i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> i begin this morning with breaking news. new york city police in riot gear went to occupy wall streelt. authorities dismantled tents ordering them to vacate the park temporarily along with personal plongs. handed out letters saying the park poses an increasing health and fire safety hazard. at least 70 have been arrested and the park has been fully cleared. the i am prom teu park cleaning is on the heels of similar moves in cities across the country and days ahead of the movement two-month anniversary on thursday. >>> for the first time since being indicted for sexually abusing eight boys, penn state's former coach jerry san did you say si is speaking out about the charges against him. he insists he's not a pedophile. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> in an exclusive phone interview on rock center, jerry sandusky, the former penn state assistant football coach charged with 40 counts of child abuse told bob cos

. >> veronica johnson is joining us now and, veronica, we've gotten a real drenching today. >> that's right, we have. we picked up between a third and a half inch of rain. now, that's not a ton of rain, but the fact is, what we have gotten that persistent rain throughout the day really has affected traffic out there today from the morning rush to the afternoon rush going a little slow. you can see the headlights there. temperatures, though, not bad. they've been in the mid-50s with a calm wind today. a bit of a light wind out of the south throughout the day today. you can see on the radar, last couple of hours the emotion of that rain southwest to northeast moving through. the heaviest rain up to the north, northern maryland where you can see the shades there of dark green and yellow up around haguerstown, frederick and howard county and baltimore county and then another pocket right around prince george's county and montgomery county that is moving northeastward on through. for the most part, bulk of the area looking at relatively light rain showers coming through the area. i think i

i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a defensive play in the wake of a stunning child sex scandal, msnbc has learned that joe paterno has reached out to a high-powered washington, d.c. criminal defense attorney as speculation swirls about the families that could file suits against the former coach. officials are digging deeper into the allegations of abuse and the cover-up that has rocked the campus to its core. jay gray reports. >>> later today, the penn state board of trustees will meet again as multiple investigations into alleged child sexual abuse continue. >> the specific aspectses of these terrible activities that occurred and the terrible damage that was done really remains to be established by whatever law enforcement investigations are yet underway as well as the investigation by our own board of trustees, special committee. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor, tom corbett, shifted the focus to victims during a visit last night. >> we need to identify

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a numbers game. gop presidential contenders squared off in another debate over the weekend as new poll numbers revealed what a difference a week can make in a race that's very much up for grabs. brian moore has the details. >> at this weekend's presidential debate on cbs, rick perry made light of his unforgettable memory lapse. >> if you eliminate the department of energy -- >> you remembered it. >> i've had some time to think about it, sir. >> me, too. >> so have voters. after a week of wild developments, nbc news resurveyed some participants in this latest poll and found perry is free falling while newt gingerich is suddenly on the rise. herman cain's sexual harassment allegations haven't hurt, but certainly have not helped. mitt romney has seen a bump, but not a breakout. what you're seeing consistently is that romney is having a lot of trouble getting much beyond a quarter of if republican vote. you still feel there's an opening for another republican candidate

veronica johnson is here with the thanksgiving forecast. hey, veronica. >> hey, guys. in a couple minutes, we have shaky cam outside. the rain may have moved out, but boy oh boy, the cold air is moving in. you will need a coat later on this evening. quite chilly conditions out there. let's take a look at the temperatures across the area now. 51 degrees. as i said, it's been windy. the wind northwest at 20 miles per hour. we have seen higher gusts across portions of western maryland. as far as the rain goes, residual showers around the area. prince william county, stafford county, light showers but all coming to an end as it makes its way off to the east. so, drier air will be moving in soon. heavy rain from late last night. still overcast skies throughout the area. we will be clearing out. we have a wind advisory that goes until 10:00 p.m. all those counties shaded in brown under a wind advisory until 10:00 with winds that could gust up to 50 and 55 miles per hour. the temperatures are falling. we started out in the low 60s this morning. boy oh boy, the mercury is cras

i'm veronica de la cruz. nbc news has learned joe paterno, college football's all-time winningest coach, has reached out to a high-powered washington, d.c. criminal defense attorney this as speculation swirls about the potential for civil suits from the families of alleged victims. meanwhile, officials are digging deeper into the allegations of abuse and a cover-up that have rocked the campus to its core. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: later today the penn state board of trustees will meet again as multiple investigations into alleged child sexual abuse continue. >> the specific aspects of these terrible activities that occurred and terrible damage that was done really remains to be established by whatever law enforcement investigations are yet under way. as well as the investigation by our own board of trustees, special committee. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor tom corbett shifted it to the victims of the alleged attacks during a visit to the campus last night. >> we need to identify these victims

i'm veronica de la cruz, those stories and much more ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a numbers game. another debate over the week. just as new polls numbers revealed what a difference a week can make in a ris that's still very much up for grabs. nbc's brian mooar has details. >> reporter: at this weekend's gop presidential debate on cbs, rick perry made light of his unforgettable memory lapse. >> if you eliminate the department of energy -- >> glad you remembered it. >> i've had some time to think about it, sir. >> me, too. >> so have voters. after a week of wild developments, nbc news resurveyed some participants in this latest poll and found perry is freefalling while newt gingrich is on the rise. herman cain's sexual allegations haven't heard but certainly have not helped. mitt romney has seen a five-point bump, but not a breakout. >> what you're seeing pretty consistently is that romney is having a lot of trouble getting much beyond a quarter of the republican vote. you still feel there's an opening for

>> yeah, well, good afternoon, veronica.y this kind of changing, this evolution of the story. of course it started yesterday morning at the press club where, you know, mr. cain said there was no settlement, that he knew of, and then all of a sudden, by the end of the day there was a settlement that he admitted that he knew of. he knew of -- that it was a settlement essentially paid out to the accuser. there has been an evolution and a very noticeable message, a loss between the staff that they cannot seem to get on the same page about this. >> all right. you know, we do appreciate your time out there, andrew. i know there's a lot more to talk about here. we'll have to let you go. nbc campaign embed andrew rafferty, thanks for your time. >>> can you believe the city with the highist number of asian americans, 1 in every 3 people is an asian american has befr elected an asian american mayor? that could all change with san francisco. no less than six candidates are of asian descent and are running for mayor in that city which b

i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone attack has killed seven militants near the afghan border. they say they are mostly affiliated with the pakistani taliban. >>> congress is fighting the obama administration's attempts to limit certain school lunch foods it says are unhealthy. the agriculture department wants to cut down on french fries and pizza and reduce sodium in kids' lunches but a final spending bill drops those limits. >>> and in china, rescuers freed two girls left dangling from an amusement park ride for almost two hours after the ride failed. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,078 after losing 74 points yesterday. the s&p stumbled 12. the nasdaq was down 21. taking a look at overseas trading this morning n tokyo, the nikkei fell 61 points, while in hong kong the hang seng dipped 159. >>> stocks fell monday and suddenly rising bond yield in italy, france and spain reminded investors it will take more

veronica? >> cool air is coming our way, guys. as far as today goes, where we had this morning light showers south of d.c. sprinkles to the north. now we have, look at that, sunshine throughout the area. sunshine but breezy conditions. we are at 58 degrees now. the wind out of the north-northeast at 16 miles per hour. adding more to the chill that is in the air. we are running several degrees below the average. good afternoon to you. folks in college park hanging on at 59 degrees. fairfax and reston coming in at 55. riverdale at 55 degrees. here's a look at the morning showers south the sprinkles north. the area of low pressure, as you can see, where most of the rain passed to the south. the clearing skies from around d.c. and pennsylvania and ohio is going to be sticking around for much of the weekend. boy oh boy, it is going to be chilly. temperatures even for the evening hours. we'll drop to 48 degrees by 7:00 p.m. and down to 42 degrees by 11:00 p.m. under a clear sky. the fast forecast, clear and chilly for the evening. a lat

. >> veronica johnson has her eyes on the sky and on the weather. veronica? >> astronomers keep the eyes on the heavens and another asteroid coming up on the 15th of november. the other one coming up ut91 only a quarter size of this latest asteroid that will make it very close to us. here's a little bit more information on asteroids. 66 our temperature. boy, oh, boy, were you loving today? so nice outside. that southwest wind at 6 miles per hour. take a look at rockville, maryland, now at 72 degrees. feels awfully nice, a great day for us and warrington at 73 degrees and oakton sitting at 66 and also at 66 degrees right at prince george's county and mitchellville. your good night forecast, we're going to keep the lovely clear sky around. a nice, starry sky night for us. dropping to 51 degrees by 11:00 p.m. so, another fantastic evening coming our way. your fast forecast as we talk about the great weather we had today and this clear evening. mild days. just how much longer, folks, can we keep this up? i mean, really. did you know there is a tropical storm out

meteorologist veronica johnson is in the weather center with details. hey, veronica. >> hey there, guys there is more rain on the way. just look at that die skye. it's gray. the clouds will start lowering before long. you may have noticed the showers today. they have been scattered showers, they have been light showers. not too bad for today. 62 degrees the temperature. take a look at the bottom of your screen. you're going to need your umbrella for the evening rush. and you're especially going toe need it by tomorrow morning. humidity is at 67%. so that's the other thing. you know, for mid-november here, it's been quite mild, with temperatures in the 60s throughout the area and it's 62 degrees right now. take a look at college park at 64. huntingdon to the south and east at 64 degrees. laytonville and damascus, you are at 62 degrees this afternoon. cloud cover throughout the area there are those scattered showers as indicated by the blobs of green. so we do not have much over us right now. a little wet in the areas around leesburg and west of hagerstow

meteorologist veronica johnson is here. she's got the answer. hey, veronica. >> hey. yeah, it's been the warmest in about a month in the area. for this date, it hasn't been warm in at least 12 years on this particular date. today gets an a plus, right? look at the sky, it's nice and pretty. it's mild outside. pushing into the mid-70s. 72 degrees right now with a south and southwest breeze at 17 miles an hour. reagan national, a lovely day for mid november. check out the temperatures in your neighborhood here. 75 degrees in annapolis, maryland. 72 in trinidad. a big afternoon for folks in burke. reston, indiana, 72. 74 in rockville. 74 in buoy and riverdale. the clouds moved out early part of the day. now, the clouds are going to move in. it's the slide we are headed down now. increasing clouds for the evening. we'll drop into the mid-60s by 7:00 and low 60s right around the upper 50s to 60 degrees. 11 p.m. and midnight. the rain. rain? who said rain? a mild evening for us. cloudy start to the day tomorrow. i will tell you when you are going to need your umbrella in a

y vamos con verÓnica.sÍ es, cundio el pÁnico en las intalaciones del periÓdico el siglo en coahuila. terminÓ con impactos de balos los escritorÍos. pero no hubo heridos. el ejÉrcito mexicano capturÓ al jefe de los caballeros templarios, y presunto responsable del plagio de 21 personas. en el operativo no fue necesario efectuar ningÚn disparo. y en tijuana se volcÓ un auto con 5 inmigrantes escondidos. rescatistas sacaron al chofer, se supo que se trataba de un trÁfico de indocumentados, el conductor se quedÓ sin dinero y sin poder cruzar. >>> mientras inspeccionaban un vehÍculo encontraron a 140 centroamericanos en una falsa pared. regreso al estudio con ustedes. >>> gracias. y un espantoso accidente estuvo a punto de cobrar la vida de un conductor de un camiÓn de carga. mÁs de una decena de bomberos trabajaron para liberarlo, a pesar de las heridas escapÓ de una muerte segura. y dos adolescentes vivieron una amarga experiencia en china, terminaron colgando boca abajo en un juego mecÁnico. un inocente de d

i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> breaking news. new york police in riot gear made a surprise sweep of occupy wall street campers last night. authorities dismantled tents ordering them to vacate the park temporarily along with all of their personal belongings. police handed out letters saying the park, quote, poses an increasing fire and health safety hazard. at least 70 have been arrested and three injured. the park has been fully cleared. the impromptu park cleaning comes on the heels of similar moves in cities across the country. just days ahead of the movement's two month anniversary on wednesday. >>> for the first time since being indicted for sexually abusing eight boys jerry sandusky is speaking out about the charges against him. sandusky insists he's not a pedophile. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: in an exclusive phone enter on "rock center," jerry sandusky, the former penn state assistant football coach, charged with 40 counts of child abuse, tells bob costas that he's innocent. >> i say i am innocent of thos

. >>> hace 10 # años verónica comenzó a trabajar en los campos de becker field california acosada porla paralizó. >>> sentí que él estaba arriba de mí. y sentí, y dije, me está haciendo algo muy malo y cuando sentí la mordida entre mis piernas, me estaba mordiendo abajo y dije que voy a hacer. >>> según ella fue violada y si alguien vio lo ocurrido, privilegia y no ayudarla. >>> llegue a la casa y me metí a bañar llegué des frozatrozada a mi ca duré como unos 3 días llorando y llorando. >>> ahora sabe que el peor error que cometió fue borrar las evidencias del abuso alba encontrars y no denunciar a su agresor de inmediato. >>> ¿por qué no lo denunciaste?. >>> era más grande la vergüenza para mí, estaba frente a mis trabajadores cuando pasó esto. >>> según erika, representante del sindicato de campesinos, estos relatos se escuchan casi a diario. >>> les aconsejamos, que reporten este tipo de violaciones, porque no debe de quedarse la mujer callada y sobre todo, existen, vuelvo a repetir existen muchas protecciones a favor de ellas, y tienen que reportarlo e inmediatamente y que pase al

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veronica johnson is live with more on the rain and possibly snow flakes later? >> yeah, we have a bit of everything for you. you know, it's what we get here around the area, washington, d.c., maryland, northern virginia. 59 is the temperature now. that is here at reagan national. we have a range in temperatures throughout the area. foggy conditions as winds lightened up. this weather system is near us. chilly, 59 degrees. there's the digital doppler xt where ek see we are getting a break from the rain we had this morning. scattered showers now. off to the west, bigger batch of rain down toward petersburg. it's going to move in around 5:30, 6:00. moderate to heavy rain. thick around charleston, heavy rain around northeastern tennessee. heavy rain there. severe weather down south in atlanta, georgia. a tornado crossed metro atlanta. a tree landed on a car. this rain, for us, it's going to be hanging on longer. as you heard, things could end with a few flakes. details on that in a couple minutes. now, a look at the temperatures. 55 in gaithersburg to 68 in pax rive

verÓnica! >> ¡muy buenos dÍas!erÓnica. >> como shakira ninguna. >> mija muÉvelo que para eso lo tienes. [risas] >> bienvenida, bienvenida a tu sa. >> gracias. >> poncho de anda estÁ en una asignaciÓn especial y nuestra querida chiquinquirÁ delgado estÁ en las gas de primera mano en primera fila. >> la no ha parado. despuÉs de una noche llena de sorpreas. yo creo que nadie ha dormido. >>vamos para allÁ. mi chiqui, nomÁs se perdiÓ el sueÑo. >> asÍ es, muchachos, yo continÚo aquÍ en las vegas, a pocas horas de haber terminado latin gry. nosotros no hemos dormido nada. a mÍ el opening del latin grammy me puso la piel de gallina. la orquesta sinfÓnica simón bolÍvar. calle 13 que se llevaron 9 grammy de sus nominaciones. >> hakira con ese tributo y homenaje. y tambiÉn los tigres del norte con paulina rubi yo estaba preparaba para anunci mi premio. >> asher junto a romeo. >> un espectÁculo que fue superaplaudido. >> siguen ocurriendo cosas en las gas. >> allÍ tambiÉn estuvo luis sandoval y tienen muchos datos que tienen q

veronica sanchez. >> good afternoon. veronica sanchez. we just -- i wanted to thank you on behalf of the captain for the rate accommodation for the bar pilots. the bar pilots are members of our union. certainly, we are very supportive of their work. we also support the request that they have before you now to try to bring some clarity -- what the expectations are going to be for their lease hold and property for the america's cup, with the hope there can be some resolution that it will be in their favor and will not be disrupted. there seems to be a difference in language between what is in the least and in the staff report and the newspaper. so we are certainly supportive of that. thank you. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? commissioners? >> i was going to ask about the implications on the america's cup, but i think we cover that in staff's report. i did have a technical question. the change would be just the prevailing market rent. is that at the time of renewal? what if the rent goes up and down and it happens to

veronica leads a team have volunteers that spend hours caring for them for hours.s is the only song bird rescue hospital in northern california. >> my story is i found what i thought was a nest of birds but it was house sparrow that has had fallen off the eve of our house. i brought them to a local rehabilitation center. they were desperate for volunteers. >> 15 years later.... >> we have eight i have a years on the property. >> she has changed it over to a hospital. >> no water birds, just song birds. >> these little birds have big appetites. they need 20 eat every 20 minutes. in fact they will go through 200,000 meal worms a week. >> you get their mouth open and put the food in. >> song birds come here from a variety of places, some have fallen from trees, others have been hit by cars or maybe run into windows. some are prey for other animals. >> there were 500 plus birds that were hit by a cat. >> the rest are cared for by hand at her home. funding for the hospital comes from the sonoma county wildlife rescue, a nonprofit for wild animals. >> all the song birds,

this is the live picture behind pat, me and veronica today. they are bringing the boxes out. >> are they decorating? >> the party's coming later. see them unloading the boxes out there, the tree's up out front, they've got the garland going. >> they're doing it right now. and we know they have the tree on the inside. >> it's a good thing they're not putting up lights on the outside. it's been a little breezy today for sure. we've had nine straight days where temperatures were above average. so here at the end of november, back down. >> we're going to take the plunge. >> we're going to take the plunge. it is going to be a little cooler tomorrow, folks. get ready. you're going to need that warm coat tomorrow. 52 is where our temperature is right now. that's about what it's going to feel like tomorrow, too. breezy, cool conditions sticking and for a while. let's look at your good night-wake-up forecast. saving us will be the wind that's hanging on. chilly conditions, in up upper 30s to low 40s for tomorrow morning with some cloud cover still left

she was >>> okay, veronica calls this day, we have been robbed so call 911, right?lgt. >> is that the drill? >> we couldn't see the day because it was so foggy? >> on days we don't have sunshine, or at least a little sunshine, i feel like we are getting robbed. >> what is that? >> i know. >> it's the front yard. >> get your windex, go to the tv screen and start wiping. i don't know. maybe that will improve something. it is awfully foggy out there. over the last few hours, i continue to see the visibility drop. the fog is getting thicker. it's soupy out there. of course it's the afternoon and evening rush. 55 degrees, is the temperature. a northeast wind at 12 miles per hour. here is a look at the visibility throughout the area. under two miles in gaithersburg and frederick. it's going to continue to drop throughout the evening with rainshowers. they will become more widespread through the evening hours. misty and drizzly. winchester and leesburg light showers. more as we go through the next couple hours. we are wet at 9:00 and 11:00. 51 to 50 for early tomorrow morn

i'm here with veronica johnson holding a web chat now. go to www.nbcwashington.com and click on the page there to join our web chat. ask us anything you want about the winter weather outlook. we'll have it coming up in ten to 15 minutes. looking at the rain moving into the area. the rain is becoming heavy around fredericksburg and southern maryland. more rain on the way. yes, it may end as some snow. we are not looking at any accumulation. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. >>> in the wake of the allegations of child sex abuse at penn state, several states, including maryland are considering weather to toughen child sex abuse laws. chris gordon joins us with the story. chris? >> maryland, virginia and the district all have laws requiring professionals to report child abuse. they can impose a $300 fine and jail sentence if it's ignored. in virginia, a $500 civil penalty. now maryland is considering changing its law to make it a crime. more change could come in the wake of the penn state child abuse scandal. footbal

pasamos con verÓnica del castillo. >> gracias. asi es.ciones de un periÓdico en coahuila pues sujetos armados dispararon contra la fachada. >> en tijuana se volcÓ un auto robado con cinco inmigrantes escondidos debajo de los asientos. sacaron al chofer del vehÍculo que quedo atorado. se supo que habia trafico de indocumentados. -ú>> mientras unos soldados inspeccionaban vehÍculos en chiapas encootraron a 140 centroamericanos en un trailer. dos hombres fueron detenidos por su presunta conexiÓn con el hallazgo. >> gracias por esa informacion. un espantoso accidente casi se cobrÓ la vida del conductor dd un camiÓn de carga en china. e l -el vehÍculo volcÓ y el chofer quedÓ atrapado. mÁs de una decena de bomberos trabajaron para liberarlo. de cara a la muerte se encontraron dos adolescentes de china que mientras buscaban diversiÓn vivieron una amarga experiencia pues terminaron colgando boca abajo en una atraccion de un parque. un inocentes de dos aÑos muriÓ en california. el pequeÑo tenÍa el crÁneo fracturado por los presuntos maltratos a ma

verÓnica, adelante¿quÉ es lo Único?.l secretario viajaban licÓptero dea ciudad d mÉxico hacia cuerno vaca para asistir a u rniÓn con procuradores cuao la nave se desplomÓ, aquÍ la informaciÓn. >>> el accidente ocurriÓ a las 10 de la maÑana. autoridad de comenzaron a buscar el helicÓpter al darse cuenta que esteo cumplÍa con el itinerario de vuelo horas mÁs tarde una vo kwcera da presidencia informÓ que fueron localizados y que no habÍa sobrevivientes. >>> lamentablemente el secretario de gobernaciÓn, sus colaboradores, y la tripulaciÓn del helicÓpterfueron hallados sinvida. >>> juntal secretario de gobernaciÓn, viajaban 7 personas rumbo a cuerno vaca para asistir al encuentro de procuradores d justicia al ente rers de la tragedia. maelo ebrard viajÓ con una ambulancia aÉrea pero fue muy tarde. el helicÓptero de la fuerza aÉrea quedÓ destruido. tras el accidente que viste de luto al paÍs. cancelÓ su gira por baja california y hawai. para la cumbre del apec. >>> hacen pensar la posibilidad de un accidente. no obante, agara

. >>> como tantas otras verÓnica viviÓ en carne propia el brutal abuso. >>> querÍa gritar, pero no con como 3 dÍas. >>> ahora sabe que el peor error que cometiÓ fue borrar las evidencia alba encontrars y no tu anunciar al agresor. >>> porque no lo denunciaste? >>> porque estaba con el trabajador. >>> segÚn ella representante del sindicato de campesinos eso relatos se escuchan a diario. >>> los aconsejamos que reporten este tipo de violaciÓn porque no se tienen que quedar calladas porque existen muchas protecciÓn a favor de ella asÍ que tienen que reportarlo antes que esto siga a mÁs adelante y que pase algo peor. >>> mÓnica ramÍrez directora del programa de mujeres inmigrantes en estado del sur dice que el estigma de una violaciÓn provoca un fuerte impacto emocional. >>> es tan triste hablar con las mujeres porque estÁn solas d decisidel adversid desilusionada. >>> ella es autor de un estudio que doc menta las terrible *s condiciÓn que viven. >>> querÍamos educar al pÚblico acerca de lo que pasa con las mujeres. >>> entre los hallazgos dicen que el 80% de ella sufren aagÚn tipo de abus

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz.ccused herman cain is still out there denying he ever sexually harassed two former employ peeps can he recover and why are some of his defenders making this about race. >>> can you believe the city with the largest asian american population has never elected a marr mayor of asian decent. >>> who did this and what republicans are saying about it is straight ahead. >> thank you, veronica. pregnant jessica, an elephant falls and field of dreams sold. let's go down to the fire. was a halloween theme on "dancing with the stars." ricki lake and j.r. martinez were the showstoppers. rob kardashian danced to the adams family while his family is standing by sister kim who filed for divorce yesterday. he is offering his unconditional support to his sis. >>> and the kardashian divorce overshadowed the other big celebrity news. jessica simpson is pregnant. she tweeted, it's true. i'm going to be a mummy and wore a mummy costume. she's engaged to eric johnson. >>> this video is unreal. a zoo in the

. >> storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson has more on when the wet weather could be moving in on us. >> that's right. but today couldn't have been more perfect across the area. it was dry, sunny and warm, everything you want for shopping. we got the best deal of all. we have clear skies throughout the area. a nice blue sky. it feels nice, too, at 61 degrees. it's nice for november. these types of temperatures more what you would find in the early part of november. on top of that, a nice south wind coming through the area. as far as the sky cover goes, take a look at it on the satellite in radar review. no drops around the area. you have to look hard to find the clouds. we have a few high clouds making their ways through westminster, frederick and gaithersburg including the district. for the most part, overnight, we have a clear to mostly clear sky. check out the temperatures now. the mercury at 61 degrees. cleveland park, tacoma park good afternoon to you. kensington, 64. 70 degrees right now in fredericksburg, virginia. we drop to 57 degrees by 7:00 p.m. temperatures rose very quic