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Im andrea roane. President trumps candidate though continues to fill out the senate has confirmed South Carolina congressman Mick Mulvaney as budget chief and confirmation hearings for neil gorsuch are set to begin march 20th. Meanwhile the president is promising to ferret out low lying leakers whove been reportedly providing information to the media. As Craig Boswell reports, democrats say the bigger problem is what flynn did. Not how the country found out about it. Reporter were going to find the leakers. Theyre going to pay a big price for the leaking. Reporter President Trump has declared war against people leaking classified information to the press. Tweeting this morning the spotlight has finally been put on the low life leakers. They will be caught. National security adviser Michael Flynn was forced to resign after press reports revealed flynn misled the American People and Vice President pence about conversations he had with russia easements to the u. S amount to the u. S. I ambassador to ths. Unfair what happened to general flynn. The way he was treat asked the documents and papers that were illegally i stress that, illegally leaked. Reporter the president is reportedly considering appointing Steven Fineberg a fellow new york billionaire to lead a review of u. S. Intelligence agencies. Congressional republicans are also taking up the president s mandate to find the leakers and prosecute them. The leaks to the press are outpacing the Information Available to congress right now. Reporter thursday morning the heads of two house committees sent a letter to the department of justice Inspector General asking for an immediate investigation into whether classified material was mishandled. But in a separate letter, Senate Democrats say attorney general Jeff Sessions a former adviser to the Trump Campaign should recuse himself and appoint a special counsel to investigate what general flynn did who knew about it, and when. If this trail leads to the oval office, the person investigating that trail should not be the same person who helped put President Trump there. Reporter the id thursday, tweeting the democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election and so badly that they made up a story. Russia. Fake news. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. The president has insisted he has no ties to russia and the white house denies reports Trump Campaign officials were in contact with russian intelligence officers. People on social media though arent holding back on how they feel about this situation with russia. Pap pa arcane is asking what many are wondering. He writes why did the trim campaign have Constant Contact with the russians . And cat tweets thank you leakers, god speed and stay safe. Russiancollusion wed love to hear what you think. Log to my of the any of the wusa9 mold pages social media pages and join the conversation. What would a day well, it wont take long to figure out if you try to eat at one of your favorite rest abilities today. Dozens of restaurants like downtown are closed or offering limited services today. Its all in support of the day without immigrants movement. The protest started on social media and is meant to highlight the daily contributions of immigrants. Now this came as a response to the president s stance on illegal immigration and some think the message of unity and the need for reform will get across. Both my parents are immigrants. And theyve been working so like all their lives to be here to stay here and to raise me and my sisters. So i want to do this for them. More than anything. At one point, we were all immigrants. A few other businesses have posted signs on their doors explaining why customers wont be served today. As part of the movement, some Daycare Centers opened late and a couple of bilingual schools canceled classes, those oppose across the area. Chicago investigators are looking over this video of a gang related shooting that killed a toddler and a man. Tuesdays shooting was streamed live on facebook as it happened. The violence was recorded by pregnant woman who was wounded running from the gunfire. She is expected to survive. 26yearold lazera collins known gang member and 2year old latonte white were not as fortunate. Community members say theyre fed up with the violence especially involving children. How can you come and shoot at a mother, with her child, in her stomach . And shoot at somebody driving a vehicle with a 2yearold toddler in the back . Thats totally this is just totally this is outrageous, this should not be tolerated. No one is in police custody. However investigators say they have some very good leads including that video. Gym teacher is charged with stealing items from the High School Locker room. 55yearold jerry heinz jr. Stole stuff from students at least three times at anne arundel county. D. C. Public School Officials are warning students about bedbugs at minor element i roll miner elementary school. Students and staff saw bugs late last week can they were killed. And they were killed. Authorities wont believe theres dont believe theres widespread infestation but just last week students returned to their classrooms after a bedbug infestation there. Montgomery county Authorities Say careless smoking sparked this blaze that sent a dozen people out of their homes into the cold overnight. It happened at the gables on tuckerman apartments in north bethesda. The fire started on a third floor balcony but spread to the attic causing about 400,000 in damage. Fortunately, no one was hurt. A water main break sent water shooting into the air in the old to alexandria, virginia this morning. The break happened near the George Washington masonic national memorial. Police say the Second Quarter hundred block of park 200 block of park road is closed as crews repain the water main break. Repair the water main break. Customers in the area may have or no lower low or no water pressure. Snow flurries this morning, that is going on . But warmer weather supposed to be heading our way in time for the weekend. Lets confirm that with howard bernstein. Yeah just a little taste of winter if you will. Some flurries and some heavier snow showers all of this on some brisk northwesterly winds coming out of ohio and pennsylvania over the metro area and still seeing some isolated to scattered flurries and snow showers the you can see them on the eastern shore. Not much in Southern Maryland but d. C. I saw some sun in northwest but to the east from Silver Spring through college park headed toward landham and fedex field there. Over to route 50. Have to watch out for same story in rockville up 270 through germantown now poolesville and dickerson. Everything is moving southeast so yes you may see some sun a few minutes later maybe a few flurries here and there. And we seen a few light flurries from warrenton to haymarket in the southern part of Prince William and fauquier counties. So yes conversational flakes, the worst problem to me anyway is the wind on the cold. Weve got winds gusting over 30 miles an hour. Leesburg gusting to 33 and gaithersburg 32 and when you factor in the temperatures, which are only in the 30s, now weve got temperatures in the 20s and windchills in the 20s and likely low 30s this afternoon. But yes, youll need the went gear for today anyway. Temps low 40s this afternoon. Some of you will stay on the 30s. Brisk though with the winds up and a few flurries through mid afternoon. Some clearing and cold temperatures this evening. Well in the 20s tonight then a big warmup for the weekend. Well tell you about in a few minutes or go to the wusa9 app right along with the news, traffic and sports and lots of stuff you can check out and its a free download. Andrea . Thanks howard. Two more suspects were arrested overnight in connection with the assassination of the half brother of north korean dictator kim jongun. An autopsy revealed there were no puncture wounds to kim young nams face or head. That discredits initial reports the assassins used bodien needles. Adriana poison needles. We have more from beijing. Reporter in woman is a this woman is a suspected assassin. She was caught on camera wearing a shirt ironically emblazoned with the letters lol. She and a second woman are suspected of attacking kim jong nam. Police say two women threw a cloth laced with liquid potentially poison on his face monday. He died en route to the hospital. One place you wont hear about the murder, north korea. Power inside north korea. Reporter Foreign Affairs analyst ken gauze wrote a book on kim jongun. Kim jongun may now feel emboldened to take the last steps to consolidation of power. Reporter he was one the countrys once the countrys heir apparent. He criticized his younger brother from exile. South korean Officials Say he survived an assassination attempt in 2012 and wrote a letter to his brother, begging for lean ensy. If north korea did in fact order hill murder it may indicate growing instability. So long to finally carry out the execution . That would suggest a triggering factor either inside north korea or outside north korea that has led to this assassination. Reporter the two women in custody have not yet been charged but theyre being held without bail for seven days. As for the autopsy, the kims urine, blood and are being tested for toxic suck stances, the substances, the results are expected in a week, adriana diaz, cbs news, the beijing. Our heart Love Campaign is helping adults understand the importance of a healthy heart. Next, we revisit a young boy one year after he was diagnosed with congenital heart failure. Welcome back to the news at noon. Our heart love month Long Campaign saves lives by preventing cardiovascular disease. Today we have an update to a story we first told you about in 2016. A 12yearold boy with autism in Montgomery County was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Shortly after his diagnosis, eric carpen tear grantham has open heart surgery and our mikea turner just glad that i was here for my 12th birthday last year. Reporter 12yearold Eric Carpenter grantham is the happiest hes been in ha while. A lover of gospel music, he enjoys singing and dancing with his mother linda to songs they wrote together. Eric is fulltiming more reasons to smile these days even when he looks down at the large scar on his chest. Its a really, really amazing thing. Reporter it remind him of battle he fought and won. Just grateful. Reporter in january of 2016, eric was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. A heart abnormality that some babies are born with. Shortness of breath and fatigue are usually red flags. Doctors say the disease is often hard to detect when patients are young because its progressive. But erics case was different. His heart was getting larger and doctors found a lot of blood pumping into his lungs. Thats because erics veins werent attached to his heart properly. His mother was nervous when she ar chest being open, his heart stopped, and hes not breathing on his own . That its all machines at that moment until they do what they need to do . It was it was really, really frightening. Reporter the day eric went in for surgery, family, friends and even strangers showed up wearing these tshirts that say im an advocate for eric grantham. To show their support. All you have is your faith at that point. Reporter the procedure took close to four hours. He was hooked up to the machines. It was frightening. To see him like that. It was very, very emotional. Extremely emotional. I cant remember a time i cried so much. Reporter eric was expected to spend 10 to 14 days recovering in the hospital. But he was out in six. We stopped by to see him before he was released. His recovery was so it went it went so smooth. God was with me right there. And thats miracles. Reporter since the operation, mom says eric has been doing well. But has occasional problems with his left leg and the arch in his left foot. It seems to give him a lot of pain off and on sometimes. Just kind of came out of nowhere this summer. Reporter she believes its from the heart surgery. So we asked if theres a connection. Erics cardiologist wasnt available for an on camera interview but says in a statement quote there is no evidence that any of erics specific symptoms are associated with his surgery. We continue to monitor everyics progress. Erics progress. Even with a full challenges here and there, eric just hopes his strength and faith will encourage someone else. Whoever is watching this, i want you i want to tell you this. I want you to stay strong. Reporter reporting from Montgomery County, mikea turner, wusa9. And when he gets a little older eric wants to write a book about his experience as a 12yearold undergoing a life saving surgery. We want to thank the hundreds of people who showed up in landover, received free tests. That looks for plaque in the arteries. To learn their risk for heart disease. I found out that im good here. That im safe. So thats good enough for me right now. My blood glucose was good. She said it was good and any Blood Pressure was a little high but she said it might be all the excitement. Ive always told people keep your teeth youll be okay. I kept my teeth but evidently i havent done everything i should do with my health. It will teeth are important but you have to do something else. We always held heart love screenings here at wusa9 yesterday and 163 poem came to the people came to the station to get muchneeded tests to ensure their heart Health Including meeting with doctors from the med star heart and vascular institute. Now one way to show your heart some love is by eating healthy. But not everyone can afford this kind of the food. Wusa9 is here to help. Were teaming up with walmart toll collect heart to Walmart Stores in fort totten, prince frederick, landover, la plata and channel tillly. And chantilly. And at tar mines on 7th street in northwest d. C. Is going to happen monday, february 20th from 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. However there are if a reservation for this a reservation is required and you can do that by going to the wusa9 app or website and search heart love. I hope to see you there next monday between 6 00 and 8 00 p. M. But dont forget reservations necessary. I went up stairs and slitting with the folks and the medical personnel as well as the folks who came the get their test. And great thing im glad we did that. Im glad the folk who is came because folks who came because getting that knowledge is important but you have to take action once you get the information. That means seeing a primary care physician, what do you do with the numbers after that . Right, however weatherwise, maybe youre sniffling today. Yes we have the allergy index. Things are budding out already and tree pollen is moderate and the mold spores are low. For the afternoon, mix of sun and clouds and windy. The chilly. Low 40s. With a few flurries or snow showers at times. I think the best chances will be north of town. And then 30s this evening and notice the winds getting lighter. Not light but lighter and theyll be less tomorrow. Watching snow showers lot of them in pennsylvania. Coming down our way on this northwesterly flow. And at times well show you the winds have been gusting over 30 miles an hour. A few light flurries here. I mean theyre tough to pick up. The colors are so light now. North of Silver Spring trying to move through college park and rockville over to door answer town. Even Fairfax County a dumb to reston and couple to reston and up 270 to clarksburg into frederick county. Light flurries coming through here and weve seen some from warrenton now west of manassas trying to move downright on the prince willi border. The sunshine clouds and d. C. And were sitting at 39 anded files like it felix 30. The winds out of the west northwest at the 17 and boy theyre gusty. Were at 39 and 37 down in reedville and easton and leesburg. Freezing in cumberland. Teens in the mountains. Get on the slopes if you cant do it today do it tomorrow. Because you got to be tough. Even going to be springlike skiing here coming up. Weve the winds gull got the winds still gusting in leesburg and gusts at 29 in washington. The warmth in the middle of the unitary is going tomo country is going to move to the east northeast. Were 50 tomorrow and mid to upper 60s as we head into the weekend. And you can thank whats happening in california. Theyre getting slammed once again with this storm. Six inches of rain possible in the l. A. Basin maybe a foot in some of the mountains in california. More heavy snows and the cold which produced another foot of snow in maine. Thats going to be replaced by those milder temperatures. I have a friend who lives outside about an hour north early december. Snow is about as tall as she is shes telling me. 44 degrees and 30 tonight in town. In the suburbs in the 20s and winds do relax some. Tomorrow, a cold start. Milder finish. 50. Springlike on saturday. 6. And after today the wind wont be much of a factor. Warm again sunday. Monday, tuesday a tad cooler but 60. And 64 maybe by then a stray shower on wednesday. Well see you on the other side of the fios is not cable. Were wired differently. In the last 10 years, we have received 6 times more awards than cable, including the jd power award for highest Customer Satisfaction for the fourth year in a row. Only fios has the fastest internet, on the most awarded network. Get this amazing offer 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month for the first year. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. Check this out. Its a firefall at californias South Carolina<\/a> congressman Mick Mulvaney<\/a> as budget chief and confirmation hearings for neil gorsuch are set to begin march 20th. Meanwhile the president is promising to ferret out low lying leakers whove been reportedly providing information to the media. As Craig Boswell<\/a> reports, democrats say the bigger problem is what flynn did. Not how the country found out about it. Reporter were going to find the leakers. Theyre going to pay a big price for the leaking. Reporter President Trump<\/a> has declared war against people leaking classified information to the press. Tweeting this morning the spotlight has finally been put on the low life leakers. They will be caught. National security adviser Michael Flynn<\/a> was forced to resign after press reports revealed flynn misled the American People<\/a> and Vice President<\/a> pence about conversations he had with russia easements to the u. S amount to the u. S. I ambassador to ths. Unfair what happened to general flynn. The way he was treat asked the documents and papers that were illegally i stress that, illegally leaked. Reporter the president is reportedly considering appointing Steven Fineberg<\/a> a fellow new york billionaire to lead a review of u. S. Intelligence agencies. Congressional republicans are also taking up the president s mandate to find the leakers and prosecute them. The leaks to the press are outpacing the Information Available<\/a> to congress right now. Reporter thursday morning the heads of two house committees sent a letter to the department of justice Inspector General<\/a> asking for an immediate investigation into whether classified material was mishandled. But in a separate letter, Senate Democrats<\/a> say attorney general Jeff Sessions<\/a> a former adviser to the Trump Campaign<\/a> should recuse himself and appoint a special counsel to investigate what general flynn did who knew about it, and when. If this trail leads to the oval office, the person investigating that trail should not be the same person who helped put President Trump<\/a> there. Reporter the id thursday, tweeting the democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election and so badly that they made up a story. Russia. Fake news. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. The president has insisted he has no ties to russia and the white house denies reports Trump Campaign<\/a> officials were in contact with russian intelligence officers. People on social media though arent holding back on how they feel about this situation with russia. Pap pa arcane is asking what many are wondering. He writes why did the trim campaign have Constant Contact<\/a> with the russians . And cat tweets thank you leakers, god speed and stay safe. Russiancollusion wed love to hear what you think. Log to my of the any of the wusa9 mold pages social media pages and join the conversation. What would a day well, it wont take long to figure out if you try to eat at one of your favorite rest abilities today. Dozens of restaurants like downtown are closed or offering limited services today. Its all in support of the day without immigrants movement. The protest started on social media and is meant to highlight the daily contributions of immigrants. Now this came as a response to the president s stance on illegal immigration and some think the message of unity and the need for reform will get across. Both my parents are immigrants. And theyve been working so like all their lives to be here to stay here and to raise me and my sisters. So i want to do this for them. More than anything. At one point, we were all immigrants. A few other businesses have posted signs on their doors explaining why customers wont be served today. As part of the movement, some Daycare Centers<\/a> opened late and a couple of bilingual schools canceled classes, those oppose across the area. Chicago investigators are looking over this video of a gang related shooting that killed a toddler and a man. Tuesdays shooting was streamed live on facebook as it happened. The violence was recorded by pregnant woman who was wounded running from the gunfire. She is expected to survive. 26yearold lazera collins known gang member and 2year old latonte white were not as fortunate. Community members say theyre fed up with the violence especially involving children. How can you come and shoot at a mother, with her child, in her stomach . And shoot at somebody driving a vehicle with a 2yearold toddler in the back . Thats totally this is just totally this is outrageous, this should not be tolerated. No one is in police custody. However investigators say they have some very good leads including that video. Gym teacher is charged with stealing items from the High School Locker<\/a> room. 55yearold jerry heinz jr. Stole stuff from students at least three times at anne arundel county. D. C. Public School Officials<\/a> are warning students about bedbugs at minor element i roll miner elementary school. Students and staff saw bugs late last week can they were killed. And they were killed. Authorities wont believe theres dont believe theres widespread infestation but just last week students returned to their classrooms after a bedbug infestation there. Montgomery county Authorities Say<\/a> careless smoking sparked this blaze that sent a dozen people out of their homes into the cold overnight. It happened at the gables on tuckerman apartments in north bethesda. The fire started on a third floor balcony but spread to the attic causing about 400,000 in damage. Fortunately, no one was hurt. A water main break sent water shooting into the air in the old to alexandria, virginia this morning. The break happened near the George Washington<\/a> masonic national memorial. Police say the Second Quarter<\/a> hundred block of park 200 block of park road is closed as crews repain the water main break. Repair the water main break. Customers in the area may have or no lower low or no water pressure. Snow flurries this morning, that is going on . But warmer weather supposed to be heading our way in time for the weekend. Lets confirm that with howard bernstein. Yeah just a little taste of winter if you will. Some flurries and some heavier snow showers all of this on some brisk northwesterly winds coming out of ohio and pennsylvania over the metro area and still seeing some isolated to scattered flurries and snow showers the you can see them on the eastern shore. Not much in Southern Maryland<\/a> but d. C. I saw some sun in northwest but to the east from Silver Spring<\/a> through college park headed toward landham and fedex field there. Over to route 50. Have to watch out for same story in rockville up 270 through germantown now poolesville and dickerson. Everything is moving southeast so yes you may see some sun a few minutes later maybe a few flurries here and there. And we seen a few light flurries from warrenton to haymarket in the southern part of Prince William<\/a> and fauquier counties. So yes conversational flakes, the worst problem to me anyway is the wind on the cold. Weve got winds gusting over 30 miles an hour. Leesburg gusting to 33 and gaithersburg 32 and when you factor in the temperatures, which are only in the 30s, now weve got temperatures in the 20s and windchills in the 20s and likely low 30s this afternoon. But yes, youll need the went gear for today anyway. Temps low 40s this afternoon. Some of you will stay on the 30s. Brisk though with the winds up and a few flurries through mid afternoon. Some clearing and cold temperatures this evening. Well in the 20s tonight then a big warmup for the weekend. Well tell you about in a few minutes or go to the wusa9 app right along with the news, traffic and sports and lots of stuff you can check out and its a free download. Andrea . Thanks howard. Two more suspects were arrested overnight in connection with the assassination of the half brother of north korean dictator kim jongun. An autopsy revealed there were no puncture wounds to kim young nams face or head. That discredits initial reports the assassins used bodien needles. Adriana poison needles. We have more from beijing. Reporter in woman is a this woman is a suspected assassin. She was caught on camera wearing a shirt ironically emblazoned with the letters lol. She and a second woman are suspected of attacking kim jong nam. Police say two women threw a cloth laced with liquid potentially poison on his face monday. He died en route to the hospital. One place you wont hear about the murder, north korea. Power inside north korea. Reporter Foreign Affairs<\/a> analyst ken gauze wrote a book on kim jongun. Kim jongun may now feel emboldened to take the last steps to consolidation of power. Reporter he was one the countrys once the countrys heir apparent. He criticized his younger brother from exile. South korean Officials Say<\/a> he survived an assassination attempt in 2012 and wrote a letter to his brother, begging for lean ensy. If north korea did in fact order hill murder it may indicate growing instability. So long to finally carry out the execution . That would suggest a triggering factor either inside north korea or outside north korea that has led to this assassination. Reporter the two women in custody have not yet been charged but theyre being held without bail for seven days. As for the autopsy, the kims urine, blood and are being tested for toxic suck stances, the substances, the results are expected in a week, adriana diaz, cbs news, the beijing. Our heart Love Campaign<\/a> is helping adults understand the importance of a healthy heart. Next, we revisit a young boy one year after he was diagnosed with congenital heart failure. Welcome back to the news at noon. Our heart love month Long Campaign<\/a> saves lives by preventing cardiovascular disease. Today we have an update to a story we first told you about in 2016. A 12yearold boy with autism in Montgomery County<\/a> was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Shortly after his diagnosis, eric carpen tear grantham has open heart surgery and our mikea turner just glad that i was here for my 12th birthday last year. Reporter 12yearold Eric Carpenter<\/a> grantham is the happiest hes been in ha while. A lover of gospel music, he enjoys singing and dancing with his mother linda to songs they wrote together. Eric is fulltiming more reasons to smile these days even when he looks down at the large scar on his chest. Its a really, really amazing thing. Reporter it remind him of battle he fought and won. Just grateful. Reporter in january of 2016, eric was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. A heart abnormality that some babies are born with. Shortness of breath and fatigue are usually red flags. Doctors say the disease is often hard to detect when patients are young because its progressive. But erics case was different. His heart was getting larger and doctors found a lot of blood pumping into his lungs. Thats because erics veins werent attached to his heart properly. His mother was nervous when she ar chest being open, his heart stopped, and hes not breathing on his own . That its all machines at that moment until they do what they need to do . It was it was really, really frightening. Reporter the day eric went in for surgery, family, friends and even strangers showed up wearing these tshirts that say im an advocate for eric grantham. To show their support. All you have is your faith at that point. Reporter the procedure took close to four hours. He was hooked up to the machines. It was frightening. To see him like that. It was very, very emotional. Extremely emotional. I cant remember a time i cried so much. Reporter eric was expected to spend 10 to 14 days recovering in the hospital. But he was out in six. We stopped by to see him before he was released. His recovery was so it went it went so smooth. God was with me right there. And thats miracles. Reporter since the operation, mom says eric has been doing well. But has occasional problems with his left leg and the arch in his left foot. It seems to give him a lot of pain off and on sometimes. Just kind of came out of nowhere this summer. Reporter she believes its from the heart surgery. So we asked if theres a connection. Erics cardiologist wasnt available for an on camera interview but says in a statement quote there is no evidence that any of erics specific symptoms are associated with his surgery. We continue to monitor everyics progress. Erics progress. Even with a full challenges here and there, eric just hopes his strength and faith will encourage someone else. Whoever is watching this, i want you i want to tell you this. I want you to stay strong. Reporter reporting from Montgomery County<\/a>, mikea turner, wusa9. And when he gets a little older eric wants to write a book about his experience as a 12yearold undergoing a life saving surgery. We want to thank the hundreds of people who showed up in landover, received free tests. That looks for plaque in the arteries. To learn their risk for heart disease. I found out that im good here. That im safe. So thats good enough for me right now. My blood glucose was good. She said it was good and any Blood Pressure<\/a> was a little high but she said it might be all the excitement. Ive always told people keep your teeth youll be okay. I kept my teeth but evidently i havent done everything i should do with my health. It will teeth are important but you have to do something else. We always held heart love screenings here at wusa9 yesterday and 163 poem came to the people came to the station to get muchneeded tests to ensure their heart Health Including<\/a> meeting with doctors from the med star heart and vascular institute. Now one way to show your heart some love is by eating healthy. But not everyone can afford this kind of the food. Wusa9 is here to help. Were teaming up with walmart toll collect heart to Walmart Stores<\/a> in fort totten, prince frederick, landover, la plata and channel tillly. And chantilly. And at tar mines on 7th street in northwest d. C. Is going to happen monday, february 20th from 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. However there are if a reservation for this a reservation is required and you can do that by going to the wusa9 app or website and search heart love. I hope to see you there next monday between 6 00 and 8 00 p. M. But dont forget reservations necessary. I went up stairs and slitting with the folks and the medical personnel as well as the folks who came the get their test. And great thing im glad we did that. Im glad the folk who is came because folks who came because getting that knowledge is important but you have to take action once you get the information. That means seeing a primary care physician, what do you do with the numbers after that . Right, however weatherwise, maybe youre sniffling today. Yes we have the allergy index. Things are budding out already and tree pollen is moderate and the mold spores are low. For the afternoon, mix of sun and clouds and windy. The chilly. Low 40s. With a few flurries or snow showers at times. I think the best chances will be north of town. And then 30s this evening and notice the winds getting lighter. Not light but lighter and theyll be less tomorrow. Watching snow showers lot of them in pennsylvania. Coming down our way on this northwesterly flow. And at times well show you the winds have been gusting over 30 miles an hour. A few light flurries here. I mean theyre tough to pick up. The colors are so light now. North of Silver Spring<\/a> trying to move through college park and rockville over to door answer town. Even Fairfax County<\/a> a dumb to reston and couple to reston and up 270 to clarksburg into frederick county. Light flurries coming through here and weve seen some from warrenton now west of manassas trying to move downright on the prince willi border. The sunshine clouds and d. C. And were sitting at 39 anded files like it felix 30. The winds out of the west northwest at the 17 and boy theyre gusty. Were at 39 and 37 down in reedville and easton and leesburg. Freezing in cumberland. Teens in the mountains. Get on the slopes if you cant do it today do it tomorrow. Because you got to be tough. Even going to be springlike skiing here coming up. Weve the winds gull got the winds still gusting in leesburg and gusts at 29 in washington. The warmth in the middle of the unitary is going tomo country is going to move to the east northeast. Were 50 tomorrow and mid to upper 60s as we head into the weekend. And you can thank whats happening in california. Theyre getting slammed once again with this storm. Six inches of rain possible in the l. A. Basin maybe a foot in some of the mountains in california. More heavy snows and the cold which produced another foot of snow in maine. Thats going to be replaced by those milder temperatures. I have a friend who lives outside about an hour north early december. Snow is about as tall as she is shes telling me. 44 degrees and 30 tonight in town. In the suburbs in the 20s and winds do relax some. Tomorrow, a cold start. Milder finish. 50. Springlike on saturday. 6. And after today the wind wont be much of a factor. Warm again sunday. Monday, tuesday a tad cooler but 60. And 64 maybe by then a stray shower on wednesday. Well see you on the other side of the fios is not cable. Were wired differently. In the last 10 years, we have received 6 times more awards than cable, including the jd power award for highest Customer Satisfaction<\/a> for the fourth year in a row. Only fios has the fastest internet, on the most awarded network. Get this amazing offer 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month for the first year. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. Check this out. Its a firefall at californias Yosemite National<\/a> park. This phenomenon happens every february. During this time of the year when the sun sets waterfall just right to make it look like a cascade of molten lava. But photographing it is difficult. Theres only about a two minute window for a couple of nights where the falls look like this. But it is beautiful and we want you to see it. 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