we're sitting currently at 84 degrees in washington. 85 in quantico. 88 right now in fredericksburg and incredibly warm afternoon, but as you mentioned we are going to see big changes and do not expect this to stick around. nothing across our region right now, but notice back to the west, that's a frontal boundary making its way to the east and big time thrms right now making their way into portions of kentucky and west virginia where they have thunderstorm watches in effect. overnight tonight expect warm temperatures and a nice, mild evening, but watch out tomorrow morning right around rush hour, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00, we could see not only strong, but severe storms as well. i'll come back later on to tell you when i think those will move on through and what comes next. right now, though, enjoy. >> get back in here, doug. a we'll see you in a bit. a scare in the air forces southwest airlines to cancel dozens of flights as crews continue to inspect the

airline's fleet of 737s for cracks last night. a southwest flight made an emergency landing in l.a. because of mechanical problems. another southwest plane made an emergency landing last week after a hole ripped open on the roof. chris gordon is live at vwi thurgood marshal airport with more on the local impact here, chris? >> reporter: good evening. there are about 350 southwest airlines flights a day here at bwi. there have been some cancellations. there have been some disruptions, but authorities here call them minimal. bwi, thur booed marshal airport is a hub for airlines. this weekend there were 600 cancellations nationwide after a five-foot long hole tore in the passenger cabin roof of this southwest flight shortly after takeoff from phoenix on friday.

it descended quickly, making a frightening emergency landing, none of the 118 passengers onboard were seriously hurt. southwest grounded 79 of its fleet of boeing 737 300 series aircraft for inspection. subsurface cracks were found on other planes and they will remain out of service until repairs are made. 57 other passenger jets have been inspecked and return to service. today southwest canceled 70 flights, two here at bwi. that left some passengers concerned about safety or getting stranded. >> i was worried about it, but we checked this morning and our flight wasn't delayed. so far. i don't know, hopefully we can get up in the air and get home. >> this man was nervous right up until the moment that he saw his granddaughters arrive from detroit for their spring break. >> we have all kind of supervision allegedly. you have all kind of checks and balances allegedly and yet a

plane can be in the sky and have the kind of accident that's been reported in the news is anywhere from absurd to a ter itible testament of the nature of the inspections that go on in this country and it's just ridiculous. >> reporter: at dulles international airport there are about a dozen southwest flights daily, and there were no cancellations and no disruption and very little concern among passengers there today. we are live at bwi marshall. we are back to you now in the studio. >> chris gordon. thank you. police are looking for two people who witnessed a deadly hit and run this weekend that happened early sunday along i-66 in falls church. police say 23-year-old daniel park got out of his friend's car to vomit when he was hit by a car. investigators located the driver who is now in custody, but they still want to hear from the two people riding in the cab at the time. police say they were picked up at lucky bar in northwest d.c. they are not in any trouble.

a prince william county teacher is under arrest tonight. police say tina amato was involved in a year-long relationship with a 16-year-old student. the 27-year-old teacher teaches english at garfield high in woodbridge. last week school officials asked her them to investigate her  relationship with the teenager. she was arrested and ordered held without bond. amato has been a teacher in prince william county for the past two and a half years. a northern virginia woman was arrested accused of trying to destroy a very pricey painting at the national gallery of art upon. authorities tell us she called the artist paul gauguin evil. they join us live outside the gallery on the national mall with more on this alleged motive. derek? >> jim, you know there are art critics and those who are critical of art. we think the visitor to the national museum of art falls into the latter category, but the subject and the target of her criticism, an $80 million

painting. authorities say it was april 1st when 53-year-old susan burns entered the museum and went up to a painting by artist paul gauguin, part of the exhibit of his work here. this one is titled two tahitian women and she attacked it. she reportedly grabbed the frame and tried to pull it off the wall. unable to do that, she began beating at that time with her fifties. >> this painting was painted in 1899. it's in excellent condition, but we were very lucky that we had a guard standing just 12 feet away who was very attentive and immediately got to the woman and restrained her and she was taken into custody. >> now fortunately, was there an acrylic cover placed over that painting and a subsequent microscopic examination revealed there was no damage. it will be back on display tomorrow. meanwhile, the woman who has been charge side due back in court for a psychological determination. now apparently she told -- according to court documents she

told one of the investigators on this case that she thought the painting was evil, the painter was evil and it had home sexual details. it was on loan to the met, so they're glad it sustained the attack. they're not going to change the security procedures and they're pretty robust and they want to maintain the connection between the patrons and the art itself. they just have to strike a balance as this incident evidenced. we are live outside the national gal reef art. thank you. 9/11 mastermind khalid shaikh mom mode will not be brought to the u.s. for a civilian trial. eric holder announced today mohammed and four other suspects in those 9/11 attacks will instead be tried by the military at guantanamo bay. the original plan to try the men in new york was met with widespread opposition. congress passed legislation that prohibits bringing any detainees from guantanamo bay to the

united states. today president obama formally declared his candidacy for re-election in 2012. he did not do it with a speech, rather, he sent an e-mail to his supporters and posted a video on his website. entering the race now allows him to start building a campaign war chest and gives him a jump on republicans who have yet to declare. >> we're not yet running. we're looking at that time carefully. >> i'm not going to make a decision until the end of april. >> i don't think that there needs to be a rush still to get out there as a declared candidate. >> i won't be making that decision, i don't think, until some time this summer. >> right now president obama is the only major candidate to declare he's in the race. in the last election his campaign select issed a record breaking $750 million. he's expected to top $1 billion this time around. it's a major economic project worth nearly $1 billion and it got under way in downtown d.c. today and the redevelopment

of the city's old convention center site. it will bring thousands of jobs, new retail office and housing. tom sherwood joins us to tell us about it it. tom? >> this is one of the largest urban projects on the east coast. a ten-acre project that will change the face of downtown washington. the old convention center was demolished with a spectacular implosion. >> reporter: but the economy also was imploding, development plans for the ten-acre site, one of the largest urban spaces on the east coast, faultered for years, until today. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: developers ceremoniously broke ground for a $700 million redevelopment of offices and retail, entertainment and housing that would create a whole new community in the heart of downtown along new york avenue. >> now, finally, to kick off. >> i think this really sends a signal that the recession may be starting to end in the district of columbia.

it sends a message that we'll build out the last big piece of downtown. >> so it's critical that we get this thing built, and we have now turned the property over to the developers and they are now, as of today, paying taxes on this site and as it gets built they will pay more and more taxes. >> preliminary work on the massive project already is under way. now ringed by dozens of modern buildings, the city center project is expected to generate more than $30 million a year in taxes when completed while boosting the concept of living downtown. former council member charlene drew jarvis helped set the economic stage several years ago. >> it will be a very exciting venue and like gallery place. i think we're establishing another destination for people who want to be in the district of columbia. >> this old convention center project was first proposed back in 1999 when mayor tony williams was mayor. wendy, back to you. >> tom sherwood. thanks, tom.

now to the disaster in japan. the hunt for the source of the radiation leak in the nuclear power plant is becoming more desperate tonight. today operators deliberately dumped 10,000 tons of radioactive water into the ocean to make room in a storage site for more highly contaminated water. workers have also been using a white dye to try and trace the path of the seeping radiation, and with japan till scrambling, more u.s. marines have arrived to help with the nuclear response. authorities have suspended the search for survivors now after the earthquake and tsunami back on march 11th. 15,000 people are still it missing. the death toll has risen to 12,000. the calvert cliffs nuclear power plant conducted a quarterly test of its warning sirens today. officials say they're well prepared for any nuclear emergencies here.

the tests last for three minutes and they're conducted in noon on the first monday of january, april, july yell and october. the company says anyone who hears the sirens at any other time should tune into a designated emergency radio station for further instruction. still ahead on news 4 at 5:00, there was violence after vcu's disappointing loss to butler. we'll see what it took to get the angry fans under control. >> shocking charges against a prominent local doctor. what he's accused of doing to a stripper who refused to grant his request. >> trouble for preteen athletes. why experts say focusing on a sickle sport could increase chance of developing a serious injury. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected.

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playing and practicing. the intense activity might be too much for teenage girls who may be setting themselves up for long-term health problems. erica edwards has more on "news for your health." >> reporter: from lacrosse to gymnastics. female athletes play hard. >> young athletes are specializing very early and the training has become very, very rigorous. all of this rigorous activity can increase the risk for stress fractures in preteen and teen girls according to a new study from harvard medical school and children's hospital of boston. >> this is a critical window for girls. most of the bone development, we see huge growth during this time. >> dr. allison field led the research and she said they were more likely to suffer stress factures when they specialize in gymnastics, cheerleading, basketball and running. even a tiny bone break could lead to long-term health consequences like a long-term risk for osteoporosis if it

isn't done in time to heal. cross training with lower impact activities can help ease the pressure girls' fast-growing bones which aren't as dense at this age as boys. >> could they use an elliptical machine and could they do swimming. it's good advice for girls who can use it as more of a marathon than a sprint. erica edwards, nbc news. we had to real in the entire security team. >> i got color, though, didn't i? >> spf-30 you need. we're talking temperatures in the 80s. not just hot, we've seen 12 days in a row with temperatures well below average, 15, 20 degrees below average today. we're 22 degrees above average with a current temperature of 84 degrees and fred ricksburg, one degree shy of 90 during the day today. how about that. >> outside right now looking down toward the cherry blossoms. a very nice picture.

it is a beautiful day with a lot of people taking advantage of it. one of those people was our own chuck bell. take a look at the shots he shot with fantastic photos. look at this one, guys. i love this picture. great picture by chuck, chuck bell master photographer. look how good this is. outside right now, overseeing those beautiful krngs 84 degrees and winds out of the south-southwest at 22 miles per hour and we're seeing gusts upward of 30 to 40 miles an hour. we're dealing with those winds and those winds are very warm winds out of the southwesterly direction. 80 degrees in hagerstown and 88 in fredericksburg and 86 in baltimore and 75 in annapolis and sterling at 84 degrees that is a record. the old record, 81. we'll see a few records and even the district and the current record now is around 85 degrees. live digital doppler radar. nothing to show you around our area.

don't worry about them tonight or even through 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 tonight. back to the west, that's where the storms are and they are very strong with severe thunderstorms and a lot of tornado warnings from these storms as well into portions of eastern kentucky and portions of tennessee. you can see still well away from our area. severe thunderstorm watch into western portions of west virginia and nothing for our area yet. this storm system will move through overnight tonight and i do expect to see some strong storms. behind it , much clear temperatures. 52 in cincinnati. there are the 80s so you know we are not going to be this warm for very long. let's break it down for you. overnight tonight through 6:00, nothing. through 5:00 a.m., not a whole lot and watch what happens around 5:00, everybody getting in on the rain and this is where the thunderstorms could be. i don't think we'll get the severe weather from this. there could be a couple of severe storms, but this will not be a widespread severe, vent as it's happening early morning. right around rush hour, and

right on through 8:00. we'll be dealing with rain pretty much everywhere and clearing out by early afternoon. overnight tonight and through this evening, partly cloudy, warm and windy, pollen very high today and temperatures dropping 76 to 82 degrees and heavy rain early tomorrow with thunder arriving after midnight for sure and 50 to 60 degrees and temperatures will be falling after that point with falling temperatures between 42 and 52 by this time tomorrow night. so we're going to go from 84 right now to maybe a temperature of 66 or 50 by early tomorrow evening. 64 degrees and that's the good news, 68 during the day on thursday. so temperatures are not going to stay cool very long. >> that should wash away the pollen. >> tonight's rain will help with the pollen for tomorrow. >> bright side. >> thank you, doug. the results are in. which airline scored rave reviews for overall performance. >> a special canine connection for family members for those killed on 9/11.

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money in the mail. sounds perfect in tough times. >> it does. as liz crenshaw warns a check

made out in your name for hundreds and thous of dollars could end up costing you. liz? nah you get a check in the mail. it looks real so why not just put it in the bank? the u.s. postal service warns tonight bogus checks are flooding the mail and anyone, anyone can be a victim. >> we were trying to sell our car. i'd been out of work for a little while so we could use the money. >> matt posted his ad on facebook through the marketplace app. a buyer offered to buy his car full price and included an extra $2,000 that matt was supposed to forward to the shipper. matt deposited the check and went to western union to wire the extra money. an agent there talked him out of it. >> it sounds like a scam. you better make sure the check cleared the bank. matt's bank confirmed the check came back as bogus. matt is not alone. just ask rod white who thought he found a job online, an opportunity to work from home. >> he -- he said that they wanted to send me a check to

purchase office equipment. >> for $2400. >> right. >> made out to you. >> yes. >> that probably felt good when you got that, right? >> yes. >> but rod had a bad feeling and asked the bank about the check and eventually confirmed the check was a fake. the check scam works like this. you get a check in the mail either for something you're selling online or sweepstakes winnings or an up-front payment from a job opportunity. the check is always for more money than you expect and you're told where to wire the extra. that's the gotcha. you deposit the check. it looks good, but it hasn't cleared yet. you wire cash money to the con artist. a few days later the check turns up bogus, but your cash money is gone. >> foreign lottery, mystery shoppers love scams, sweepstakes scams are big, too. >> lori mccallister is a u.s. postal inspector. there is a mail nexus to every

single one of these scams. they mail them something. >> reporter: that's yet u.s. postal service posted this ad in "the washington post" to warn consumers of fake check scams. >> this is a mystery shopper. >> this is a mystery shopper scam. there is a check enclosed. >> look how much this is for. >> right. $3.997. >> it looks like a real check. if you hold checks up to the light you'll need to see some sort of watermark in the check. this is a check that's almost on marbleized paper. >> mcal ter says another red flag is usually in the letter. look for bad grammar and misspellings. many of the scams come from overseas. can you stop them and can you catch them? we try as hard as we can. once you cross that u.s. border there's very little that our law enforcement agencies can do. consumers themselves are the best line of defense. >> if it sounds too good to be true, it's too good to be true.

>> the scam is very hard to spot. the check game is very sophisticated. if someone you don't know wants you to wear them back money after they send you a check, simply don't fall for it. again for more consumer information and stories go to nbcwashington.com and search liz crenshaw and click on liz crenshaw's consumer watch. i have been doing this check scam story for a number of years and they're getting more and more sophisticated and people just don't really see it because it's made out to them. >> and they're more and more vulnerable these days. >> people say why don't the bank instantly know? sometimes it takes three days to know. >> listen to someone who says wire me back the extra. whoa! whoa. >> done. >> thank you, liz. >> you're welcome. still ahead, an angry customer takes aim at a stripper, but what happened next stunned neighbors in this quiet community and pat collins will be live with the bizarre chain of events that has landed a local doctor in jail.

>> the story of the day here. plus desperate times call for desperate measures. how one website is promising to get you a job for $125. drama in detroit, fans walk out of charlie sheen's tour. out of charlie sheen's tour. can he rehab his image and w

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they tell us they were truck by a cab along i-66 in falls church. the driver's now in custody. authorities still want to hear from the passengers who were in that taxi. to make sure the driver's story measures up. >> southwest airlines has canceled 70 flights again today to inspect its 737s for cracks. federal investigators say cracks are found in three planes similar to those that caused that five-foot hole in that flight on friday. >> a downtown development project in d.c. worth nearly $1 billion got under way today. a ground breaking ceremony was held for the city center project at the side of the old convention center. this project will be a mix of offices, entertainment, retail and housing. now let's fast forward to the weather. doug? >> a beautiful day out there with temperatures into the 80s. we're talking mid to upper 80s in some locations during the day and record breaking high temperatures, but don't get used to that.

digital doppler radar moving in. some of the storms could be strong and severe. we'll she you when the storms will make their way through the area coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. a local doctor is facing charges tonight after investigators say a drunken encounter with a stripper got out of hand. >> this happened early sunday in the doctor's landsdown-area home. >> news 4's pat collins is live with this dramatic turn of events. pat, tell us what happened. >> reporter: jim, police say this is a story about a stripper chased by an intoxicated man. an intoxicated man with a shotgun. a man who happens to be a doctor. >>, and everybody's got a gun! >> that's ali segapi. he lives across the street from where it happened and what happened has rocked this posh townhouse community in landsdown. >> just unbelievable that this happened in this neighborhood. nothing like this has ever

happened before. >> the suspect, dr. mehul shah. dr. shah of the dulles foot and ankle institute charged with shooting at a stripper. >> with a stripper? >> according to the police this is how it it happened. late saturday night, early sunday morning dr. shah ordered a stripper to his home here in leesburg. the stripper shows up with a bodyguard. the bodyguard waits outside. the stripper goes inside. once inside, police say, dr. shah asked the stripper to perform a sex act. she says no. police say dr. shah picked up a shotgun, chased her outside and fired off a shot. >> with the shotgun just like this, you know, i'm going to kill you. get out of here. get out of here. >> that man was out of his mind to be shooting a gun in this neighborhood. >> when you heard the shot what did you do? nothing, we were just here, we

were outside. we wouldn't go outside because you never know if it can ricochet or hit you and thins like that, you know? >> a neighbor heard the gun fire. he picked up his gun and told the doctor to drop the shotgun and he held the doctor at gunpoint until the cops got to the scene. >> you mix alcohol with your judgment, these sort of things can happen from time to time. >> did he appear to be intoxicated? >> yes, he did. according to the deputies and witnesses that were there. >> and he called the stripper to the house. >> yes. >> so you have an intoxicated man. >> who called the stripper and apparently didn't get the services he was hoping to get. >> reporter: dr. shah is charged with a number of things including abduction and reckless use of a firearm. he's being held in jail without bond pending further court action in this case. jim, back to you. >> all right, pat collins live for us in landsdown. pat, thanks.

>> there is a development in the murder of american university professor sue ann mark up. sources tell wbop radio that they will not prosecute deandrew hamlin for taking the victim's vehicle because they would have to disclose evidence against him as the suspect in mark up's murder. so far no one has been charged with that murder. if prosecutor his a murder case against him they would have filed it. a high school principal suspended over allegations of grade fixing is back on the job today it. principal david pinneder of mckinley tech northeast was placed on administrative leave last month after reports he changed grades in an effort to boost graduation rates. acting chancellor kaya henderson reinstated pender last week after the lead investigator in the case admitted to giving false information to witnesses. d.c. public schools official say they may have com promooipromis integrity of the investigation.

former d.c. school chance lor michelle rhee says she welcomes a probe on cheating on standardized tests during her tenure. last week "usa today" reported high-scoring schools out toed by rhee had an extraordinary number of tests in which the wrong answers were erased and corrected. rhee appeared on wamu radio today. she says an outside investigator looked into the erasures two years ago. >> in each of those cases -- well, the vast majority of them they said, you know, there's no improprieties and no evidence of cheating. in the couple of instances where they were we took the appropriate actions. >> rhee says one explanation could be the children are taught to carefully review their answers. students at george mason university took a silent, but visual approach to their debate over guns on campus today. a handful of students wore empty holsters today for the start of gun week. they're fighting for the right

to carry concealed weapons on campus. supporters say students should be allowed to defend themselves in case of a shooter on campus. it's illegal for anyone, but police to carry a weapon on a school campus. verizon officials could be fined thousands of dollars for network outages that prevented 911 calls from going through in maryland. the maryland commission says there have been four outables since july yell. january 26th during the snowstorm that stranded commuters for hours. according to the washington post about 10,000 calls to 911 did not go through. 8300 of those calls were in montgomery county. well with the nation's unemployment rate hovering around 9% it's tough to find a job these days, but one controversial website is trying to make it easier by providing fake resumes. career excuse.com promises to help job seekers get a foot in the door. for $125, the company says it

will provide fake references for any job. the majority of students on one college campus said they would not use such a service despite the tough job market. career counselors say lying on a resume isn't worth the time or money because chance are employers will find out and you will lose that job. >> yeah, you will. >> coming up next, kate middle torn's painful past is revealed and tell itting about her experience with school bullies. >> no! my bad. >> wow! >> take that! his bad. charlie sheen's disaster in detroit. yet actor says he's still winning despite

charlie sheen's much-hyped 20-city tour got off to a rocky start this weekend. >> no? >> you suck! >> okay. that was just a taste of it. this is youtube video of sheen's first saturday night in detroit. this was the first show and the audience booed and demanded their money back. the next night sheen changed his format a bit and received a standing ovation. that was chicago. some people had less than glowing reviews, but sheen called it a great night. >> it was a good night. it was a great night. yeah. a couple of things we have to adjust.

god, that's bright, but we're excited. we're excited. >> we're out of here. i think he's taking people's money. i think he's just up there talking and doing his thing. a lot of people are into it. >> sheen's tour continues tomorrow in cleveland. tickets are still available for his tour here in washington. that's april 19th at constitution hall. we're about three and a half weeks away from one of the most anticipated weddings in decades. the marriage of prince william and kate middleton. life for kate hasn't always been easy. there's a new book out that reveals she was bullied in school. kate was picked on for being too perfect and nice when she went to the all-girls school at the age of 13. kate was so unhappy that her parent his to pull her out and switched her to a different school where she thrived. kate is taking no chances when it comes to her hair and makeup on the big day. british newspapers are reporting she will have six hairstylists with her for the royal wedding. two are longtime hair dressers

for the royal family along with four assistants. >> and i will be in london doing my own hair and makeup for the big event on april 29 thd. be sure to watch my live reports the entire week leading up to the wedding right here on news 4 at 11:00, but coming up next, consider yourself warned. the local park now off limits to tourists because of black bear sightings and in sports we celebrate the life of a local soccer coach who died af

warnings are out in a popular park in prince william county after bears were found in that area. part of the signal hill park was closed today for visitors because of safety concerns. julie carey joins us live from

manassas park with details on this story. julie? >> hi there, this is one of those days when we feel we are finally coming out of hibernation. of course, so are the bears and even though this park is just a stone's throw away from busy roads and shopping centers, this is a place where a black bear has decided to stop off for a while. >> on this warmest day in months, the playground at signal hill park is hopping. kids fly kites out in the field, but there is one area of the park that's off limits, a snow fence blocks both ends of a popular walking and jogging trail because for the fourth year in a row a black bear is passing through. >> although this looks like a built up, urban area particularly with the drainage ways at bull run, you can walk through this area of town homes and houses and subdivisions and stay in the woods particularly if you're a bear. >> no one's captured a photo of the bear yet, but here is the

evidence recently spotted. the bark has been scraped clean and it's where the bear has been foraging for grubs. this woman noticed the same thing two years ago. >> my husband said that looks like a bear has been there. i g there couldn't be any bears around here. two or three days later it was in the paper and they found a bear here. >> with the news of the latest have saiding bear she'll steer her little dog clear of the woods. >> your walk will be limited. >> i'm not going that way. i think we'll go around that way. >> over on the playground, most visitors seem unconcerned that a black bear could be napping nearby. >> it makes sense that with the woods around spring time and they're starting to wake up and starting to look for some foot. >> a few others including some of the kids were uneasy once they learned once the trail is closed off. >> i am surprised because this is in our backyard. so, yeah. that's pretty scary. >> i feel like there's a threat.

i don't know. >> i think it's kind of cool, just a little scary. >> reporter: i think that was the consequence us. a little cool and a little scary all at the same time, but park officials have dealt with this over the last few years and the experts tell us that this bear will pass on through, so within a matter of two to three weeks they'll take down the fences and open the trail again. it all begged the question for folks here today, what would you do if you came face-to-face with a black bear? more on that at 6:00. i'm julie carey, back to you. >> i wouldn't charge him, that's for sure. >> i wouldn't run at him fast. >> not a good idea. let's get the latest on the weather out there. doug went back inside, right? >> i'm going back at the top of the 6:00. it's too nice to stay indoors. this is how great it is outside. 84 degrees with plenty of sunshine. temperatures more like july than march or even early april which is where we are right now. winds out of the south-southwest at 32 miles an hour gusting

upward of 40 miles an hour. a very windy afternoon, all of this courtesy of a frontal boundary and a cold front with strong to severe storms. they will affect us early tomorrow morning and maybe around rush hour tomorrow morning so you definitely want to make sure you tune in to nbc 4 tomorrow morning for the latest on any strong storm. 60 degrees dropping down to 45. 64 on your wednesday. 67 on friday and of course, you can check out the weather channel on cable any time for your weather 24/7, but also right here, too. >> thank you, doug. >> this is a sad story because we watched the story of the local soccer coach that did lose his battle with cancer because we were pulling for him when we saw him a couple of months ago when you did a feature on him with his son and dedication. >> to his team and to his craft. >> sorry he passed. >> he definitely lived life with a purpose. ty lewis diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2007.

he died saturday at the age of 44. two months ago we shared ty's story, highlighting his commitment to his team and perseverance. today we celebrate the life of ty lewis who reminds us all that live each day like it's our last. kim dermish looks back at ty's purpose-driven life. ♪ ♪ >> there we go! very nice! good work! that's good team work! that's the way to share the ball. keep sharing it and you'll be successful. >> ty lewis loved life. he loved his family and he loved soccer. coaching with cancer for three and a half years, ty turned pain into purpose. >> i know besides my family, i had a duty to all these boys that were under my tutelage for soccer, not just on the field, but off the field, you know, because they're with me quite a

bit of time, and so they need to learn about life lessons as well and they need to keep their grades up or they know they're not going to play. so i felt like i had a duty, and i just felt like it wasn't my time. you know? i mean, i've got to deal with this. >> we've been fighting for him a lot, trying to win every game because he might not be there to coach us the next game so we try to go out there with the strong attitude and right attitude and play for him and not only for him, but for ourselveses. >> that's chris lewis. ty's 16-year-old son. >> my friends and my family are really supportive and i know that i just have to move on, and i can't be sad all of the time and i know that i love him and he'll be there for me until the end. >> ty lewis grew up playing soccer in reston, virginia, graduating from salt lakes high school in 1984. he continued his playing career at atlantic christian college in

north carolina. he began coaching youth soccer in his hometown in 1994. nine years later, he became the head coach of the under 16 reston knights and his team is the two-time defending virginia state cup champions. ty's legacy lives on. >> the lessons that he's instilled in these boys. some of these boys they've had since they were 9, 8, 9 years old and they've grown up with him and to have a role model like him i think is very important. >> with help from his sister stacy, ty created a cancer foundation, money from events like the ty lewis midnight madness indoor soccer tournament goes to other families affected by cancer. ty's message of not giving up will live forever. >> you have to admire somebody like that because so many of us want to quit, and it is so easy to quit. it is so much harder to keep going on. >> you wake up like it's the last day of your life.

just live each day like it's the last day of your life. play each game like it's the last time you're ever going to play. >> ty is sauer viurvived by his shannon and his children. in lieu of flowers donation can bes made to the ty lewis fund. if you would like to contribute go to nbcwashington.com and search ty lewis. >> for two years. those kids got a lesson of a life time. >> he battled until the very end. >> sure he did. he went down fighting. good for him. >> thank you, dan. >> coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, while investigators continue to look into the problems with the southwest airline planes, federal investigators are also looking into a deadly small plane crash at a virginia airport.

this woman stormed the libyan hotel screaming to journalists that she'd been raped by forces loyal to moammar gadhafi. there are new concerns about where she is now and there's something holding up the final launch of the space shuttle endevour. we'll have those stories and more coming up on news 4 at 6:00. >> thanks, doreen. still ahead on news 4 at 5:00, a touching tribute. how the tsa is using these adorable puppies coming up, to ♪ [ male announcer ] america's beverage companies are working together to put more information right up front. adding new calorie labels to every single can, bottle

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did better with baggage. airtran had the best overall performance, but customer complaints were up about 28%. for the second year southwest had the fewest complaints. delta had the most. >> the tsa was created in the wake of 9/11 to help ensure safe air travel. >> one of the tools they use is the four-legged kind, bomb-sniffing dogs. >> as nbc's tom costello reports one of their puppies in training has a special connection to a 9/11 family. >> reporter: hard to imagine these four-legged balls of fur so curious, playful and into absolutely everything, will one day be using those noses to

serve on the front lines for the tsa, hunting for explosives. scott thomas runs the breeding program. >> what makes a puppy? what makes a dog really good -- hi, sweetie, really good at doing its job? >> a dog that's bold and that can go into any new environment and act like they've lived there their whole life. and to find their favorite toy. >> it locks like puppy play, but the tsa has set up a sort of boot camp for dogs. >> this one here was number 500. every dog was named after one of the 3,000 people who died on 9/11 and this class of puppies all start with the letter d. dolan's name is tattooed right inside his ear. the 500th tsa puppy to go through the program. >> this is just such an honor. i can't even tell you what an honor this is for me. at the pentagon's 9/11 memorial,

984 benches are tribute to those who died that day. navy captain bob dolan. >> i have a very special connection with dogs so it really filled my heart. i teared up. >> little dolan has a lot of work ahead of him. for the next year he'll live with a foster family in san antonio and then he'll return to the tsa to begin intense training in bomb detection, sniffing out tiny traces of explosives in airport lounges, cargo containers, train stations and passenger planes and then alert his handler. >> some dogs increase their pace and some dogs snowe slow their pace and they increase in sniffing behavior. >> it takes a year for dog and handler to learn to work as a team. the ts is a has to train 300 dogs each year to both maintain and grow the program. it turns out dolan represents something very special to the dolans.

captain dolan started his navy career in bomb detection. and lisa says it was a specially trained dog who found his body at the pentagon after 9/11. >> it just seems like this puppy dolan has completed a circle for my family. >> wow! >> what a legacy. >> that is it for news 4 at 5:00. >> news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. finally a nearly perfect spring day with temperatures soaring near 80, but another storm is lurking. president obama formally declared his candidacy for re-election today. republicans might be ready to pounce. and there was an unusual attack at the national gallery of art. >> we begin tonight with the serious safety questions about southwest airline airplanes. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen