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lou manfredini has that. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist chris warren with your forecast.ouple of areas of green and white. we have a system moving through the great lakes. another one setting up here in the rockies that will eventually cause big problems in the southern plains. problems in the form of heavy rain. before that happens, a lot of warm air, the yellows, oranges and reds showing we're tapping into that warm air. new york city, a high of 60 today. 56 in boston. 55 in d.c. and upper 60s and 70s in the south. in some cases, close to 20 degrees warmer than what you might expect this time of the year. thursday, that heavy rain gets going here in northeast texas, arkansas, northern louisiana. in some cases, between thursday and saturday, three or more inches of rain. flash flood willing be a concern. still, very mild, if not warm from d.c. to new york. the south with readings into the 70s and relatively mild in the northern plains and the great lakes. another system in the northwest, but friday dealing with that heavy rain throughout a huge portion of the south. the

lou manfredini, appreciate it. the temperatures as we approach 10:00 are above freezing. just about everywhere. now 39 at reagan national. and -- it will continue to climb into the 40s later today with a high near 50 and lots of sunshine. and a cold night again tonight. after midnight down below freezing and then tomorrow afternoon with bright sun into the low and mid 60s. upper 60s thursday. with increasing clouds. may get rain friday. sunny, chilly weekend to follow. danella, how is late morning traffic? >> traveling on 395 northbound, as you approach edsall, disabled truck blocking the right shoulder lane. your travel lanes are pop 66 eastbound and washington boulevard, that accident has been moved to the right shoulder lane and the cones are up as you pass gallows road. slow to the beltway. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, danella. coming up on "news4 midday," from prescriptions to extensions. dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, al

. >> we've enlisted the help of house smart's lou manfredini who is here to apc your questions. >> mr the best way to hang a heavy mirror on the wall if i can't find a stud? >> that's a good question. >> i really would prefer if you find a stud but if you can't and they're just not there, you want to find some really high-quality hollow wall anchors. these are by a company called itw. these in particular, these toggle locks, can hold up to 100 pounds. if i show you on the back, i'll flip this around, this toggle lock goes in there and once this goes through and you put the screw there, this gets tightened up against the back of the drywall and will hold up to 100 pounds. mirror is not going to be that heavy but you put a couple of those and you can really get great long strength and it goes in just with a phillip's screwdriver. >> next a question from monica. seems like a simple question -- how do i install a doorbell? wireless doorbell. doorbells are problematic because you have to do wires. this is a wireless system. battery operated on both ends. hang it inside the house, you're do

lou manfredini, appreciate it.e for the june ballot. nbc bay area investigation found the mayor used inflated estimate of the city's pension obligations for the coming years. it comes one day after seven california lawmakers asked for state audit of the city's finances. mayor reed calls the lawmakers' demands politically motivated but say his would not object to an audit. >>> one of the three groups trying to recall oakland mayor jean quan is calling it quits. the oakland tribune reports it stopped operations yesterday. the group has run out of money to pay canvassers to gather the needed signatures before the deadline. a second group will continue to gather 20,000 signatures by the july deadline. recall and restore says it will work with that campaign. >>> let's check the forecast now. meteorologist christina loren has the sprinkles. have they cleared? >> yeah, we're done with the rain. as the cold front moves out of the area, we have windy conditions picking up. temperatures on the cool side. cold air travels beh