♪ get out and move it along. ♪ right now on news 4 today, police investigate inside a d.c. hot spot. the clue they're hoping will catch a suspect. if you're thinking of hanging those holiday decorations outside, check out the forecast. ray rice talk bts night she was hit. good morning, i'm angie goff. >> amelia segal is in for chuck bell this morning. we're off to a chilly start.

>> that's right, david. and chilly throughout the day today. another day where temperatures are running below average. in addition to that, i'm tracking some light snow this morning, well to the north of the d.c. metro area. it's already showing signs of breaking up. but you can see snow here in frederi frederick, carroll, washe of th panh of west virginia. very light in nature. this comes to an end by 8:00, 9:00 am. making its way into northern montgomery county. satellite and radar, cloudy this morning. plenty of clouds around this morning with the temperature of 36 degrees. that's where we'll be at 9:00 am, as we work our way into the midday hours, we'll start to see more sunshine, breaking out. partly to mostly cloudy skies. 3:00 this afternoon we hit our high of 47 degrees. a touch warmer than it was yesterday but noticeably warmer tomorrow for sunday. i'll have sunday's forecast coming up in a little bit, angie. >> amelia, thanks.

on i-76 near the exit for route 29. this happened just a few hours ago. police say nobody was seriously hurt. one person was taken to the hospital, however. one car, we know, did overturn and police shut down all the lanes at first but traffic now is getting by. >> this morning, d.c. police investigating a sexual assault they say happened on thanksgiving. the victim? a trann has more. >> reporter: according to the police report, the victim, a 29-year-old transgender woman, say she was sexually assaulted inside a bathroom in the the building at 1639 r street northwest that houses a two-level bar and lounge. the report indicate the victim provided a detailed description of the suspect. she said he was a white man in his 20s, 6'1" to 6'3" with shoulder-length blond hair, wearing a dark blue hoodie, blue jeans with gray, black and red nike cross trainer shoes.

management at level one, which carries the address of 1639 r street tell news 4 they had not been made aware of the alleged crime until we told them. they said the bar did not open until 7:00 pm yesterday to give employees time with their families and that two managers were inside alone, preparing to open from approximately 5:30 until unlocking the front door for business at 7:00. jackie bensen, news 4 today. the d.c. trans coalition released a statement saying, quote, our first priority is ensuring that the survivor's needs are addressed in the aftermath of the assault. they go on to say anti-transgender attacks tend to be more violent than other bias-related assaults. sex assault near a middle school. paul xavier williams and another man stun gunned, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman on

thursday near kelly miller middle school northeast. williams had been arrested two days before the alleged assault for an unrelated assault. a judge let him go before his court date. so far this year, there have been more than 80 crimes within just a few blocks of this school. we're also following a developing story this morning. one person is dead and another hurt after a shooting inside a chicago department store. the shooting was not related to the black friday rush. police say a man shot his girlfriend inside a nordstrom's and then turned the gun on himself. the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the shooter died at the scene. you could see former ravens player ray rice play again this year. he doesn't have a team to play for right now but the judge overturned his indefinite suspension for assault. chris palone tells us why.

>> over turning the indefinite suspension of rice, calling it arbitrary. roger goodell suspended rice twice, first in june for two games after learning of the elevator incident and then again in september when tmz released graphic video of rice punching his then fiance. the players union argued he was being punished twice for the same offense. they claimed they hadn't seen the tape and rice's story wasn't consistent with what was on it. but barbara jones didn't buy it. after careful consideration of all the evidence, i am not perfe persuaded that rice lied to n h interview. i made an inexcusable mistake. i'm thankful there was a proper appeals process in place to address the issue. an nfl spokesman said the league respects the decision. in an exclusive interview to air on nbc this coming monday and tuesday, the "today" show's matt

lauer sat down with ray and jenae rice. >> i just knew he hit me and i was completely over it. i was done. didn't want to hear anything. i didn't even want to entertain it, entertain him, anything that he had to say, any explanation. of couf mind and in my heart, i knew that our relationship wouldn't be over, because i know that this isn't us and it's not him. >> it remains unclear if rice will run again in the nfl but now has taken the first step. chris pallone, nbc news, new york. >> you saw there matt lauer sitting down with ray rice's wife as well as ray rice. you'll hear their full story and full interviews monday and tuesday on the "today" show. >> targeting your money through the mail. if you get a letter from the virginia council of corporations, throw it out. the letter looks like it's from a state commission. it will ask you for your financial information. and $125. arlington's commissioner of revenue says that business does

not exist and it is not a government agency. today, can you go to one of the first christmas tree lightings of the year. can you bring canned food to donate and sip hot cocoa as the tree lights up. you can hear the gay men's chorus. it's just a few blocks from the chi chinatown metro station. buried alive. two kids telling their amazing story of survival after being trapped five feet under snow. what they did to keep the other one from being scared. what has fbi working overtime. >> and why one drug bust in australia is going in the history books.

scary moments for black friday shoppers. fight broke out near the food court of the anapolis mall. police say there were no injuries, nobody was hurt and everything quickly went back to normal. the fbi has a whole lot of background checks to do after a possible record number of gun to usa today, the agency received about three background check requests per second yesterday. it's required to send the results back within three business days. the reports say 600 agents are working 17-hour days to get everything done. black friday may be over, but local retailers are hoping you keep shopping today for small business saturday. in maryland, store also string white lights in their windows, the fifth small business saturday. american express started the

idea in 2010. a lot of shoppers are already getting ready. the day is pretty special there. i'm going to show you how .hey're gearing up, less than 30 police in texas confirm they were the target of a shooting rampage. coming up, what we're learning about the suspect's other targets and what police say could be the motive. good morning, amelia. good morning, angie. chilly today. noticeably warmer tomorrow. i'll have your complete weekend forecast in less than ten

at 6:14, new this morning, hosni mubarak has been acquitted of the charges that stem from the 2011 protest that eventually removed him from office. they dropped the case against him this morning and also the corruption charges. his son was also acquitted of murder, serving a three-year sentence under house arrest for embezzlement. nigerian mosque, 81 people were left dead today as gunmen opened fire and left bombs. boko haram is believed to be behind the attack. in austin, texas, miss are working to find out why a man tried to set the mexican consulate on fire. they found propane canisters in

front of the consulate and bullet holes on top of several windows. police shot the man and died. >> i heard about 12. and i thought -- because it was successive like, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. >> as of now, police are not releasing the man's name. it's not clear if police kild him or he took his own life. across mexico and latin america, as they remember legendary comedian, who died yesterday at his home in cancun, mexico. known for his famous characters. a career that spanned more than 50 years, millions of latino children grew up watching his shows. he was 85. a drug bust on a massive scale left six men waking up in jail this morning. australian police found nearly three tons or 6,000 pounds of

ecstasy and meth. that's like 300 large turkeys for you in thanksgiving jargon. it was hidden in a furniture shipment. according to sydney morning herald, this is only the second biggest drug bust in australia's history. >> wow! people are waking up in the dark from virginia to maine. crews are still working to get the power back on from that thanksgiving snow storm. more than 60,000 people don't have power in new hampshire, down from the 180,000 number yesterday. in maine, 10,000 people are still in the dark. crews hope to have power restored by monday. we hope they get that back, too. >> that snow storm dumped several feet in upstate new york. we're hearing from two new york boys lucky to be alive. >> david, this is pretty unbelievable. a plow buried them under a pile of snow. nbc's jackie bedford has the

story. >> i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: cousins jason and elijah had good reason to be scared after they were trapped in a snow bank for hours. >> me and my cousin, we couldn't feel part of our bodies. i couldn't feel my legs. he couldn't feel the whole half of his body. >> reporter: wednesday night, the boys were building a snow fort in the parking lot of their newburg apartment building when a snow plow unknowingly pushed a pile of snow on top of them. >> we got scared. we started screaming and telling him to stop but he didn't hear us. >> reporter: when the boys missed their 9:00 pm curfew, jason's mom, police and neighbors launched an all-out search. the two newburg police officers who initially responded are her heroes. >> i just want to say they went above and beyond looking for my boys, for both of them. they wouldn't give up. they were out there in the cold. >> reporter: officer brandon

rola noticed the shovel sticking out of the snow, realized the boys could be burred and started digging. dozens more joined in before the boys were pulled from the snow. >> they were mostly crying for each other. they were like, is my cousin okay? >> reporter: recovering from hypothermia at westchester medical center. what do they want to do when they go home? >> go to disney world. >> good option. >> yeah. >> it could have turned out very different, had they not seen that shovel sticking out? >> every mother's heart drops. like that could be your kid. and you don't hear stories like that. >> no. >> the fact that they were able to survive and they're talking like that, they want to go to disney world, it's amazing. we had wintry type weather this past week. we want a little bit of a warm-up. >> we're going to get a little bit of a warm-up. not necessarily today, but tomorrow. high tomorrow around 60 degrees.

highs today will be in the mid to upper 40s. still chilly today. warmer weather is waiting in the wings. it will get here monday -- or it will get here tomorrow and last through monday. if you are traveling this weekend, today or tomorrow, we're look at generally quiet travel weather. our next chance of rain holds off until monday night. monday into tuesday, we could also see a little bit of wet snow mixing n similar to our last storm it's not looking like the temperatures are cold enough really for any accumulation. right now, temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. 36 in washington. 28 in manassas and gaithersburg. plenty of clouds across the area. we'll keep the clouds for the morning hours. in the midday and afternoon hours, more sunshine comes out. 47 is the high today in washington. 46 for you in annapolis and 43 in winchester. the clouds break up as we work our way toward that lunchtime hour. mostly cloudy skies. everybody is dry at that point.

noon, notice how future weather is starting to bring in more sunshine and getting into the afternoon hours. we'll have some peeks of sun. the clouds look to win out. tomorrow, the temperatures will be warmer and we'll have more sunshine. tomorrow definitely the better of the two weekend days. as far as hanging lights, getting the tree or skiing is concerned for the most part as long as you're dressed appropriately, the weather is looking good. hanging lights, definitely need the gloves because of the chill in the air. getting the tree? make sure the kids are bundled up. skiing? go today versus tomorrow because the temperatures today are colder so the snow will have better conditions. your planner for tomorrow, high temperature of 60 means it will be noticeably warmer than today. we start off cool, though. no surprise there. 37 at 7:00 am on your sunday morning. temperatures letter in the mid 50s, even 5:00 in the evening, temperatures still in the mid 50s. and then as we look toward monday, jumping ahead to monday

evening, when that chance of rain arrives. unfortunately for that evening commute, some showers, maybe even some heavier rain is possible monday night and then on into tuesday. some snow may mix in. notice how our temperatures, we go from 63 on monday down to 41 on tuesday. so, a big temperature drop. that's a 20-degree temperature drop, keeping wednesday dry now. mostly cloudy. little bit warmer, high around 50. and then next friday, there's a chance of some showers. we'll be keeping a close eye monday night into tuesday and a chance of rain, maybe some snow. >> jumping up to 60, 63. >> that's nice. we'll take it. >> thanks, amelia. a pastor decides to leave his pulpit, to live on the street. how his mission to minister to the homeless helped change his own life. and may the force be with you. the trailer that has star wars trending right now.

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right now. you'll have to wait until this time next year until the entire movecy released. being thankful is something that should happen probably more than once a year over thanksgiving dinner. one california pastor took that message to heart. >> he really did. he decided to live on the streets and walk a mile in someone else's shoes. nbc's harry smith has his life-changing experience. >> may that be our prayer today. >> reporter: it all st a ki of stunt. pastor rick cole surprised his congregation this fall when he told them he was going to live on the streets. it was a way to bring attention to the homeless. >> here we go. >> reporter: in turn, raise mom in sacramento that provides shelter and food for those who have little or nothing. cole raised the money in a matter of days but he felt compelled somehow to stay on the streets for two weeks. >> i walked past people that are staying in some of the places, homelessness. and really almost not even

notice them, not considered their plight and what's going on in their life. >> reporter: unrecognized by his new neighbors, the pastor spent his days looking for food and worrying about where he would sleep at night. he didn't preach. he didn't prophetize. he just listened. >> i think i began to experience how people ignore others. i became the one ignored. people walked by me like i didn't exist. >> reporter: which for cole was a life-changing experience. until then, cole perhaps pitied the homeless, but he honestly lacked compassion for them. >> it might be like, man, those people just need to get a job. they need to get themselves out of the hole they've dug for themselves. >> reporter: holes, he found, that were filled with addiction and mental illness, bad breaks and bad decisions. who was he not to help? >> they mattered to god. they mattered to me. now i'm trying to figure out why it is they didn't matter to me

before. >> reporter: the poor are blessed, the bible says. until he lived among th, pastor cole didn't know they would be a blessing to him. harry smith, nbc news, sacramento. hospitals say no to ebola patients. what their reluctance could do in the overall treatment of the virus. black friday has come and gone. today is all about small business saturday. how local shops are prepping in hopes that you will shop small today. find out how one dad landed behind bars on black friday because of his wife's shopping habits. warm-up we're tracking and some of us hoping for. coming

looking ahead at stories making headlines, transgender woman says she was assault ed i a restaurant on thanksgiving. police are looking for the man she says attacked her. waiting to see if any team makes an offer to ray rice. his suspension for domestic abuse was overturned. this morning he is a free agent. police in austin, texas, working to find out why a man shot at dozens of buildings there, according to police headquarters. they also say he tried to set the mexican consulate on fire. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm david culver. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal, is tracking what

could be a warm-up. some people like the weather as it is, it's the time of year. others of us would like to have it a little bit warmer. >> that's right. the people who are appreciating the cooler, more wintry like weather can appreciate today. and those of you who want the warmer temperatures, look forward to tomorrow. typically we look to find highs in the 50s this year. we will be below average once again. as we said, we're looking to warmer weather in our future. current temperatures in the upper 20s and 30s across the area. 36 is the temperature in washington, going for that morning run. here is how temperatures will warm up this morning. low to mid 30s through 9:00 am. upper 30s by 10:00 am. once we hit the midday hours, temperatures warm into the mid 40s. so you definitely need the winter gear out there this morning. those warmer layers. by the afternoon, maybe a bit of a lighter jacket would be okay. but plenty of clouds in the forecast for today. you can see even around noon, still mostly to partly cloudy skies.

i'll have more on our warm-up for tomorrow. next chance of rain is monday night. we could see maybe a little bit of snow mixing in. details on that, angie, in a little bit. >> wow! thanks, amelia. d.c. police are investigating a deadly stabbing in northeast. this happened just before midnight on 18th street and beng road. a man was stabbed to death in the alley. no word on who did it or why. here is something you certainly don't hear every day, whether on the streets, in the garages, in alexandria today, you're not going to have to pay for parking. that's right, it's free. it's small business saturday and the city is one of only three places american express designated as a shop small destination within the u.s. i went there to show you how everyone is preparing. >> along king street, plenty of encouragement for you to shop small, from the signs to the door mats, this local push paid for by american express. what does it say about alexandria? >> they care about their

businesses. >> reporter: these sisters tell me even without the campaign, shopping local is on their mind. >> in the summer we go to small shops. >> reporter: last year, business was just okay but already this year -- >> they were lined up at the door and ready to come n it's been awesome. >> reporter: more than 200 people waited in the cold friday morning for cyber space to open. their so-called door buster? 30% off yarn. that's right, yarn. while crowded at times you won't find the big store shopping h p hysteria. calm inside. >> we know your name. it's like "cheers." >> reporter: avoiding the camping out and stampede shopping. >> oh, no. >> nightmare. >> never done that. >> never. >> never will. >> reporter: not your idea of holiday shopping? >> no. >> the other two shop small destinations? new york and san francisco. alexandria in some pretty big

company there. about 85% of the stores in old town and del rey are small businesses. a prince george's county police officer is off the job after being arrested in atlantic city. steven varga was arrested of simple assault and disorderly conduct. he wasn't on duty. he has been with the department for a year and is now on suspension. more fallout from the ferguson verdict. in california, hundreds of protesters interrupted the macy's tree lighting ceremony in union square last night. that, of course, in san francisco. smashed windows and set off fire works. an officer was also hurt after a protester threw a bottle at a police car. in new york city, seven people arrested during protests. about 100 people marched through macy's flagship store in herald square. the group held signs and chanted "black friday doesn't matter." no injuries reported there. here in the district,

several protests are planned as a response to the events in ferguson, missouri. at 8:00 am, groups meet at union station and also at noon in georgetown for a march. around the country, thousands of people put down their wallets on black friday and picked up signs to call for justice for michael brown. nbc's ron allen has the story. >> reporter: a wave of protes r protesteh a glitzy st. louis mall demanding justice for michael brown. >> black lives don't matter, black friday shouldn't matter. >> reporter: urging shoppers to shut their wallets and focus on issues like justice and poverty instead of buying more stuff and the best holiday bargains. aren't you pushing it a bit? >> yeah, because it needs to be pushed a bit. we need to get people's attention. >> reporter: stores closed security gates. shoppers tried to keep it in stride. >> you can shop and learn about

civics at the same time. >> reporter: so far, police are standing back, letting them do what they want to do. several hours later, police briefly shut down the st. louis galleria mall. it spread on social media, twitter #blackout black friday. >> hands up. >> don't shop. >> reporter: demonstrators in the aisles of macy's, the world's largest store. and on the streets of chicago's magnificent mile. >> getting the best sale is just silly when people's lives are being wrecked every single day. >> reporter: protesters stopped trains in and out of san francisco for over an hour. in ferguson, where hundreds of businesses, many family owned, struggled to recover from months of unrest, juanita morris, who lost her boutique, says it's misdirected. >> i don't feel that the business had anything to do with what happened. when you hurt the business, you hurt people that have jobs. >> reporter: a day of protest and prayers for the family of

michael brown. a vigil in florida where the parents of trayvon martin, a day after tweeting a picture of their thanksgiving, empty chair at the table. >> and on monday, missouri's governor jay nixon will ask the state's general assembly to free up more money to pay for extra law enforcement officers in the ferguson area. protesters have been going on since the grand jury's recent decision not to indict the officer who fatally shot michael brownback in august. new this morning, virginia one step closer to allowing people to legally carry marijuana. according to the times dispatch, a bill that would decriminalize the drug is on track to be presented to the general assembly. in addition to decriminalization, it would reduce the criminal penalties for selling pot in the commonwealth. it's being introduce bid state senator edmond. a dog who died fr e

. a doctor who died from ebola will be buried today. his funeral will be in annapolis this afternoon. according to the washington post, many of them don't want the stigma associated with the virus. they say it could scare other patients away. however, the post says their reluctance could make it difficult for the government to set up a network of hospitals to effectively deal with the deadly disease. trying to score a black friday deal landed a father in trouble with child welfare services. plus -- >> a package thief was caught on this home surveillance camera. i'll tell you what the homeowner says police should be doing to combat this problem. we're tracking a temperature swing in your extended forecast in less than ten minutes.

according to a new survey, 20% of shoppers plan to buy jewelry this holiday season. that is the highest number since 2007. if you have bling on your list, you're not alone. 25% of people are asking for something shiny this holiday season. take note. >> right. all right. a father facing charges this morning after leaving his kids in a hotel room unattended, all of this to allegedly go black friday shopping. >> the extremes people will go to these days. the kids are a 4-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl and, get this, the 11-year-old, she is disabled. the boy was found crying and wandering in a hallway of the hotel around 4:00 am. police discovered his sister alone in a locked hotel room. the father told police he left the kids to go get his wife, who

was at the mall. but he had to wait more than an hour for her to finish her shopping. >> the father was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. >> the mother, though, wasn't charged. >> stuff story there. caught on camera, local residents hit by holiday thieves take matters into their own hands. how you could protect yourself by following their lead. and discounts for taking metro. one thing you need to have with you at the register to score that deal. hi, amelia. good morning, angie. plenty of clouds around today. more sunshine and warmer temperatures tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow. i'll have all the details of

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about 15 minutes from now the "today" show is coming up next on nbc 4. why don't you say we check in and see what they're worm erica join us live from new york. hey, craig, hey, erica. >> good to see you. >> you, too. happy thanksgiving. >> craig was just saying how much he misses all of you and that that was one of the best places he ever worked. >> the best place. >> did he say he misses here or the baking? >> you're here now so -- we're talking nfl star ray rice. he is looking for a team, the day after being reinstated. the big question, of course, will any team be willing to attack a chance on him?

you will hear exclusively from his wife, jenae, who spoke with matt lauer about what exactly happened inside that elevator. missing football player, he had several sports-related head injuries. could they be to blame? > in case you feel like you missed out on black friday deals, not to worry. we have a line on the greatest bargains update that will warm your heart on this saturday, the latest chapter in a paralyzed woman's life. she was paralyzed at her bachelorette party. she and her husband have great news and we can't wait to share it with you this morning. >> that and much more when we get started on a saturday morning here on "today." >> what you may not know about angie goff. she wins the contest for getting her christmas card out before anyone else. >> did you get it? >> we got t we cursed it as soon as we saw it. >> i have the battle wounds to show it. i cut both sides of my lips,

licking all those envelopes, tr impressed. >> she should have taken martha stewart's advice, and done the sponge. >> i'll send you one, too. >> love. >> so much love. >> all right. bye. news 4 keeping you safe and secure this holiday shopping season. the threat of identity theft doesn't end online. thieves are looking to grab your packages right from your porch steps. why one woman says police aren't doing enough to stop this. >> ceramic mugs. >> reporter: ordering a set of m & m ceramic mugs like this one and had them shipped to her upper marlb rochltoro home. unfortunately they were stolen right from her porch. >> someone had taken the mugs from my doorstep, i was basically surprised and then i was disappointed and then i was

angry. i kind of felt invaded. >> reporter: she turned the video over to police, hoping they could identify the thief. she didn't like what they told her, to prevent these types of crimes she shouldn't have deliveries made to her home when she's not there. >> i was a little frustrated. as a homeowner and taxpayer, i feel like the police should be more vigilant in fighting this type of crime so it's not more common rather than tell meeg as a homeowner to have my packages diverted to work or get signature confirmations. >> reporter: police say during this time of year, criminals are looking for an easy steal and you have to protect your purchases. it's important to know why certain houses are targeted. are thieves following delivery trucks or simply driving around neighborhoods looking for something to steal? this is video from a home surveillance camera in northwest d.c. another package stolen. charles matthews lives nearby. he has an agreement with his neighbor. they look out for one another. >> my neighbor and i have a system where if i'm not home and

they see something on my porch, they'll get it and i'll do the same for them. >> reporter: reluctantly changed her ways. >> i'll continue to have things delivered to my home, i will be either home to accept the packages or get them signature confirmation. >> reporter: in upper marlboro, darcy spencer, news 4. you can get a discount today in tyson's if you take metro there. silversaturday. lots of shops in the mall presented discounts if you present your shop smart card at the register. what you buy 10 mile as way so you don't have to carry it all on the train. adam tuss reported that black friday ridership on the silver line was up 77% from the week before. >> you can buy a calendar for next year with some familiar-looking funny photos. dave engel from maryland went viral with his photo shopped pictures a few years ago, you might recall, showing him and his daughter in silly and little

scary scenarios. now he is releasing world's best father calendar for 2015. you can get it at amazon. some of the pictures are hilarious. he has been doing this the past couple of years. that was the take on the kim kardashian one. you should show that again. people were putting that on the internet with #fix the internet. >> after we all saw that. my mom talked to me about those pictures and said some of those are a little relatable, unfortunately. >> they are. >> kind of funny. >> she's always safe when he shoots them and photo shops all the scenarios in. if we could photo shop a palm tree and ocean here in this area, that would be great. >> waves. absolutely. today plenty of clouds. it's chilly. high temperature of 47 degrees. temperatures a little bit below where they should be. on storm team 4 radar, i'm tracking light snow north of the district. this will come to an end between the 8:00 and 9:00 am hours.

some of this not even hitting the ground. checking the latest reports out of frederick, out of the airport there. not reporting any rain or snow. just overcast skies. hagerstown is reporting light snow. this, though, comes to an end, as i said, in the next few hours. notice as we add in the clouds, everybody looking at a cloudy start on this saturday morning. however, if you're traveling today or tomorrow, for the most part, we are looking at quiet travel weather across the area. no major systems impacting roads or if you're flying out of the area. and if you're visiting, hope you're having a nice visit. temperatures will continue to warm up through monday. low 60s for monday and then after that, we dip right back down. chance of rain comes in monday night. temperatures still holding in the 20snd 30s across the area. we're now at 36 in washington, right at freezing in leesburg and winchester. 28 in culpeper. it's a cold start this morning. you can see temperatures closer in, for the most part, in the 30s as well. 8:00 am, still in the 30s.

mostly cloudy skies. 11:00 am, more sunshine. partly to mostly cloudy skies and a temperature of 42. our high today, in the upper 40s. we'll hit that during the afternoon hours. still that cloud/sun mix around this afternoon. this evening, temperatures will be in the mid 40s by 5:00 pm. white tail, liberty, round top, some of the resorts that opened yesterday. here is your ski report if that's in your plans for today or tomorrow. seven trails opened at white trail. winter green has six trails open. wisp getting started with one trail open. and snow shoe, fresh inches of snow there. highs tomorrow, noticeably warmer. 60 in washington. 55 in gaithersburg and more sun tomorrow as well. tomorrow, definitely the better weather day if you're trying to figure out maybe when you should rake some of the leaves outside, get the groceries today. monday, high of 63. 30% chance that we're dealing

with some rain for that evening commute and that threat continues overnight on into tuesday. some snow possibly mixing in. we're going to keep an eye on tuesday. the computer models are all over the place. low confidence forecast. there is that chance of some rain and maybe some snow in the forecast. little or no accumulation if we do see snow right now. big temperature drop. we drop over 20 degrees. wednesday, thursday, we're back in the 50s and chance of rain on friday. we'll send things to break right now and we

actor mickey rourke, who used use o box, is 62 years old now and he knocked out his 29-year-old opponent down twice before the referee actually had to stop the fight. >> wow! >> i know. annual holiday parade in reston. i was there, emceeing along with doug kammerer. it was fantastic. it was very cold but the crowds stayed the entire time. it was about an hour and ten minutes. wonderful community groups that were featured. huge balloons. all these kids bundled up. we can see right there, the conservatory ballet performed a piece of the nut cracker for the

crowd. and then santa claus and mrs. claus, of course, made their grand appearance, which was pretty awesome. and later tonight, we have the tree lighting. we did that last night. >> i think my favorite picture was when your daughter was confronted by the storm trooper and the fear and screams you could almost hear. >> i didn't see that one. >> she's not scared of santa but they did have storm troopers and darth vader and she was terrified. they had santa hats on. >> check it out if you haven't seen it yet. >> that will do it for news 4 today. we'll be back in 25 minutes.

good morning. back in the game. nfl star ray rice looking for a team this morning after a judge reinstated the embattled running back. this as his wife janay rice speaks out about the attack and aftermath. >> he tried to hit me. i didn't want to hear anything. i knew he hit me and i was over it. >> more of matt lauer's interview and rice's chances of getting back on the field. pressing on. dozens of people arrested overnight across the country. angry demonstrators taking to the stores and streets continuing their protests over the decision not to indict the officer in the death of michael brown. mysterious