the second full moon in august. anytime you get two foreman's in one month, you call the second one blue moon. the next one will be 2015. that is every three years. hence the phrase "once in a blue moon." just a few high, thin cloud, so you will see that a full moon for sure tonight. we are about 10 degrees above average. 86 in parkton. the dew point is in the low 60's, so it felt comfortable even though it was hot. here is the remnants of hurricane isaac coming up through the mississippi. they are welcoming the rain. is one of the hardest-hit areas of the -- it is one of the hardest-hit areas of the country with the drought. it just hits a brick wall, west virginia. there is an area of high pressure blocking this. there is a cold front coming in from the northwest. that will sweep that area of high pressure toward us. not the actual storm itself. just of the moisture. we will put a chance for rain in the forecast later this weekend. highs tonight -- temperatures will drop to 70 in most neighborhoods. we have a 20% chance of rain, but most of you will have a dry day tomorrow. if you are taking

blue moon. it's not blue but they call it a blue moon. >> once in a blue moon. >> we are into september now but it was the second full moon in august before midnight so they call it a blue moon. why they pick blue. >> once in a blue moon. it's the saying, john. >> the saying came from the -- it's out there, anyway, this morning. if you go farther west, you see rain on our radar and this is a kind of moisture that's loosely related to isaac. it's not the tropical load of moisture that's with the storm back in missouri and illinois and iowa but it's the leading edge and tied together with these loose atmospheric ropes and we will have to deal with this rain chance. not a big one today but hanging over our head today a little bit and a little more tomorrow and a little bit more on monday so we will see how the weekend turns out weather-wise in just a minute. >> in the race for the white house, it's back on the campaign trail after the republican convention in tampa that ended with the rousing acceptance speech by mitt romney. steve handlesman reports. >> before splitting up to campaign, mitt romney and paul

. >>> on a lighter note, we all know the phrase once in a blue moon. that's because they're uncommon. there was one last night. here's how it looked over cincinnati. anyone who missed it, has to wait until 2015 for the next one. a blue moon means that a full moon occurred twice in the same month. it has nothing to do with the color of the moon. it's pale yellow. >> where is the blue? >> lonnie quinn, never making us blue right here. lonnie quinn with the weather. >> originally the thought is that it came from volcanic ash or dust particles that gave it a blue tone. however, that does not occur on a regular occurrence. >> thank you for clearing that up. >> you got it. this is what i've got for you guys right now. here's the entire country. there are two storm systems i'm watching. they are as different as you can get. one has a lot of water. one has a little bit of water. little bit of water with this system, low pressure system around the northern rockies moving toward the northern plains eventually up into canada. very little rain. thunder and lightnin

the second blue moon of the month last week. gorgeous day across the chicago area look at all of the mariners out there enjoying the weather. you can see in this time lapse we start with high towers but as the cooling of the night comes on these will collapse. we see these thunderstorms flare from time to time the next couple of days but a few of these rain elements may capture the area tonight as we push the remnants of isaac off to the east. here is where isaacs' big rains occur they occur from about 40 mi. south of chicago southward. kankakee had 2.34 in. and yet harley a drop from the city north and there was plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather. a lovely war early september evening with these winds bringing some lake cooling. when you have the remnants of a hurricane you do not call off the way we do with most storms. we had mid-90s and the 90's at naperville with a 74 on the other hand. we may have a 91 at o'hare and a 90 on wednesday which could bring an isolated thunderstorm with gusty winds i

clouds well to the south of us, well to the north of us, and we had that full moon. the blue moon. that's the second full moon of the month. maybe up to 97 in in culpeper and 95 here in the district. monika samtani, it's 5:00 a.m. on a holiday friday. >> it is a holiday friday. generally speaking, volume wise it's very light, but just as i was walking over to the wall here, i got world of an accident on the northbound side of i-95 in virginia. it's in the aquia harbor area and apparently involves an overturned vehicle. we'll make this calls and find out what's going on for you on the northbound side of 95 as soon as i'm off this report. southbound 270, no problems to report right now out of frederick. it's nice and light into clarksburg. you'll be fine down into rockville. let's take a live look outside and show you what it looks like if you're planning to head on the bay bridge. no problems to report here. things are good. coming off the bridge span nice and light. all lanes are open on route 50 right now. you're going to be fine out of annapolis as well. we'll go back over to our

moon. >> sunday to hasn't nothing to do with the color. >> it's the fact that we've had a second full moon that makes it a blue moon. >> second this year. >> it is our second this year as well. >> the first one wasn't a blue moon. >> why is it blue? >> they call it blue moon. >> perhaps we should move on to weather. >> keep everybody here happy at the anchor desk. it will be hot today. noticeably warmer than it has been the last couple of weeks. our temperatures will soar into the low to mid-90s later today. we are heating up later today with forecast highs in the mid- 90s. humidity won't be terrible today but it will be increasing this weekend as we start to get that moisture feed coming in with the remnants of isaac which will likely bring us some showers around here by sunday afternoon and for our holiday on monday. we've got a new tropical storm since yesterday, leslie, out in the central atlantic. not expected to impact land areas. we'll keep an eye on it. still well out to sea and would be more than a week away from any land areas if it were to move in our direction. 74 right now in washington. we're a l

the full moon. did you see it? back by popular demand here, the blue moon, the second full moon of the month. we'll not get another must. >> moon until the year 2015 in july. gorgeous to look at. let's talk temperatures. today, 97 degrees. the average high 85. well above it. just when we didn't think we'd have more 90s. today was the second warmest day in the month of august. bethesda at 73 degrees. college park at 77. leesburg at 77 degrees right now. 74 in leonardtown, maryland. the spots near the water too just a little cooler. for the overnight and tomorrow morning starting out in the mid-70s with a mostly clear sky. we'll see a few clouds come our way and humidity will start creeping upward tomorrow. there is the rain that we've been talking about moving in. showers through ohio and kentucky. the big rain still right here coming through missouri and into illinois. there's been heavy rain here today. 1 to 5 inches and severe weather there too with quite a few tornado reports right on the border of missouri and illinois. as that system, isaac what's left of it makes its way north and east

the second full moon of the month tonight. what happens when you have a two full moons in one month? you get a blue moon. it happens every three years. the next one will be in 2015. hence the phrase "once in a blue moon." the high temperature is about 89. if you're going to take the boat out, variable winds. b which is about 1 foot. if you are heading to the ocean this weekend, temperatures will hang around 80 degrees for a high, it looks like. the rip current risk will below. even though there are some tropical winds and the atlantic, i do not think that will be a problem at ocean city. we will take rain at 40% sunday and monday. this will not be a washout situation with what is left of hurricane isaac coming through here. temperatures will stay in the low 80's for friday of next week. >> well, just a few hours after the raven's final preseason game, a number of players were facing the sobering reality of cutdowns in the nfl. >> like the rest of the teams, they have to trim the roster, leaving 22 men without a job. there have got to be a lot of nerves and play tonight. >> it is not a fun day for anybody.

this is rare occurrence when second full moon happens within the same calendar month. last bluen in march of 2010. next one happens july of 2015. >> so enjoy the. >> it's goychblingt of we can see it. it's clear. >> yes. we have lots of low clouds around tonight but if you are above the cloud and most of us are. >> some way or another. >> we see the moon. live view right now. another view of the moon from our high definition mount tam camera which is certainly above the low clouds just a gorgeous night around the bay area. we actually have thin clouds and fog around so don't have thick dense cloud cover so most of us are able to see and enjoy that blue moon. look at live doppler 7 hd. which shows us we have clouds that pushed in from the coast jaws bit over the peninsula into the santa cruz mountains out over the bay and parts of east bay way up north around clever dale. inland right now. not wide spread clouds expecting to end up early tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 50's mid to upper 50's most part and 61 right now at antioch. here are the highlights. cloudy skies develo

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moon took place in march, 2010. the next, july 2015. for more on the blue moon go to abc 7 news.com. >> and still ahead a message for anyone in the mood to lose weight. new findings show you it's not just what you eat but where you eat that can help you out. >> i'm michael finny. today, 7 on your side is just ahead and i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me on twitter and facebook.com/m finney abc 7. i'll answer questions live in just a little bit. >> from mount tam we can see sunlight and clouds. a lot more clouds coming our way tonight. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and taking a look at traffic right now, this is the san mateo bridge. it's slow going for drivers on the lefthand side of the screen. they're making their way to the east bay. on the ride drivers heading through rather foggy weather. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues right after this. >> this summer you made the sleep campaign a huge success. as a thank you to fans, $30,000 is being donated to the ticket to dream foundation. >>> checking heal

this is from chopper 4 and we call this -- >> it looks so close. >> we call it a blue moon because it's the second full moon of the month and the last full month was august 1st into the 2nd and this was august 31st full moon. and the reason they call it a blue moon because every month has its own name like harvest moon, well, once every about two and a half years we have one month with two moons and we call it something, they just called it blue moon. well, then, after the moon set, the sun rose. this was the sun rise this morning. seen by our nbc hd city camera. put them on facebook and you can follow me on twitter and facebook. here's another awesome photo sent in from one of our viewers. these were storm clouds over the potomac near swan point, maryland. these had just passed by and were receding into the distance. great shot. there's another gorgeous view. this is a live picture from our hd city camera. nbc 4 and 84 at reagan national and now dew point at 70, that's rather humid and stay rather humid here for the rest of the afternoon. big area of high pressure over the region now and i

the blue moon has nothing to do with the color of the moon. >> i was going to ask that but i didn't want to put you on the spot. >> it has to do with the fact that it is twice in a month. wisdom's not sure. >> i have lots of questions. >> you saw it last night before i went to bed. it is beautiful. nice and big out there. >> nice and clear so we can see it. we've had some nice days. >> that is true. yesterday, gorgeous, nice and warm, not a lot of humidity. today, more of the same. >> no humidity, is that what you said. >> i said not much humidity. there is a live look at isaac still doing its thing. lots of rain across portions of new orleans, mississippi. the storm is gradually falling apart, starting to lose its definition here. still a tropical storm with maximum winds of about 45 miles per hour. looking at the future here, it will continue to push off to the north and west at five miles per hour moving very, very slowly and that is going to be one of the issues. they are expecting additional flooding rains across the south here over the next 12 to 24 hours. let's push on and show yo

tonight to of clear skies and were able to capture the 92 percent waxing davison on its way to becoming a full moon on friday august 31st which is called the blue moon is debatable whether or not you want to use that term but i'm going with its the second full month of this calendar month of august. now as far as to whether hemlines are concerned we certainly do have tomorrow some coastal clouds to pick said the morning in a tide conditions during the afternoon hours balloon on friday we should add a clear skies and as well but clouds will gather at the coast is a very slow cool down into the '60s 16 degrees in redwood city earlier today are span seventy in san francisco and that is where we should be for the summit here 79 which is seasonal and fremont spot on in san jose live-'80s and '90s east of the day and 85 and cinephile is pretty typical for this time of year tonight will drop into the 50s from santa rosa all winter mountain view here's the set up for you high-pressure right there gradually sliding to these allowing the little bit of cooler air mass in freer wednesday and certainly by friday went to see that 70 forecast but first things

check out the blue moon. there is a saying here. when you get two full moons and a calendar month which is what happened tonight. they call it a blue moon. the next one does not come around. this is a time lapse until 2015. i hope you had a chance to catch it. the clouds parted enough to let us catch the view. i'll show you just how great it is. as we check out the view here we do have widespread low clouds and even some patchy drizzle that will be developing in the overnight hours. it is a solid marine layer, 3,000 feet deep. and even some of the innd la valleys like livermore -- and even some of the inland valleys like livermore. as you notice, it is a cool day. many areas are struggling to get into the 60s and 70s. livermore is a good 20 degrees below normal for this time of year. it was only in the 60s. the temperatures right now in the 50s. here are the highlights. we are basically looking at cloudy skies. areas of drizzle. partly cloudy and below normal for your saturday afternoon. but much warmer weather coming your way sunday

this coincides as the second, a blue moon. cond blue moon won't happen why july 2015 -- won't happen until july 2015. >>> why these guys in the water are getting a big response. >>> and a scandal at harvard. the accusations being made against her than 1 -- more than 100 students. >>> today's scientists may get a closer look at two dolphins swimming in the south san francisco canal. they've been watching these dolphins since wednesday. there's one right there. if the dolphins are still in the canal today, the scientists plan to join them in the water to make sure they are okay. last night, some people gather gathered to get a rare glimpse of the dolphins. >> people are required to stay 100 feet away from them. we ask that you do that and so you can participate in this. >> sh >>> harvard university is investigating allegations of a widespread cheating scandal. more than 100 students who took an undergraduate class last spring, may be in trouble. the school says the students may have plagiarized or shared answers on a take-home ex

check out the blue moon. there is a saying here. ndar month which is what happened tonight. they call it a blue moon. the next one does not come around. this is a time lapse until 2015. i hope you had a chance to catch it. the clouds parted enough to let us catch the view. i'll show you just how great it is. as we check out the view here we do have widespread low clouds and even some patchy drizzle that will be developing in the overnight hours. it is a solid marine layer, 3,000 feet deep. and even some of the innd la valleys like livermore -- and even some of the inland valleys like livermore. as you notice, it is a cool day. many areas are struggling to get into the 60s and 70s. livermore is a good 20 degrees below normal for this time of year. it was only in the 60s. the temperatures right now in the 50s. here are the highlights. we are basically looking at cloudy skies. areas of drizzle. partly cloudy and below normal for your saturday afternoon. but much warmer weather coming your way sunday and labor day. look for widespread lo

check out the blue moon. there is a saying here. en you get two full moons and a calendar month which is what happened tonight. they call it a blue moon. the next one does not come around. this is a time lapse until 2015. i hope you had a chance to catch it. the clouds parted enough to let us catch the view. i'll show you just how great it is. as we check out the view here we do have widespread low clouds and even some patchy drizzle that will be developing in the overnight hours. it is a solid marine layer, 3,000 feet deep. and even some of the innd la valleys like livermore -- and even some of the inland valleys like livermore. as you notice, it is a cool day. many areas are struggling to get into the 60s and 70s. livermore is a good 20 degrees below normal for this time of year. it was only in the 60s. the temperatures right now in the 50s. here are the highlights. we are basically looking at cloudy skies. areas of drizzle. partly cloudy and below normal for your saturday afternoon. but much warmer weather coming your way sunday a

last night folks around the world were treated to another blue moon, the second full moon in the monthf august. lots of professional and amateur photographers alike capturing images of the last blue moon until 2015. by popular demand the white house today released the recipes for two home made beers being brewed at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. it released a video showing how the beers are made in the white house kitchen. the recipes are on the white house blog until the title ale to the chief. they're also on our website, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> coming up on saturday night, high school football with a $60 million price tag. >>> at a time when a lot of school districts are struggling to keep the lights on, one texas school unveiled a $60 million stadium for high school football. while that figure is raising some eyebrows, the folks there say it's worth every penny. we get the story now from nbc's charles hadlock. >> reporter: in texas where football is almost a religion, the friday night lights are shining brighter the dallas suburb of allen. >> it's great. >> it's awesome. >> reporter: th

the break.  >> is that our blue moon? >> that is our moon, i think. either that or it's a flashlight. >> let's go with the blue moon. jet second one this year. the last one until 2015. >> i saw it last night. it was orange and rising. >> i missed that. you see this right now. step outside and take a good look. nice and clear out there it looks like too. >> it is fine. just like the last couple of mornings, off to a fairly comfortable start. a little warmer than it was the last couple of days t will be a hot afternoon but otherwise sunny. >> what about the humidity? >> humidity on the increase tomorrow. today, one more day with relatively low humidity. it is only fitting we end a hot summer on a hot note. >> what does it fall? >> meteorological fall starts tomorrow. official fall is not until september 20th or 21st. >> we've got about four more weeks for official fall. >> for the weather department, fall starts tomorrow. >> not really, but sure. >> sarah, too early for this. 66 in gaithersburg. you notice generally 95 and south, we are still in the 70s.

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the next blue moon is going to occur in 2015. a common misconception is that the color of the moon will actually be blue. experts say that's not the case at all. >>> well, a holiday weekend is upon us. we are going to have a look now at how your labor day community could be shaping up and what to get to your ay at the pump destination, going to see some family or having a little bit of fun. >>> and an a-list actor, clint eastwood made an appearance at the rnc last night. what he said that had everyone laughing. >>> and, remember, katie couric's new show "katie" premiers here on september 10th at 4:00. you can hang out for abc 2 news at 5:00 and 6:00, but "good morning maryland" returns in just a moment. @ñi >>> thanks for staying with us. >>> the holiday weekend is here and that means cookouts and lots of food. if you're dieting, it's easy to get sidetracked from all that work you put in during the week. so here's how you can be a weekend warrior even on the holiday. first, try to keep the sugary, high-calorie drinks like soda and

tonight to of clear skies and were able to capture the 92 percent waxing davison on its way to becoming a full moon on friday august 31st which is called the blue moon is debatable whether or not you want to use that term but i'm going with its the second full month of this calendar month of august. now as far as to whether hemlines are concerned we certainly do have tomorrow some coastal clouds to pick said the morning in a tide conditions during the afternoon hours balloon on friday we should add a clear skies and as well but clouds will gather at the coast is a very slow cool down into the '60s 16 degrees in redwood city earlier today are span seventy in san francisco and that is where we should be for the summit here 79 which is seasonal and fremont spot on in san jose live-'80s and '90s east of the day and 85 and cinephile is pretty typical for this time of year tonight will drop into the 50s from santa rosa all winter mountain view here's the set up for you high-pressure right there gradually sliding to these allowing the little bit of cooler air mass in freer wednesday and certainly by friday went to see that 70 forecast but first things