yang said that china is ready to make an active contribution it maintaining stability in the region. yang added that china hopes the issue of japanese nationals abducted by north korea will be resolved by the two countries through dialogue. now the sudden death of the north korean leader is leaving many people wondering what happens next. nhk interviewed a former chef to kim jong-il and an expert on north korean affairs. he told nhk that kim jong-un has leader for years until 2001. he said he was this close contact with his son from 7 through 18. he admitted that the north korean economy was lagging behind. >> translator: kim jong-un said we have to follow the example of china. china has an open-door policy under the communist leadership. >> he said that kim jong-un was only 17 when he made these remashes. he said he thinks the son is capable promoting such a policy. >>> professor of university of north korean studies in south korea said kim will need time to consolidate power. >> translator: kim jong-un will need support from relatives and military for the time weeg being. i think i

speaking of penises, that photographer, peter yang -- peter yang, is that right?uh. >> can i see your yang? [ laughter ] i'm teasing. can i see your peter? [ laughter ] >> that photographer, yang, was electric. if you want, later on, we can do a lingerie shoot. i think she wanted to show him her flashbulbs. if you get my drift? right. the tits. >> i'm late, i'm late. >> ah -- it's in the camera. >> uh-oh. >> that was -- >> oh, my god. >> hey. dale, lydia -- hey, baby. >> this is like ordering a steak at chili's. it cannot be good. >> what's going on? >> it's not fun until yvonne shows up. you know that. >> no, no. >> see this? look at me, honey. shoot this. >> okay. >> yeah. >> good. >> what is wrong with you? >> that was -- >> this woman has got some nerve. who the f does she think she is? i don't think so. >> the world deserves a glamorous model. [ laughter ] >> i think i'm having a heart attack. does anyone know the heimlich? >> no. >> peter, stop taking pictures. okay? >> enough! f this, and f her! okay? >> you know what? forget it. the shoot is over. okay? th

we get the latest from abc's lucy yang. >> reporter: she loved fashion. she wrote about it and talked about it. even started a magazine about it called "lolo." 21-year-old lauren scruggs is in a hospital. the young fashionista was flying around saturday night looking at christmas lights. what began as a holiday treat ended up costing the young model and fashion editor her left hand. officials believe when the plane landed at a small private airport, scruggs got off and in a bizarre accident, walked into the propeller, which sliced at her like a giant blender. she was rushed to the hospital, where doctors removed what remained of her hand. it is also reported she suffered brain, face and shoulder injuries. her family insists she was not drinking at the time. >> we have a strong faith in jesus christ, as does our daughter, lauren. and it's going to be a tough road. a long way back. >> terrible accident. we're all -- all of us at the accident are saddened by this. >> just such a sad story. how she walked into it. a lot of questions about what exactly happene

lucy yang, abc news, new york. >> and the rules apply to you, too. >>> american airlines includes baldwin'sc show "30 rock" as its onboard entertainment. as we said, baldwin is not flying american anymore. i'm sure they're upset about that. >>> a ninth accuser has stepped forward with charges of sexual abuse against jerry sandusky. the claims against the former football coach come from a 19-year-old who say sandusky abused him on penn state campus after giving him alcohol. penn state says it will use $500,000 to establish an institute for the prevention of child abuse. >>> the fda could decide whether to lift the age restriction on plan-b contraceptive pills sold over the counter. girls must be 17 or older to purchase the emergency continue temptive without a prescription. the group says this should not be available to younger girls without parental overnight. >>> the fda is considering adding new warnings to birth control pill yaz, amid growing evidence linking it to blood clots. the drugmaker is accused of hiding evidence that showed yaz actually increases the risk of potentially deadly c

i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. and i'm threatened. welcome to "news 4 today" on this wednesday, the 7th of december. look at that outside. that is pea soup. ugly right now. 61 degrees. balmy now but crazy later. >> yeah. in fact, it's going to drop 30 degrees between now and this time tomorrow morning. we'll be down below freezing. so it's balmy now. we're getting moderate to heavy rain, those areas of yellow and orange in nearby suburbs and points south and southwest. it's a mild morning. we're in the 50s throughout much of the region. 57 now at reagan national. low 60s just to our south. all these counties in green under a flood watch. could have high water. watch out for creeks and streams coming out of their banks. could get over two inches of rain by the end of the day. and we are under a winter weather advisory, all of these counties in lavender to the north and west of washington could get one to three inches of snow in these areas. higher amounts north and west. i'll look at that in a few minutes in your evening planner. now,

yang. and she will be performing your angioplasty. nice to meet you.lowered voice) any first year can do this. i thought i was gonna be working on a heart. (lowered voice) you're gonna be working on preventing mr. felker from having a heart attack. i mean, i thought i was gonna be working on a heart in the o.r. hey. is someone gonna roto-rooter my veins out? (taps chart) mm-hmm. (beeping continues) so i typed it up for you. uh, fielding positions, batting order-- it's all right here. you're a good administrative assistant. thank you, sir. that's not a compliment. i think being chief resident has set you back. i'd like to see you getting off the sidelines more. (callie) one, two, three. okay, what do we have? carl shatler, sanitation worker, mid 30's. fell off the back of a garbage truck, then hit by a car backing out of a driveway. okay, vitals are stable but he has multiple contusions, scalp lac, and obvious hand injuries. okay, carl? carl, i'm dr. hunt. (groans) do you know where you are? can you hear me? (moans) g.c.s. 10, and pupils are equal and r

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm pat lawson muse in for eun yang. good morning on this friday, december 9th. it's a cold morning out there. you will need a heavy sweater or your coat, tom kierein. >> or both. you want to layer up. >> it is frosty cold on this friday morning. good morning. >>> starting off to a clear sky, though, now. we've got a bright moon getting into the western sky. it's nearly full and will be full tonight. right now at reagan national, it's 36. we've got high humidity. so there is a lot of frost. you'll be scraping frost off the windshield. don't use your employee i.d. to do that. try to find an ice scraper before you leave the house. you'll be needing it. and then later today we'll be warming up. but right now it is in the mid and upper 250s from west virgina all the way to the bay and eastern shore. right near the water, it's a little above freeze. we're going to stay below freezing. over the last 12 hours, just a few high clouds drifting in overnight. they've cleared out temporarily. they have a front west and north of us.

. >> and i'm eun yang on this tuesday, december 6th, 2011. >> warm temperatures out there. 59 degrees right now. i guess that's because of the clouds, right? >> enjoy it while you can. >> right. >> we're going to have a big cooldown coming. in between now and then, yes, we may get a little snow. i'll have details on that in another few minutes. >>> right now let's deal with the rain. we've had the rain moving in overnight at reagan national. it's at 57. just a few light sprinkles there now. we've got a south/southwesterly breeze around 10 miles an hour. a long stretch of rain stretching from alabama to eastern canada. there's snow farther west of there. closer to us, just some rain, that area of moving green that is rain. scattered showers from west virginia into northern virginia, the district and maryland, advancing to the north and east. they'll be with us off and on into the afternoon. right now it is mild ahead of that cold front that's out in the midwest. it's in the 50s from the moun ta mountains to the atlantic beaches. for the day today our sunrise will be at 7:12. by then so

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm joe krebs. welcome back to "news 4 today." it is friday, the 2nd day of december. still cold out there. still in december. still in meteorological winter. feels like it too. >> it certainly does. >> but it's astronomical autumn. >> where are the leaves? >> the leaves are down, and they're brown, and they're covered with frost this morning. kind of a magical scene on your lawn. >>> right now at reagan national, it is cold. just 35 there. and the wind is thankfully, mersfulmer mercyfully calm in most locations. we do have widespread frost from the mountains to the atlantic beaches right on the bay, right on the bay waters, temperatures above freezing. elsewhere, it's in the 20s. mid and upper 20s in arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties under a mostly clear sky. view from space over the last 12 hours showing a weak front moving through the midwest. out ahead of that, we have a few clouds in eastern west virginia and western maryland. those may drift through here in another few hours. sunrise at 7:08. it will take a wh

yang is much smaller. it will take him 50 years to get up to seven feet. they grow much slower, and they have a very specific habitat they live in. they live along the yangze river in china. that is the only place you can find them. this one has longer toes. the american alligator has some webbing in whereas the chinese does this -- does not. >> he's not as oriented. >> the maryland zoo of baltimore, we're getting around christmas here. >> we have a great gift shop. if you are a member and you come in, also, if you go on the web site, download tickets for people p if you are making baskets you could throw some zoo tickets in there. you can also come in and book a behind-the-scenes, which is a great treat. we do elephant behind-the-scenes. giraffe beside the scenes. a bunch of different areas. you may have someone that is a polar bear nut. all that information is on the web site. we now have a mobile web site. it is easier to download on your phone all the information you need about the zoo. >> it just popped into my head. it may not be a fair question. rou

i'm eun yang. >> good morning to you.rebs this monday, the 5th of december, 2011. >>> m students in charles county, maryland, have a three-day weekend. thomas l. higdon elementary school and piccowaxen middle school are both closed today. a car accident hit a utility line that cut out electricity to both schools and also a water pump. smeco is working to restore electricity. both buildings are expected to reopen tomorrow morning. >>> 43 degrees. a beautiful sky in the nation's capital. a mild start, but tom has been talking about fog toda

. >>> time now 6:40 what wal-mart has just done after a baby died, the product has been yanged off --arninged off store shelves. >>> we will tell you what happened overnight in the occupied camps. >>> northbound 280 looks good getting up to highway 17, we will tell you more about traffic weather straight ahead. [ child ] it's so cool! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we get our homework done. thank you. hello? test drive's not over yet. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ louder ] hello? but we still need your signature. right now during sign then drive, it's never been easier to get the all-new passat, the 2012 motor trend car of the year, for practically just your signature. that's the power of german engineering. visit vwdealer.com. . >>> good morning, here is a quick look at some of the top stories, in just a few minutes, nurses will go on strike. they are claiming sutter health wants to reduce paid sick days and wants to stop the union from representi

pion yang, cbn spoke with the founder james kim who was born in south korea. >> the country say like me, so why? i say i am not communist. >> after starting a similar university in china, kim says the north korean government approached him. what makings kim's story more amazing the government official that approached him in 2000 is the same man that ordered his arrest for espionage. back in the 90s, the communist government accused him of being an american spy for the cia. they threw him in prison, tortured him and handed him a death sentence. kim says god carried him through. >> whatever they tortured me, i didn't feel pain. full of glory. remembering our forefathers. they are singing praises lord, halleluj hallelujah. >> north carolikoreans told him write a last will and testament. he donated his organs to the university. >> no one writes real, you know. >> afterwards kim was released from prison and went back to china. holds no bitterness to those that tortured them. >> i never complained. i am leaving with jesus. jesus dying on the cross, last words, father, forgive them. they kn

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for joe krebs. taking a live look outside, we're waking up to a chilly wednesday morning. things are going to get windy later on. grab your coffee, sit back and relax. veronica johnson is here to tell us about our weather story of the day. >> where's my coffee? >> you drink tea first and then coffee. >> actually, i start with the coffee and then to the tea. >> equal opportunity. >> i've got a big cup here. we can share. >>> we've got a little bit of everything coming our way. folks haven't been keeping up with the weather. before the year rings in, the new year, we've got a little bit of rain to talk about, some wind for the day, and really what you'll want to really keep in mind is what's going to be coming our way next week this time. that will be the coldest air that we've seen all season long. highs in the 30s. as far as today goes, it's on the chilly side. everybody rock back and forth because you'll see that's what the numbers are doing, the wind gusts in our area. >> i like that, veronica. >>

i'm angie goff in for joe krebs >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this tuesday, december 27th, 2011. we're going to take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. it is 41 degrees out there. a nice calm morning. we've enjoyed spectacular weather for this time of winter but some changes are rolling in. >> a little changes. >> the perfect weather is not going to last. >> we're only talking about rain today and only for a few short hours. you know what's allegation funny? when you walk around with an umbrella, and it's not raining. but you're the smart one because you know the rain is coming in a couple of hours. be the smart one today. >> i didn't bring my umbrella, of course. >> i did bring mine, so we can share. we'll walk out together >> don't you ever listen? >> as soon as i got in my car, i thought, veronica said rain today. >> my umbrella is broken, though. >> we're right past 5:00. we've got four more hours or so before we see the first drops of rain in our western neighborhoods. >>> virginia, 42 is where we are right now.

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris gordon. krebs is off. >> we're going to take a live look outside at 6:31. it is 39 degrees. i'm telling you, we're so excited for the weekend. it's the end of the year. we're celebrating, and it's going to be gorgeous weather too. >> we want to celebrate without having to lug around a coat. remember to take the coat when we go to the party. >> because then you might lose it and not bring it back. >> this morning i'm not going to sugar coat it, temperatures are up from yesterday but still cold outside. in fact, we've got a lot of location that's are starting out below freezing. i wanted to take you back to 2:30. this is when we come in to work. it was nice and story, that sky. look at that, the clouds coming into the area. it is going to be a partly sunny day. some areas are probably getting a little bit more sunshine than others, like i think southern maryland. let's go through the temperatures for you. 36 degrees landover. centreville at 36 degrees. clarksburg, maryland, 31 the temperature.

the pandas, sham sham and yang yang guang, are the first pandas in the united kingdom after 17 years. pandas from -- or chinese panda experts are helping the bears settle in. zoo officials say they hope the pair, don't we all, will have a cub? 10,000 pandas will be at the exhibit in january. >>> a car dealer has one unique ride for sale. it is a near, exact replica of the bat mobile. it is patterned after the version of the 1960s television series. the car is street-legal. the asking price, $60,000. the bat mobile will draw a lot of police attention. but all you have to say is, "i'm friends with commissioner gord an. -- gordon. >> it has a flame thrower. >> that's it for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm vic carter. and for bob and for stan, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including could your local police department be >> pelley: tonight, damning testimony in the penn state sex abuse scandal. asy tonight coach mike mcqueary gives a graphic eyewitness account of how jerry

i'm pat lawson muse sitting in for eun yang this morning. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >>> let's take a live look outside this morning. we had an almost full moon all night long. it was gorgeous with clear skies. 38 degrees right now here in the nation's capital. here's tom to take a look at our forecast. >> there is a live picture of that moon, which will have it partially obscured by the earth's shadow predawn tomorrow morning. we may have enough of a clear sky to see a partial lunar eclipse tomorrow morning right before dawn. it's the center of the country that folks will see a total lunar eclipse early saturday morning. right now around our region, the moon is illuminating the frost. i saw a sparkling sort of silvery frost under that moon light before i left the house earlier this morning. right now 35 cold degrees at reagan national. that's one of the warm spots. elsewhere, we are below freezing. we have frost all the way from the mountains to atlantic beaches. right near the bay waters, a little bit above freezing. most locations in the mid and uppe

i'm angie goff in for joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this tuesday, september 13th, 2011. let's take a live look outside. it's 5:00 a.m. 32 degrees. there is frost on your windshield, and you might even break out a scraper depending on where you are. >> that is going to be needed for quite an extended period of time. we're probably going to get above freezing until 9:00 this morning. it's going to be coal. layer up. thankfully, we've got a calm wind. it is cold, though. not quite as cold as yesterday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. >>> right now weather watchers around the region checking in and reporting temperatures in the low 20s to mid-20s from the mountains all the way to the bay and the eastern shore. except right near the waters it's near freezing. we have a clear sky this morning. we've had this clear sky since midnight or so. it's going to be with us through the morning hours. a few clouds are drifting into the mountains now. we'll have those through the afternoon. between now

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for joe krebs. take a look outside. a beautiful sky this morning. don't be fooled. it is cold out there. we've got frost on the windshields. we've got low air pressure in our tires, and we've also got meteorologist tom kierein here to tell us more. >> that is an important point, angie. when the weather gets cold, if you haven't checked the pressure on your tires, theyed can be low. the worst thing is having to change a flat tire in this weather. >>> right now at reagan national just downriver to the right, it's 33 degrees. that's one of the warm spots because it's on the warmer waters of the potomac river. away from the waters, it's down in the low to mid-20s throughout much of the region from the mountains all the way to the bay and eastern shore. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, low to mid-20s right now. we've got clear sky thanks to high pressure over the region. this high pressure will give us plenty of sunshine today, which will begin to warm things up a bit. sunrise at 7:18. we'll have our

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff, in for joe krebs. today is monday, december 12th. >> we're going to take a live look outside. it's 34 degrees outside, a cold start. it will just wake you right up. tom kierein here to warn you, you're going to need a lot of layers today. [ speaking spanish ] >> it's cold in any language. >>> starting off this morning, you need to layer up right now at reagan national, it's at just 30 degrees. thankfully, we don't have much wind. just a very light east/northeasterly flow. temperatures in the suburbs, rural areas in the upper teens to around 20 degrees. just near 30 around the bay. the waters out of the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, weather watchers reporting it in the mid and upper teens. coldest morning of the season so far for many locations. this is the second morning in a row we've had subfreezing temperatures at reagan national. these are late days in the season for us to have freezing temperatures in washington. we've got high clouds drifting over us. they'll be with us off and on

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. >>> today d.c. mayor vincent gray will hold a press conference to announce the district's snow and winter emergency plan. officials reviewed last year's response plan and made changes to better ensure safety. i'm hoping that we're not going to have to use the heavy duty stuff this winter. >> you need to use it. it will get rusty. how soon is the question. >> yeah, not in the foreseeable future. >> the snow lovers are waiting patiently. be patient. snow is on our side. this morning a bit warmer around the area. temperatures mid-30s to upper 30s. right now 40 at reagan national. it's a little more humid. you might not need as much skin lotion as we've needed the last couple of days. calm wind. a lot of clouds around. a bit above freezing, virginia, west virginia, eastern shore, montgomery, arlington, fairfax prince george's county low to mid-30s. right near the bay, upper 30s to around 40. a lot of dloudyness coming in from the northwest coming in on upper level winds associated with a warm front that

. >> i'm pat lawson muse in for eun yang on this friday morning, december 23rd. here's a look outside as the sky begins to brighten. it's been wet out there this morning. needed the umbrella coming in. tom, we won't need it for the whole day. >> for the next several days, we'll be in a drying and cooling trend. for those pining for colder weather, your wishes have been granted. it will be turning colder as the day progresses. right now at reagan national, just down river to the right, it's at 50 degrees. it's only going to warm up maybe another four or five degrees for the high today around noontime. then get much colder tonight. wind out of the north/northwest 10 to 15 miles an hour. over the next 12 hours, rain coming through. that moving color is rain. now the cloud cover beginning to break up a little bit. still mostly cloudy throughout much of the region. we ought to have sunshine as dawn approaches. sunrise today at 7:24. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties now in the mid and upper 40s. it's in the low 50s, southern maryland, northern n

i'm eun yang >> and i'm angie goff in for joe krebs. welcome to "news 4 today" on this tuesday, december 13th. >>> we begin with breaking news in washington state this morning. four service members are dead in two helicopter crashes that happened overnight. both choppers went down sometime after 8:00 last night on the training runs in joint based lewis mccord outside takoma. they were flying in two two-seat ore helicopters during the crash. it's not clear whether they collided or crashed separately. the service members have not yet been identified. >>> this morning jerry sandusky will face some of the men who have accused him of sexual abuse in court. the former penn state football coach faces more than 50 charges of child sexual abuse. he's been under house arrest since last week on the latest set of charges. several of the alleged victims who are now adults are expected to testify. sandusky says he's innocent. his lawyer suggests the alleged victims may be working together and they may file a high dollar civil lawsuit. >>> today a sen

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this monday, december 26th, 2011.hristmas music is beginning to fade sadly, and the in-laws are packing up to head home. that could be good or bad depending on who you are. of course, there are some returns to make. >> but this morning many are still reflecting on the true meaning of christmas. news 4's derrick ward has more on how people in our area use it to share the spirit of the season. >> reporter: more than 1,000 of the catholic faithful made the christmas mass at the national shrine of the immaculate conception part of their day. they took time to reflect on what the holiday means. >> we have responsibilities, some to spouses, church, family, work, but christmas is the time when we recognize there is more. >> reporter: it echos a message from the pope with the vatican mass that called for christians to move away from the consumerism that has so come to define the holiday. this mass not only provides an opportunity to hear a message about the true meaning of the holidays but for many it offers an opportunity to

we know that in january -- commissioner yang spoke of coming back here. we want to do the same with the mayor and the board. we also like to do school specific presentations. one of the things, from the cursory look of the surveys we have looked at, president mendoza, is that those seven schools, more individualized attention. we would like to give more specific presentations admission, lincoln, washington, etc. maybe we could do that three president mendoza: thank you for. if any other comments? congratulations on a wonderful day. i know that you worked closely with the sec as well. a really great by becoming from everyone. -- vibe coming from everyone. [applause] we move on to public comment on consent items. i have no speakers on consent items. just as a reminder to the public, in accordance to 11.2, and individual wishing to address the board on an agenda item can call the board at 4 ko'd 30 on the day of the meeting or by completing one of the speaker cards on the evening of the meeting prior to the item being called. if the car is turning at the sam

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, december 28th, 2011. >>> north korea has begun funeral services for leader kim jong-il. >> the procession was led with a car carrying a huge portrait of the late leader followed by a huge floral wreath and another car carrying his coffin. kim jong-il died of a heart attack on december 17th. he's been lying in state since then. kimman kim's youngest son, his successor kim jong-un, walked next to the car. >>> the obama administration is mulling over whether to allow yemen's outgoing president into the country for medical treatment. abdullah saleh was injured in an assassination attempt. while he is considered an ally in the war against terrorism, he is accuseded of multiple human rights violations and only stepped down during protest. u.s. officials are hoping saleh will stay temporarily and leave the country once he recovers. >>> sears has not announced that any of the stores in his area will shut down after the company closes up to 120 sea

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris gordon in for joe krebs. welcome to "news 4 today" on this friday, december the 30th. >>> we begin with a developing story in the district. that's where police are investigating a stabbing at a nightclub. it happened before 2:00 this morning in the 1300 block of ninth street in northwest washington. so far police are releasing few details. we don't know how many people are involved or how seriously the victim was injured. we'll bring you more updates on this story throughout the morning as they become available. >>> we're following another developing story in silver spring. one person was killed in a motorcycle crash on the outer loop overnight. this is near the university boulevard exit. the victim's name has not been released. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> a police chase in maryland ends in a crash in d.c. you first saw this as breaking news on news 4 at 11:00. the chase ended at the intersection of east capitol street and benning road in southeast washington. police say they spotted a

i'm joe krebs >> and i'm angie goff, in for eun yang.me to "news 4 today" on this monday, december 19th, 2011. >>> north korean leader kim jong-il has passed away. there were indications his son kim jong eun will take his place. yesterday state media announced the 69-year-old leader died of heart failure while on a train saturday. his funeral is set for a week from wednesday on december 28th. a national period of mourning will be held from now until december 29th. korea's kospi index dropped nearly 3%. japan's nikkei and hang seng indices both fell about 1.25%. right now u.s. futures are up. >>> the obama administration is keeping a close eye on north korea looking for signs of instability. president barack obama and south korean president lee myung-bak agreed by phone to closely monitor the events. meantime they may postpone decisions on reengaging the country in nuclear talks and providing it with food aid. officials say the u.s. is concerned about any changes

i'm eun yang. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs.on this 15th day of december. >> don't want to get your shopping nerves up, but ten more days until you know what? >> that's right. the countdown. ten more days. can you believe it? >> i don't know. i'm not ready. >> thanks, joe. panic mode, i have to go to the shopping centers, the malls. >> yeah. 46 degrees here in northwest washington. that is not because of somebody's blow dryer. it's actually that warm all around the region this morning. we are starting off certainly milder than average for this time of year. this time of the morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now at reagan national, under a mostly cloudy sky. temperatures at 45 degrees. it's a little more humid and the wind is out of the south. that southern wind is blowing in and it's bringing in the warmer weather. it's going the be with us here into the afternoon. >> great singing. i'm trying, really trying. we'll probably be up near 60 degrees later this afternoon. a few breaks in the clouds. a little

i am eun yang. are in for a pleasant surprise if you are going out to celebrate new year's tomorrow night, very nice weather. >> yeah, it starts today, this morning, pretty nice out there, and quiet. we're certainly on the chilly side at 38 degrees, but we are not talking about wind or cold or flurries today. we are at 32, right at freezing in fredericksburg. 54 degrees, your high temperature. maybe higher down across southern maryland. and for the weekend, into the mid and upper 50s. >> thank you. we'll take a >>> in silver spring, there's a water main break and there are lanes blocked. westbound lanes -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we thi

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm angie goff, in for eun yang.elcome to "news 4 today" on this monday, december 19th, 2011. surprise, we're waking up to another cold start this morning. feels like 30 degrees out there, would you say? >> it's another frigid start. strange things happen -- it seems like only two hours ago, i said have a great weekend. what the heck happened? how it's monday again already. we're all so busy running around and the time flies. welcome back to monday. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. >>> right now at reagan national, it's a cold 29 degrees. we've got thankfully a very light breeze under a clear sky. the winter constellations are twinkling. we had had temperatures down into the low to mid-20s throughout most of the region from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. it is a freezing start this morning. the only place above freeze sg annapolis at 33. a little bit of a breeze coming off the bay. we'll be cold and stay below freezing until 8:00 this morning. overall, quite sunny. sunrise at 7:22. by

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" on this wednesday, december 14th, 2011. it is 44 degrees. at least near the building, near the station, tom is saying reality check shows it's actually much colder in parts of our area. >> get another three feet from the building, and it's into the 30s. >>> around our region, fortunately, this morning we've got a calm wind, and it's not as cold as it has been the last few mornings. on this wednesday morning, some breaks in the clouds. the moonshining through, and the temperatures around the region now in the mid and upper 30s. most locations are above freezing across west virginia, maryland, and virginia. right near the bay it's in the low 40s to upper 30s. bay water temperatures are in the mid-40s now. so any breeze off the bay actually is a little bit milder. the temperatures in the 30s out of the mountains mainly because we've got a cloud cover holding in warmth. there's a warm front triggering rain in ohio, indiana, parts of kentucky. that will stay warm throughout the day. sunrise at 7:18. a little sun, then a cloudy a

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris gordon in for joe krebs. welcome to "news 4 today" this friday, december 30th. let's take a look at our skyline. it looks beautiful. visibility is great. mild weather. veronica's got it all. >> she really does. not only that. look at you, gorgeous. >> all that good stuff. so you want me to stay on this shift. >>> well, we are talking about some nice weather for the next couple of days. maybe that's why you guys like me so much. as far as this morning goes, a little better start for us. temperatures are up by about five degrees through the area. that's enough to take the edge off. 36 degrees right now with a very light wind. only at 3 miles per hour. as far as cloud cover overhead, it's been quite starry, but i'm noticing some clouds moving in from south to north. again, the bulk of the day, partly sunny. we're at 28 degrees right now to the north. takoma park at 36. on the other side, 36 too in riverdale, prince george's county, and herndon coming in at 34 degrees. so early good morning to you. we're going to

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, december 28th, 2011. we're going to take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m., 43 degrees. a another nice mild start. we had downpours yesterday. now it looks like that's over, at least for now. any more rain today, veronica? >> no more rain today. it's the wind we have to deal with today. and the fact that temperatures aren't going to rise very much, i think this will be one of our coolest days for the month of december, which is hard to believe when you consider we'll be at around average for the date. we're right now at 44 degrees. we've had a few clouds out there currenty, and again the wind is out of the west at 15 miles per hour. it's a dry wind. as i drove in, i could really tell that wind has done a very good job of wicking away the moisture off the roads. 35 our cool spot in ft. belvoir. 43 now in college park. there's a look at the rain moving away. the clouds breaking up, and then a few clouds now moving back into the area. day planner forecast, mid-40s for highs. by noontime, it will around 42 deg

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff, in for joe krebs. thank you for joining us this morning this early tuesday morning as we take a live look outside. looks like things are nice and clear out there. that's not going to be the case pretty soon as rain starts to move in. you're going to not want to forget your umbrella this morning. veronica johnson is here to share more. >> our ears perked up. you said it could get nasty. >> we've got clouds right now. we're talking about fewer than 12 hours of rain and the fact we can get a half to an inch of rain in that short time period. you know the going to be nasty and coming down pretty good today. >> uh-oh. >> big uh-oh. galoshes, whatever it's going to take to keep you dry today. we're at 42 degrees. yes, it is dry right now through the area. temperatures throughout the area, leesburg continues to be our cool spot at 37. then we've got 39 in clarksburg and gaithersburg just north. virginia, manassas, you're at 39 degrees. capitol heights currently at 40 degrees. not a bad start. the showers are

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this monday, december 26th, 2011. we're taking a live look outside, 5:00 a.m. 45 degrees. a chilly start and a breeze out there. the flag was whipping outside our station, and my hair was blowing. >> but you weren't cold cold, were you? >> it wasn't cold cold. that's what i appreciate about this, veronica. >> and a lot of folks today too will appreciate because maybe they've got some gifts to return, maybe some cash dollars to use at some of the stores. >> gift cards. >> exactly. all that good stuff. the weather's not going to get in the way. 46 degrees is where we are right now. we do have dry conditions out there with just a few scattered clouds. as we said, it is breezy. wind now at 16 miles per hour. north/northwest wind. later today, i do think we're going to have a southerly wind too. that's going to keep the temperatures from dropping. low even during the overnight period. low, 38 degrees. springfield at 44. bladensburg, you're currently at 44 degrees too. laytonsville at 43. again, it's breezy. gusts running a

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang.come to "news 4 today" on this tuesday, december 20th, 2011. we're taking a live look outside, and, yes, it's a beautiful, beautiful morning. the weather outside has people asking, is this december? is this winter? >> is this a dream? we are sort of entering a period of suspended reality here over the next few days. it's going to be unusually mild here for late december. in fact, we'll have above freezing temperatures each day all the way into the weekend. good morning i'm meteorologist tom kierein under a clear sky at 48 degrees. should not have any travel problems weatherwise this morning except in far southern maryland and northern neck, eastern shore, they're getting a few sprinkles of rain right now. right now temperatures are above freezing in the 40s to near 50 throughout the entire region. from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county, district of columbia, in the upper 40s now. those little patches of green, thos

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for joe krebs. it is monday, the 26th day of december. waking up to a brisk morning but no complaints here. we're still looking at 44 degrees, but there's going to be a little wind in the air sxwr, that might add to the chill. >> that's the big problem weatherwise is a little bit of wind. december is still awol, folks, still missing. 45 degrees. incredible. that's one degree higher than the average high for the date. we've seen the temperature drop one degree here over the last hour. it's been pretty mild. the wind is start to go drop just a little bit too. it's at 12 miles per hour. as far as other locations, montgomery county to prince george's county, even fairfax, you're running between 41 and 43 degrees right now. as we said, it is breezy out there. some of the higher gusts. annapolis, still close to 30 miles per hour gusts. it is going to stay on the breezy side today. a little chill but with ample sunshine. a lot of those high clouds are starting to break up. i do expect a few scattered high clouds today. that really is it. we're n

. >> and i'm angie goff, in for eun yang. today is wednesday, december 21st. taking a live look outside, the skies across washington are looking clear. it appears we're going to be in the 50s once again. isn't that right, tom? >> i know they just said december 21st, but it feels more like an october, maybe even a september morning. this is the last day of the astronomical autumn, after all. it's saying not so fast. it's still autumn. it certainly does feel like it. it's 49 at reagan national. we've got a calm wind. this does feel more like a morning in late september or october. we do have a cloudy sky. over the last 12 hours, a few scattered sprinkles coming through. right there where you see that area of green, light rain northern montgomery county, southern frederick, northern loudoun in virginia. panhandle of west virginia, western maryland getting those showers. those are passing to the east. they'll be passing north of washington over the next hour. farther to the south, just a few scattered sprinkles, and we will have an occasional light sprinkle this m

. >> and i'm eun yang. it is wednesday, december 14th, 2011. >>> the man accused of firing shots at the white house will be in court today. he was asked to pass a preliminary mental exam. he is accused of trying to kill the president. prosecutors say he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the white house last month. he is due back in court this morning. >>> the occupy movement is now the focus of an investigation on capitol hill. the house committee is investigating why the park service is allowing the demonstrators to remain at mcpherson square. republican daryl issa, who heads the committee, accused them of damaging that area. issa also accused the park police of breaking their own rules by allowing them to remain at mcpherson square. >>> a new movement is launched called occupy the dream. it will be comprised of african-american clergy members across the country. they plan to take action next january the 16th. that's martin luther king jr. day. organizers will lay out their demands here in washington. >>> a n

. >> and i'm angie goff, in for eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" on this tuesday, december 20th, 2011. >>> new from overnight, firefighters battle flames at a northwest apartment building. this is at the intersection of euclid and mozart streets. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> a developing story on capitol hill where the fight over a payroll tax cut continues to heat up. house republicans say they will not allow a vote on a senate-passed plan that would extend tax breaks to millions of americans for two more months. here's a live look at the capitol, where house leaders blocked a scheduled vote on the senate bill last night and now plan to push for their own alternative plan. republicans now say it's a full year extension or nothing, claiming the two-month extension passed by the senate is too short and creates uncertainty for taxpayers. they want senate democrats to return from vacation. democrats say they had a deal. >> the senate did its -- they did their job. >> what we saw now is st

. >> and i'm eun yang.me to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, december 7th, 2011. >>> today occupy d.c. will kick off its first organized protests since 31 demonstrators were arrested over the weekend. u.s. park police dismantled a 16 foot tall shelter that protesters built because they say it was a safety hazard. today's event could snarl traffic all day long. demonstrators will march down "k" street to the white house and the supreme court. >>> today virginia tech officials go to court to appeal a federal fine over its response to the mass shootings at its school four years ago. virginia tech was too slow in notifys students, faculty, and staff about a gunman loose on the blacksburg campus. the shooting spree left three people dead. the school was fined for violating a federal law that requires timely warnings about safety threat. virginia tech says it acted appropriately. >>> a high school girl from montgomery county is recovering after she was stabbed at a school parking lot. police say she was stabbed