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. >>> so we're also talking about west in gainesville right howard on 66 especially. west of gainesville is where you really want to be careful even on the interstates this morning as howard's been telling us. fauquier, culpeper all of the roads in those areas affected by the snow. coming inbound though on 270, and the beltway, north of town, we want to be careful out of frederick and then closer in you're okay. it's just the wet road conditions although we had a vehicle slip into the guardrail on the outer loop after connecticut avenue a little earlier this morning. so still the rain is a concern. let's take a live look at 270. up north at route 109, this is where your brake lights are going to begin already. even though it's friday morning i think a lot of you are deciding to get an early start and that's the reason for this already this morning. let's go back to the maps this time heading in from the west as we said west of gainesville. want to be most careful on 66. and a live look one more time this time at 66 at route 50 which is still pretty light heading into

since howard's been telling us you want to be careful especially west of gainesville. on 66 we see the examples of many accidents. police are telling us that they're minor in nature, just a lot of slipping and sliding and fender-benders and they're having to move everything out of the roadway. just going to be that slow traffic. northbound 95 look at that. slow right from dale city into woodbridge and then again in springfield. first of all, on the northbound side of 95. it's pretty solid there in springfield. coming up from route 644 to the beltway. and then 395 now through landmark to seminary road. we'll go back over to the maps quickly and show you what it looks like if you're planning to head on the inbound side of i-66 as i said. just slow traffic out of manassas into centreville and then into fairfax. live outside if you're planning to head over to 66 in centreville again, you're going to find those brake lights. and of course chances are at some point today you will be stuck in traffic or waiting on a bus or a train. wishing you could just get to your destinati

we have the crash. 29 center bill coming out of gainesville.beyond, a pretty decent -- 29 centreville coming out of gainesville. >> 32 degrees. coming up -- lara spencer talk about robin roberts big return. >> and we will talk about the escape artist they are calling the houdini horse. >> it is called out there today. that is tough enough to deal with. but could you imagine if you were allergic to the cold? it happens. people allergic to a draft coming through an open door, or touching a cold soda are going grocery shopping in the freezer section. sometimes the allergy is worse in the heat of >> checking headlines around the nation. today marks the 10th anniversary of the road allen nightclub fire which killed 100 people. survivors and family members gathered to remember the love the ones killed in the blaze that began when pyrotechnics ignited packing foam on a stage in a club called the station. the memorial includes pictures and still marks the spot of the blaze. >> investigators and portland, oregon, are trying to find out what caused a pat

loudoun county, right along 66 and gainesville. down towards manassas and back towards fauquier county, through warrenton. very heavy rain continuing and we are not done just yet. we have a couple more hours of the moderate, steady to heavy rain. that rain will continue right on through about 10:00, 11:00 tonight. you can see where it is coming from down from the south. still have, i think, what could be the heaviest rain to come and this band back towards the west. that's the band. it will be the last band that moves through. that band will move lou here. we are seeing fairly high winds and cold temperatures. it is a nasty, nasty night out there. let's head outside right now. we are going to head right here along nebraska avenue to our head quarters in northwest washington. veronica johnson outside now. we sent out the nastiest night so far. >> that's right. i'm still smiling because the rain really hasn't picked up hard again out here, doug. but indeed we have big puddles as i walked out front of news4. i moved across big puddles

gainesville was ranked as the best performing city in georgia last year. they found 1,200 jobs in 742 retained existing jobs creating and generating $164 million in capital investment for gainesville and hall county. this puts gainesville in the top 10 of small cities for job growth in the u.s. mr. collins: gainesville was ranked sixth in job growth nationwide from 2010 to 101 -- 2011 and sect from 2011 to 2012. from food to auto services, manufacture, retail, more businesses are calling gainesville home which means more opportunities for georgians. i commend the leadership of gainesville and hall county for creating a -- an atmosphere where business can thrive. i hope the rest of the country looks to gainesville for an example of how growth can be achieved even in a difficult economic rye clie mat. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? the gentlewoman is recognized. >> that's night, president obama challenged us to come together to improve our nation's fiscal health today and for the time to come. it was neve

a typical winter day. 22 in bethesda. 23 in leesburg. 25 and gainesville.ve a windchill factor. you can see it, it feels like 24 in d.c. but look at ellis. down to 12 -- dulles, down to 12. we will see some sunshine this morning, but in increasing cloudiness throughout the day. high temperatures only in the middle to upper 30's at best. snow showers are on the way by the latter half of our commute. we could start to see some flurries. that really is between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. another dusting. it just does not want to go away. we will season changes coming line in your seven-day forecast. now it is time for traffic. >> good morning. early in the traffic center on monday morning. not too much to tell you about areas checking the area and finding very little. good morning to our nation's capital. here is the 14th street bridge out of virginia. each direction is fine. no problems on 66. maryland, we have you covered. 28 and 350 five, quiet and open. back to you. >> thank you. 4:43 is your time. 26 degrees. >> latest on a deadly tour bus crash in >> checkin

gainesville as well as jacksonville, 26 degrees.ing at temperatures remaining very cold through about 9:00 a.m. and that's why we do have that hard freeze warning in place as well as the freeze warning. anywhere especially in the northern part of florida as well as in central florida, that's where we're going to be experiencing the coldest temperatures. typically it takes about four hours for temperatures below 26 to start to see some of the crops damaged. but, of course this is home to so much of the orange juice around the world. another area dealing with cold condition and strong winds coming especially later in the day, up in the northern plains. in fact, we have a blizzard warning affecting north dakota and into northern parts of minnesota. that means we're going to be looking at winds today gusting up to about 40 miles per hour. this is going to be blowing that know. right w, fairly quiet. it will be kicking in. as we get through the day, we'll see some locations picking up eight to ten inches of snowfall. on a wider picture t

. >>> in gainesville, number 7 florida state undefeated at home and cruised to an easy win over kentucky 69-42. and florida takes over first place in the southeast conference. >>> a scathing allegation, the head of the world anti-doping agency says 25% of world supports are controlled to one degree or another by criminals. the same ones that run drug cartels. >>> wrestling will have one last chance to stay in the game. 2016 will be the last game. and they'll decide which to secure the spot in 2020 games. >>> hernandez signs a deal that makes him the highest pitcher in baseball. >>> and on the tonight show, jay leno welcomes jay fisher. a former basketball coach from kansas who has perfected his free-throw form. clearly, he's called the world's fastest free-throw shooter. in 30 seconds last night he made 27 free throws, only five less than his current world record of 33. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >>> just ahead, steven spielberg is sending school kids everywhere around. >>> plus, a car courier turned sled helped

no issues reported leaving aquia harbor out of gainesville -- gainesville.ut of aquia hit and run harbor and garr sonville. northbound 29 at fort mier drive, we have reports that the rod way is shut down because of the crash. southbound on 270, lanes are open. the pace slowing from 58 buckies town to the scales south of 109. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you. >>> a renewed push to honor harriet tubman. maryland senator ben cardin has introduced legislation in this current congress and the last two congresses to create two national parks in her honor. one would be in maryland and the other in new york. tubman helped lead hundreds of slaves to freedom through the underground railroad. >>> coming up, in burger king is getting in on the specialty coffee business. coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york for the details on that. >> a surprise addition to the los angeles lakers staff last night. that is well ferrell. the funny man stood on the court during the third quarter. later, went into the stands and

. >>> in gainesville, number 7 florida state undefeated at home and cruised to an easy win over number 25 kentucky, 69-52. and florida takes over first place in the southeast conference. >> baseball. feliz fernandez signs a seven year contract. he's the highest paid pitcher in baseball. >>> on the "tonight show," joe fisher set 17 records for free-throws. he's a former basketball coach from kansas who has perfected his free-throw form shot. he's called the world's fastest free-throw shooter and in just 30 seconds last night he made 27 free-throws, only five less than his current world record of 33. >> just ahead, steven spielberg is sending kids every where a round of lincoln. a carrier sled helps deliver a woman in labor. details next. >>> welcome back. as far as the forecast goes. continuing to get on the warmer side as the week progresses into the weekend in southern california. l.a. no complaint remember 76. phoenix at 70. vegas 65. off and on showers. area of rain north of seattle and that's about it. few hit or miss showers today and tomorrow. kind of the same forecast you dealt

. >> this is in gainesville, georgia. jeff is investigating a businessman.t business is run by a man named david wilder, who is a convicted felon. this man is apparently his father, richard. >> your son is facing serious charges. >> you saw that coming a mile away. >> don't you dare tempt to go in my business. >> he cold cocks jeff, jeff goes in the dirt. >> you better get that gone before police get here. >> i would be ducking and running out of there and throwing the microphone. >> we reached out to a number of different police organizations. so far, no word on whether charges have been filed against this man who calls himself richard wilder. >> you just punched me in the face. >> yeah, and i'm going to punch you again. ♪ >>> this is network a's latest video. check it out. typically, a wakeboard is towed behind a board. these guys, professional wakeboarders, they grab a tow rope attached to a jet ski. they get whipped into the waves. >> it's like wakeboarding/surfing/snow boarding on water. >> i like that. combines all the different elements of those sport

this happened at route 29 in gainesville. nobody was injured. but route 29 will be closed for the next couple of hours. we'll be back after >>> now, here's kristen berset at the wusa9 cat 9 cadillac sports desk. >> georgetown in the mist of it all. they won seven straight conference games. the longest streak in the big east. they have just a handful of games left. tonight, they host paul university at the verison center. the hoyas are coming off a win. a game in which they saw a 12 point lead disappear. they say grinding out a big win like that gives them momentum, but they are fairful not to get over confident. >> sometimes when you come up with tough wins, they can give you false identity. you start thinking you are too good or anything like that. i think this group, you know, we have a lot of mentally tough guys that are really focused on the task at hand. >> the washington capitols are being urged to better protect themselves on the ice. after eric carlson had an tendon sliced by a skate. caps gm bought all his players socks and hopes that t

in gainesville, number seven florida state undefeated at home and cruised to an easy win over kentucky and florida also takes over first place in the southeast conference. >>> in baseball, seattle's felix hernandez signs a seven-year, $175 million deal. that makes him the highest paid pitcher in baseball. >>> and on "the tonight show," jay leno welcomed rob fisher who set 14 guinness world records for free throws in just over two years. fisher is a former high school basketball coach from kansas who has perfected his free throw form, clearly. he is the world's fastest free throw shooter. in 30 seconds last night, he made 27 free throws, that is five less than the current world record of 33. that's pretty impressive. >> yeah. >> and now for another look at the weather, here's bill karins. >> a little snow coming for areas around new york city. this will be a minor impact. hopefully happen early enough in the morning by this time tomorrow the road crews get the salt out there and it won't be an issue. we start off with clear skies through much of the region. it's cold and chilly. notice

this happened about a half hour ago in gainesville. police say a train hit a trailer sitting on the tracks. lee highway is shut down in both direction between linton hall road and i-66. this shutdown is expected to last, get this, for several hours. police tell us traffic was likely stopped for a red light and the trailer was sitting on the tracks when the train hit it. police say there are no crossing bars. we have no word of injure why is. this is close to i-66. we now how busy it is. we're told the exit ramps are closed as well. traffic backing up on the interstatement in and out for miles, we understand. best advice -- avoid this area if you can. we'll be back on the live desk with updates throughout the hour. back to you for nour. >> thank you, jim. veronica is in for doug, our weather forecast is it's very cold out there todayivities that's right. very cold. i like that, just that. we have this to deal with for another 24 hours, brisk conditions, blustery conditions, and then a variety of weather coming our way for friday. so we'

i got five or six hands from other mayors, from gainesville, fla., austin, texas who said they want to see that. i have parking problems that i cannot figure out. i want to see how this works. they have been testing it and asking questions, so we formed a technology and innovation task force, a subgroup of the conference of mayors to introduce new ecology we are introducing here in san francisco, but we are along the experience to be felt across the united states. that is our giving back to the conference of mayors. that is one of the things i get excited about. every time i turn around there is a new application. we want some of those applications to reflect solutions for the problem we have been challenged by. that is exciting to me and that is why, every tuesday, and get the chance to work with my technology innovation officer, who was the first to be in the mayor's office, the first across the country, to have a chief innovation officer next to me telling me, you have to see this company. they are creating something that you do not even know about. every tuesday at 5:00, i get the

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light volume on 66 as we are traveling in from gainesville through oakton and the gateway incident areicts lifted today on 66 as well as on 95 and 395. the approach to the 14th street bridge very light volume, obviously a light lighter than normal for this time day. we'll head over to maryland straffing southbound on it 70, no problems to report from hyattstown. we are seeing increased volume as the headlights here. -- traveling southbound on 270, no problems to report from hyattstown. some folks are working today. more volume than i expected. no problems on the inner loop around towards the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. ime traffic. >>> a looming budget deadline on capitol hill is on hold this morning as congress begins a week-long vacation. >> that will leave lawmakers just one week to strike a deal to avoid billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts due to take effect next month. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill this morning with more details. >> reporter: good morning. it certainly does feel like we have been through this time and time agai

out of maryland and virginia, crossing the american legion bridge, a good start. 66 in gainesville and pushing through to the beltway, that looks good. south of 66, 234 near crestwood drive, an accident has just been reported. >> 24 degrees outside. >> we will show you a photograph of actress sarah jessica parker that is tearing up some controversy. >> role on over to a computer >> authorities say five people were killed and two others injured when a small plane crashed near the end of runway at an airport in eastern georgia. the aircraft had just arrived from asheville. the faa says the plane was registered to a delaware company. no word on what may have caused the crash. the obama administration is considering urging the supreme court to overturn california's on demerit. the administration has one week to file a court brief outlining its opinion on the california band. move could have a far reaching impact on same-sex couples all across the country. it is a big day for anyone wanting to attend this year's white house easter egg roll. the ticket lottery for the annual event starts at

he may have given this speech opening for mitt romney in gainesville. >> when you break this down inthe first part had nothing to do with any speech. it was his life story for the 19th time. >> he has a right to do it, he's running for president. >> that's just it. this is supposed to be a rebuttal to the state of the union. it's not supposed to be a campaign speech. >> of course it is. >> they all use it as that, and it destroyed bobby jindal, or as i like to call him mr. rogers. it destroyed his chances and it will destroyed marco rubio. >> john: and it failed for the same talking points as mitt romney. what was the president's old speech that we're not going to have big government. >> it went from opening me, me, me to what you said, what the president was all about. we're not going to have big government. he obviously missed it. then he launched into a speech as if he was running for the democratic nomination. it's fascinating. i got him figured oh out anything that benefited his family medicare, which was great to his dad as his dad was passing away. his mother depends on it. st

>> apparently a train hit some sort of trailer sitting on the tracks on route 29 lee highway in gainesvilleno injuries with this one, but it's stopped traffic in both direction on route 29. traffic also backing up, some reporters are saying onto 66, as rush hour is moving into that area. call your family if they're headed that way, to avoid that intersection until they can get the training and tractor out of the way. live pictures as soon as we get them. i'm aaron gilchrest. >>> new video shows the moment an explosion rocked an upscale market. it was taken across the street from j.j.'s restaurant, a historic restaurant, very popular. a construction crew hit a gas line here, triggering the blast. cadaver dogs found the remains of at least one person in that rubble this morning. police aren't sure if the remains belonged to a restaurant employee who is still missing tonight. we're expecting an update any minute now from kansas city. >>> let's head back outside. it's a beautiful sunset, a crisp day. it would be nice if it was only crisp, right, veronica? >> that's right, it would be nice if we

let's take a live look on 66 on the inbound side coming in from gainesville to manassas on our trafficera. watch out for some slow traffic. northbound i-95 here in springfield same story. back to you, jess and mike. >> thanks, monika. >>> this week we've been counting down the days to sunday's big game by replaying some of our favorite super bowl commercials like when a car company decided to have an actor in his late 40s revisit a role he played as a teenager. >> so dashing. come on. nowadays lots of people go by themselves. >> no, they don't. >> hey, son, have fun tonight. >> that was supposed to be the matthew broderick commercial we loved so much where he reprises his role as fear ris bueller. now we are -- ferris bueller. now we're joined by laura and glance at some commercials behind us on the monitor. we've got to ask you first, what makes such a memorable commercial? what is that special sauce you're looking for? >> you know what really stands out? it's ads with humor. the super bowl is not just a sporting event. it's an entertainment event. people want to laugh v a good time.

this is the sunshine state and we're talking and feeling like 26 degrees in gainesville and 24 in jacksonville is what it feels like right now and even in south florida, we're talking temperatures here in the mid-30s in sarasota and ft. pierce. that's the windchill factor. that's when you combine the winds along with the actual temperature, and we still have a hard freeze warning in place in the dark blue areas marked on your map here, and that's going to continue again tonight, so, of course, we'll be monitoring the cy truss crops here, christi, because this could really be impactful. once again the orange juice prices, grapefruit juice prices will be going back up. >> darn. all righty. mother nature hits us sometimes in the strangest ways. >> sure does. >> thank you so much. >> so good to see your smiling face today. >>> weather is also on the mind of climate change activists in washington today, and they are taking their message to the front gates of the white house. here's emmy schmidt with most. >> temperatures are in the 30s this weekend in washington, d.c. as environmental activists are

still, a tornado watch coming out of gainesville. green on the map, that's a soaking rain out of south carolina and north carolina. eventually, that will come up to washington d.c., an umbrella day. the nation's capitol north ward. it's primarily to the great lakes, bring your umbrella late today about 6:00 p.m., west coast, you look fine, we're looking pretty nice in texas. wichita, one of the snowiest months you've ever seen. snow is just ending and picked up another 6-10 last night. "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. i know what you're thinking... transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on today's xerox for services that simplify how work gets done. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. with xerox, you're ready for real business. ya. alright, another one just like that. right in th

that's the area just west of gainesville, florida. this is where the strong storms will light up during the day today. we think it will be almost an all-day event. north florida, south georgia, the carolinas, as well. we're very interested in this. and one or two storms could develop isolated tornadoes today. a look at what gets more snow in the storm. it's somewhere from chicago, to detroit, to boston, into maine. that could be an additional eight inches of snow for some folks. >> good morning, washington. 34 degrees. most of us looking at temperatures in the upper 20s at this hour. will move in by mid- day. heavy at times. a little sleet and freezing rain mixing in in the shenandoah valley and areas ought to the west. over an inch in d.c.ngton, there is a bus stop forecast. >>> and coming up on "gma," the latest in the controversial trial of the star college quarterback. what the police interrogation tapes reveal right now. >>> also, america's it girl. big changes for jennifer lawrence this morning. the video that's gone viral when

some of these could be severe at times, looking for up to an inch to two inches between gainesville andw making its way through the northeast later this evening. snow back through the plains. beautiful day down in l.a. sunny skies, 69 degrees. 51 in denver. look for a gorgeous day in dallas. sunny skies and temperature at 59 degrees. >> that's your latest weather. mr. lauer? >> al, thank you very much. >>> when we come back, we'll tell you what the dance craze, known as the harlem shake, that they're not doing right now, is all about. >>> and natalie's psa, proving that dog can be woman's best friend. >>> and biggest loser trainer jillian michaels on how to avoid diet pitfalls. first these messages. i have lost 101 lbs on weight watchers online. i just got started and i'm like "hey, that first 20 came off, well it wasn't too hard at all." i love breads. you can still eat bread. i love my sweets. i can still have a cookie on weight watchers. i love the barcode scanner. occasionally, i'll use it at the bar. of course! that's what it's for, right? bar code. oh i think i'm never going there

capital beltway just yet but there are light snow flurries westbound on interstate 66 out past gainesville and towards front royal. be on the lookout first thing this morning for a little light snow shower activity and had snow late yesterday as well after the sun went down so there are slippery spots on the roads this morning so be careful. and you folks north of maryland are in the low 20s and mid to upper 20s in and around town, and we are up to a cold start this morning, and only in the mid-30s by around noontime and for your sunday out and about this afternoon, cold again, and can't really completely rule out a chance of a little snow shower or two but temperatures this afternoon should be mid to upper 30s, so those snow showers should melt on contact, and if you are wondering what the game is going to be like in new orleans, temperatures in the 50s and 60s and the game is in a dome, so we are talking about tailgating weather. >>> and super bowl xlvii about 12 hours until the ravens and 49ers battle it out for that lombardi trophy down in new orleans. >> and you can be sure fans are a

heavy showers and thunderstorms, risk of strong storms from mobile to savannah, all the way down to gainesville. rainfall amounts anywhere from three to six inches of rain, new orleans to raleigh. we'll get to your local forecast but first this message. >> good morning. it is a chilly start on this thursday. the clouds will thicken up as we head into the afternoon. >> that's your latest weather. matt. >> a controversy raging at a prestigious university. was a fraternity party at duke racist. michelle kosinski on the campus in durham, north carolina. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. this is all over a fraternity party, many felt had an offensive, even racist theme from the invites on. it led to a student demonstration here and the suspension of the fraternity. these are the invites sent out by kappa sigma to a party called asia prime with misspelling marking english and kim jong-il. >> i was hurt and angry. >> the result furious students at duke university. >> when you wrote hero duke, you were not just mocking an accent, you were mocking an immigrant's struggle to make it in this nation

host: moving on to gainesville, florida. caller: i think they're ok to use against the enemies of our country, but just american citizens, it is a violation of the 14th amendment. you have our government that needs to try to follow the constitution. host: colleyville, texas. go ahead. caller: i came from vietnam as a refugee. when i got amnesty, i support president obama. the reason is because the people -- they are not in the position to see the danger. look back on the u bomb. they send the bomb and chemical. what we do? let them free? host: 1 must call. credit are in democratic line. -- craig on the democratic line. caller: if any american citizen, including myself, take up arms against the government of america and i have taken it upon myself to join and allocating -- al qaeda or affiliate organization, i am subject to whatever punishment our government has deemed it necessary to alleviate the threat. that is part of the authority given of the executive 40 given the us why do not understand what the big issue is with thi

host: paul in gainesville, fla. caller: thank you for taking my call. the obama administration is financially dysfunctional. we have five reasons why and five banks. goldman sachs, jpmorgan chase, citigroup, wells fargo. we have a total derivative position of $289 trillion. remember, warren buffett said that these are weapons of mass financial destruction. i do not care how much lobbying you do in the country or how you try to fix yourself with corruption, but the united states have been in a very difficult position and will raise -- will lose its reserve currency status. the economic people will believe that the united states is in the throes right now of economic this functionality which is going to cause us to lose the reverse currency status. host: how does this relate to the issue of lobbying? the bank's lobby washington? caller: the banks have been lobbying washington for years. the money is used for toga parties come to pay off their bills why they -- while they figure out how to pay off the interest on this derivative position. jpmorgan chase ju

cedric in gainesville, florida, on our line for democrats. your ron "washington journal."aller: i was calling to get my point of view. people always think we are against everything to do not like. people cannot compel -- do not give a fair hearing. people should not a lot and have sex. you do not like something, do not given to it. you will not have been given to sex. all you have to do is to be the person you are. stop complaining about somebody try to help. host: robert in tennessee, on our line for republicans. caller: i have heard a lot of comments on the separation of church and state. there needs to be clarification that that goes both ways. not only do we need to separate the church from the state, but we also need to make sure that we keep the state out of the church. these religious organizations that do not want to be a part of that, is part of the faith. as a catholic, i have to reiterate that birth control is considered for us as on the same level as an abortion. when you're asking somebody to participate in that, you're violating the religious freedoms. whethe

florida and northern georgia and some severe at times and looking at an inch to two inches between gainesvilleht snow making its way through the northeast later this evening. snow back through the plains. beautiful day down in l.a. sunny skies, 69 degrees and 51 in denver. look for a gorgeous day in dallas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. storm team 4 radar showing some rain moving into the northern neck of virginia into the south. pass south of the metro area and later tonight after afternoon rain, probably get a little bit of light, wet snow north and west of the mote row area and on the eastern shore and only accumulating only on grassy areas, less than an inch. then sun returns tomorrow with highs in the 40s and make it near 50 friday afternoon and friday night into the weekend >> that's your latest weather. mr. lauer? >> al, thank you very much. >>> when we come back, we'll tell you what the dance craze, known as the harlem shake, that they're not doing right now, is all about. >>> and natalie's psa, proving th

risk of strong storms from mobile to savannah all the way down to gainesville. afl amounts from 3 to 6 inches of rain from north koreans up to raleigh. we will get to your local forecast but first this message. >> good morning. cold and cloudy this thursday morning. the 7th of february starting off in the 20s. just about the entire area, including west virginia, virginia, maryland. reagan national at 33. cloud cover with us throughout the day. maybe a bit of mix of snow and sleet late tonight and maybe around mid might and couple of hours of that and melting on roadways. all rain elsewhere. off and on rain during the day friday with highs in the 40s. windy, colder >> that's your latest weather. matt. >> a controversy raging at a prestigious university. was a fraternity party at duke racist. michelle kosinski on the campus in durham, north carolina. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. this is all over a fraternity party, many felt had an offensive, even racist theme from the invites on. it led to a student demonstration here and the suspension of the fratern

some of these could be severe at times, looking for up to an inch to two inches between gainesville andnow making its way through the northeast later this evening. snow back through the plains. beautiful day down in l.a. sunny skies, 69 degrees. 51 in denver. look for a gorgeous day in dallas. sunny skies and temperature at 59 degrees. >>> 8:06 on a wednesday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this is san rafael. we do have a thin marine layer hanging out. but i do want to point out even with that layer of haze that you will notice throughout the day, we have a good air quality day. temperatures are unseasonably warm. 66 in napa today. right around 61 degrees in san francisco. even warmer all the way through friday. and then saturday into sunday we drop off just a touch. >> that's your latest weather. mr. lauer? much. >>> when we come back, we'll tell you what the dance craze, known as the harlem shake, that they're not doing right now, is all about. >>> and natalie's psa, proving that dog can be woman's best friend. >>> and biggest loser trainer jillian michaels

so, it is especially wonderful to be back here in gainesville for this event. so, i was urged to start on time and and on time, so let me tell you briefly an outline of what i am going to try to do over the next 35 minutes or so so that there is time for q&a toward the end. i would like to start out just by laying a little bit of the groundwork for the trends in american education policy of the last several decades. i went to then give you a bit of understanding of some of the reasons why people have been proponents of some of these policy changes. i will talk a bit about some of the reasons why these policy changes may work the way people are hoping, and why they may not work the way people were hoping they would, and then move into a discussion of some of the evidence today regarding whether or not these policies have been having the desired outcome as well as what might have been some of the other outcomes that people might not fully have thought through. i know this audience has a wide range of knowledge about the state of american education policy today. o

it is especially wonderful to be back here in gainesville. i was urged that we will start on time and end on time. let me tell you an outline of what i will try to do over the next 35 minutes or so so there is time for two and a toward the end. -- q&a toward the end. i will lay the groundwork for the trends in american education policy. i want to give you a bit of understanding of some of the reasons why people have been proponents of some of these policy changes. i will talk a bit about some of the reasons why these policy changes may work the way people are hoping and the way they may not work the way people would hope and move into discussion of some of the evidence regarding whether these policies have been having the desired outcomes and what may have been the other outcomes people may not have thought through that have been going on. this audience has a wide range of knowledge about the state of american education policies today. one of the things that i think is remarkable -- if there were a group of us who were talking prior to this a