news 4's eun yang reports. >> reporter: the year 2011 started with a bang. and that january 26th snowstorm. the fast moving storm moved into the washington region right as rush hour began. drivers trying to get home got stuck in the snow creating a nightmare commute that lasted overnight and into the next morning. carmageddon left people stranded in their vehicles more than 12 hours. a maryland's woman vacation to aruba ended in mystery. robin gardner traveled to the island with gary giordano in august and she has not been seen since. he claimed she disappeared when they went snorkeling. police arrested him for suspicion of murder but eventually had to release him because prosecutors could not find enough evidence to charge hip. the case remains unsolved. >>> another shooting tragedy struck virginia tech university in 2011. a 22-year-old man shot and killed a university police officer on the blacksburg campus december 8th. police are not sure why ross ashley killed officer krouse and then turned the gun on himself. the shooting triggered a campus-wide alert

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 25, 2012. let's take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 43 degrees. and that's probably one of the warmer spots in our region now. we had a lovely day yesterday. some changes, though, today. you can't expect two in a row, could you? >> it is still january, i think. and it -- >> hard to tell this month. >> i think it's a winter month. it hasn't been acting like it. jed was our 11th day -- yesterday was our 11th day of 50 degrees or higher. today, we're probably not going to make it to 50. right now, 38 at reagan national under a clear sky. light to moderate northerly breeze, five to 15 miles per hour. elsewhere, we have cold temperatures, subfreezing start throughout much of northern virginia including fairfax county. in the mid to upper 20s there. and closer to washington, southern montgomery county and arlington, right now the mid 30s. and it's just near 30 degrees in prince george's county, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel. many locations there are near freezing, as well as the easter

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" this january 4th, 2012. before we go back to iowa, we want to talk about our weather. it is another freezing cold morning. here's meteorologist tom kierein to talk about our forecast. we didn't think it could get any colder, but they are. >> temperatures have plummeted overnight to single digits in some locations. at reagan national, it is down to7 degrees. the dewpoint is an incredibly dry 3 below zero. keep the skin lotion handy. we've got a west/northwesterly wind around 5 to 10 miles an hour. look at the temperatures. it's down to 10 degrees in the

i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs. let's take a live look outside right now. we have clouds overhead and some rain falling in some areas. you can see the spotlights on the capitol dome reflected in the clouds above us. tom kierein will tell us about our forecast. >> we had a few overnight sprinkles, so many roads and streets are wet this morning. they are a bit slick, and a few scattered sprinkles. you can see them moving. light rain. sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia, southern washington county. further to the east, getting a few sprinkles just south of baltimore, northern anne arundel county. extreme calvert and st. mary's. we are above 30s much of the region, west of 95, before you along 95 points south and east, near 40. here's your day planner, sunrise at 7:19. mid 40s by 9:00 with a few sprinkles. then passing showers this afternoon. off and on showers during the afternoon with highs in the low and mid 50s. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. >>> if you're traveling along i-95 in virginia, stop and go fo

. >>> and i'm eun yang. we're going to take a live look outside right now. it's 5:00 a.m. 46 degrees. look at those heavy dark cloud over the nation's capital but the rain has moved out and nice weather heading our way, at leastfor one day. >> yeah, briefly. this roller-coaster ride has just been incredible and it's going to be coing today with a warm-up. we're on the upside today. then we'll be on the downside later today. there's the rain. a all that moving color is rain except that white part at the top. new england, snow. there's snow there. could be flight delays. closer to us, though, high definition radar is showing that area in yellow and orange in montgomery county, that's a batch of moderate rain that's continuing advance north and east. still some lingering sprinkles in prince george's county and anne arundle. temperatures around the region are in the low to mid 40s. up right near the bay and southern maryland, it's in the mid 50s there. upper 30s, shenandoah valley and mid-30s over washington. that's not dawn. those are the lights reflected off o

i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs. a beautiful sky out there. we had a crescent moon in the sky for a while overnight. and we have 30 degrees. it is cold out there this morning. >> cold enough for snow. now we're wondering if we'll get any, tom. >> you're not alone in that, too. a lot of teachers and students and snow lovers have been so frustrated this winter. it does look like we may get a bit, perhaps, on saturday morning. there's capitol hill under a clear sky. 26 degrees at reagan national. when we've had the cold air, it's been dry. when we've had the moisture, it's been warm. most of the moisture this winter has been in the form of rain. right now it's cold, down into the teens in montgomery and fairfax county. mid 20s in washington. it's just in the upper teens now in prince george's, charles, calvert, st. mary's and anne arundel. it's in the teens throughout most of virginia, maryland, west virginia, the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. a few high clouds drifting in from the west. they will be with us this morning. a lot of sun this mo

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs. it is 45 degrees outside our studios and the rain has ended in the district but there's a lot of wetness on the ground. tom kierein is tracking all the wetness for us. >> that's not sunrise. that's lights reflects off the ceiling of the low clouds that are still with us. the rain has ended i'm happy to say. we did get rain from noon yesterday until about an hour ago. we had about an inch of rain, enough to cause ponding but no real flooding. there's still a few lingering sprinkles now in frederick county and across the bay north of chestertown and northeastern maryland. we'll continue to dry out and we'll have some sunshine breakling out as the day progresses. temperatures right now in the low to mid-40s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax and montgomery counties. it's in the low to mid-50s near the bay of the eastern shore. blue ridge, shenandoah valley and into the mountains. here's your day planner. it's going be a mild day. we're on the up part. the up part will be tonight. it

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" on this january 17, 2012.his morning a man who hit and killed a boy in alexandria will be in court. victor aldano was drunk when he drove his car off i-395 hitting brian hernandez and his mother. the mother survived with two broken legs. the child died. family members say they're heartbroken. >> sad knowing he's gone. he was a little brother to me, and it's just terrible seeing this. >> aldona is facing several charges including dui manslaughter, reckless driving, and driving without a license. he is due in court at 9:00 a.m. >>> today protesters in the occupy movement will meet for what they're hoping to be the largest gathering ever. it coincides with the start of the 2012 legislative session. this is video of occupy demonstrations that were held in d.c. back in the fall. members of the occupy movement are protesting economic disparities. the rally at the capitol is planned to start at 9:00 this morning. >>> in the day ahead, the american civil liberties union will file a lawsuit against metro transit police

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to new 4 today for this thursday, january 26, 2012. today a former marine is expected to enter a guilty plea that he fired shots at the white house. yonathan melaku was connected to shootings at several military installations in the fall of 2010 and a cash of car break-ins. melaku pled guilty to the break ins and six months at jail. he faces a minimum of 35 years in federal prison and a maximum of a life sentence. >>> arizona's governor is on the exchange after an intense exchange with the president. jan brewer was seen pointing her finger at president obama after getting off air force one yesterday. brewer handed the president an invitation to talk about the brewer. the president told brewer he was unhappy about her portrayal of their last meeting. the president then walked away in the middle of brewer's sentence. brewer defended herself on fox news channel. >> i want our borders secured. i want our nation protected. he wants

eun yang, news 4. >> all right. lots of memorable moments. and i think it will be pretty memorable this year or this last month of 2011 that we had no snow in december. not even cold temperatures with that. >> that's right. you know, we have not seen snow since the last time i worked, which was back in october. we had that freak snowstorm. now it looks like we are going to be not getting snow here but the ski resorts will be getting some. we will be getting the cold, windy weatherment i'll tell you when that happens. it is 7:46 and 44 degrees. blue skies. we're so happy you joined us. we'll be right back with your fu >>> gorgeous weather this morning. last night was absolutely beautiful as well. and then all of a sudden, whoom. >> yes. good sound effect. >> whoom! big changes in store for us. >> we will have one more day to enjoy this mild weather and then the -- >> whoom! >> remember that when you're shaking in your boats. it is time to get up or roll over. not saying you have to. i hope you're feeling okay. let's talk about what's going to

i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. welcome back to "news4 today."s thursday, the 26th day of january. a live look outside this morning. looks cloudy. we're getting drizzly rain around the region, i believe. is that correct? >> yeah. the snow shovels are gathering dust in the garage. we'll need an umbrella again today. a few sprinkles overnight. right now at reagan national airport, a few sprinkles. and the temperature there is at 41. we have a calm wind. elsewhere, well, there's quite a bit of rain falling. it's a rather large rain system that stretches from ohio into indiana, illinois, and then south of there down to louisiana. and along that front that's going to be approaching us later today, we could get moderate showers. close-up radar showing a few sprinkles, panhandle of west virginia, closer to washington right now getting a few sprinkles. the temperatures around the region, all above freezing. mid and upper 30s north and west of washington. south and east it's in the low 40s. right now around the beltway, montgomery, arlington, fairfax coun

i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. right now much of the country is in a deep freeze because of the winter blast. take a look at these temperatures up and down the east coast. arctic air bringing bone chilling temperatures from maine all the way down to florida. the weather appears to be taking a toll on the resolve of some of the occupy d.c. protesters as well. back in october hundreds of protesters were camping out. now we're told the encampments at mcpherson square and freedom plaza have begun to dwindle. only about 100 protesters remain in their tents. >>> we have school closings and delays to tell you about. virginia, winchester and frederick counties schools are closed. clark schools opening two hours late. in west virginia, hampshire, hardy, pendleton schools all closed. you can find details on our website, nbcwashington.com. >> and tom kierein is here to tell us about our forecast. it is really cold here. >> temperatures just plummeted. the bottom fell out. it's all the way down to 10 degrees throughout much of

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. it is tuesday, january 3rd, 2012.side, 29 degrees. as cold as it's been in a long time. we can feel it this morning. meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us more about this winter blast we're having, tom. >> we're off to a clear start. we saw the first light of day showing up. don't get too encouraging. that sun is not going to warm us up much. >>> in fact, temperatures right now in the mid and upper 20s will seem balmy compared to what it's going to be like tomorrow morning. much colder air moving in tonight. through the day today, gusty winds ycoming out of the north and west. winds beginning to push in montgomery county, points west and northwest. some of those clouds are producing snow showers this morning. the moving white on radar is snow shower activity. right now northern shenandoah valley into the northern blue ridge, just now crossing into northern fauquier county, maybe a brief dusting there as that fast moving band of snow activity moves on through. also, another snow shower in frederick county. right

. >> i'm eun yang.elcome to "news4 today" for this monday, january 23, 2012. >>> right now a number of schools and businesses are opening late this morning. that list includes the federal government. it has listed an 11:00 a.m. late arrival, plus unscheduled leave and telework. d.c. government and middle schools will open on time. in virginia, alexandria and prince william county schools will open two hours late. stafford county schools will also open two hours late, and there is no morning kindergarten. in west virginia, jefferson county schools open two hours late, jefferson and morgan county. >>> even though the predicted freezing rain missed most of us, crews were out all night as a precaution. over 700 trucks were out in fairfax county, prince william, and loudoun countys. they were treating areas that usually freeze. whether ice, rain, or fog, transportation officials want to remind all drivers to use caution this morning. >> take your time, don't rush. you'll get where you're going. the main thin

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this tuesday, january 31. all is quiet at d.c. occupy encampments.t is the first night that the no camping law was enforced. >> reporter: good morning. we've been here all morning long. for quite a few hours. let me show you what it's looking like behind us at mcpherson square. it's all quiet now. of course the expectation is that now that park police are enforcing the no camping rule, it was a very good possible of folks being evacuated en masse. so far, nothing has happened. u.s. park police have been checking tents for sleeping occupiers and reminding protesters that the two occupy d.c. sites that there is a no camping rule on federal grounds. park police spokesmen said that officers began enforcing the camping ban yesterday. while he would not give a specific date and time for evision, he said the camp -- eviction, he said the camping ban includes bedding materials such as sleeping bags and blankets. the national parks service warned protesters that those who violate the camping rule would be arrested. so far again, no arrests, and all is quiet.

good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff in for joe krebs.elcome to "news4 today" on this tuesday, january 10. in the news, it's primary day in new hampshire. while polls open in less than two hours, the first votes have already been cast. the nine residents of the tiny village of dixville notch gathered just after midnight to fill out the first ballots. mitt romney and jon huntsman tied with two votes each, followed by newt gingrich and ron paul receiving a vote apiece. president obama got three votes. the tiny town is known for predicting the gop nominee, but as this year's results show, republicans are still very much divided. >>> and that division may be in part due to the attacks front-runner mitt romney is weathering from his more conservative rivals. romney has been pushing a job creation plan. fellow candidates say the former governor got rich by killing jobs. they cite bane capital, the investment firm romney founded, which they say profited by buying up companies and laying off workers. rivals pounced when romney used a bad choice o

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, january 20, 2012.e have breaking news off the top in the district. police say a person has barricaded himself inside a home. it happened in the 1000 block of 13th street southeast. news4's tracee wilkins is live with developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're told that he's actually inside of an apartment building. i want you to look behind me. you're not able to see that apartment building from where we are, but this building is the building that's blocking it. you can see that police have this entire area blocked off here to this corner of capitol hill here in southeast. has been closed off. we're talking about 12th and k toward penn and 14th toward l street. so you can see here again police are still on the scene. now this is how this started. it actually began in alexandria, just off of telegraph road. we're told police were following a vehicle, ran the vehicle's plates and found a number of warrants for the driver. they tried to pull him over, and he accelerated. three police car

. >> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> good morning. >>> a new poll shows mitt romney holding the top spot in polls. ron paul took 20% followed by jon huntsman with 11% and newt gingrich with 9%. >> this is the last full day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's new hampshire primary. the republican presidential hopefuls squared off in two weekend debates, then criss-crossed the state for rallies and speeches. nbc's steve handelsman has more on their effort to reach potential voters. >>> governor of the state of new jersey -- >> reporter: mitt romney an exeter with new jersey governor chris christie. >> we know a president when we see one, and he is right here. [ applause ] >> reporter: romney would be the first non-incumbent to win tuesday's caucuses and thursday here the first primary. >> get out and vote. >> narrator: at today's debate, rivals ganged up to try to stop romney's role. >> we want someone to fight for the conservative principles. >> reporter: romney claims he cut spending as a governor, then returned to the business world. >> i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i dt

. >> i'm eun yang. nice to see you. >> it's good to be seen. good to see you, too.'m aaron gilchrest in for joe krebs. welcome to "news4 today" on this wednesday, january 11. mitt romney seems to be picking up speed in his victory in the new hampshire primary, capturing president% of the vote. texas congressman ron paul finished a distant swekd 23%. former utah governor, jon huntsman, who focused much of his attention on new hampshire, finished in third place. newt gingrich and rick santorum each received 9%. rick perry finished with 1% of the vote. we'll have more plus a look ahead to the upcoming races in a few minutes. >>> first, we're going to look at our fairfax county. meteorologist tom kierein is telling us about rain headed our way. tom, good morning. >> yeah, but what a change. right now it's clear. we've got a pig, bright moon. it's -- a big, bright moon. it's frosty cold on this wednesday morning. temperatures now at reagan national thundunder this clear s hovering near the freezing mark. reagan national airport, 34. we've got a light breeze now beginning

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this tuesday, january 24, 2012. today, d.c. police chief kathy lanier will testify before a house subcommittee about the occupy d.c. encampment in mcpherson square. congressman darrell issa who chairs the government reform she and holding the meeting. in the past he's said he wanted protesters removed from federal lands because of concern about rats and damage to public property. >>> a controversial effort is underway on capitol hill to rededicate the d.c. war memorial to all americans who fought in world war i. the memorial sits on independence avenue west of 17th street, near the tidal basin. it was dedicated back in 1931 to salute the 26,000 washingtonians who fought in the great war. representative ted poe of texas is sponsoring a bill that would turn it into a national monument. city leaders plan to fight that. congress allocated $7.3 million in stimulus found restore the monument. those renovations were completed in november. >>> the man accused of trying to kill president obama by firing a gun at the white house will be

. >> i'm eun yang.elcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 18, 2012. >>> today a third person is set to plead guilty in the federal corruption case involving council member harry thomas jr. james garvin was charged yesterday. he's the former board member for langston 21 and general manager of langston golf course. garvin is accused of receiving tens of thousands of dollars in city grant funds and then transferring them to thomas who used them to fund his lavish lifestyle. if convicted, garvin faces up to three years in prison. last week the founder of the nonprofit marshall banks pled guilty to a similar charge. banks faceses between six month and three years in prison. >>> about a dozen websites are staging a protest. they're shutting down for 24 hours. protesting two anti-piracy bills under consideration in congress. wikipedia's english language version of its website and craigslist are dark today. google is also taking part. that website is not down, but it does have a black sensor bar ove

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 today.oday the national park service will announce a billionaire history buff will donate $7.5 million to repair the washington monument. the repairs will cost $15 million. congress approved funding for half of the bill. today the park service will announce philanthropist david rubinstein will donate the rest of the group. rubinstein is no stranger to large donations. he recently gave $4.5 million to the national zoo's panda program, one of washington's top tourism officials tells new 4 he's glad the repairs can begin. >> it's good news that the monies are in place to continue with the renovation and get the monument back open again. from a tourism perspective, it's good for us overall, but the fact that it's closed right now does not deter people from coming to washington. >> the national park service says the restoration project could take up to a year to complete. >>> a form mt. rainier police officer will learn his fate today nearly two months after pleading guilty to attempted murder. g

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 25, 2012. today president obama will begin selling the plans he laid out in last night's state of the union address. he heads to iowa where he'll speak at a factory about his vision for an economy based more on manufacturing. >> the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> the president focused heavily on the economy during his speech last night. he vowed to shrink the gap between the rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help millions of unemployed americans find work. >> settle for a country where a shrinking number of people too really well while a growing number of americans barely get by. or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. [ applause ] >> the president discussed plans to make college more affordable and help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages. he also took credit for helping create three million jobs during his presidency. >>> republicans attempted t

and i'm eun yang.t is thursday, january 5th, 2012. >>> today, defense secretary leon panetta will outline the new defense strategy. the plan l include $450 billion in cuts over the next decade. it's expected to include the removal of 4,000 troops from europe. it will impact the u.s. weapons progr program. if congress dead locks in spending, there could soon be an additional $500 billion in cuts. >>> mayor gray will speak at a ceremony for afghanistan bound d.c. soldiers. the ceremony kicks off at the d.c. armory in southeast washington at 10:00 this morning. >>> today, a judge will sentence the driver behind the wheel of a deadly crash. back in may, with kevin coffee was driving along route 108 and ulney when his car went off the road and hit a tree and utility pole. he survived, but left the scene and walked to his mother's house. he pled guilty to three counts of leaving the scene and vehicular homicide. a judge could sentence him up to 40 years. >>> today, health inspectors will be at the occupy d.c

i'm eun yang. >> good morning to you, i'm joe krebs. let's take a live look outside now. cloudy skies out there. and balmy temperatures. 43 degrees right now and humidity. feels kind of muggy almost. >> yeah. >> dare i say? >> shivering yesterday. shivering. >> i know. 43 in august wouldn't be balmy. >> no. not in january -- >> right. balmy for now. >> it really is. after yesterday's frigid winds that we had, we were braving that all day long. overnight, we've had warmer air moving in. now it's raining throughout the eastern half of the nation. look at that. that you will area in yellow and oran orange, green in indiana, missouri, illinois, into southern ohio and west virginia. getting moderate to heavy downpours. closer to washington, lights rain moving west to east. there's a break farther to the west now temporarily. there's still sprinkles in washington and southern prince george's county. the rain's coming down harder where you see the darker greens and will yellows. that's in charles, st. mary's, calvert counties, eastern shore and northern neck. we're in the 40s th

>> i'm eun yang.ve look outside now. 6:30, and yes, it is 61 days out there. >> stupid. >> joe is saying it's stupid. they're out of people who are weather wimps. i won't name names, maybe me. people liking the 60-degree weather. it's bizarre. >>> the cold front has been triggering thunderstorms. the areas in orange you see on the cedar where we're getting thunder and lightning, washington into frederick county, maryland, moving from the southwest and heading toward the east/northeast. and there's a bit of a broken line farther south around the blue ridge. now coming into western loudoun county. farther south, there are lighter showers in montgomery county and fairfax, but tlrth band -- but there's another band of heavier rain, manassas, prince william county, to the south and east of warrenton and fauquier county, these are heading closer to the metro area, over the next couple of hours, could be ponding of water on area roads. watch for that. may be causing traffic members, too. right now, it's near

i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm joe krebs. let's take a look outside now. we have had some fog around the region, causing problems for commuters. 43 degrees right now. tom's here with a look at the day and the forecast. >> yeah. don't really have any -- really low visibility problems in the district or suburbs. it's rural areas and parts of northern montgomery county into north center maryland where there is dense fog this morning. right now, there's a live picture of our skyline. there's capitol hill in the distance. no visibility problems here in washington. but there are low clouds, 44 at reagan national. we've got a light, westerly breeze. farther west, shenandoah valley into the mountains, most locations in the mid to upper 30s. and from the shenandoah valley east across virginia, most locations low to mid 40s. and from south mountain and braddock mountain in maryland to the bay, it's generally right around 40 degrees including montgomery and howard countys. in prince george's county, the mid 40s. it's in the low to mid 40s in fairfax county, as well a

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 2nd day of january, 2012. brand new year, brand new day. 6:00 in the morning, 37 degrees outside. if you think it's chilly now -- well, you're right. but the rest of the story. >> what's the line between cold and chilly? i think we're right on the cusp, and it's going to be cold as we get into later today and tonight, and tomorrow morning down to frigid weather that's going to be moving in. actually, the coldest weather of the season so far is about to pounce upon us. that's going to be hitting us late tonight into tomorrow morning. right now it's near freezing in much of western maryland and west virginia, shenandoah valley. blue ridge east, we're in the mid and upper 30s, above freezing in all the locations. near 40 right by the bay. here's the view from space. over the last 12 hours, we've had the cloud cover break up a little bit. still a few clouds coming in. it's beginning to snow way out in far northern west virginia, and that's going to be moving into far western maryland. there's a winter storm warnin

. >> and i'm eun yang. it is monday, january 2nd, 2012. it's going to take us a while to get used to saying that. today you'll notice a big change, and by tomorrow it will really feel like winter. we've been really spoiled. we had such a nice mild december. reality check, tom. >>> back to winter-like weather. the coldest air of the winter so far will be arriving by this time tomorrow morning. prepare for that. for students and teachers that are off to school this morning, you need to layer up a little bit. we do have temperatures around the region right near 40 degrees in the metro area. right now under a partly cloudy sky. that's a live picture from the city camera. partly cloudy. 40 at reagan national. we've got a wind out of the northwest gusting to 15 to 20 miles an hour. it does feel chillier than that. it's a little bit colder farther to our west and north down into the mid-30s in much of montgomery county, fairfax county. prince george's county is 40, so is much of western maryland, northern neck, and eastern shore. out in western m

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. let's take a live lookutside at 6:31. 41 degrees out there.iful view of the horizon. lovely. but hang on to your hats today. i guess i can use the wind as an excuse for my hair. it's been really windy, and it's going to get colder, too. >> thankfully the winds diminishing. it was so windy when i got out of the car, i was checking to see if i was in one piece when i came in. i was missing a shoe, though. >> i saw that. >> it was gusting to around 40 miles per hour a couple hours ago. now the winds are gradually diminishing. temperatures have been dropping since last night. when you went to bed last night, it was around 60 degrees. now it's down into the 30s throughout much of the region. areas west of i-95 right along the i-95 corridor from near washington to baltimore, in the low to mid 40s. in southern maryland, prince george's county, charles, calvert, st. mary's, low to mid 40s. montgomery, fairfax counties, and points west and north, in the low to mid 30s in many locations. the view from space showing just a few clouds drifting over the ar

i'm aaron gilchrest in for joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 11, 2012. we'll take a live look outside. it is 5:30. 38 degrees, a chilly start to our day. >> a school closure we want to make you aware of. yes, ferry farm elementary school in stafford county closed today because there's no heat in the building. we're told no students, no staff should report to school today. all the activity including all the after-school activities scheduled for today are also canceled. >> they don't have heat in the building. and that would be a necessity this morning. >> yeah, what a ride we've had. >> crazy. >> every day we've had different weather. saturday was in the 60s. sunday around 50. monday, we had some snow. tuesday, yesterday, a beautiful afternoon. now today we're talking rain. here we go. and big changes on the way into the weekend, too. this is going to continue. right now at reagan national, under a clear sky. down to 34 there. there's capitol hill. we do have just to our south clouds beginning

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. joe krebs is off this morning. show you a live look outside now. it's 6:31. and things look calm out there. but some of us saw rain, folks saw a little snow this morning, and tom kierein says this is the beginning or that was the beginning of the cold air that's with us. >> yeah. another blast of cold air. it's been like that this winner. we've had blasts of cold air, then it's warmed up. then other blasts of cold air. now we're back down again. temperatures have been plummeting overnight. when you went to bed, it was in the 50s. now we're in the 30s throughout much of the region. we've had snow. in fact, there's a big area of snow just to our north, between pennsylvania and upstate new york and all the way back into the midwest. could be flight delays in all those locations. closer to washington, we did have a little snow and rain come through here predawn. but now it's on the eastern shore and continuing to pull away. we'll have breaks in the clouds today. the big story is the big chill that has blown in, and the

i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm joe krebs on this monday. the 23rd of january, 2012. and we do still have a long list of weather delays to pass along. >> first, the federal government, it has an 11:00 a.m. late arrival today. and employees have the option of unscheduled leave and telework. the d.c. government and d.c. public schools will open on time. >> in virginia, alexandria and prince william schools will open two hours late today. stafford county schools will also open two hours late. there's no morning kindergarten in stafford county. >> in west virginia, schools in jefferson and morgan counties will open two hours late. you can find a full list of delays on the bottom of your screen and on nbcwashington.com. >>> right now, tom is here to tell us about the forecast temperature on the screen at least. 33 degrees, above freezing. does that mean the threat has passed? >> a little bit in a few areas. i mean, that is just here in northwest washington. but many other areas are a little bit below freezing. so what remained frozen over the weekend from that friday night

. >> i'm eun yang.elcome in this friday, january 6th, 2012. >>> in just a few hours, harry thomas jr. is expected to plead guilty to two federal crimes. >> he regned after federal prosecutors charged him with misuse of $300,000 of government money and fraudulent tax returns. melissa mollet is live outside this morning. >> reporter: a few people have come in and out overnight. we know his child, his wife are inside the home, but no sign of thomas himself. after he reached a deal, it took him just a few hours to step down from the city council. he will plead guilty today for stealing more than $350,000 of government funds and filing the false tax returns. the money had been earmarked for youth sports programs. the fbi raided his home last december, seizing a luxury vehicle as well as other items. now, thomas sent out a statement thursday through his lawyers that says in part, "i made some very serious mistakes. i was wrong. i want to apologize to those i have let down." d.c. council chair kwame brown, who

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this monday, january 30, 2012. in just a few hours, u.s. park police say they will start to enforce a ban on no camping at the two d.c. occupy sites. mcpherson square and freedom plaza. tensions are definitely mounting ahead of the noon deadline. police used a taser on one protester. [ shouting ] >> this video posted on youtube shows the man who calls himself lash being tased at mcpherson square yesterday. park police say the man became angry about the flyers and confronted officers about the ban. they say they were forced to use a taser when he became aggressive and confrontational. the incident comes when emotions were already high. starting at noon today, park police will enforce the ban at overnight camping at both movements here in the district. demonstrators have been holding a 24-hour vigil since october. one man we spoke to took his camp down over the weekend. >> i don't like when the police mess with my stuff. so my tent's down. but we kind of have like some chairs -- if you come around front, we've got ch

i'm eun yang, good morning. >> i'm joe krebs. >>> today the woman convicted of killing a co-worker tlululemon store was sentenced to life. norwood's family and friends are fighting for her chance at parole. if norwood is given life with a chance for parole, she would have to serve at least 25 years before having a parole review. >>> right now police are trying to remove a body found in a well in prince george's county. an anonymous tipster told police that they could find a body in the 11900 block of old fort road in ft. washington. last night investigators brought in portable lights and set up a tent to protect evidence. police say removing the body from the 20-foot-deep well is a complicated process. >> we've got to excavate around the well. that requires a lot of equipment. it requires a lot of manpower. there is the potential for a well collapse. >> alexandria police are also on the scene. they believe the body is that was community activist lenny harris. he has not been seen since september. his brother sherman harris told news4 that detectives contacted him about the remains but said th

. >>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie dpgoff in for joe krebs. >>> bollman bridge elementary school is closed because of problems with the school's heating system. this is a reflection of the cold weather, as well. we don't want the kids in the school with no heat. >> that's right. 37 degrees now at 6:00 a.m. wow. january is back with a vengeance. we had a sneak peek at spring. >> whenever you mention a school closing in january, students and teachers -- wait, is ours going close, too? is it snowing? >> just a heating problem. >> good morning, i'm tom kierein. at reagan national, 35 cold degrees. does feel like a winter month again after that balmy saturday. chilldown yesterday and it's continued to be chilly this morning. under the cloud cover, we've had a few sprinkles across the bay and the eastern shore. now there's been a few flurries in the air. not enough for any schools to delay or cancel. that's in the central shenandoah valley, that area of gray and pink you see on the radar to the west. areas of green and blue are sprinkles of light rain, maybe it a little sleet. s

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, january 4th, 2012. we're going to take a live look outside. it's 5:00 a.m. 19 degrees. we said -- tom said. i shouldn't say we and take credit. tom said we'd see teens. it's hard to believe, but it's really here and really cold. i notice your tweeted are all garbles because your fingers are frozen. >> my mouth isn't working. fingers aren't working. my goodness. >>> this morning we're starting off even colder. 19 is the warm spot in northwest washington. elsewhere, it is even colder. reagan national is at 17 degrees. it's also incredibly dry. keep the skin lotion handy. we've got a light breeze out of the north and west. thankfully, those winds have diminished. it is down to just near 10 degrees around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, into western maryland, much of west virginia, montgomery and fairfax counties are down into the low teens. arlington county, mid teens. mid teens in prince george's county. much of southern maryland and near the bay, upper teens near 20. and the view from space showing a

good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff in for joe krebs.s4 today" on this tuesday, january 10. taking a live look outside, you're probably squinting your eyes because there is so much low visibility out there. we've got a lot of fog we're waking up to. and we also have a school delay to tell you about. >> that's right. the weather is causing a delay. page county schools in virginia will open two hours late. once again, page county schools two hours late this morning, tom. >> some of the high elevations around the blue ridge had a little more snow yesterday. and it's below freezing there. so a lot of slick spots in the high elevations. watch for that this morning. we're dealing with fog. that's reagan national airport or the las vegas strip. we can't really tell. >> yeah. >> one way or another. >> i wish. >> is that the big cowboy i see? no, that's national airport. right now 34 at reagan national. we've got a west-southwesterly breeze. temperatures at our above freezing, parts of maryland and virginia, parts of west virginia, too. watch for

good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. let's take a live look outside at 6:29. 41 degrees out there. a pretty mild start to the morning. not quite as nice as yesterday. but we'll take this somewhat milder weather for january, tom. >> i'm still halfway into yesterday. not fully -- >> hard to let go when you have a nice day. >> a great afternoon. got to the mid 50s. that was the 11th time this january we've gotten to 50 or higher. today, we'll probably stay below 50 much of the region. right now at reagan national, we've got a few clouds drifting over. temperature at 38. we've got a northerly breeze around five to ten miles per hour. elsewhere, it's cold below freezing. much of virginia the rural areas of maryland. montgomery county, low to mid 30s. low to mid 30s in prince george's county, arlington, and fairfax county. but a little farther west and southwest of there, it's down into the 20s in parts of prince william, fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania, rappahannock, the blue ridge, shenandoah valley. out of the mountains, many locations low to mid 30s, as well. a

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this tuesday, january 3rd, 2012. >>> they've been on the campaign trail for months, but today decision 2012 officially begins. iowans will head to churches, meeting halls, and schools tonight to caucus for who they want to take on president obama in november. >> but that's still up in the air with what seems like a different front-runner every week and many voters saying they're still undecided, tonight's caucus could be a big surprise. nbc's tracie potts reports. >> ron paul! ron paul! >> reporter: this late in the game for many voters, it's not just about issues, it's about trust. >> and i trust him. i don't trust anybody else in politics. >> you heard it here first. ron paul is going to carry iowa. >> reporter: it's possible. paul is polling just two points behind front-runner mitt romney, who boldly predicted victory monday. >> we're going to win this thing with all of our passion and strength. >> reporter: rick santorum thinks he can win too, and iow

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest in for joe krebs this morning. a quick scloeg we -- school closing we want to make you aware of. ferry farm elementary school closed today. there's no heat apparently. all activities including after-school activities that are scheduled for today are also canceled. >>> let's take a live look outside, 6:00 a.m., 35 degrees. that might be misleading, though, because that's near our building in northwest washington. a cold start to the day and rain headed our way. get the umbrellas ready. >> temperatures in most areas down to the 20s. it's frosty cold. you'll be scraping frost off the windshield. at reagan national, 33. we've got a lot of humidity in the air as a result. there's frost. wind gentle out of the north and east. temperatures in the 20s in prince george's county, fairfax, arlington, and montgomery counties. right near the bay waters, it's a little above freezing. elsewhere from west virginia across virginia, maryland, and the eastern shore, it is below freezing. now looking at the view from space, clouds are

good morning. >>> welcome to "news4 today," i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang.a live look outside now at 6:30, 37 degrees. all is calm now. are those stars twinkling in the sky, tom? >> no, those are yourize, hon. >> you always know what to say. >> no, that is cloud cover. i think the camera lens picking up refraction of the city lights. and that is the live view from our city camera showing a bit of cloudiness coming over now. and you have no travel problems weatherwise. yes, there is the potential for some wintry weather in january. whor here? are you kidding? >> 36 at reagan national. no problems weatherwise. a northerly breeze five to 15. a cold morning, at or below freezing through west virginia, virginia, maryland. right now, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county. right near 30 degrees. it's milder near the bay waters where it's in the mid to upper 30s, as well as around the tidewater. and as we look at the view if space, we have a few clouds drifting through. no problems weatherwise. later tonight a winter storm watch up for tonight into

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is the last day of january, january 31, 2012.eautiful horizon. and it is not going to feel like january at all later today. beautiful morning it's going to give way to a beautiful day. tom kierein is here with details. >> pancakes. >> is that what you see? >> think of all the afternoon appointments being canceled. after you hear the forecast, you may be doing that. around the region, there is a chill in the air under this clear sky. just a few high clouds coming in. right now, 40 at reagan national. near 40 at prince george's county. much of arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, in the mid 30s. near freezing in parts of loudoun county and fauquier county, along the blue ridge up toward frederick. but elsewhere, it is well above freezing. we're in the 40s shenandoah valley, out of the mountains in the 50s now. and we do have milder air coming in from the west and the southwest as we have a few of these high clouds drifting over a gorgeous sunrise underway over the potomac. here's the day plan ear -- sunrise at 7:16. temperature

i'm eun yang. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. take a nice look outside right now. nice clear air and 41 degrees as we look at a beautiful picture of the capitol dome all brightly lit this morning. looks like we have a very nice day ahead. >> looking forward to it. tom? >> indeed. >>> i've been told that the phones are ringing off the hook in the hr departments all around the region this morning. a lot of people calling in sick. we've got a wonderful friday on the way. right now, though, it's feeling like a january morning. 37 at reagan national. we've got a calm wind. it has turned a little more humid. don't need as much skin lotion as we've needed the last few days. the temperatures are a little bit below freezing in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties as well as much of maryland and virginia and west virginia. some of high spots in virginia, some of the mild air has moved in. petersburg, 50 degrees. 41 degrees northern part of the valley in winchester, 37. martinsburg at 41. some of the milder air already sweeping up the shenandoah valley

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this january 2nd, 2012.he republican race to win iowa remains at a toss-up on the eve of the state's caucuses. the presidential hopefuls will be campaigning hard today trying to win over iowa's many uncommitted voters. the latest poll numbers from the des moines register show mitt romney as the front-runner with ron paul right behind him. however, rick santorum is climbing quickly and remains within striking distance in third place. >> i want to take a closer look and just see what he is really truly about because i'm not really satisfied with the other candidates right now. >> looking past iowa, santorum is campaigning hard in both new hampshire and south carolina but polling poorly in both states. however, that could change if he pulls off the upset in iowa. >>> newt gingrich is battling the flu as he makes his final push in iowa, but he blames attack ads put out by romney supporters for causing his political ailments in the hawkeye state and says he should have responded more aggressively. 45% of all tv a

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this monday, january 23, 2012. we'll take a live look outside now. it's 5:00 a.m. it's 32 degrees. take a look. visibility not great now. there was some fog around the area early this morning. but tom's here to tell us if that's gone, and whether things are melting because it was a little ice oh my front porch this morning when i walked out. >> yeah. that ice and snow we had on saturday has stayed frozen all weekend. and it's still frozen this morning. >> okay. >> in fact, because of some of the weather, we -- before you get started, let me tell you about school delays and closings we are hearing about so far this morning. the federal government has announced that it will have an 11:00 a.m. late arrival, and employees have the option of unscheduled leave and telework, taking unscheduled work and working from home. d.c. government and public schools will open on time. >>> in virginia, alexandria and prince william county schools will open two hours late. stafford county schools will also open two hours late. and the

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 18, 2012. we're taking a live look outside right now. 5:00 a.m. 45 degrees. don't let the temperature fool you. it is windy out there, and you can just sense that the cold is right behind. >> yeah, and it's penetrating, too. the hairstyles by mr. wind again today. we have had those winds gusting to nearly 40 miles per hour over the last couple hours. they have diminished a bit here now as we are approaching dawn. right now it's at 46 degrees at reagan national. and the wind out of the north/northwest sustained at about 20 to 25 miles per hour under a clear sky there at reagan national. and these are the other temperatures around. it's just near 40 in montgomery county. arlington and fairfax counties, low 40s now. mid 40s in much of prince george's county. and these are the latest wind gusts. gusts to 30 to 35 miles per hour common around the region. just had a gust at reagan national to 35 miles per hour. and here's the view from space. the sky's cleared a bit, and we've got clouds off to the w

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" nature friday, january 20, 2012. we're going to take a live look outside now. it's 5:00 a.m., 39 degrees. still cold out there, but warmer than yesterday morning. i don't know how this affects our forecast. you do. >> i better. >> yeah. >> yeah. certainly a lot warmer than yesterday morning. we were down into the teens. we have a few locations that are below freezing this morning. we have a few clouds coming through. several hours ago, we actually had a few flurries passing north of washington. they're long gone. right now, it is down to the mid to upper 20s, parts and rural areas of northern virginia. much of maryland is just near the freezing mark including prince george's county and montgomery county. arlington, fairfax counties now in the upper 20s and low 30s. 38 now at reagan national. southern maryland, northern neck eastern shore, low to mid 30s. shenandoah valley, points west, most locations at or below freezing. and in the upper 20s in some of the mountain regions. and over the last 12 hours, they've had a

i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. thursday, january 19, 2012. right off the top, we have breaking news on the race for the white house. nbc news confirmed texas governor rick perry plans on dropping out of the race for the republican nomination. he is expected to speak in south carolina at any moment. and he will reportedly endorse newt gingrich for president. we will take you there live as it happens. >>> as perry drops out the big question is who will his supporters turn to? the iowa republican party just released the certified results of their caucuses and there is a big switch. officials now say that rick santorum finished 34 votes ahead of mitt romney. no official winner will be declared. news4's melissa malay joins us to discuss what happened. >> reporter: official announcement expected in less than a an hour. nbc news will not declare a winner. the iowa gop is expected to say rick santorum finished ahead of romney by 34 votes. officials say they discovered errors actually a fair amount of errors, 131 to be exact, in the county of fayette