new at midday. bizarre details from court this morning on a lawyer accused torturing and stabbing two other lawyers in northern virginia. and bundle up. windchills are in the 20s and 30s right now. it's the coldest day since march. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is here to let you know if it's going to last through the weekend. good morning. welcome to news 4 midday. we begin with the weather. our cold wind is making it feel like mid-january, not november. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal joins us with her first forecast for midday. >> the winds are going to continue to be an issue on into the afternoon hours.

making it feel colder than it actually is outside. right now, the temperature in washington, 42 degrees. plenty of sunshine. when you factor in the wind gusts, this is how it actually feels outside. current windchill temperatures around 30 degrees right now. feeling like freezing in washington. heading out this afternoon, going for a walk, picking up the kids from school, definitely need the warmer jacket. feels like temperatures through e afternoon. still feeling like temperatures are in the 30s. mid-30s in washington. tonight, it gets downright cold. low temperatures will drop into the 20s and 30s across the area. the latest updates to the weekend forecast, including when we could see some rain arriving. that will be at 11:30. >> the unusually cold temperatures causing some water main breaks this year. chopper 4 was other the scene earlier when a main broke at seventh and main streets. the break caused ll elementary school to lose water

and to close for the day. and right now, d.c.'s department of public workings is presenting its plan to tackle the snow once it. the hearing on the district's snow removal strategy. three snowplows were on display. meeting is happening right now inside the wilson building. we have some breaking news involving a stabbing in mcclane. news 4's molette green. >> just some shocking details about a violent home invasion in mcclane. one suspect actually caught only wearing a diaper. the husband and wife both lawyers from springfield, there they are up there, face charges in thicase. our northern virginia bureau chief was inside the courtroom during this morning's hearing for 30-year-old alicea shmul. her husband, reportedly posed as law enforcement to get inside. he's accused of torturing, tasi

woman inside that home. the victims were were critically injured were still able to help police track down the suspects. they say andrew shmul only had on a diaper. alicea had worked with the male victim but a law enforcement source tells us she had been recently fired. that is the latest from the live desk. the man charged with abducting a university of virginia student just pled guilty in a separate rape case. a lot of details came out in today's first in person court appean jesse matthew. news 4's julie carey is live. >> reporter: jesse matthew entered three not guilty pleas. his voice so soft at first the judge asked him to repeat his words. now he faces three charges, including an attempted murder, in connection with a 2005 rape in fairfax city. we had a camera in the courtroom today for matthew's appearance. >> jesse matthew jr. did

deliberately intentionally and with premeditation attempt to kill r.j. in the commission of or subsequent to with intention to attempt to defile. how do you plead? >> not guilty. >> reporter: jesse matthew's defense attorneys waived the reading of the rest. then the trial date. telling the attorneys, i want to tell a date that's relatively firm. they finished on march 9, marking out eight days for trial. matthew's attorneys asked he be transferred back to the charlottesville area where he faces a december preliminary hearing in connection with uva student hannah graham's abduction. her remains were positively identified in late october. matthew has not been charged in connection with her death. dna links him to virginia tech student morgan harrington whose body was found near charlottesville in 2010. the alleged victim now lives in india. the attorney says they kept in

touch with her throughout the investigatio her here for trial. >> i've been in constant communication with her. she has small children. a 6-month-old and she's concerned, so i'm working with her now to make an arrangement to meet with her and we'll bring her and her family here probably shortly before the trial. she is prepared to testify and i think it's fair to say she looks forward to final resolution of this case. >> reporter: now, we also expected jesse matthews defense attorneys might ask the judge today to order a mental health evaluation for their client. that, however, did not happen at this hearing. again, jesse matthew soon will be transferred back to the charlottesville area for security reasons. court officials can't say when exactly that will be. reporting live from fairfax county court. two more students have come forward, saying they were inappropriately touched by a

substitute teacher in montgomery county. do you have any comment on that? >> no. >> news 4's jackie bensen tried to talk to that teacher but he refused to comment. he was arrested in october, accused of inappropriate contact with a student. the district is taking heat for waiting to notify parents for three weeks. school officials have now sent a letter to parents. it says he taught at 20 different montgomery county schools last year. they're asking for any more possible victims to please come forward. later today, a wood bridge high school student will be laid to rest. hearts will be heavy at the funeral for brendan wilson tonight. help was shot monday behind his high school. a vigil remembering the 16-year-old's young life was held by family and friends earlier this week. funeral services begin at 6:00 this evening at miller's funeral home in wood bridge. prince william county police are looking for this teen in connection with brendan's

murder. 17-year-old yan moses is the fourth suspect. in a rare mo, a judge allowed police to release moses name and photo even though he is under age. the suspected gunman kawayne smalls was out on bail at the time of the shooting. he was supposed to be wearing a monitoring bracelet. some breaking news out of gai gait this morning. we want to let folks know there is a fire at forest oak middle school in gaithersburg. we can tell you that the kids in the school have been evacuated. the fire we understand is under control. the smoke we believe is on the second floor of that building. again, this is happening at forest oak middle school. our chopper is on the way to bring us pictures of what is going on. as soon as we get there, we'll bring you the very latest. back to you. >> allright, molette, thank you. we're hearing what it felt like hanging on 68 floors in the

air. the window washers rescued earlier this week talk about the terrifying experience they went through. and who's listening in? a new report on spying in the u.s. how law enforcement in this country is using planes to track

i'm molette green at the live desk. we have just heard from the two

new york city window washer rescued after being trapped nearly 70 stories off the ground. juan lopez and juan lasama spoke about their experience during a news conference. lopez, who's been doing this work for five years now, says he is happy to be alive. >> the most important thing is to be alive and also to -- at the moment -- >> now, lopez and the fellow window washer who was with him said they did the proper equipment checks before performing their high risk job. after several hours on wednesday, firefighters were able to rescue the men. they suffered mild hypothermia. they are happy to be alive. another ebola patient will come to the u.s. tomorrow for treatment. the patient will arrive at the nebraska medical center tomorrow

morning. the patient is reportedly a surgeon who is a citizen of sierra leone and contracted the disease there. but also a permanent u.s. resident. the doctor will be the third ebola patient at the omaha hospital and tenth ebola patient in the u.s. last ebola patient in this country was released from a new york city hospital on tuesday. and new this morning, we're learning the justice department has been using planes to tap your cell phone. according to "the wall street journal," planes carrying so-called dirt boxes imitate cell phone towers. the box tricks your phone into thinking it's connecting to a real tower and then transmits your signal. that allows the u.s. marshal service to track your phone anywhere. the program is designed to catch fugitives the marshals are hunting. the program can bypass encryption systems like those on the new iphone 6. it's unclear if the marshal service even needs a judge to sign off on this program. what went wrong? new information on the security breaches at the white house.

plus, santa. arriving in our area. what prompted this early visit. >> the good news, the sun is shining. bad news, it's cold and breezy. bad news, it's cold and breezy. i'll let you know when the wins

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it's not quite cold enough to snow quite yet. it sure is beginning to look a lot like christmas in virginia. santa just arrived at tyson's corner. news 4 megan mcgrath is live. i understand santa traded in his

sleigh this year. >> he's modernizing. at least when he compaes to wor here. he's here. he's in his workshop here. kids are starting to show up and wait in line to meet him. he got to work this morning in a very unusual way. take a look. he actually rode the new silver line. he was with metro general manager this morning. they arrived at the tyson's corner platform a little after 10:00 this morning. they got right off the train. there were about 25 children that traveled with them. they used the series of pedestrian walkways to get right into the mall. it was an absolute breeze. they're encouraging people to take the silver line to the mall this holiday season. you don't have to fight the traffic. you don't have to fight for that parking space. you just jump on a train. they're actually offering some incentives to do that. there are more than 60 retailer, hotels and restaurants here that are offering special discounts. all you have to do is show your

smart trip card and they'll get those discounts. it's just really a breeze. santa said it was a great ride. >> this is the way to go. you get on. you don't have to think about it. you're there. >> they have a job here? >> yeah, they're ready for the season. ready to make it happen. >> like a whole decked out metro. it was fun. >> kind of an interesting program. that goes with this here. they have a delivery service. five bucks and they'll give you same day delivery of anything you buy here at the mall to your home. that way when you hop the metro back, you don't have to carry all your packages. back to you in the studio, barbara. >> sounds pretty good. you can start signing up for l heah exchange this ugh t weekend. open enrollment for plans under the affordable care act begin torrow. federal health officials are promisg a much smoother process. they say the healthcare.gov

website will be able to handle the web traffic. republicans control both houses of congress. are already talking about how to repeal the law. there's a harsh new report from homeland security about the jumper incident at the white house back if september. it uncovers numerous missteps, including one agent who was on his cell phone while this was all happening. nbc's tracie potts has more on this report and the responses from the secret service. >> reporter: this homeland security report details some of the performance, organizational and technical failures that happened the day gonzalez jumped over that fence and landed inside the white house. one of the agents on the northern lawn according to the report wasn't paying attention because he was on his cell phone. he couldn't hear what was happen the radio. he left it in his locker. there was spiking on the fence that were missing that made it easier for him to get inside. they also talk about an agent

who pulled out a flashlight instead of a baton trying to stop him. what is going to happen now? many of these agents are still october job we've learned. the report, although it's harsh, homeland security says it's aimed at helping acting director joe clancy fix problems inside the agency. and we're already getting reaction from here on capitol hill. the head of the homeland security committee says he wants a hearing because what's in this report is not acceptable. from capitol hill, i'm tracie potts, news 4. >> now, president obama is on his way to australia. he's wrapped up his visit to myanmar early this morning. president says he wants to s more progress towards democratic reform in myanmar. the company is trying to reinvent itself after decades of military rule. when the president returns, he's expected to take executive action on immigration. republicans are making plans right now to stop him. for more on that, we're joined by mark murray, nbc's political

editor. let's talk about what the president could do. mi i mean, amnesty for people here in the country illegally? >> they're not using the term amnesty. that's a term that republicans are using in this case. but essentially the idea is the president has wide discretion on who gets deported among the 11 million people living in this country illegally. what's been leaked out so far, this hasn't been official, is that people, for example, if you're a parent of a legal resident or you have children who have already been part of the dream act or deferred action for deportations, the u.s. government isn't going to deport you. asuing you haven't committed crimes. you haven't crossed the border. you've been productive in society, been contributing in the economy, they're not going to make you a priority on deportation. >> what are the republican options? >> they're not all that happy about this. the white house have said,

republican, we'd love for you to help us out on this. the president will end up taking this action on his own. what we're seeing republicans is we're going to fight you on this. the question is, what do they end up doing? do they have a lawsuit, try to sue the president over this? they try to deny funds for it? a lot of options are on the table. >> we talked to mark yesterday about the white house voting on the keystone pipeline. well, it looks like that vote could happen around 12:30 this afternoon. follow mark on twitter for updates. and right now, the national cathedral is preparing to make history. the first of its kind event that begins in just minutes. and on stage in our area, fiddler on the roof. the special anniversary prompting the return of this prompting the return of this .lassic.

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in just a few minutes, history will be made at the national cathedral. five muslim groups will hold friday prayers inside the cathedral. the ceremony begins at 11:30 with prayers beginning around 12:30 p.m. the prayers will be held in the north area of the cathedral. first time ever for that.

♪ that's fiddler on the roof playing right now at arena stage. two stars of the show hannah and rio join us this morning with more on what audiences can expect. expecting a lot of fun. expecting music that they recognize and that's been around for 50 years now. >> yes, incredible. >> it's amazing. >> are you excited about being there in this particular show and do you think this audience is still appreciated like they did 50 years ago? >> there's something to be said about reviving a classic. it's classic for a reason. it's a long time. but it's so prevalent today which i think is so important we're doing it now. it's so much about the breaking and keeping of traditions, which is kind of absolutely what's happening now. like how many people are trying to marry who they want to marry and what prejudice is still going on in the world and it's so universal. >> it is about prejudice, isn't it? you think that message means something to the people who come to see it?

>> absolutely. i feel like many people, many different age ranges can identify with each character. >> what's it like performing this particular show with all of its music in theater and the round, with people sitting all the way around you? is it hard? >> it's absolutely thrilling. that was the big draw. it's the space demands so much of the actors and give such a treat to everyone in the space no matter where you sit. you get a different expe depending on where you are. >> you're originally from upstate new york. first playing in washington? >> for me, it's lovely to be here. >> i went to school at catholic university and i haven't left because i love d.c. so much. it's one of the most thriving theater communities i've experienced. >> we love hearing you sing. i kept playing the tape over and over. the two of you singing.

do people sing along with you? >> sometimes. >> like, we'll go back and be like, did you hear the old man singing the solo? it's great. it's a lot of fun. it means that everybody's a part of it. >> i don't even know all the words. there's tradition, if i were a rich man. do you have a favorite? >> i love -- i love matchmaker and sunrise sunset's absolutely gorgeous. >> thank you for coming. stole you away from your rehearsal. the show is going to be through january 4th. thanks for coming. we want to tell you that there is -- the show runs through january 4th. tickets are available at wwwarenastage.org.

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you don't usually hear that this time of year. thundersnow was captured on camera right along layeree erien ohio. most of the nation is dealing with cold temperatures. parts of ohio could see as much as 10 inches of lake-effect snow by tomorrow. and we have cold weather but probably not cold enough to snow right now, huh? >> well, i think some areas back to the west we could see a little bit of snow if it were snowing there but that's not going to be the case -- >> do we have enough moisture? >> not enough moisture. clouds are trying to work in from the great lakes. i was in buffalo and erie. i'm not talking about thundersnow. if i was in those places, i would be talking about thundersnow. today, we're talking about breezy conditions that are producing brutal windchills for this time of year. windchill temperatures today will be in the 20s and 30s. it remains chilly, cold

throughout the weekend. but the good news, we're dry both weekend days. the cold though, it sticks around for a while. we've been talking about it all week. likely staying cold right up until thanksgiving at least. we are tracking a storm system that could arrive as early as sunday night. it impacts us mainly on monday. then it starts to wind down on monday night. maybe with some rain and snow. a little bit more on that in a moment. here's a live lookout side with our camera. you can see a little cloudiness out there. i threw the shot in because i love the fall color. the reds you can see out there in wereston. as we work our way into the weekend, the leaves likely continuing to fall with the breezy conditions today. right now, we're at a tempe of 42 degrees. still mostly sunny in the d.c. metro area. that will be case for the majority of the afternoon. the breezy conditions stick around until about 7:00, 8:00 p.m. tonight. tonight, it turns cold for everybody. here's your hour by hour

temperature forecast for the afternoon. 44 degrees that will be our high. 4:00, we're in the low 40s. 7:00 p.m., we already dropped into the 30s. satellite and radar. what's happening right now. track some of that cloudiness. again, spilling down from the great lakes. no snow though. so some good news there. maybe just a few flurries back in washington county in maryland. but here, we are dry. friday night football. you need the warmest jacket that you have. clear skies means cold temperatures. 39 degrees from about 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., clear skies. temperature of 36. this is what you're waking up to on your saturday morning. a relocation should be at our below freezing. 20s in the suburbs. 32 in washington. areas by the water will be in the low 30s. our high temperature for tomorrow, 45. so very similar for today. but without the wind. it's going to feel a little bit

warmer. as far as the cloud cover is concerned, we're seeing more sunshine tomorrow than on sunday. tra tracki that rain arriving. a good chance of rain for you monday. a high temperature of 47. a system, this area of low pressure, it brings rain from areas like the gulf up into our area with cold air still in place. we could potentially see a little bit of snow barbara back to the west. your best chance of slick spots is monday night into tuesday morning. the system brings in more cold air. high temperatures only in the upper 30s. >> thanks, amelia. the management of the u.s. nuclear arsenal appear to be headed for a major makeover. news 4's molette green has more on that from the live deck. >> that's right, barbara. from top to bottom. secretary of defense chuck hagel

just announced a series of reforms during a news conference at the pentagon. >> the reviews found evidence of systemic problems that, if not addressed, could undermine the safety, security and effectiveness of the elements of the force in the future. these problems include manning, infrastructure and skill deficiencies. >> cost of this makeover could go into the billions to fix leadership lapses, security flaws and morale. two reviews found that some of the biggest missteps with management, security and morale inside the air force. that is the latest from the live desk. back to you. >> the european space agency is pushing ahead with efforts to drill into a comet's surface, even though they're still trying to pin down where exactly the probe is. the lander became the first spacecraft to touch down on a comet on wednesday. now, scientists say the probe is drilling into the comet to extract some of the material buried beneath the surface.

it's not clear whether it will success in taking those samples. a relatively light weekend of track work scheduled for metro. you can expect a pretty normal trip unless you're taking the red line. on the red line, trains will run every 16 minutes. there will be more service in day time hours between grosvenor and noma-gallaudet. an update on news we've been following. let's go back to mollet green. >> take a look at your tv. chopper 4 is over the scene of that school fire in gaithersburg. this is the forest oak middle school out there. it's on say brook oaks boulevard. what we can tell you is the school has evacuated everyone from inside. and the fire, as you can see, you can't see much. but the fire we understand is under control. there was smoke reported on the

second floor of that building. we're going to stay on top of this developing story. you can see the school buses out there. a few people walking around. but obviously, not a major major incident from what we can see from this vantage point. back to you. >> okay, thanks, molette. good news for your wallet. you'll be hearing less money to heat your home all winter long. all over our yeah natural gas, propane and electricity costs are all expected to go down. oil is 23 cents cheaper per gallon than it was last year. propane is 35 cents cheaper. a mom's food choices land her in court. coming up, what she refused to give her baby that had some people questioning whether she was making her child sick. and the tool that could take your cell phone pictures to the next level. we'll be b

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$100. well, all this week, consumer reporter erica gonzalez has been showing us how to stay safe and security. today, she's answering your questions about how to keep your personal information safe. >> it's great to see you. it's been wonderful to be with you this week. nice to know i have an open invitation. we have received phone calls, e-mails, tweets and facebook p. posts with your questions. we want to answer one right now. tweeted at us and wanted to know, do prepare cards affect your credit score? we've been talking about this. we asked the experts. it tells us that no prepaid cards do not typically affect your credit rating. prepaid card companies do not report to the credit reporting agencies. and they're not tied to your credit. some prepaid cards, once upon a time, promised to help build

your credit. but those are no longer on the market. so if you're looking to build credit history, consumer reports says consider a secured credit card. and with that, you can make a deposit and get a line of credit for that same amount as well. >> that's great. >> that's good to know. >> so you're going to be with us again tomorrow? >> tomorrow's saturday. i don't even think you'd like to be with me tomorrow on saturday. but later this afternoon at 5:00, look for three more questions and answers tonight. again, on news 4 at 5:00. you can hash tag us in your tweets safe and secure. it's been a pleasure to be with you this week. >> we'll have you again. >> thanks, barbara. the dangers of sports like football are well documented but girls are facing some of the same serious head injuries oo even higher rates than boys. a look at why some school s systems are taking more

precautions than others.

a new mom and her son are back together after a controversial custody battle. sara says she has the right to decide what her baby eats. in this it's case, that doesn't include milk. she is a vegan.

she wants the same diet for her new son caleb. in june, doctors say the florida mother refused to take the dehydrated baby to the hospital because they didn't have nondairy formula. she was arrested for child neglect and caleb was taken away. >> it was an ego and the doctor didn't feel like losing. >> ecstatic about getting him back. i can go back to being a new mom. >> the family says caleb has been raised on soy milk since day one and is 100% healthy. thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. if you are still planning your menu, we have some ideas for you this morning. now, some great dishes that use pumpkin. we're going to learn how to make pumpkin bisque today. >> thanks for having me. this is perfect because it's a vegetarian suit that's fantastic for your thanksgiving feast as

well as a great way to prepare in advance for thanksgiving. what i like to do is serve the pumpkin in a bowl of its own. we cut it out with just a cooker cutter. >> do you use that pumpkin from out of there to make the soup? >> you can. really, it's all about having the right pumpkin in order to make this pumpkin bisque. i like to do hubbard squashes. today, a golden hubbard squash right here. >> that's a big one. >> what we've done is we've cut it into quarters and we're roasting it until it's nice and caramelized. >> in the oven. so it gets to be about that brown. time do you need? >> that took about 45 minutes at 375 degrees. just some salt, pepper and olive oil, really simple. what i like to pair with it is ginger. so peeled ginger. ca carrots, celery. i'll add some vegetable stock.

and cream. >> mm, cream. >> and some of our roasted pumpkin. >> i see the butter. does that go over too? jud >> the butter goes cooks down in minutes. >> this is the tumarik here. that's an unusual spice. >> i want to tell you about, this is a pumpkin seed pesto. classic ingreedants. instead of using nuts, we used pumpkin seeds. a very unique pesto here. >> do you want to try it? >> i guess. it sounds unusual. >> i'd like to serve that with my pumpkin soup. a very unique flavor. >> fresh pumpkin seeds with garlic and olive oil.

>> exactly. after your pumpkin is finished cooking, what you'll do is put it in your blender. you'll let that puree for about a minute and a half, until it's smooth. you want to make sure you're tasting and seasoning. i think that's the most important thing with soup. fully seasoned. afterwards, you strain it through the magic of tv. we have some finished soup here. i just like to serve it right here in these pumpkin bowls. >> that looks delicious. you have that with this on top? >> exactly. this is a little bit of the garnish. >> this looks fantastic. i can't wait to have a taste of it. we thank you for coming from tremors on maie main. >> absolutely, come see us this holiday season. >> 11:49 is the time. did al rok make it? we'll let you know if he holds

the world record. plus,

i'm molette green at the live desk. this just in. the duke and duchess of cambridge are coming to the u.s. next month. prince william is going to be making a stop right here in d.c. the royals are planning a quick trip to new york city. december 7th through the 9th. during that trip, prince william

will make a quick dash to d.c. to attend a conference at the world bank. right now, there is no word on if they'll be bringing prince george. after awll, he's the big star. >> heard he was coming. we'll see. when you think of concussions in sports, the first thing that probably comes to mind is football. it's happening in lots sports. it's also happening to girls. a news 4 i-team review finds hundreds of girls are being taken out of the game. basketball, even cheerleading. as the i-team scott mcfarland reports, hard hits are taking their toll on sports without helmets. >> amelia harmon remembers the ambulance ride, racing to the hospital. she only remembers some of the injury. >> i told my coach i couldn't open my eyes. >>' collision with another hockey player.

>> head to head? >> she blacked out as she collapsed to the turf. >> i didn't make it ba the season. >> harmon is finally fully recovered and is back on the field. in the time since, both in the game -- >> can't hardly remember anything from last year. >> and in the classroom -- >> i missed about a month of everything. i had to drop my ap courses. >> she suffered. as so many other concussion victims do. concussions are often associated with high school football but an i-team review of injury reports from every local system in the region found in each and every district female athletes suffered more concussion symptoms than the football players. more than 1100 girl, a year combined. that's compared to about 960 football players. >> any type of sign would mean we pull them from the game. >> concussions were freent among local high school girls who play soccer. we found more than 200 possible concussion cases regionwide in

just the past year. centers for disease control record shows 1 of every 30 teenage girls who play soccer suffered a head injury. >> sometimes they black out. it's really scary. honestly. >> ashley, a senior, says she's seen it firsthand. >> you can get kicked in the face. >> our review also discovered hundreds of local field hockey players pulled po pen chul head injuries and cheerleading in fairfax and montgomery county. each district says it has a concussion protocol. the kids are only allowed to return to the field after being checked by aedical professional. >> if there's any sign or symptom, the athlete is out. >> the number of concussions the district reported, one for nearly every five athletes. far more frequent than the other districts. the school's athletic director

says their threshold for pulling a kid off the field is low, very low. >> a headache is to us a concussion and that's what you're seeing on those numbers. >> they remain off the field for at least five days. fairfax has a full-time trainer on staff for all of its high schools in part to respond to possible concussions. nearly all have at least one staff trainer or use private contractors to be on duty during games. montgomery county has significantly increased its training staff. to prevent teens from losing time on the field and in the classroom. scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> you can review the findings about conclusions in your local district on our website nbcwashington.com. just click on investigations. and we'll be watching several developing story, throughout the day here on nbc 4. accused kidnapper dell vin barnes will attend a bail hearing in less than t hour we'll send an alert to your phone. the 37-year-old is accused of

kidnapping 22-year-old kalesha freeland gaither in philadelphia earlier this month. for the first time ever, five mosques are holding friday prayer services inside the national cathedral. opening ceremonies just wrapped up and prayer is set to begin in about a half hour at 12:30. and roker thon is in the record books. al roker completed his weather marathon this morning. he was given a certificate of completion by a guinness judge and congratulatory phone call by vice president biden. he raised more than $75,000 for the uso. congratulations to him. do you think you could? >> i think if i had to i could. what he did, it was for a great cause. >> absolutely. we'll see if we can do it. the time is ticking up. the temperatures are ticking

down. 44 for a high to the weekend still chilly. rain showers look to arrive sunday night. they leap the area monday evening. the best chance of snow mixing in, barbara, would be monday evening. >> all right have a great weekend. and that's news 4 midday for today. we thank you for joining us. be sure to tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00. we have news throughout the weekend. be with us monday morning for news 4 midday. we hope you'll plan to join .

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