his name is chuck adams. they don't publish that type of thing. he said -- suggested you should get an agent and that's -- one of the hardest things you can do to. they only take 1% of writers. i pitched and pitched. i sent out to 60 agents. i got a really good agent and he pitched it to all the big publishing writers. they were all writing great feedback this -- i don't know if i want to wait. i don't know how long this could take. is it ever going to happen? i was getting good feedback although they're saying they're not taking on any new people. i'm just going to self-publish it. i went on through amazon and started out as a e book and then i did it through create space a print on demand and it just got picked up by barnes and noble. i've been gating great feedback. reading it which i was really surprised. but i think independent publishing is really changing. it seems like it's a -- much more respectable way to go than it used to be. >> how did you come to pubbish lower book? >> i met the editorial director of my publisher at a conference, nat

his name is chuck adams a very well-known editor. but they published that type of thing. as chick lit. he suggested arame should get an agent and that's one of the hardest things you can do is to get an agent because they only talk about 1% of writers on. but i pitched and pitched and i think i must have sent out to like 60 sect agents and -- acts and final i -- agents and finally i got a really good agent and he pitched it to all the publishing houses. great foodback but unfortunate at that time this genre of chick lit was pretty much dead. and he was trying and trying and i thought i don't know if i want to wait. i don't know how long this could take. is it ever going to happen and at a certain point i was getting good feedback from the publishing houses although they were saying they were not taking on any for hem right now -- more people right now with chick lit. just decided so self-publish it. i just went on through amazon. and it started out asen e-book. and -- an e-book. and then i did it through create space as a pretty on demand and -- print on demand and it jus

adam tuss. things are warming up this morning. but will it warm up for the rest of the week? let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuckl. >> adam and angie, good morning to both of you. good sunday morning everybody. quiet start out there this morning. 30s and 40s for out-the-door weather. a nice warmup coming later this afternoon. a nice warming trend over the next several days. temperatures around your neighborhoods this morning, 46 in winchester, 44 martinsburg, cooler in northern maryland, parts of northern and north central virginia, ashburn, manassas in the mid 30s. low 40s in and around town. hour by hour through your morning, up to about 45 degrees by 8:00 this morning, 55 by noontime, 58 our high today and then back down to the upper 40s by this evening. on the whole, a nice one. temps warm through at least tuesday. wednesday is the transition. much colder air by the end of the week. more on that in your seven-day coming up. >>> a pedestrian is in grave condition after being hit by a car in montgomery county. the crash happened last night on rockville pike b south of halpine road. police are trying to figure

. ♪ adam: a huge admission. senator chucker this week the passage of obamacare was a mistake and congress should have been pressing different issues during the president's first years in office. >> democrats blew the opportunity the american people gave them. we took their mandate and put all of our focus on a wrong problem. health-care reform. americans were crying out for the end of the recession, better wages and more jobs, not changes in health care. adam: ambassador john bolton joins us now. is this another example of the problem, the rift between democrats, and what does senator schumer again by taking legislation he voted in favor of passing? >> it is a very significant remark and it is a harbinger of splits that exist within the democratic party that the media hasn't focused on but we will see more of. he is basically right as a tactical matter politically. obamacare proved very unpopular and gave many people the feeling that the president and the party were doing an ideological obsession rather than focusing on what

chuck bell. >> good news is, adam, it won't be as cold as yesterday. it will still have a little bit of a november chill in the air. on the upside, plenty of sunshine coming our way for today. sort of a mixed bag on the weather dertment. showers with a little bit of, believe it or not, freezing rain out here across parts of ohio. little sleet as well. we'll be dry for today. in fact, we're going to be dry for most of your weekend. little chance for showers coming in here after dark tomorrow. for now, it is cold outside. 18 in gaithersburg. 16 in manassas. as you're picking out the clothes, pick out the warm ones. winter coat, hat, hood, scarf, gloves. it will be a cold way to get your day started. sun is up at 6:58 this morning. mid and upper 40s, even near 50 in a few neighborhoods. we'll be talking about the increasing chances for assures at the second half of tomorrow. and travel weather for the big holiday. see you in a few minutes. >>> d.c. track coach will make his first court appearance on sex abuse charges. at least three young men have come fo

good morning, chuck. >> good morning, adam. >> you were on the road again this weeks to do the meet thes thing in key battleground states. what did you learn from the trip this week? >> i think my southern swing told us a couple of things. number one, boy, has rural america in particular, they are not feeling this economic recovery and there is a real disconnect. if there already was a disconnect between washington and the rest of america when it comes to dysfunction, the lack of the two parties working together. when you travel through rural america you really understand the idea that they think washington doesn't understand the economic recovery or the lack thereof that's taking -- that's not taking place in rural america. that was probably the biggest eye-opening experience for me. >> chuck, is that enough for people to change their vote and in this case vote for the other party, a mentioned, this election could change the balance of power in the senate. can the republicans take back the senate. who has the wind to their backs on this? >> look, you wake up this morning, here we are,

adam tuss. this is angie goff. we'll get to chuckright now, who will tell us we need to bundle up right now, right, chuck? >> i definitely have a wind breaker ready to go. the whole second half or second two-thirds of your weekend promise to be really windy around here. be ready for it, everybody. don't do any outdoor burning this weekend for sure. little bit of light rain early this morning. frederick county, washington county, maryland, these rain drops are going westbound, headed out toward martinsburg, cable town, panhandle of west virginia right now. more rain on the new jersey coastline. that is also coming westbound. rain chances are increasing with time. most of the rain chances will be during the daylight hours. currently we're in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. that's it, everybody. temperatures won't budge much today. highs today only pretty much right where we are, in the upper 40s and low 50s. showers today. wind cranking up this afternoon and tonight. dangerously high winds tomorrow, which could gust well over 40 mi

adam: this is pretty incredible, influential and respected senator chuck schumer says passing obamacaretake and not what the middle class wanted. >> the silence that you hear it is democrats nationwide trying to catch their breath. >> democrats blew the opportunity the american people gave them. we took the mandate and put all of our focus on the wrong problems. and americans are crying out to the end of the recession for better wages and no changes in health care. and so whether you love it or hate it, it's crazy. >> and i think that he's being refreshingly honest. clearly it showed that the public was focused on the economy and not health care but it's kind of like and so it's like back in 1812 maybe we shouldn't have invaded russia and we should have done something else. adam: so what about risking that and the portal correct amax. >> that's a good question because the smoking thing on the economy doesn't mean that we're going to do the right things to stimulate the economy. they had a so-called stimulus bill but it really wasn't geared to economic stimulus and it's clearly where the

adam tuss. best way to describe it. i'm angie goff. november 2, 2014. whoa, wind, that's all you need to know this morning. storm te chuckell here to tell us how long it sticks around. >> sunday is off to a windy and cold start and just to make things a little worse, a little light rain to cope with as well first thing th. here it is on storm team 4 radar. light rain showers in and around the immediate downtown washington area and points to the east and south where the most rain chances are this

adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. we want to stort with a little bit of a warming trend. >> if you like crisp fall days, this will be the day for you. not too bad, chuck you guys are good. almost like you've been paying attention

chuck was saying, but a sign of how toxic the d.c. brand has become, we're seeing that not everyone is adamant they even want the same party leaders back in charge. >> do you support mcconnell? >> i'm not there yet. i have to win an election. >> that was luke russert talking to joni ernst. 6. >> luke, what's the latest? >> reporter: here in iowa, it is a very competitive race and it's one, ari, thats absolutely have to have. it's something that harry reid there. you saw joni ernst, she had a seven-point lead in the last "des moines register kgs policy, considered the gold standard. they're not the levels they usually are for democrats to win. that being said, democrats in the braley campaign believe they have a superior ground operation, and perhaps they can sneak out a victory. i would say from talking to people on both sides, it seems to be a tip of the scale to ernst if she were not to pull it off tonight, it would be quite surprising considering how much momentum and enthusiasm she has on the ground and how much nor iowans relate to her. >> she seems to have a lot of folks going on offense. we will find out tonight. >> i want to go

this breaking story, but right now we want to check in with chuck because there's a weather system you're watching. >> you betcha, angie and adam. good morning to you and good morning everyone. bright sunshine is expected to start your sunday. clouds are coming back and there will be rain chances before this day is done. outside, this is the way it looks in our beautiful eastern horizon, sunrise at 7:00 a.m. this morning. so still a little ways away. finally warmer air coming back. today will be the first day above average since veterans day, 11 days ago. impact on your day today, chances for rain coming in probably not until after 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 this afternoon. most of your sunday outdoor time will be dry. current conditions, a 40-degree start at national airport. temperatures right now are 15 degrees warmer than we were at the same time yesterday. where we had single digits and teens yesterday, in the low 40s in the shenandoah valley. 28 in culpepper, 43 in st. mary's county, 36 in gaithersburg. hometown forecast in oakton, virginia, chilly, 42 degrees with sunshine this morning. mid and upper 50s for much of the afternoon.

adam house lo, thank you. >> it is said to so how many businesses are impacted by that. >> just one day after the president announced the resignation of chuckagel, we have new information on what was behind that decision and the focus turns to who will be the next chief of the pent govenlt jennifer griffin is live now. what are we learning about the president's decision? >> reporter: heather, the decision to remove chuck hagel was connected to the midterm election. it is not uncommon for the president to make changes. hagel was the sacrificial lamb for the white house which is struggling. hagel was the easiest time of the staff to remove. he but theed heads with susan rice, and they are regarding gitmo releases and rear admiral john kirby insists that hagel was not fired. >> secretary hagel accomplished things. he issued dozen reforms and managed the rebalance to the asian positive pacific and draw down the mission afghanistan and going an isil and iraq aggressively. >> reporter: what is not changed national security policy is in control of a very few people of the white house who are accused by former defense secretaries and many in the pe

chuck todd. >>> for the first time ever, there are now 100 women in congress. that's the highest number in history. this is alma adams of north carolina became the 100th female member of congress last night. there are currently 20 members in the senate, 80 in the house of representatives. >>> now a quick look at some of the other decisions nationwide. voters in oregon and washington, d.c. voted to legalize the use of recreational pot. >> in colorado and north dakota, voters rejected measures that would lead to abortion bans. the colorado proposal would have added unborn human beings to the state's criminal code. >> and in washington state, voters approved a measure to expand background checks on gun sales and transfers. that vote comes less than two weeks after a student at a washington state high school shot and killed three classmates, before turning the gun on himself. >> we'll have much more local election coverage throughout this newscast. any time we're not on the air, you can head to our website, nbcbayarea.c nbcbayarea.com, and just search decision 2014. >>> okay, another thing we've been watching all morning

chuck. decision 2014 coverage now. a major milestone this midterm election. for the first time, the number of women sitting in congress will be triple digits. north carolina's 12th district democrat alma adams became the 100th woman in the 113th congress. republicans have the majority in the house. nbc news projects republicans will win the majority seats. a few more races, in seven district, brat won twice. you probably remember brat beat cantor in the primaries. voters had to check his name twice, once for the remainder of cantor's old term, and then a second time for the new term, which begins in january. >>> and virginia's eighth district, democrat don beyey defeated micah edmond. and in the 11th district, democrat congressman jerry connolly cruised to victory, beating republican scholte. the 11th district includes most of fairfax county and parts of prince william county as well. when you left voting poll, most of you were not pleased. nbc news exit poll shows voters are dissatisfied with capitol hill. the overall mood americans is bleak. less than half of the voters approve of president obama. only 44%. and overwhelming 79% say they disapprove of the job congress is doing. and when as