light winds as well with temperatures upper 20s in the burbs. a beautiful weekend coming our way a little milder tomorrow. 54. a little chillier on saturday. only about 50. we have a northeast flow but then look at sunday for the redskin game. partly cloudy near 60. 60 on monday with clouds coming in and then rain and showers on tuesday. a little cooler on wednesday and thursday. is that it from the elips. i think we can declare the holiday season officially here. back to you guys. >> look, he even has a -- who is that? you have a make up artist out there. >> love that. >> yes, i do. what can i say. >> making sure you are always in make up. >> and a kiss. >> somebody special. >> hi, sue. all right. >> she says hi. >> hi, sue. all right. >>> kristen is over at verizon center. she doesn't have a make up art ns tow but there is a little bit of excitement going on. talking about two home teams tonight. >> that's right. a lot going on here. caps taking on the benning within -- penguins. fans are piling in. can they finally get dale hunter his first w

. >> reporter: the chp's chips for kids program is giving away toys burb still taking away donationsfor more on the st. anthony curbside dropoff you will find days and times at ktvu.com. in antioch, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on-line sells this holiday season are up this year following what may have been the busiest shopping weekend of the season. com score says shoppers have spent $31 billion on-line between december 1 and the 16th. total sales climbed 15% to $6.3 billion. the holiday shopping season can make up to ho% of retailer' annual revenue. >>> san francisco police are set to hold a meeting regarding last week's deadly officer- involved shooting. this is cell phone video taken of the scene. police say a man shot at police after run from a traffic stop. officers shot back, hitting the man in the head. he died on thursday night. tomorrow's meeting starts at 4:00 p.m. at the northern police station on fillmore and turk streets. >>> a one-day nurses' strike is set at sutter facilities in the bay area. the california nurses association says 4,000 nurses are getting re

cold overnight burbs will drop down to 20s.lly start tomorrow temperature in town, 36 degrees around 8:00 a.m. probably lower 30s to upper 20s out in the suburbs mostly sunny at noon 48 degrees a lot more sunshine tomorrow, than what we had today, mostly sunny again at 5:00 p.m. you get the idea here temperatures slightly warmer, we've stayed in lower 40s to mid-40s today, tomorrow looks like we will at least be able to get up into the lower 50s or at least right around 50 degrees, a lot of sunshine out there, this is future cast at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow as we take you into wednesday, it is looking like most of wednesday, we should have good amounts of sunshine but some of the guidance indicating these clouds get into wednesday a little bit earlier, so that might change things a little bit right now we will get partly sunny on wednesday as we take you into thursday this will be the next chance of rain this is 1:00 p.m. notice we have clouds in here, watching showers back out to the west of us it will probably roll in here late in

the burbs will be a lot colder. conditions tonight and light winds, so a lot of radiational cool clog just means once again very -- cooling which just means once again very cold. tonight 30 degrees for your overnight low with a southeasterly wind changing northerly later on and our workweek is starting off very nicely, some changes in the five-day forecast, but it's not all bad. i'll have those details a little later. back to you. >>> do you like the real thing or are you all about fakes? we have both sides of the christmas tree debate. >>> and while many small retailers struggle during the holidays, at least one type of store is raking it in. so what's the deal with pawn shops anyway? you're going to find out.  >>> this weekend was primetime for families to buy their christmas trees and one big dilemma for many is whether the tree should be real or artificial. fox 5's dick krantz has the story. reporter: business was booming today at dan and brian's tree lot in be necessities da. this is the old-fashioned --

tonight, we're back in the 40 degree range in town. 30s in the burbs. scattered showers. friday, though, a little bit cooler down to 50 degrees. the weekend, that looks good. little chilly but good. temps in the mid-40s. we warm up with rain returning late monday into tuesday. don't go anywhere. 9news now at noon, we'll be right back. >>> if you have too many desserts and you want to get in shape, get off the couch and go to my web site, jchayward.com. for tips from celebrity trainer. you know, i was a sad subject. that's all i can say. sad, sad, sad. go to jchayward.com. don't forget to like me on facebook. ok. now, i'm one on one today with a special guest. arnold duke is the president of the international gem and jewelry show that is being held this weekend at the expocenter. you had signed up for the contest, you could have been a winner because i'm going with ten winners on saturday. i'll be there. you didn't have to go to new york to attend christie's auction. just come out to the gem and jewelry show and you can see some fabulous, fabulous -- everything that i've l

. >> i think i will be able to save a few folks who were in a bookshelf that were protected burb oregon than, that i think everything is pretty much gone. >> the red cross says it's helping seven residents who are left homeless, putting them up in a hotel. >>> extra castro fire officials have released new details in the arrest of the man they call a serial arsonist. they have linked this plan, 53- year-old thomas hartman of pittsburg to 48 dumpster fire over the past two years. officials say hartman fits the profile of serial arsonists who are often unemployed and tend to set fires at night. hartman is in custody on $50,000 bail. >> we have an update to a story we brought you last night from vallejo where a young man has died from stab wound. the victim, 22-year-old caesar villalobos was found in his pickup truck. responding officers say he was stabbed several times. this is vallejo's 18th homicide of the year. >>> today officials identify a motorcyclist kid on the bay bridge as 33-year-old aaron peters of oakland. he was riding on the upper deck and rear-ended a toyota on the s-curve a

most of the burbs at 34. martinsburg and hagerstown and 32 out towards culpeper. satellite picture radar combined, we had a few clouds come through tonight. this activity in the midwest will stay out there but it will get closer and closer to us as we go through thursday. the next system is not a power packed system. some showers are possible as we get into thursday afternoon and thursday evening. in the meantime, we're looking at frost on the windshield again tomorrow morning. you might want to allow a little extra time if you're car is outside and a cold start early. if you're up 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning, it will be cold. it will be milder on thursday and you might need your umbrella for thursday afternoon and evening. this is not a big system coming our way thursday into thursday night. overnight partly cloudy, not quite as cold. maybe a two blanket night. 26-36 with light winds. and we're looking at temperatures in the morning primarily 30s and 40s. there will be a small window with temps in the 20s and 30s. partly cloudy, we'll call it chilly. ne

low 20s in the burbs. so make sure that you bundle up if that's where you are. ridge of high pressure once again will hang around right through until the middle of the week. sunny days but chilly. done be fooled by the sunshine. you're definitely going to need a sweater or a jacket. tomorrow, day planner, by mid day, about 41 degrees. no shortage of sunshine at all. tonight, clear skies and very much on the cool side. 29 degrees overnight low. tomorrow, we'll hit a high only about 43 and guess what? it will be a struggle to get to the 40s. wet weather moves in with a system only towards the end of the week. looks like thursday night, we could see that as another system heads in from the central plains. until then, dry conditions, cool but funny. >> but, gwen >>> as -- thank you, gwen. >>> as you can imagine, it's been a tough few months for joplin, missouri. and people have made sure that people are not forgotten. we have gone on two mission trips last summer and field up two 53-foot trailer of donations, just a group us friends who wanted to help in joplin. all

there are some chilly spots, especially in the burbs. we'll warm it up.ut everyone will see sunshine this morning. we are watching clouds increasing for down in virginia, north carolina. you're probably going to have more clouds than sun but everyone else from ohio, indiana, all the way through new england will have a pretty sunny day out there. grab the shades if you're doing any driving today. 46 in new york. 47 in philadelphia. temperatures are a little above average for this time of year in many spots. pittsburgh after your cold start getting up to about 40 degrees. this is a pretty nice monday in this region of the country. the southeast, that's where we are watching a little rain, atlanta, charleston, savannah, jacksonville, maybe a shower in orlando, too. miami is one of the warmer spots in the country at 81 today. much warmer than many other areas. if you're doing any traveling over the next two or three days, the stormy weather, if we have airport problems, maybe even in phoenix, l.a., this is where the storm system is currently. it's going to si

i believe the burbs will hold in the upper 40s. 49 in gaithersburg and rockville. arlington might make 51. downtown might make 50. maybe college park might make 50. bowie 49. rockville 49. sterling, herndon all 49. and you get out towards leesburg and manassas and middleburg, talking about temperatures in the upper 40s for highs. which is about average. all right. we'll break it down. 20s and 30s to start at 6:00 in the morning. partly cloudy. partly cloudy at noon. temps in the 40s. partly cloudy by evening. temperatures 47 to about 52. now, the good news, the next thee days, it does get -- three days, it does get milder. 52 on wednesday. milder still on thursday. temperatures in the mid 50s. pretty good chance of some showers, though, late in the day. 56 is a pretty good deal for mid december. next seven days, friday we get a break and then another system tries to form on this front. it may stay south of us. right now we'll say there is a chance of some light rain or showers friday night into very, very early on saturday. a little bit cooler because of that on fr

let's start with the temperatures because primarily in the 30s in the burbs.till low 40s downtown. but 36 in gaithersburg. looking at 34 up in frederick. 39 in leesburg and manassas and down to the south in fredericksburg is 37. let's factor in the breezes. well, if you're headed outside one more time tonight with the dog, it feels like it's in the upper 20s in gaithersburg. low 30s in frederick. even downtown it feels like in the mid 30s. again, the good news, the winds will subside tomorrow afternoon. so here is the deal. breezy and cold to start tomorrow. so that means a jacket and sunglasses. you need both of those. good sized coat really. the good news is the winds will diminish in the afternoon. and it will be cool but seasonable. high temperature today was 51. we're looking at 51 or so tomorrow. the average high is 53, so we're in the ballpark. overnight, clear to partly cloudy, breezy and colder. 1-2 blanket night. lows in the 30s. if the winds were to die down, we would probably see some 20s. tomorrow night will be colder because we'll have light wind

in the burbs, could be looking at a few inches of snow. >> i'm in the burbs. >> get your shovel readyour wednesday weather. look for flooding and gusty winds along with the heavy rain from texas to tennessee. potentially damaging santa ana winds blowing this evening around los angeles, san diego and santa barbara. >> phoenix, 51. salt lake city 34. 32 in fargo. 43 in omaha. 45 in the windy city. 50s in bean town and the big apple. 60 in baltimore. 71 in new orleans. >>> now to a major showdown involving scientists, the federal government and influenza research. the journal "science" wanted to publish research showing how the bird flu virus can mutate. editors say showing the full study could lead to better treatment for the flu. they also think it would prove it can be developed into a bioweapon so they told the editor you can only publish a brief summary. >>> to capitol hill now where the bottom line for millions of americans is now in jeopardy. lawmakers in the house rejected a two-month extension of that payroll tax cut as well as some other benefits. that means your taxes will go

cooler in the burbs and into the mid-30s, 40 in the city and for tomorrow, again, we'll see the clouds starting to roll in the later part of the day. the if the part of the day is not bad before the clouds start to come in. the winds will pick up from the south 10 to 15 and this is a look at the five-day forecast for you. the wet weather could start to come in late monday night and on tuesday, looks like an umbrella day for you. the same for wednesday before we see a ridge of high pressure and back to drier conditions on thursday. the difference in the temperature once the front moves through, we're in the 40s and we're not far off of the mark. it's not bad and the weekend continues to be great. >> thank you. >>> and clearly herman cain is the hot topic. hours after he suspended his campaign, basically throwing in the towel here, amidescalating accusations of misconduct, check out twitter. d.c. tweets include extra marital affairs, the hash tag cain wreck and pokemon as a movie that came quoted in his suspension speech. >>> a veteran redskin reveals why he believes in rex grossman as t

in the burbs at least mid-20s that is pretty cold bundle up if you are heading out. >>> a look at the five day forecast. we hold steady in terms of dry conditions, by friday a few more clouds start to move in same story new years eve and new years day partly cloudy skies, sunshine temperatures creeping up low 50s by the time we hit friday as well. a couple weak disturbances expected to move through over the course of the weekend right now it doesn't look like there will be any precipitation with it but could see winds once again get gusty. time to check in on traffic here is lauren demarco. >> just another reminder for folks at home, just waking up, watch for debris in the roadway and also both hands on the wheel across area bridges. we are dealing with a wreck, great seneca highway, montgomery county the good news, claire barton parkway at mcarthur, shut down has cleared out everything should be reopened for you. a live look from traffic land things look nice here at 95 earlier delays, as we head into springfield that has cleared out so pretty smooth sailing around town. no problems

out in the burbs, 27 in college park. herndon mid-20s and 26 or so in manassas. winds start to pick up. northwest 10 to 15. goal to spoil a very nice day tomorrow. remember breezy, highs around 50. northwest wind it will make them feel a little cooler than it actually is. 40s by noon and 47 to 52 breezy by evening. the next three days, keep going up. 52 on wednesday milder clouds come in. 56 on thursday clouds come in with showers late in the day. the next 7-days gets colder over the weekend. we have one more system, kind of a low confidence system. may stay south of us. the rain is possible friday night and early saturday. sunday back in the low 40s. >>> the cold will come. listen, they don't want toys, they are not even asking for peace on earth. coming up, this year children if our areas, their -- in our area, their letters to santa have taken on a different subject. >>> new insight into autism. we explain, after the break. >>> a reassuring health alert for adults who take medication for a add. the medications are safe for the heart. a study coming out in the

degrees your overnight low, westerly winds 10 to 15 miles an hour still on the breezy side cooler in the burbs mid-20s or so. 5 day forecast isn't looking bad. clouds move in friday into the course of the weekend a few weak disturbances to keep an eye on doesn't look like any precipitation from them at all maybe it will be windy again. >> thank you 9:32 a.m. final preparations under way for the country's most famous new years eve celebration, let's head to times square where workers hoisted and bolted 2600 crystal panels to the famous ball in times square organizers say this year's design pattern features friends holding hands around the world. >> beautiful design each year, changes 288 of the triangles, this year was let there be friendship, last year was let there be joy and courage a whole patch work of our hopes and dreams. >> focus on friendship this year the ball drop in times square has a rich tradition dating back more than 100 years to 1907 each year the event attracts a huge crowd expected to be more than 1 million people to watch the ball drop saturday night many more watching at ho

for tonight dipping down to the 20s. 29 city, mid-to low 20s in the burbs. light winds mainly clear skies a lot of radiational cooling it will be chilly. gradually start to climb into the 50s not bad for thursday 57 degrees looks like a 30% chance of showers by thursday night, then a ridge of high pressure builds in, 54 friday a few clouds lingering around let's check with julie wright and see how our commuters are doing. >> it is the season we are talking water main break that is where we find the crew in sky fox in montgomery county, over near bells mill road that is where we have the roadway completely blocked between bells mill and scotland we have a will the of mud coming across the -- we have a lot of mud coming across the highway if this is your typical drive into work it is not the case this morning temperatures well below freezing anticipate icy conditions as well because of this water main break. shut down because of this water main break we had reports one car slid off the road as a result of this and wound up in a ditch we do have this portion bl

chilly light easterly wind flow and for tonight, really cold out there, 29 degrees, a lot colder in the burbsst you go your 5 day forecast showing you mixture of sun and clouds, rise up to 55 degrees tuesday, cloud coverage wednesday ahead of a system that will bring us a chance of showers thursday night right now a 30% of seeing that not talking a total wash out, it will be out of the way in time for friday a mixture of sun and clouds but take a look, 47 today, to 57 on thursday, we get a good 10-degree jump not all bad, no more 70s in my forecast definitely into winter that is what it is all about for december let's check with annie yu who has some special guests annie. >> thank you gwen. this week on our monday pets, we've got some fox hounds in studio along with great friends, big bruno and sherry marquee from pet connect rescue these guys were very jumpy and active before now they are kind of subdued they know what times the, time to get a forever home introduce us to commander and captain. >> this is commander and this is captain they are 1-year-old fox hound mixes we rescued them from

klay thomas was a great passport shooting burb didn't show that kind of range in the last preseason game says he still has that shooters touch. >> was a long lockout, but shoot, i still got that. that is what they drafted me for was my versatility and ability to score. it's a new season now and we have training camp out-of-the- way and two preseason games under us. i will be ready. >> klay says the only thing bad about being a rookie he has to wear a pink bag. [ laughter ] >> southern mississippi beats nevada in the hawai'i bowl, and that is sports we see it on this christmas eve night. heather and ken, it's great to see that both fans have something to watch in the regular season finale. >> and we hope that the raiders can squeak in too, and both sides of the bay will be happy. >> first thing they have to do is beat san diego at home. >> thank you, fred. >>> we wanted to give you a quick update on santa's whereabouts. norad tracking the big guy himself and he is making his way across north america. >> well, it will be chilly for santa. >> especially in santa rosa with the temperatures i

in the mid-40s in the burbs. and satellite pictures we are generally clear across the board. if you are headed out tonight, clear skies. it's going to be cold. two blanket night. temperatures in the upper 20s and upper 30s downtown. >>> now behind me is the air force airmen of note. carson daily has not come out yet. this is the traditional beginning of the holiday season here in the nation's capital and it's a wonderful time. actually keith, pan over there. we have a new tree this year. you might not remember but the tree fell down february 19 in high winds and that's a new colorado blue spruce from new jersey. go figure that that's only 27 feet. looks like it's been hitting the eggnog a little bit. when it's lit, it will look niles. not as majestic as the one since 1978. that was over 40 feet. this is about 27 feet. you see the white house there. in 1923, calvin coolidge walked out the door from the white house and walked down here and lit the tree. number 2500 electric bulbs of red, green and white on the tree and that started the tradition 89 years ago. we expect to get g

a little cooler in the burbs. probably upper 30s or low 40s. light southeasterly wind once again. a look at the five-day forecast for you. as i said the wet weather pulls in and looks like monday evening. tuesday keep the umbrella handy. might have to hang on to it a bit into wednesday as well and then back to dry conditions and sunshine. all weather for dave by thursday again. >> it looks like it's a warm rain. not that cold chilly rain we hate so much. >> let's hope so. >> thank you so much. first a losing streak, then the change of head coach and then more losing. sounds like we are talking about the redskins past history. we are talking about the caps this past week. dave ross is talking capitals hockey in this week's sunday sit down. >> good morning. yeah, you could talk about the redskins but we are not. we are talking caps hockey. who to break it down than sky of 106.7 the fan if you listen to that radio station you listen to sky talking about caps hockey. now i want to get to obviously dale hunter. we will start off with bruce boudreau. i want to get your thoughts on bruce

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