you can see the area of rain down toward roanoke. day planner first, 62 now with the clouds.ds of rain and colder temperatures this afternoon. not a lot colder but definitely dropping into the low to mid- 60s. into the low to mid-50s with the midday heavier rains. let's go back to the satellite and radar. from roanoke down toward raleigh, the yellows and oranges. that band will be moving toward us. right now, lighter showers. you can see them here in montgomery and howard counties. little bit heavier showers move due north, slightly west of north straddling the jefferson county, west virginia and the washington county, maryland border there off the potomac. showers lift north-northwest. temps are rather mild. our average high is around 52 to 53. we're 62 in washington. it is 63 in cambridge. we'll only get a couple of degrees warmer before temperatures drop this afternoon. monika samtani is here with an update. >> if you are planning to head on the northbound side of i- 395, you may have heard about this serious accident that happened in the 2:00 hour on the northbound side o

it's 68 norfolk. 61 richmond and 60 roanoke. no cold air to be found.ld stuff dominates this morning. as we pull back across the eastern sea board, this air extends to the deep south. memphis, pulled back a little bit. they were at 70 last hour. widespread 60s has fuel feeding that you see here. this is going to be the track for the next storm. that will pass to the northwest and keep us on the warm side. as we roll through this, thanksgiving week, round one of rain out of here. next batch of rain sitting across the lower portion of the as it passes to the northwest, it keeps us on the warm side, surge in pretty heavy moisture, we can get a lot of rain tomorrow and on in through wednesday itself. the trend takes us in to tomorrow morning with the band of rain. it will be with us tomorrow and maybe lasting in to wednesday morning. the band of moderate rain across the mid atlantic, stretching up towards new york city, that will be a travel issue tuesday and wednesday. orning, we generally have the front that should swing through with early possible shower

where you need the umbrella, southern virginia from roanoke to raleigh, up through the greenville area. that's where the rain is heading. also virginia beach this morning. should go south of d.c., though, so that's good. as far as temperatures go, it's also chilly in the middle of the country, indianapolis down to kansas city but once the sun comes out it should be enjoyable in the middle of the nation. just in the carolinas we have a bit of wet weather this morning. here's a look at the weather outside your window. we're continuing out there with a good deal of sunshine, especially in areas like wisconsin and texas. now, it's a cold morning but dallas, you'll enjoy this afternoon 63 and sunny. denver getting rid of more snow today with a high of 53. reminder, this weekend, we set the clo wake up at 5 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. sunday morning. be prepared. >> this poses a difficult problem. i will enjoy that hour of sleep for you. >>> greece gets in line. optimism on jobs. and how big of a stake would it take for to you fire your accountant? >>> eddy murphy returning to the big screen team

>> well to the south and west of us in parts of the lower shenandoah valley and down to roanoke.pick up a quick inch of rain. quite a band we'll be dealing with later this morning into early this afternoon with showers on either side of that. we've seen a few showers now. one of the things we'll get on the plus side with the pretty sunrise. band of rain i'm talking about. you can see the yellows, oranges, even reds from near elkins to near charlottesville. it is all rotating around a storm system down to the southwest. it is coming our way. live doppler 9000 hd, it is almost into fauquier county on the western side, western border of fauquier, you may be seeing some of that into winchester now west of winchester up across junction. rains moving in toward you. culpepper just starting to see some of the first rain showers. the lighter stuff with the heavier stuff is moving this way. we'll take knew west virginia from romney across route 50 in capon bridge right to the state line in virginia. you can see the heavier showers just to the west of winchester. farther off to the south, w

back to roanoke. showers through the smokeys and knoxville area. we're clearing out. if you're in myrtle beach up to new burn and outer banks, you're going to have a little wet weather this morning. we'll clear it out this afternoon and this weekend will be dry for that region. it is a cold morning. the middle of the country is by far the coldest. it's 39 in san antonio. it's 50 in boston. there's a warm air surging up the east coast, but cold air coming in behind the storm system. by the weekend, the cold air will move to everywhere on the eastern sea board. we can't complain. today's forecast is 52 in chicago. a peek at your weekend forecast keeps the sunshine with us. 71 in dallas. even into sunday, it's hard to find any fault with this weekend forecast. should be enjoyable for all. >>> coming up, greece gets in line. optimism on jobs. how big a mistake would it take for you to fire your accountant. business headlines are straight ahead. [ male announcer ] nature valley sweet & salty nut bars... they're made from whole roasted nuts and dipped in creamy peanut butte

the display is in narrows high school near roanoke. a student is suing saying the display violates the first amendment. the judge says there are too many unknown facts about the case to have the case thrown out. there is so much bitter opposition to the lawsuit the plaintiffs' identities are kept secret. >>> the capital christmas tree arrived today. it is from california. it's a sierra white. will the go up on the west lawn of the capital and be decorated with 10,000 l.e.d. lights and thousands of ornaments. the tree lighting is next tuesday. >>> tonight it was welcome to gingertown. it asked engineers to build a city out of gingerbread. sweets give the finishing touches to the creations. the structures will be donated to local hospitals and charities. looks delicious. >> they had good weather for putting up christmas trees and building gingerbread cities today. >> i'm doing the christmas tree lighting at the white house. last year it was nice and cold. this year it's almost too warm for something like that. but a cold front is coming

behind it though, you'll notice out toward roanoke, clearing skies almost to charlottesville. we could see a couple of peeks of sun before the day is out, especially southwest of town. live doppler 9000 hd, the eastern shore, the rain not quite there yet. just about to easton. really is in the bay now. west of us, we're starting to clear it out as you head toward the shenandoah valley south of winchester. but locally, we're seeing some moderate rainfall. just out on the weather terrace. it was coming down at a pretty good clip here in northwest. you can free forestville right on the east side of town up toward lanham, college park, almost to laurel and howard park headed toward columbia, the heaviest rains we have. but the back edge of the rain is starting to show up off to the north and west. you can see it passing steven city. almost done in winchester. getting into extreme western fauquier county. the rain is just about over for you folks. a little bit farther south, couple of showers still. but as this pulls away from you, i think you'll be done in the next 20 minutes or s

that allowed the skies to clear out from pittsburgh to washington to roanoke we are all clear for the time being. we'll start out very cool if not cold tomorrow morning. but then by tomorrow afternoon, very nice weather. by 10:00 you can take off the jacket as the high pressure dominates. that area of high pressure sticks around on thursday. another nice day on thursday with sunshine. but here comes a storm system that is bearing down on denver, colorado they just switched over to snow. they were 50 a few hours ago. that storm will move our way but it will stay to the south. i don't think we will see much in the way of rain from that at all. and for the next couple days we're still looking nice even with that storm on the way. clear skies and a cold start tomorrow 27 to 38 in the city. tomorrow afternoon the temperatures will be up a little bit. 56 to 60 degrees. will the be cool. the average high temperatures around 63 degrees. but 60 and sunshine is very nice. 62 on thursday. 30% chance of showers on friday. that is well to the west with a temperature of 56 under mostly cloudy skies

48, compared to 50 in roanoke and 55 in hatteras. toes are places getting rain out of the storm and it looks impressive. this circulation diving its way from eastern sections of kentucky and now crossing the mountains. jumping the heavier rain out to the east and you can see this along i-95 from southern sections of virginia and on in through eastern carolina. they are getting heavy rain this morning. but that cuts off through maryland and now extreme southern maryland lower eastern shore could get rain out of this as it crosses to the east and out to sea. but behind it, while we have cloud cover, distinctive clearing trend will be building in as cool high pressure develops behind the system. we will take the wind out of the north behind that system and actually help to cool us down leading into the weekend. again a. closer look here as you can see the heavy rain. you see it trying to turn the corner and what we will notice is the clouds hanging tight for the morning hours. and that threat of rain lower eastern shore butts the the ch

you see the difference, west of us now, roanoke, charlotte and we're in the upper 40s. the cold air the cooing. skies will continue to clear out tonight. beautiful blue skies on the way. decent amount of cloud cover tomorrow. maybe patchy drizzle in the early tomorrow. and 52, variable cloudy sky windshield a chilly breeze. tomorrow night, 30, and cold and calm. then the sunshine comes back, and it looks like things will stay rather nice and seasonal right into the weekend. next storm likely to come monday of next week. no 70s again, guys but not bad. >>> what's up with the tux and the formal wear, guys? >> was it not prom earlier? >> you didn't get the memo? >> take a listen. >> [music playing]. beautiful voices on a spectacular show. it was full orchestra. you can catch the full show at 11:00 and again at christmas morning at 11:00 a.m. >>> thanksgiving is over and here at abc 2, that means one thing. it's toy drive time. we're proud sponsors of this toy drive each and every year. this year, we're honoring fallen police officers and fire fighters we hope you will cons

a struggling mall in roanoke, virginia, now houses a science museum. on the second floor a technical college is leasing space. a medical clinic has moved into an old circuit city. and what was once a shopping mall in nashville is now a medical center. retail conversions are nothing new. ♪ there is only one spam >> reporter: the spam museum in minnesota opened in 1991 inside an old kmart. but the conversion trend is accelerating. non-retail tenants currently occupy 2% to 5% of the nation's retail space. that's projected to rise 10% to 15% next year and to nearly 20% by 2013. the sea life aquarium has opened its second mall location. 5,000 creatures, 250,000 gallons of water, and thousands of customers. >> the department store next door must love you. >> well, so far everybody does in the mall. as long as we're all busy we're all happy. >> reporter: landlords of giant shopping centers are embracing alternative tenants. these places may not sell merchandise, but at least they get people in the door. >> the shopping centers that bring in non-traditional bu

the giles county school board near roanoke took down the religious text hanging in one high school last year but then put it back up after several complaints. now a student is suing the school system, claiming the ten commandments display violates the separation of church and state under the first amendment. the federal judges are expected to make their final ruling today. >>> d.c. council member mariel bouser is expected to make sweeping changes to the ethics law. the bill would establish new reporting requirements for the legal defense fund and other committee fund raisers, and limit the constituent service fund in half from $80,000 to $40,000. lobbyists would be prevented from offering legal services at discounts to elected officials. also, elected officials could be recalled at any time in their term. the bill would create a new ethics board to enforce the law. violators would face up to $25,000 fine or a year in prison. >>> now to decision 2012. republican presidential ca has a big endorsement. former house speaker is now supported by the new hampshire union leader, which is the st

cincinnati, roanoke baltimore. we are at 50. 55 in hatteras and warm tropical air ahead of this storm system. i will show you in a moment. and 40s not that chilly on the backside. 32 under clear skies in des moines. there's the storm that looks impressive. this is the remanent of the system -- remnant the system that hit denver. now it's losing its punch. moderate to heavy rain in virginia, but it cuts off. we don't have much going on up here. cloud cover we have to deal with for the morning hours and heavy rain may clip extreme southern maryland but the storm is to the south and pulls out to sea and behind that we will get ourselves winds wrapping into cooler air and this's the rain shield extreme southern marylandst. mary's calvert county may get it towards cambridge salisbury and ocean city. we clear up this afternoon. and tonight, that allows the temperatures to drop off. we have a refreshing cool air mass into the weekend that brings temperatures down. 58 after the morning clouds. we get afternoon clearing so

rather hefty between roanoke and charlottesville down toward raleigh. this will be rotatito

it is 34 in roanoke. and 35 in baltimore.as we check out temperatures on the other side of the little pocket of chills, it is 53. in memphis. and in st. louis, it is 55 in chicago. here is the deal. high pressure is in control. this is what we said yesterday. the big bubble of no trouble. winds around. it and a northerly flow and a chilly side on the east side and a return flow on the backside swings around from the west. and they're warming up. some cloud cover may help that as well across the northern great lakes and back across the midwest, overall though, that weather system, it is going to take a couple of days to reach us and chemical check out the wind flow. a light wind pattern. look at the ripple. an area of low pressure that will pass to our south and we can clearly show you with the future trend and you can see that little storm passing to the south. and it will increase cloud cover later tomorrow, and a small chance of showers on friday. and most of the energy locked across the carolinas, but however, this will be

here in maryland, most of the eastern seaboard, and temperatures ranging from 55 in baltimore to roanoke, we have 33 down toward charlotte. and 40s back to atlanta and swinging across the midwest. and 50s from st. louis to chicago. here is the deal. high pressure is in control. we pushed that old storm off the coast. and wide screen viewers, you can see that circulation looking very impressive across the open waters of the atlantic and otherwise the next weather system, the leading edge of clouds, producing conditions another denver and reaching out in a diminished form and check out the wind profile here and we actually have a little kink in the armor as it passes to our south. and the wind forecast, an indication of the storm system that is sliding its way across the deep south and influence us on friday. until then, tomorrow, sunshine with maybe some increasing clouds, and the real clouds come in thursday night in through friday morning and most of the rain our south and we could get some showers and drop the temperatures back. we build back up today after a little frost this morning.

temperatures as you look to the south, 62 in richmond, virginia. 63 in roanoke and 68 degrees right now in charleston, west virginia. so, a nice warm flow there. speaking of flow, look what's flowing into the area. high clouds ohio and kentucky. with high pressure over the area today and even tomorrow staying in control of the weather, we are going to have another beautiful day coming our way. the clouds and rain, look at the heavy rain through areas of northeastern iowa and north of chicago and wisconsin. all that associated with the next weather system for us, too. it's one that brought heavy snow to colorado, just outside of boulder, colorado. they picked up a foot or snow from an area of low pressure. now the snow in areas of kansas and what we are going to find is the area of low pressure. i'm going to keep my eye on this for the next couple days. it's going to track eastward. you can see the heavy rain in missouri and iowa. tomorrow, still sunshine for us. still under an area of high pressure. watch what happens thursday night and friday. this area of low pressure is going to trac

down to freezing. 30 in roanoke. 30 in charleston, west virginia. cold is coming in hard behind the latest weather system. tomorrow, a chance to rebound. you are not going to like it. it's going to be chilly by day. bright with a cold start. we'll continue to see high pressure move in for our saturday. we'll be doing better and start to warm up on the backside of the high pressure system. at least we'll have sunshine returning to the area. the forecast for the evening, cloudy. again, clearing sky late. breezy and cold. windchills in the 30s. 39 to 44 degrees. the morning forecast, clear skies, very cold. dress warm. 25 to 32 degrees. i cannot imagine what it's going to be like in a month waiting at the bus stop. mostly sunny tomorrow. a little bit of wind. the windchill is taking the temperatures down from 44 to 47 degrees feeling like we are in the upper 30s. and x like we have done every other time, you have a big dip in the temperatures, a high of 51 saturday. 60 on sunday. monday, a high of 57 degrees. we're dry. i know, you are wondering what t

there's still one area of rain towards our southth southwest toward roanoke and some snow down there,oo. a few more showers later this evening. that's going to be it and then changes continue. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. >> thanks. emotions were running high for firefighters in prince georges county. they pulled two women from a burning home this weekend but what they hoped were two life saving rescues is now an effort to help a family in another way. pat? >> reporter: a day of great sorrow for marilyn. she lost her grandson, she lost daughter, she lost her sister and she lost virtually everything that she owned. >> this has been so devastating, all the three deaths, my grandson, my daughter. >> reporter: the own survivor of a ferocious fire that swept through her home in louis dale and claimed the lives of three of her relatives. killed by the fire 6-year-old omari noel, her grandson. killed by the fire 36-year-old simon monroe, the mother of omari. killed by the fire 61-year-old janet maclin, monroe's sister. that fire started around 3:45 sunday morning in the

look at roanoke and southwest on 81, we've got rain. live doppler 9000 hd, we're quiet here in the metro. at north and west now, not quite winchester but just west of winchester into the mountains of west virginia up 81 to hagerstown. this is where we're seeing the light showers out there. this stuff is all moving off toward wains boro and up into pennsylvania and clipping into northern frederick county. that ride on 70 west toward hancock, you certainly can see a little bit wet. temperatures in the upper 50s. we're at 65 with mid-60s down south. officially, reagan national, 65. mostly cloudy. winds still south-southwest. that's a warm direction for us. the dew points now in the low 50s. nationally, we're on the warm side of the equation. look up to the north and west. all of the cold air, great falls, 16. casper, 25. that's the chill that's headed off toward the east. we won't be in the teens and 20s. highs near 50 with this area of rain from texas up toward maine. we'll be watching this because we'll be dealing with this at times. not

headed toward roanoke or points south on i-81, you run into showers. here comes the rain building.uring the day tomorrow, some occasionally heavy rains will push through. we could get upwards of an inch of rain before the front pushes through late tomorrow. still showers tomorrow night. by wednesday, clearing and colder with this westerly wind. mountain snow showers, we'll be lucky to get out of the 40s on wednesday. likely seeing more normal temperatures for the second half of the week. 68 today. some areas near 70. tonight, 55 to 60. tomorrow, low 60s with periods of rain. a blustery wednesday. about 48, main 50. thursday, friday, saturday and sunday look sunny. but cool. highs low to mid-50s. upper tos to low 30s in the burbs. how is the traffic looking now? >> you know what? monday is living up to its reputation. because we have so much going on. especially in virginia. here is what it looks like northbound on i-95 north of lorton where there was a vehicle fire on the right side of the roadway. live look from sky 9. everything is on the shoulder. crews have been on the scene fo

high pressure sits out toward roanoke, virginia. with an area of high pressure, the winds are light. that's allowed for good radiational cooling, the temperatures -- the heat goes way up. we lose it. frederick down to 28. it is freezing and manassas at orange and martinsburg, cumberland. petersburg with fog as well as 32 degrees. in the low 30s coming in from la plata, 34. annapolis warmed by the chesapeake bay at 43. sunshine, light southeast winds highs ranging from 59 on the bay to 63. 56 cooler degrees up in hagerstown. monika samtani, we're now into the 5:00 a.m. hour. >> we're still looking good. no problems to report on this early wednesday morning. we're going to zoom in first to the west side of town. no problems on the dulles toll road coming in from leesburg, same story on route 123 and route 7 through the tysons area, 66 is fine as well. let's take a live look if you're planning to head northbound on 95, prince william parkway, so far, so good up into springfield and on into 395, live look at the 14th street bridge headi

going south toward harrisonburg, charlottesville, roanoke, you may run into a shower there. the showers will arrive tonight into tomorrow. mike and andrea? >> thank you, howard. well, it has been eight weeks since redskins fans could talk about a win on monday morning. >> kristen berset has more on how washington broke its losing streak. >> the redskins were victorious in seattle yesterday afternoon. we haven't heard those words very often. we've got plenty of proof to show that the redskins got a victory. they broke their six-game skid. it was a big road game for them in a stadium that's notorious for being a tough place to play. but it made their trip back across the country a lot more enjoyable last night. receiver santana moss is back on the field since missing four games with a broken hand. the redskins came to play. rex grossman finds fred davis in the end zone for the touchdown. they strike first but the seahawks three unanswered scores including this td to make it 17-7. the redskins show they're not quitters. they never gave up in the fourth. track and field skills.

also in the roanoke area, we're seeing showers move in from southwestern virginia.ve doppler 9000 hd, piddly looking sprinkles here west of hagerstown down 81 to martinsburg over to cross junction, paw paw, south of hancock now, 522. we're going to watch all of this stay north of town here for the next few hours. we're in the upper 50s in northern loudoun county and northern montgomery county. but low to mid-60s for much of fairfax county. fairfax, 63 to 65 at fort belvoir. mid-60s, upper marlboro. 67. crofton, 54. 58 in columbia with college park at 61. in town, we've got 66 under cloudy skies. light winds. the dew point at 53. it has become a little bit more humid out there. moisture flowing in from mexico and texas. severe thunderstorm watch box this morning. south central texas. they need the rain. little rock seeing showers and some storms up through kentucky, southern indiana and ohio and the showers going into maine this morning, this front off to the north and west of us. one front will slide through. a second front coming late tomorrow. the first front sort

rain for today, moving on by and again, i mentioned later on a few showers and can you see them into roanokenow. crews are up 81 and probably definitely for western sections of the viewing area. you will have a better chance of a shower. here in the district, it's a slight chance and probably going to happen, nonetheless, later on this evening and we keep the snow out of here, though, thank goodness and this is that big area of low pressure, still all closed off and moving real, real slow and for thely, that is going to get -- and eventually, it's going to get a big -- bit of a kick and helping us to bring the cooler temperatures. progressing into the week "weekend, we'll build a rim of high pressure -- a ridge of high pressure, friday, saturday, and sunday, too. good stuff for us and generally speaking the next few days, talking dry conditions with some temperatures in the 50s. evening showers possible, clouds lingering tonight. temperatures down to 41 and start off cool tomorrow morning at 42 and we're breezy tomorrow. not 62 at noon and that is my mistake. temperatures in the lower 50s at

. >> reporter: kathy taylor drove all the way from roanoke virginia to delive this hand writle note. >> i hope he is not remembered for this tragedy. >> as for the game itself the lions came back from a 17 point deficit but came up short penn state loses 17-14. >>> president obama taking steps to strengthen economic ties in the east america made a deal with eight other countries to forge an asia pacific trade agreement a plan that could help balance china's rising influence in the region it was announced in honolulu, mr. obama warned china about free and fair trade >> my message to all our trading partners, to other countries is if you are playing by the rules then america is ready to do business we will remain open fight against protectionist measures but also be pushing hard to make sure you are not engaging in gaming the system. >> the president remains in honolulu through tuesday before heading to australia. >>> another gop presidential debate in the books this time the candidates faced questions about foreign policy. elizabeth prawn has the highlights. >> reporter: eight candida

steady and heavy rain down to the south and west down near roanoke, culpeper, charlottesville, placesthat where you are seeing some rain showers right now. off to the west, not much is happening really. it is more of a misty situation out there. but all of us will get some of this rain coming through during the course of the day today. temperatures around the region, it is a mild start to the day. look at all these 61s all of a sudden. i can't name all of the places where it is 61 degrees. that is unusual were certainly here in washington, 61 degrees. 52348 annapolis. 61 at dulles. you can see it and read it for yourself. that is kind of cool. there is that mild air. that area of mild air getting smaller and smaller as we have the frontal boundary coming through. it will usher in the cooler temperatures. by later in the afternoon, we'll seat temperature begin to drop. rain likely today. still mild. it will be mild throughout the day. temperatures in the 50s by later on this afternoon. falling tonight. your overnight low, 40 degrees. much cooler than what we've had for the last several

west of town going south on i- 81 to roanoke. this is some of the heavy rain you'll

. >> a struggling mall in roanoke, virginia, houses a science museum ad on the second floor, a technicalinto an old circuit city. what was once a shopping mall in nashville is now a medical center. retail conversions are nothing new. the spam museum in minnesota opened in 1991. inside an old k-mart. but the conversion trend is accelerating. nonretail tenants currently occupy 2 to 5% of the nation's retail space. that's projected to rise 10 to 15% next year and to nearly 20% by 2013. >> the sea life aquarium opened the second mall location. 5,000 creatures, a quarter million gallons of water and thousands of customers. >> the department store next door must love you. >> so far, everybody does in the mall. as long as we're all busy, we're all happy. >> landlords of shopping centers are embracing alternative tenants. they may not sell merchandise, but at least they get people in the door. >> the shopping centers bringing in nontraditional businesses are survivors and competitors who are 100% retail will be the ones going out of business. >>> in a shark eat shark retail world, a few landlord

there's a little bit of light rain left over through virginia, roanoke, d.c., and up through new yorkrd, and boston. not a heavy rain like yesterday, just light showers out çthere. temperatures are much cooler around the country. even with sunshine today, only 38 in chicago, and the windchills in the middle of the country are the coldest so far this late fall season. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. congratulations. congratulations. congratulations. today, the city of charlotte can use verizon technology to inspire businesses to conserve energy and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valuable to the bottom line... whoa ! ... as the people inside them. congratulations. because when you add verizon to your company, you don't just add, you multiply. ♪ discover something new... verizon. >>> 24 past the hour. time now to look at the morning papers. the washington post says growing republican support for raising taxes to reduce the deficit has prompted a gop identity crisis. the article says tensions have mounted in recent d

host: roanoke, virginia, marian, democratic caller. caller: good morning. hi, matt. guest: hi. caller: i just have a few questions for you. i read an article that said that people that have 401-k plans, after 30 years of having their 401-k's, since pensions have gone by the wayside, that they send end up paying 28% to bank fees and handling fees. so basically they are left with, what, 72% or whatever. total. so if you privatize or voucherize social security and it goes to the banks, how much money would that take out of somebody who has very little money coming in any way that these kind of handling fees and everything would take over? so that's a very serious question to me for privatization. it sounds like it's a terrible idea. the other question i don't have for you. i am very interested in where people get their money from and who bracks you. tell me the percentage of millionaires and corporations, what percentage of all your money that you got this year came from millionaires and corporations. guest: about 4% of our total budget came from corporations. this year so far. an