mr. bernstein, how are you my friend? >> i'm all right.snow in the forecast. >> 50 degrees. >> no, no, no. even try to plan skiing, they're struggling up in the mountains. we're going to need the rain gear. we've got showers moving in this morning. at times today, coming down moderately. periods of rain and very mild and breezy. upper 50s by noon. highs, 60s. yesterday, what a bust on my forecast. thought it would be near 50. we got near 57. >> that's one way to bust it. >> that's a good bust right there. 49 this washington. sunrise at 7:23. showers stayed up in pennsylvania yesterday. this morning, we're seeing some showers trying to get into the shenandoah valley but the bulk of the rain still west and southwest of us as far as our live doppler 9000 hd, couple of sprinkles in and around fort royal scattered about into wardensville. everything moving off toward the east maybe toward loudoun county west of aldie, you might run into a sprinkle there. temps are on the mild side. it is 39 in hagerstown but it is 54 in fredericksburg and culpe

mr. bernstein i'm leave him a note. let's start with the flood watch. it is really essentially the metro area. montgomery county, the district, prince george's county, fairfax county and up into howard county and also anne arundel county. it doesn't mean it's not going to flood in any other county. everybody is going to get two inches of rain from the system. and i just tweeted this a minute ago, the possibility of flooding and rain is a bigger story than the possible changeover tomorrow night. look there is nothing going on except here in the east. we have, again, not one but two storms. one storm is kind of drifted up into pennsylvania. but this is the second storm down over knockville. and this is going -- knoxville. and this is going to become the much more dynamic storm that is going to wraparound cold air and maybe a brief change to snow north and west of town. if you're in charles county and south and east of town and east of i95, you're not going to see a change, i don't think. here is the change, you need your umbrella and a coat tomorrow. it's

mr. bernstein. >> we'll take the low 40s. few more clouds today. be a dry wednesday around here. not so much a dry thursday but not terrible either. your day planner here at 4:25 on this wednesday morning. we're at 40 right now. we'll be in the upper 30s to around 40 through 9:00. by noon, partly to mostly cloudy. at 5:00, mostly cloudy. a high today around the 50 degree mark. not as pretty as it has been the last few days. sunrise at 7:18. you can see the clouds we've been watching this morning. quite a bit of rain in ohio, kentucky and indiana. the upper level support won't be on top of us. we'll get the clouds from that. i'm not expecting rain until tomorrow when the shower threat returns. this morning, we're down to freezing in manassas. lots of 30s to around 40. you'll remember yesterday morning, we had spots in the upper teens in spots like frederick and martinsburg. this morning, it is a much milder start to the day with our highs from the mid to upper 40s in the northern shenandoah valley to about 50 here in town. low 50s, easton, cambridge

mr. bernstein, i love your tie. >> there is no snow outside.ple of spots where any water has been leaking, it is a cold enough for that. >> it is a great time. >> it is the holiday season, come on. >> we prefer the snow right there on the top. >> it did not happen unfortunately. this weekend, this weekend, our ski areas should be open, the local ones here in pennsylvania, western maryland, west virginia. let's get you going with a look at the day planner. it is a cold morning out there. some spots in the upper teens right now. 32 at reagan national. 43 by noon. this afternoon, we'll have highs in the mid to upper 40s with a 5:00 temperature of 43. we do have clouds with us for a few hours this morning. there is a storm system down back toward atlanta even and north florida that's moving in. you see some of the cloudiness we have with us now. the cold temps we were talking about, 18 in frederick. manassas, culpepper, martinsburg, while 23 in la plata. easton at 25 this morning. you'll see them there. mid to the upper 40s. might tickle the 50 deg

mr. bernstein has the forecast. >> good morning. rain here today. it will get wet later.oblems this morning. not even chilly outside. >> nice. >> in the 40s right now. we've had a nice warm-up from earlier in the week when we had the teens and 20s. low 50s by noon. upper 50s at 5:00. some spots are going to get up to the 50 degree mark. we'll have rain developing by midday and into the early evening hours. breezy, too. winds out of the southwest will gust to over 20 miles per hour. the rain we're expecting later, you can see it across ohio and into northwestern pennsylvania and western new york state, it will be moving off toward the east and the southeast while the actual showers themselves move northeasterly on that line. our temps that we talked about, how mild they are. 45 in town. we've got 40 in martinsburg, one of the cold spots. petersburg in the valley at 32. oakland, 50 degrees. they're planning on opening it this weekend. some of the ski areas have been making snow. upper 40s in annapolis. a very mild start. our highs today will be in the upper 50s to some low

mr. bernstein will have an update on that tomorrow. clouds tomorrow morning. notice there is no green blobs anywhere, so that is good. by 12:30 lunch time, maybe some showers. leesburg across the river up into frederick. but notice it's all light activity. and then we get into the evening hours. some showers across most of the metro area and everything is light. they move out of here very, very quickly. in fact, by 11:00 tomorrow, this time tomorrow night, clouds will be on their way out and showers pretty much over. some snow showers will appear in the mountains west of the divide. there is not much cold air behind the system for us. mostly cloudy, breezy, milder. we'll call it a one blanket night tonight. 36-42. winds out of the south at 10-15. that is going to keep us milder. tomorrow morning mostly cloudy, breezy, just cool. you'll need a light jacket. 30s and 40s. look at the winds now southwest at 10-20. that is a real mild wind. and by afternoon despite the shouz werz and the clouds, we're -- showers and the clouds, we're talking mid to upper 50s tomorr

mr. bernstein, it just keeps being warm. >> it is winter officially. 12:30 this morning we hit the winter solstice. daylight will start to increase, the long nights are going to get a little bit shorter. let's get you going on this thursday morning. it is still mild out there. 40s and 50s to start. as we look at the day planner, we'll stay mild. cloudy, too. a little sun early. a little fog early as well. a cloudy day with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. light winds, a lot lighter than they were. had some rain yesterday. the rain last night in pennsylvania. ground is moist and with some clear skies and light winds, that's a lot of fog to form. especially areas southwest, southeast of town. quarter mile in fredericksburg. we've been increased down to leonardtown. cambridge still dealing with fog. temps at 50 in washington. mid-50s down to southern maryland. 51 on the bay. out to the west, we cool into the low 40s from manassas to culpepper. cumberland still 52. another unseasonably mild day, highs today upper 50s to low 60s. monika? >> we're going to take a look around town right now.

mr. howard bernstein is off today. we'll start with olga. how was your holiday? >> pretty good. yours?eling the chill this morning? >> feeling the food and all of the food i ate. >> there is a little tiny bit of flock on the grasses and the drier areas. this morning, you might need time warming up the car if you're hitting the road early on this morning. mainly clear skies. few passing clouds at the moment. mainly our winds out of the south. so things are looking chilly for right now. satellite and radar, it hasn't been too active over the last 24 hours. few morning clouds will stick with us until the 9:00 hour. in the afternoon, plenty of sunshine. temperatures not warming up too much because of the winds coming out of the north and northwest today. mainly sunny skies for 9:00. most clouds will move on out. we'll still be in the lower 40s. we'll ease into middle 40s by noontime. late in the day, mainly about 4:00, 5:00, we should see temperatures top out in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. by 5:00, we're still looking chilly. with temperatures sliding into the 30s, even 20s overnight

mr. howard bernstein. >> i'm well. monday morning here, only a few days left in 2011. you got your shopping done? >> heck, yeah. >> we've got a lot of things to do. >> we've already shipped a lot of it. >> you're an example for many. >> one more trip to the post office and that's it. >> they'll be sad to see you gone. >> we've got cold temps this morning. nice weather though for the day and for the first half of the week. here is a look at the day planner. thing is it is cold. bundle up. the thermals, the gloves, the 180s, 30 degrees here in washington. we've got some spots in the upper teens. the winds are light. we'll be in the mid to upper 40s r

mr. howard bernstein, what a day we had weatherwise. >> rain. just a taste of a couple of snowflakes here. 9 to 10 inches out in the mountains by garrett county. in charles county this morning, some of the heavy rains, flooding getting word now there is a two hour delay. code b, larry? code 2 for employees i'm told by our producer, larry. two hour delay in charles county. code 2 for employees at the schools this morning. let's get you going with a look at the day planner. we've got temperatures which are going to struggle today. we're down to 38 now. we'll probably lose a few more before we start going on the upswing but it

mr. jared bernstein is here with us this evening. we want to welcome you.el boor run who until recently was the july yeason of the white house and is presently a special assistant to the vice president. [applause] i also would like to note the presence of one who lit the menorah during a previous administration, undersecretary of defense dr. dov zakheim. [applause] as well as former deputy secretary of health and human invests, dr. troy. [applause] we have a few special hanukkah songs that the president's own have prepared for us tonight. we're going to ask for the cantors to return to the stage. you might be able to join in the first song. please, feel free to participate. the president's own united states marine band. i just noticed director lew has arrived. we'd like to give him a warm welcome and welcome him to his seat, please. [applause] director lew, we were just saying that while we're up, while we're up lighting the menorah, you should remind me to have a word with you about some hanukkah guild. don't worry, i'll make sure he understands it later.