envelope that did contain white powder is not correlated with the other two incidents that happened earlier today. however, this does make for three envelopes with white powder delivered in one day. this makes seven for the entire week delivered to all different types of d.c. locations including restaurants, schools, and now the epa. >> kind of scary to me, because all the people were inside of our building. >> reporter: this morning students at amidon bowen elementary school sheltered in place. others were turned away after the school received an envelope with white powder inside. investigators searched the scene and the area was determined safe after some time. then around 11:00 a.m., and on the northwest side of town, emergency crews were called to bibiana, a restaurant at the corner of 12 and h streets for a similar situation. >> we called all the guests don't come because we don't know what it can be.

>> reporter: the general manager francesco am deo tells me he and his staff were evacuated after the chef received a suspicious envelope. police blocked off the intersection while hazardous material crews geared up and entered the restaurant with masks and air tanks. does that make you nervous? >> it does. it's kind of crazy. >> reporter: about an hour later, the scene was cleared and employees were allowed back inside the restaurant. according to the fbi, envelopes delivered with white powder inside date back to 2007. since then, it says there have been over 300 suspicious envelopes mailed across the country. >> we have to respond to every situation as though it's serious. >> reporter: the fbi says each of the seven envelope has tested negative for hazardous material, but have been collected as evidence. we're live in northwest d.c. tonight, erika gonzalez. back to you. a developing story out of prince georges county tonight. security at flowers high school is very tight this afternoon after a student there was robbed

inside the gym. we just learned that two students used a bb gun to rob that student. pat collins joins us live from springdale where extra police are standing by. >> reporter: it happened during school hours inside the school building. an armed robbery. the victim a student. they believe the suspects are students too. the weapon, it looked like a pistol. it turns out it was a bb gun. an armed robbery inside a school. it's the kind of thing that gives parents goose bumps. >> i mean, you have to worry about it in the streets. but in school? that's just unacceptable. >> they need to have something to better protect the kids. >> reporter: the scene, flowers high school. ardwick ardmore road. the crime armed robbery, the time 10:00 a.m. a 15-year-old student says he was robbed at gunpoint in the gym. they got his cell phone and some

cash. one suspect arrested a short time later in the cafeteria. one suspect got away. police say they later located that pistol. it turned out to be a bb gun. student heavenly anthony was inside the school when it happened. with her mother's permission, we talked to her about the incident. >> i just feel we need more security, more backup and everything, that somebody could just come in here with a gun and easily slip out. >> reporter: look at the number of police cars here. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. and there is another one way over there. high security at flowers high school today. extra police called in, called in to search for that other suspect, to look for that weapon. to keep the peace. at the scene, michael blow, the director of security for prince georges county schools. are you going to tighten up the

security because of this? >> absolutely. whenever we have allegations of this type, we always review our security procedures. and i'm certain that we will be making the appropriate adjustments. >> reporter: tonight school officials will be sending letters home to parents to explain what happened here today. live in prince georges county, pat collins, news4. >> we have an update on the breaking news we told you about yesterday. two men are now charged with murder in aspen hill. the suspects 20-year-old christopher edwards, 19-year-old andrew ramos. police say they were at a home on superior street with a third man who was found shot to death. montgomery county police say edwards stayed at the scene, calling for help. ramos left the house. he was found and arrested. the name of the victim hasn't been released. a revelation about metro safety from the head of the transit agency, safety committee. mort downey says metro knew about brake problems for six

years and designed a plan to solve them, but then didn't implement it. there were two potentially serious brake failures recently. the board says the transit agency knew that brake parts that were designed to last for 35 years were failing within 15 years. and the agency didn't have the money to fix the problem and put off replacing them. in two recent cases, brake parts fell off trains. there weren't any injuries. as of this week, 90% of the parts in question have been replaced. >> for passengers, i don't think there was extraordinary risk. but it's not a way to run a railway. if something needs to get fixed, 80 should get fixed. >> are there other safety issues we're not hearing about? tom sherwood will have more on the story tonight at 6:00. just a short time ago the foggy bottom metro station reopened after daddily accident. this afternoon a train ran over a man who was on the tracks. the blue line is single tracking between foggy bottom and arlington simtary right now.

and the orange line is also single tracking from foggy bottom out to clarendon. expect delays. a maryland man will be spending the next three decades in prison for sexually assaulting women that he met through craigslist. today a judge sentenced 26-year-old edgar romero of bladenburg for attacking his victim. he met them on craigslist's erotic services section. in each case he met them in a hotel in the district and assaulted or robbed them. the search is on tonight for two drivers police tell us raced down a montgomery county road and caused an accident that killed a woman. the crash was so violent that it caused the woman's car to overturn on to a sidewalk. news4's tracee wilkins spoke to the victim's grief stricken husband. >> reporter: 31-year-old nelvis garcia was heading down randolph road on her way to this wendy's where she worked when this

accident happened. her husband tells us that she was just one mile from work, but never made it. jorge martinez says god will be the judge of the drivers. montgomery county police are still looking for. [ speaking spanish ] he then goes on to say that the only thing he can wish for and ask for is for them to cooperate with authorities. just before 4:00 p.m. yesterday, a violent three-car collision took the life of his wife, nelvis garcia. it happened in the 800 block of randolph road near the intersection of timberview court in montgomery county. montgomery county police believe two vehicles, a silver car and a green and white mini cooper may have been racing when the accident happened. the impact of the crash caused her nissan to flip over. she was transported to the hospital where she was

pronounced dead. neither the silver car nor the mini cooper remained at the scene, leaving her husband with more questions than answers. he says his desire is for the other drivers to cooperate. nelvis garcia leaves behind three children. police are still looking for the two drivers responsible for this crash. in montgomery county, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. the focus in the republican presidential race turns to the south. alabama and mississippi will be holding primaries next tuesday, and republican voters there are generally more socially conservative, and many describe themselves as evangelicals. mitt romney has not done well with either group. newt gingrich won georgia this week and south carolina in january. he says he is going to take alabama and mississippi next week. >> we will have once again i think for the ninth time reset this primary race.

>> if we win mississippi, this would be a two-person race. and this if this is a two-person race, we will nominate a conservative as president of the united states. >> santorum and gingrich are both dismissing the romney campaign's argument that the current delegate count provides romney with the only clear path to the nomination. on wall street stocks traded higher as investors were optimistic about the situation. in greece of all place, the dow jones picked up 70 points. the s&p closed 13 points higher. hey, the mercury shot up today too. did you know it was the warmest day so far for 2012? >> and the warm breezes were just taunting us, doug. >> i knew, that jim. just to let you know. >> you fed me that line. >> okay, good. 73 degrees. that's what we reached out there a little earlier today. the previous high temperature for the year was 72. believe it or not, on february

1st. but that's how warm this winter has been. currently 71 degrees out there. but look at the winds, gusting to 36 miles per hour. we're going to continue to see rather windy conditions through the rest of the night that will help to keep our temperatures up. 70 in gaithersburg. 70 in manassas and 72 towards culpepper. what are we seeing on the radar? a lot of rain there is a lot of rain just to our west. but most of that will not make its way into our region. i'll explain that coming up in just a second. but first off, your good night-wake-up forecast. 60 degrees by 11:00. that's when i expect the showers to move. in and by tomorrow morning, a little cooler. but most of that rain will be moving out. i'll break it down for you in just a minute. if you like your buildings all the, get ready. montgomery county's white flint corridor will have a brand-new skyline by 2014. this is a rendering of the 24-story tower and development complex. >> whoa! >> north bethesda 2 is expected to be the tallest building in the entire county. it will feature 340 apartments

along with retail space and offices too. the complex will be located next door to the first north bethesda market. that's a block from the white flint metro station on rockville pike. montgomery county officials approved the plan, saying the new complex will have a recreation loop and plenty of green spaces. >> i'd like to see that without the finger. >> i would too. the finger wants a credit for that. >> perspective. hey, we're just getting started. you hear about our solar storm? it's the largest in five years. tom costello is going to join us. he is going to explain exactly what is happening out there. what has the nation general shocked about teenagers and tobacco use. and coming up at 5:30, a popular radio host is

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cigarettes is part of the problem. >> excise taxes on tobacco, especially are effective in preventing 14 and 15-year-old kids from buying cigarettes. >> the government hopes to get teens' attention with a new public service announcement. cigarette companies such as altria, the parent company of philip morris and r.j. reynolds claim they don't target youth smokers. well, we're in the midst of a solar storm, one of the strongest in five years is hitting the earth right now and creating an incredible view if you're in range of the aurora borealis. as it continues, there is a chance it could disrupt communication systems, the gps, our power grids. joining us with some insight on all this, we're in the midst of it, but we look like everything is still up and running. is the worst over? is the worst still to come? >> i'm sorry, wendy, what did you say? i got some interference here. no. [ laughter ] >> i got to tell you, it's been a big yawner, to be honest.

it looks like this thing has passed without any problems whatsoever. we've been speaking all day with the telecom experts, the power grid as well as the folks with noaa in boulder, colorado. they all say the earth dodged if not a bullet, then a plasma wave. they were expecting a g-3 scale. on a scale of 1 to 5, this would be a 5. they got a g-1 minor. we have seen no reports of disruptions. so how is that possible if they can see this plasma wave coming at us, how it is possible they missed, the fact it was minor storm? they're really good at seeing the baseball coming. they're not so good at seeing what the spin was on the baseball. as it hit the earth and with the earth's own spin, it seems to have missed us. we're likely to see more of the storms in the coming months and years, because the sun's most active period is expected to be next year. so we could see more solar activity then. >> i was reading about this today.

they say the largest one to hit us was back in 1859. if that size were to hit us today, it would knock us off completely. what are we doing to upgrade our technology to heavy it up so that we can dodge the stuff in the future? >> everybody we talked to suggests there isn't a whole lot that we can do. here is the deal. what was the year that you said was the heaviest storm? 1859 or something like that? was that it? they didn't have these back in the late 19th century. and in fact, the most recent heavy storm was ten years ago or so. we really didn't have these back then, these smart phones. the question is how will it affect smartphones, gps technology, that kind of thing. in 1989, you may recall the quebec, their power grid was brought offline because of a solar flare. 6 million people were without power up there in cold canada. but, you know, that was the last time that we really saw power grids dramatically affected. so in the coming months, they'll

be concerned about where it might cause any impact here. >> that's really fascinating. thank you, tom. you can see tom's solar storm report coming up on "nightly news" with brian williams. because you know the earth can't duck. it really shows you we're kind of at the mercy of the heavens sometimes. >> most definitely. and if that solar flare is pointing directly at us, and that's what happens, it can shoot off that way, that way, but if it's in line with the earth, and it's a big one, it could definitely cause problems. >> does this explain our record warm temperature? >> no, no, no. >> trying to make that connection, aren't you? >> nothing do with that. i tell you what, it sure felt like it out there today. 73 degrees the high temperature. the warmest day so far this year. and just take a look outside right now. i mean, yeah, it's a little bit on the windy side. not bad at all. take a look. even notice some green out there on the trees. i was watching a lot of trees budding today across our area, and leaves starting to come out. how about that?

71 degrees the current temperature with winds gusting to 36 miles per hour. we're going to continue to see those winds gusting over 30 miles an hour. probably throughout the rest of the evening. so heads up for that. 69 in martinsburg right now. 68 in leesburg. a trio of 70s down towards la plata, towards manassas and culpepper. we're also going to stay very warm. here is storm 4 radar, showing you where the rain is right now. not around the d.c. area, but back to the west in through western portions of the west virginia panhandle, back in through washington county and allegheny county. and then some shower activity, most of this not reaching the ground around the blue ridge, but i do expect this to actually make its way to our way a little bit. but this right here, look at all the rain right here. kind of fall apart in the last couple of frames. i don't expect most of that to reach us. it's the rain that is to our west. that's the rain associated with the frontal boundary. that will make its way our way. look at all of this moisture down to the south. if all this moisture was coming

up, we would be talking about 1, 2, 3 inches of rain. that's not going to happen. most of this will slide to our south. i'm expecting maybe a quarter inch to a half inch at most. this is really good news. no rain at 8:00 tonight. watch what happens by midnight tonight. that's when the rain starts to envelope the area. right now light to moderate rain there could be heavier showers around 2:00, 3:00, four income the morning. maybe even a coupe of rumbles of thunder. you wake up tomorrow morning, everything is gone. this is a total overnight event as far as that is concerned. your four-day forecast, high temperatures behind the front. still not too bad for this time of year with a high of 59. 50 on saturday. 50 is going to be a little cool. and most of us will stay in the upper 40s on saturday. back to 62 on sunday and 65 degrees on monday. so we rebound very, very quickly. and once again, make sure you spring forwarded on saturday night. >> the sunsets later. we're looking forward to that. >> thank you, doug. coming up, road rage on i-66 this morning.

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and he has all the individual honors a major league soccer play could ask for. now it's time for mls mvp duane de rosario to return. trevor pryce has more on the man they will be counting on to return them to the promised land. >> reporter: d.c. has a new dance, the shake and bake. the guy teaching it duane derosario, the d.c. united striker who perfected it last season while scoring 16 goals en route to an mvp title. now for the guy affectionately known as ro, the real work gains. >> i think if you looked at how much games we lost in the last five, ten minutes, it was astronomical in terms of numbers. and it's something that really, it's frustrating. >> reporter: the six-time all-pro still has a passion to win, a passion he hopes to install in his teammates. >> we're going to come there and

a team loses or is not successful, i play not up to my level, i take that personal. and it's something that i think is lacking a little bit at the youth level, you know, is that passion, that greediness, that grimy attitude. >> grinding it out. >> yeah, grinding it out. it's something that i want to continue. people ask me how long do you think you're going to play? as long as i can play with that passion and that grind-out mentality. >> reporter: that intensity gets noted by the best. france superstar played in just 13 games and they called him the league's best player by far. >> it's only in the sense that's the only way you have to take it in order for me to stay grounded, and for me to stay on track. if i did let it get to my head, who knows, maybe my attitude would be different. but for him to say that shows me that i'm doing something wrong. i just keep doing what i'm doing. >> we call him the game changer. he is the guy, you're asking a

bad day as a team, things aren't going real well, it's 0-0, and all of the sudden he pulls something out of his hat to get you three points, even on a bad day, you're never out of it with a guy like duane. >> reporter: a struggling d.c. united team will look at derosario to lead them back to the team's glory days. with all his accomplishments, dero is adamant he is not done yet. >> you may see it as there is nothing left. to me there is a lot more left. there is another championship, another all star, there is another league cup. so there is so much to play for. i wouldn't waste my time if that wasn't the case. like i said, i played to successful and to win championships. and that's what i come here to do. >> i think for duane, he has had some individual honors, and now it's time for him to raise some trophies with this club. that's his priority right now. and it's a good priority to

have. >> reporter: for news4 sports, i'm trevor pryce. >> dero and d.c. united opening up the season this weekend at rfk stadium taking on sporting kansas city. that game on saturday. >> best in the league. >> thank you. >> you're welcome, guys. coming up, it's new at 5:30. $70,000 in taxpayer money for new firefighter shirts? guess what? they're not each wearing them. we'll tell you why. a hockey dad in trouble tonight for pointing a laser at his daug

a fast forward through the headlines. police in prince georges county say two students used a bb gun to rob another student in the gym class at flowers high school in springdale. the robbers got away with a cell phone and cash. police did catch one suspect. a live report at 6:00. there were three more white powder scares in the district today, the latest one just before 4:00 at the interstate commerce commission in northwest. all of the letters were sent from texas. so far none has posed any danger. a street race in montgomery county is to blame for the death of a wife and mother of three. last night a violent crash killed 31-year-old nelvis garcia in the 800 block of randolph road. today her grief stricken husband laid flowers at the site. now let's fast forward to the weather. >> we've got some rain coming at us right now, even though temperatures are on the mild

side. into the 70s through much of the area. the rain will move through overnight and then we'll have another type of weather coming in behind it. we'll talk about that coming up in a couple of minutes. tonight, remembering a local media icon. long-time wfls radio personality brian stroble was killed late yesterday after a truck hit him in spotsylvania county. as julie carey reports, his former coworkers are remembering the good times. >> reporter: for signatures his signature doobie doo song was the wake-up call to thousands who listened to wfls. but stroble became as well-known for his good works in the community as he was for his voice. >> here we go, ready or not. radiant virginia -- >> reporter: now listeners in the towns, cities and counties mentioned in dooby doo song

railroad mourning his death. he was walking a dog in the subdivision when a pickup truck veered off the road, knocked down a mailbox and hit stroble. >> anyone that has lived in this area within the last 30 years, his name is a household word to us. it's a tremendous loss to the community. >> reporter: penny was stroble's on-air partner for seven years. he retired in 2007 but still worked a few hours at a week at a competing country station. she remembers how he immersed himself in community activities and fundraisers. stroble chaired the salvation army's annual shoe drive, raising his millionth dollar for the fund the year he retired. >> not just the big things. not just the big events, being on stage, introducing people. even if the smallest little group of our community had a fourth of july parade in their neighborhood and they invited him, he could come. >> reporter: paul johnson also worked with stroble at wfls. >> you can't be in a marquee

position in any city for that long and not be very well-known. but brian earned that notoriety by being a good guy. he was a joy to be around, because you knew that brian's first instinct was to go with his heart and what was right. >> reporter: now thousands of hearts are broken as tribute pages fill up with reflection. writes one woman, heaven has a new angel and a great dj. julie carey, news4. >> stroble leaves behind a wife and two sons. no charges have been filed yet in connection with the accident. a virginia man is facing serious charges after some road rage today. yi was driving east on i-66 near vienna when he cut off another driver. the 37-year-old then stopped his mercy says, walked back to the other man's car and hit him in the face. police arrested him nearby. he is charged with aggressive driving and destruction of property. the other driver was not

seriously injured. we know who among virginia's newest millionaires. in the last hour, a whopping check in falls church to a one million winner from saturday's power ball. 62-year-old ionn bought it at the sloppy hollow. it was only his second time playing the power ball lottery. when he first saw the winning numbers he wasn't as excited a you might think. >> a little disappointed because i had 34, and the number, power ball number was 35. >> off by one for the whole -- >> yeah. >> wow. >> i was close to 50 millions. >> he says he hasn't decided what he'll do with the winnings. that gas station in falls church that sold him the ticket will get a $10,000 bonus from the lottery. well, lottery luck strikes twice up in rhode island. a $60 million winning power ball ticket was sold this week in

that state. two days ago, an 81-year-old woman came forward, claiming the $336 million jackpot. she also bought her ticket in rhode island. we got to move up there. >> let's go. i'll drive. right now you can use your credit card at parking meters in bethesda. montgomery county's parking division is doing a three-month pilot program to test these credit card meters. they've installed 41 of them on norfolk avenue between woodmont and del ray. the meters accept is major credit cards. they'll also take your coins if you feel like spending an hour filling them up. you can spill pay but your cell phone. in june they'll go back to old meters. transportation officials hope to get enough information for as the to replace most of the county meters with ones that will take credit cards. handicapped drivers are going to find an 11 red-top meters throughout the district. the d.c. department of transportation says the spots are being added in areas with a high demand for parking that

will reserve about 9% of all metered spaces for people with disabilities. only vehicles with a valid placard or license plate can park at these red-top meters. the fine for breaking the law? $250. it could be a long time before travelers get a cheaper getaway flight. the faa reported that fares will stay high for most of this decade. and the faa expects airline traffic to double while capacity shrinks. experts say at least two factors are to blame for the higher fares. they include the lack of competition among carriers, and the number of mergers. the agency's annual forecast also stated passenger travel will double in the next 20 years. and coming up, new details as whitney houston's will is revealed. controversy over the emblem on brand-new firefighter shirts that they're not allowed to look. we're going to look back at the first terror attack in the nation's capital, gunmen led by

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the heater in the '70s. former nba all star and georgetown standout alonzo mourning talked to lawmakers today about an issue near and dear to his heart. mourning urged equal treatment for patients with kidney failure. mourning says he believes the white house is working to make sure patients maintain their rights when the new law goes into effect in 2014. >> they're working diligently to make sure that each individual who is dealing with all types of issues, especially kidney-related issues will benefit from the new health care plan. >> mourning suffered kidney disease, but received a kidney transplant back in 2003. coming up next, a woman is fighting with the bank. she claims she is alive, but they say they don't think so. plus, a hockey dad goes to great lengths to have his daughter's team win. what got him arrested. and take a look at the rain, making its way our way.

a cold front moving through. we're very warm out

you're watching "news4 at 5." >> a bank declares a woman dead when she was very much alive, and the mix-up left this widow in financial limbo. nbc's jane el has more on what it takes to come back to life when a bank makes that kind of mistake. >> reporter: looking to go green at home in petaluma, pat goddard signed up to install solar panels. she got an unexpected jolt when it came to financing. >> that i didn't qualify. and they were very vague about it, because i think there is

privacy issues. but he did suggest that maybe i talk to bank of america. >> reporter: a bank of america customer for more than 20 years, goddard was shocked to find b of a records she is deceased. >> on valentine's day of this year i realized i was dead, a credit report with no score. goddard's husband died in 2006, but this grandmother is alive and well, still making a monthly mortgage payment to b of a. but she had to prove to it the bank. >> i brought in a marriage certificate that showed that he and i were married. i brought in my birth certificate, and they requested my husband's death certificate, which was signed by the coroner. >> reporter: hours on the phone and the computer got to the bottom of the problem. but goddard is still in financial limbo. >> if i was in any kind of financial difficulty that i needed some major assistance, it wouldn't be there. >> reporter: an unsigned letter from b of a says the bank is correcting the mistake. in a statement to nbc, the bank

says we have updated our files and have reached out to the credit agencies on her behalf to correct the account information. we apologize for the error. but goddard wants more. the former state investigator wants b of a to audit its records and find out how many so-called deceased customers are waiting for their credit score to come back to life. >> 60 days i'll find out whether i'm alive again? i don't want the wait 60 days. >> jeanne ellie, nbc news. >> there is a new help many people ask, many students ask. will i ever use math in real life. the exhibit is called math alive. it's located at the smithsonian castle on the mall. the exhibit helps students learn how math is used in their favorite sports, in photography, television, movies, music. the math alive exhibit opens to the public this saturday, and it's there until june 3rd. >> pretty cool. >> yes. and doug is adding up more degrees for us. we had a warm one out there

today. >> we did have a one one during the day today. you add up 30 plus 41 and you get? >> 71. >> very good. wendy, i don't know where you were on that one. wind gusts out there right now 36 miles per hour. very nice afternoon. we've seen the winds gusting upwards of 40 miles per hour. and that is going to continue. 69 in rockville. 68 in gaithersburg. 69 in reston. i want to take you right on down towards national harbor, because that's where we sent veronica johnson. right now veronica johnson is with somebody somebody that -- okay, you can explain what you're doing because i have no idea what is going on. >> i have been out here dancing with puss in boots. and doug, we have a big kraut out here. as a matter of fact, there are friends that want to say hi to you. >> hi, doug! >> see? we're missing you out here, doug. of course, it's been a great day. a little bit of wind. so that's the only thing.

it's starting to get a little cool. i might have to grab my jacket, or maybe just snuggle up with puss in boots. puss in boots is out here for a reason. i'm joined by bob moore who is president at the gaylord national resorts. tell me what you have going on this weekend. >> this weekend we have a fun night with shrek and his friends. it's saturday night. and continuing into the weeks, we'll have family spring break nights on the 31st of march and the 14th of april, with all the characters. great for kids from 4 to 12. and there is some big kids out here that are enjoying it as well. so it's 125 per adult each night, double occupancy. kids are free. it's just a great time. >> and the other thing that i like is that even if you're not sure you want to do the package, you can always still come out to the resort, walk through. the characters are around. it's a fantastic sunset. you know about the sunsets out here, doug.

absolutely awesome and along with that, you guys have a new thing that is opening? >> we're opening an area called riverview terrace. it will open at the beginning of the april. it's right on the water. you get the sunsets for free. it's beautiful. great for weddings, great for special events outside. >> great. excellent. puss in boots, say bye. bye, doug. >> goodbye, puss in boots. we're going to show you riding that bull again. we showed it at 4:00. a pretty good video of veronica riding the bull. out there right now storm 4 showing a frontal boundary. still back to the west. notice all of this rain starting to lose its act, so to speak. it's really deteriorating. back towards the west, here is where we're looking at the front. that's the rain that is going to make its way in here overnight tonight. very warm temperatures out aahead of the front. the front moves through overnight tonight. look at this. by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, it is way out of here. we're looking at plenty of sunshine, rather breezy conditions. temperatures tomorrow in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. the rain will move in around

10:00, 11:00 tonight. and it will be over, most likely by the time you get up and step out the front door, over i think by about 5:00 in much of the area. on saturday, cooler with some sunshine out there. saturday a very cool afternoon. most of us will stay in the upper 40s. but once again, not bad for this time of year. here is tomorrow's high temperatures. 56 in leesburg. 55 in martinsburg. 60 towards charlottesville. and pax river with a wind of 59. high temperature on saturday 50 degrees. don't forget to spring forward before you go to bed saturday night. daylight saving time ending. 62 degrees for a high temperature on sunday. back up to 65 degrees coming up on monday. the sunset, as veronica was talking about, around 7:15, the sun will go down on sunday afternoon. nice. >> nice. >> sweet. >> thank you, doug. $70,000 worth of brand-new polo shirts ordered for the d.c. fire department back in 2010 are

still sitting unopened in boxes in a warehouse. darcy spencer here now to tell us why. darcy? >> reporter: the shirts are gathering dust in a warehouse here in the district because they have this patch on them. it's the patch used by the former fire chief. the current fire chief says it's an unofficial logo. inside this warehouse in northeast d.c. sits $70,000 worth of d.c. fire and ems department polo shirts packed away in boxes. chief kenneth ellerbe won't distribute them because sewn on to this is this patch used by the former fire chief. ellerbe wants firefighters to wear uniforms with this patch. >> i don't want to waste anything. i don't want to be faced with something somebody else ordered. sometimes there is trickery in terms of one administration to another as well. >> reporter: the 1700 polo shirts were ordered by former fire chief dennis rubin who started to phase in the new

patch. but they have been gathering dust in the warehouse for about a year. ed smith, president of the union representing d.c. firefighters explains the difference. this is the patch that is back in use. >> yes. back in use. >> reporter: and which is this one? thinking was the patch under then fire chief rubin that was made official in 2009. >> reporter: the union argues that the shirts, which are fire resistive, should be warn, not put on the shelf. >> it's been a huge push for my force for fire resistive. we're not backing off on this. these shirts have been paid for and should be in use. >> reporter: the issue flared up at a committee meeting wednesday. chairman phil mendelssohn was obviously frustrated over getting the runaround about getting the polo shirts. he has been told they didn't even exist. >> this has been a big rumor. there has been a lot of complaints it. >> reporter: fire officials say they received inquiries from d.c.'s inspector general's office about the polos. the chief tells me he wants to see if the city can get some of

that money back, or maybe let the department's roughly 100 summer workers use them. councilman mendelssohn says this issue has become a distraction for the department, and it is unclear how this is going to be resolved. back to you. >> thanks, darcy. let's check in on what we're working on tonight at 6:00. >> coming up at 6:00, faulty brakes on metro trains. it turns out the transit agency knew about the problem for years before doing anything to fix it. an undercover sting at several major cities. tonight what you need to do to make sure the personal information on your cell phone doesn't end up in the wrong hands. and a short film is creating a huge impact on the internet. tonight what it is all about and what you can do if you would like to get involved. those stories coming up on news4 at 6:00. see you then. >> i've been watching the film all day today. it's riveting. it's powerful. it's an important thing for people to see. >> everybody is talking about it. >> they are. and they should be. coming up next on "news4 at

5" tonight, a father wanted his daughter's team to win so badly, he is now facing criminal charges. >> for all your news, follow news4 online.

you're watching "news4 at 5." >> police in massachusetts now say they're filing criminal charges against a dad accused of shining a laser during his daughter's high school hockey game. >> but the victim says authorities should have done more. tim caputo with that story. >> reporter: a laser-pointing controversy now has the spotlight on this man, 42-year-old joseph cordes, a winthrop father is now charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly shining a bright green light into the eyes of a teenaged goalie. the charge? disturbing the peace. >> we want to make sure we have the appropriate charges. we didn't want to overcharge him. we didn't want to undercharge. any time we're in doubt we consult with district attorney's office. >> this is from an arrest in 2008. officer says they saw cordes on the roof of this cvs and charged him with trying to break in. last week the winthrop high school girls team was playing midway in the preliminary round of the play-offs. winthrop won. midway's athletic director told us a few days after the game he

believes they lost in part because of the bright light. >> in speaking with the goalie, she didn't know what it was. she thought maybe someone taking a picture. >> reporter: winthrop's win stands, a major disappoint to midway's entire team, but especially their goalie. >> they didn't really take an action. i skorting him out, yes. but people get escorted out for yelling too. but this person tried to hurt us. >> reporter: now police are involved, but they say they haven't been able to get cordes' side of the story. we reached out to him as well. but haven't heard back either. >> we gave him an opportunity. we've made several phone calls, invited him in for an interview. however, we never heard badge from him. >> the score was tied 1-up in the third period when the incident happened. cordes was needily removed. but his daughter's team did win, 3-1. >> crazy. that's going to do it for "news4 at 5" tonight. news4 at starts right now.

>> now from washington's leading news station, this is news4 at 6:00. >> more suspicious letters arriving at schools and businesses around the district. and investigators say some of them are linked. the search is on for the drivers involved in a street race that killed a mother of three. tonight the victim's husband went back to the scene of the accident. but first, a local high school is stepping up security after a student was robbed at gunpoint in the school gym. >> good evening. >> there will be extra security at flowers high school in springdale tomorrow that move comes after an armed robbery involving a student today. pat collins is live outside the school with details. pat? >> reporter: doreen, an armed robbery inside the school building during school hours. the victim is a student.