Five Things to Know Today: January 4

1. Weather: If nothing else, it's going to be cold, cold, cold. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says it will be partly sunny today with a chance of snow showers after 1 p.m.

2. In Case You Missed It: Someone left on a windshield in the Kohl's parking lot.

3. Quote of the Day: "A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition." -- Gilbert K. Chesterton

4. Coming Up: The new Macungie council will reopen the 2012 budget Read about it at 10 a.m.

5. Toda in History: On this day in 1999, for the first time since Charlemagne's reign in the ninth century, Europe was united with a common currency when the "euro" debuted as a financial unit in corporate and investment markets.