the days are short in december, and tom murphy must make camp before dark. in the pack on his back, he's carrying all the comforts he thinks he needs. murphy: traveling in the back country of yellowstone in the wintertime takes a lot of stuff. this pack runs generally 70 -- for me, runs between 70 and 80 pounds. that's about as light as i can make it if i'm carrying camera gear, so this is what i got. first of all, this is a bag of food, which i always have way too much of. i have a stove. i always travel with a very large, very warm down jacket. these are the warmest mittens i've ever seen. even soaking wet, they're still really nice. a small emergency kit, and a head lamp. i always have two water bottles. you can never drink too much water here. so this is my mshelr, an 8-foot-square nylon tarp with rubberized coating. you need to tie a knot that's easy to untie, because your fingers are going to be cold in the morning. a figure 8 is a wonderful knot. tie this one up here. wish i'd got a longer stick. i'll improvise by using the grommet on that knot, actual

tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >> to watch more, tune into viewpoint sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. >>> coming up, eddie murphy. some say it doesn't feel right. >>> a new >>> welcome back, everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. looking at a nice afternoon today. don't expect to see the 50s this week, it's on the cold side. current temperature sitting at 47. 39 in leesburg. 36 in culpeper. gaithersburg coming in at 39 degrees. frederick, you are the cool spot sitting at 34. the warm spot on the other side of the chesapeake coming in at 50. right now, storm 4 doppler radar not showing anything. to the north and west is the cold front that continues to move to the south. it's a weak cold front. i's not giving rain or snow. for us it's going to usher in cooler air. 32 in leesburg. 30 in culpeper around 29 toward frederick. some areas colder than that tomorrow morning. it's going to be on the chilly side. a bit of a wind. it could put the windchills in the lower 20s. watch out for that. as far as the temperatures go tomorrow, we are going to get into the 50s. nope? how about the 40s. right now, my graphics are

murphy, too. >> i'm a marion barry fan. i grew up in the '70s. i think it's a good thing. >> the other author of the book mentioned there, "dream city" is our own tom sherwood. >> let's go to doug with another look at the forecast for the weekend. >> forecast for the weekend is a dry one. forecast for the weekend is a cold one. that's the kind of thing you need to know as you step out this weekend. you will not need the umbrellas or snow shovels. you need the coats. 47 at the airport. 45 in gaithersburg. 45 in leesburg. manassas, that's not the correct number. not 63 in manassas right now. 41 in culpeper. storm 4 doppler radar nothing to show around the immediate area. that's the frontal boundary to the west. cleveland, cincinnati, they are picking up a little bit in the way of snow. the snow will not be able to bring moisture across the mountains. we are calling for mostly cloudy skies as clouds increase. it will help keep temperatures above where they were this morning. 36 in washington. 31 in gaithersburg. frederick, 29 degrees. culpeper around 30 degrees. then the cold air moves in for the day tomorrow. we are talking about a much cooler aftern