following breaking news from the live desk. new information on the plane that crashed in the french alps. did the copilot cause the crash on purpose? i'm richard jordan. you're watching "news4 midday." i'm barbara harrison. in the past hour a uva student arrested in this controversial video in court this morning. the latest on the charges against him. and i'm melissa mollet pap better look at the damage left behind by tornadoes in oklahoma. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. light rain around the area and sun breaks out. tell you how warm it's going to get later today coming up. briking news in the investigation of the germanwings flight that crashed in the french alps earlier this week. officials believe the copilot intentionally brought that plane

down kills himself and 149 other people onboard. the captain left the cockpit for a short while and then could not get back in. this was all heard on the flight voice recorder no leads why the first officer would take this action. they don't believe it was an act of terror. 28 years old the copilot, from germany. a slight interruption in his training that happened about six years ago. according to lufthansa the parent company of germanwings no red flags, no reason to keep that copilot from the cockpit. protocol was followed. the captain left the cockpit for a short time and then could not get back in. in the u.s. if that happens a flight attendant goes into the cockpit so no one is there alone. lufthansa saying they have no plans to change their policies. melissa? richard, three americans, of course, on that plane including two fwrim our area. emily selke and her mother lives

in virginia. working to find a picture of her mother yvonne. emily graduated and an alum. >> comes to mind just good people that wanted to do god's work, were committed to their faith. both emily and yvonne, and they just wanted to show they're love to the community. >> another american who also died on the plane has not been named. melissa, new at "american idol," a bloodied arrest causing protest on campus walked out of court in charlottesville. 20 yard martese johnson entered a plea of not guilty facing charges of public intoxication and swearing. cell phone videos of the arrest show johnson with a blidoodied face as he was pinned down outside bar in charlottesville. john johnson is expected back in court in may to divgive police more

time to complete their investigation. meantime a hearing for the man charged with the murder and abduction of the university of virginia student. jesse matthew faces charges in charlottesville in this case. a new trial date set in may. matthew also faces charges of attempted murder and sexual assault in fairfax county. >> it's right here and i agree with the damage we're seeing this probably was where it was the strongest. tornado season off to a deadly start in the midwest. three tornadoes swept through oklahoma yesterday from above you can see all the damage powerful winds knocked a radio station's antenna down. roofs ripped off homes and schools cars and trucks ending up in people's living rooms. thousands without power. one man cass willed. just outside tulsa, the area hard effort hit. also hit moore oklahoma, also

the site of a deadly tornado in 2014 that killed ten children at a school. tom? rain passing the metro area coming in from the south quickly heading off to north and east. the light rain in washington will taper off and end temporarily over the next 10 15 minutes or so. moderate rain nuer bowie and prince george's county, lightning with it pulling away to the north and east quickly and temperatures mild. we've got a bigger area of rain along a cold front that's in ohio. stretching down into kentucky. southern indiana. that will be tracking cloegs closer to us moving through later this ank. a look at the timing on that hour by hour is coming up next update in a couple minutes. tom, i'm scott mcfarland at the live desk. the news 4 i-team learned a police lieutenant in need of medical treatment january 12th

at the l'enfant plaza incident. coming from internal e-mails from the city just obtained by the i-team 4 team and also a communication breakdown reported between his office and howard university hospital where more than two dupzozen patients were treated. when asked about the e-mail howard university said it treated 25 passengers and did have contact with first responders that day. our new information about the breakdown by and howard university and other information just posted. on your phone at nbcwashington.com. barbara, back to you. >> we'll continue to follow that story. meanwhile, the national zoo's two new cute bear cubs named thanks to you. the named mini and muniri chosen in a poll. on the website the last few weeks. the names mean unique and loving. you'll have to wait few more

days to see the cubs angd the rest of the family in person as they make their first public appearance that happens saturday. a crew is at the zoo now and we'll have a report in the next half hour. it's going to a be sweet day in college basketball. not for my bracket. talking the sweet 16. half of the teams playing ball and potentially bust up your bracket by the end of the day if it's not already done, like mine is of course. first up the matchup many are talking about and already pegging the champion this year talking about number one kentucky that has not lost a game so far playing west virginia shortly before 10:00 tonight. whoever wins plays the victor between these two teams. wichita and notre dame facing off at 7:15. fighting irish making a big comeback after a 17 loss seize an season a year ago. out west, another wildcats team playing. arizona won ten more games than

xavier musketeer this year. the coach work ford xavier six years ago, another number one team here. the wisconsin badgers playing storied unc. tar heels only lost five times in the sweet 16 ever. had 26 wins but are, of course, the underdog this year. >> gosh, she's beautiful. did you hear that? >> all right. so -- >> that forward nigel hayes maybe a little too forward. plays for wisconsin. happened by players were talking about today's game. hayes was referring to the interview stenographer challenging all week. has been mean, saying fizzer ji a few moments ago, cattywompus, auto mon pia among choice words and others. anti- -- anti-disestablishment aryanism, zephyr that is mean. back in 60 seconds with the boy band news that is blowing up on social media for a second straight day.

a look what you can't miss this morning. a member of one direction going in a different direction. malick wrote on facebook he feels the time has come for him to move on to leave the band. he says i'd like to apologize to the fans if i've let anyone down, but vie to do what feels right in my heart. the #alwaysinourhearts say it's the number one topic on twitter and the band is sad to see him go. another music story for you. rihanna releasing a new single part of her first album in three years. right now only one song a available, and fans can only download that song through the video messaging app. another catch. the first people to download were disappointed. only ten second snippets of the song were available. look at this. sad story out of southern indiana. scott county here. a public health emergency.

at least 72 people infected with hiv from sharing needles. the governor calls it an epidemic. the cdc is sending investigators to test residents and try control the spread of the virus. the patients are linked to opiate injections with

former congressman jesse jr. walked out of prison spending 2 1/2 years inside he weaked out today. shielded from reporters left the alabama facility. heading to a halfway house in d.c. reverend jesse jackson and his family with him. on the way to meet his son calling today a great morning. jackson's wife who also served time. right now actor ben affleck

and billionaire big gates in d.c. talking about diplomacy and development at an appropriations meeting on capitol hill. let's take a listen. >> senators if we continue to make smart and effective financial and diplomatic investments we will help foster the nexteveration congaolese. >> both known for their advocacy work nap extra attention from the hearing to give a boost to committee chairman senator lindsey graham considering a run for president. former presidential candidate mitt romney talked 2016 on the "today" show wanting to hear more from the next generation of republican leaders, mentioning jeb bush, marco rubio and others offering support. one supporting role he won't play. check it out. >> would you consider being one of these nominees vice-presidents? >> i don't think anyone wants to be vp. >> not a good job? >> i won't say the things said about the job.

i'm looking to try and support one of these folks and help them become our next president. >> a little later in the hour, bringing you the back story on the romney instagram pick with rapper 50 cent that went viral and recapping the best moments of romney's visit to "the tonight show." and in washington over the last hour or so now beginning to exit, the rain, heading north and east. light rain southern montgomery county, northern prince george's moving now into anne arundel. another batch of rain in southeastern virginia tracking across the northern neck and around virginia tide water into the lower eastern shore. temperatures now in the mid to upper 450 50s. farther south into the 60s. 50s around washington. southern maryland in the mid-60s. afternoon highs today beautiful. short-sleeve weather. low to mid-70s around washington. a little cooler to our north. much of north central virginia into the mid-70s. a look at the rain moving in

timing on that hour-by-hour coming up next. >> all right tom. a new ad campaign is hoping to motivate your friends and family to quit smoking. we must warn you some of the images are tough to watch. >> lung cancer. >> the ads from the cdc feature graphic images and stories from former smokers. hoping that these real-life stories will act as a scare tactic. >> it was devastating to me when i found out that i could lose my central vision. whoever thought that smoking could do something like this? >> the ads air nationwide next week. new this morning, powdered alcohol will not be sold in maryland. alcohol wholesalers and distributors agreed to a voluntary ban here. the powdered form of alcohol also called palcohol can be dissolved in a beverage but fears it could be snorted or abused by minors. virginia also banned that powder. a racially charged e-mail at a local university and how the

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u.s.-led air strikes targeting isis are under way now. iraq's president says the u.s.-led coalition began air strikes yesterday targeting isis in the tikrit area of iraq. the iraqi military recently asked for u.s. air support after three weeks of failed military activity. part of the offensive is commanded by an iranian general who has publicly rejected any u.s. role in the fight.

former army sergeant bowe bergdahl faces charges oftr" de desertion that could put him in prison for life. you may remember he was freed in a swap for five taliban commanders last year. now the u.s. army charged him with deserting saying he endangered fellow soldiers' lives. he could be dishonorably discharged but will likely take a plea barge ton avoid being behind bars. >> a university student joining us from college park. megan? >> at the time the e-mail was written the student was a member of the kappa sigma fraternity and the message wrote to six friends was about plans for rush week. the e-mail offended many and we've learned that that student is no longer attending classes here.

it was an e-mail that sparked an uproar on the college park campus. racist slurs, sexist comments, even a statement asserting that sexual consent doesn't matter. now comes word that the student who wrote that e-mail will not be returning to the university of maryland. >> we have freedom of speech but at the same time should be held accountable for what you say some of the things said in the e-mail were very inappropriate and i was uncomfortablety. >> it shows a lack of tafrtste and restraint. >> drawn out longer to think about a more sufficient punishment for what he d. news. student's status came last night. the vice president for student affairs sent out and e-mail of her own saying, "by mutual consent between the student

involved his family and the university, he will not return to campus this semester." some wonder if that's too harsh a reaction. >> hate speech is defended under the first amendment. now, the first amendment isn't there so that people can say, oh, the style looks nice. it's there particularly for these reasons, for unpopular opinions. >> reporter: and the e-mail was written over a year ago, but it just came to the attention of university officials. in college park, megan mcgrath, news 4. and rain falling there in college park is quickly pulling off to the north and east on the storm team 4 radar. seeing a few lingering light showers in northern montgomery county, southern part of the county northern prince george, temporarily pulling away. timing on another round of rain coming our way. not until later today. much later. after sunset. a line of showers and thundershowers moving just east of the shenandoah valley toward

frederick toward 6:00 p.m. by 8:00 p.m., a line of showers and thundershowers stretches across northern virginia into the district and the metro area moving east of the metro area after 8:00 p.m. and lingering light showers between 10:00 and 11:00. after that temperatures drop as we get into friday. a look at the weekend coming up next. well, it's all aboard the carnival "pride" returns to baltimore. you can sail year-round from baltimore to bermuda or the bahamas. the ship is welcomed back to the south locust point after a major face-lift. check out the new features including an all-only serenity room. the ship docks at 6:30 a.m. saturday. a new country song is stirring controversy. why it could all be a big

a closely watched vote soon under way on capitol hill but not happening on the house or senate floor. nominations are open for the hills annual 50 most beautiful competition. a link on our facebook page with info how to submit your nomen aches and yes, you can nominate yourself. this is the competition's 12th year. last year list included familiar faces. representative donna edwards senator cory booker and senator rand paul all made the cut. and there is controversy this morning, barbara, over lyrics in a country song. little big town's new song "girl crush" making a fierce debate on the band's facebook page. some say the song is promoting a "gay agenda." some radio stations actually pulled the song out of rotation after listeners complained and parents not wanting kids hearing it. judge for yourself.

take a listen to the lyrics here. ♪ i got i want to -- i've got a girl crush ♪ >> you can head to the nbc washington facebook page and let us know what you think. little big down says it's an a breakup and one woman jealous of another. the new woman. even saying if it was about two women, it shouldn't matter. the ugly truth about p

developments out of florida. why a 13-year-old boyne killed his two brothers then himself. apparently over food. they were all home alone. the 6-year-old died and the

16-year-old hurt but able to call police. the 13-year-old then committed suicide. the sheriff's department is not releasing the names of the kids because they are all minors. snow days don't hurt student progress, with winter reluctant to leave this year researchers at harvard university comparing weather data and student test scores. seem as number of cancelled school days because of the snow doesn't hurt reading or math scores however, progress was affected on days when it snowed and cool stayed open, but there were fewer students in the classrooms. no snow now but many seeing rain. tom, can we get rid of this too? you have magical powers. >> i do. presto, chango, they're gone. showers quickly ending. storm team 4 radar, temporarily ended and getting sunshine breaking out right in washington and across northern virginia. still a few sprinkles here in southern montgomery county, northern prince george moving into howard and anne arundel county. another batch of rain passing

south and east of washington and southeastern virginia and this one, this is a line of showers with embedded thunder that will move our way, not until later tonight. afternoon highs climbing into the 70s. showers and thundershowers this evening into the metro area between 8 o'clock and 9:00. a look at the weekend. cooler weather moving in after low 50s friday afternoon. highs only 40s saturday. a blustery wind could get a sprinkle. sunny sunny sunday. high near 50. the "today" show talk and the ugly truth of parenting and also talked about what many parents wished they'd known before having kids. among those talking on the panel, our very own angie goff. >> my favorite decline of personal hygiene. so, randy, this happens, right? we have a new baby. >> why you don't see moms in facebook photos anymore. >> you only see the baby. the truth is out! it's the truth. >> anyone led into their personal record for not

showering? >> i showered today, because i've been gone from home about a week. >> that's right. >> i remember my husband coming home at one point when i was home and said, baby i need to tell you something. it's been five days. you need to go get a shower. i'm like you don't know my life. don't judge. >> survey on today.com and talked to 3,000 parents. 73% said being clueless was a very popular truth, and it's true. we're all clueless. anybody who's acting like they know what they're doing, angie they're not letting on. >> the way i describe parenting it's like your performing daily at the improv. there is no one who's a professional at it. if you try to be a professional at it, you're setting the yourself up for failure. i think it's so funny we teach our children how to color in between the lines, only for them to get older and say color outside the lines. maybe get rid of them. bottom line, sometimes break your own rules. that's okay. nothing's going to go awry. >> yeah. >> always a lot of surprises when you first bring baby home.

>> i had no idea. >> speaking with -- >> you didn't? >> taking showers? >> oh, no. >> i was nursing and wanted to be clean. you know? fresh for the baby i. know but i had no idea what i was getting myself into. great but no idea. a traffic alert speaking of babies, a traffic jam a baby traffic alert. what i called this morning, water-breaking news. one little boy couldn't wait to come into the world. >> montgomery county fire and rescue sent this tweet. the baby born along i-270 around 4:00 a.m. both mother and child doing well. congratulations to the whole family. >> congrats to them and tell the husband, next time, maybe a little faster. >> yeah. >> i guess she didn't get the pains. after the break, tell you about trouble for a top college football player.

breaking news on the germanwings flight that crashed in the french alps this week. saying the copilot intentionally crashed that plane. they say they still don't know why but the captain left the cockpit a short while and could not get back in. saying they do not believe it was a terror act instead the copilot made a voluntary and deliberate decision that he pressed the button to bring that plane down. we know he was 28 years old from germany. the first officer did have his training training interrupted but that was six years ago. lufthansa the germanwings

parent company said the victims did not know the plane was going down until the very last minute. on the cockpit voice recorder that could hear the screams just moments before the impact. melissa? >> thank you, richard. at least one person is dead and several others hurt after a line of tornadoes moved through oklahoma. the storms hit outside tulsa and moore, oklahoma, yesterday. thousands still without power now. gabe gutierrez has more when families are returning to what's left of their homes. >> reporter: guys good morning. it has ban quiet tornado season here in tornado alley, until last night. this is a doughnut shop or rather it used to be a doughnut shop here in sand springs it is the hardest hit area of oklahoma, at least one person was killed. in a mobile home park not far from here. three people injured that inn that mobile home partial. one critically. several homes destroyed near here west of tulsa pap jim

gymnasium, 50 or 60 trapped inside. firefighters were able to rescue the young girls. amazingly, no one was injured. today governor mary fallin is touring parts of the state and a assessing damage. tens of thousands of people were left without power here in tornado alley. tornado season had gotten off to a quiet start, until last night. gabe gutierrez, sand spring oklahoma. temperatures expected to hit the 70s today. tom, the question is, when exactly will we get there? i'm ready now. >> i know. later this after. veronica johnson is here working on the news 4 at 4:00 show getting ready for her radio appearances on wplp as well. storm team 4 radar showing lingering light rain that quickly came through. anne arundel pulling off to the west and east. planes coming in, sky cloud pip breaks in the clouds to the south.

by 1:00, jumping into the 60s. then near 70 by 3:00 p.m. by 5:00 p.m. into the mid-70s with that sunshine breaking out. so it is certainly going to feel great to get out in short sleeves this afternoon. then that rain rolls in later tonight, turning much chillier for tomorrow and into the weekend. all right. tom, thank you. a story on nfl.com this morning has redskins fans worried. randy gregory admitted he fail add test for marijuana at the nfl combine last month. he is an outside linebacker and a potential top ten nfl draft prospect. many had gregory as a possible pick for the redskins at number five. a big day at the national zoo. the zoo released the names of two new bear cubs and showed them off for the first time. news 4 was there in the middle of it all for all the excitement. >> reporter: we know their names now. mini and muniri. more than 8 00 people went

online to vote for the bear and more than a handful came tout to see their debut. >> absolutely adorable. pick it up and cuddle it. >> reporter: they pointed, clicked, dodging rain drops, gasped at every move. oh to be a kid again. >> well, just because they're little. >> reporter: 4 months old, hits before their public debut. >> the names and i think we can get our friends of the national zoo members and public energized and excited with the naming contest. that really gets them involved. that's what we wanted to do. >> reporter: to know the bear is to know part of peruvian culture. a history rich and also on the border of extinction. ed ambassador. >> means warm and the others unique and these are languages actually that are spoken by less than 30% of the

population. in pre-colombian times and inca, when they room edruled, a while ago. >> reporter: we tried to keep up. so did mom billie jean. >> out in the yard with their mom and being part of the conservation of the bears. less than 20,000 in the world and we're working hard at the zoo to make sure these species can be around for future generations. >> reporter: check out these little guys doing this thing all day long as we've been out here watching their every move. they're make a public debut march 28th, this saturday and at 10:00 a.m. reporting here at the national zoo, zachary kiesch, news 4. >> they are cute. a look at stories that you're clicking on today after the break including george mason student playing with fire, all in the name of learning.

taking a look at video and pictures shared online today. this youtube video of george

mason university students. pretty hot. look as the flames. set a fire and then used a base frequency generator to put at the flames in matter of secretaries. the two seniors say the sound waves put out the fire. the invention cost roughly $600 but getting a lot of attention for it. economic out the new lex luthor. first look at jesse eisenberg playing the villain in the new superman movie titled "batman versus superman." shaved off usually wavy hair. eisenberg is best known for his role in the social networks but lex luthor that could transform him into hollywood's new bad boy. look at this picture. not the foreground but what's happening in the background. mom holding her baby, behind her a family grabbing a bite, kim kardashian with kanye west and their baby north. the pic posted on instagram more than 7,000 likes in the first four days and thousands of people commenting. stay with us

former congressman jesse jackson jr. released from a federal prison after 2 1/2 years, schelded from reporters as he left the montgomery, alabama facility. he's headed to a halfway house near d.c. his father wife sandy and children with him this morning. the reverend spoke to reporters on his way to meet his son calling today "a great morning." jackson's wife will also serve time. today the consumer financial protection bureau released a blueprint that could affect millions of americans in need of cash. the proposed rule changes would affect how borrowers get approved for pay day loerngs car title loans and certain high-cost personal loans. the cfp budget is looking at the two approaches. preevgs and protection. lenders would be required to verify income and borrowing history up front to make sure you won't have a problem paying back the loan.

the lender also needs to provide affordable repayment options and limits. there's gotting to limit on their how much you could borrow in a year. you can go to the nbc washington app right now to learn more about these potential changes. storm team 4 radar showing rain that came through the metro area over the last hour exiting near baltimore and pulling away. behind that sunshine breaking out. shenandoah valley already had sun and 60s. making it into the low 60s. mid-70s in washington. emergency of northern virginia this afternoon and showers and thundershowers arrive later this evening moving closer to the metro area getting the temperatures into the low 70s. then the rain moves on in. the timing on that. looks like the leading 'of that rain won't be here until around 7:00 8:00 p.m. between now and then a few showers on the eastern shore. by 6:00 p.m., crossing the blue ridge, closer sweeping into the metro area between 8:00 and 9:00

tonight. all right. thank you, tom. learning this morning that powdered alcohol will not be sold in maryland. alcohol wholesalers and distributors agreed to a voluntary ban. the powdered form of alcohol also calmed palcohol could be snorted by minors. the charges that could land the soldier released by the taliban in a contr

is. a developing story for you now. the u.s. is keeping an eye on air strikes in yemen this morning. in yemen carried out by saudi arabia and gulf region allies. witnesses say several home was hit near the yemeni capital of sanaa. 13 people are dead there. in iraq a u.s.-led coalition began air strikes yesterday targeting isis in the tikrit area of iraq. the iraqi military recently asked for u.s. air support after three week of failed military activity. part of the offensive is being commanded by an iranian general who has publicly rejected any u.s. role in the fight. right now the army trying to bring bowe bergdahl to trial. they've charged him with

desertion. tracie potts tells us what could happen next in the case. >> reporter: in a statement through his attorney, bowe bergdahl says he tried to escape the taliban a dozen times, but each time he was caught and beaten. he details brutal treatment over five years little food and regular beatings but it's what bergdahl were before being captured that could land him in prison for life. >> he's not a hero. he's a traitor. you know, he's a deserter. he left his post in war. >> reporter: he's accused of walking off post endangering fellow soldiers in war. >> with desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command. >> reporter: both charges to lead to a dishonorable discharge. senior defense officials tell nbc he'll likely get a plea deal and avoid jail tirchlts really hard on community, because everybody was so happy when he,

you know, was released. >> reporter: president obama's critics claimed that release in exchange for five taliban prisoners was dangerous and illegal. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. light rain quickly zipped through the metro area over the last hour, now pulling north and east of washington. up near baltimore heading northeast into northeastern maryland and weth headlines the rest offy was, the afternoon mild. just a few showers, a little bit of thunder overnight tonight and a chilly weekend to follow. for your afternoon we'll have increasing sunshine. right now it's all sunny in shenandoah valley. metro, sun breaking out by 2:00, 3:00 jump to near 70 and hitting mid-70s by late afternoon. the mild weather continues into this evening. that's where we'll get a line of showers and maybe thundershowers rolling through the metro area between around 8:00 or 9:00 10:00 and then we get much chillier air for friday into the weekend. a look at that in a mu minutes.

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a happy, joyful and that always the case. he cried all the time unverbal, unable to communicate. he can make sounds, coups and lafrand -- coos and laughs. he will belly laugh. ♪ he loves music. >> reporter: and lashard loves to try to sing along and likes having company. and while he can't see he certainly enjoys the presence of those who spend time with him. >> re goes to maryland school for the blind. so they know that he can see bright, bright color, like red. so it's good to have toys in the bed for him that are colorful. that he can see. he's just so happy and joyful. he's got a wonderful personality. >> reporter: having worked with lashard for some time his

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be quick. the flavor frappuccino topped with raspberry whipped cream only available the next five days. i suggest perhaps sprinkles on that sounds good. mitt romney may be known for politics more than playfulness but the presidential contender got big laughs on the "tonight show" host jimmy fallon dressed up as romney's mirror image but the real romney dropped the best zingers. some on others and some on himself. >> just tell him you enjoy the freedom, sit back, relax, golf all the time. go on vacation whenever you want. a/k/a -- >> be president. >> ha-ha, has ha ha. good one me. you know me. i love to laugh. ha ha-ha-ha. >> and what's "the tonight show" without an instagram with the guest? rapper 50 cent. romney's son po%m&- d edposted the

image and showing fallon and romney together. >> that was 50 cent. >> funny though. he was great. >> you were -- >> yes. no no, no. this morning, no, no. i saw it. >> i thought you were up. >> no. >> funny even last night. i was staying up in bed waging it. it's always nice to see a normally serious politician having a little fun. don't you agree? >> absolutely agree. how much rain we could see today but it's goin

breaking news now out of richmond. escaped convict on the loose. 54-year-old managing to assault a guard at a treatment center he was staying at and rahn off. 200 pounds, 6'3". two school dms the yeah on lock dourn and a convicted sex offender. the search is ton to try to get him back into custody here's tom. rain that moved through

heading into northeastern maryland. a few showers, tide water virginia, should stay dry now. this evening, line of showers move tloog. before then temperatures climbing into the low to mid-70s. then maybe a lingering shower friday morning. sun back in the afternoon. highs low 50s. over the weekend, saturday just in the 40s. low to mid-40s. might get a sprinkle, a built of a blustery wind and partly sunny. mostly sunny sunday, high near 50 after a cold start. just in the 20s sunday morning. as we get into next week, looking very pleasant. on monday tuesday and wednesday should be mild afternoons and cool mornings in the 30s to near 40 degrees. >> all right. thank you, tom. "news4 midday." news, of course at 4:00, 5:00 and six this afternoon. i am back at 4:26 tomorrow morning for news for today. >> you will be. an join us again tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., "news4 midday" will be waiting for you. have a great day. see you in the morning.

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