagree with my esteemed colleagues here.

i just came from los angeles i wouldn't drive in los angeles -- >> i wouldn't either. >> not if you were paid? >> you couldn't pay me. it surprised me. i understand, and everything that you are saying is really true, and one of the solutions is one of the things los angeles doesn't have that we have is a great metro system. people need to use the metro more and it would take a lot -- >> it don't work. >> it does work, jerry. everything breaks down, but it works. the reality is, you want to talk about poor public transit, go to los angeles i mean, it's sad out there the way they have it. so i disagree. >> you can disagree, but i still think -- >> i do. >> but, no, my point is the fact that i think the city has to come up with better planning for

driving in the city. >> the city's mayor delivered his state of the state address this past week, mayor vincent gray talked about the financial health of the city, it has a $17 million surplus, and he also proposed investing $100 million in buildings and preserving 10,000 units of affordsable housing. >> this is an issue that has been on the books, and through fenty's administration and back to kelly. affordable housing in the district was something lost for a long time, and mayor gray is now addressing this issue. i mean, this has become condominium city, and we definitely need good, affordable housing for not poor people or people that can't make it, but we are talking about average people who can't make it every day. >> we are talking about startup couples -- >> and they are now living in

rooms because they can't find an apartment they can afford. >> it's almost prohibited to be able to find a reasonable place in the city, and you are absolutely right. i think the mayor should be congratulated -- >> he should be congratulated. i think we need 20,000 instead of 10,000. >> i think we talked about the surplus, and what we will spend it on and that's what he wants to do, and i think people will support him. >> there's a race to replace the mayor, and how do you think it is shaping up? >> everybody wants to be mayor now, so we have people like tommy wells out of ward 6, and marianne out of word 4, and jack evans, he says, well, you know, he doesn't need to explore anything. >> david kau tanya, this has been the talk of his for the last two years. when you look at the mayoral

race coming up. the city is doing very well. >> but the thing is, and what they are all calculating is what is the investigation into the alleged wrong doings in the administration, and you know we have had a couple council members get whacked by the law and there are big questions about what involvement mayor gray has had in some of the activity, the campaign situation, and we are waiting and waiting on a report. they are obviously thinking if it's serious and it hurts him then this is a good time to jump in. it will be interesting to see if the report comes out and if there is nothing there what will they do? >> and the demographics of the city is changing and has a lot to do with who gets in and the race, and we used to be predominantly african-american,

and it's down to 50% or less now. that has a lot to do with it also. >> something i said last year on this program about mayors, it comes down to services. when the snow falls and the streets are clean and when the trash is picked up and the ambulance and police show up on time, which now we find building booms in washington, and when all the services come to light, you can rest assure that's the person that wins. >> if you run the city well, people put up with an awful lot. >> who said gray wasn't running? >> he is not saying yet whether he will run. >> well, he looks good. >> thank you, and thank you for being with us. i am pat lawson muse, and stay with us as news4 continues. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> good morning, and welcome to "news4 today." i am angie goff. >> and i am richard.

it's sunday, february 10th, 2013. >> we don't have the windchills to worry about this morning but we do have very cold air temperatures. yesterday it was not quite this cold on a temperature perspective but we had the fierce wind outside. you will need a winter court first thing this morning. 18 in frederick, and 19 in culpepper, and 27 in district heights and 27 in annapolis, and 22 degrees in waldorf and law plata. in and around town, clear skies and plenty of sunshine to get your sunday morning started. morning temperatures rising to near 40 around lunchtime today, and temperatures in the mid-40s but with a whole lot more clouds in the day. we will talk about monday's rain chances coming up. people in the northeast are waking up this morning to a

whole lot of snow to clean up. the blizzard of 2013 is over but now the work begins in massachusetts, and some towns got as much as 30 inches of snow and that snow as well as the winds knocked out power for thousands and many could be in the dark as day. and this sunday morning, worshippers were warned not to come to mass if it's not safe to do. and it was a different story on new york's long island where hundreds worried they would be trapped in the storm. >> reporter: 53 miles east of manhattan, long island's busiest highway turned into a vehicle wasteland. >> everybody knew the storm was coming. why weren't they prepared for it? >> here and throughout long island dozens of drivers needed to be rescued. some suffering from hypothermia after spending the night in the

bitter cold. four wheel drive helped but not always helping where new york looked like alaska. cars were plowed under or drifted. and exits were no root to safety. more than two feet of snow proved to be too much for plows. this job required the heavy equipment, comparatively new york city weathered the storm well and returning to the hurried pace by midday. >> looked like we dodged a bullet. >> and then contrast here. this man abandoned his jeep. >> i got home and my wife had to throw blankets on me. my clothes were all wet. >> with a crew, they freed his vehicle.

a day ending with small victories. >> now, a live look at the long island expressway. you could see cars are actually moving there. take a look at that. but the road is still covered with snow and the road will stay closed today as crews continue to clear the snow that left hundreds of drivers trapped in their cars. this morning, a shooting during a mardi gras celebration happened last night in the french quarter. one person is in critical condition, and three others are in stable condition. police shut down a block for about an hour and then the party started again. this is the last weekend before fat tuesday. new evidence this morning in the manhunt for a former l.a. cop accused of killing three people including a police officer. nba news obtained this video where he is throwing away.

he is seeking revenge for his 2008 firing from the force. los angeles police say they are reexamining his termination. and meanwhile, the lapd is apologizing that two were shot by the police while delivering newspapers. police say they were in that a vehicle similar to his, so they opened fire on the women. one was hit twice in the back. >> color didn't match, and the model didn't match and the make didn't match. they are looking for a larger black man. these are two older hispanic petite women. >> the chief, charlie beck, of the lapd said they are making arrangements to have their pickup replaced. six officers involved in the shooting are on administrative leave. police say georgetown

university are warning students and employees after a recent spike in crime, and thieves have robbed several students taking laptops and cash and ipods and other electronics. police believe whoever is responsible might be targeting students and they are asking everybody to walk in pairs and report any suspicious activity. and students at the university of maryland are told to be careful after forearmed robberies near the campus in two weeks. the latest was on friday night when two males robbed a group of people at gun point just off campus, and 24 hours earlier somebody held up a woman as she walked alone. an event starting in a few hours might force you to take a detour this morning. and headlines expected in the president's state of the union address, and the hold up over key votes to fill his cabinet. and the late night game that [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water...

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students are used to getting grades from their teachers but soon virginia schools could get their own pass or fail marks. northern virginia bureau chief has this. >> this parent knows exactly how he would grade his kid's school, but soon the state board of education may be giving a grade "a" through "f" to every school here. the governor says letter grades would give parents a simpler way to understand test data and school quality. how would those grades work? well, house bill 1999 explains

it. they would be tied to a kredation, and "a" would go to schools that received accreditation, and the school board opposed the idea. >> i don't think it's an adequate measure at all, and you can't adequately measure what is going on in a school based on one standardized test. >> reporter: this father came from florida where it's already done and he doesn't like it. >> basically, it left kids going to the "a" school feeling like they were doing well, and those going to the "d" schools felt like they were going to a subpar school. >> i think that's a very good idea, because it helps when you are locating to a new home or

something and you want to make sure that your kids are getting the right education. >> this grandparent agrees grades could help families moving in and out because of military and government jobs, but she has questions. >> well, if kids are not taught to study at home, that could be a problem. >> parents should dig deeper if they want to know whether or not their kids attend a quality school. this morning, police are closing the roads around the joyce street between south 15th street and army navy drive, and crews are closing down army navy drive between south joyce street

and south 25th streets this morning. ddot had the move d.c. effort. it will help d.c. leaders plan a seamless transportation system on the roads, bike ways and walkways. >> when we have that kind of rapid growth we have conflicts between people trying to get where we need to know. and this is an opportunity to resolve some of the conflicts and think about how to balance the needs of everybody going forward. >> several more forums will happen in the coming months. >> living in d.c., we are privileged to see artifacts and important pieces of history. but there's one room that nobody sees outside of the transportation security agents, until now. we go inside mission hall. >> september 11th, 2001.

that day changed the country in more ways than one and resulted in the creation of the transportation security administration, the tsa, located here in this nondescript building in crystal city. >> this is what our mission is, to make sure september 11th doesn't happen again. >> michael smith is the historian for the tsa, and this is mission hall, and the message is never forget. >> we felt having 9/11 artifacts on display here at headquarters remind employees why we are here. we have pieces from the world trade center and the pentagon, and the walk through metal detector that two of the terrorist walked through that morning. >> you can see the dust on this, still, from that day -- >> on the top? >> yeah, yeah. >> and in a city full of museums

free to access, not everybody gets to see this hall, this space and these artifacts. mission hall not open to the public. in fact, we are the first camera crew to film this hall. >> this was a flag that flew over the gate in boston where american airlines flight 11 left from. and that's the first flight that went into the world trade center that morning. >> it gives a unique window to where tsa started and how far it has come. on 9/11, there were 33 federal air marshals all across the globe, and that number while classified now is in the thousands. >> you think about officers that work for tsa, and they could have been 8, 9, 10-year-old when september 11th happened, and it

will be 12 years since it happened. when you think about that, and you think about the passage of time, it's important to just always remember. >> in crystal city, adam tuss, news4. this morning don't be surprised to see women in red at your sunday service in maryland. it's all part of the red dress sunday in honor of national heart month. more than 100 churches are participating. >> did you know that before? >> i know it's national heart month and i missed it on the friday -- because i don't work on fridays. so yeah, it's fitting. >> yeah, perfect. >> the dress isn't fitting that well these days -- but fitting for the day, right? >> we will talk to baby two about that. >> all right. for us, nice to get outside and do a couple things early in the day while the sun is still

shining. clouds will come back later on today but rain drops will hold off until well after dark. can you get outside and enjoy your sunday. not anywhere near as windy as it was this time yesterday morning but as a result of the lighter winds and clear skies it has turn into the a very cold start this morning. there's the live view of the washington monument, standing tall in downtown washington. and not much of a cloud deck but that will change as we go through the day. a mirror calm finish almost out on the potomac this morning. and there's the u.s. capitol building. and a little early morning daylight showing up, and 27 degrees downtown and it's a whole lot colder out across the western and northern suburbs now. anywhere from falls church and fairfax city out to manassas and bristow, and leesburg all in the teens this morning, and same

story across maryland, 20 degrees or older this morning there. and we will inch our way up. by noontime today upper 30s to around 40 degrees, and high temperatures mid to late afternoon today should be in the mid-40s around town. and staying a little cooler today, upper 30s and low 40s for folks into far northern maryland and in the mountains of virginia, and clouds on the increase means the temperatures will not be dropping off as quickly tonight as they did last night. no rain around the area, and first drops just in extreme far west virgia, and that's where the first drops are and they are probably at least 12 hours away and that means we won't have to worry about drops here until well after dark tonight, and then the rain drops start becoming pretty likely. sunshine to get your sunday started. good-looking day today. dry for all of your daytime

activities for sure. the clouds come in right about sunset this evening, and it could hold off until 9:00 tonight, 10:00, but it will be started by monday morning, and maybe a little possibility of iciness, and that's early tomorrow morning but a big push of warm air coming our way tomorrow and temperatures tomorrow afternoon will be near 60 in some spots. so for this morning, temperatures generally in the 20s to near 30s, and by later on this afternoon, highs up near 45 degrees. a little cold rainy start first thing tomorrow morning, but a huge warmup. some spots in the 60s tomorrow. sunshine and nice on tuesday ahead of the next storm, which is a wednesday, wednesday night, thursday, and probably will have both rain and snow as part of that storm, so snow lovers, take heart, there is at least some life left in winter and it's going to be real cold next weekend. >> wow. >> thank you, chuck.

notre dame and louisville players are probably sleeping in after overtime games, and they forced the extra periods, and the luck of the irish came through as they hold on for a thrilling 104-101 win, and luckily for both teams they don't play again until later this week. they can rest up. meanwhile, a tough battle against the cavaliers today. >> and then breaking a three game skid. and that's all in this morning's "sport's minute." >> we start with the caps heating up the home eyes. ryan zimmerman catching hockey before heading to spring training. and not only getting it done between the pipes, but check out the assist to troy brower. he has to thank his goaltender

for that one. and capitals go on to win -- wait for it, 5-0, the final. nobody has to tell maryland coach that duke is coming to down next weekend. all he is worried about is today's game against the kaf nears. >> i know tomorrow is a big game for us, and just like virginia tech was a big game, and like wake forest was a big game, and florida state before that, so they are all big. we will prepare like we always do and hopefully we will go out and play well. >> tip-off for that one is at 1:00. and that's your "sports minute," and i hope your sunday is a good one. a life changing event at the auto show this weekend. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there

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a big week on capitol hill. president obama will layout priorities for 2013. >> joining us to talk about the week ahead is moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. things got obviously very tense in the confirmation hearing. >> i think he faced the contentious hearing, and republicans had lots of questions that had to do with leak investigations and his views on interrogation, and of course the drone programs and that's a lot of criticism coming from the president's left on the use of drones, particularly that memo that was reported on having to do with targeting americans. but i think this is a debate that may be happening in certain circles and congress doesn't want to change the policy with regard to how drones are used.

>> but some are saying drones are the new normal on the fight on terror, and is there a need for rules or regular legs? >> again, if this is not a legal debate it's a policy debate. if congress would like to change the law that gives the president authorization to kill people they can do that. i don't think the public is interested in that debate. you may see greater oversight into how the drones are administrator, and the reality is america has been at war for a decade or more, and when the president says we can do this and deal with the national security problems without sending in u.s. forces, a lot of americans will say let's do that. and that's where things are. >> we want to move over to the state of the union address because we are hearing that the president's address will sound more like a re-election stump

speeches compared to his inaugural address. >> as much as the president wanted to speak to the coalition he put together, younger people, minorities and women, and talking about equal rights and younger voters for whom marriage equality is the new civil rights movement, and he wants to get to the business of the second term and that's trying to restore the economy. and the best legacy play he could make is getting people back to work and dealing with the budget and the role for government in his mind is pretty big, and there's more room for investment in infrastructure and a like. >> who is coming up on "meet the press"? >> we will talk to eric cantor, and senator dick durbin on the

agenda, and cantor talking about the republican party in a big speech he gave this last week. today is the last day for the auto show, and for one happy couple it's the first day for the rest of their lives. that's charles wilson proposing to his girlfriend there. the two started dating more than five years ago and had their first date at the washington auto show. each year they come back to celebrate their anniversary. wow. >> so she got a ring and maybe he will get a car while they are there? >> i wonder if that was part of the plan. >> give her a ring and a new red cadillac. and it seems more like a yes. and it [ female announcer ]s. coffee-mate natural bliss.

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hi, everyone. welcome to new"news4 today." i am angie goff. >> and i am richard jordan. let's talk to chuck bell. >> it's on the cold side for sure. right now 28 degrees here in washington and we will be up to 30 by next hour, and nearing into the low 40s by the time we get to noontime today. later on this afternoon, highs in the mid-40s. and a rainy monday. back to you. taking a look at our top

stories this morning. the worst is over for parts of the northeast hit by a blizzard, but the cleanup is just beginning. within the past hour the number of power outages dropped just below 350,000. the blizzard is being blamed for 10 deaths. and a group got in a fight inside loss society on 14th near u street and northwest. rescue workers took a man and woman to the hospital and they had stab wounds and no word on their condition this morning. and shutting down roads in china town in d.c. the parade begins at 2:00 this afternoon, and this is the year of the snake. those are just some of the stories making headlines this morning. next is nbc 4's "viewpoint." >> we will be back in a few minutes with another update. good morning, everybody. welcome to "viewpoint." we are talking about one of the top school systems in the

country, and it's right here, montgomery county. and the guest is the superintendent of the montgomery schools. welcome, dr. star. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me in. >> something you talk about frequently is how you get students to succeed in the 21st century, and it takes more than academic skills? >> academics are important, and we want kids to read well and write well and mathematics, and score well, and whatever it may be, and academics are important, and we know there are two other competencies our kids need, and we need people that can problem solve and people that can work in groups and think creatively, and recognize that there may be more than one approach to answering a problem, and we need people who i would call engineering skills, and there

are many different ways to build a bridge and there's not just one way to do it and that's part of what we need to do with our kids, to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. and we also need what is called grit, and you can call it well-being. do kids leave school with a sense of hope? do they say i am ready to take on the world and i am a good person that takes care of my community and i have respect for others and perspective and empathy for others, and we can teach all those things. the challenge for us now and the great opportunity we have is to build on the great strengths we have to enable our kids to be academically successful and we want our kids to be great problem solvers and have the grit that they need to thrive in the 21st century. >> we know technology and students have certainly changed.

>> i was a special education teacher. i taught severely emotionally disturbed add add lessens. i would ask them to tell them about their favorite teachers, and they said the teacher that cares about me, the teacher that knows me and holds me to a higher standard. they don't want the easy teachers. kids want teachers that feel they are doing it for them, and they want to feel that connection, and they want to build a relationship with your children. really show them you care about them as people, and they will do amazing things. they will rise to the challenge if they feel you care about them. >> and that connection, you are connected in new ways today in social media, and you are active on twitter. fplt i try to be. >> one morning you had dozens of tweets out there, and who

follows you and what do you tweet about? has that become an important tool? >> i have been trying different things. i don't have facebook page, but it's a great way for me to share ideas with people across the districts whether it's teachers or parents or support groups, and it's a way for people to know what i am doing and where i am and what i am seeing in classrooms and i tweet about things that inspire me. i saw incredible mathematics instruction this week that was amazing. so i want people to see what was happening and name the school as well. i am tweeting about things i am reading. an interesting article in the newspaper and i saw something on tv and i say this inspires me. i keep things around education and i want people to know we should be learning from outside education, so i might read something about what is going on in the tech world or business world or the nonprofit world and

it helps people to understand in order to change what we are doing in education, it's looking at beyond things we do. >> one of the top priorities is closing the achievement gap. how do you do that? have you seen success? >> montgomery county has seen a lot of success in that regard and we have to think about the dualality. so whether it's graduation rates or state tests, we do great. and we know that many of our kids don't do as well as others, so white nation kids tend to do better than black and latino kids. so we are doubling down on our effort but we are rethinking how we approach it. the community engagement is really one important piece. we need to link with other agencies touching kids and families, because we know if you get to the child, you get part of the way, but if you can help the family you get further.

more personalized instruction and interventions is very important. understanding race and equity and how to reach kids that need to understand how much we value them and care about them is another way, and of course having really high standards and making sure children have access and supports to achieve the standards are some of the ways we are approaching it. i want to talk more after the short break about how demographics are changing and how the school system is growing when we come

welcome back to "viewpoint" again, our guest is dr. starr. your teacher evaluation system has been recognized as outstanding. a bedrock piece of that is a program called peer assistance review, and tell people how that

works. >> this is a system that the teachers' union really came to the administration with about 14 years ago or so and now our other unions as well as principals do it as well. the idea is that we have to collaboratively determine what the best practices are in our classrooms, and then we have to collaboratively determine who is fit to teach before our kids, and so what happens is new teachers get a consulting teacher, they get a lot of support, and we put $25,000 and invest in our people, and the administration goes in and evaluates a teacher as to whether or not they have six things, do you have a good lesson, and then we use a program to say, how come you are

teaching u.s. ap u.s. history and your scores are not what josh is getting down the hall, and we will give you support and we expect you to meet our standard. if after a couple years you have not met that standard, the union and the administration jointly decide, we have given you everything that you need to be a great teacher and you are not cutting it and you should consider another career, and it works well to move people out of the system that don't deserve to be in front of our children, and it gives support that need it, and it translates into powerful student achievement gains. >> it's popular with the parents to know these mentoring programs are happening. >> sometimes parents -- most

parents understand that the support we provide is critical to our teacher's success. no teacher does great work alone, right? they need help and support so we try to provide that. >> your system wasn't alone, but maryland has rejected this evaluation system. based on what? do you know what exactly it was? >> we think that it's because we chose not to use the state standardized test as 20% of the determination of an effective teacher. >> this is raised to the top? >> this is online to raise to the top, the reform act, it's a line to raise to the top. the waivers also play a role in this. we are being required to increase the linkage, and we are

using student achievement data, however we believe that "a," it's not the right data that the state is asking us to be using because those tests are going away, and why organize a measure that is going away, and b, it's not testing what they need to know, and c, what they are using to calculate growth, we question that. we use student achievement data and will continue to use that in our professional growth system and our peer assistance and review process, but we need to organize around the future and not the past. >> you have called for a three year moratorium on the standardizing testing.

tell us about that, the common core? >> the common core is a voluntary effort on the part of 46 states and the district of columbia to say, you know, we need national standards. it's voluntary so it's not being impoesed. maryland has signed on as have many of the other states. the idea is that our kids' education needs ton more in line to the kinds of instruction that kids in other countries are getting, so it's much deeper and much more focused on concepts, right. it's not on rote memorization. so the standards reflect that. and they are very powerful. and it's not curriculum or assessment, but they are just standards. so the assessments are going to be much tougher, right? i am in support of that. we are doing all the work to develop the curriculum and our

teachers need to teach in a very different way. my argument is let's do that work well. we can't do three things at once. we are being asked to implement no child left behind waivers and applaud the secretary of education forgiving us waivers because no child left behind served its purpose but out lived it's purposefulness, and the state departments don't have all the the capacity and explain them as we would like, and we are increasing the use of state standardized test scores, particularly for teacher evaluation, and it's a very complex to change the teacher evaluation system and it's not that it's bad but complex. how can we do three things at once? how do i tell my teachers and principals, work with me on this new thing, yet you are still

accountable for the old thing? doesn't make sense if you are trying to build something knew. that's why we need a three-year moratorium. you don't eliminate all tests, and not as many or the kinds, but let's organize around the future and not the past. >> we have to take a break, and we will

i am angie goff. a 14-year-old boy is accused of killing his 7-month-old baby sister. johnathan aguiluc was taking care of the baby while his mom worked. they say the teen beat and suffocated the baby when she would not stop crying. the blizzard of 2013 left its mark on the northeast. some air and train service will be back up and running today but

many roads are still impassable. and the capitals' three game losing streak is over. the caps and panthers are right back at it again tuesday in florida. we will have more news, plus your sunday forecast in about 15 minutes, but for now we will send it back to "viewpoint." welcome back to "viewpoint" again. we are talking about montgomery county schools this sunday morning. dr. starr you recommending $2.2 million operating budget, and how important that you get that and how confident are you that you will get that? >> it's very important. the expectations are high and i want to meet the expectations, and we are appreciative and understanding of the economic challenges, and we seem like we are starting to get back up from

where we were in some ways, and our budget is -- it sounds like a big number, but it's a pretty small increase relative to what is actually needed. there has been such significant cuts and we are trying to build-up in some ways and make more development and targeted assistance for schools that have big achievement gaps, and restorations and music teachers, and we are trying to target -- i also sent out the message, i am not asking for new money, and if it's the only choice, because we reallocated in a lot of ways, and this is a way to move forward in the way our community expect. >> let's talk about later start times. there's a push among some parents to get that done, and

it's under consideration. >> yeah, we have a work group looking at the issues now and it has been looked at before, and a lot of complications arise from it and it's not clear that it's an easy thing to do. and interestingly, i asked the kids about it the other day, and of the 100 kids in the room, i would say the -- absolutely the majority if not all of them were not supportive of changing the high school start times, because they don't want to get home later and many of the kids take care of their brothers and sisters and they have sports and they get home at 5:30 and have an hour to chill, and they don't want to push that later. many kids don't feel it's an issue, and some do. >> do you feel getting more sleep on that end of the day is helpful to a student's performance or do you pay back on the other end where they are staying up late? >> there are a lot of

complicating factors. i don't know that it will solve the problem that people are trying to solve. i get concerned about how over worked our kids are, frankly. we have kids trying to juggle so many things in order to compete and get into college. i don't know if it's a problem we are trying to solve, and i want to get a wide perspective, and we are giving it consideration and taking a look at the issue. >> you mention getting into college. >> yeah. >> you got me thinking. you come from a great school in montgomery county and that's a good door opener. >> it is. >> but what is key of getting into the school of your choice that you want to go to as the kids are starting earlier and earlier preparing, eighth and ninth grades. >> yeah, the university of carolina came out with a report where they don't want kids taking more than six ap courses, and i know kids taking six a semester, and they think if i

get one more course, differentiate myself from the pack and i will get into that school. there's a school for everybody out there. i understand it's competitive and the cost is significant. i did my second graduate at an ivy league school, and i have run the gamut and there are advantages and disadvantages to everything. i support ap, but it's not just about that, it's about can we really see who we are and do you want to come to our school because you want to be there, and choose in a way that really aligns with who you are as a person. >> that's where we started the program, outside of apbg democratic schools what the students need to be doing. >> i want to talk about how your

school system has grown, and you are 149,000 strong right now. how fast is it growing and how do you keep up with that growth and demand? >> we have been growing by 2500 students a year, and that's been going on for a while and we continue to grow, and we continue to be a diverse school district, and the county has been quite supportive, you know, up until the last few years, and i understand the economic issues, and we don't have as much money we would like to do, but we are managing the growth, and growth management is a challenge all the way around for montgomery county, and we are growing by 2,500 kids a year and will into the foreseeable future. >> what is the most challenging part of your job so far? >> getting to know people. i love being in schools and listening to principals, and i

see things and i want to go back and look more and i can't because i have to be everywhere, and i can't be everywhere. it's a wonderful school system. we have a long way to go but we have come so far as well and it's such a great opportunity. i wish i could get to know more people quicker. >> a lot of people. >> a lot of people. >> didn't realize there were that many. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there

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and welcome back again. our focus this sunday morning, montgomery county and their schools. and dr. starr our guest on "viewpoint" today. let's end with looking back on sandy hook and the tragedy that took place up there. what has changed in your system in the wake of that in term of

security? >> we have to remember every since columbine, which at this point was 14 years ago or so the level of security and the drills we do, the seriousness with which we take it has -- you know, it's across america and certainly in montgomery county, and we make sure we do everything in our power to make sure it's a safe insraoeurment for our kids, and we know there is only so much we can do, so we have access control systems and drills and we do all the things, and i know the superintendent of newtown, and i know what she is like and i know they did everything, too, and we can't prevent every tragedy if people are allowed to have the kinds of guns they are allowed to have. >> seems like newtown we have heard of threats or incidents around the country to a weekly basis now. how do you assure parents their kids will be safe? >> constant communication, to let them know what we are doing.

we have to listen to parents as well. i think most of our parents are very, very reasonable. they understand we are doing everything we can and safety is number one. we must make sure that we keep our kids safe. >> your thoughts on armed officers in schools? would you like to see more armed personnel? >> i don't think it will be what solves the problems. we had an s.o. program, and that was a program that was about building relationships between police officers and schools. it wasn't a security structure. so i don't know that armed officers are going to be the security mechanism that people might think they will be, but i do believe -- and we do in montgomery county, we have very good relationships with our police department so we can have the appropriate response if god forbid something does happen. >> we have a few seconds left. but beyond the gun debate over weapons and who can have them

and what kinds of weapons, this whole culture of violence that kids seem to be growing up with, whether it be through the media or the internet or radio, and how do you wrap your arms around that and address that? >> one part is through parents, and if you are letting your child play call of duty when they are 6 years old, then that's a parenting issue in lots of ways. one is by talking to them. again, this goes back to relationship issues. if you know the child before you, and you can tell when something is wrong, if you know the child who is being bullied, and you can tell when something is wrong, you can head off any kind of acting out that they might, you know, sort of experience later. and there is certainly a parent role as well. >> fascinating half hour. we thank you for coming in and sharing your passions. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me on. i appreciate the opportunity. >> thank you. and we thank you for watching this sunday morning.

enjoy your sunday everybody, and now back to "news4 today," and we'll see you next week, everybody. "news4 today" starts now. >> and if you are just waking up with us, good morning. can you make out this picture? a live look at the long island expressway after the northeast blizzard slams the area. this is one of many areas trying to clear the roads this hour so people can get to work next week which may be a little ambitious for some. >> and this is a live look at the radar. we are starting off this hour tracking a brand-new system that can create a mess for our monday morning commute here, too, so we have to watch out everywhere. >> i am richard jordan. >> and i am angie goff. >> and parts of the northeast are starting to dig out from the blizzard of 2013, and the storm is now blamed for as many as ten deaths, including a child killed

by carbon monoxide poisoning as he sat in a running car to keep warm. >> and many are still without power this morning, and that number is down by almost 300,000 yesterday. and transportation schedules are now starting to get back on track. amtrak will restore limited service between boston and new york later today. >> and looking ahead, we are talking about our own chances for snow this week. let's go to chuck bell. >> good morning, everybody. we will have a chance. i think our best chance to see any snow this week may be in the wednesday night and thursday morning timeframe, but in the short term your sunday is off to a pleasant start. temperatures in the teens and 20s early this morning, and we will be rising in the mid-30s by 10:00 this morning, and many spots to above 40 degrees by noontime and the afternoon is looking pleasant today. clouds will be on the increase and highs in the mid-40s and a chance of rain drops rolling in, but probably not for most of us

until well after dark, so get out and enjoy the sunshine. we will talk about you need to remember that this is exactly the end, three years ago today was the end of our big 2009 and 2010 snow center. now that the blizzard has passed the focus shifts to cleaning up and digging out. the storm pummeled six states, but none worse than massachusetts. nbc's jay gray reports from boston. >> reporter: the wind and snow finally stopped and across new england the focus has turned to what will be a difficult recovery. >> the state police and the national guard have been out if force and working in tandem. >> but these are the most important teams right now.

crews working through brutal conditions to try and restore power to hundreds of thousands, many still without any heat. >> we're working pretty hard. we're working 16-hour shifts, and i mean, in this weather, that's tough. >> reporter: it has been tough to digout dozens of cars, most abandoned at the height of the storm. public transportation for the most part is still off-line, which means those that want to get around have to be a bit creative. >> just going down the hill. trying to ski in boston for the first time in my life. >> reporter: skis, sleds, and even a kayak helped some. airports are open but flight options are very limited. for most here the journey is not as much as distance as it is determination, and their destination getting back to the way things were before the

storm. a trip that will take not days but weeks. jay gray, nbc news, boston. >> part of new york's long island expressway will stay closed today as crews continue to clear the snow that left hundreds of drivers left in their cars. many had to spend friday night in their cars because rescue workers could not get to them. forklifts help to move the cars yesterday so crews could plow 30 miles of highway today. >> and this morning, some air travel is getting back to normal after the blizzard of 2013. new york airports are letting some land, and in boston, getting logan up and running is taking a little more time. the airport opened last night but very few flights are coming or going. across the country airlines cancelled more than 5,300 flights because of the storm. new this morning, a shooting

in mardi gras tprefrench quarte happened. police shut down a block for about an hour and then the party started again. this is the last weekend of mardi gras before fat tuesday. new evidence this morning in the manhunt for a former l.a. cop accused of killing three people throughing a police officer. new surveillance video showed him passing items in a dumpster days after he shot and killed a couple in the parking garage, and police say he is seeking revenge for his 2008 firing from the force. los angeles police say they are re-examining his determination. and in the meantime police are apologizing to a 71-year-old mother and her daughter who were shot by police in the search for

dorner. police say they were in a vehicle similar to his, so police open fire on the women. one of them was hit twice in the back. >> color didn't match. the model didn't match. the make didn't match. they were looking for a larger black man and these are two older hispanic, petite women. >> the chief of the lapd says they are making arrangements to have the pickup replaces and the six officers involved in the shooting are on administrative leave. and a 14-year-old boy faces charges in the death of his sister. johnathan aguiluc beat and suffocated his sister because she would not stop crying. police say the teen confessed to the crime. he is charged as an adult with premedicated murder. we know the name of the

woman shot and killed by police in preince georges county. police shot her while responding to a disturbance at her apartment. she opened the door and lunged at officers with a knife, and police open fire, and those officers are on leave while they are looking into the incident. right now, crews are shutting down joyce street between south 15th street and army navy drive in arlington. it's the love the runner with 5k race. crews will shut down army navy drive between south joyce street and 25th street. racers are encouraged to take city metro.

and crews will shut down several streets in the area, and the chinese new year's parade begins at 2:00 this afternoon, and this is the year of the snake. according to chinese tradition, the snake symbolizes gracefulness and materialism. >> that's not a great characteristic, materialism? >> but being precise is. chris brown, he just cannot stay out of trouble. plus signs of a new direction. politics for the ehrlich family. and we will take you inside the $12 million home for some special residents of northern virginia. we are on facebook and twitter all morning and we will be back all momy mom doesn't drink back starbucks coffee

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the wife of former governor, bob ehrlich, his wife could fill a seat. leopold resigned after being found guilty of misconduct. president obama's state of the union address. he is expected to focus on gun control as well as immigration

and climate change and the war in afghanistan. but david gregory told us the economy is still an issue, a big one. >> the biggest legacy he could play is getting people back to work and dealing with the budget in some fashion, and the role for government in his mind is pretty big there, which is there's more room for investment in infrastructure and education and the like and that's a big contention for republicans. >> eric cantor and dick durbin are on the show, and you can catch the show right here on nbc 4. you can relax, have fun and recover. northern virginia reporter, david culver, got a look inside. >> a serviceman said, this is for me?

>> reporter: you are looking at the largest warrior and family center. brian pilot designed it. he wanted it to feel warm. >> noninstitutional. more like home. >> reporter: they thought of everything when building the facility, including the height in the kitchen, perfect for those in wheelchairs. one wife said when her husband lost his legs from an ied, they began to ask different questions of the places he went. >> will the wheelchair go under the table? all of these things suddenly become your life. >> reporter: they news center, they know their lives will be different. >> there's a place for everybody. and you have a single building here that will provide for each person. >> there's a grand front entrance and a gaming room with plush chairs and a sound-proof music room and a welcoming staff. >> we have 350 volunteers that

will make this building run day and night. >> joe bowzer wishes this was available. not for him but for his children. >> so they could decompress. >> simply put -- >> this is home. >> i am david culver, news4. >> the center was built entirely through financial donations including gifts from verizon and lowe's. the group broke ground on a center in bethesda. let's get a preview of what is coming up. >> coming up on a sunday morning on "today," there's new video of the former police officer going into a shooting spree. we are live on the scene with the latest for you from

california. plus, the blizzard that socked the northeast may be gone, but the cleanup is just beginning. al roker is live with more on how folks across the region are getting back on track, and we are looking ahead to another big storm brewing. they are being asked to cover up for tonight's grammys, but will the stars really opt for more conservative fashion. we are looking ahead for the ceremony. and some of the breeds at the westminster dog show, i just met them and they are very well behaved. >> accidents on live tv, not good. >> no, they were giving things the sniff test. >> good luck, erica, thanks. >> singer chris brown escapes injury after crashing his car when being chased by the paparazzi. it's not clear if police

identified the paparazzi that were pursuing him. the crash came a day before the grammy awards where he is nominated for the best urban contemporary album. and debuting a new reality show that focuses on nelson mandela's grand daughters. the women say they consulted their history-making grandfather by signing on to the show and he is fully supportive. >> both our grandparents are very proud of what we do. they have told us many times that this name belongs to us and it's part of our legacy to sort of, you know, do as we see fit as long as we treat it with respect and integrity. they support us in everything that we do. >> you can catch the premiere of "being mandela" tonight at 9:00. it's on channel 108 on comcast,

and 083 on coz. we are celebrating black history must. there's a list of 100 people making history. among the honorees, jim spoke to some. >> he overseas the nbc news borough feeding history out for the number one network news, the "today" show, nightly news, and msnbc and more. >> all the assignments get doled out from here, and it all happens right here. on a big day, this is the place you want to be. you can sit here and just see all the activity. it gets your blood going. >> ken strictland has been in

the trenches. >> i think it all works together that you can appreciate what everybody else does. television is a team sport. i feel like my job is to make sure -- i work for them, i tell them all the time, i work for you and my job is to make sure there's nothing that keeps you from doing your job. >> a long way from his early days, local tv in birmingham and in nashville, and then on to the network, 1995, his third day on the job to nbc. >> they said we are going to sepb the you to oklahoma city, and here is a pen and note bad and there are plane tickets waiting at the door. >> it speaks to the notion that you always need to be prepared and ready. >> he had a front row seat of history found him at the florida school where bush would learn of the 9/11 attacks. >> that moment when you see the president with the bullhorn, that was shot by nbc news, and

to see the destruction firsthand and try to navigate the balance and try to make sure you are there professionally and you can't turn off being there emotionally, it was a very, very meaningful experience and one that i will never forget. >> ken strictland was working the senate halls too. >> just trying to understand how to get people to work together well and it starts with navigating personalities and getting along with people. >> that comes naturally to ken, a sense of humor. >> the town of politics and egos, and you strike us that know you as somebody that doesn't take himself too seri s serious seriously. >> i love what i do. we have sweet gigs. i wonder if they know they don't

have to pay me. the notion that i have the job that tim russert had, i am honored and humbled by it. >> you can see the full list of this year's 100 at the gro.com. >> when you see him in the hallways, cool, calm, collective. >> a nice guy and always there with a friendly smile. congratulations to him. >> absolutely. around here, it's cold. >> it is cold. you got that right. >> no other way to put it. >> teens and 20s across the map early this morning. so a real bundle up factor on your way out the door this morning, and you already looked out the window and know what is coming. sunshine, at least for the front half of your sunday. get ready to enjoy that. there's a live picture over downtown washington. still not a complete cloud free sky. the high clouds will be rolling

in from the west starting mid to late this morning, and our skies will go increasingly gray by late this afternoon. if you have stuff you need to get done outside today, it will be a good outdoor weather day to get things done. i wouldn't waste your time washing the car necessarily, because it looks like we have rain drops coming before you get to work and school tomorrow on your monday. right now, 28 chilly degrees in washington. reels are light out of the southwest, averaging 3 miles per hour. and the teens on the map, 19 in downtown baltimore and 19 in gaithersburg and germantown, and 18 this morning in charles town, and winchester in the upper teens this morning. a little milder, 28 downtown. that's the warm spot for sure. here is the way the day will look. a big warmup this morning into early this afternoon. and then temperatures aren't going to plummet tonight like they did last night because clouds will be back in place and

there will be a risk of rain drops after 6:00 but before midnight tonight. and not showing up on radar just yet, the rain drops are in far southwest virginia now. all part of a leading edge warm front, and it's going to open the flood gates to a mild day tomorrow. we will start off chilly with the rain drops, and some spots will be in the 60s they will go. mid to upper 50s tomorrow even with the cloud and the rain threat here in the washington area. so enjoy the sunshine to get your sunday after way, and it will fade-out behind an increasing veil of high clouds by mid to late afternoon, and again your daytime hours will be rain free. the clouds and the showers rolling in here, we could see them at midnight tonight. rain drops along i-81 before midnight, but we couldpotential and around the capitol beltway before midnight, but the bulk of

the rain arrives just in time for your monday morning commute to work and school, and tomorrow afternoon things will taper off. a mild day tomorrow and then things cool back down a little bit, closer to average as we head towards tuesday. your sunday forecast, off to a bright and sunny start. temperatures this morning, bundle up, everybody. hats and gloves are required. windchill on the cold side for sure. clouds will be on their way back. and this evening, drops by 8:00 or so. near 60 degrees tomorrow, even with the rain chances, and tuesday is the little break in the action, and the next storm that we need to watch real closely is wednesday, wednesday night, and thursday, and it's going to do something, it probably is going to be rain and i have a really strong suspicion there will be snow involved in the wednesday, wednesday night and thursday timeframe and another push of real cold air arrives next weekend.

>> your middle name has been chance over the last hour. >> we have to take our chances where we can get them. >> thanks, chuck. an instant classic, notre dame and louisville had to go to five overtimes to decide the game. the irish forced ot multiple times and their luck finally took over, and notre dame squeezed out a "w." the time is 7:54. next the must-see moment that happened at this weekend's auto show. >> still debating what to get your

i guess you could say it's a problem, microsoft is probably happy to have it this morning. the new tablet computer is sold-out. it was released only yesterday and windows online store sold out in hours. it's the first time microsoft built a pc itself. it retails for about $900 and up. valentine's day is thursday. you have found the perfect gift for the love of your life? a poll found the average american couple will spend $226 this year, and that's up from last year, when couples planned

to spell $100 or less. and women will spend just $164. >> the most popular gift for men and women if there were no budget at all was a vacation, and we spent a lot of time last year talking about creative ways to have fun at home, and the staycation. i think in 2013, people want to get away and need a change of scenery, so i was not surprised to see the stat pop up. >> if you can't go on vacation, men like a good meal or tickets, and women like, surprise, surprise, jewelry and flowers. >> and this man did a good job with his gift. >> yes. >> that was wilson proposing to his girlfriend at the washington

auto show yesterday. the two started dating more than five years ago and had their very first date at the auto show. each year they come back to celebrate their anniversary. >> that power outage during last week's super bowl gave "saturday night live" plenty to work with last night. >> so the news came out this week that you fathered a child in an extra marital affair? >> come on. we agreed that was off limits. >> that was before, dan moreno. this is a new world now. we are going to have to fill airtime -- >> ray lewis knows who killed those people, because it was him! >> no one is safe. >> you better believe there were plenty of younger viewers, teen superstar, justin bieber, pulled double duty as host and musical guest. >> oh, my goodness. >> do you think that was

somebody random from the audience? >> that's real good, jb. real good. >> that's a good one. all those people, all those believers that waited in line to get their ticket -- i wanted to see more jb. >> she thought she won a lottery with the front low ticket, and then on the knee and a flower and everything. >> she did win the lottery there. >> no doubt. for us, get outside and enjoy the sunshine because it will be raining on monday morning, unfortunately. tuesday is looking good, and all eyes are aimed towards the middle of the week, everybody. there will be a chance of rain and snow. >> all right. >> you heard it here. >> we are back in 25 minutes with another local news update. >> we will see you again a