good evening. it was just last week we saw those historic images of the last u.s. combat troops leaving iraq, but as we warned that night on the air, this would not be the end of bloodshed in that country. nothing close. well, today, a devastating wave of attacks across iraq designed to show the insurgents can still attack when and where they want and to show how vulnerable iraq is during this time of transition. we last saw our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reporting that night from a moving u.s. army convoy, part of the last out of there. and tonight, he is here with us in new york. richard, what does today mean? this is a very serious day for iraq. this is exactly what many people in that country feared would happen. as u.s. troops pull back, attacks rise. today, there were more than two dozen attacks in 14 different locations. more than 50 people killed. it was a two-hour assault on the nation of iraq. coordinated bombings in more than a dozen cities and tow
. right now at 10:00 a bitter blast. temperatures so chilling, the potomac is glazed over with ice. we begin with the cold. thanks for joining us at 10:00. i m will thomas. i m maureen umeh. this time of year the temperatures should be in the 40s but tomorrow another blast of arctic air could keep us below freezing. gwen tolbart is in the weather center to start us off at 10:00. the arctic air is going to be in place. we ll feel it starting tonight across our area. we had a windy day today. but as we move into tomorrow, we ll be talking some windchills to be definitely concerned w. let s take a look at temperatures across the area. 28 degrees officially at national airport this hour. we ve got 30 degrees in annapolis. 23 in gaithersburg. 26 degrees at baltimore. but these are the windchills. this is what it actually feels like if you re getting ready to step outside. only 17 degrees in the district. we ve got only 18 degrees at baltimore. 14 degrees at dulles. 15 at m