. >>> well, plenty of controversy on our wusa facebook page with one story this pearl harbor day. last night we posted a piece that asian food is on the menu for lunch today at the school where the president's daughters go. we never expected flurry of heated debate over the issue in the last 24 hours. a lot of people questioned why we posted the story in the first place. a loud chorus of voices sided with nicole mccullough who posted it's a day of remembrance for all the lives lost in pearl harbor, not a celebration of foreign land. then there were those like williams who called for president obama to lose his job in the next election. she wrote, quote, we need him out. he is an embarrassment to our country. he was not raised in america, so he does not have american pride. that prompted katie richard to respond: "i cannot see why we need to get rid of obama because without cutting him a school served asian food." erin brown tried to put this all in perspective writing no true american would eat hummus on september 11th or european food on july 4th. a little sarcasm there, i think.

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marks the 112th army/never it game, the first time being held in d.c., the night before tune into wusa for a special we call for those who serve countdown to the grid iron battle and that's friday december 9th at 9:00 on wusa. >> with the drama of failed drug tests behind them, the redskins got back to work today but before they hit the practice field, suspended teammates fred davis and trent williams took some time to apologize to the team. make shanahan said he's obviously disappointed but pulling for both guys to learn from this and when asked about their future, shanahan said the guys will have to prove themselves worthy, time will tell. some of the players say they accept the apology despite feeling let down by their teammates. >> just to hear from those guys, you know address the team obviously is a good sign. they want to be here. they want us to kind of understand but at the same type, like i said it's different. >> it's disappointing he said. the terps back home facing mount st. mary's and the 15 point lead and terps down in the fourth but the next possession, stogland hits th

that's 9:00 this friday on wusa. more bad news for maryland football. three freshman will leave at the end of the season. that now means six players that have chosen to transfer this year. the terrapin basketball hoping their win sunday over notre dame can give them a little confidence boost. the last time they played at home they lost to illinois. now they're looking to regain that home court advantage when they start a six-game home stretch at the comcast center on wednesday. >> we got an opportunity here to really get better. we have some practice time coming up after this game tomorrow night where we can really improve and hopefully add a couple pieces and get ready for the acc. >> all right. george mason in action tonight visiting virginia. first half patriots mike morrison gets a big dunk. mason pulls in ten but they say uh-uh. i got three for your two. he had 18 points in the night. cavs down patriots 68-48. the nba schedule was released tonight. here is a look for key match ups. they open the season december 26th against new jersey. president ob

this friday -- next friday, december 9th only on wusa 9. navy's record has not been great in football. >> very exciting. >>> a spy novel hits the big screen this month. critics say the film and performances are oscar worthy. >> reporter drew levinson spoke about the movie. >> reporter: it is 1973. the height of the cold war. in the movie adaptation of john lickary's navel, tinker tailor soldier spy, someone has infiltrated the agency. to find the spy, the agency plucks george smiley from retirement, an unassuming agent. >> like a chameleon, he wants to disappear into the wallpaper. >> smiley is methodical. he, like the film, moves slowly. >> it requires you to listen and focus. it is like watching a lava lamp. it has a certain pace to it. >> through strong character development, we discovered the spies appear to be normal people. like collin firth's character, bill hayden. >> their job makes them, on a personal level, dysfunctional almost. >> the movie gets its name from the british counting game tinker tailor likeini meni, mini mow. pick t

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if you have information, you can find a links authority in north carolina on our website wusa 9.com. >>> today family and friends of allen broach gathered outside the cuban complex in dc. the government contractor has been held in cuba for two years now, accused of trying to undermine the stability of that government. >>> fire investigators are still trying to find out what started the flames at a home in an ford, connecticut that left five people dead. neighbors could hear the screams of a mother trying to save her three daughters who were stuck on the second floor of the home. >> reporter: crews tore down a connecticut home where three children and their grandparents died christmas morning. the fire gutted the victorian style home that sits along the long island sound. a well-known advertising executive madonna badger, owns the home and escaped, along with a contractor who was helping with the renovation. but badger's three daughters and her parents could not get out. her father died in the fire after spending christmas eve working at santa claus in new york city at saks fifth aven

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and finally, big day of football tomorrow on wusa. 1:00, bengals-rams amount the big one. then at 4, patriots and broncos. that's a big one. we'll have highlights at 6, wrap-up at 11, and sports plus at 11:35. >> the teebo magic continues. >> i don't think so. >> want to recap? >> sure, flurries, north and west of town tonight. cold night, chilly, and then temperatures for tomorrow near mid-40s, and then we'll see generally partly sunny conditions, back into the 50s though for monday, tuesday. milder with some showers on wednesday. >> at 11 i want to know what you really think of the busy ards last night, horrible. back at 11. bye! >> awful

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on december 9th only on wusa. >>> to the hardwood, lady terps hosting michigan.oth teams undefeated coming into tonight. rene moseley on the fast break to melissa thomas for the lay- up who had 24 on the night. it terps up 7. thomas with the steal to eventually get it to hawkins for the easy bucket. thanks to a late surge, the terps won 74-65 to stay undefeated. capitals host sidney crosby and the pittsburgh penguins tonight. we'll have live coverage from the verizon center. that will do it for your morning sports, i'm kristin berset, have a great day. >> she's been accused in a string of bank robberies and carjackings and now police say they've got their one woman crime spree in custody. that story is coming up. >> plus, a local national guard member who served in iraq gets a partial victory in his battle to keep a treehouse for his son. monika? >> we'll take a live look in bethesda at the beltway on bradley boulevard. there are no problems. traffic moving freely through this area. coming up, we'll take a look all around the area at 529. >>> welcome back to 9new

then this debate on the wusa facebook page, where many of you had something to say on the iphone servicenown as siri. apparently, it's got a blind spot when it comes to finding abortion services. if it can't, i want to specifically be made aware. i certainly wouldn't want tube part of a systemic movement preventing me from getting info i would consider valuable. many thought the story was just plain dumb. you can ask siri a million questions. i say buzz off to these people. siri is still in beta development for crying out loud, this a nonissue. the address mail bag@wusa9.com. >>> that's our broadcast, i will see you later, stay warm, we'll see you then. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> new photos of jennifer lopez with her much younger man. hugging, kissing, playing with her kids. why is she taking her romance public now? >>> then, why kim kardashian's soon to be ex is reportedly claiming their entire marriage was a fraud. >>> prime-time tv's midseason replacements. we'll tell you which new shows are worth tuning in to. >> th

wusa 9. the unique sacrifices each school's members have made to this country.g up tonight at 9:00. redskins news landry not been able to do much this week he injured his groin against the seahawks. mike shanahan says landry is getting better. landry missed last week's game against the jets. the wizards are holding their first training camp practice at the verizon center. washington looking to retool with a ewingful looking roster. one question mark nick young remains unsigned. the team is scoring last year at 17 points a pop. he is a restricted free agent, which means another team could make him an offer. the wizards could match it. several reports say the bulls and the hornets are saint patrick's day. there was a trade that was supposed to send new orleans's chris paul to the lakers, that was nixed by the commissioner. several small market owners thought the trade negatively impacted competitive balance. as of now the trade is still on hold. >>> we've got some game of the week special for you coming up tonight. drama, two games of the week. 8000 of you voted a

. >> derek over on the wusa 9 facebook page, michael hammond is asking us to do more about the stop online piracy act. here is an update. today the house of representatives postponed a hearing on the bill designed to stop internet users from stealing content that doesn't belong to them. critics say it will kill the internet as we know it >>> new at six tonight, the largest settlement in history over unfair residential lending practices. today the justice department announced that bank of america will pay $335 million to settle claims one of its units discriminated against african- american and hispanic borrowers. the money will be used to compensate victims of countrywide financial corporation between the years 2004 and twin. >>> a two-year-old little girl is safe tonight after she was left alone in a dirty and eroded apartment for a whole day with no food. and now her 24-year-old father is behind bars. >> reporter: i'm julia goncalves outside the capital heights apartment building where police rescued the father tuesday after getting an urgent call from her mother who was and still is in

tune into wusa right here for a special we call for those who serve count down to the gridiron battles take a look at the legacy of this rivalry this friday. >>> what is wrong with the washington capitals? to firing of bruce and hiring of hunter was supposed to bring some kind of spark and maybe get them a few more w's. instead, all they are getting is mounting frustration. the defense and penalty kills continue to be awful. last night against florida, for example, the caps found themselves down 5-1 just a few minutes into the second period. three of those goals came off power plays. the caps did mount a comeback in the third to lose 5-4. for the players, that wasn't good enough. >> we have to have the third period effort in the first period and run for 60 minutes. what we're doing right now is not acceptable. to play hockey for 20 minutes and not execute for the other 40. we're not here to try. we're here to win. >> all right, more proof today not everyone was on board with randy. three red shirt freshman have been asked for and transferred. this makes six players to have chosen a tra

. >>> the washington dc veterans affairs medical center and wusa#9d salute all that serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> hi. my name is clifford george stationed here in afghanistan. i want to send a happy holidays to my mom, my dad, my sister michelle and brother george in silver spring, maryland. happy holidays and i love you. >>> well, a lot of us would complain we spend way too much time behind the wheel, but imagine trying to get where you're going by using only public transportation. and we're talking places that metrorail doesn't go. you throw two young kids into the mix, and you can begin to understand what life has been like for bethesda residents. well, today lindsey mastis was there when shaneta got the keys to a brand new car. >> reporter: this is a moment she has never experienced. >> this is the best christmas ever. my first car. >> reporter: the mother of two spends upwards of 5 hours on the bus and metrorail going from her home in bethesda to her job in gaithersburg and even to her children's day care and school. >> my son really, really wanted to do after

meantime, over on the wusa facebook page, viewers not happy at all about the post office decision to service to save money. if they wanted to make more money, they should up the rates on nonfirst class mail and get junk mail out of our mailboxes. i wouldn't mind paying more to mail letters than have them arrive quickly if they would make it more expensive for companies to blanket mail everyone. the real deal is, it's not the post office's fault. usps is in the worst of positions. it is regulated by the government, but receives zero in funding. if they fail, it won't hurt people like me who do almost everything through the internet. it will hurt people in rural areas that do not have the internet and rely on the u.s. mail being an affordable solution. yeah, brandon, except all of us need the postal service sometimes. i just renewed my maryland driver's license through the mail. i argue this is everyone's problem and now that the consequences are starting to sting, maybe we'll figure out what to do about it. e-mail is a great way to reach out to me. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com or

veterans affairs medical center and wusa salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. are from the republic of korea and we want to wish our friends and family back in woodbridge, virginia, and randy and marie a merry christmas and happy new year. happy holidays. >>> back now with the controversy brewing over in evergreen. this is the tree at the state house, to be exact. tonight, governor lincoln is set with the state's holiday tree. within an hour later, a republican state representative will light a christmas tree outside her legislative office. not calling the state tree a christmas tree is just taking the whole politically correct thing too far. >>> and only on 9. last night saw video of a woman taking down a holiday display that she found offensive. it happened outside the loudoun county courthouse and tonight, our peggy fox went back to leesburg to find out what is next for all of those holiday displays. >> this defends me very deeply. >> four members wanted to suspend the rules that allow public holiday displays like this. a skeleton santa on a cross. this gran

. >>> when the stories got started, we saw a flurry of activity on your wusa facebook page. >> some asked questions of the snowfall and that will be the case. showing you this picture of the snowfalling. hopefully we'll see that and we also sent our look on out here where they sparked a lot of light-hearted conversations. jonathan? >> reporter: yes, that's right. we were brave. we ventured out into the elements. it wasn't for the faint of heart and the snow that came down just a few days after christmas. all kidding aside as you mentioned, the snow came down from frederick, maryland. some drivers may have encountered tricky spots on the overpasses and the bridges. the people we talked to were not fazed by the flurries. there weren't any mad dashes to the supermarkets and the hardware stores. but i did meet with one gentleman who is prepared for the big one. >> the generator, you know, back up towers, back up heat. you know, when it gets real snowy, the systems will move on down and you just need to be ready. >> are you getting that stuff now? >> yes, i already am. >> reporter: you need to

. >>> the washington dc veterans affair and wusa thank all that serve abroad this season. >> hi, thisclermont barnes with the dc national guard giving a big shout out to my wife colleen and my folks at the department of veteran affairs. happy holidays. love you guys. >>> well, now to that mess with actor alec baldwin getting booted off an american airlines flight. tonight the airline is offering its side of the story. first we'll talk about what sides agree on. baldwin was playing a game on his cell phone. a flight attendant asked him to turn off the phone and that led to some words. now, american says with the seatbelt light on for departure, baldwin jumped out of his chair and headed to the restaurant and slammed the door so hard the cockpit crew heard it to see what was going on. then he launched into some salty language so the captain had him kicked out. >>> the rain just keeps coming and coming, so when will it go away. top has the answer in his forecast. that is coming your way in minutes. >>> but first it was called the day that will live in in fa me. the day pearl harbor was a

you can watch baltimore take on the cleveland browns tomorrow at 1:00 right here on wusa.urse, we'll have full redskins coverage at 6:00 and 11:00. so, we'll see if they can pull off the win against the two-win team. >> maybe hold off on the christmas shopping or else get out very early and get back in time to watch some football. >> it might be a good game. should be a good game. >> we'll be back in a

. >>> mel wood and wusa nine thank all that serve abroad this season. >> hi. i'm daniel buckles.'m here in afghanistan. i would like to send a shout out to my fiancee and family back in virginia. >>> thieves figured there was a pot of gold in a pile of copper. the thieves keep targeting rural vacant homes getting out all of the copper they can carry. joe came home to find hundreds of gallons of oil in his basement. they had ripped the copper piping from his heating tank. the funny thing is, it was just about 30 or $40 worth of the metal and the thieves by passed more valuable stuff in the house. >>> tonight an ad causing some controversy. take a look at this. the sign above the company at the corner of 14th and corcoran streets some of our best cars are gay. what? the poster also features a yellow mini coup with a license tag and some folks in the lesbian-gay-transgender community are offended by this. nobody knows exactly what it means. we asked a few people that walked by what they thought? >> i think it's meant to be funny, but i don't find it particularly funny, i guess. >> i

carrie works here at wusa and has a child that plays for the cheetahs. >>> it is beginning to look a lot like new year's eve in "new york times" square. crews have finished hoisting up the giant crystal ball that drops at the stroke of midnight. this year, of course to usher in 2012. organizers say this year's design pattern features friends holding friends around the world. >> installing the waterford crystals behind it on the times square ball. this year's theme is let there be friendship. >> depending on the weather, one million people or more could fill times square for the big countdown. among the entertainers scheduled for the evening, drake, justin bieber and lady gaga. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are expected to ring in the new year up the road in baltimore. and a small family-owned company called image engineering is busy putting the finishing touches on the lights, lasers and pyrotechnics for the inner harbor operation. image engineering has worked on three super bowl shows, countless big name concerts and has done special effects for both the ravens and the wizards

kickoff here on wusa 9. >>> he led the wizards in scoring last year. he's a restricted free agent.im an offer. the wizards can match any team's offer to young. one familiar face at training camp is roger mason, jr. the d.c. native played for the team before, had a productive year in 2007 when he averaged 10 points a game. when asked about returning home, mason channeling his inner bill murray. >> one of my favorite movies is groundhog day. as i walked in, it felt good, because the last few years i've been coming back as a visitor and it's good to be home. >> a veteran guy that has the ability to make big shots in the games. he's played on playoff situations on veteran teams. give us both leadership and a guy that can play with john. >> they met up a couple of years ago in the ncaa tournament. >> syracuse pressure. no problem. 12 points, 7 boards for him. the orange would get that pressure going. watch dion waders right here. here comes the hammer. 85-50. finally, don't normally show this. we've got time and it's local. pop warner championship in orlando, florida. this is beacon hou

you can watch baltimore take on the cleveland browns tomorrow at 1:00 right here on wusa., we'll have full redskins coverage at 6:00 and 11:00. so, we'll see if they can pull off the win against the two-win team. >> maybe hold off on the christmas shopping or else get out very early and get back in time to watch some football. >> it might be a good game. should be a good game. >> we'll be back in a couple of minutes. >>> all right, we got a quick look at the seven-day forecast. bring on the pulsating death star. >> there it is on sunday. chilly tomorrow for the redskins game but lots of sunshine, mid-40s. christmas day or as derek likes to say the pulsating death star, ornament with christmas lights, what are you talking about? it is a cute little ornament! >> the force is strong with this one. that's 9news for tonight. thanks for staying up. we're always on at wusa9.com. have a great holiday weekend. we'll see you. get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung str

my wife, my daughters katlyn and megan and >>> the washington dc veteran affair medical center and wusa nine salute all that serve at home and abroad. >> hello, i'm jim wood. i'm in afghanistan. i would like to say happy holidays to my wife sue, my daughters sara and lauren back in springfield, va, and all my friends. hope to see you soon. >>> a major american company over its decision where to put or pull its advertising dollars. we're talking about lowe's and it's removed it's ad from a reality tv show about american muslims. >> and ken molestina explains the why and the angry reaction. >> reporter: the new tlc reality show is called all american muslim. and like the title suggests, it features american muslims living in the dearborn, michigan area. but now the lowe's company, a massive home improvement retailer across the country has decided it doesn't want any part of the show. >> that show should be supported. it should not be boycotted as lowe's has done. >> reporter: this man is the national executive director for the counsel based here in washington and he's sounding out over lo

. >>> melwood and wusa nine salute all that serve. >> we would like to say happy holidays to my familiesthe washington dc veterans affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all that serve at home and abroad. >> i'm specialist in kuwait. i want to give a shout out to my mom, my dad, my son jayden and all my sisters and nephews and nieces in virginia and happy thanksgiving to you guys. love you guys. >>> republican presidential hopefuls gathered in sioux city, iowa tonight for the final major debate before the iowa caucuses. now while many were waiting for mitt romney, michelle bachmann stepped up first attacking gingrich for backing the finance company known as freddie mac. >> we can't have as our nominee someone who continues to stand for freddie mac and fannie mae. they need to be shut down, not built up. >> my policy is to break up both fannie mae and freddie mac. it is not anything like what she just described. second, i want to state unequivocally for every person watching tonight, i have never once changed my positions because of any kind of payment. >> now, all of the candidates unif

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. >>> the washington dc veteran affair center and wusa nine say hello to all that serve this season.> hi. i want to say hello to all of my surrounding friends in virginia. and i wanted to wish you all a very happy holiday. the reason for the season. >>> getting your wisdom teeth pulled out. remember that? ouch. it's one of the most common surgical procedures for teenagers. but it is now also hotly debated. some question whether those teeth way at the back of the mouth really need to go on a routine basis. >> i didn't really want to have them taken out because they weren't hurting me. >> reporter: two years ago tara resisted having her wisdom teeth pulled. she is not alone. even some health advocates say wisdom teeth don't have to routinely come out. >> we don't remove everybody's appendix, so why not wait until there is a problem. >> reporter: the doctor led a task force on this topic. he says eventually the vast majority of people will run into problems with their wisdom teeth. >> waiting until they notice is a problem is really waiting until the problem has already caused some dama

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tonight the lunch menu at one local school sparked a massive debate on our wusa 9 web site and facebook page. we've gotten hundreds of comments from you debating the all asian food menu at schools. some are calling it disrespectful. others say this is a story much to do about nothing. we take a closer look. >> asian mushroom soup, oriental noodle salad. >> reporter: part of menu today. it's asian-inspired. >> this one is tofu and veggies. >> reporter: but on this day, the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor, some are calling the menu insensitive. spokesmanel ellis turner said the catering company that plans the menu does so randomly, adding this as was quote "unfortunate coincidence." after all kids have meals like this fairly often. but the question remains, is this menu insensitive? >> we went to the world war ii memorial to find out. >> there are people here trying to honor the men and women who last their lives on december 7th, 1941. >> well, we need to remember the sacrifice of the world war ii veterans. >> over and over again, we heard statements similar to tom helmandt

. >>> special programming note, wusa 9 counts down the army navy rivalry and the unique sacrifices eachool's members have made. 9:00 tonight on channel 9. >>> the band was playing d.j. cool, that is all i know. >>> coming up the marion barry story. >>> plus the yellow school bus stopped in oakton today and visited some tech savvy preschoolers, we'll be right back. friday's here. that means it is cool sportstime again. this woke our big yellow bus is stopping in oakton, virginia. not often do we do stories about the preschoolers, but we found out how tech savvy four and five-year-olds are these days. they may even be able to teach you a thing or two about the ipad. >> wake our ipad up. find your camera app. >> reporter: they aren't even in kindergarten yet and these little ones are already in touch with the hottest technology on the market. is it hard to take pictures with an ipad? or easy? >> it is easy. >> reporter: what is your next thing you have to find? >> three green things. >> reporter: four and five-year-olds at clint hill school are learning counting, colors and shaped by captu

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right here on wusa. >> with the nba lockout officially over now begins the craziness that is free agency, the wizards have made their first move trying to woo back roger mason jr. who played for the wizards from '06 to '08. he's expected to sign a one- year deal today when the free agency officially begins and join the wizards for their first practice. >> maryland hosting delaware state. it was a banner night for the lady terps. not even close. barrett finds alicia for two of her 13. she was 1-8 terps in double figures. they route the hornets 108-33. that 75-point victory is the largest margin in school history. the previous was 71. that's a quick look at sports this morning. wizards open training camp today. remember, the army navy special tonight at 9:00. have a great friday. >>> i'm monika samtani in the traffic center. if you're planning to take public transportation this morning, i'm happy to say metro, marc and vre are running on time. coming up in my next report, we'll take you on a tour of the metropolitan area at 5:27. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> good mor

. >>> wusa salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> seasons greetings. i am from the republic of korea. i would like to wish my father, my family, and all my friends in virginia a very special merry christmas and happy new year. miss you all. i look forward to seeing you soon. >>> the verdict is guilty in the trial of a former top aid to maryland governor, robert ehrlich. convicted of trying to suppress the black vote. the calls told them to quote, relax and implied that they could stay home on election day. attorneys argued he didn't try to cover up his role in authorizing the calls and blamed a consultant for the content of those messages. if you get annoyed by the calls and political calls, this next story is for you. now you can fire back with a reverse robo call. how it all works. >> until now, the power of political robo calling has been reserved for campaigns, lobbyists. what this new website does is it brings that power to the people. it all started from a feud in prince georges county last january. >> this is a prince georges county parent calli

a special happy birthday to wusa 9 engineer sean hawkins. happy birthday, sean! >>> welcome back. 5:45. if you're just waking up, weather time now. olga breese is in for howard. yesterday, sort of balmy. plenty of wind. big difference today. >> we're feeling the chill this morning. you step out the door. definitely looking at some cooler temperatures and keeps on dropping. we're now down near the freezing mark inside the beltway. definitely into the 20s. outside the beltway. so, the forecast for today is going to feature plenty of cool air. our day planner has partly cloudy skies to start. that will be changing through midday and late day. we'll roll in some more cloud cover. move our temperatures out of the 30s, at least head back into the 40s by about the 1:00 hour. most of us will top out right around 40, 45 degrees. that will be it. for the forecast for today. now, we are looking to see a little bit more sunshine moving on through as we get in toward the weekend. i think we're going to go through a fairly cloudy stretch for the next couple of days starting of

she works here at wusa and she has a child that plays for the cheetahs. great story! >> you're watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. we're glad for that. good morning, i'm mike hydeck. >> andrea is off this week. >> i'm monika samtani with a check on timesaver traffic in a moment. >> olga breeze is in for howard. we had rain yesterday and now all of a sudden, the rain will make a return. >> the rain did us a little good. things are looking good right now. drying out our forecast for the next several days. we're going to crank up the winds. we're already feeling breezy this morning. temperatures are in the 40s across most of the region. that's where we'll sit for the afternoon. sunshine will prevail. even by noontime, many of us will still be sitting into the lower 40s. when you factor in the winds, it will feel like the 30s all