in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and lady babies of the year.hey welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't due until january 26th and they can't think of a better way to start off 012. can you imagine that being your birthday? >> you know what is even worse? you were the second one born and your twin was born right before you. >> always going to be the oldest. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first top of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is the time right now. 38 degrees here in the nation's capital on this second day of the brand new year. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this january 2nd, 2012. the 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

in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and last babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't due until january 26th and they can't think of a better way to start off 012. can you imagine that being your birthday? >> they were born in different years. some school districts, the cutoff is the first of the year, she cuckoo be different grades. >> oh, that's crazy. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first top of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it seems there are some new candidates for king of the jungle. three lions were born at the national zoo of morocco. known as the lion of atlantis, it is extinct in the wild. the zoo currently has the most lions of atlantis in the world with 27 of them. >>> in china, rescue dogs showcase their skill and discipline for recruits in beijing. the well-trained group is able to follow each of their trainers' wishes, sitting, standing and spinning on command. 1

in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and lady babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't even due until january 26th. and they can't think of a better way to start off 2012. congratulations to them. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> good morning of, everyone. the coldest air mass of the season is moving in. it's not going to be that cold today, but right now it's 40 at the airport. 36 in westminster. the temperatures are going to fall off as we head through the day today, probably dipping into the mid 30's by the time you drive home. we're going to say breezy and colder with a mix of sun and clouds, even a chance for snow flurries north and west of town. winds will gust to over 20 miles per hour. temperatures steady or slowly falling. when we come back, we'll look at the forecast. for now, to the news desk. >> 4:57, 38 degrees on tv hill. h