d.c. city council must still approve both appointments. >>> loudoun county police are hoping that surveillance video will help them catch two men, responsible for a rash of car break-ins. the suspects were seen walking around lansdowne to check to see if ckedcar, drove it for a mile down the road, and crashed it through a gate in someone's yard. detectives in that area are encouraging all residents to lock and secure their homes and their cars. >>> new security measures are coming to metro. metro announces random inspections of passengers' bags. this comes after a string of unsuccessful terror plots, targeting the transit agency. metro and tsa officers will check for hazardous materials, using a scanner, which detects nitrogen, an essential element in most explosives. >> we will swab the contents, the outer contents of that particular package. we will put that swab in this machine. >> metro officials say that bags generally won't be open for inspection unless the equipment suggests that they ne

d.c. business leaders and college presidents today pledged to help the district's next mayor get city residents prepared for new job opportunities. vincent gray heard employers say they can't find enough qualified d.c. workers to hire. while 700,000 jobs exist in the district, only 30% of the jobs are held by d.c. residents. >> i think there is a mismatch between the training encouraged by the government and those jobs that exist. and that's a rapidly-evolving process. but we need a system in which we are constantly in touch with what is coming, what is next. >> there is no lack of commitment from the business community or from the employer community to helping. and i think what the mayor- elect got was some promises to partner. >> business leaders, the college presidents there and elected leader as agree what is needed is more job training, they need to identify future jobs and match the jobs with the proper applicants. >>> police in charlottesville say prosecutors there have no plans to pursue the death penalty against george haguely. he is accused of murdering 22- year-old yeardley love. she

d.c. so is this. like other cities recovering from the recession, the district's commercial real estate sector has taken a hit. and in a place where appearances matter, putting on a good face is important. >> they came out, they measured, they sized. >> reporter: leona agouridis is executive director of the golden triangle bid, a local business improvement group. she's working to spruce up vacant retail stores like this one. >> the motivation is basically two-part. part one is to make the street more beautiful, give some texture and excitement to a business district. and the second motivation is to attract some attention-- positive attention-- to a retail space. >> reporter: and there's plenty of empty retail space that can benefit from a facelift. according to the national association of realtors, about 13% of retail properties nationwide are vacant. that's about the same as it was this time last year, and is expected to hold steady through next year. this is the first building agouridis' group has transformed. the ar

yesterday morning, treemly low, 29.2, extremely low, 29.2. 21 easton and pax river. 2 ocean city. 23 rock all and d.c. and these are the current wind gusts, 30 miles an hour. wind chill, your neighborhood around the city 8-degree wind chill right now. man it is cold this morning. it's because of the lake effect. still that -- it's interesting we're talking about that windier storm. in the studio yesterday, not on the air we were discussing all the headlines about a foot of snow and harkening back one winter where we topped all of that. it's a matter of perspective. that will let you know how severe our windier was last year when what's bringing this cold is being called a major, in any year, windier storm. 31 degrees. it will feel more like 19 or 230. the wind become as breeze which lingers into tomorrow with a high of 32 and keep wind chills in the low to mid-20s. dry and flurries. we watch the saints play. 40 friday and saturday. back into the upper 30s. 32 and 33 day side. 16, 24 at neat -- night. don, take it away. >> here's sharon with traffic control. >>> there is a fire in the city that will b

d.c. rest den are wondering what the city will be like -- some d.c. sidents are wondering what the city will be like with a new mayor and convincement -- and vincent gray is answering some questions. karen gray houston has more. >> reporter: washington cathedral provided the backdrop. the questions were given to a designated speaker. >> we have one question here which is kind of referring back to the days when there was a substantial amount of coneyism in the district of columbia government. >> reporter: gray promised integrity in his new administration and talked about ideas like creating work force housing for the city's police officers and firefighters to live in the district. vince gray is a popular guest around town and he wasn't invited here to the national cathedral just yesterday. the sunday forum is part of an ongoing series where high- profile washingtonians are invited to share their views. gray was invited after he won the general election. not surprisingly, there were questions about the city's budget crisis. >> the council took action. in

d.c. has never been a dry city. prohibition winning 1917, but there is always drink and debauchery in washington d.c. >> and you said earlier that abraham lincoln was a proponent of temperance? >> he was. in fact, he didn't drink. that was the big issue he thought for all his life was slavery, abolition of them. did he himself chose to be a temperance minded person, more to personal conviction is supposed to messianic zeal. so for example, utility croupier that was once called the washingtonian society -- they were like the early version of alcoholics anonymous. he told a group of washingtonians come on i temperance man, but i don't drink. so again was kind of a personal decision for him not to drink alcohol, but not necessarily to lower that over other people are make them feel bad because they chose to drink where is he didn't. there's another interesting kind of a practical story dealing with unisys said cantu won the civil war. granted course with a known drinker. and lincoln did not drink. one of the states came

city. washington d.c. or lobbyist fat cats keep getting fatter working to get laws passed to fill their own pockets i think extending all of the current tax rates and making them foam and it will reduce the uncertainty in america. that's on the menu today. macaroni and cheese care was a strange thing while homeless shelters like central union mission are busier than ever keith allen spends his days in the kitchen cooking food but spends much of the last few years looking for food often against tough competition rats will be looking for food. so you're struggling like this right be out there looking for food you look for food to throw first come first you know first or if it's a rough twenty seven me a powerful place. but it's not just those living on the street who are hungry as you'll see we'll have our boat show maya holloway works for the capital area food bank and says the recession has also changed the face of the hungry to many part time visitor many middle class was in a sea of never been through a

d.c. so, the city which feared a sequel to last year's snowmageddon dodged the blizzard. that doesn't mean this family's plane will arrive on time. >> the best is just to keep a positive attitude because there's not much we can do about it. >> reporter: the storm is proving the nfl is not quite the postal service. canceling the game in philly with minnesota. a vikings team that must be frostbitten, losing its own stadium three weeks ago to snow. and they get to watch another snowstorm, this time, in philadelphia. you know, dan, the experts said, try and delay your plans by a day and leave tomorrow. but the way this storm is moving, it looks like tomorrow is going to be as problematic as today has been. dan? >> some people may have to put off their plans altogether. david kerley, thank you. >>> now, to our meteorologist chikage windler, from our station in minneapolis. thank you for joining us tonight. how are we going to be living with this thing? >> it looks like today and tonight will be the worst of the snowfall. looking at radar right now, you can see just how much it

d.c. are held by city residents. that's according to the mayor elect. job training have been eliminated or not kept up with demand. >> we don't lack the opportunity for jobs. we lack the ability to train our residents for the jobs that are actually here. >> reporter: college leaders today promised to help. >> what kind of jobs are available, what should be available and what do people need to know in order to get hired to do those jobs? we have not had that kind of very specific discussion. >> reporter: we might point out tat jit of department of employment services took a beating today. the mayor-elect said it's a place to pick up an employment check. agency is offering no employment training. >> we could focus some of the educational efforts preparing district residents for the jobs that exist. >> reporter: business leaders said the d.c. government must become a better partner rather thanock stackles to firms that -- rather than obstacles to firms wanting to come here. >> i this think this is why we are ranked 51 in terms of 51 places to come and do b

cities. the same industrial chemical made famous in the movie "erin brockovich," hexavalent chromium, was found in tap water in washington, d.c., and other cities, according to the analysis done by an environmental group. the report comes out tomorrow actually as the government is considering whether to set a limit for the amount of the chemical that should be allowed in drinking water. >>> and finally our first look at the new lion cubs at the national zoo in washington, d.c. seven lion cubs, look at that. seven lion cubs made their debut on saturday at the zoo's lion yard, they are the first born at the national zoo, bianna, and dan, you will be glad to know in more that 20 years. >> bianna coos at the baby lions. >> those are cats i can actually appreciate. >> as a concerned cat lover, i'm just not buying it. >> i do not hate cats. >> i hope they don't serve the water to those -- >> oh. >> the chemical -- >> oh, ron. >> don't do that. >> it's bad for you. >> dan thinks i want them to drink that water. >> no, i do not. they are adorable. >> those are cool looking cats. >> i love all animals. >> well, not -- i love all anima

d.c. i love you, hope to see you soon and happy holidays. >>> school board members in panama city, florida, are describing a night of terror. a gunman opened fire during a meeting and it was all caught on tape. >> all of it. amazingly no one was hurt except the gunman but we warn you the video is disturbing to some to watch. here is more from manuel gallegos. >> listen to me. i don't want anybody to get hurt. >> reporter: the superintendent of schools in panama city, florida, pleaded with the man who pulled out a gun during a school board meeting. but the man, clay duke, refused to back down. what happens next is disturbing to watch. >> please don't. please don't. please. [ sound of gunfire ] >> reporter: duke missed his targets completely despite being at point blank range. >> he was going to do this. there was nothing we could have done to stop him. >> reporter: he kept shooting until a security guard wounded him. he then turned the gun on himself. ginger littleton snuck back in and used her purse to try to knock the gun from his hand. it didn't work. >> these guys were sitting ducks. th

overall, the i-95 corridor will see some snow in d.c., philly, even new york city. maybe a dusting to 1 or 2 inches. the big snowstorm will not be here, but attention goes back to the west coast. more rain and snow towards next week. carl? >> weather affecting a lot of lives as people move around the country. paul, thanks. >>> president obama is with his family tonight in hawaii for their holiday vacation. after getting some early christmas presents in the last days of the lame duck congress. nbc's mike vicara is traveling with the president tonight. he's in honolulu tonight. mike, good evening. >> reporter: no sooner had the president wrapped up those victories back in frigid washington, he was off to andrews air force base outside of d.c., on air force one flying ten hours to hawaii, his boyhood home. arriving just before midnight, he came down the stairs with members of hawaii's congressional delegation, received the flowered garland of the island, the lei, and 11 days of r&r, starting with a workout at a marine base close to where he's staying and playing golf l

d.c. to ten new cities. it mainly traveled between washington and new york.ton, charlotte, pittsburgh, hampton and richmond, virginia. they offer daily departures from h and 10th streets northwest. fares start as low as $1 >> continental is introducing a new fee. you can pay in a fee to lock in a pre and avoid fare hikes. $9 to hold it for a week. but the feedoes depend on the destination, number of passengers and when you'll fly. for three for a january flight to new york, new jersey would be a fee of $44 just to hold the ticket. >>> a house where president bill clinton spent part of his li will open a museum. it has since had more than 80,000 visitors. naonal park service will officially recognize it as a historical site on january 2nd. >>> a new 44 cent stamp will honor the 40th president. former fir lady nancy reagan helped unveil the design of a postal stamp featuring the late ronald reagan. it shows a closeup of reagan's face with his santa barbara, county rarch in the background. it goes on sale february 10th. >>> usually sports champions get the honor

and d.c. 16 in ocean city. we had wind gusts as high as 40 miles an hour, earlier today. bernadette in the outback. she's got a look at those temperatures and the current wind chills. bernadette? >> that's right. it's brought in the cold air. and take a look at the numbers that we're dealing with. we only got to 20 degrees for our high. we're still sitting at 25 in baltimore. 9 in oakland. when you factor in the wind, and it's been gusting, this is what it feels like. 11 in baltimore now. minus 11 in oakland. and it's not just us. look how much of the country is suffering from extreme cold. it cuts out all the way over in the eastern half of the country. so there's a lot going on. it's going to stick around for a while. and we'll have a forecast coming up. right now, back inside. >> stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. wjz is always on. for live doppler radar, the latest closings and delays, log onto wjz.com. >>> a terror plot foiled on facebook. tonight, authorities have an arlington man in custody. he allegedly told that he could use a pipe bomb. that faceb

d.c. and 11 new cities including boston, buffalo, charlotte, pittsburgh and knoxville, tennessee. buses will even take washington rider to toronto. megabus offers fares as low as $1. >>> washington is getting federal money for its buses. some of the federal money will go towards dedicated bus lines and $12 million will be used to build a transit center in prince george's county. >>> we'll have an eye on wall street coming up next on our business beat. >>> kevin mccarthy sits down for a one-on-one with mark wahlberg to talk about the movie, the fighter. fox 5 morning news will be back right after the break. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ start with cookie dough. ♪ add frosting. [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] then sprinkles. [ both giggle ] [ female announcer ] fun. easy. [ child ] wow. [ female announcer ] at pillsbury.com. >>> stocks push ahead to fresh two-year highs but you might need to brace yourself

d.c. to 11 new cities. those destinations include boston, pittsburgh, knox ville and harrisburg. passengers can even book a ride to toronto. mega bus said it offers fares to all of its destinations for as low as $1 if you book early enough. >> you can't beat that. >> yeah. >> do they have internet access on the bus? >> probably. >> you know what? they d actually. i don't know about that particular one but people who take those rave about them. >> i wasn't familiar with mega bus. >> what's withhe capitals? >> i wish i could tell you they will break the streak but we can tell you. this this is not ideal timing for them. narly having the cameras around to tape he have move for the first episode of the show centered around your team wou be a good thing. the problem is, the show is starting while the caps are in the midst of their longest losing streak in three years. thing have gotten so bad that the normally jovial bruce boudreau got very testy when asked about his job security recently. lindsay czarniak with. >> reporter: a couple thing. i'm not trying to say anything about superst

d.c. up towards boston and portland maine, new york city shows you the moderate to heavy snowfall. as far as the forecast this is the current pattern. this is the forecast as this takes us into late tonight into tomorrow morning. you can't pick up the circulation so tomorrow morning still showing heavy snow. once again most areas easily within this range of 10-15 inches. look at what happens into the late early morning and afternoon hours the snow moving out into the atlantic. we should have improving conditions out in the day out in the northeast. back here in the bay area we are tracking another storm as well. coming up, i will let you know when the heavy rain clouds move back into the bay area. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> also present -- plenty of snow in the sierra thanks 0 our christmas storm. some areas reported up to a foot of snow fell overnight. scattered showers are expected tonight as the area braces for the next storm. chains are required along i-80 and highway 50. find the latest weather conditions in the sierra as well as right here in the bay area by going

d.c. mayor elect vincent gray has chosen his public safety team reportedly. there are some familiar faces helping lead the city. ben is live in northwest with details on today's expected announcement. >> good morning. sources tell us d.c. police chief cathy lanier will be reappointed. also, the mayor elect plans to appoint a new fire chief. if in 2006, cathy lanier became the city's first police chief. she has served 20 years and has been known for a trellis work ethic and responding to residents and sewing up personally to crime scenes. corroborating is that 80%. d.c. mayor is typically bring in their own sheets even if the siting police chief is popular. they're closing murder cases at a rate well above the national average. vincent gray will appoint a new fire chief with 30 years of experience. kenneth ellerbe is coming from florida. the announcements are expected to be made at 1:30 this afternoon. >>> safety and security today will top the agenda when metro's board meets this morning. board members will be updated on escalator repairs and the search for a general manager and they will vote on a plan to rep

city. one man flew to d.c. from st. louis, where he says the conditions are pretty bad. >> very blustery in st. louis. it apparently started to ice because they had to pull us off on the tarmac and it took a while to de-ice the plane. >> anyone flying day is reminded to call your airline ahead of time and make sure your flight is still on schedule. >>> and sucked the air right out of the metrodome in minneapolis. check that out. the weight of the winter storm proved to be too much as the stadium's teflon roof caved in under more than a foot and a half of snow yesterday. no one was hurt. vikings/giants game has been moved to detroit tonight. >>> new today, threats of war from north korea. the country says it could be pushed into a nuclear war if south korea continues to collaborate with the united states this warning came as south korea started a week of artillery drills today. three weeks ago t north launched a deadly attack on south korea's yeonpyeong island. shortly after that the u.s. navy took pt in exercises. bill

but if it moves closer to shore, we could be talking about heavy snow from washington, d.c., new york cityston on into new england. it's still too early to tell what track this thing's going to take, if it moves further out, we're not going to see any snow in new york city, maybe a little light snow in boston. you can check the weather channel over the weekend, see what's going on, but in the meantime, we're talking about a lot of rain today down in the southeast, as this storm system develops. and out west, heavy rain, a lot of snow, winds up in the pacific northwest. lake-effect snow continues in the eastern great lakes, syracuse will pick up another four to six inches of snow today, sunny skies through the central plains. >> a mixture of sunshine and clouds this morning, snow activity to the north of us. temperatures coming to the 20's. eventually we make it into the >> don't forget to check your weather any i'm on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. sunday night, football night in america. oh, man. the packers, taking on the patriots in gillette stadium. the last ten ti

d.c. 8 in new york. watch out in new york city. some areas of nw england have seen light snow overnight. some of those roads are slippery and the sidewalks, too. you can see that light snow on you over long island and nyc. as far as today's forecast, it's very cold. just lake-effect snow as far as the problem areas. the warm-up begins tomorrow. that's a look at your tuesday forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. snow showers will continue off the great lakes. some areas will be hit harder than others if you get ught in those bands. clevelan ohio, is under a winter storm warning until wednesday morning. snow totals could end up around a foot in and around cleveland. ly, not fun, but this is the worst of it, so it will only get better. >> there's the understatement of the da >> okay. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> acquisitions heat up on the street. a cost of the tax deal you may not have heard of and the airlines made how much on fee these year your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it was supposed to be gweneth paltrow's special day, t

you are flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, san francisco, salt lake city, boston, new york, philadelphia and d.c is to blame for yet another rough ride on a luxury cruise ship. royal caribbean's "brilliance of the seas" docked in malta this morning after getting battered by 30-foot waves and winds topping 60 miles per hour. that ship was approaching the coast of egypt when the storm rocked it so violently it shattered glass, toppled furniture and injured people. all 230 passengers onboard are being offered a full refund. >>> and a cruise ship also ran into rough seas off the coast of florida. carnival inspiration was initially set to arrive in tampa yesterday morning. but 15-foot swells and high winds forced that ship to anchor 12 miles away, rather than navigate the choppy waters under the bridge that spans the bay. the ship was finally able to dock last night. >>> we now know that bernard madoff will not be among the mourners at his son's funeral. a lawyer says the decision was made out of conversation consideration for the privacy of madoff's wife and surviving son. mark madoff hanged himself

d.c. residents are wondering what the city will be like with the new mayor. vincent gray is answering some questions. but as fox 5's karen gray houston reports, there are some very pressing questions the new mayor is still not willing to talk about. >> mayor elect wincent gray. >> reporter: washington national kadeem real provided -- cathedral provided the back drop. those in the audience with questions wrote them down or e- mailed them in. they were given to a designated speaker. >> west virginia one question here referring back to the days when there was a a substantial -- was a substantial amount of cronyism in the government. >> reporter: gray promised integrity in his new administration and talked about work force housing so the city police officers and firefighters can afford to live in the district. since gray is a popular guest around town, and he wasn't invited here to the national cathedral yesterday, the sunday forum is part of an ongoing series where high-profile washingtonnans are invited to share views. gray was invited after he won the general

city? >> reporter: well, we saw a number of d.c. water crews out fixing broken water mains. we're also told that the hospitals in the city have been busy, part that weather-related which in turn is causing a backup in ambulance service in the city tonight. >> bob barnard in northwest. get inside and get warm. it's cold out there. >>> i'm in the web center following another big story. a virginia man under arrest for threatening to blow up metro trains, those threats allegedly posted on facebook. fox 5's matt ackland is working this story for us. >> this all came from a tip from a person that lives in new orleans. that person thought they were talking to this person. see this website here? well, person who runs this, this is an alias, but what the person on this website, the person that was writing behind it said, really concerned this person that lived down in the new orleans area, so much so that they called the fbi and the fbi investigated right away. >> you mentioned the informant in new orleans. does this person have ties to our area? >> yes, strong ties. apparently this p

d.c. up to new york city look like they'll see hardly anything at all and this will be a storm that will affect extreme eastern sections of new england. it does not appear this will interfere with a lot of people's plans and getting things done this weekend. our friends on the west coast, you have a huge storm system. a lot of heavy rain. rain for five days in a row in los angeles, that doesn't happen that often. here's a look at your saturday, light rain in the southeast and by the time we get to sunday, still have light snow affecting areas from providence to baosto and up into maine. chris, the bottom line is this does not look like our first nor'easter of the season. there's a storm, but it's out to sea. >> we like that, let's hope that's with the question mark is. >> you can get my christmas gifts for me. no excuses. >> thank you, bill karins. >>> what sparked teenagers to attack a pregnant woman on a bus. all caught on surveillance camera. >>> quite an economic roller coaster ride this year. richard lui tracking the ups and downs and what maybe we can expect next year. >> we have been loo

d.c. public schools across the city, we were facing situations where, yes, children were not engaged in qualityon. they did not have high standards for what we expected them to be able to do. and we had kids who were moving from grade level to grade level without the requisite skills and knowledge that they needed to be successful in life. >> so what's a teacher do when they do social promotion? do they just say, well, that's the deal? that's the deal here. >> well, remember, this isn't a problem with teachers with social promotion. this is a policy that school districts often put in place, saying that it's going to be better for the welfare of the children if we move them along. but what we don't realize is that we're so focused on how to make kids feel good, that we're actually not teaching them how to read and do math, which is really what is going to make them feel proud of themselves. >> well, if you can donate double-digit multiple multiplication, you can't further equations. sometimes when you're doing econometrics, you're going, please, what's going on here? but when you're in high scho

d.c. fire department sat on her discipline case. during that time she may have earned as much as $255,000. last week city leaders were fuming. >> if there was some wrongdoing done, they ought to identify it and discipline and move on instead of having this just languish forever. the department is fraught with overtime management problems and when you have somebody on administrative leave it, means somebody else has to backfill the position and we're paying overtime for that. >> reporter: in court prosecutors outline the alleged scheme. these documents show overton allegedly conducted cpr classes while on the clock as a d.c. firefighter. the documents say instead of turning the money for the cpr classes over to the city, she allegedly pocketed the money for herself. receipts show overton allegedly deposited more than $3,000 into her own bank account. the scheme allegedly took place from march, 2007 till august of 2008. insiders wonder why d.c. fire supervisors and the training academy never once asked the question where's the money when overton would return from training. a source directly involved in the

we went from city to city promoting the album, i went to atlanta, d.c., now, i'm in new york city!le. i've got drake on the album. ludacris. and soulja boy. my daughter told me make sure you keep it young enough so she can still dance. for my seasoned people like myself, i got love music like "sleeping pill" and" 15 minutes." "sleeping pill means" we'll talk about that later. >> you got some hip-hop? >> hip-hop. are we going to participate, north carolina state? if you're independent, you're living your life good, you say, yep, that's me. yep, that's me. ♪ yep that's me yep ♪ yep that's me you're very political. "yep." loosen the tie, we'll get it in. >> what about movies? are you working on anything? >> as a matter of fact, a couple of things, one of the characters that you saw on "in living color," wanda, remember that character, sha-nene. they're going to rob banks. the person chasing us is george lopez. he plays a tommy lee jones character. we're looking to do that at the beginning of the year next year. >> what's most fun for you? >> you know what, man, coming here, promoting

d.c. firefighter. the documents say, instead of turning the money for the cpr classes over to the city, she allegedly pocketedhe money for herself. receipts show overton allegedly deposited more than # thousand into her -- more than $3,000 into her own bank account. insiders wonder why d.c. fire supervisors at the training academy never once asked the question where's the money when overton would return from training. a source directly involved in the investigation told fox 5 there was a reason why no one moved on the case. the high-ranking source told fox 5, quote, the investigate revealed some very damaging misuse of money. once she was on leave, the investigate revealed that a whole lot of people including high-ranking officials knew what was going on and stood on the sidelines and watched. >> that was roby chavez reporting. >>> straight ahead here on fox 5, he is signing off after more can you believe this? more on larry king's final show. >>> coming up later this hour, another big interview for our movie reviewer, kevin mccarthy. this time, he talks one on one with actress reese witherspoon. >>> staff sa

no negative figures for you here on friday. 2 for the high, new york city also 2, partly cloudy. 6 in washington, d.cup in winnipeg, a very sunny day, but minus 18 is your high. okay, i want to show you some photographs now as we head into europe of what's been going on. now, this is, first of all, germany, a beautiful scene here. but not so pretty when we take to the streets and you have to face that commute. very difficult road conditions. also, in moscow, people here are wrapping up. and the commute looks the same here. lots of slush, ice, snow to contend with. then into western ukraine, what we had here was snow, but it thawed. and that turned to flood conditions. so very messy-looking scene here. plenty to clear up as we head on into the weekend. but let's have a look at what's going to be happening in the next few days. fine out to the west. temperatures are back up to seasonal normals. and you should have a bit of a rest from the snow. and actually, out to the east, as well, as one system pulls away. you should get a bit of a break from that heavy snow in parts like the baltic states and weste

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those cities including d.c.pecially in the afternoon, over an hour in spots. detroit and charlotte, cleveland, getting the brunt of the snow now. as lake effect is beginning to crank in here and the snows have gotten not only across parts of the great lakes where it will pile up one or two feet in spots over the next few days but it's getting all the way to the south. the kids go crazy in atlanta when the snow flies. we got a few. even some schools closed in parts of georgia. so that's a colder blast than what we saw last week. back to you in new york. >> of course the kids go crazy. they have nothing to worry about. it's just exciting. >> and they don't have to go to school. >> who doesn't love a snow day. >> i still do and i'm in my early 20s. thank you, rob. the pictures tell the story, the massive snow dropping tons of snow on the inflatable roof of the metrodome. >> it was too much weight for the teflon panels to take. our chris welch is live inside the metrodome. what's it looking like now? >> reporter: we

d.c. new york city, philadelphia, maybe a flurry, but no accumulating snow for you. to watch out for as we go throughout next week, heavy rain moving through california and high elevation snow including los angeles. so those waking up with us on the west coast, you're next. >>> you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. breathe in, breathe out. as volatile as markets have been lately, having the security of a strong financial partner certainly lets you breathe easier. for more than 140 years, pacific life has helped millions of americans build a secure financial future wouldn't it be nice to take a deep breath and relax? ask a financial professional about pacific life. the power to help you succeed. coming to work today i saw -- this was great pup knee. you know that jets' coach that trips guys? saw a tripping santa. did you see the videotape. take a look at this. there. watch. there's castro. look. there's the coach -- same thing. there he is, and then -- >> did you know that? >> that, i didn't know. >> that guy gets around. >> there's a pattern here. >> the

several city offices were also damaged. >>> former british prime minister tony blair is in d.c. today to speak on how america and other countrie can help countries in africa. blair will speak at a hotel, the fairfax hotel at embassy row i northwest d.c. the center for global development is hosting this event. blair will talk about creating the africa governance initiative which 0 operates in sierra leone, rwanda and liberia. >>> 4:38 is your time now. 21 degrees out there. ahead on "news 4 today," the freebie that could be coming to two local airports. >>> plus why michael vick says he'd like to own another dog some day. >> a >>> weather and traffic on the 1s early on this thursday moing. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we have some snow on the way. right now the radar showing it advancing. here's the radar over the last couple o hours. it's moving quickly. in west virginia, snowing now, parts of the shenando valley to near charlottesville, continuing to advance east and all these couies in lavender under winter weather advisory. includes just about all of virginia, west virginia

d.c. . twin suicide attacks on military bases in two afghan cities left thirteen people dead in the northern city of qom dues and stressed and on the uniforms stormed a recruitment center in the gun battle ensued earlier insurgents attacked a bus carrying only offices in the capital kabul the country's main improvements into the taliban claimed responsibility washington's policy says defeating terrorism remains the american forces priority enough to stop but our military analysts can leave any who show off so as the u.s. is and looking crucial problems. talking about the u.s. policy review on afghanistan and pakistan. would you be surprised that the us president and he's comments on the new policy on afghanistan and pakistan has never mentioned the old or new u.s. counter-narcotics policy or imminent threat and challenge to afghanistan its neighbors and the global security even once that is two main challenges in afghanistan corruption for itself and narco terrorism for its neighbors have been come play play ignored the national intelligence estimate of us policy in afghanistan and pakistan

you are flying today, you can expect some airport delays in seattle, salt lake city boston, new york philadelphia and d.c family is at her bedside this morning after doctors told her she only has a few weeks left to live. >> the breast cancer that edwards battled for six years has now spread to her liver. reporter steve daniels of our affiliate wtvd has the latest from north carolina. >> reporter: elizabeth edwards made her last public appearance in september at the stand up to cancer fund-raising event in los angeles. >> cancer doesn't care that you have young children who need their mother. >> reporter: now, we know her cancer has spread to her vital organs. her family issued a statement saying elizabeth has been advised by her doctors that further treatment of her cancer would be unproductive. she is resting at home with family and friends. chapel hill is where she feels most at home. she went to college in carolina. met john at the unc law school. they were married at bethel baptist church in 1977 long before elizabeth became known to the country during two campaigns for the presidency. >> he and i a

city. anybody name it? washington, d.c it's the opposite. now the whole country is being affected, except for where the elite live in the decision makers in washington, d.c i want to bring in david buckner. where is david? you're drooling on my car, aren't you? not like that's my car. is that a beauty? >> how are you? >> good. david, i want to talk to you about the theory that it can't happen here. i want to start with greece because greece is the one that originally they said, oh, nothing is going to happen. greece is fine. right? greece was fine. i was on the air -- does anybody remember a year and a half ago, i was talking about europe and he said, watch europe. it's going to start to fall apart and they're going to start rioting in the streets and i read the book, right? was i nuts at that time? your friends all said, crazy. right? and greece was the one to watch. greece and france. now, here is greece. greece became the leader. and greece was the one that they said, if it's going to fall, it will pull everybody down. >> they saw potenti

meanwhile, in the northeast, the major cities -- new york city down into philadelphia and d.c. -- escapinghe snow will hit eastern areas of new england. boston may pick up a couple of inches. the heaviest will hit the state of maine. where we're forecasting 3 to 6 inches there later tonight into tomorrow. rob, vinita? >> thanks, jeannette. >>> here's a look at the rest of the weather around the country. showers in the pacific northwest. and some heavy snow in the cascades and rockies. up to 8 inches of snow in the upper midwest. windy and chilly in the northeast. >> 30s from boston to baltimore. 65 in new orleans. dallas is the hot spot getting up to 74. 44 in kansas city. a snowy 30 in chicago. it's 52 in sacramento. and 22 in billings. >>> well, there was no snow or one-horse open sleigh, but that did not stop them from dashing through the streets over the weekend. >> our favorite story of the day. thousands of people got into the holiday spirit in philadelphia. they dressed up in white beards and red suits for the annual running of the santas. a sprint that spanned three city blocks. >>

d.c. steak houses to private clubs in foster city to oakland. much on the campaigning mailings as well.t created a cottage industry for companies to do business with politicians. >> even while the economy is bad, while economics are down, there really is no recession in politics when it comes to running a campaign for congress or at the federal level. >> reporter: a few specifics now. the biggest spenders. jerry mcneary in fresno. the huge ticket item the california senate race $50 million spent between barber and fiorina race. live in washington scott mcfarland ktvu channel 2 news. >>> preparations are under way for inauguration of governor elect jerry brown. it will respect the frugal and meantimes we are living in. it will be followed by a public party on the capitol lawn. >>> a new study by the san jose mercury news show double dipping. it's elected officials that retire and go to work -- the newly retired fire chief will return to work for the county next week as a contractor. in that job he's going to earn more than $100,000 a year on top of his $200,000 state pension. >>> it is 5

first things first, the windchills in the big city, this is the coldest morning yet this winter for areas from hartford, new york, philadelphia, baltimore, d.cnd pittsburgh in the negative numbers currently and some snow showers out there. a little surprise snow especially over long island. reports of 3 inches out there in nassau county. new york city had a dusting and some of the secondary roads and bridges, give yourself a little extra time. the other big story, now 30 degrees in orlando and the damage is being done to the crops unfortunately. they are getting the hard freeze as advertised. >> look at those temperatures. >> miami, 38. >> unbelievable, bill, thanks so much. appreciate it. to sports now. big baseball news before we get to the nfl breaking overnight. cliff lee has informed the texas rangers and the new york yankees that he will not be signing with either of them. hmm. instead agreeing to a deal with one of his former teams, the philadelphia phillies for less money and fewer years than either the yankees or the rangers were willing to offer. wow. the "new york post" reporting it is for 5 years and $100 million, about a $50 mil

city to do -- we are transforming the waterfront. it is huge. i have sailed in maryland, florida, south california, the gulf, everywhere -- key west, d.c., boston.ave seen the waterfront from the outside in the inside. this is the biggest opportunity any city has ever had. i am really looking forward to the potential of raising my kid in the america's cup environment. it is something i dreamed of as a kid. if it could be a reality for my son, that would be huge. this is a long-term investment that europe would take seriously. it is something we in america do not understand. sailing is a big part of the world. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. >> my name is patrick markle. i am currently a tenant of pier 29. we are a nonprofit arts organization. we have been part of the bay area arts community. we are in our 11th year. part of our mission is education with master class is, summer camps, and circus schools for children and adults. we also offer internships. we employ over 50 full-time employees and 25 to 30 part-time or seasonal employees. we have brought joy to 60,000 patrons from around the area and around the world. we are a business. we keep th