continues his thank you tour, we're looking at the latest additions to his cabinet causing the latest round of controversy. tracking the coldest air so nar this season. how long it lasts and impacts your weekend, coming up in my forecast. >> good morning and thanks for joining us for "news4 midday." i'm barbara harrison.

with meteorologist amelia draper with a check of the forecast. >> it's cold out there. so many people weighing in and saying it's freezing outside. it's not actually freezing. but when you factor in the winds, that is how it's feeling right now. we're at 37 degrees. and look at the winds, coming out of the northwest at about 18 miles per hour. so when you add in the winds, this is how cold it's feeling right now. feeling like we're in the 20s across the area. about 27 in washington, 22 in frederick and o 19 degrees back in winchester. the good news, we have plenty of sunshine in the forecast and we will keep it mainly dry today. but look at how it's going to feel at 8:00 p.m. this evening. a as you head out to dinner or holiday parties, feels like temperatures in the 20s. so make sure you bundle up. i'll be walking through your saturday, hour by hour and letting you know how cold it's going to be tomorrow. thanks amelia. i'm melissa mollet at the

says metro is making headway when it comes to reducing electrical incidents on trains. a new report finds that while arcing insulators continues to be a problem. the administration's has helped to push wmata to have a safer environment. there were 18 arcing indents, but since then there have been fewer, eight. well today is the first full day of business for the brand-new resort and casino at already seeing all kinds of crowds. news4's justin finch is live inside for us. justin? >> hey there, barbara, good morning. we saw everything, from the glitz and glamour of tuxedos and gowns and the early risers who came in to bypass the morning rush. mgm national harbor's front

floor hours later, the crowds seemed to just keep coming. assistant front office manager anthony turner was up close to those crowds and calls their excitement contagious. >> that's the wonderful feeling i had walking through, seeing the smiles that everybody was truly enjoying. just being in the presence of others. >> in his first few hours, mgm national harbor reached capacity crowds, needing staff to keep some guests waiting outside until space many as 30,000 guests and many were entertained from deejays and tap dancing selfies with members with the blue man group. for much of the night into the morning mgm national harbor was busy and some guests left with sweet rewards. >> i won some money. the food is good. i actually, i was going to

>> as bustling as it was inside, the outside was, too. car traffic swelling off the beltway and on to oxon hill road in the resort time. snarls were not enough to stop them. >> i was out here two hours ago, early. traffic was smooth for me. but it's stopped about a mile down the street. >> and back out live over the weekend, crowds are expected to start coming in and fill up these hotel rooms and next week, another big kickoff when the shows start coming to town. starting out with boys 2 men on december 15th. back to you. even if you're not a gambler, mgm says you'll still be entertained. it's priding itself on making national harbor as much of a resort as a casino. the stadium seats 3,000 and high-profile chefs are leading

jessica parker's first boutique for her line of shoes. >> she was all about shoes when she was carrie on "sex and the city" and i think that's very exciting. >> is that what brought you here? >> one of the reasons what woman doesn't love shoes? >> there are 308 rools at the resort and a full-service spa. and boyz 2 men a some of the entertainment coming. you can get there by car, bus and water taxi and for information in the nbc washington app search for it. getting to the mgm. and you can do it during the break. new information on a developing story. d.c. police just released the name of the person shot to death in the 600 block of nicholson street northeast. last night. police say 26-year-old victor

information on a suspect or a motive right now. meanwhile, the community is rallying around comet ping pong pizza in the northwest. today neighbors are being encouraged to visit the pizzaria. you can share messages of support on social media using the hashtag #stand with comet. on sunday a man fired a gun inside that restaurant. edgar welch says he was investigating a fake news story called incident, while one shot at least one shot was fired, nobody was hurt. today the man accused of killing his estranged wife in ashburn will be sentenced. yesterday a judge rejected a motion to set aside the guilty verdict against bralio castillo. a jury recommended a life sentence plus 16 years. it was back in 2014, castillo broke into his estranged wife's

like it was a suicide. six years after two women were raped at montgomery college, their attacker is being sentenced today. that's right, this video we have shows nathaniel hart in the blue-and-white beanie looking for potential victims. this is at the takoma park campus on january 26 of 2010. prosecutors say he locked a victim inside a rest room and raped her repeatedly. hart was previously sentenced to 90 years in prison after pleading he then appealed, and after a new trial, this past october, he's now facing a three life terms. and today is the funeral for a murdered 16-year-old girl from d.c. brianna mcmillan was shot and killed in southeast, the day after thanksgiving. through a gofundme page, her family raised almost $10,000 to pay for her funeral. police identified save evans as

brianna's murder. police say evans was caught on surveillance video firing a gun around the time she was killed. so far, all he's been charged with is unlawful gun possession. developing this morning, hundreds of workers in our area are about to be looking for new jobs. the washington business journal reports the kane company is going out of business and according to the journal, the financial problems started last year, the kane company operates office movers and several similar businesses,o as 1,000 employees could lose their jobs. the company's owner says their pensions and their 401(k)s will be paid. happening today -- a pennsylvania court is expected to decide whether the state's presidential votes should be recounted. green party presidential candidate jill stein filed suit claiming that the state's voting system is out of date and vulnerable to hacking. the state's 20 electoral votes

candidate hillary clinton made her first appearance on capitol hill yesterday. since the election. clinton was there to honor senate minority leader harry reid who is retiring. the former secretary of state jokes she was glad to be invited to the event after spending weeks hiking in the woods. >> but after a few weeks of taking selfies in the woods, i thought it would be -- a good idea to come out. and i'm very grateful to harry for inviting mebe this celebration. >> during her speech, clinton took some time to talk about the danger of fake news and its real-world consequences. she compelled congress to pass bipartisan legislation, to deal with the issue. and president-elect donald trump is in louisiana today, he'll be in michigan for a thank you rally on his tour tonight. nbc's tracie potts shows us how trump's cabinet is shaping up

>> they haven't played by the rules and i know it's time that they're going to start. they're going to start. >> president-elect trump on china at an evening rally in iowa. iowa governor with close ties to china is trump's choice for ambassador. >> you better like china, do we agree? >> mr. trump admitted to stacking his cabinet with millionaires and business executives. >> the greatest collection of stooges and cronies and misfits we have ever seen in a presidential administration. swamp, he is now filling it up with hungry crocodiles. >> i want people who made a fortune, because now they're negotiating with you. okay? >> people like fast food executive andrew putzer his choice for labor secretary. he favors foreign workers and automation. >> the president-elect is heading in the direction of the bosses, not the workers. >> even conservative breitbart news is against him. >> do you think fake news cost you the election.

you. >> hillary clinton showed up for an event on capitol hill and told congress to do something about fake news. >> this isn't about politics or partisanship. lives are at risk. >> she spoke to the d.c. pizzaria owner who received threats after his restaurant was targeted in a conspiracy theory tied to clinton's campaign. >> someone else who was targeted, chuck jones, the labor leader who was involved in the carrier deal saving jobs from mexico. he said he's been getting threats since president-elect trump called him out on twitter. today there's a rally in support of jones happening in indiana. we are 41 days out from inauguration day and construction crews are working hard to make sure that everything is ready to go. come january 20th, the inauguration platform will need to hold around 1600 guests. and they'll include former presidents, vice presidents and supreme court justices. the construction around capitol

under way to prevent protesters during the inauguration weekend. the "guardian" reports the national park service is blocking planned rallies in front of the lincoln memorial and other landmarks along the national mall. it's filed a blocking permit for weeks leading up to and after trump's inauguration. organizers for the women's march on washington have said they are working on other plans. the facebook event says more than 227,000 people are there's more on "news4 midday." just ahead -- a look back at the life of famous senate and senator john glenn.

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john glenn, an american space pioneer, patriot and politician, has passed away at the age of 95. mark barger takes a >> most of america met john glenn in 1959. the newly formed nasa, named him one of america's seven original astronauts. he made history in 1962, blasting into space, aboard "friendship 7." glenn became the first american to orbit the earth, circling three times before his capsule came down in the atlantic ocean. he returned to a hero's welcome

president kennedy grounded him, not wanting to risk the life of a new space hero. zblen retired from nasa in 1964 and began the next phase of his life serving for terms as a democratic senator from ohio. at 77 nasa gave glenn another opportunity, the chance to be >> i never thought age would become an advantage. >> glenn went through a battery of physical tests and then in october, 1998, lift-off of "discovery" with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. >> glenn spent almost nine days in space, conducting more than 80 experiments on weightlessness and aging and reflecting on his experience. >> i don't think you can be ut here and look out the window,

in 2012, president obama presented glenn with the nation's highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom. throughout his life john glenn called himself, a very lucky man. >> god speed, john glenn. >> mark barger, nbc news. and that mercury "friendship 7" spacecraft that john glenn piloted in 1962 is a main attraction at the smithsonian national air and s washington. a curator said america has truly lost a hero and a legend. >> john glenn is one of the three most important astronauts, along with neil armstrong and alan shepherd. >> john glenn made history at the age of 77 when he returned to space on the space shuttle "discovery." next week parents of young children in the district will have the chance to apply for preschool. and this is especially important for parents who want their

outside of their neighborhoods. the deputy chief of early education at d.c. public schools joins us with more on what people need to know. good morning, thanks so much for joining us. so i want to you start by telling us a little bit about who can apply. who should be attending these programs. >> so any parent of a 3-year-old or 4-year-old, who will be three by september 30th, can enter the lottery. what they do is go on the can see all kinds of different school profiles and choose a school that they think will be a good match for their child. and then list their various preferences. >> so this happens on monday. >> yes. >> that they can start applying. and i don't have children personally. i have friends that have children and i hear them talk all the time about the d.c. school lottery system and how challenging it is. to get in and get their kids in the school that they really want. we're talking about little kids. three years old.

>> so what is happening in the very early years, is that kids' brains are developing very rapidly. and so if we can get them into high-quality early childhood programs like our classrooms at dcps, then that child has an opportunity to have their minds stimulated in all kinds of different ways. >> when parents are thinking about what is the right program for their particular child, perhaps i mean they're three, seeing exactly what their full potential is. what type of programs should they be looking into? how do they gauge what is best for their child in. >> first, parents know their kids better than anyone. so they really need to be thinking about who their child is. and then through that lens, look at the different school options. so for example, if they know that their child loves playing outside and getting their hands in the dirt and fascinating by the outdoors, then they should look at, look for a school that has a garden program.

example, cw harris in ward 8 has an amazing garden program. the kids are actually involved in planting. and then every week they have a farmer's market that families participate in. >> and language i'm sure is another one of those special programs. >> we have several dual-language programs where kids can learn spanish and english. arabic and english. and then they should also look at the curriculum. so every dcps early childhood classroom is guided by research-based curriculum. we have three, one the mind. and that really focuses on cultivating independent learners, we have creative curriculum, all about project-based learning. so kids are learning literacy and science and math. they're learning it by for example exploring trees and in all kinds of different ways. and then the montessori program is a very child-centered. >> we've got to go, but one more question, if parents start applying on monday, by when do they know and how many kids will be accepted?

the lottery closes march 1 and they'll find out march 31. >> tehani, thank you so much for your time. it's getting harder and harder for some parents to figure out what to do with their elf on a shelf. we'll explain this very unique

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this, though. this one dad out of west virginia, i think he took it a little too far. he turned himself into the real-life elf on a shelf. >> i never did that. >> so he sat on the roof at wayne county elementary school and he had the whole outfit. look at the faces on the kids. the dad says it was pretty cold up there. but the looks on the kids' faces, i think say it all, like dad, get down if there and don't ever do that again. their frinds to know it was their dad. christmas greetings have a special way of warming our hearts this time of year. >> but it's especially true for a young cancer patient in north carolina. 5-year-old hayden drake has spent most of the year battling leukemia. for christmas he had one simple wish -- to get a whole bunch of cards with his name on them. and his mom felt obliged to you know make that happen for him. and word got out and he started

five cards in the mail and he did a little happy dance. and he was doing a happy dance the whole time he was reading the cards. >> and there is some good news, haten is in remission from his cancer. but he will still need chemotherapy treatments for the next three years. good luck to him. we have -- cold weather out there. >> yes, it's cold. >> people are getting colds in >> including myself. but seemingly nonstop this year. it's so frustrating, but it is very cold outside. it's the coldest it's been so far this season. because of that it's the storm team 4 weather alert day. look at the current temperatures right now. we're coming in in the 30s. mid to upper 30s across the area. 37 right now in washington, but the thing is, is it's blustery out there you look outside your window, it's deceiving, you're seeing plenty of sunshine, but with the winds it's feeling about ten degrees cooler.

the case throughout the day today. so here's your afternoon and evening planner. a high today of 41 degrees, we'll hit that around 1:00 p.m. we continue to have plenty of sunshine into the afternoon hours. but still a bit blustery during the early evening hours. around 5:00 p.m., we're down to 37 degrees. by 7:00 p.m. we're at 34, mainly clear skies overnight tonight. and plenty of sunshine again in the forecast. so here's the impact on your afternoon and evening hours as you pick the kids up from school. it's blustery out there. exercn layers, the commute, the sunset around 4:45. if you know somebody coming home from work early. going to be dealing with a bit of sun glare and the holiday parties, our temperatures will feel like they're in the 20s, you want the warm jacket and maybe the gloves as well. tomorrow a high of only 39. the good news, about tomorrow, we will have less winds, but it's cold again. mostly sunny skies. current wind gusts right now, you can see impressive,er in from about 20 to 30 miles per

all right. amelia. thank you. still ahead on "news4 midday," we're getting a visit from our friends at the national symphony. they're going to elus about two very special guests who you won't want to miss. and we are monitoring a vote in the senate, that could prevent another government shutdown. that story and more, when we

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right now arlington police investigating a crash involving a pedestrian. look at the video we just got in. it happened around 9:30 this morning near washington boulevard in arlington and north stafford street. near washington lee high school. right now we're working to get more information about exactly who was hit and their we get it. thanks very much, melissa. time is running out for lawmakers to prevent a government shutdown. >> senators are debating the spending bill right now on capitol hill. so they need to come to an agreement on a spending bill by midnight. the house already passed a stop-gap measure to keep the government funded until april. the hang-up in the senate, some democrats are upset the bill does not include long-term

as a result the senate might not be able to vote on the spending bill until sometime this weekend. technically, putting the government into a partial shutdown on saturday. president obama has sent a letter to congress asking for a 2.1% pay raise for civilian federal employees. that amount would replace the previous proposed amount of 1.6%, would match that of defense department employees. according to our news partners at the delivered yesterday, a day after d.c.-area democratic members of congress wrote to the president asking for the increase. >> there will be a presidential recount hearing today in wisconsin, a federal judge will decide if the recount can move forward or not. donald trump defeated hillary clinton by more than 22,000 votes in that state. jill stein requested the recount to determine if election machines had been hacked.

>> in michigan, people gathered outside the state supreme court demanding a recount. on wednesday a federal judge shut down that process. protesters argued that irregularities uncovered during the recount provide proof that minority voters may have been disenfranchised. >> either the polls were wrong or there was some kind of large-scale fraud. and we're never going to know which of those is true unless we look at the evidence now. reforms to michigan's voting system. looking ahead to decision 2017, this morning one less person is competing to become virginia's governor. congressman rob whitman dropped out. he said he can do more for is virginia by staying in congress. three republicans are still hoping to become the gop nominee. and they include prince william board of supervisors chairman, cory stewart.

former rnc chairman ed gillespie. only one democrat is running. get readidy for another fabulous weekend with the national symphony orchestra pops. the conductor joins us with two of his soloists. welcome to all of you. we are so excited about this show. laura, you starred in the version of "cinderella." >> we both did. >> i was going to get to you next. and you were nominated as the for your part of the prince for a tony award. i wonder if we're going to hear any songs from "cinderella" this weekend. >> you'll have to come and find out. >> you were also in "frozen." i know a lot of kids would like to know you're going to be singing something from "frozen."

you have to come. >> we've already had rehearsals. we did a show last night at the kennedy center, a brand new initiative for the military. "home for the holidays for our troops and their families." it was an abbreviated program. tonight we do the full show at 8:00 at the kennedy center. two shows tomorrow. >> and do the servicemen bring their families? >> they do. it was a heartwarminging event. excited to get to see you all. >> but you don't wear costumes for this, right? or do you? >> we don't. we're dressed up in a gown and the guys are in tuxes. >> tell us a little about the program for this weekend. >> well it's great fun for the whole family. of course we have the incredible national symphony orchestra. and we're joined by the massive washington chorus and the two of them doing traditional christmas

>> that was one of my questions for you. how are you going to surprise us this weekend? >> because i get tired of doing the same christmas music every year, i'm always looking for different holiday songs you know with the different feel or might not be as familiar. so there's a few little bon-bones in there and some great sing-along material for the audience to really get involved. we do music by mariah carey, dolly parton, "feliz navidad" an songs at the end. it's great fun for the whole family. >> laura, you probably don't do concerts very often. you're a proudway stage actress. >> haven't done a broadway show for three years since i left "cinderella" i've actually been doing mainly concerts. >> and i know you do a lot of writing and composing as well. do you like doing these concerts? >> any time i get an opportunity to sing with an orchestra, i'll

exciting to be able to sing with such a large group of musicians and the chorus, it's thrilling. >> and for us in the audience, to be able to see you as real people and not people dressed up as somebody else, it's terrific for everybody. and you are such a sought-after pops director, we're so lucky to have you at kennedy center. we look forward to the show tonight and tomorrow night, right? >> tonight at 8:00 and tomorrow night, a matinee at 2:00 and an evening performance at 00 >> thanks, barbara. a battle that some face before they ever leave the front door. door. makeup versus perfume.??

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today, the storm team 4 weather alert day because of the winds and how cold it is. here's a look at the current wind gusts across the area.

per hour in leesburg. the good news, winds this strong not going to cause any wind damage or any concern for power outages. but it's just not feeling very comfortable outside. now as we work out into the afternoon hours, we'll continue to track feels-like temperatures in the 20s. here's the feels-like temperature around noon. feeling like we're in the 20s, past noon right now, right? 5:00, feeling like we're in the 20s. by 8:00 p.m. this as we look to the weekend, the cold sticks around, but so does the dry weather, if you're getting the christmas tree, know it's going to be chilly out there. i would go on sunday, same thing if you're hanging the holiday lights. it's going to be breezy tomorrow with a high of 39. at least the winds not an issue on our sunday, outdoor exercise, layers and gloves. layers this afternoon, that's what i plan on wearing, if you're heading to the holiday parties. at least the travel weather

days, notice 39 tomorrow and 41 on sunday. monday we have a warm-up, 54 is considered warm. but rain looking likely, on tuesday and wednesday, highs in the mid 40s. cold on thursday and friday. this is going to be a significant arctic blast, 36 for a high on thursday next friday a high only around 32 degrees, after that the following weekend, december 17 and 18, there is the chance for a area. >> it's a holiday classic, and it wouldn't be christmas without the nut cracker ballet and the story of her nutcracker prince. performed by the manassas ballet theater. joining us we have some of the cast of the show. quite a few of the cast to tell us about this special holiday

and i'm going to stand back and see some of the cast here. in their beautiful costumes as well. let me say your names and you quickly get to wave so people can see you, hannah herndon. annabelle luna who plays a friend. sydney donglinger, emma jefferson, a mouse. findley right? transition.com, alexa jefferson is a toy maker, welcome to all of you. you look great in these costumes. and the costumes are one of the reasons that people come out to see the show, aren't they in. >> and they're hand-made in manassas, we have a costume shop and a costume mistress and she has a bunch of helpers who work tirelessly to create these beautiful costumes. >> i think a lot of people are

the school, right? >> yes. >> and a lot of them get their first chance to see the ballet when they come for the nutcracker. >> with orchestra, it's important. >> a live orchestra. and all of these amazingly beautiful costumes. so when kids come and see it, they go home and say i want to do that? >> yes. >> and that's one of the ways they come to the show. >> every one of these kids -- >> we were one of these kids and we worked really hard ando >> we're seeing some of the show now. tell us about the program. >> okay. so i'm dancing the role of the snow queen and this is my snow king and we take clara, who is here, she's with us, we take her to the snow and we also take her to the land of the sweets. >> how do kids get selected from the school to be part of the show? >> they audition in june over the summer and our director looks at them and she decides

they work through the fall. >> and were you guys all excited about having parts this year? >> yes. we're so glad you could come and see us, you look absolutely beautiful. tell us when the show will be on stage at the hilton theater. >> we start december 15th through the 23rd. and are there still tickets available? >> yes, can you get tickets at manassas ballet.org and they start at $25 and we're at the right off of i-66 and free parking. >> and you have to get out of school to do this? or do you go to school and dance after that? >> you get out, i guess you'd have to. >> we are so thrilled to have you here and to be in these fabulous costumes and we, would say break a leg, but we don't want you to do that. have a great performance and folks you know they're at the hilton theater, tickets still available for that run that's coming up shortly.

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make-up sales are surging and it's being blamed on -- the selfie. i mean you got to look good,

perfume usually reigns supreme when it comes to holiday beauty sales. but it looks like makeup is taking over this year. people have spent nearly $6 billion on contouring kits, lip products and other cosmetics, men you're like what is that? women you know exactly what i'm talking about. a 12% increase to past years and it's only supposed to rise. with just 15 days until christmas santa's workshop is working overtime. and this year, new technology is ng north pole home in action. mark barger shows us the new experience that can transport your family for the local mall to santa's door step. >> santa claus is nothing, if not hip. especially when it comes to gadgetry. along with his usual christmas magic, using the latest technology to help make the holiday season special. >> in this experience, you're not just making a stop at the

he lives. >> dreamworks provided a holiday assist by developing an adventure for santwith with 14 locations worldwide. >> there's a bunch of advanced technology in the house, digital skins all around the outside. >> falling snow and light shows make the house merry and bright and long lines are history. families can preregister for a certain time, so santa knows who's visiting when. >> are you ready? >> the adventure is hosted by the friendly panda." kids train on devices to prepare for boarding the rocket sleigh. >> then there's immersive panoramic ride theater where you take a journey that flies to the north pole. >> it's a bumpy ride, but kids are excited to get to visit the big man. >> he will greet them personally by name. he will know who they are and welcome them into. >> parents can check out photos. >> to see her face on the sleigh

>> and leave with precious holiday memories. >> what does santa say? >> ho ho ho. >> mark barger, nbc news. well we want to talk about a very intricate art, it takes patience and incredible skills and makes some of the most magnificent works of art that only last as long as you don't eat them up. an old technique that's getting new followers and lots of people would love to learn about it. so we asked irene join us, she's a master carver and will tell us how she got into this. >> i got into fruit carving from playing with my food and i went to do something beautiful. so i decided to do a fruit tray, we carve it and doing more. >> so you started by just playing around with your food. >> just playing around with my food. my mom was like -- >> now you made it into a career. >> exactly.

>> this is a water mallon, i want to say like a gift basket you know, just for the holiday season. this is one of the some of the carvings that i did you know while i was on food network. i wanted to show a little bit of that. and you can carve fruit out of anything. you can carve them in flowers, you can put cantalopes. you veggie carvings are great. i wanted to teach you a few of it how to do it. what are we going to do today? >> a cucumber flower. i brought you a knife, one for you to try. >> you want me to try it? >> yes. >> what do i do here. >> can you grab a nice and then we're going to make a mark on the cucumber.

bottom, this side. >> so just start to do this. >> and then you want to overlap it a little bit. you want to try to make sure you get like five out of that. and then you can keep overlapping it. and as i'm doing this i'm looking at myself and thinking people must wonder why i'm wearing two watches, one is an iphone watch a >> so when you finish you can just twist it at the bottom, now you have a flower. >> and then on a regular day i would put a carrot in there with a toothpick. just for the holidays, you want the holiday colors, you can get a strawberry. >> that looks easier than i thought. >> easy tricks that you can do with different. >> erica.

that's really beautiful. so i can make a whole bouquet. >> yes, out of cucumbers and strawberries. >> you could make the watermelon basket. >> i don't know if i could do that. >> you could get a regular fruit basket and make a whole bunch. >> and you give these sometimes to friends for gifts? >> yes. and i do them for weddings, you know, different events. parties. we do if it's cartoon inspired, we'll carve cartoons on the melons. if it's floral, wedding, we can carve the bride and the groom on there. >> thank you so much for coming. >> thank you so much for having me. we'll be right back, stay

wall street's post-election rally could roll on today. the dow now 500 closing at new record highs yesterday, helped by the energy, industrial and tech sectors. the dow has posted record closes 13 times since the election. we get data today on consumer sentiment. the dow is now at 19,614, the nasdaq up 23 to 5417. the department of transportation is proposing airlines be allowed to let passengers be allowed to make in-flight phone calls, despite

disruptive. airlines are required to tell people when they buy tickets that phone calls are allowed. and a new study finds barely half of 30-year-olds in america are earning more than their parents did at a similar age. researchers at stanford, harvard and the university of california say that's an enormous decline from the 1970s when nearly all of the incomes of children outpaced their parents and the group says rapid growth in the economy will do little to reverse the trend as wages are i'm landon downey. awesome news for "today show" host savannah guthrie. she's the proud mommy again this time of a beautiful baby boy. this morning on "today" they revealed the first pictures of cute little charlie. this is him this morning, he's named for savannah's late father as well as her husband's father. so his middle name is max. charlie max.

sister vale,vale is two. >> a lot of people were asking us, when she going to have that baby. this is such great news. >> she had held out on the name. we were all surprised this morning. charlie max. amelia. tell us what's going on with our weather. a little bit warmer? >> at least over the weekend the winds won't be as bad as today. blustery out there. cold, that's why the storm team 4 weather alert day. 41, feels like 20s. saturday and sunday, highs only around 40. some rain looking likely on monday. pinpointing the timing, it looks like rain will favor the second half of the day and look at next thursday and friday. you think it's chilly today? it's only getting colder. on that bright note, that's it for "news4 midday." thanks so much for joining us. we're back on the air, first at

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