so detroit is the main character. a capsule biography of this period that other people could give it the issues that i want. >> host: it is interesting that the time 1962 came and in my opinion you chose to a the most essential and important and interesting years of detroit history. going back to 1915 with henry ford but you chose a period of talent the charismatic people the charismatic. everybody is seemed coalesced in dimension to the reverend tell us about his involvement in dr. king's march walk to freedom. >> he was an unlikely leader in some ways he had a strong following in the trait bed he was a friend of mahalia jackson and dr. king in the major protest with dogs and fire hoses and martin luther king in the idea was to do something in the northern city with the leadership conference of dr. king. said ldds deemed to reference there is a lot of dissension in with him leading this effort but franklin pulled off if he lives at the airport they space get any police dogs here it is a different place. in the the id

so it was like, it's them. >> detroit police begin the search for clues. what they find at the crime scene is somewhat unusual. >> at first blush, there were no obvious signs of trauma to either body. the entire vehicle and bodies were removed and taken to the wayne county medical examiner's office. and upon further review confirmed what we were able to see visually, that there was absolutely no trauma to either of the young ladies' bodies. >> with no indications of gunshot or stab wounds nor evidence of strangulation or suffocation, police suspect the women may have been killed by a lethal dose of a tranquilizing drug, perhaps laced into their drinks. then just one week later and only two blocks away police are called to an almost identical crime scene. this time the victims are 28-year-old bernethia mccrary and 29-year-old natasha curtis. two more young women apparently killed in the same manner but this time left in the trunk of a car set ablaze. >> when you take a look at that situation, very quickly we decided that this was very potentially a serial c

images of detroit. the great heavyweight champ, the wonderful murals, and the rapper driving down a main thoroughfare of detroit, a black gospel choir rising in song and eminem pointing at the camera saying this is the motor city. i choked up seeing that ad. i was born in detroit and it got me thinking what detroit gave america and how i could write about that. >> you focus on the year 1963. tell us why. >> this was a period when detroit was booming. and there are four main themes or threads of the book. auto industry, obviously, music, motown, the soundtrack of my generation, the labor government in america, the united auto workers was really the heart of the labor movement, and civil rights. detroit was key to civil rights during that period. so that allowed me to focus intensely on those themes. i set up an oil rig somewhere and dug as deeply as i could, and that allowed me to show what detroit gave america but also the seeds of its collapse. >> this was one of the golden years for detroit, but the c

detroit's defense was all lined up there. they were going to make it tough on whatever it was, run or a quick pass. they were not going to give them an easy completion. jim: well, if you fail here and detroit takes over at that point on the field, even if the lions scored a touchdown, got the extra point, it would still be a two-score game. phil: that's right. but 30-14, two scores, two, two-point conversions. jim: same pass to cobb. shakes off the hit. cobb out of bounds at the 41. phil: wow. probably one of the first passes they install every year is this play. randall cobb in the slot. nice fake at the lining and breaks out. jim: goes for 16. cobb's first catch of the night. phil: mike mccarthy, you better get out of the way. jim: another throw over to cobb. and he's out of bounds after a short gain. that's diggs on the hit. let's go down to tracy. tracy: jim, you mentioned eddie lacy just five carries, four yards. we've seen james starks and even the rookie john crockett in his first nfl game. i spoke to officials down on

a detroit city. although it detailed the peak in the city, it says signs of a decline were already there. i asked him what inspired him to write the book >> i wasn't expecting to write a book about detroit until the bowl in 2011, during half-time watching the super bowl, and it saw a-- i saw a commercial. first i saw the highway sign that said detroit and that made me pay attention and then all of these iconic images of detroit, the joe illegal use, the-- lewis, heavy weight champ, murals of detroit history, and eminem, walking into the gloryous faction theatre, a black rising, and eimen pointing and saying this is the motor city. this is what we do. i choked up. they were just selling chryslers, but it meant a lot to me t i thought about what it gave america and what i could write >>> you focused on the year, 1963. tell us why. >> this was a period when detroit was booming. there are four main themes or threads of the books. automobiles, music, motown, the sown track of my generation, the labor move

detroit's defense was all lined up there. they were going to make it tough on whatever it was, run or a quick pass. they were not going to give them an easy completion. jim: well, if you fail here and detroit takes over at that point on the field, even if the lions scored a touchdown, got the extra point, it would still be a two-score game. but 30-14, two scores, two, two-point conversions. jim: same pass to cobb. shakes off the hit. cobb out of bounds at the 41. phil: wow. probably one of the first passes they install every year is this play. randall cobb in the slot. nice fake at the lining and breaks out. jim: goes for 16. cobb's first catch of the night. phil: mike mccarthy, you better get out of the way. jim: another throw over to cobb. and he's out of bounds after a short gain. that's diggs on the hit. let's go down to tracy. tracy: jim, you mentioned eddie lacy just five carries, four yards. we've seen james starks and even the rookie john crockett in his first nfl game. i spoke to officials down on the packers sidelin

detroit's defense was all lined up there. they were going to make it tough on whatever it was, run or a quick pass. they were not going to give them an easy completion. jim: well, if you fail here and detroit takes over at that point on the field, even if the lions scored a touchdown, got the extra point, it would still be a two-score game. phil: that's right. but 30-14, two scores, two, two-point conversions. jim: same pass to cobb. shakes off the hit. cobb out of bounds at the 41. phil: wow. probably one of the first passes they install every year is this play. randall cobb in the slot. nice fake at the lining and breaks out. jim: goes for 16. cobb's first catch of the night. phil: mike mccarthy, you better get out of the way. jim: another throw over to cobb. and he's out of bounds after a short gain. that's diggs on the hit. let's go down to tracy. tracy: jim, you mentied eddie lacy just five carries, four yards. we've seen james starks and even the rookie john crockett in his first nfl game. i spoke to officials down on t

detroit's defense was all lined up there. they were going to make it tough on whatever it was, run or a quick pass. they were not going to give them an easy completion. jim: well, if you fail here and detroit takes over at that point on the field, even if the lions scored a touchdown, got the extra point, it would still be a two-score game. phil: that's right. but 30-14, two scores, two, two-point conversions. jim: same pass to cobb. cobb out of bounds at the 41. phil: wow. probably one of the first passes they install every year is this play. randall cobb in the slot. nice fake at the lining and breaks out. jim: goes for 16. cobb's first catch of the night. phil: mike mccarthy, you better get out of the way. jim: another throw over to cobb. and he's out of bounds after a short gain. that's diggs on the hit. let's go down to tracy. tracy: jim, you mentioned eddie lacy just five carries, four yards. we've seen james starks and even the rookie john crockett in his first nfl game. i spoke to officials down on the packers sidelin

detroit's defense was all lined up there. they were going to make it tough on whatever it was, run or a quick pass. they were not going to give them an easy completion. jim: well, if you fail here and detroit takes over at that point on the field, even if the lions scored a touchdown, got the extra point, it t uld still be a two-score game. phil: that's right. but 30-14, two scores, two, two-point conversions. jim: same pass to cobb. shakes off the hit. cobb out of bounds at the 41. phil: wow. probably one of the first passes they installllvery yeaea is this play. nice fake at the lining and breaks out. jim: goes for 16. cobb's first catchf the night. phil: mike mccarthy, you better get out of the way. jim: another throw over to cobb. and hs out of bounds after a short gain. that's diggs on the hit. let's go down to tracy. tracy: jim, you mentioned eddie lacy just five carries, four yards. we've seen james starks and e en the rookie j jn crockett in his first nfl game. i spoke to officials down on the packers sideline and the

detroit's defense was all lined up there. they were going to make it tough on whatever it was, run or a quick pass. they were not going to give them an easy completion. jim: well, if you fail here and detroit takes over at that point on the field, even if the lions scored a touchdown, got the extra point, it would still be a two-score game. phil: that's right. but 30-14, two scores, two, two-point conversions. jim: same pass to cobb. shakes off the hit. cobb out of bounds at the 41. phil: wow. probably one of the first passes they install every year is this play. randall cobb in the slot. nice fake at the lining and breaks out. cobb's first catch of the night. phil: mike mccarthy, you better get out of the way. jim: another throw over to cobb. and he's out of bounds after a short gain. that's diggs on the hit. let's go down to tracy. tracy: jim, you mentioned eddie lacy just five carries, four yards. we've seen james starks and even the rookie john crockett in his first nfl game. i spoke to officials down on the packers sidel

why are you writing about detroit? >> i was born in detroit in 1949, my first seven years of life were in detroit, my primordial memories were there, ginger ale, hudson's department store, and it was actually the first chrysler commercial front detroit with eminem driving through the streets of detroit that sparked something in me. i choked up watching that billion commercial land it got me thinking about the place from which i came and i wanted to water in some way so i wrote this book. >> host: once in a great story, the detroit story is the book, booktv covers you in d flat at the beach with historical society. you can watch the full program at booktv.org. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2, a television for serious readers. here's a look at what is on prime time tonight. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the history of occultism and the desire of many to communicate with the dead following world war i. fox news's greg gut field talks about techniques to make conservatives more progressive. the escape from north ko

detroit's defense was all lined up there. they were going to make it tough on whatever it was, run or a quick pass. they were not going to give them an easy completion. jim: well, if you fail here and detroit takes over at that point on the field, even if the lions scored a touchdown, got the extra point, it would still be a two-score game. phil: that's right. but 30-14, two scores, two, two-point conversions. jim: same pass to cobb. shakes off the hit. cobb out of bounds at the 41. phil: wow. probably one of the first passes they install every year is this play. randall cobb in the slot. breaks out. jim: goes for 16. cobb's first catch of the night. phil: mike mccarthy, you better get out of the way. jim: another throw over to cobb. and he's out of bounds after a short gain. that's diggs on the hit. let's go down to tracy. tracy: jim, you mentioned eddie yards. we've seen james starks and even the rookie john crockett in his first nfl game. i spoke to officials down on the packers sideline and they told me it is not injury r

we're not saying we're saving detroit or -- honestly, detroit has done tremendous work for us and we are returning the favor. >> reporter: for a city that has lost well over half of its manufacturing jobs in population since the 1950s, this is not a panacea. just over 300 people work here at shinola in detroit. but from talking to the folks here, it becomes very clear that it is hope -- hope and a sign to other companies with a critical message. >> we're not dead. we are alive and we're coming back stronger than before. sometimes you have to be at the bottom in order to climb your way to the top. >> if we have the ability to say, hey, look, we've come here, we've done it, come on down, take part in what's happening here, contribute to this great american city. >> shinola expects to turn out 225,000 watch this is year. factory workers here make between $11.40 and $14 an hour. >> it's nothing like being proud of something you did or accomplished that people will tell you, oh, you're not going to be able to handle that, you're not going to be able to make it and you're standing strong s

which was to try to save money by having flint buy its drinking water from detroit. they'd always bought water from detroit and it was expensive and they decided that flint was broke. they needed to save money, needed to get a better deal for flint so, they wanted to use a new water system, be part of a new water system that was still under construction. in the meantime, while that new water system was still under construction, the city of flint had a choice to make. they could make some sort of kind of short-term deal with detroit, which the emergency manager said was really too expensive, or they could macgyver some kind of solution for where they would get their water now that they were quitting detroit but the new system wasn't ready. they need someday bridge between getting out of detroit and getting into the new system. flint's emergency manager decided not to try to work something out with detroit but instead they went with option b. they decided to macgyver it. he signed that order, that june 2013 order to -- for flint to get ready to use it as the primary dr

detroit", which stands for super all year detroit. and it's now grown into a multimillion dollar operation that, supports nine different charities all over the city of detroit. and, every dollar we bring in, we spend right back out. we have no salaries, we have no offices, we have no, we (laugh), our offices are our cars. detroit and michigan in general is an incredible place for charitable, giving, considering how hard pressed it is and considering, you know, detroit, one of the most bankrupt cities in america a few years ago. and, still struggles greatly, but the charitable attitude is really incredible. so most of my work is there. and then i have an orphanage in haiti that i've been going to for the last six years, or i've been operating for the last six years. i go every month, for three or four days. >> what's it like interacting with the kids? >> oh, it's the best. i mean, this is, this is childhood the way it was meant to be. there are no cell phones, there's no internet, there's no television, there's no anything. and so our

the detroit water, the water they used to be on, that was watt grert great lakes. the water they were switching to was river water from the flint river. and if you talked to people who know about this stuff, they will tell you that you do not switch from drinking lake water to drinking liver water, as flint did, without taking certain precautions. river water has a different chemical balance, which basically boils down to rivers being saltier than big lakes, and that makes river water more corrosive. so you have to take steps to keep river water from basically eating the old pipes, which are held together with lead soldering. if you let the untreated, corroded salty river water eat the pipes, the lead leaches out of those pipes and gets into the water. and lead in the water makes people really, really sick. there's no level of lead in water that is considered safe. but if you take in way too much lead it's rashes and skin lesions and hair loss and also permanent neurological damage, particularly if you're exposed as a kid. it can lead to lower iq, emotional problem

r): what is detroit? male (voiceover): detroit is community. female (voiceover): detroit is passion. male (voiceover): there's a lot of heart, but there's soul. male (voiceover): detroit is liquid sunshine when it rains. male (voiceover): best city in the world. male (voiceover): detroit is beautiful dirt. male (voiceover): detroit is an orange. male (voiceover): you know, a city that's trying to come back-- male (voiceover): tough. male (voiceover): and everyone kind of always roots for the underdog. male (voiceover): excitement and spirit. male (voiceover): detroit is good food. male (voiceover): detroit is art. female (voiceover): it's the future. detroit is a place where opportunity comes to grow.

this comes after the city's unelected emergency manager switched flint's water supply from detroit's system to the long-polluted flint river. we will speak to the reporter who helped prove the city was being poisoned with its own water as well as a flint , resident who was diagnosed with lead and copper poisoning along with her three children. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in baltimore, a judge has declared a mistrial in the case of the first police officer to be charged in the death of freddie gray after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on any of the charges against officer william porter. gray died in april from injuries sustained in the back of a police van. gray's family and attorney say his voice box was crushed and his spine was 80% severed at his neck. a preliminary autopsy report showed the 25-year-old african-american died of a spinal injury. attorneys are expected to meet this morning to decide if porter should be tried again. gray's death in april sparked large protests. on wednesd

make your date are aimed at curbing the crisis in detroit, a high rate of infant mortality. more than 13 die before the able of 1, more than double the national average and a higher rate than countries like cuba and argentina. >> what is very positive about the situation that we see in detroit while the infant mortality rate is appalling is that we have the ability through our task force and through our partnerships to make a significant difference relatively quickly as opposed to third world countries or underdeveloped countries. >> dr. sonia hasan says the initiative is helping women determine. >> giving them policing to release that by nearly 45%, we are tackling it from the prerm of preterm. >> sometimes it can get overwhelming. having the program actually helps a lot. >> even children born to mothers who have had successful pregnancies can be at risk. fouler joined the class when it came available. she already had three children. >> it makes you feel like that there's someone other than you that cares about your pregnancy. and that you are healthy and that you make it t

hamtramck is a small community boundaries of detroit. wh the auto industry turnened detroit into motown, hamtramck doubled in size in one decade, with immigrants rushing to fill the jobs and find the american dream. now, a century later, that promise remains, as does the space. it may look a little different. >> we are thinking this place is very comfortable to live. >> this is the president of the islamic center in hamtramck and when the auto industry turned detroit into motown, hamtramck one of the thousands of muslim immigrants that has chosen to settle here. >> if you come here, it looks like another united nations. >> walk down the street and you will see why some e people say the middle east has landed here, where the city council now has a muslim majority. its newest member says he has a plan to help the struggling economy here. >> i'm not going to put my religion or my islam into my politics or my job. serve everyone here. >> for greg kowalski, the city historian, it is the newest chapter of a always changing -- a constantly chan

carter is the son of a detroit police officer. the tiny officer is also a dog lover, so his grandmother donated 250-dollars to detroit's k-9 unit at his request. carter even got to spend some time with fletcher.. the bomb-sniffing dog. carter says he wants to be a cop just like his dad one day. with only a few hours to go.. santa's on his way ... looks like he's here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. known for its entertainment... and that doesn't change on christmas eve. "singing christmas song." how fremont street performers are working to give others the holiday spirit... its christmas eve, and santa has been working hard all day delivering gifts to kids on the other side of the world. he was last seen in ????. this is norad's live santa tracker.. .. entertainment.... but our city has now also become the culinary captial! seriously ... individuals) tonight a look at the celebrity chefs, shows and stars who've made our town the "toast" of ? and - we're in the kitchen with the

the second half belongs to detroit. stafford to megatron. johnson had six catches for 77 yards, 32-17 the final. the 49ers fall to 4-11 for the second straight week they were flagged for 11 penalties. >> there's no excuse for that. none. so, we just have to go back and look at that and -- but i can't for the life of me give you any kind of excuse for that. >> we've been starting slow, finishing strong, and it was just the opposite today. we got a find a way to put a complete game together. just execute at a higher level. >> it was a day of upsets in the nfl in atlanta, carolina was trying to stay unbeaten. just two week ago the panthers embarrassed the falcons 38-0. today a different story. matt ryan scrambles before going deep to julio jones who makes the catch of the day, leaping high over the defender, 70-yard touchdown. the play of the day. down by seven, the panthers one last chance but cam newton is stripped of the ball so the falcons hand carolina first loss of the season. they're still 14-1. cardinals quarterback carson palmer celebr

the second half belongs to detroit. stafford to megatron. johnson had six catches for 77 yards, 32-17 the final. the 49ers fall to 4-11 for the second straight week they were flagged for 11 penalties. >> there's no excuse for that. none. so, we just have to go back and look at that and -- but i can't for the life of me give you any kind of excuse for that. >> we've been starting slow, finishing strong, and it was just the opposite today. we got a find a way to put a complete game together. just execute at a higher level. >> it was a day of upsets in the nfl in atlanta, carolina was trying to stay unbeaten. just two week ago the panthers embarrassed the falcons 38-0. today a different story. matt ryan scrambles before going deep to julio jones who makes the catch of the day, leaping high over the defender, 70-yard touchdown. the play of the day. down by seven, the panthers one last chance but cam newton is stripped of the ball so the falcons hand carolina first loss of the season. they're still 14-1. cardinals quarterback carson palmer celebr

why are you writing about detroit? >> i was born in detroit in 1949, my first seven years of life were in detroit, my primordial memories were there, ginger ale, hudson's department store, and it was actually the first chrysler commercial front detroit with eminem driving through the streets of detroit that sparked something in me. i choked up watching that billion commercial land it got me thinking about the place from which i came and i wanted to water in some way so i wrote this book. >> host: once in a great story, the detroit story is the book, booktv covers you in d flat at the beach with historical society. you can watch the full program at booktv.org. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2, a television for serious readers. here's a look at what is

even though they're getting water from detroit, the pipes have been ruined. the led has been chipping off. they will have to replace the infrastructure. to get back to normal it will be more time of dealing with this and putting in the controls and eventually using the filters to make sure what you're drinking is safe >>> what about the mayor saying it's a state of emergency? >> reporter: this is a mechanism that they're using to get the rest of the attention from other authorities. there have been advocates along long that said i wish the state declared a disaster zone so we can get the funding to pay for the ruined pipes. the real deal is the infrastructure has been ruined, it is aged, not going to last as long as it should have >>> this is a community that has economic challenges to begin with >> reporter: yes. they're strapped for cash. it was directed by a state appointed city manager emergency manager because they were having troubles with their finances. it will be a long road >>> thank you for that. next, the way home. new approaches in the struggle t

asthma is the leading chronic condition causing kids to miss school in detroit. most don't even have access to inhalers. so medications are now being delivered directly to children at school, with pictures to remind kids how to use their inhalers even if there's no adult to help. >> what are you going to do if you want to be breathing well? >> two puffs every morning, and two puffs every night. >> reporter: but as cameron carter and her mother vickey know, asthma medication can't fix everything. the murder of cameron's cousin is just one of the tragedies that has punctuated her young life. >> we had a house fire during a birthday party, we've had family members pass away, my best friend committed suicide, a really good friend of my husband was murdered, we had another house fire, we have had financial difficulties. >> reporter: vickey noticed her daughter's asthma often spiked in periods of high stress. and cameron's attacks got so bad that her mother started home-schooling her. the two joined a national institutes of health-funded study on the connection among b

[applause] great work you do in detroit. i was telling emily the administration is very concerned about detroit. , but thes did step up reality is, it takes local understanding and local what isip to recognize at stake and to be a catalyst for change. so, emily, thanks for being that catalyst for change in detroit. great work. remarksnt to start my was just a little bit of reflection on a short trip i took a few weeks ago and that was to texas. missions wereonio described a unesco world heritage site. it is incredible we have these incredibly intact san antonio missions -- from the alamo, by thes not managed national park service, which has been taken over by the state of toas and they are working acquire some of the land around it -- like the ripley's believe it or not property, for some of you who have been there -- so it can be in a more appropriate context like the other missions overseen by the national parks service. that is a wonderful opportunity of ourbrate the history nation long before english was a first language

one of the detroit lions fans tweeted when i die i want the detroit lions to lower me into my grave so they can let me down one last time. >> and that's a problem? poor guy. so sad. the browns and the lions. >> it was a good game. >> fantastic. >>> coming up from "insomniac theater" the reviews are in for the latest spike lee film and a holiday horror flick opening today. >> a health heart to people who take sleeping pills. the warnings to turning to medication to fight insomnia. >> and the decision delivered to oscar pistorius but a south african judge. first our forecast, 20s in anchorage. check to see what's happening in great falls today. nothing. >> nothing. they know you're going to alaska. >> yes. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by downey. protect your clothes fromch stretching, fading, and fuzz. with downy fabric conditioner it helps protect clothes from the damage of the wash. so your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. downy fabric conditioner. wash in the wow. take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh what if we t

. >> mark : hoping to finish the season on a positive note with a road win at detroit here we are at motor city the first half a milestone he gets no. 1000 and then another milestone from the offense the first offensive touchdown in the first quarter all season but then detroit would start rolling connects from 29 yds out detroit immediately capitalizing up 17-14 couldn't keep this guy quiet 9ers wouldn't catch up end te year next weekend against the rams just one more week in the regular season we saw some crazy results today lost a bet was forced to do warmup in a hula skirt sacked 8 times 318 pounds going back the other way 21-0--31-0 run arizona wins by 30 bizarre sequence between new england and new york new england deferred, jets did that steelers have been red hot lately ravens backup leading the charge tragic news in sports world dave henderson died after suffering a heart attack part of some magical moments helped red sox defeat the angels lowest otput of the year the champs back to work this mornign at the warriors' facility team will see dallas in houston on the road then

[applause] emily, let great work you are doing in detroit. the administration has been very concerned about the choice in every cabinet secretary got a call saying what can you contribute? my friends did step up but the reality is it takes local understanding and leadership to recognize what is at stake and be a catalyst for change. thank you for being a catalyst for change in detroit. good work. [applause] start my remarks with my trip to texas. sins were antonio ms. ascribed a unesco world harrison san antonio missions were ascribed unesco world heritage sites. from the alamo, which is not managed by the national park service but has been taken over arehe state of texas add working to acquire some of the properties around it like the ripley's believe it or not museum, so it can be in an appropriate context like the missions overseen by the national park service, that was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the history of our english wasbefore the first language, at a time when the indigenous people of that area were converted to catholicis

second half belonged to detroit. stafford to mega-tron. johnson had six catches for 77 yards. 32-17 the final. 49ers fall to 4-11. they were flagged for 11 penalties. >> there is no excuse for that. none. we've got to come back and look at that. i can't for the life of me give you any kind of excuse for that. >> we've been starting slow, finishing strong. it was opposite today. we got to find a way to put a complete game together. just execute at a higher level. >> it was a day of upsets in the nfl. carolina was trying to stay unbeaten. two weeks ago panthers 38-0. today was a different story. here in the third quarter, matt ryan scrambles before going deep for julio jones who makes the catch of the day leaping high over the deechkder. a 70-yard touchdown. panthers did have one last chance. cam newton stripped of the football. falcons hand their loss. carson palmer celebrated his 36th birthday with a win over green bay. he finds larry fitzgerald for one of his two touchdown passes. aaron rodgers under pressure all afternoon. sacked eight t

over the past three mings, detroit is -- three weeks detroit is 7-0-3. this is the third time they played the redwings. they expect a different team. >> they are a good team. consistent team. with that comes sometimes you go on win streaks. i don't expect a big difference. they were good the last two times we played them. expecting a hot team. erin: before we go if you want to hear more on the redskins' loss to the cowboys if you're not depressed enough join us for newschannel8 after the game. leon: i know you weren't counting but it sounds like you saw five and a half pounds of facial hair. every single one of them. erin: good story for me this week. maureen: get them ready to play santa claus. leon: they could. doug: no major outbreak of cold air in anytime soon in the next week or two or beyond. settle in the above average pattern that is continuing. in the next few days is 56 tomorrow with the partly cloudy skies. there are indications that clouds could keep it cool. but this trend is set. 60's on thursday. low 60's friday. mid-60's over the weekend.

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