. . . an unimaginable situation, being stuck 900 feet underground. new information on the rescue of 17 miners in the past two hours. >> i'm erika gonzales. the fairfax county superintendent will announce how the school system will deal with cuts. live coverage i'm tracking patchy drizzle and rain updates in my forecast. i'm barbara harrison with new information on the huge powerball jackpot. it is getting bigger. we'll talk about your next chance to win. >> a major announcement about

the budget at fairfax county schools. the superintendent just started speak and news 4 megan mcgrath has the surprising news. >> you can see behind me all of the folks that have gathered here at west potomac eye school for an update on the state of the fairfax county school budget. faced with a large budget short fall, a task force presented superintendent, karen garza with two different plans. those cuts would be painful. we are talking about possible increases in class sizes as well as cuts to programs. we are learning this morning of a surprise development. after looking over the proposals and taking a long look at budget. superintendent garza is going in a different direction. she says she will not cut classroom programs or staffing. she says the school system simply can't trim any more. now, to do this, the fy-17 budget requires a 4.8% increase over the fy-16.

the school system will need 6.7% in increased county funding. now, does the county have that kind of money? will the county give it to the school system? those are big questions. without this additional funding, the superintendent's budget proposal doesn't work. we are getting an update here this morning. we are going to learn more of the details about what she would like to see happen and what's possible. we are going to have an update coming up in the next half hour. back to you. >> i'm melissa malay at the live desk with tape into the newsroom a couple of minutes ago. all 17 miners stuck in a new york salt mine are safe. they were rescued after being stuck 900 feet underground. that rescue ended a ten-hour ordeal that started when an elevator got stuck on the way to the miner's floor. they did get blankets and heat

packs lowered to them. this is a perfect example of new yorkers coming together in time of need governor cuomo said. developing in france, french police are investigating a possible terrorist act. police in paris shot and killed an armed man that tried to get into i apolice station. the shooting comes as paris remembers one year since the deadly shooting of a french satirical m satirical magazine, charlie hebdo. he reportedly yelled out an arabic phrase before the shooting. police do not believe this was a random attack. last year's random shooting was the first target in a mulety-day terror spree that left 20 people dead. >> a live look outside with one of our tower cameras where you can see light fog impacting the area. we are getting reports of patchy drizzle. this is so light that the radar simply cannot pick it up as we work our way throughout the remainder of the day. plenty of clouds around the metro d.c. area and sunshine

continues throughout the west. that's what i am tracking right now. you are seeing the whiteness and cloud cover and black areas. full sunshine there. a world of difference. high temperatures today will warm into the low to mid-40s across the area. high in washington of 42. 44 in manassas and then where you are seeing more sunshine, warmer temperatures hitting 50 degrees today in stanton. coming up in about ten minutes, your hour by hour forecast as we head on into the afternoon and evening hours when the kids get home from school. what xind of temperaturkind of expect. >> the federal government put out new dietary guidelines for americans made to help you make better decisions about what to eat in order to stay healthy. the big takeaway this year, the foods to add and to take out of your diet. the u.s. department of health recommends balancing these six food groups that you see here. for most of us, with he get enough of a lot of them but we could all use more vegetables, more fruits, more whole grains.

here is what is cut. saturated trans fat, sugar, sodium. the guidelines suggested limiting added sugar to just 10% of what you eat. however, they did not include cholesterol as they have in the past. >> often that saturated fat and cholesterol come together in products. eggs don't have those saturated fats. eggs are okay. >> one of the ways that you can follow the guidelines and replace some of what you eat and like to eat with similar food that has more nutrients. most americans don't do this enough and it is causing a higher risk of obesity and heart disease for all of us. >> there might be a record number of people buying lottery tickets today. the new record-breaking powerball coming up saturday night. nobody won the $500 million jackpot last night. and the total jumps to $675

million. firefighters say a common mistake sparked this house fire. you can see it was quite a fire that was burning out there. how you can prevent destruction? we are going to be talking about that coming up. >> plus, how to talk or how i should say a talk show host handles a stage crasher

>> i'm eun yang. here are some of the stories lighting up. it brought to the people's choice to a halt. they were trying to accept an award. the crasher came on to the stanl and sheryl underwood, one of the co-hosts grabbed the mike from him and then sharon osbourne gave him a swift little kick there. he was booted off the stage. no word on who he is and how he made it to the stage.

it seems he may have jumped over security. >> now, to a teacher with some great moves. check this out. more than 3 million of you have clicked on this video. ron clark, a middle school from atlanta, joined his students with some dance moves, doing some whipping and nening. he is the founder of the ron clark academy that opened in 2007. he wanted to create a school where you can feel the spirit of a kid and a place where children rof to learn. we spotted this next story on tm samuel l. jackson said he is not happy that trump dissed him last night. he tweeted that he had never golfed with him. he said in an interview th

proposed fines are astronomical. some examples, fines for distracted driving would go up fivefold for $500. the fine for disobeying right turn on red would skyrocket 300% from $50 to $200. you will also pay $500 if you fail to yield to first responders headed to a crash. compare that to the $30 plus court fees that you would pay for the same offense in virginia. the plan goes before the district council committee on transportation and the environment tomorrow. >> if you are a northern virginia driver getting an emissions inspection is going to get a little bit easier. the state is offering rapid pass, a way for drivers to have their emissions tested without going to a traditional station. it allows for on the road emissions testing while you are driving your car. this morning, officials will demonstrate how it works. news 4 transportation reporter,

adam tuss, will join us live in the next half hour for that demonstration. currently, our temperature is 39 degrees with plenty of clouds for most of us and some patchy drizzle. we could continue to track patchy drizzle into the afternoon. so light you barely need the umbrella. maybe a small umbrella. by 5:00, the temperature around 40 degrees. at 8:00 p.m., the temperature at 39 with clouds still in place. if you are not noticing clouds right now, everybody dealing with clouds tomorrow. weather impacts for the remainder of today, travel still looking fine. isolated wet roads from the drizzle. exercise, not the best. you can still get outside if you want to. heading out and about with highs in the 40s. you still want to grab that warmer skrak ket. more drizzle potential in the forecast for tomorrow and some rain over the weekend. i'm going to be timing that out hour by hour coming up with future weather in about 10 minutes, barbara. >> plan extra time if you are flying out of dulles airport. starting monday, an underground

walkway will be closed for the construction of the dull let airport silver line metro station. it could take as long as 24 months. "the washington post" reports there will be shuttles to take you from your car to the terminal running every five minutes during peek times. >> the family of a woman who died in jail after a controversial traffic stop just spoke. the new information fro

i'm molette green. fire forces a family to get out with only the clothes on their backs, all because of a common household mistake. smoke alarms went off as fire quickly spread through this two-story house on willow knolls drive around 5:00 a.m. a teenage boy heard the alarm, smelled smoke and got the rest of his family up and out. >> this is a danger, a recipe for a tragic situation. the family woke to some smoke and the smoke alarm activating. they went and discovered a fire on the first floor and they got out. >> just as flames tore through the house. >> in fact, the family encountered some pretty heavy fire conditions. when firefighters got here, the sengsly t essentially, the back of the house was on fire, upper floors, pretty significant fire conditions. >> firefighters quickly found

the cause. improperly discarded fire place ashes on the back deck. >> we know they had a fire here and they removed the ashes and put them in a container, in this case, we believe, a plastic bag and placed it on the back porch. >> all from an apparent common household mistake that sparked a massive fight that blocked streets during the morning rush. not everything was lost. so the family is now salvaging what he they can and assessing the damage estimated around $350,000. in did yorwood, molette green. a former montgomery county court commissioner is out on bond accused for soliciting a minor for sex. here is 30-year-old daniel read's mug shot. police are investigating whether he had other victims. he had been talking online with

a detective posing as a 15-year-old boy. officers arrested him as he tried to meet the teen the a mcdonald's in germantown. i'm melissa molay at the live desk. sandra bland's mother is speaking out after a texas trooper was charged with a count of perjury after lying about his confrontation with her. the mother says she wants more than a perjury charge. she wants a conviction. >> i want the process to really be handled the right way, without folks who are all connected. that's what i, as the mom, want. okay? that's what's most important to me. so, no, i'm not super excited about this, not at all. i want to see true justice. >> bland's arrest provoked national outrage. video shows the trooper drawing

his stun gun and telling bland, i will light you up. her death was ruled a suicide. that trooper has been on desk duty since her death. he has not yet been fired in congress today, there is an effort to strip bill cosby of his medal of freedom, the highest medal a civilian can receive. he received the award from president george w. bush 13 years ago. in the wake of the felony assault charges against cosby, today, arizona representative, paul go czar, plans to introduce legislation to take the medal away. he has consistently denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. >> here is the latest with future weather. you can see at 7:00 p.m. tonight, continuing to track cloudy skies over the metro area. everybody has clouds move in overnight mostly cloudy throughout the day tomorrow. maybe some patchy drizzle around during the morning hours. for your friday evening, if you have dinner plans, here we are at 8:00 p.m. you may want to grab the light

umbrella, small umbrella with light showers possible. saturday, maybe some sprinkles or light shower around. most of the day is looking dry and cloudy. saturday night, on into sunday morning, we are tracking rain. notice with future weather, the bright color sunday morning at 6:00 a.m. the yellows and orange here. the potential for heavy rain. we have the health and fitness expo this weekend. i'll be there on sunday so you can escape the rain and come say hi. more on temperatures when we turn cooler. >> d.c. police need your help to find this boy. have a look. he is brooklyn johnson. he has been missing since last night. police consider him a critical missing person. he is only 11 years old. police say johnson was wearing a white polo shirt and a multi-colored backpack when he disappeared. >> renovation plans for the martin luther king library will dp go through another stage of

review. they will go over concept plans for the historic building located in the northwest. they include enhancing the library's main entrance and adding a fifth floor to the building and a new performance space for artists. >> after the break, the new technology that could prevent accidents and even save lives. don't forget, you can catch "news 4 midday" from anywhere. all you need is your smartphone or tablet. just open the nbc washington app

macy's is closing 4800 jobs and closing 40 stores. 100 of the cuts are store employees, although some will be relocated. they claim warm weather, which discouraged sales of winter clothes and the strong dollar add to it. final clearance sales begin next monday.

one of many stores shutting down as part of a consolidation. cars are getting smarter. now, they have the ability to communicate with stop lights and other cars on the road. nbc's phil lebeau explains. >> all right. here with he go. auto supplier, delphi, says this is the brains behind the next generation of intelligent cars and trucks. software and cameras allows them to not only talk with other cars so they can avoid collisions at blind intersections. >> changing lanes. >> we are changing lanes, because there is a hidden driveway. >> it goes one step further, communicating with stop lights about changes in traffic and the smartphones of pedestrians so they can stop or slow down and avoid crashes where pedestrians could be hurt or killed. the car has let us know. he is right there. >> the opportunity to get that advanced information before the car is there, before anybody is put in danger is just incredible improvement in safety.

>> reporter: vehicle to vehicle communications is a crucial step in the development of autonomous drive cars and trucks like the google car. delphi's technology will be in the first g.m. model it's with super cruise control, which come out later this year. the next step for smarter cars will hopefully lead to fewer people being in accidents. phil lebeau, las vegas. >> taking kids to chick-fil-a got a whole lot less stressful. a concept called mom's valet let's you order at the drive through and then you go inside where an employee will have a table and highchairs all ready for you whether you get inside and also set the table with your food and your condimentes. i think we ought to go for lunch. >> it makes things a little bit easier. >> sounds good. >> after the break, amelia is tracking rain. >> we are going to

temperatures today, 42 in washington and warmer today with high of 47. once again, we will be tracking plenty of clouds. on saturday, can't rule out a light shower or sprinkles around throughout the day. most of the day is looking dry. cloudand a high of 53. rain is most likely overnight saturday on into sunday morning. good news for the redskins game. it is looking dry. on sunday, a high temperature near 60 degrees. a high of 59. now, coming up in ten minutes, i'm going to have your hour by hour planner for friday, what you can expect if you are heading out friday evening. what temperatures will be like at that point, erika. >> thanks, amelia. >> if you shop at walmart, listen up. a new recall of beef patties. a supplier says sam's choice black angus beef patties with vidalia onion could be contaminated withwood. they are dated between march

through may 6th. nobody has reported injured. you will be hearing a lot about our nbc 4 health and fitness expo. this is our 23rd year of holding this event. all kinds of plenty health screens and wellness information. new activities too. we wegman's is sponsoring healthy tips and barnes & noble is sponsoring a healthy book festival. we will all be there. i will be there on sunday and hope you will stop by and say hello. problems in asia are causing problems on wall street. >> the live desk neighborhood,i feel like

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i'm melissa malay at the live desk. dow joans down 165 points. as u.s. stocks are opening sharper lower and worries intensify about china's economy. china's main stock index plunged today triggering the second automatic halt in trading this week. price of oil seeking to its lowest level in 12 years as traders are worrying that this slump in china could mean lower global demand for energy. barbara? a big announcement at

fairfax county public schools is happening right now. superintendent, karen garza says she will not propose cuts in her new budget. megan mcgrath is live at west potomac high school where the superintendent just spoke. tell us about what she said, megan. >> reporter: no cuts to the classroom and staffing. that's what the superintendent is proposing here. if you look behind me, you can see she and her guests are just starting to wrap up their comments inside the library at west potomac high school. fairfax county schools are facing a major budget deficit to the tune of $50-75 million. there has been a lot of talk about cuts, painful cuts that could impact programs, increase class sizes and the like. superintendent, karen garza, says she won't do it. this morning, she previewed her fy-17 budget proposal. there are no cuts to classroom programs or staffing. it calls for millions for pay increases for teachers and other

staff. she says those increases are necessary to keep teachers from leaving for higher paying jobs in other districts. >> we must begin the process of reversing the significant cuts after we have sustained after nine consecutive years of cutting. this investment in our schools must begin in the classroom. the skills we want for our students are taught, foster and honed by great teachers in the classroom. >> reporter: here is the claatc. sy money, a 4% increase over the y 2016 budget and a 6.7 increase in county funding. is that possible? will the board of supervisors increase funding? without additional money, the superintendent's proposal really doesn't work. we would go back to the possibility of cuts. exactly what happens remains to be seen. we are at the beginning of this

process. stay tuned. back to you in the studio. >> i don't think i have ever been more optimistic about a year ahead than i am right now. an upbeat president obama. thousands and thousands of people have already watched this preview on youtube. unlike years past, the president says, next week's address will not be a list of legislative goals. instead, it will look ahead to the big things he wants to accomplish. gun safety legislation is one of those priorities. president obama will be part of a town hall meeting on gun safety tonight at george mason university. cnn's anderson cooper will moderate. congress has its own priorities for 2016. republicans say they willful fi fulfill a promise to voters today to repeal. >> the motion is adopted. >> republicans are celebrating today after finally sending the president an ultimatum, a bill

to repeal obama care. >> this marks a significant step in the fight for patient-centered health care for all americans. >> democrats call it political theater and a waste of time. >> everybody knows this will take about a nano second for the president of the united states to veto. >> exercising your constitutional right in power to legislate is never wasted if you are fighting for principles are constituents believe in. >> the bill would strip millions from planned parenthood after conservatives argue tax payers should not fund a group that performs abortions. >> people have waited for years for this moment to destroy a bill, to put 22 million people out of reach of medical care. >> there don't appear to be enough votes in either the house or senate to override the president's veto. >> ultimately, this is going to require a republican president. >> we can and will do much better. >> republicans are promising to outline a replacement house plap by the end of the year.

even if that happens, the chance that it will come to a final vote before president obama leaves office is unlikely. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. now, to decision 2016. ted cruz is firing back at his republican rival after he questioned his eligibility to be president. gop presidential front-runner, donald trump, questioned whether canadian-born cruz is legally eligible to be commander in chief here in the u.s. cruz says he is unphased by trump's comments. >> he continues to make political noise about it. as a legal matter, it is quite straightforward. >> cruz was born in calgary, canada. his mother is an american citizen, born in delaware. his father, born in cuba. according to the law, he is considered a u.s. citizen and eligible to run for president. right now, not much sunshine out this morning. it is a little warmer. amelia, any rain for today? >> a lot of patchy drizzle across the area.

folks on facebook and twitter letting me know. thank you so much for that. it is so light, radar can't pick it up. here is your hour by hour planner for tomorrow. tomorrow during the morning hours, with he could have some patchy drizzle around once again. temperature of 34 at 7:00 a.m. by lunchtime, temperatures in the low 40s and high tomorrow, 47. 7:00, some showers are possib. if you have dinner plans, you do want to keep that in mind. grab that smaller umbrella. otherwise, a temperature of 42. currently, temperatures right now generally in the 30s across the area with 39 degrees in washington. coming up, i will let you know how the weather will impact your weekend plans. >> thanks, amelia. animal cruelty charges have been dropped against a stafford county man. travis evans euthanized his dog suffering from cancer for months. according to the freelance star, they charged him with animal cruelty and a court found him guilty. they accused of him letting the dog suffer too long. the charges were dropped on

wednesday. >> an oregon mom landed herself in jail after taking her four-week-old child along for a pretty wild ride. she drove drunk, crashed her car and left her little one inside the car while going to buy more alcohol. after she left the store, she came out and reported the car stolen when really she had just parked it across the street. after a short foot chase, a many would was arrested and faces multiple charges, including dui, child neglect and initiating a false report. the child is doing fine and is now with the father. >> well, after the break, important information for

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concerts. she said she was postponing her tour to have a surgical procedure take birth control pills right before or during pregnancy doesn't appear to create major birth deif he cans. they looked at the use of mother's use of oral contraceptives. there was no increased risks of any major birth defect associated with birth control, no matter when or how long the women took them. >> as we step into the cold of winter, you may notice people are catching codes. doctors want people to be aware of ear infections that follow the common cold that go with low grade fevers and can damage their ability to hear or speak. parents should be less concerned about the number of ear infections their child has in a year. what matters more is how long each infection lasts.

most have us dealing with cloudy day. highs at 3:00, 4:00 p.m. when the kids are getting home from school. not tracking any rain heavy enough that would prevent them from getting fresh air outdoors. you which want that warmer jacket as we continue to head on into the evening. temperatures across the region fall on into the 30s. looking ahead to the weekend. putting away those holiday decorations. maybe you have put it off. saturday is looking like the better of the two weekend days to do that. we are tracking breezy conditions and rain during the morning hours as well. it will be wet but i think you should be fine with the right gear. for the redskins game, i am going to have that forecast coming up and more specifics in a little bit. it is looking breezy and chilly, barbara. >> thanks, amelia. you may want to upgrade the web browser you look before next week. microsoft is ending support for

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paris police are investigating a man shot and killed by police. it marks one year since the deadly shootings of charly hebdo a teenager's quick reaction was able to help his family. family was able to make it out of this massive house in dirwood. it started because of improperly placed fire place ashes. no one was injured but $350,000

worth of damage a hassle-freeway to get the emissions test done for your car in northern virginia. rapid pass is no you in effect. as news 4's adam tuss reports, you don't have to pull over to have the test done. tell us about it. >> check out this setup by the side of the road. we're at the exit here as you get on to 66. you are going to notice this on the roads in northern virginia. quite a lot. as a car comes through. these cars are coming through. a beam, an infrared beam is shot across the road between the two boxes. it then measures your emissions right there on the spot. sends that information to a computer and people can see whether or not you are driving a clean vehicle. if you are driving a clean vehicle, you get a letter in the mail and they tell you to pay the emissions right then and there and the whole thing is said and done. scheduling an emissions test takes a lot of time. you have to go to the garage. that's not a lot of fun. it is a state-sponsored program.

chances are you are going to be driving through one of these in the future. much more coming up on "news 4 at 4:00," 5:00, and 6:00. on the west coast, something drought-stricken residents have dreamed of, rain but way too much at one time. in northern california, they are expecting 15 inches in 16 days. communities recently scorched by wildfires now face rivers of mud. >> we have done a lot of preparation. a whole lot of sandbags around the house. >> the warm waters from el nino helping to fuel a parade of storms, including the deadly flooding in the midwest. new images along the mississippi river before and after some 150 homes destroyed. amelia? >> erika, talking about rain chances as we head on into the weekend. we'll be tracking rain overnight saturday on into sunday morning. if you are head together redskins game, good news. it is looking dry.

if you plan on tailgating, it should be dry at that point. temperatures at 2:00, not too bad. around 58 degrees. it will be breezy, even windy down there at fedex field. it will turn cooler during the game and we'll start to deal with a windchill temperature by 4:00. temperature around 55 degrees. by the time the game is wrapping up, a temperature of 45 but feeling like 30s. we'll start off feeling comfortable and much cooler by the end with mostly cloudy skies overall. >> thanks, amelia. >> right now, governments around the world are trying to uncover more details about north korea's latest nuclear test. overnight, president obama talked to japan's prime minister about an international response even though the white house doubts north korea tally tested the hydrogen bomb. whether it happened or not, there seems to be no stopping the country's unpredictable young leader. >> reporter: he is young, untested and has his finger on

the nuclear button. kim jong-un, commander in chief of a 1 million man army missiles at a nuclear arsenal and for the fourth time setting off a political explosion from republican candidates. >> we have this madman over there who probably would use it and nobody talks to him other than dennis rodman. >> he is a lunatic and is dangerous. >> this underscores the gravity of the threats and the sheer folly of the obama/clinton foreign policy. >> was it an intelligence failure? u.s. spy satellites did spot suspicious tunnels but no warning of the timing of the blast. north korea blindsided china, its closest ally. >> what's important is not only that the world take action but that china take action. >> has the administration put enough pressure on china?

>> we have put a considerable amount on china. with he may need some more. >> reporter: if diplomacy doesn't work, is there a military option. the u.s. has 28, 500 troops in south korea. 54,000 more in the region and an air force base on okinawa. >> still, experts say kim jong-un's drive to build the most powerful weapons force he can continues. "news 4 midday" is back in

this week's wednesday's child has been waiting a long time to be adopted. his name is eric. he hasn't given up his dreams to be an engineer and have a permanent, loving family.

>> eric is a 15-year-old whose many interests include sports technology. we decided to visit a store with high-tech ways to engage in sports. >> he is interested in both sports, particularly football and technology. >> one of the first things he showed off was a remote control program. >> depending on what your favorite teams are, favorite players, you can tag those and if the show appears, a sporting event, they are automatically recorded. >> what do you think you would like to be when you grow up? >> a technical engineer. >> he says he would like to someday create new technology. >> i like science and math. >> are you doing well in those subjects? >> yes, ma'am. >> it is a dream of his to be in a home where he can play for the school. >> moving from home to home as i afoster child has made that difficult. >> how many times have you moved since you have been in the foster care system? >> a lot. >> i am looking for an experienced family, whether it be a single parent or two

family. >> i would like a family to help me be successful with school. >> eric wants a family that will encourage him to be successful in all of his dreams. >> i have a lot of energy. >> what would you like to do with that energy? >> something good. >> eric, how are you doing? >> they had a gift for ir aic to help him get going with his interest in technology. >> we want you to have this computer to help you continue to learn and grow. >> barbara harrison, news 4, for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for eric or another child, call 1-88-to-adopt-me or go to the nbcwashington web page and search wednesday's child. >> are you one of those people who can nap anywhere. a lot of us on the morning shift know what that is like. if you need a few yefew creatur

comforts to nod off, you need the hypnos hoodie. it inflates in three seconds through an air valve. it is designed to keep the pillow from feeling bulky. let me know how that works for you. the nbc 4 health and fitness expo kicks off on saturday. br it a britney johnson has more. we are just two days away from the nbc 4 health and fitness expo. we want you to be social and make sure to use the hashtag when tweeting us. we also have a twitter handle and a facebook where you can find a list of the form scheduled, special guests, and all the different booths that will be at the event. we are looking forward to seeing you this weekend. thanks, britney. we will see you there. netflix is now available in 130 countries. the company is trying to balance out its growth in the u.s.

india, nigeria, russia and saudi arabia are among the countries where the service was launched. it is aiming to be in 200 countries by the end of 2016. back to you. >> after the break, breaking news on the powerball ja

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. the powerball jackpot is at $700 million. no winner for wednesday. that next shot at the life-changing sum will now be saturday. get your tickets. this is the biggest-ever lottery prize in u.s. history. the previous record was a $656 million megamillions payoff in 2012 handed out to three lucky winners. >> for the rest of the afternoon hours, we'll continue to track cloudy skies over the d.c. metro area but sunshine further back

to the west. a very distinct line. i posted more about that on my facebook and twitter pages. clouds for everybody with a high of 47. some patchy drizzle around this afternoon and some areas of drizzle are possible once again tomorrow morning. now, tomorrow night, you have dinner plans for your friday evening. some light showers are possible. we have that small umbrella handy. throughout the day on saturday, cloudy skies. an isolated shower or sprinkles. the temperature continues to warm. a high of 53, near 60 on sunday. we are tracking rain saturday night on into sunday morning. we look to dry out by the mid-morning hours. most of the day is dry, blustery, breezy to windy. this is when the next blast of cold air moves into the area. 30s and 40s for highs next week. >> that's it for "news 4 midday." thanks so much for joining us. we are back on the air this afternoon. first at 4. you can get news an weather updates any time wechlt ho.

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