some of the money. >> it looks like we timed the weather perfectly for the lighting of the washington monument. ava is down there at the monument. as long as we can keep the rain away you can't ask for much more. >> can you imagine fit was 70 degrees right now? it would be hard to get into the holiday spirit. it is not that bad i'm dressed in layers and i feel fine. temperatures are not too bad around the monument i'm measuring 42 degrees. all the activity, all the lights, and the food venders i think it adds a little bit of heat. so things are looking good, we have the mostly clear skies and it is a good thing that the winds are light as well. i was talking to the engineering this morning who help put on the fireworks and wind is crucial to have very light winds for the fireworks. it is key to have this event go off without a hitch. as you can see, the crowd is filling up, and the music is going. people are dressed for the occasion, they have their festive winter gear on and it feels like the holidays. we'll continue to have updates live from mount vernon. >> here's what we expect for the nex

baltimore's washington monument. hi, jess. >> hi, kai. as you can hear, the festivities are already under way here in mount vernon. take a live look from sky eye chopper 13. what a beautiful evening. it always makes baltimore city look like such a beautiful place. a beautiful place as it possibly could be, with such a nice night as this. the music is going. the warm cocoa is flowing. and they have been out and about all day, getting ready for 5,000 people to descend on this area tonight. take a look. >> reporter: the unofficial start to the holiday season gets under way in just a few hours. >> 41 years we have been doing the monument lighting. it started out as a simple gathering of neighbors around the monument. and it's grown into this fireworks and laser extravaganza. >> reporter: crews prepare for some 5,000 people who will fill the holiday village here in mount vernonful. >> full color lasers. you're going to see laser beams all over your head and beautiful colors tonight. >> the monument is 178 feet tall. and it's covered with 16,00

the 21st annual lighting of the washington monument is a time- honored city tradition featuring a fire works and laser light show. >> have you ever been that close to fire works? >> no. >> was that cool or scary? >> cool and scary at the same time. >> reporter: some 5000 people turned out for the big event. it included darius web. >> we saw the tree all decorated. i'm all in the christmas tree. this is my favorite month. >> you better watch out, you better not cry. >> reporter: it's the sights and sounds of the holiday season, baltimore style. with vendors selling food, drinks, and merchandise. city leaders say the lighting ceremony is is also an economic boost for mt. vernon. >> it was awesome. this was amazing. >> this is my favorite holiday event. it puts me in the holiday spirit. >> reporter: it really does put you in the holiday spirit. we just talked with city transportation officials out here. still breaking down, but they assured eyewitness news everything should be back to normal by about midnight. there won't be any problems and the roads will be reopened for the morning rush

lit up their monument and we can do it better and that began to cherish the lightening of the washington monument. this is the 41st lighting of the "a monumental occasion." a lot of people come here in person and a lot of people watch it here on tv. we have ladies here from the baltimore school of arts. >> my name is maddy. >> i'm maggie. >> i'm in the dance department. >> i'mally and i'm in the theater department. >> we know this is the first year that the choir has performed here, right, so why can we expect? >> something great. they were right around the corner and they are so talented and amazing. you are going to be blown away. >> are you the official fan club here? >> definitely. we worked really hard. >> number one fan. >> we've heard them warming up and they are amazing. >> i'm so excited. i'm really excited because we don't get to hear a lot of their things but what i do hear is they are incredible and you should really watch it. >> you have to watch it. you have to be there. we're going to have more details on the food that is down here too. >> can't wait. >> we're prepared to be blown

it's going to be pretty cold for the washington monument lighting tonight. they will shut down many roads in mount veer monobeginning at 9:00 a.m. mount veer monoplace westbound lanes are going to close from charles cathedral then later in the day north charles street going to be affected as well as the eastbound lanes of mount vernon place. just go to abc2news.com for a complete list of the closures. a live look right now at 83 just north of 695. traffic moving right along. no problems heading downtown this morning. here's what 695 looks like at harford road. no delays right now on the east side. but traffic is starting to pick up in the area. and as we check in and take a look at the drive times you'll notice the west side of the beltway free of delays right now it's going to take you nine minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70. and everything will be up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel. just eight minutes to travel northbound from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charl

that's because today is the annual lighting of the washington monument. and festivities start in mount vernon at 5:30 this morning. the lights and fireworks happen around 7:45. the year lardarius webb will flip the switch and starting this morning there's going to be road closures in the area because of the event. here's lauren cook and let you know how to get around that area. >>> well this lighting will really impact the traffic in mount vernon this morning. beginning at 9:00 a.m., the westbound lanes of mount vernon place will shut down from charles street to cathedral street. at 10:00 a.m. the east drive of north charles street is going to be closed between center street and madison street. and then at 6:00 this eastbound lanes of mount vernon place are going to shut down in the area. for a complete list of the closures go to abc2news.com and all of the traffic closures will be lifted at 11:00 p.m. no problems right now traveling through the tunnels and you are going out to the beltway. everything up to speed here. no problems getting up to towson. he

marches, even the threat of a terrorist attack, but when a magnitude 5.8 quake rattles the washington monumentat's not surprising the ranger on duty at the top is a little shaken. a rare earthquake jolts a national monument, and a park ranger faces the test of her life. >> i felt very, very, very terrified, very scared. thinking that i may not get out of the building. >> then while inspecting the damage, an engineer is taken for a hair-raising right. nicolette williams has worked as a park ranger at the national mall in washington, d.c., for two years. she enjoys interacting with tourists from all over the globe. >> every single day, we work at our different memorials and provide historical tours for visitors. >> on august 23rd, 2011, she's assigned to the washington monument. >> it's 500 feet up and we have windows on all four sides. you can see very far into maryland, virginia, about 30, 35 miles at least. >> security camera footage from just before 2:00 p.m. shows nicolette on the observation level as high up in the monument as visitors can go. she's waiting to take a group of about 20 tour

thank you for joining us from the vigil at the washington monument.oming up, i'm going to take you to another visible jill. there are so many. if people aren't holding vigil in their own homes tonight, at least the people in this community have headed to two logical churches. at one of those vigil s you're going to hear from the governor dan malloy and how he is reaching out to the people who live here who are bewildered and shocked by what's happened here today. yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> we're live with breaking news in newtown, connecticut, a small town in the southwestern part of this state that has been faced with the worst evil according to this state's governor that they will ever likely see. even the president had to wipe away tears today as he offered his support to the families of the victims of this terrible school shooting in connecticut. here's some of president

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joinizers say people will form a large community circle around the washington monument. goal is to find ways to prevent similar tragedies in the future. >> the debate over guns in america, the national rifle association is not backing down from its controversial idea of putting armed guards in the nation's schools. >> i don't understand why you cannot just four minutes imagine when a horrible monster his way into a if a good school that been there, had might be unable to stop him. the nation's cardigan rights as a white house task may try ton violence undermine the second amendment. >> u.s. senator free on bond after being arrested for alleged drunk driving. the idaho republican ran a red light in alexandria early sunday morning. he failed several field sobriety tests. he issued a statement saying he is deeply sorry for the accident in the circumstances. made a mistake for which i family, myo my any others whond in me.ir trust i accept responsibility and will whatever penalty and measures toke ensure the circumstances never repeated." is expected in court on danaher 1/4.

. >>> staying with the holidays, the washington monument will affect several streets.he details in tonight's time saver traffic. >> reporter: many roads are shut down for tonight's annual monument lighting. it's closed from charles to center street. the eastbound lane will close at 6 p.m. tonight. the west drive of north charles street will be closed from center to madison street. eastbound will close at 6 p.m. as well. parking restrictions are in effect fort neighborhood. all streets are rescheduled to help at 11:00 tonight. i'll be tracking the delays of your commute tomorrow on good morning maryland. >> >> the fight for same-sex marriage rights took a big step forward today. what same sex couples planning to marry can do now. >>> a man responsible for caring for students, charged with a terrible crime. the latest on the sex offenses at the maryland school of the deaf. oh, you have a keurig vue brewer? oh, it's great! now i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? well, inside the brewer, there's this train that's powerful enough to carry more c

we're about an hour away from the lighting of the washington monument. sky eye chopper 13 is over mount vernon right now, where preparations are under way for the lighting ceremony. and you can probably see down there, crowds are gathering for the fun. we're live on the ground, too. jessica kartalija with more on the excitement. >> reporter: well, vic, it's always exciting. some people say they come year after year, and they look forward to this being their official start to the holiday season. and then we were just over talking with some people. and it's the very first time they were here. and they are loverring every minute of it. we were here when crews started setting up this afternoon. take a look. >> reporter: the unofficial start to the holiday season gets under way in just a few hours. >> 41 years we have been doing the monument lighting. it start out as at simple gathering of neighbors around the monument. and it's grown into this fireworks and laser extravaganza. >> crews prepare for some 5,000 people who will fill the holiday village here in m

happening on federal hill but one of the clings that makes charm city big is the lighting of the washington monument. the lights will go on right at 7:45. the streets are blocked off and they will be closed until 11:00 tonight. >> we're talking about the annual tradition. the kindertime toy drive is back. we're a proud sponsor of the toy drive. you can drop off any new unwrapped toy and you can also did to any celebree learning centers. for a full list, go to abc2news.com/toy drive. >>> each week we give you a look at a student. >> but each week we got a little twist. how a whole team is seth the example for their school. >> firefighters save lives every day, but today they're doing it differently. >> 41 degrees out at bwi. that's seven degrees below average. we guarantee 45. so didn't quite get there. we'll talk about the change coming tomorrow. it's dry now. that may not be the same case tomorrow. more details straight ahead. >>> a beautiful day. very chilly. wyatt's got a complete look at the forecast coming up. >>> we bring you the story of different students who are excelling. this week it's a

coming up at 5:00, we're live at the 41st annual lighting of the washington monument.y exclusive interview with santa claus. that's all coming up on wjz. >> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> school bus bullying. a student threatens others with a bb gun. >> tonight, angry parents talk to wjz. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> some baltimore city school parents are fuming tonight, after they say that student took bullying to a dangerous level. wjz is live at arlington elementary school, where the bb gun was recovered. derek valcourt has more on what happened. >> reporter: they didn't know it was

independence when construction crews installed an aluminum capstone at the top of the washington monument ground. it had been almost four decades since they laid the corner stone and more than a century since congress first approved a tribute to george washington. construction was stopped a number of times because of funding problems and then there was that matter of the civil war. but crews eventually did complete it. leaving a permanent mark on the skyline of our capitol. the washington monument remains the tallest structure in d.c. and the tallest stone structure in the world it reached its peak 128 years ago

. >> this is the old washington monument syndrome. you know this.n i worked down there, anytime there's a little bit of cuts someplace people start saying we're going to have to close down the washington monument. we're going to have to close down the national parks. we'll never have another tour nift washington, d.c. it's all lot of crap, ernie. all this is would be a small reduction in the growth of the federal workforce. and god knows we could use that. >> i know up wouldn't it be wonderful if we could actually bring that down to a freeze or even a 1% actual cut? not in the growth but in what its is right now. >> i'd love that. >> unfortunately the language that washington uses is designed to conceal what's really going on. >> i know. >> we've got to make sure that reporters, you're doing a good job of focusing on the right things. other reporters should, too. >> got to change the whole budget baseline. this is a flimflam started in 1974. and it's been one of the greatest causes you're right. we ought to cut the level of spending back to last yea

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there's the washington monument under a clear, cold, and calm sky on this thursday morning. good morning. brr. 36 at reagan national. and we've got a light wind that's coming in out of the north right now. we're talking windchill. yes, windchills are down into the 20s and the temperatures are in the 20s to nearly 30 degrees. most of virginia, most of maryland, that includes prince george's county, montgomery, arlington, fairfax into the mountains of west virginia and western maryland. many locations there down onto the mid 20s and it's right around freezing as well in the shenandoah valley. here's the view from space. we've got a clear sky here. a few whispy, high clouds coming across the upper midwest. those may be drifting in here later today. but lots of sunshine. a clear morning commute. we'll have dry conditions. we'll be in the upper 20s and low 30s as you head off to work and school on this thursday morning. >>> and then for your lunch hour, some of those high clouds drifting in. chilly in the low and mid 40s by noontime and it will be hovering perhaps in the mid 40s

the washington monument can sort of be seen near in the background, and the lincoln memorial, even further than that . the inaugural ceremony itself. we had an indication here today. normally an indication at a presidential inauguration, and the court that i found, it took place in 1961 when cardinal cushing deliver the invitation of kennedy's inauguration and the platform actually started to catch fire. you can see the smoke right there, and you can see a martial just to the right of the cardinal working to put it out, and you can also select of concern on eisenhower and kennedy space. no question about that. the marshall put it out. was a short in the electoral system. now, another thing that has taken place four times my history has been a poet delivering a poem at a presidential inauguration. the first time that ever took place was in 1961. a lot happening that year. everything that happened that year, vice-president johnson botched the vice president's inaugural of. here dealing with the palm here, that is robert frost, fame ballot, the first pilot to ever speak at a presidential inau

the washington monument right there. it is nice and clear. i could see the moon this morning. was very bright. you are going to feel the cold out there as you wake up today. we'll check in with tucker here in a second. >> first, we want to talk about this. new year can bring a fresh start. we want to know what is your big of the hope for 2013. we've gotten a lot of comments on facebook this morning, plenty of them having to do with the redskins, of course, joseph campbell has more than one wish. he tells us his biggest hope for 2013 is winning the powerball and the redskins winning the super bowl a close second. at least he got it in order. share your new year's wishes with us on facebook. just search for us under fox 5 morning news. >> a lot of excitement. people are looking at the super bowl. >> i think a lot of people probably have those wishes in that order. >> especially that first one. >> have your priorities straight. >> so did you enjoy the win yesterday? >> of course. >> the wind. >> oh, i thought he said the same thing. >> i thought you said win. >> yes, the wind. >>

here's a look outside at the washington monument. the historic landing will take place this evening. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. efforts by police to rid the streets of illegal guns has resulted in their 1000th arrest of the year. a man was reportedly carrying a handgun at the time. anthony batts praised the commitment to reading neighborhoods of illegal guns. a woman has been charged with the murder of her son. nicole fitzgerald is charged with first and second degree murder, child abuse, and assault. she admitted to killing her child on sunday and then cutting her throw. kate middleton is out of the hospital this morning. she left the hospital less than an hour ago where she spent the last few days after her pregnancy was announced. will go to kensington palace for a period of rest. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking a problem on the west side. it is a busy spot. speeds of 19 miles per hour in the outer loop and conti

stephanie rawlings-blake and lardarius webb helped countdown to the lighting of the washington monumentmount vernon. some of our mourning faces turned into night owls for the event. i do not know how you're able to do that. >> i was following your lead. >> the fireworks were spectacular. >> some other lighting ceremonies are going on today. midnightegins wi-- madness begins. in cockeysville, the military tree lighting. attendees will honor those serving overseas. we want to show off your decorations. tell us what your house should be featured on 11 news. that is working out pretty good. >> great displays. 33 degrees at the airport. same-sex marriage licenses are officially available in maryland. >> one problem couples could encounter. >> >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. happy friday. how is the forecast looking? >> yesterday the flavor was chilly. ok. today, a different flavor. not quite as chilly

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and lardarius webb throwing the switch to light up the washington monumentmount vernon. it was broadcast live right here on tv 11 with donna hamilton. there were musical performances by area choirs. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> time to take a look at your morning commute. word of an accident on york road at fox talbot roil road. a delay on southbound 95 coming out of white marsh. up to speed when you get on to the beltway on the north side. a bit of a delay at security down towards edmondson. this is the j.f.x. at ruxton road. southbound traffic starting to build into town. checking at ok on 295 down towards 32. 50 at sandy point running smoothly at the toll plaza to and from the eastern shore. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with john. >> thank you. we take a look at the camera. there is a cloud deck overhead with a weather system approaching. the temperature is up at ocean city. the temperature at the airport is 35 degrees. the barometer is dropping. most of the rain will be from new england to the gre

she is down by the washington monument. >> did morning, tony -- good morning, tony. this tradition started 41 years ago. we're talking more about this with michael evits. so much fun. the festivities run for the evening hours. >> it is a full evening. we'll have a shopping stroll up charles street. the event runs from 5:30 until 7:45. >> we are live that not vernon place. >>-- we are live at mount vernon place. >> there will be a holiday village and plenty of activities for everybody. >> this place is a little tight. or should people plan to parker -- where should people plan to park? >> we suggest people take mass transit and walked up charles street. there will be choirs and bars and restaurants and plenty to see and do. >> there will be some local choirs. choir.ld-famous acqui >> great. you can watch it live on tv or attend the defense. temperatures in the low 40's. we will have mostly clear skies and light wind. pervert whether to enjoy the 41st monument lighting -- perfect weather to enjoy the 41st-lighting. donna hamilton will be there with mindy. >> i am the s

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." >> under the people are expected to gather at the washington monument this afternoon to honor the victims of the connecticut school shooting. organizers of the circle up for kids events a people will join hands to form a large community circle around a anna kournikova. loveville noontime event is to urge people to find ways to prevent similar incidents in the future. people in new york city who want tighter gun laws are making their voices heard, marching over the brooklyn bridge last night carrying candles. they stopped in the middle of the abridged read the names of the children and adults killed at sandy hook elementary school. >> the debate over guns in america took center stage on the sunday morning talk shows. the national rifle association is not backing down from a controversial idea of putting armed guards in schools. >> i don't understand why you cannot just four minutes imagine that when that horrible monster tried to shoot his way into sandy hook school and that if a good guy with a gun had been there, he might of been able to stop largest gun rights lobby also says th

there is your live view of the washington monument. and more of washington, d.c. a better view than we had yesterday morning at this time. we can certainly say that. stick with us. coming up in just a little bit, dave ross will be here. he has another interview with lorenzo alexander of the redskins coming up. >> good morning. you saw the visibility. iality better than it was yesterday. during the afternoon yesterday, the fog got dense for a while. >> it did. that was weird. >> i think we'll see more sunshine than we've seen the last couple of days and temperatures which will be bothered aring on the balmy side, upper 50s. >> it feels good. it is after all. >> december 18th. i know because it is my mother's birthday. >> oh, happy birthday j allison's daughter's birthday is today as well. >> that's right. >> december 18th. more sunshine, temperatures upper 50s. one region that has a dense fog advisory up toward hagerstown, martinsburg as you get into western maryland. you've gait dense fog advisory. eastern west virginia as well. dense fog advisory until #:00 a.m.

here's another view you can look back at the washington monument and can sort of the scene in the background and the lincoln memorial is even further than that. the inaugural ceremony itself we have an indication here today there is normally an indication of the presidential inauguration and the clerk i found took place in 1961 when the cardinal delivered the indication the kennedy's inauguration and the platform actually started to catch fire. you can see the smoke right there and the marshall just to the right working to put it out and you can also see the looks of concern on eisenhower and kennedy face. [laughter] no question about that you get the marshall put out. was a little short in the electrical system. now another thing that has taken place four times in our history has been a poet delivering the poem at the presidential inauguration. and the first time that ever took place was in 1961. there was a lot happening that year with vice president johnson botched the vice presidential inaugural vote. but here dealing with a poem that's robert frost the first kuwait to evers to get the p

washington should go back to being like the washington monument and the lincoln memorial. we have hedge fund managers who have bet we could have a benign finish to the year. it doesn't look like that's going to happen. heem go, here we go gn, it's going to be t.a.r.p. all over again. it's the same one we did today for actionar alerts.com. we judge the u.s. economy to be strong, strong enough to survive a fall into a trampoline or a deep pool. housing, autos, thinking china related can be bought right here. this is an opportunity to buy not sell as we work towards a deal. it might actually take until the super bowl when everyone by then will have seen their truncated paycheck and you have to get a deal by then. you would have expected a much bigger sell-off today unless, of course, you recognize that a compromise is much easier reached in 2013 than 2012. if we only have to wait a short time before we get a kick the can deal from the government, better be a buyer than a seller. compromise is far, far more likely than not, despite last night's shenanigashenanigans. jack in fl

inauguration since 1981 and there is another view where you can look all the way back at the washington monument and a sort of be seen at the background and the lincoln memorial is even further than that. the inaugural ceremony itself, not have an invocation here today. there's normally an indication that inauguration as well and it took place in 1961 when cardinal delivered the invocation and the plot from actually started to catch fire. you can see the smoke right there it of the marshall just to the right of the cardinal looking to put it out and you can see the look of concern on eisenhower and kennedy's face. [laughter] no question about that. the marshall put it out. it was a short in the electrical system. another thing that has taken place four times in our history has been the poet delivering a poem of a presidential inauguration and the first time that ever took place was in 1961 there was a lot happening at your, vice president johnson botched the vice presidential inaugural, but here dealing with the poem that is a robert frost, the same poet, the first to ever speak of the president

you can see the cathedral there, the washington monument. nice and clear. it's monday, christmas eve. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. tucker barnes is here to bring us gifts weather-wise or maybe not. cold or gifts. >> you want the cold. >> no, i mean coal. >> like coal. >> i was trying to tie it altogether. >> i don't bring coal to anybody. i can't do it. >> that was a bad connection. >> i thought you said cold. >> i did, too. >> i will leave it alone. >> let's do the weather. if you are out doing last minute shopping here, it's not going to be a beautiful day. we have clouds on the increase. eventually showers in here and it could start at the onset as a little period of mix, wintry mix. by that i mean a few snowflakes, maybe a few ice pellets. some of the sleet that we see this time of year as the system moves in. the timing on this very small wintry event will be 1:00, 2:00. >> there is the radar. you can see the activity in the carolinas, pushing to southwest virginia. we are several hours away before any rain shower activity arr

circle up for kids kicks off at noon and people will join hands around the washington monument and sing song reminiscent to the classic scene the grinch that stole christmas. >>> santa made a special delivery over the weekend. as we head to break, a live look outside. we have traffic and weather up next. next. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> santa has a new way of getting around. over the weekend, he hitched a ride on a helicopter. he flew over north county high school to drop candy canes to the kids waiting below. the event was organized all scott ministries -- alscott ministries. >> how cute. >> he is surveying the route he will take. >> i'm working on that. >> the route. >> one of the kids wanted to know what route he was taking. >> see how it fill into place just then. >> yeah. >> he has a busy couple of days. >> yeah. >> getting ready to go. >>> around here, if you are going to be out and about getting last minute presents, it looks like conditions here, it won't be a beautiful day but w

this is a live look outside at the washington monument at 5:13 this friday morning.there is only a couple more days left in this year. we are almost done. with the chances of more winter weather heading our way, now is a great time to get the fox 5 weather app. search for d.c. weather in the app store. p store. >> all right. >> you keep leaving out the most important part. it's free. >> we should have like a little sound track. >> yes, my favorite word. >> the first thing i did was check out the fox 5 weather app. >> so did i. >> i was looking for something different than you but yeah. >> i was looking at the 10-day, trying to plan out my whole life. >> that is my favorite thing. >> i'm going hour by hour. i look at the hourly. >> i looked to see if the national weather service had issued any advisories for tomorrow morning. >> have they? >> yes, they have. they did about 15 minutes ago. we'll take a look at that in just a minute. let's do temperatures and we've got a lot to talk about. the storm coming in tomorrow, not going to be a terribly strong one but it will b

you see the washington monument in the distance. and look at what is blooming! this photo was taken yesterday. cherry blossoms are blooming. this is near 38th and albermarle in northwest washington. another one of our viewers sent in this flower blooming next to her house. it's december and we have to remind ourses. if you have interesting weather or nature photos send them to us as nbcwashington.com. there's capitol hill, basking in the sun. 59 at reagan national and a wind from the quest at 10 miles an hour. that's going to increase in speed. over the last several hours we had that patchy morning fog all gone and lots of sunshine from the blue ridge east. blue ridge west is mostly cloudy and upper level disturbance that's passing through over the next few hours and right now ahead of that it's mild temperatures. all these areas in green are in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees but a chill in the air out of the mountains. only in the 30s to near 40 degrees. behind the front, the front yet to get through. so we'll have an abrupt change occurring overnight. montg

live look outside right now at the washington monument. it is straight up 6:00. thing are changing. it was warm a couple of days and now it is back to normal, back to our typical december weather. good morning to you. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm he tony perkins, in for sarah simmons this morning. you know, you expect this to happen because you told us about it. but still, it's like no! we liked that couple of days. >> it is kind of like the lunch bag letdown. you are a kid, you open your lunch bag and it's like oh, not what i thought. >> mother nature whipped them in and whipped them out. bundle up if you are heading out. it is seriously chilly out there. we have a few high clouds to the north and west of us but other than that, we are expecting clear conditions and lots of sunshine today. ridge of high pressure is in control and that will set us up for sunshine. yesterday's highs, 63 at reagan national airport. 61 at dulles and 64 at bwi thurgood marshall. temperatures will be some 20 degrees or so cooler than that into the course of today and actually, even with our high today, we w

live look at the beautiful skyline of our nation's capitol with the jefferson memorial and washington monument standing tall. it is 35 chilly degrees colder some some parts of the viewing area. thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is bundled up on the weather terrace and needs to be because it's definitely chilly. >> got the gloves, the jacket. earlier in the week i was sign in a suit jacket but a much, much colder morning out here, 20, 30 degrees colder than this time yesterday. we start with the day planner. it's going to be sunny and the winds will be relatively light today, turning southeast at 5 miles an hour. but much colder. 43 at noon with a high today about 46, 47 and sunrise not until 7:13. just starting to see a little nice glow in the southeast sky but the third quarter moon shining brightly overhead thanks for the clouds that went through and left us. we're left with mostly clear sky this morning and temperatures on the cold side. down to 23 in cumberland and frederick it's 27. for winchester and luray and culpeper 27. an

we think about the washington monument, the white house. people think about the potomac river. why is that? >> what was the last part? >> people think about the white house and the national monument and the potomac river. why is that? >> certain people think about the potomac river, that's one of the things i was trying to push toward. especially for people who live in the washington area, the potomac is seen as an obstacle during their commute to work every day. their driving over it or going under it on the subway. i really want to stress that we have this incredible natural resource right on the front doorstep. it's a natural river. this very, very few levies on. web bald eagles along this river. is incredible. it's not exactly fully clean yet but we are working on that. but it's a wonderful resource. either way, we get 90% of our drinking water comes out of this river. it's important here for every people, every person who lives in the washington area. >> you talk about the historical significance of the river. >> mount vernon is the house the george washington owned and ex

towards the washington monument. 30-mile-an-hour winds at the airport.are going to continue to see breezy conditions through the rest of the night. temperatures are mild. especially for this time of year. 46 at gathers sxwurg 46 in leesburg. starting to cool a little. 51 in ft. belvoir. sat night and radar pictures showing we have had some clouds move on through. but now we are seeing mostly clear skies. that's what we are going to jooefr night tonight. even with this wind we are not going to see much in the way of significant weather. just going to be that wind and that wind will actually help temperatures to stay up a little bit this evening. the average low temperature this time of year is in d.c., 32 degrees. i think we will be well above that at 40 tonight. 32 in frederick. tomorrow another nice day. still a little bit on the breezy side. not bad. 55 in d.c. 52 in martins sxwurg 56 in culpeper. 57 in fredericksburg. tomorrow looks great. i think tomorrow will be the last really nice, mild day before we move into transition period. that coming to thu

that's washington monument. be back in a moment. . >>> we're back with your look at what's upcoming, new and noteworthy. it's your capitol rundown for the week of december 24th, 2012. starting off monday, at 11:00 a.m., george washington's mount vernon estates opens the rarely-scene third floor for christmas at mount vernon event, detailing how the first president marked the holidays. doors open at 9:00 a.m. tuesday, december 25th is christmas. federal offices are closed along with many houses of worship, but the basilica of the national shrine will celebrate christmas masses throughout the day. the shrine is at 400 michigan avenue in northeast. >>> wednesday, december 26th, smithsonian community museum presents separate and unequal, black baseball in the district of columbia, focusing on dc's most heralded teams like the homestead braves. doors open at 10:00 a.m. at fort place north. thursday, december 27th, the results of maryland's expanded gambling referendum take effect, as 24-hour gaming begins at casinos

you can see the washington monument to the left. the u.s. capitol dome to the right is amazing majestic view and it's open seven days a week. the curator contributed it forward and supports and to make this book not just -- make it active living histories of people read the book. they want to go over there or haven't been there for a couple years, i went to revisit mr. douglass. >> frankfurter custard with the forward. john. >> mclaren is the current curator. frank the best retired now, but he was a curator for many, many years. very well respect it in the douglass community. dr. clifford may is coming university archivist also contributed to the forward. >> john muller is the author of "frederick douglass in washington, d.c.." thank you very much. >> thank you. ♪ >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces, which are bringing about this suffering. >> ui to take advantage of it. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> are little antennas went up the told me that someone

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john: they go to washington they see the monument than a full day and then flown back calm review prepare a home coming? >> private time we land in milwaukee they are very tired. they know there will be a homecoming. they have no idea what it will be. you walk with them. in the distance you can hear the rumble. >> ♪ ♪ john: this brings tears because your institution will end. >> it does have a finish line which it is rare why so many people have rallied our goal is to have every veteran to their memorial before it is too late for ago when you have that concrete goal of it is easy to rally people. we turned away volunteers not to be ungrateful but there are not many nonprofits can say that. they come to the airport at 2:00 in the morning it is a long day but we cannot keep them away. john: and the volunteers pay $500? >> every veteran pays their own way -- every escort pays their way for the honor. >> every veteran dies every 90 seconds. >> bid you play the video? >> what about we do the premier at miller park? the milwaukee brewers. we filled the stadium 28,000 people and set a world reco

john: they go to washington they see the monument than a full day and then flown back calm review prepare home coming? >> private time we land in milwaukee they are very tired. they know there will be a hocoming. they have no idea what it will be. you walk with them. in the distance you can hear the rumble. >> ♪ ♪ john: this brings tears because your institution will end. >> it does have a finish line which it is rare why so many people have rallied our goal is to have every veteran to their memorial before it is too late for ago when you have that concrete goal of it is easy to rally people. we turned away volunteers not to be ungrateful but there are not many nonprofits can say that. they come to the airport at 2:00 in the morning it is a long day but we cannot keep them away. john: and the volunteers pay $500? >> every veteran pays their own way -- every escort pays their way for the honor. >> every veteran dies every 90 seconds. >> bid you play the video? >> what about we do the premier at miller park? the milwaukee brewers. we filled the stadium 28,000 people and set a world record.