doug kammerer is out there. he saw it all happen. doug? >> jim, it's been great out here. the president is sitting down with his family watching one republic right now on the stage behind me. the national christmas tree over my shoulder to the right. a new tree this year. the last tree blown down by a storm in february. this is the way it was earlier as the president and his family turn on the lights. >> three, two, one -- >> really, just a cool view. the ornaments came on first, then the l.e.d.s, men michelle obama reading with kermit the frog. a fantastic evening outside now. we have been talking about the weather all day long and how the weather was last year. extremely cold. we were really frigid. this year, a bit of a different story. it's cold out here. cold enough to get you into the christmas spirit but not too cold. let's look at the numbers now. we'll show you how things are shaping up in the area. into the 40s with the current temperature at the airport sitting in the upper 40s. 48 degrees right now. the windchill not much of a factor. 46 degrees. the rest of th

doug williams hits bryant from 42 yards out. it's 7-0, skins in a hurry. minnesota cracks a swarming redskins defense. wilson with a pump fake. then 23 yards down field to a wide open lewis. tied at 7. late second quarter, dexter is the man bringing down wilson in skins territory knocking the vikings out of field goal range. one of eight sacks of the day. >> they felt i was a weak link. that's great because i think that motivates me. i felt there was no question i had to rise to the occasion. the whole football team played great. we played great. >> a lot of times, i was getting off the ball quicker than my man because he couldn't hear the cadence. all i was doing was looking down the line and could see the ball being snapped. the 12 manmade a difference today. the fans were great. >> reporter: the "d" sets off the offense. kaufman brings it in. skins turned into a field goal in a 10-7 lead. >> anytime you make a play in the championship game, it stands out, you know. i thank the lord i was at the right place at the right time. >> reporter: fourth quarter,

but for doug click, the story doesn't end there.ion captures the media's attention. >> doug click, good morning. >> good morning. >> man, what a morning you had. >> it's been a heck of a 24 hours. >> but for the son of a police chief and brother of four police officers, doug's response, he says, was nothing more than being brought up with that old-fashioned sense of responsibility. >> i remember back when i was a kid, you know, if anybody had done anything like that, the dads would have definitely stood up and stopped the guy. he wouldn't have gotten anywhere. the police are the cleanup crew. they're not there when the crimes are going on. if you can stop the people from doing crimes, you try to stop them as best you can. >>> another terrifying crime on the road. this one on a public bus. a man boards a bus in broad daylight and immediately begins pummeling the driver, taking him and the passengers on a wild ride to remember. may 2008, in milwaukee, wisconsin. and a masked man reportedly asks, do you remember me? before pounding the

meteorologist doug kammerer has more. doug? >> it's headed our way fast. heavy rainfall across the area. we are going to continue to see the rain now through the next couple hours. then yes, we'll see it transition to snow. look at doppler radar. you can see where the rain is now. it's around the waldorf area. fredericksburg and portions of that area. to the west around 81 where we are seeing the transition from rain to snow around winchester. the current temperature there, around 40 degrees. we're going to continue to watch as the rain/snow line moves off to the east. a lot of snow toward western maryland. they have picked up two to five inches of snow in western maryland and western portions of west virginia. that will move our way to the south. maybe around fredericksburg. we could see severe

>> doug, we got a fox news alert. according to noradsanta.org, santa has come back to see him fly again. thanks, doug. >> thanks. >> jamie? >> with all combat troops out of iraq, many happy homecomings are happening around the country. a lot of our soldiers and other service men and women got home and they didn't even know that they would in time for christmas. it was certainly the case when the navy's yellow jackets squadron returned to their base in washington. jack riddle was there. >> no, i'm excited! that's why i'm shivering! >> the anticipation canceled out the cold temperatures. >> i got butterflies in your stomach like a first date times 1,000. >> come on! >> military families and friends awaited an early christmas gift. >> it's the best christmas present we could have hoped for. >> tonight, the last men and women from the yellow jackets squadron serving from iraq returned home. naval air station at the island. >> yes! yes! >> yellow jackets are an electronic attack squadron and nick's dad flies with them and

doug is not in washington. he's live in honolulu. hello, doug. >> hello. not a bad place to be. you hear about all the back and forth that carl just described. so far, the president has been happy to watch all of that play out, watch these republicans beat up one another and really kind of stay above it all. next year he will have to enter the fray and we got an idea from white house official how he sees this all playing out. the campaign will begin in full force later in 2012. the president plans to cop traditions himself with congress, kind of a no brainer given the fact that congress' approval ratings are lower than the president. he will again describe himself as a warrior to the middle class and during this morning's weekly media address, he offered a list of his accomplishments. >> we ended one war and began to wind down another. we dealt a crippling blow to al-qaeda and made america more secure. we stood by our friends ask allies around the world through natural disasters and revolutions. we began to see signs of economic recovery here at home, even as too many americans

the officiant, doug, stared back at them. he was a muscular man with a crew cut, a clenched jaw and dark circles under his eyes. he'd been processing bankruptcy cases every other wednesday for 21 years, supervising what he called a nonstop parade of misery. it had always been a hard job, but lately doug had started to wonder if it was becoming unbearable. bankruptcy cases were at an all-time high with more than 1.57 million people filing for it nationally ending at the end of 2010. doug had processed 1700 bankruptcies in 2009, his busiest year ever, and he was on pace towards 50% more in 2010. the preparation for each case required 60 pages of paperwork, but no amount of groundwork made the face-to-face meetings any easier. people filing for bankruptcy seemed more desperate than ever, he thought, and more likely to snap. they shouted, they cried, they slammed their fists on the table. lately, doug had been forced to call in the court-martial to handle l violent outbursts about once a month. he thought of his job as similar to

she does now. >> thanks, doug. that's a lot of fun. >> yeah. >>> hey there. >> doug threw melvin under the bus. geez. >> top that. >> it's going to be tough. this is a cool story. former wizards head coach is still coaching, just not in the nba or college. the most successful coach is doing something he's always wanted to do. for him, it might be the most rewarding job he's ever had. it wasn't long ago, eddie jordan was here, courtside guiding the wizards to the playoffs, four straight times. the most successful stretch for the franchise. >> good play, good play. >> reporter: this year, he's here, coaching the freshman basketball team in cheryl. he coached in the nba for 18 seasons, this is a new experience. >> i'm getting just as much satisfaction here playing against the celtics and winning games. you see growth here. it's the most crucial part of their learning in basketball. you know, someone told me, eddie, as an nba player, nba players remember their teammates. players on this level remember their coaches the

doug is out live in fairfax. doug?> i tell you what, it's hard to believe we are talking 62 degrees out here now. in the middle of the of december, normally we start to think of snow like in the middle of this iced snowman. believe it or not, we could see a couple flakes. i think that's all it is. don't expect accumulation. accumulation on rooftops and the cars on sunday. the family here with me. i want to show you first off, what's going to happen in a couple days. let's look at the four day and seven day forecast and show you what to expect. as i'm talking ability the colder air moving in, 49 degrees tomorrow for a high temperature. 12 or 13 degrees colder tomorrow. then we see cold air come in on saturday. highs only in the mid-40s. sunday, we could get really cold air. some areas could stay in the upper 30s sunday. we could see snow showers during the day on sunday, too. we'll continue to watch out for that. i told you, i have the cutest thing ever coming up now. you can't get cuter than kids. guys we practice this

thanks, doug. still to come, one woman's miracle hockey shot just seconds after picking up a stick for the first time. in sports, defense creates opportunities for the georgetown hoyas. dan's up next. da[ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. >>> talking hoops, georgetown. >> when college basketball season first started, it didn't seem like there was that much for area fans to be thankful about. mason, gw both have new coaches, maryland and georgetown simply weren't expected to be very good. we all owe the hoyas an apology because not only are they better than expected, georgetown is ranked 16th in the coun

doug kammerer is going to have fun with this one.s just a little fun thing to wish you a happy new year. an appy new year. pat? >> love them. thanks. >>> coming up next, doug's weekend forecast. the coast guard released some of the best rescues this year. weigh in on which one you think is best. >>> tonight on nonstop, check out foodies at 9:00. turkey burgers, a healthy serving of reality stars. then stay tuned for the scene at 9:30 and hear from a local singer/song writer. songs about romance and style >>> doug, we are excited about the next couple of days. >> aren't you, though? >> yeah. >> are you excited for the new year? >> it's as long as the party is going to last. >> the party is a warm party. when i talk about warm, this is probably one of the top five, if not six or seven warmest decembers on record here. the records go back to the 1880s. that is amazing. speaking of 1880, this date, the record low temperature, minus seven that day. that was cold. >> we are a long way from that. >> we are a long way from that by 60 degrees

it's the next big thing. >> okay, doug. >> we can't keep up. >> good to know. thanks. >>> the post office is giving santa a hand. the postal service's letter to santa program began today. the letters addressed to santa claus. the customers are able to adopt a family and buy a gift. the post office mails it out. >> we have a lot of kids that ask for things they know their parents are not able to get like the play stations and x-box, and so forth. not only are they asking for wish list items but necessities, food, a hot meal for christmas. a lot of kids are asking for gifts for their parents. >> the postal service expects to deliver 16.5 billion cards, letters and packages between now and new year's eve. yesterday's redskins game was not the beating we were expecting. dan has the post mortum. >> they went toe to toe to be robbed in the end. i don't think it was an interception rex grossman threw. redskins played well. trevor price joins me now. probably the best or at least one of the best games by the redskins offense this season. >> absolutely. you put up 463 y

chief meteorologist, doug kammerer in storm center 4.hey blow away on days like this, doug. >> they do, they tend to blow away, aaron. that's exactly what happens. wind gusts 35 to 40 miles per hour this afternoon. it made a mild afternoon turn into a chilly afternoon with the wind that is were so strong. 39 degrees is the current temperature out there now. we are dealing with winds at 14 miles per hour. it puts the windchill around 31 degrees. a chilly night out there now. take a look at the temperatures around the region coming in around 6:11. 36 in leesburg and 36 in manassas. with temperatures this cool, it's going to be a cold night tonight. no rain to talk ability. no snow to talk about. that's probably the case the entire forecast, coming up. one thing we are going to see, the cold temperatures most of you wake up to temperatures in the upper 20s tomorrow morning. we talk more about that, plus the roller coaster in temperatures. we are going to go up and way down, too. >> that's how we roll in january. >> next at 6:00, a somber tr

doug is in their front yard. he might be inside their house. they really know how to bring it when christmas comes. >> nice lid! >> reporter: thank you. thank you very much. they told me, if i wanted to be part of the family, i had to wear the attire they had on today. take a look. you can see the house. the outside of the house, phenomenal. you come here, it lightens your spirit up. it gives you christmas spirit. we had a lady come by in her car and said exactly that. where's the family. we said right there. she said i want to let you know, i drive by your house every year. she just drove by right now. this is melvin. for you to hear something like that, literally you are right here and they say that. it's got to be great. >> it touched my heart. in the days you feel like not doing this, it's those comments that keep you going. >> reporter: introduce me to your family here. >> my wife, my daughter, my sister, play sister and two friends. >> reporter: just about everybody here has helped out, haven't they? >> yes. >> reporter: this is the best

doug is there enjoying the sea breezes of hawaii. hi, doug. >> uma, hello, air force one touched doup here in hawaii 6:00 local time after a obviously long flight from washington. the pea vacation delayed because of the tax extension. and the president wasted little time after arriving here . the motorcade took him back to the presidential rental home and they went out to dinner with family and friends here in wiki. there is no footage of the president themselves. but before they left washington. they recorded the weekly media address and wishing americans a merry christmas. >> giving of ourselves, service to others, that's what the season is all about. for my family and millions of americans, that's what christmas is all about. it reminds us that part of what it means to love god is to love one another and be our brother sister's keeper. >>> and now we mentioned the delay and the vacation. there was one last piece of legislative business before the president headed to hawaii. he had to sign into law the two month extension of the pa

let's check in with doug. what is happening now?well, i tell you, the coolest thing about what's happening now, obviously, we are getting things done before the president steps up there. he will be up in two to three min ups, maybe four minutes. a ton of people got tickets online and a ton of people who did not get the tickets and are outside the fence waiting for the national christmas tree to be lit here on the ellipse in front of the white house. what a gorgeous shot that is. we are looking at fantastic stuff. right now, they are introducing president barack obama, making his way to the stage right now. we are going to listen to a few things he has to say as he makes his way up there. ♪ >> it's nice having your own band. please have a seat, everyone. merry christmas. merry christmas. thank you secretary salazar for that introduction and for your hard work to preserve and protect our land and our water and our wildlife. i also want to thank minister rogers for the beautiful invocation and everyone at the national park foundation a

doug has decorations that make it feel like christmas eve. he's out there in fairfax tonight. >> hey, doug. >> that's right, the city of fairfax. very, very warm out here right now. temperatures into the 60s. no jacket required. of course it still looks like christmas. you can see all the holiday lights back here. we are at a house tuesday with 83 inflatables. here, we have some that look like they are 30 feet high. we'll talk to the homeowners in a second about how tall they are. out there now, the temperatures are getting everybody talking. now, into the 60s. 62 at the airport under cloudy skies. shower activity. most of it on the light side. winds out of the south-southwest at 11 miles per hour. they have been gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour. it could pose a problem for some of the inflatables. to the south, 66 in fredericksburg. i was 68 earlier. 63 in manassas. toward the south, waldorf 64 degrees. a very warm afternoon. a frontal boundary is bringing us some shower activity now. not a lot of it. showers in calvert county. the

doug kammerer is in the storm center with more. hey, doug? >> that storm system with blizzard conditions, 50-mile-an-hour winds and a lot of snow is going to move our way. what it brings us is going to be different. 49 degrees out there now is the current temperature. winds out of the south. nice and mild across the area after a chilly weekend. current temperatures 53 in martinsburg, west virginia. 50 in winchester. 48 in leesburg. 48 in manassas. fredericksburg, 54 degrees. storm 4 doppler radar, dry. showers trying to form around southern calvert county. we are going to say dry for the most part overnight tonight and through tomorrow morning. there's going to be a chance for shower activity as the frontal boundary makes its way across the region. upper 30s to 40 degrees tomorrow. get out the umbrellas. what you may be able to put away, coming up in a couple minutes. >> thanks, doug. >>> homeowners in the district could face fines under a new law being proposed to help the city clear snow. the plan calls for d.c. to salt, not plow alleys. it

. >> chief meteorologist doug kammerer here with an update. hey, doug. >>> good news. you could say good news. temperatures on the warmer spot. temperatures moving into the 50s, close to 60 degrees. but, we have talked about this before. anytime you get that warm this time of year, you are probably going to deal with some form of precipitation. that is coming in the form of rain over the next couple days. 50 degrees out there now with a dew point of 30. winds out of the south at 8 miles per hour. a mild night across the region. it's going to be a nice night out there as we see the temperatures remain around that same number, upper 40s to 50 degrees. right now, 54 toward fredericksburg. as far as the rain is concerned, no rain out there now on the radar. there's a chance, maybe a shower but that's it. most of it not reaching the ground. if it does, it's only a sprinkle. the good night wake-up forecast 40 degrees. tomorrow cool conditions, but not cold the way it hanover the past couple days. we could see showers, drizzle as you wake up on your tuesday. i'll explain when

doug kammerer is tracking conditions. stay tuned for an update on what to expect. >>> the washington humane society is taking action after a tragic mistake at an area animal shelter. we found a series of problems that led to the accident. >> reporter: the washington humane society runs two animal shelters in d.c. it's the only congressionally chartered animal welfare agency in the country. tonight one employee is no longer working there after a mistake that left a family heart broken. >> when pets go missing in d.c. they end up here at the new york avenue shelter run by the humane society. more than 8500 pets impounded here including zoe. this dog ran off one day with a collar and leash stimattached. >> we put an ad on craigslist and got a phone call. i took her to the shelter. >> reporter: when brandy called they said they didn't have zoe but there she was. >> i petted zoe and told her it was going to be okay. and she was coming home. >> reporter: but she didn't come home. the shelter worker says that only brandy could c

i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. not watching one, not two, but three storms over the next couple of days. storm number one, not going to bring us all that much rain. you can see rain up there towards pennsylvania. a few areas of showers back towards west virginia. most of those will die out tonight. it is what is towards memphis now and atlanta area, that's the moisture we are working on. overnight tonight and during the day tomorrow. round one. we will see a couple more storms. one on thursday night and one towards christmas weekend. we will talk more about that coming up in a couple of minutes right here in the storm center. >>> no-to-the ongoing battle over the redevelopment of alexandria's waterfront. city leaders envision a major overhaul of the area along the potomac. adding new hotels and restaurants. but some opponents say the city hasn't done enough research on what's best for alexandria's residents. news4's julie carey joins us now with more on the debate. jewel write? >> latest word comes from a may or am

thank you, doug. >>> road crews across the area are gearing up for the possibility of snow tonight. all the rain today has slowed their efforts. erika gonzalez is in alexandria now, erika? >> thanks, jim, good evening. it is cooler now than it was this morning. as far as the rain is concerned, it's let up. it's drizzling on us. it was pouring an hour ago. that means v-dot is one step closer to taking on to the streets and getting ready in anticipation of tonight's winter storm. one to two inches of rain has fallen over the d.c., maryland area causing massive potholes. >> this situation here, you can't do anything to fix it. make it safe for when the weather gets better. >> some as large as five feet by two feet wide, more than a foot and a half deep. the rain caused creeks to rush and swell. authorities are reminding everyone to avoid flood prone areas. don't drive-through flooded roadways and attempt to cross flooded streets. remember the saying, turn around, don't drown. it's the change from rain to snow that has v-dot ready to take to the streets to prevent accidents. snow is key

@doug kammerer. i'm trying to get to 30,000., i'm going to get a car. >> you need to shorten your last name. no one is going to punch all that in. >> you want to see the snow? >> yeah. >> there it is right there. we saw it around montgomery village and loudoun county, parts of the west around clark county, warren county, fauquier keown fi. frederick saw a dusting. don't get too excited. this is not a sign of things to come. colder temperatures for a couple days. 43 degrees is the current temperature now with the wind out of the southwest at 7 miles per hour. current temperatures 37 in martinsburg, 36 in leesburg, 34 in gaithersburg. it is on the cold side where you saw the snow showers. 46 in fredericksburg. storm 4 doppler radar showing where the shower activity is well to the west. still seeing some flurry activity, maybe a flurry or two this evening. i'm not going to mention it here. becoming breezy. 34 to 40 degrees over the next couple hours. tomorrow morning waking up to a chilly breeze. 28 to 35 degrees for the actual tem

doug mckelway live in washington. is this just the start of it, doug? >> reporter: that is the impression this loosely affiliated group of hackers known as anonymous wants us to believe. in a statement posted on a blogging website, quoting now, worry not fellow pirates and robin hoods. these are just the as. as it now stands more than 4,000 people representing various clients and and subscribers to stratfor may have had credit card data compromised. hundreds of victims are reporting hundreds of dollars are missing from their accounts, deposited into the accounts of charitable organizations including red cross, care and save the children. stratfor, a think tank devoted to military, economic and intelligence security, has admitted it was attacked. in a statement to its clients it said quoting now, on december 24th an unauthorized party disclosed personally identifiable information and related credit card data of some of our members. we have reason to believe your personal and credit card data could have been included in the information that was illegally

doug schoen is a fox news contributor. good to see you. doug, 67% say you're fired.way. what do you make of that? >> that there is a huge anti-incumbent mood to put everybody in jeopardy, rick, regardless of party. this isn't ideology. this isn't partisanship. this is wide-spread anger with washington and people want change. they want vast change. >> rick: as doug said, this isn't partisan. if you look at the numbers, the breakdown according to party, 58% of people who identify themselves as republicans say incumbents should be gone. 56% of democrats, 53% of independents. they say the member is not being institution, why do you think that is? >> this is a large anti-incumbent movement out there but it should be a wake-up call for republicans because most of them are saying the gridlock in congress is the republican responsibility. 40% say that. doug knows, the final makeup of congress will depend on the state of economy on the election day and who the eventual republican nominee is. that is the key because of the coattails of the presidential race. >> rick: doug, 40%

>> male. >> okay. >> was it doug? is that what you are about to tell us? >> no. >> it wasn't that nice today. it was nice, but come on. >> you need to work up a sweat. >> i just saw something else. i stepped outside and saw a snow blower in the back of our studios here. i thought you better put that thing away. there's no snow in the forecast. for the guy that was jogging out there earlier, it was nice enough, but i don't know. >> put a shirt on. >> put some clothes on, as my mother would say. >> let's look at what's going on out there. a very nice night. temperatures on the mild side. we are really just well above average. average high temperature is 44. the average high or the actual high was 54 degrees. right now, falling down to 50 degrees with winds out of the east-southeast at 7 miles per hour. partly cloudy skies across the area. the temperatures are not going to move a lot. 46 in gaithersburg. 48 in manassas. i expect temperatures to drop another five to maybe eight degrees this evening. that puts most of us in the upper 30s to 40s. itis not bad at

doug kammerer is here with a look at the end of the year forecast. doug? >> i would say a day and a half longer then big changes out there. 48 degrees. a mild evening. it is really going to be nice tonight. i really think over the next day and a half or so until we see the changes move on in here. 45 in manassas. 52 in culpeper. the eastern shore coming in at 46. easton 43 degrees. that number just changing. we are clear right now. a couple light showers overnight and early tomorrow with a frontal boundary that's moving through the region. it's going to continue to keep temperatures on the mild side. temperatures when you wake up tomorrow, 43 degrees. many areas into the upper 30s. sprinkles early tomorrow morning. it's not the system that's going to make the changes. the next system moves in on new year's day as we enter 2012. i'll show you what that system is going to bring. >> see you then. thanks. >>> you are going to pay more at the grocery store and here. a five cent bag tax takes effect on new year's day. it's modelled after the tax implemented in d

all right, thanks, doug. life is back to normal along 7th street tonight. a water main caused problems. crews had to shut down the road to make repairs. a lot of people without water. it was restored shortly after 8:00. >>> a montgomery county grand jury handed down indictments of a man suspected of killing his wife and her son. he was indicted on five charges including two counts of murder, kidnapping and robbery. his 51-year-old wife, jane mcquain was found dead october 12th lopez was arrested the next day in north carolina. a week later, the remains of 11-year-old william mcquain were found in some woods in clarksburg, maryland. >>> the union representing d.c. police says crime in the district is up and they are blaming occupy d.c. activists. they say violent crime is up by 17%. overall crime is up 14% since the occupy movement started three months ago. officers say they have been pulled off neighborhood patrols. the union sent a letter to mayor gray saying your failure to warn district residents about a double digit spike in violent crime is inexcusable

doug being an upstanding guy made sure of that.at he told courtney's parents. >> if you are uncomfortable with it, i will respect you, and courtney will respect you. and we will step back. >> mm-hmm. did you see that? no, courtney did not get grounded, and her father who's four years younger than doug did not file a restraining order. instead the parents gave their blessing. her dad even walked her down the aisle. let's hear it for the cool parents. luckily she didn't have to miss any tests or anything when she jetted off to vegas to marry doug. vegas? romantic. because as it turns out, courtney is home schooled via an online christian academy. see? she's a very religious girl. >> i was a virgin when i married him. >> she was saving herself. >> if i kept that, i would really be blessed with a beautiful gift, and god did. he blessed me with my soul pate. >> and in the presence of god and with her virginity that she managed to hold on for 16 whole years, courtney married her 51-year-old soul mate. courtney's talked about morality bef

doug, being an upstanding guy made sure of that. he told courtney's parents. >> if you are uncomfortable with it, i will respect you and and courtney will respect you and we will step back. >> mm-hmm. did you see that? no, courtney did not get grounded and her father who is four years younger than doug did not file a restraining order. instead the parents gave their blessing. her dad even walked her down the aisle. let's hear it for the cool parent. luckily she didn't have to miss any chemistry tests when she jetted off to vegas to marry doug -- vegas? romantic. because as it turns out, courtney is home schooled via an online christian academy. she's a very religious girl. >> i was a virgin when i married him. >> see was saving herself. >> i knew if i kept that i would be blessed with a beautiful gift. god blessed me with my soulmate. >> and with the blessing of god and her virginity that she managed to hang on to for 16 whole years, courtney married her 51-year-old soulmate. she's talked about morality before, perhaps you remember

doug is in the storm center. doug? all right. >> if you have talent at lip reading, you probably heard what he said. we assume from the graphics it's 41 degrees right now. the wind is out of the northwest at 10 degrees and i'm sure doug will say that tonight it will be dark. other than that -- >> jim? >> go ahead, doug. >> everything you said is 100% correct. >> good. is there more? >> no. that is it. i am going to have the extended forecast coming up later on. i mentioned the ups and downs as far as the forecast is concerned. warm first, then very cold. i'll show you the extended forecast coming up in ten minutes. >> thank you. >>> developers around the country are taking a look at a prime piece of real estate. the federal government is selling the west heating plant in georgetown to the highest bidder. derrick ward is in georgetown now. some of the people who live there are cautiously optimistic about this. >> reporter: indeed they are, jim. if you look over my shoulder here, it's hard to see because it's silhouetted

doug is traveling with the president and joins us live from honolulu. how is the president planning to spend his vacation? >> well, in a word, golfing. he arrived about an hour ago for his first round of golf, pretty impresssive considering that he's been here in hawaii for less than 4 hours and he is in no doubt all bracing for the next political battle that lays ahead in the new year. right before he left dc, he signd into law that two-month extension of the payroll tax holiday after a big battle with republicans. but he noted at the time that he and congress will still have to come to an agreement next year on a full year extension. >> and when congress returns, i urge them to keep working without drama, without delay to reach an agreement that extends this tax cut, as well as unemployment insurance through all of 2012. last week i said that this should be a formality and that's still the case. >> it's probably not the case, gregg, that this is going to be any easier when they approach this battle next year. >> at the same time, the president prepari

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gregg: doug, thank you for being with us. heather: speaking of iowa, as we always do, looking at a live event going on in des moines, iowa. mitt romney and his wife ann standing there. and governor chris christie who has thrown his support behind romney. we'll keep an eye on it and ear as well and bring you any news that develops. this event going on in des moines, iowa, live. >>> coming up new threats from iran's region game warning the u.s. should back down in the battle for a vital route for oil exports. we'll have a live report on that when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental samples from across

i'm meteorologist doug kammerer watching the next storm moving in towards our area.likely, during the day tomorrow. temperatures sitting at 55 degrees. the winds are calm. mostly cloudy skies across the area. 59 in martinsburg, west virginia. to the south, 63. on the eastern shore, 61 warm degrees toward cambridge with a few light showers. overnight lows going to be mild for this time of year. the average low, 35 in the district. we are sitting around 50. 15 degrees above average. leesburg to 48 degrees. a few showers overnight. a better chance of rain tomorrow. high temperature in the low 60s for many of us. keep the umbrellas handy tomorrow. take a look at this, this is a home in wood bridge, virginia. the fairbanks home. they wanted us to come out for the holiday lights spectacular. it's going on every thursday. e-mail the pictures to weather@nbcwashington.com. maybe we can do the weather live from your yard. >> if those are the runners up, we are looking forward to it thursday. >>> a pit bull who went missing eight years ago will be back home in virginia for the

i'm meteorologist doug kammerer in storm center 4 watching the storm out there right now.e seeing the storm activity and the rain all day long. we have seen mild temperatures. 57 right now in washington. expect the showers to continue and the mild temperatures to continue throughout the rest of the evening. heaviest rain in southern portions of st. mary's county and in loudoun county and in lees burg. we will see the showers throughout the rest of the evening. this is a long stream of rain from boston all the way down to charlotte and north carolina. and then we are watching this area right in here. this is the next storm that will make its way our way. will the produce a lot of rain tomorrow. we are talking about 1 to 2 inches of rain. the temperatures will fall all day long tomorrow. we're talking about snow. back to the west, 2 to 5 inches of snow. petersburg and around the 81 corridor in front royal and leesburg 1 to 2 inches there. montgomery county and frederick county 1 to 2 inches. west of there it will be about a coating. most will be out of here by 2:00 in the mo

doug is traveling with the president. is he live tonight in honolulu. doug? >> hey, trace.is all about momentum. any white house is obviously concerned about a president's image, especially during a vacation and especially heading into an election year. that's clear from the sorts of things we have been seeing and the sorts of things we haven't been seeing during the course of this vacation. on the one hand in the president and first family went to church yesterday for christmas services. cameras were allowed up close front row seat to watch the it the and first family walk into church. on the other hand, when the president goes and plays golf and he has done this twice now since arriving here in hawaii, all we see is this the presidential motorcade to and from the course. we never get an actual shot of the president. republicans have been critical of the number of rounds the president has been playing. this was his ninth round today. political strategists will tell you in a setting like this risk. >> he stayed in found for the payroll tax fight which was a clear victory. i

welcome back, i'm meteorologist, doug kammerer. looking at a fairly chilly evening out there. it's what you expect for december. 34 in gaithersburg. 34 towards frederick, maryland. cup pepper, 36 degrees. as we look at the doppler radar, nothing as far as rain is concerned on the radar. that is good news. we are going to be dry for the next week or so. the big deal is going to be the temperatures. just because we have not been this cool yet. 34 in washington. 26 in gaithersburg. 24 in frederick. leesburg, 25 degrees. a cold night but seasonably cold for this time of year. tomorrow, a beautiful afternoon. a high temperature of 50 degrees. i think tomorrow is going to be gorgeous. 49 in manassas. 51 in culpeper. temperature 47 degrees. it will get colder this weekend. i'll have the forecast one more time coming up. >> thanks doug. >>> good news from the capitals front. the opposing teams fans were unhappy. the burgundy and gold prepare for tom [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ lab

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