good morning i'm joe krebs. >> i'm pat lawson muse. let's look at that forecast for this thursday in the nation's capital. good morning. >> hi, pat. welcome. good to see you. good morning, joe. starting off this thursday morning with a partly cloudy chilly. once again down into the 40s. 47 in washington. right now in montgomery and prince george's counties and arlington/fairfax counties, low to mid 40s. dipped down to the 30s in loudoun, frederick county and the panhandle of west virginia. southern maryland, around the bay, eastern shore, near the waters in the upper 40s. away from the waters, only in the 40s. quite a chilly start. we have a few clouds coming through. they'll be with us fro time to time. a partly sunny d with afternoon highs climbing into the 60s. cloudy by late afternoon. rain likely tonight through tomorrow morning. chillier weather moving in for the weekend. now, jerry, how is the traffic. >> as we get under way, clear, dry road surfaces for the moment. along 95, traveling near the rest area, the weigh station, both

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm pat lawson muse. it is thursday, march 25, 2010. we have yet to see the sun rise over the nation's capital, but it promises to be a nice day befo changes set in. >> let's go to tom kierein now. >> hi pat and joe. good morning. this thursday morning we have a partly cloudy sky. it's rather chilly. only near 40 in montgomery and fairfax counties. arlington in the mid 40s. upper 40s in washington. mid 40s in prince george's county. mid to upper 30s further to the west and north. around the waters, upper 40s. out in the mountains, mid 30s. considerable cloudiness coming in amid a rain system that wl be coming through our region here by late tonight into morm midday. before that, we should make it into the mid to upper 60s today. tomorrow, highs near 50. quite chilly saturday, but sunny. sunday, showers could be seen late in the day. how is the traffic. >> checking out 270 sthbound getting past hyattstown, towards clarksburg, incident-free into the split. light volume of traffic on 270. the trip in along 95, 395, 66, dulles toll roads,o

good afternoon, i'm pat lawson muse. >>> we begin with breaking news right now surrounding a virginia congressman. the fbi this afternoon is investigating vandalism at the home of congressman tom pair yellow's brother. this incident comes a day after the posting of his address online by tea party activists. the activists are upset with the congressman in favor of health care reform. police say someone went to the home in charlotte'sville and cut the line to a propane tank. his brother is the owner of the property. no one was hurt. this is one of several acts of vandalism, involving democrats who voted in favor of health care. ten house democrats are receiving access to increased security. >>> a popular baby swing is being recalled this day, this comes a day after the warning about the sufficient indication danger those devices pose to babies. tom costello is following the big story. he's live in the network room. tom, how dangerous are the swings? >> reporter: i think that's depends who you ask. a lot of mothers believe that swings are a great way to bond with your bean. but they can

pat lawson tells you about a preview of things to come. >> that was a great story.d love to pedal with them. and first at 4:00, turns out that filling out your 2010 census form and identifying who you are is not quite so easy. this afternoon at 4:00 we will help you sort out the confusion over the forms. and then tonight at 5:00, we will take you in the newest exhibit at the museum, and it pays tribute to none other than the king. those stories and all the day's latest stories coming up starting at 4:00. >> thank you, pat. >>> let's get a final check on today's forecast. here is tom. >> delightful spring wther on the way. chilly with a busterly northbound wind. but temperatures are warming into the low 60s, and the pollen count is beginning to show up. the temperatures are now climbing up in the upper 50s and low 60s, and latest wind gts up to 30 miles per hour out of the north and west. view from space showing a clear sky throughout the entire region as the weak high pressure is moving over. for the rest othe afternoon, shine to the low to mid-60s, and the wind sho

i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm barbara harrisen in for jim handly.aking news off the top now, the sentence is in for wizards guard gilbert arenas. >> the suspended player avoided jail time, but he will have to spend time in a halfway house. let's get right to news 4's jackie bensen who is outside the courthouse with the latest. jackie? >> reporter: gilbert arenas left the courthouse with his attorney a short time ago. he did not speak to the many, many reporters assembled back there. he left through a rear entrance of the courthouse. as you said, he's not going to jail. he is going to spend 30 days in a halfway house, which will be an extreme restriction on his personal freedom. it is still a restriction on freedom to go to a halfway house. he will also do two years in probation. he will have to perform 400 hours of community service and pay a $5,000 fine. this all stems from a locker room situation with teammate javaris crittenton. arenas pleaded guilty to violating the city's gun laws, a felony, in a december it 21st incident at the verizon center.

i'm pat lawson muse. our topic this morning is the economy, the struggle to survive on the parts of many here in the washington area, and how the economic slump is affecting organizations that are working to ease the struggle. curtis watkins is the founder and kuf director of a group called life start. it offers in school, after school men torg and other family strengthening proams to more than 1,000 youth and their families in this area. carrie wilson is psident of reston interfaith a nonprofit organization serving northern virginia that promotes self sufficiency through support and advocacy for those in need of food and shelter. and eduardo ramiro with the roundtable. is there a recession in your eyes? are you seeing any easing of the burden on the ground? >> pat, that's a great question. i talked to nonprofit leaders every day at work and i would say there's not only a lag but a significant lag as far as the general economy impacts nonprofits and the people they serve. there are some structural reasons