hello, everybody. good morning, i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan.

welcome to news 4 today. first thing is first. let's get a check on the forecast for the last weekend of 2013. >> yeah, chuck is off but we have amelia segal. she is in. and amelia, two days in a row that moon out there, just so beautiful. >> yeah, i have to agree. i also noticed it on the way to work this morning. simply stunning. head outside and check it out. there's clear skies across the area. if you liked the weather yesterday, you're going to love the weather today. once again, we'll have plenty of sunshine and temperatures today have been a little bit warmer than they were yesterday. yesterday we hit 50 degrees. right now it is a little bit chilly outside. 30 in rockville, 33 in washington. 27 in college park and your morning planner for areas like falls church, temperatures warm into the low 40s by 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. we're already in the mid 40s. so a nice day. satellite and radar not a cloud around. but i amtraking rain on storm team 4 radar. that arrives tomorrow.

i'll be timing it out coming up. >> more information on four americans held and released by the syrian government. a state department spokesperson says the four member of the u.s. military were near the city of sabratha when they were taken into custody. someone at the defense department says there was an altercation at a checkpoint. after the americans were released they were taken to the u.s. embassy. no word yet on how they're doing. we need your help identifying a man that tried to rob a bank in columbia heights in a neighborhood out that way. police released this surveillance picture. take a look. you can see the man has covered his face with a scarf. he walked into a bank on 14th street and irving on northwest yesterday afternoon. he gave a note to the teller demanding the money and the teller refused. the would be robber left. if you recognize this man from the picture, please call d.c. police. this morning a man is in custody accused of abducting and robbing a metro passenger.

we brought you this breaking news last night at 11:00. police say timothy williams turned himself in. he kidnapped a man at gun point and then forced him to ride about five stops to the quarter front station in d.c. once there he forced williams to with draw money from the atm. this happened about a week ago and the victim wasn't hurt. caught on camera, metro riders under the influence. it's a story you saw first right here on news 4. scott mcfarland took a look at some of metro's surveillance footage and this morning we find out what happens when you're too drunk to ride. >> reporter: watch the left escalator. this is green line after 2:00 a.m. on a recent saturday. the man leans against the rail and falls over. dozens of feet to the ground. he is recovering. a week earlier, late friday night at mcpherson square, orange line, the passenger tumbles down and then off the escalator. this woman at stadium armory

moved slower and stumbling at first and then collapsed on to the tracks. good samaritans pull her to safety. the higher recent fall, 1:00 a.m. saturday, watch the man in white, watch him lean on the rail and watch how far he falls. all of these people are recovering and alcohol played a factor in each case. >> we want folks to ride responsibly and if they do find themselves in a position where they had too much to drink, where they're having difficulty walking, standing, with judgment action with balance that they might want to consider getting in a cabin stead. >> reporter: metro riders including joseph kitchen. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: a former member of metro's riders advisory counsel say drunk passengers are disruptive. >> the volume fills up on the metro station and the trains fill up. they could be a danger to other people using the system as well. >> reporter: unruly behavior and fights are often linked to alcohol. at every station in the system

whenever there's trains running there is a manager on duty which makes it faster and easier for metro to call emergency responders in the case of a bad accident but as you can see again from this footage, there's very little warning somebody is about to have a big fall. and you can see more of that video on our website nbc washington.com. just type investigations in the search box. this morning, two people are recovering after two separate police involved shootings in our area. the first one happened in prince george's county. officers were questioning a man about a stolen car when he took off in a neighbor's truck on kennison lane, police shot the man in the face. we spoke to a woman who says the suspect is her son, 26-year-old joseph moreland and that gunfire was not necessary. >> it's not like he was bringing a car toward them to run them over. the other officer was on foot and there were people outside when they were shooting. what if they should have shot

somebody's child? >> police tell a different story. they say that the shooting was justified because moreland tried to run over the officers. and then in the district, police opened fire on a man after they say he argued with two patrol officers near alabama avenue in southeast. we still don't know what lead up to the confrontation but a witness claims that the man was not armed when officers shot him in the side. his family tells news 4 it was hi 38th birthday. >> unemployment benefits are set to expire today but that may not be a done deal quite yet. the extra money on the table for people that don't have a job. plus why mass transit will get more expensive for thousands in the coming days. >> and a cable channel blasted for bringing back the hit show duck dynasty even after a star's controversial remarks. >> we just tweeted a link to the video of the people too drunk to ride the metro.

that was unbelievable stuff. join us online if you can. we'll be back on air in a moment.

happening today, more than a million americans who have been out of work for months are set to lose their unemployment benefits. however a proposal is in the works to extend those benefits by three months. here's a live look right now at the capitol. all things nice and calm. the senate, though, returns to work january 6th. president obama told two senators thate does plan to push congress to extend those expiring federal unemployment benefits. the senate could hold a vote on the proposal as soon as next month. 6:09 right now, well, you can't stop the spirit of giving at a connecticut starbucks. >> a chain of charities started tuesday afternoon and it hasn't stopped yet. our sister station wbit reports

nearly 1200 people paid their lattes, coffees and teas forward to the people behind them in line. it started easily enough with one person in the drive-thru surprising the person behind them and paying for their coffee and then it just went on from there. very cool. well, more delays on metro this weekend to tell you about if you are traveling on the red line. you're going to want to factor in extra time for your trip. trains will be rolling into station every 20 minutes or so. trains on the orange, blue, yellow, and green lines will operate on regular weekend schedules. >> bad news for commuters, the cost of your daily travel could be going up next week thanks to congress. before lawmakers wrapped up their year, they did not address benefits for those that rely on mass transit. the amount of tax free money you can set aside will drop from $245 a month to $130. that could make it difficult to get around the d.c. area. the tax change will also impact

drivers but come january 1st drivers will see a $5 increase in their monthly parking benefits. more problems for a ship stranded in the icy antarctic. why the crew is still waiting on a rescue boat that was supposed to arrive last night. now, here's amelia. >> we're looking at clear skies right now but rain moves in for tomorrow. i'll be timing it out with future weather coming up.

welcome back. this morning the legal fight over the nsa's controversial surveillance program maybe on its way to the u.s. supreme court. a new york judge says the program that collects millions of americans telephone records is legal. the judge says the program is needed to combat terrorism and called it a minimal intrusion. the aclu meanwhile promises to appeal the decision. the ruling is the opposite of one earlier this month by a judge here in d.c. who said the program likely violates the coaretuearning more about the data breach at target. the retail giant now says hackers stole encrypted personal identification numbers that many use with their debit cards. target insists hackers cannot unlock that information. gabe gutierrez has more on the investigati investigation. >> reporter: the theft was already one of the largest data

breaches in u.s. history, under investigation by the secret service and the u.s. department of justice. target revealed hackers had also stolen it's customers encrypted personal identification numbers but the retailers says the thieves can't crack the code and actually use the pins. >> it makes me nervous. >> reporter: we remain confident that pin numbers are safe and secure. when a customer wipes a card and enters a pin, that number is encrypted in the key pad in the store. it's then sent to a company that unlocks it with a digital key to process payment. target says since the digital key is not within it's system the hackers could not steal it on unscramble any stolen pins. >> that would take decades. it's not worth their time to go after those encrypted pins. >> reporter: but other security experts aren't so sure. >> target maybe understating the

significance because in the past the criminal have actually decrypted the pin and used it to steal cash from consumers. >> reporter: also even if the thieves don't have the key required to unlock someone's pin, many debit card holders use easy to guess numbers like 1234. >> about 20 years i've had the same pin number. >> somebody could probably figure it out if they were really smart. >> reporter: jp morgan chase is replacing all 2 million of its debit cards used at target during the breach. many customers are nervous. days after buying a dvd at target, someone charged airline tickets in africa on one of his cards. >> two charges that total up to $1,300 and something. >> reporter: while the nation's third largest retailer is insuring customers their debit card accounts have not been compromised, it's also the target of a dozen class action lawsuits. >> that was gabe gutierrez reporting. besides changing your pin, you should use your signature to

approve transactions because it's safer that way. credit card companies plan to replace magnetic strips with digital chips by the fall of 2014. we're following a developing story near the south pole. a set back for people trapped aboard a ship in antarctica. they were forced to turn back after it couldn't get through heavy sea ice. it came within seven miles of the stranded russian ship. an australian ship is on the way but might not arrive until tomorrow. the ship is said to have plenty of food and supplies but at one point there was a scary moment. the boat did take on ice which actually tilted the ship and when we heard yesterday that they came upon that ice, that wall of ice, they call it, things weren't looking good. >> they couldn't get through it. >> they were talking about six feet thick? >> yeah, unbelievable. all right. around here. we're not dealing with anything like that. pretty nice temperatures. pretty mild. >> absolutely. temperatures today will be near

60 degrees. it's going to be a very nice, mild day outside. a high of 56. rain, though in the forecast for tomorrow. you need to get something done outside. plan on doing it today. now, we're looking at just a pleasant day today with plenty of sunshine across the area and, again, rain tomorrow, around an inch of rain as possible. as we look to next week on the 2nd and 3rd, i am tracking some snow chances. you'll see that on the 7-day. 33 in washington as well as camp springs. we're coming in at 28 in leesburg. 36 mild degrees relatively speaking in winchester. your planner for today, temperatures are going to warm to 50 degrees by the noontime hour. sunny skies through the morning hours and then clouds will gradually increase as we work our way through the afternoon hours. 3:00 we'll hit our high temperature of 56 degrees. skies cloud up overnight but that's going to keep temperatures from getting too cold. at 6:00, we're looking at a

temperature of 50 degrees. now satellite and radar right now not tracking a cold around the immediate area. but storm team 4 radar, this is the rain that will push up the eastern seaboard through the course of today and tomorrow and this is going to bring us our soggy sunday. so, for tomorrow, rain arrives around 7:00 a.m. most people will be seeing rain around 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. 10:00 a.m. we're looking at a steady rain. potentially heavy? spots. 41 degrees, you can see temperatures tomorrow hover in the low to mid 40s. rain continues during the afternoon. heavy at times then as well. so you want to be careful for hydroplaning tomorrow and then around 6:00 the rain will start to move out of the area. i think most areas will actually be dry but 6:00, or 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. let's walk you through this forecast tomorrow with future weather. that high temperature of 45 degrees. here we are, 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. most areas are dry but look at what happens at 7:00 a.m. many folks are seeing rain at

that point. as we work our way toward the 10:00 a.m. hour. this is rain, this is heavy to moderate rain and we continue to see that steady rain through the midday and early afternoon hours. now, 6:00, notice many locations are dry at that point and then skies are actually going to clear out a little bit sunday night. but we're still going to have plenty of clouds around for monday. a breezy day and our temperatures start to drop. high on monday of 40 and temperatures continue to fall on tuesday. new years eve day, we're looking at partly sunny skies. so your new years eve night, if you're going to be outside, dress warm, gloves, hat, scarf. it's going to be cold but at least it's looking dry. 10:00 p.m. a temperature of 30 degrees. midnight as we start the new year, we're looking attempts to be in the upper 20s. for wednesday, new years day, a temperature of 33 degrees and this is where we really start to see a pattern shift. cold air filters into the area. that's going to set us up for a cold start to the new year.

chance of some flurries on thursday. a better chance of snow on friday. a high on friday of only 31 degrees. temperatures only fall from here. >> wow. >> you've got everything in that 7-day. >> yeah, i know. >> a little bit of everything. >> well, i hope that trend follows where it's like up and down. >> a little bit of a roller coaster. we'll have to see. >> thanks amelia. the powerful request for the new years eve celebration in times square. what organizers want to see ahead of the big party. >> get this, presents stolen from a military family just days before a

we now know two cheetahs killed a white tail deer at the national zoo. the deer jumped into the exhibit. they found the deer carcass yesterday just before noon. the zoo is conducting tests to make sure the deer didn't have any diseases. keepers believe the deer came from rock creek park. >> the a and e channel is bringing back a controversial cast member of the show duck dynasty. the decision to release the pay t -- patriarch of the show was reversed. they will bring him back despite remarks he made in a recent gq

interview. the decision drew strong reactions from several groups including glad. they said if dialogue with phil is not part of the next steps then they have chosen profits over afteramerican-american and gay people, especially it's employees and viewers. as well as doing a little cardio. the new york daily news says that organizers in times square are looking for people to ride on stationary bikes. the energy from all of that pedaling from today until monday will be stored up and that will be used to offset the power demands of the giant ball. this year's ball is lit by 30,000 led bulbs and was unveiled in times square yesterday. new this morning, the discovery made on a u.s. airways plane that led the flight crew to call in a hazmat team. also ahead. >> reporter: security breaches at two major u.s. airports. what's happening here at reagan national, dulles and bwi

marshall? i'm adam tuss. i'll tell you about that coming up. plus big weather changes rolling in this weekend. we'll get a look at what's

at 6:28, let's take a look at some of your local top stories. a fatal accident on columbia pike in silver springs shutdown part of the roadway.

montgomery county police reported to the scene. this happened just before 4:00 this morning where they found two vehicles that had crashed head on into each other. officers believed that speed was a factor. now, take a look at this surveillance picture. d.c. police need your help identifying this man who they say tried to rob a bank in the columbia heights neighborhood. he walked into a bank on 14th street and irving in northwest yesterday afternoon. he gave a note to the teller demanding money. he refused and the robber left. >> more than 1 million americans out of work for months are set to lose their federal unemployment benefits. two senators are working on a proposal to extend those benefits by three months. president obama told the senators he plans to push congress to expand the federal benefits. they return to work on january 6th. >> this will be the better day of the weekend to get outside. we have rain and maybe downpours coming up tomorrow. but first we do have some pleasant weather today. >> yeah, we want to talk about the good stuff, right amelia? >> yeah, i agree. today is going to be a really

nice day. temperatures will be a little bit above average today. in fact, not just a little but a good 10 degrees above average. the weather yesterday, very similar to what we'll see today. plenty of sunshine once it does come up. just starting to see hints of daylight outside with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. we're looking at 26 in college park and 32 degrees in annapolis. your morning planner for areas like potomac and other surrounding suburbs, low 30s around 8:00 a.m. mid 30s by 9:00 a.m. and we jump to 40 degrees and by the midday hours mid 40s. 44 is the average high for today. we'll already exceed that by 11:00 a.m. plenty of sunshine this morning. skies do get a little bit more cloudy this afternoon. i'll be talking about exactly how warm it will get in your neighborhood coming up. but this is the rain i'm tracking that will move into the area tomorrow morning. also be timing that out for you

in a little bit. amelia, thank you so much. new this morning, a stafford county fire truck hit and killed a man while responding to an emergency call. the accident happened last night near i-95 just outside of the city of fredericksburg. deputies say that the man was crossing the street when he was hit by the fire struck and they also say that the man was not using the crosswalk. crews rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the man's identity has not been released. this morning, police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man in manassas park. the man's body was found yesterday morning between two cars parked right in front of a townhouse. a man who lives in the community tells news 4 that he did hear something strange. he asked us to not to identify him. >> i heard three shots, pop, pop, pop. and i should have got up and looked out the window but i didn't. that's all i heard was the shots. >> neighbors say the community is quite and doesn't have a

history of violent crime. the name of the victim has not been released. the red cross is helping dozens of people that are homeless after a temple hills apartment fire. you can see the flames there pouring out of the building. prince george's fire department is still investigating what caused the two-alarm fire. the fire started around 4:30 yesterday afternoon on brinkley road near the rosecroft shopping center. no one was hurt but 27 people are displaced including 10 children. new this morning, things are getting back to normal at phoenix sky harbor international after cleaning crews found white powder inside a u.s. airways plane. the aircraft had just arrived in phoenix from cancun. police now believe the substance was baby powder. this all comes a few days after a man was arrested for running around on the tarmac at that airport. police say he came close enough to the aircraft that he was actually able to touch it. 6:32 now, that incident put a similar one this week at north

liberty has airport across the country reviewing their security policies. >> that includes the airports here in our area. news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss takes a look. >> reporter: the stories are disturbing, two men, one at each airport jumping fences and then making it on to the runways. here at reagan national where there's not much distance between planes pulling in and a chain linked fence, these incidents, an eye opener. >> when incidents happen around the country we look at them and apply lessons learned here when appropriate. >> reporter: airport leaders say there are security measures you do and do not see in place here. it took just a few minutes for police to show up and start asking questions. travelers say for the most part, they trust the people in charge to keep them safe. >> i think they're alert to those kinds of situations and occasionally something weird might happen but for the most part it's pretty well covered. >> reporter: others say the airport leaders need to learn

from these security breaches. >> i think they need to investigate it surely and really look into it and tighten whatever doors they need to tighten. >> reporter: the news 4 iteam exposed a recent security issue here at reagan international where a man got access to airport property even though his security badge had expired. the airport's authority says it took appropriate action after the report. others say they understand the need to feel safe but sometimes things can pile on. >> i'm usually the one that gets stuck with breaking my phone apart. stepped aside. >> reporter: news 4. we also spoke to leaders at bwi marshall and they say they have not had a situation like this or any problems. a new development in the case of a california girl's family who is fighting for her life. a 2nd nursing home has now ag e agreed to take this little girl into their long-term care program. she is 13 years old and was

declared brain dead after complications during a tonsilec tonsilectomy. >> a community banded together to help replace a stolen christmas. tom has more on the happy holiday of a returning soldier and his family. >> they actually took our forks and our knives and just kind of pried into it. >> reporter: the army corporal is showing where thieves broke into a storage box. >> i do much of my christmas shopping online. it was all sitting here on the desk and they ripped open all the packages and helped themselves to whatever they wanted which was everything. >> reporter: the couple saved for their biggist chris mass ever. over $5,000 in gifts. he arrived home wednesday after 17 months in afghanistan. his wife cheryl happy but heart broken after their home was ransacked. this was one of the room in

shambles after robbers trashed the whole house monday afternoon when nobody was home. >> this is where they came through. >> reporter: thieves broke in through a back window into the room of 4-year-old cookie but her favorite doll survived. >> what did they do? >> throw her on the ground. >> reporter: but there's a good christmas ahead because people are responding including the police and firefighters who made a large donation. the family's replaced 75% of what was stolen. >> it's a great town. i have lived here a long time and absolute strangers, complete strangers have come together. adopt a child gave us a whole bag of toys for her and she went to meet santa today and she loved that. >> yes. >> reporter: despite what happened cookie says she's got the best present already. >> daddy's home. >> this morning, tracking where people move to places with the most relocations. plus the unofficial method use to find the numbers. also ahead, more proof that

facebook could soon be a thing of the past. the sites to help keep up with the kids. >> thieves steal from a nonprofit horse rescue in fredericksburg limiting the important work they do in the co

well, the newest way to track people who relocate appears to be facebook. forget the senses, right? the daily mail says the social networking giant compared users hometowns versus their current homes and they found that lagos, nigeria grew the most. instarting rotati istanbul came in second. u.s. growth comes from other countries like mexico. about 1.2 billion people log into facebook each month.

but in the meantime, a british study suggests that facebook could be on the way out. the study used the phrase dead and buried to describe the site when it comes to many teenagers. researchers say many teens find the site uncool and only stay in touch with older people that frequent the site. richard is shaking his head. instead, they're turning to others. things like twitter, instagram, snap chat and also ask.fm which is hugely popular. >> i just wonder what they consider older people. >> this wasn't targeting you. nothing to worry about. >> we are helping you and your friends stay informed while you are on the go. if you or someone you know received a smartphone or tablet for christmas invite them to download our news 4 apps for free. go to nbc washington.com and click on unwrap our free apps to send your loved ones an easy e-card they can use to get the

apps. reading a good book can improve your brain function. researchers found increased brain activity in certain brain networks that lasted a few days after reading a good novel. reading a novel changing the resting state of the brain. the lead author of the study says the stories can shape our lives and in some cases help define a person. the countdown to the olympic games. how people are showing off their pride for team usa. >> hey amelia. >> good morning, richard. it's a nice start to the day. we're looking at clear skies as the sun is starting to come up. i'll have exactly how warm it will get

the "today" show is up next here on nbc 4. let's find out what they working on. >> erica hill and lester holt join us live from new york. hi guys. >> good morning. more help is on the way for the stalled ship at the bottom of the earth as the efforts to get did 74 people on board to safety are taking much longer than anticipated. we'll hear from one of the people on board the ship. >> also ahead this morning, fans of duck dynasty waking up to the news they have been waiting for. the show will stay on the air. we'll tell you why they decided to keep the controversial phil robertson after all. >> plus a little known secret that could help save you money. how you may be able to get refunds from your holiday shopping. >> and we'll introduce you to a

4-year-old boy that's smarter than all of us combined. his iq is so high he's in the same league as albert einstein. we'll put our own mental faculties to the test and see where we stack up and i'm sure we'll just blow him out of the water. >> this is everything i know in life right here. we'll have those stories and much more as we get started on a saturday morning here on today. >> we're going to look for those right now. >> the stories are so fascinating but they're a blow to your self-esteem. >> american airlines, on their inflight magazine has a little quiz which i try every once in awhile. it's humiliating. >> i never get that quiz. i stopped trying. i can't figure out sudoku but that's a separate issue. thanks guys. this morning police are looking for those responsible for stealing $5,000 worth of equipment from a horse rescue farm. >> now children with autism who depend on the horses for therapy are feeling the impact. news 4's kristen wright has the

story from fredericksburg. >> reporter: everything about equal hill rescue in fredericksburg is breathtakingly beautiful but lately it's natural calm and tranquility isn't the same. >> at 4:00 christmas day, we finished up at the rink and everything was where it belonged and the next morning we went up to start working with the horses and everything was gone. so the grinch came and stole everything christmas day. >> reporter: the thief or thieves took anything they wanted from the horse farms tack room. $5,000 worth of equipment. expensive saddles, bridles gone. without the gear, eagle hill has to scale back special programs. >> we work with the wounded warriors. we work with children of all ages. we do riding lessons here. so all of that is going to have to be cut back until we get back into having enough supplies to make it work.

>> reporter: the horses also help autistic children and mentally challenged adults. rangers simply helped cassie robinson gain confidence. >> it improved my confidence. just working with one horse. this guy. seeing him transform transformed me too. >> reporter: annie is pretty sure who ever did this drove up to the front gate and climbed over it and then helped themselves. the gate was always meant to keep the horses in and not people out. the rescue can't afford to replace the equipment. they already need a new roof on an old barn, not to mention the rising cost of hay and feed for the horses. in fredericksburg, virginia, kristen wright, news 4. with 41 days to go until the start of the sochi games, people are grabbing their go u.s.a. gear as fast as possible which is making for a patriotic marketing campaign. more on the gear that's glaming up the games.

>> reporter: the team usa store is a small part of the olympic training center but nowhere in san diego can you find more sochi gear in the months leading up to the 2014 games. from pens to t-shirts to what's considered the souvenir of choice. a pair of $14 go usa mittens, it's patriotic shopping because proceeds are a huge part of team usa's fundings. unlike most countries, they don't receive government dollars. the olympics also represent a huge marketing opportunity for clothing spontaneous source like nike and rafflph lauren. from boots to belts to scarves. but these items don't come cheap. fingerless gloves are $98. scarves, around 150. >> we incorporated very specific not only fabrications but design features. >> reporter: ken black with nike

is excited about their technology, the material with down is separated by holes to release heat as you sweat. >> the idea is to create a piece that not only warms you up but can keep you at a perfect warmth. >> nike also makes the hockey jerseys. >> these are the lightest weight jerseys that our hockey players will have ever played in. >> reporter: their village wear products are designed for comfort and convenience. >> knowing we'll be in the cold we made the gloves touch screen enabled. >> reporter: it's a perfect place for companies to expand market share. but if winter gear isn't your thing, you can always head back to the team store where there's already at least one t-shirt for the 2016 summer olympics in rio. and that was steven luke reporting. you can cheer on team

start to finish right here on nbc 4. that opening ceremony scheduled for february 7th and the winter games will continue through the 23rd. pretty nice stuff. >> yeah. >> we got to gear up. >> well, this weekend we use the mittens and the t-shirt maybe. what else? >> the t-shirt. >> pretty much everything in that store. >> everything. >> we are going to be nice kind of mild today relatively speaking and then tomorrow it's going to be a rainy day almost from start to finish. so you want to take down the holiday decorations i would recommend doing that today. maybe take down the tree tomorrow. 33 degrees is our temperature right now. the winds are really not too bad. only at 6 miles per hour. so it feels about 28 degrees outside. there's a look at the sunrise in the background. absolutely stunning again this morning. we're looking at clear skies as the sun comes up. so a sunny morning and then a mostly sunny afternoon. all in all, just plenty of sunshine today. here's a look at your high temperature for today. 56 for a high in washington and

manassas. gaithersburg you're warm to about 53. and 55 for those of you in frederick. so temperatures today running 10 degrees above where they would be this time of year. now, tomorrow, this is where we're going to get our rain from. this system developing in the gulf. it will move up the eastern seaboard throughout the day today arriving here tomorrow morning. rain arrives tomorrow around 7:00 a.m. notice your temperature forecast tomorrow. temperatures in the low to mid 40s throughout the day. rain at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.. even heavy at times during those time periods so you will want to be careful for reduced visibilities if you're out driving. 6:00, that's when the rain will start to move out of our area tomorrow. now, your storm team 4 four day forecast, look at our temperatures here. today's is warmest day. we're cooler tomorrow and temperatures fall monday into tuesday. a breezy monday. a chilly monday but before we talk more about the upcoming

week, let's focus on the second half of our weekend here. we're looking at, again, rain to approve tomorrow morning. that rain will be arriving around 7:00 a.m. i think everybody will be seeing rain. 10:00 a.m. it will be heavy at times here with future weather. you'll notice the heavy rain moving in. so, here we are. 7:00 a.m., rain. look at this heavy rain indicated by the yellows and oranges here on future weather. we continue to see rain on into the afternoon hours and then we'll dry out for the evening hours. again, temperatures fall from where we're at today on the seven day as we look to new years eve day and new years day. dry but cold. temperatures in the low to mid 30s. a chance of light snow on thursday. a better chance of snow on friday and a high temperature of 31 degrees. a little bit of a break from winter today and it returns in a big day next week. >> we'll try and enjoy it. >> thanks amelia. are you thinking of making plans to go to the super bowl? wait until you hear how much game tickets will cost you.

and later this morning, a news 4 special. it involves a tour of one of the most celebrated diplomatic residences in washington. enter through the giant iron gates toward the italian ambassador's residence. it's a mansion with a unique history and a chef cooking up some of italy's favorites. join barbara harrison for our

good saturday morning everyone. it's not such a pleasant morning for the washington wizards. they saw their three-game winning streak snapped and watched as one of their super star players had to be helped off the floor in minnesota. he bumps knees with a timberwolves player, down on the floor, he had to be carried off the court. he is scheduled to have an mri later today. caps back in action tomorrow night. they have to hope nicholas stays hot. he netted his tenth goal of the season but more importantly he fed eric fair for the game winning goal. the caps beat the rangers 3-2. to football, not a great season for the redskins. but finally some good news. probowl selections have been made. trent williams is representing the redskins in hawaii. williams selected to his 2nd straight pro bowl. deangelo hall was selected as

alternate. that's your morning sports. hope your saturday is a good one. >> a big day tomorrow as tc williams high school band arrives in the big easy. on january 2nd the band will perform as part of the halftime show for the sugar bowl. that's in new orleans when alabama takes on oklahoma. and tc williams won't have the only band marching somewhere far off. the high school band arrived last night in california to perform in the tournament of roses parade on january 1st. the band applied to be part of the parade two years ago. you can watch the parade right here on nbc 4 at 11:00 wednesday morning. >> we don't know who is playing in the super bowl and tickets for the february 2nd game are already through the roof. prices on the resale market are in the thousands. we just checked with stub hub. the cheapest ticket there is $3,200 and that's for an upper level seat. just one seat. on the site packages start at $5,600 per person. all of this money is for the first ever cold weather game. it will be at metlife stadium in

new jersey and bruno mars is performing at halftime. get your tickets now if you want to go. >> with it being the first cold weather game, nfl even came out and said there's a chance if we need to reschedule it depending on the conditions. >> exactly. >> the hotels have gone up. going to cost a fortune. >> we have an update in 25 minutes. we're back her