. >>> and it was batten down the hatches today. things are improving. and the end of the weekend is looking good. details are coming up. stay with us, we'll be right back after the break.  . >> today was a very windy day. 44 miles an hour wind gusts at national airport, 46 at bwi and 38 in dulles. laytonsville, 51 miles an hour wind gusts and 46 at martinsburg. the winds are strong and sustained from 7 to 25 miles per hour and they're going to improve and gusting to 30 miles per hour in dulles, 24 at gaithersburg; 31 at hagerstown and we have 21 at annapolis and that is a far cry. the temperatures into the mid- and upper 40s, above seasonal and that is headed for a chilly night. we expect temperatures to be into the low 30s to the upper 20s. the skies are clearing out and have that ridge of high pressure that is building in and some clearing skies into the overnight hours and settings -- setting us up tomorrow. skies bright and fairly mild and we'll have less wind, that is a good thing. the five-day forecast, up to 50 degrees for tomorrow and

. >> so far we have senate patterns get better and better battener the beginning there was a pretty good concern we would be challenged to make it through. >> officials are expected to give the official go ahead some time tomorrow. >> there are several ways to get around the construction, you can take the golden gate bring, richmond bridge or the san mateo bridge. the bay bridge closure starts friday night at 8:00 and lasting in 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning february 21st. bart plans to offer round the clock service during the bridge closure. ac transit bus also continue regular service to and from the west oakland bart station. and the website is a special section dedicated to helping you get around. check out its traffic page for the latest on the detours and any accident that may slow down the drive. >> a thief has delayed valentine a for dozens. new at six john is live now in richmond with the catch up now underway to keep people smiling tonight. >> reporter: we are standing outside the floorist on mcdonald where the rush is winding down. all day the staff has been playing catch up becau

give yourself time and batten down the hatches. >> good advice. thank you. >> help for the nearly 12 million americans suffering seep apnea. >> >> the new surgery helping people finally get rest. next. the u-s. the american academy of pediatrick dentistry says up to 30 . >>> the american academy of pediatric dentists said 35% of children between two and five have dental decay. as they get older check ups should include proper brushing flossing. >> it's thought ten to 12 million americans suffer from sleep apnea when the air way is blocked during sleept. can lead to all sorts of health problems and now a new surgery is helping people rest again. >> reporter: judi finally has the energy to read without fall agriculture sleep. >> now when i go to bed i have -- to decide to go to sleep. the other time i would just hit the pillow and that was it. >> reporter: she was tired because like millions of americans she had sleep apnea. her airway closed during sleep caution her to stop breathing hundreds of times. now a new surgery is bringing relief to many.

. >> you will feel battener the morning. you ever have a migraine?ou know you go through a lot of pain. a researcher in boston looked at data from more than 36,000 women and found a defense exhibit between high grains request depression. women with migraines and depression. >>> and forget mood rings, or fortune tellers, if you want to know how long your love will last check your blood. researchers looking for a way to predict the length of a relationship found that the amount of a chemical in a blood holds the answer. they tested 163 people in their 20e and tested them again six months later. couples who were still together were the same with the highest levels of the chemical in their blood. >>> why are we suing highways for the -- there -- we are getting it right now and it's a good blood because it was beautiful out there today. i will take it over to wyatt because we are on 65 and this may be one of the greatest february days we have had. >> very warm today. about 20 degrees above average. tomorrow even warmer. tomorrow night it all changes. don'

battening down the hatches. a gusty rainy night ahead. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,, hours chasing a runaway goat through melb >>> you ought to see this video. police in australia spent hours chasing a run away goat through melbourne suburbs. the goat ran in and out of traffic and proved very difficult to catch. look, even jumped away from the net. and jumped over the fence. no one knows where the goat came from. it is a female goat. aptly named houdini. and eventually they did catch houdini and taken to a home for stray dogs. >> quick. >>> and they beat the 49ers and completed a wildcard run to a super bowl title. >> another last-minute drive by new york's eli manning sinking the pass. and here is the touchdown that made the giants champs. >> and that was the decisive play. a 6-yard td run by amman brad shaw with 57 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. and he wasn't even supposed to score, hoping to run the clock but his momentum carried him in. eli manning, mvp, throwing for nearly 300 yards and a touchdown. the hail mary with

mounting new conditions to secure more bailout cash as euro zone leaders demand a greater supervision of battens finances some countries who kept their national currencies are proving to be far better off. libya marks a year since their of all that eventually brought down colonel gadhafi but rival militias still run unchecked allegations of human rights abuses mounted in the interim leadership is said to have no real power. up next the latest edition of moscow out as we take you into the world of endless money parties and luxury stick with us. absolutely delicious hello and welcome to the must go out so in this week's program will be taking a look at the spectacular selection of the restaurants the have opened up in the russian economy scene essentially rocking here in moscow at the moment. and also the chef style here in the city well. sorry. hi i'm kind of. what tonight's. yeah i can help you out i'm kind of ok yes. but i'll do it. by. what you know it's great to have friends all around the world but as for the high end dramatic. sometimes millionaires too much. so my friend will be arriving l

battens hanging on for months as they piled up new conditions before flight finally clearing one hundred thirty billion euro bailout but the cost of the rescue is weighing heavily on the greek people who paid the price with huge cuts and job losses financial journalist johan bent over a belt says more austerity may be disastrous for the country it will make things worse for the greek economy the greek economy is in a deep recession at the moment the austerity program that is imposed on the country will worsen the recession which in its turn. the budget outlook and so the negative spiral in which to breed economy and greek society has been imprisoned for almost the last two years will only get worse so this is not really a solution to the problem what you need for greece is to have a growth perspective for the economy of greece and you don't have that at all at the moment and the longer we wait the more it becomes obvious that the only way we can get to do greek economy growing again is by indeed exiting the eurozone which will lead of course to a devaluation of the new direct me but that

. >> reporter: cognitive behavioral therapist andrea batten worked with amanda five years, helping to clear her clutter, while treating her underlying hoarding issues. >> it's a difficult process. >> reporter: amanda's shame now gone, replaced by a determination not to let her home turn into the health hazard, still facing millions of horders. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> amanda's therapist says while her progress is profound, it is the result of a lot of work. if you know someone who needs therapy for hoarding, go to wjz.com for links links to groups that can help. >>> still ahead. it sounds too good to be true. losing weight with a beer diet? the radical idea. >>> caught on tape. a smash-and-grab crime. are the suspects still on the loose? >>> i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. rain on the way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for instant updates and the day's news, updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. well, online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to sav

compassionate, when ira terrorists killed lord louis mount batten, the queen's cousin and phillip's favorite uncle along with several other members of his family, the queen cared for the 14-year-old grandson who had been severely injured in the attack. when he arrived late one evening with his sister, the queen was there to greet them, and she served them soup and sandwiches, took them to their rooms and even started to unpack them until she was prevailed upon to go to bed. timothy later talked about her unstoppable mothering. he told me that the queen had been caring and sensitive and intuitive, and that she had managed to get him talking about his traumatic experience in a way that nobody else had been able to do. funny, british actress prunella scales got rave reviews for playing the queen in the play "a question of attribution," and when she was introduce today the queen, she bowed, and the queen said, i expect you think i should be doing that to you. [laughter] earthy, probably the least expected trait when you think of the prim and proper queen. imagine her stalking stag in many her mc

in other words, batten down the hatches. wolf? >> jim acosta in denver, thank you. >>> as the campaign clocks his next move, mitt romney is looking ahead to what could be a pretty rough battle with rick santorum. listen to this. >> we can beat senator santorum where we compete head to head in an aggressive way. we obviously didn't do that in colorado or minnesota, to the extent that the other campaign did. but there will be places where he went and there will be places where i went. there's no such thin as coronation in presidential politics. it's meant to be a long process. it's not easy to get the nomination. it's not easy to get reelected. this is a test, a testing approach and so far we're doing pretty well. >>> let's dig deeper with gloria borger. >> it really has stalled romney's momentum. it's also exposed the problems that he has within his own party. what we saw last night was really a cautionary tale for the romney campaign. you look at the low turnout that we saw in the states that we were looking at. what does that tel

we should batten down the hatches. inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. coming up, matt has a preview of an interview with lindsay lohan. >> lindsay is hosting "saturday night live" this week as part of her attempt to mount a comeback after battling with addiction and run-ins with the law. we talked to lindsay about that. her first extensive interview since she spoke to us six years ago. we'll hear from her just ahead. >> and a potential danger in your child's school that you can't see, taste or smell. we are talking about radon, a gas linked to lung cancer deaths every year. jeff rossen is investigating the story coming up for us. >> and later on the tragic death of a 14-year-old girl who suddenly collapsed after she inhaled helium at a party. we have all seen kids do this. police say it was hosted by a 27-year-old woman who has now been arrested. we'll have the latest and talk to the girl's family coming up. >> that's a sad story. we begin with the murder trial of a georgia man who is charged with killing a father of two outside a day care center. this

barack obama may have not done a great job, may have failed to do all sorts of promises, may have battenedhe would initiate in 2008, but he deserves to be reelected because the republicans are weak and aren't going to be able to get done. he wins by default. >> flip flopping on snl. >> it is a surprise to see you here, mitt. as i recall, you found the idea of a moon colony silly in 2012. >> newt, you were wrong. ever since you left earth, it has been a nightmare. let me work in your add moon stration. >> i am supposed to believe you just changed your position? >> wouldn't be the first time. >> still the gop frontrunner. could public opinion flip flop on flip flopping when he is up against obama? >> i hope public opinion flips on the phrase of flip flopping. it is a horrible phrase. i don't know what to replace it with, but it means you change your mind because of political expediency, which mitt romney has never been a nominee in a general election, only changed from liberal to conservative. that same criticism may not come. say change in the mind and not use flip flopping. i don't think i

businesses are retrenching and battening down the hatches. they're not interested in borrowing.he real itty is a bit more complex. the banks have gotten badly burned by excessive risk taking in the previous round of the financial crisis. they are under pressure to increase their capital buffers, trying to stockpile liquidity. it makes it much harder to lend. they don't see attractive lending opportunities out there for the most part. >> david, not attracting many opportunities. what about asia? isn't that a growth area for them? >> it is but not under the project merlin mandate. only of the big uk banks and hsb standard chart er, barclays to lesser extent, that even have asia businesses. so, again, the uk government's concern here is not with asia, it's with the british economy which is desperately in need of credit or desperately in need of reassurance and some confidence and these numbers aren't going to help in that regard. >> stephen, off camera we talked about the banking situation in china. you had an interesting take on that. >> well, it's just picking up the commentary t