i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm annie goff. we begin, not with you. >> no. >> with the weather. chuck. >> you guys go ahead. i'm going -- >> for all those who -- >> come on back. >> for all those who thought it was about him, until that moment you pulled the rug right out from under him. >> shine the light on chuck. >> we love you. >> thank you. >> but, chuck, you are the man that we begin with because, you know, it's pretty cold out there. >> nice little chill outside first thing this morning. a lot of the cherry trees already starting to think about blossoming. a couple of cold mornings this morning and tomorrow morning may slow them down just a little bit, but, oh, man, warm air is on its way back and soon. if you like the cold, there are plenty of people who like a chill early in the morning. today and tomorrow is made for you. if you like warmer weather you're not going to have to wait long. milder weather on its way back soon. 39 in washington. 40 in fredericksburg. 34 in leesburg. 36 in germantown and rockville. 39 degrees in capitol heights

this morning in prince georges county. windchills in the upper 20s to near 30. there's a bit of a bundle up factor on your saturday morning. blue sky overhead near any precipitation to us is across new york and new england. that won't be bothering us. saturday planner filled with nice sunshine today. fair weather clouds coming in from time to time this afternoon. high temperatures into the upper 40s and low 50s. it will be a little bit on the breezy side. there's your storm4 hometown 4-cast. a little bit on the cool side. sunshine. temperatures in the low 40s this afternoon. back in the mid 30s by 9:30 tonight and back down below freezing by early tomorrow morning. a few folks in mount erie. talk about the seven-day forecast. there's a warm-up on the way. give you that in a few minutes. >> thank you, chuck. >> okay. this morning, mitt romney has won another caucus. the former massachusetts governor captured the u.s. territory of guam securing nine more delegates. 215 registered republicans who

participated decide that instead of using paper ballots that they would vote by a show of hands. there are three more caucuses today. kansas, the u.s. virgin islands, and northern mariana island. romney is looking for more momentum with two primaries in mississippi and alabama. he was in birmingham yesterday, with the front man from the band alabama. romney stumped for votes telling the crowd his business experience makes him a better choice than president obama to help america's economy. romney is close to tied with newt gingrich and n. alabama and leading in mississippi. rick santorum traveled to kansas ahead of the state kkes day. the senator told crowds in topeka and wichita that he is the candidate to trust to scare off against president obama. santorum slammed romney saying he reinvents himself for whatever is convenient and simply can't be trusted. there are 40 delegates available in kansas. santorum right now is a distant

second to romney in the delegate count. meanwhile, newt gingrich says he's not going anywhere. the former house speaker told reporters despite being third in the delegate counts he plans to stay in until the convention in august. gingrich traveled all over mississippi yesterday stumping for votes. the former house speaker was pressured to drop out from rick santorum's camp earlier this week. he expects to outlast santorum and challenges romney for the nomination. are they ready to bet the farm? the redskins set to bull off a blockbuster move. multiple sources reporting the redskins trading up to a acquire the second overall draft pick from the st. louis rams. they will use that pick to get stunt quarterback robert griffin iii. heisman trophy winner threw more than 420 yards at baylor. 37 touchdowns. only six interceptions. the move did come at a high price for the skins though. the rams will get this year's

first and second round picks from the redskins. and washington's first round picks for the next two years. that trade will be finalized on tuesday. right now d.c. police investigating two stabbings that happened overnight in northwest washington. officers got the first call about 2:15 this morning. police say the victim was stabbed in the stomach and 2400 block of 18th street in adams morgan. then about half an hour later police say a man was stand on upshur street two miles away from the first incident. police have not said if the two cases are connected. this morning the hunt for a shooting suspect in arlington who is considered armed and dangerous. the shooting happened last night around 8:00 in the 4200 block of second road north. police say one man was shot twice and is in critical condition. one neighbor who wanted to be anonymous told us it seems that there are more problems popping up in her neighborhood. >> this is a nice neighborhood. nice, quiet neighborhood. you know, here lately with the new neighbors that just moved

in, you know, you are starting to have trouble. >> police aren't sure if the suspect and victim knew one another. if you have any information contact the arlington county police department. the number is on your screen. 703-558-2222. a driver is in bad shape this morning after flipping off a d.c. highway overnight. the car flipped over the guardrail on 295 and fell about 15 to 20 feet into some brush below. police say it appears the car was speeding before it flipped and landed in the southeast. the driver was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. fire on the water along the southwest water front overnight. it started around 8:30 on board the dinner cruise boat the "odyssey" docked at the cantina marina. it started in the engine. firefighters had to use axes and saws to get to the fire. no one was on board at the time. organ man behind bars accused of sending suspicious letters to lawmakers across the

country. police arrested 39-year-old christopher lee carlson at his home in the portland vancouver area. the letters containing threats and a northern-toxic white powder arrived at the offices of several members of congress over the past month. maryland senator was one of those recipients. those letter are not connected with the ones that arrived at d.c. schools and restaurants this week. we've got some major work going on on metro this weekend. there is work on four of the system's five lines and it could keep you from getting to some popular d.c. attractions. both the woodley park and cleveland park metro stations on the red line are closed. that means you won't be able to access the national zoo by me o metro. free shuttle buses are running between the dupont circle to get you around the closures. just like last weekend, trains will also be sharing a track on the blue, orange, and yellow lines. all work should be finished by your monday morning commute. now, you will have one less hour to ride metro tonight into the morning.

the system is usually open until 3:00 a.m. on friday and saturday nights. but because of the daylight saving time, clocks will spring forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. tonight making it 3:00 a.m. at that point, trains are going to stop running. make sure if you are headed out tonight you plan ahead to make sure you don't miss your train. today montgomery county residents will protest a recent decision to close the bethesda tunnel. the trail will cross wisconsin avenue on elm street in bethesda. news 4 is on the trail now with more on the decision and the protest. erica? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. if you're out here early this morn, cued doughs to you. it's cold. we're talking about the jeopardy or this trail being in jeopardy of being closed down. and here to tell me more about it this morning is brian at the timewhiler, friends of the capital crescent trails, an organization you have started. why is this in jeopardy of being closes? >> the county council is moving

to close the trail that you see behind you to make room for the purple line. >> if that should be a possibility and it will come through here. what is the biggest thing that you are are saying is that this is quite hazardous or could be hazardous and dangerous for people who come through here. we have about 11,000 people that use this trail on a daily basis from bikers to hikers, walkers, runners, everything. why would this be dangerous if this trail is moved? >> well, the tunnel was first eached about 20 years ago because a boy was struck by a car went trying to cross wisconsin con sin avenue. as people know, wisconsin is busy and congested. this trail is a lifesaver for people like that who use it every day, kids going to and from school, people commuting to work, and if we close this down, we'll have to go up and cross wisconsin avenue during the busiest parts of the day. >> we are live in bethesda from

the capital crescent trail. we'll have more on this story coming up. angie, aaron, back to you. >> erica, thank you. coming up on nine minutes after the hour. still ahead, scary moments in the sky that forced more than one plane to make an emergency landing. and on another plane, hear from passengers after they watched a flight attendant go on a tirade. and one of the biggest names in rock 'n roll, but this artist doesn't play a musical instrument. you can get an up close look at

this calls for him to step down. u.s. intelligence reports show that syrian president bashar al-assad could remain in office

for months if not longer. this news comes as amateur video shows explosion in the heavily bombarded city of homs. the video cannot be independently verified. activists say 30 tanks entered a neighborhood and opened fire on houses that killed 20 people. another video shows people taking part in a funeral march in damascus. the u.n. estimates syrian forces have killed more than 7500 people since the anti-government uprising began a year ago. statewide manhunt is under way in washington state for a man who heard a judge and sheriff's deputy in a courthouse shooting. police say michael thomas walked into the grays harbor courthouse and stand a deputy. a judge came to her aid but was also stabbed in the neck. the sheriff's deputy then pulled her gun but it was wrestled away by thomas and shot her in the shoulder and ran. they have been released from the hospital. there is no metal detector at the courthouse and no security was on duty at the time. president obama declared a

major disaster area in southern indiana ensuring federal aid for those who need it. several tornadoes ripped through the state last week killing at least 12 people. federal aid includes grants for home repair, temporary housing and low cost loans to mem people cover property losses. the president also declared disaster areas in kentucky which was also devastated by severe storms. you've heard stories about disruptive passengers on planes but some american airlines passengers experienced a rambling and a distraught flight attendant. >> get out of my way! >> a passenger captured this video as crew members tried to restrain the flight attendant. it was departing dallas for chicago yesterday. passengers say the flighted a tent can't got on the loud speaker and started falk talking about mechanical problems, 9/11, and american airlines financial issues. she even told passengers the plane was going to crash. the pilot turned back to the gate as passengers helped other

crew members subdue the flight attendant. >> helped restrain her. grabbed her arms. grabbed her arms. there were about four of, i guess five of us including the flight attend can'ts. >> american airlines say the flight attendant is receiving proper medical air. two crew members had to be taken to the hospital after the altercation. the plane got to chicago two hours late. >> wow that is scary stuff. boy. speaking of scary. other moments for travelers in houston too talk about as severe storms caused four planes to make emergency landings. >> because they were all struck by lightning. the faa says two of the flights had to make energy landings shortly after leaving bush enter continental airport. two others were hit while flying here airport from atlanta. luckily nobody was hurt and the faa is trying to make sure the planes are okay to return to the air. >> someone who flies a lot, i always wonder when i see those flashes of lightning, you know,

are we in danger? it can really happen? >> the long and the short answer is, no. airplanes are very, very safe. they're designed because they fly through the clouds. they have to design them are w. that in mind that they could be taking lightning strikes. but that metal shell of the aircraft carrying most of the current away from anything that would be critical. but it's a pretty loud -- it's a pretty loud bang. it's a big bang on the plane and unsettling to passengers so a lot of times pilots will turn around to be 100% safe. for us, we've got severe case of sunshine out there for your saturday morning. when does the warm-up begin? when does the warm-up begin? we'll talk about that next.

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welcome back, everybody. so we are going to lose an hour tonight, which means the sun, we're going to lose an hour of sun. >> we lose it in the morning but we pick it up at the end of the day. i think a lot of people, most, i don't know about all, but certainly i think most people like having their extra daylight at the end of the day as opposed to at the beginning of the day. >> unless you have to be in bed early. >> folks like us. normal people like you. >> we're quickly coming up on our 12 hours of day and nighttime as we get closer to the spring equinox. by the time we get to the summer

solstas, we will have more than 15 hours of daylight. yes, indeed, these days here in march, just under 12 hours of daylight seem a little bit dark but we're turning that around fast. adding two minutes of daylight each and every day as we approach the spring equinox. outside we go, not a bad way to get your weekend started. a little bit of a chill in the air and nice north breeze out there. going to make great kite flying weather for today. it's going to be a chilly one. have your wind breakers ready to go this morning. mostly sunny in washington. temperature is 39 degrees down in reagan national airport. there's that north wind though at 17 miles per hour. that's keeping windchills back in the upper 20s and low 30 s. yes indeed, bundle up for you first thing on your saturday morning. 36 frederick, maryland. 39 in culpepper, virginia. but as you can see here on our forecast for the day, plenty of sunshine in and out of air weather clouds through parts of this afternoon, but high temperatures today upper 40s to nearing in on 50 degrees.

nothing showing up on doppler. a couple of show snours across cape k0d, massachusetts, earlier this morning. and rain showers, there's the bad weather across the houston area late yesterday. that's going to be another problem today. flights in and out of houston or dallas, ft. worth. for us, no weather problems at all. high pressure is in charge. chilly start and colder than average today for what looks to be only the 15th day this year that we've been colder than average. 70 days into the year and today will only be the 15th out of 70 that is colder than average. we are going to stay below average for long. warmer air tomorrow. 70s most of the upcoming week. so for today, sun for now. mixing in clouds later this afternoon. breezy today. winds out of the north, 15 to 25 miles per hour. so be ready for that. highs today upper 40s and low 50s. overnight tonight, clear skies and cold. don't forget to move your clocks ahead one hour as you go to bed. and don't forget to change the

battery intector as well. tomorrow, mostly sunny. warmer tomorrow. highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. keep in mind now, that 55 is an average high temperature. it will be 51 today. 63 tomorrow. i think we might be able to string four 70-degree days in a row together all of the way through the upcoming week. i wouldn't be shocked on thursday, charlottesville, lynchburg, roanoke, someone down in central virginia wouldn't touch 80 degrees on wednesday or thursday this woman coming week. not 80 here but toasty warm somewhere many. >> thanks. a new exhibit at the w hotel in downtown d.c. is getting a whole lot of buzz right now. photos of some of the biggest names in music are on display and the man who shot them told us about his inspiration.

♪ >> reporter: most people celebrate rock 'n roll by cranking up the music, but if you're mcrock, you take the pictures. >> before i knew it, this was what i did and was my identity. >> reporter: the british photographer spent decades touring with music legends, creating a visual diary. recognize this guy? david bowie made his big break in 1972. >> as his aura blew up, so as my reputation got dragged along with it. >> reporter: cambridge university literature grad ended up pursuing a full-time career behind the camera. working with stars like queen, iggy pop and joan jett. >> i was thinking of her like a female elvis. you can see it in the picture. >> reporter: not long after he team up with an unknown no dana when her career exploded he struck photo gold. >> people like that picture because she's so young and raw.

and over here, we have the divine one. nobody was evermore spectacular in front of a camera than debbie harry. look at that. >> reporter: fast forward more than 30 years and his portfolio is prolific. nowadays he can be found teaming up with rising artists at the w hotel symmetry live series. it showcases what's new and next in music. >> i actually do fall in love with people's images. i don't have to know much about your personal life for me to love your image. >> reporter: he says his secret to success was really no secret at all. >> i think they probably get my sense of humor and my sense of empathy. i want them to be happy more than anybody else. >> reporter: now, how can you take your eyes off of this photo. not only is it huge in size, but the story behind it is absolutely amazing. his friend bono asked him to come to a party and just capture him hanging out with lady gaga.

>> he was performing for my camera. you can see that. and bingo, i got the shot. i got lucky again. >> reporter: if he continues getting lucky we can count on more snapshots of music's history. >> people want to come in and dance for my camera, my camera will dance for them. >> reporter: nor nonstop scene in d.c., jennifer. >> pretty spectacular stuff there. this collection features pictures of current artist, snoop dogg, alicia keys. >> he's working with up and coming artists and saw a picture of janell, one of my favorite new artists out there. pretty cool stuff. ♪ we're down to the duet battles this week on nbc's hit show "the voice." a woman is amongst the contestants. erin is her name and monday the

soulful singer will join me and big tigger on "news 4 at 4:00" in studio and then see "the voice" right here on monday night and during the show don't forget that tigger and myself are going to be live web chatting at nbcwashington.com. won't you join us? i'll be asleep. i got to get up early. you guys are doing big things with these chats. >> a lot of fun. well, there's huge viewership there and seems like every week we get someone new that says, i am hooked on this show. the first time i've seen it. coming up, why you might see teachers grading papers in the middle of a virginia shopping mall today. plus, the wrestling match at a maryland school that was anything but a friendly competition. science project that could benefit us all. more than 200 miles from one gallon of gas? one of georgetown prep student will put his hypothesis to the test. hi, wake up with news 4 today on monday morning we'll get you ready for all the madness that comes with march.

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good morning, everyone. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm angie goff. i. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >>ere are some of the stories that are following right now. in oregon man is behind bars accused of sending suspicious letters to lawmakers across the country. christopher lee carlton was arrested at his home. police say he sent a letter containing threat in a non-toxic white powder to congressional offices include that of maryland senator. three caucuses will take

place today for the republican race. guam voted for mitt romney. romney, gingrich, and santorum are all trying to get last-minute votes before tuesday's primaries in alabama and mississippi. d.c. police are working to find those responsible behind two overnight stabbings in northwest washington. investigators say the first victim was stabbed in the stomach on 18th street around 2:15 in the morning. a second person was stabbed about half an hour later on upshur street. police have not said if the two cases are connected. aaron? it's been a while since the skins have made nfl wave but this morping the redskins are the talk of the league thanks to a blockbuster move they just made. it looks like the redskins will trade four draft picks to get the second overall pick from the st. louis rams. the skins expected to juice that pick next month to draft stud quarterback robert griffin iii. this move does come at a pretty

high price. the rams will get this year's first and second round picks from the redskins and their first round picks for the next two years. the trade can't be finalized until tuesday but you skins fans you're talking right now. tetd harris posted on our facebook wall today that he says, they now can build a team around a qb. they needed badly. the redskins can get a few linemen from free agents. great move. wayne harrelson of frederick, maryland, also left a comment. he said, had to happen. good move. need a franchise qb. rgiii is a rare talent and we're set for the next several years. there are some doubters out there, though. charles purvis kelly jr. said, giving up three numb bler ones to the rams to move up number two spot this year not only makes the redskins look desperate but it makes the rams look greedy. you, of course, can continue the conversation on our facebook

page or tweet us at nbcwashington p. today you can see what teacher goes through every day after normal school hours. hundreds are expected to gather at potomac mills for what's being called a grade-in. teachers will sit at the food court and grade papers or work on other projects. organizers for the events says it's a chance or people to talk to teachers about the issues they face every day. the grade-in is scheduled from 11:00 to 1:30. a shocking incident at a montgomery county school as two teachers started fighting in front of students. it happened yesterday morning at roberto clementee middle school. officials say two male teachers started arguing and then wrestling on the ground. one of the teachers ended up with marks on his face before the two were finally separated. a school spokesperson said, quote, the teachers apologized to one another and to the principal. we will still investigate and handle this appropriately. school principal barkley said

thats, quote, completely inappropriate and unacceptable and such behavior will not be tolerated. the actions of our staff members undermine the core values we must model for our children. you may not know it but apparently it's illegal to start your car remotely in maryland. state lawmaker now who wants to change that though. delegate barbara tlus says maryland law prohibits drivers from leaving a car unattended. that shouldn't include remotely starting a car. so there are -- there's been no opposition to this new proposal. you're not imagining things, folks. prices at the pump, they're going even higher. right now, according to aaa a gallon of gas in the district averages at $3.91. that's 20 cents higher than just a month ago. virginia is the cheaper in oust area at $3.66. up 19 cents in a month. maryland driver, you're paying an average of $3.74. up 20 cents.

in west virginia, a gallon of gas costs 22 cents higher than a month ago. now, one gas station in our area is certainly giving everyone a case of sticker shock. check this out. next on station on virginia avenue in northwest d.c., $5 a gallon. or above $5 a ball lon, i should say. so drivers say, though, what other choice do i have? >> can't do much about it. they are a little high. i have a flower business, so i'm very conscious because of the deliveries. i'm careful but nothing i can do about it. >> drivers in rock creek parkway do have options though. the sunoco station across the street offers gas at more than $1 cheaper than the exxon station. one teen is trying his best to relieve the paint at the pump. 17-year-old senior at georgetown prep in maryland is doing what he calls the one-gallon challenge. he's created a car that's capable of going more than 200 miles on one gallon of gas. he is currently working on

getting clearance to actually hit the road with that hybrid electric car. even though he passed maryland's emissions testing it's not legally registered as an automobile. >> sounds cool, though. >> if he can make that happen, he will make a fortune, i betcha. parades, corned beef and cabbage, those are just some of the traditions -- i'm hungry -- that go along with st. patrick's day. >> we can't forget the beer. this morning we'll have some irish alternatives made right here in our area.

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gingrich another. romney barely won ohio. >> now the race moves on on saturdayed. primaries in alabama and mississippi on tuesday. as our nbc/wall street poll showed this week, the gop primary race is actually taking a toll on the republican party and its candidates. four in ten said the primary has given them a less favorable impression of the gop. >> other big news this week, morptly jobs report showing 227,000 jobs were created in february with the unemployment rate remaining at 8.3%. i'm >> that's your look at the week that was. welcome back. by this time next week many of you will be going green for st. paddy's day. this morning we want to show you some alternative beers you can try locally compared to the more traditional irish brews you're used to. beer director of the neighborhood restaurant group joins us with more. welcome. >> thanks for having me.

>> and when we think about st. patrick's day we always think about irish brews but you're saying we don't have to think about that. >> the american craft scene has gotten so cragreat that we have something to stand in for anything the irish brought us. we have three different american craft beers that can stand in for the kind of famous trifecta of irish beers for st. patrick's day. >> i know what turns me away from a lot of irish beers. i like a lighter beer and you said this one is a good start. >> absolutely. for those people who are plot into guinness they turn to harp, a pale lagger. this is an irish style lager which is delicious. light, refreshing, toast i did bread finish, apple note. full flavored but easy to drink as well. >> i like the picture on the bottle. >> yeah. >> somewhat festive with the green there. and i notice that you brought a good pairing, something that would go great with this drink. >> absolutely. my chef kyle daily and my pastry

chef tiffany brought us great foods to show the pairings. light and toast i did and sweet is this boxier or potato pancake. a little bit of sweetness to go along with that. we have a little bit of lemon creme fresh on the side. >> and moving on to the next pairing. this is a little bait darker. >> but still lower alcohol, light refreshing. it's from great lakes brewing company in cleveland, ohio. it's called conway's irish red ale. a little bit more body. a little bit caramel, nuttiness, kind of fruity. and great with this corned beef and cabbage classic dish. sweetness for the corned beef. for the carrots and a little bit of fruit to dresh the dish as well. >> you see a lot of ones filled with this stuff, the dark on st. patrick's day. this is your answer to guinness. >> absolutely. this is locally brewed. star hill brewing company near charlottesville, virginia. this is actually the lowest

alcohol beer here as well, which is interesting. 4.2%. dark, roasty, peppery, earthy. we do with a classic lamb stew. so we've got this peppery note to dress the lamb. great sweetness up front for the yukon gold potatoes as well. >> you want to drink it up eight now. it looks delicious. i know this one is brewed locally but all of these are available in our area. where are some of the places that we go to venture off? >> better beer bars in and around the area. a lot of great supermarkets and wine stores are carrying more and more craft beers. so you can find it seemingly everywhere nowadays. >> greg, thanks for stopping us by getting us ready a week ahead of time. we'll have all of this available at nbcwashington.com. meanwhile, we want to remind you since we're talking food to tune in tonight for an all new episode of "nonstop foodies d.c." at the pop-up rest ant america eats tavern in the penn

quarter. i venture into the kitchen to cook up a taste of the south. i don't know if that's good or scary. it airs tonight at 7:00 right here on n brk c 4. back to you, chuck and aaron. >> it looked good at least. we hope it tastes good, too. >> never really put out a bad piece of food. >> can't have any bad food. 9:44 is our time. only 37 degrees in our studios. >> a little bit of a chill to get your weekend under way. the more you run the warmer you feel. yes, indeed. your saturday forecast is next.

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the aloha state is hoping to welcome better weather this morning. rain in hawaii expected to ease after a week of thunderstorms, large hail, even a tornado, the storms have caused significant damage to homes and other buildings there. roofs were torn off and debris

littering the ground. residents had to deal with flood waters and wide spread power outages. >> a lot of places. >> tough week in paradise. >> -- being hit hard. we're lucky because we're just dealing with some wind. >> that's true. >> right? >> and really wind isn't a bad thing. >> no. >> you know, i tweeted out my kite flying picture. >> i did, i liked that. >> on a very windia y. day, folks had these huge kites out there. >> monstrous. >> yeah, good -- and it's a good one coming up for today. plenty of sunshine out there. we are off to a little bit of a cold start first thing this morning. our little morning chill will stick around for another couple of hours and be back again tomorrow morning, but after that, the warm-up begins in ernest. outside on your saturday morning the sun is shining now in washington. we're expecting a mostly sunny day today. pick up a few clouds from time to time during the course of the middle afternoon hours. t really not going to be expecting any kind of a knock on our otherwise beautiful looking saturday out there. blue skies aplenty. look, there's the kennedy center

alongside the potomac. 39 degrees now at reagan national airport. winds out of the northwest averaging 17 miles per hour. there is a noticeable breeze out there this morning. actual air temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 30s now. 37 frederick, maryland. 37 in whmanassas. 39 in solomon's island. and your graphic for today, plenty of sunshine. clouds for the middle of the afternoon. not expecting any weather problems today. highs are in the upper 40s, low 50s. a couple of degrees cooler for an afternoon for a real change of pace. we haven't had any substantial cold stretches around here all winter long. if you're doing any travels today. flying into boston, massachusetts. a little bit of snow out there on cape cod early this morning. and the rain showers down across parts of texas and ok oak, all that is part of the surge of moisture which is going to come northbound and eventually get entrained into our direction but it might be monday night or tuesday to give us a slightest chance for rain showers coming

into the area. high pressure is going to be in average charge for our weather for the rest of the weekend today. high pressure to the west will keep that north to west north. the high drifts right overhead. maximum radiational cooling tonight with a clear sky. temperatures are going to drop once again well done into the upper 20s and low 30s. but that won't last long. high pressure moving off the eastern seaboard. open the flood gates to the warm and moist air to come northward out of the gulf of mexico and put us in the 70s as we get through most if not all of the upcoming work and school week. so today, a mix of clouds and sunshine out there. cool and breezy today. highs in the upper 40s and low 50s. don't forget to move your clock ahead one hour before you go to bed tonight. clocks ahead. change the batteries in the smoke detectors. cold again tomorrow morning. with not much of a windchill to concern yourself with. it will be a quieter start. and then tomorrow afternoon, mostly sunny. warmer, delightful weather coming up for your sunday. if you're thinking about washing the car today, not a bad day for

it. chance for rain showers here late monday, monday nighttime sfram. but it's just not going to be much. just really is the warmer air is coming in. and we'll be in the mid 70s around here i think for most of the upcoming work and school week. unbelievable mild. some places in west virginia might touch 80 degrees by thursday of this upcoming week. going to start to get ready to take the shorts and sandals out of storage if you ever had to put them away. stay ahead of the weather by following me on twitter, climate news, anything you need. >> you think this might affect our cherry blossoms? >> i think it may speed them up. this week, if we go four or five days in a row in 70, those blossoms are coming out early. >> thanks, cluck. >> okay. now, for a preview of what you will find in this week's "kids post," here's anya. >> good morning. this week on "kids post" on tv, cool facts about girl scouts that nobody knows, a new exhibit that will make you say gross, and a contest that will help you

show off your pros. joining us once again is "washington post" kt kids post." >> great to be with you. >> first of all, a special birthday for the girl scouts of america. >> monday is the 100th anniversary of the first meeting of the girl scouts of america. and in sunday's "kids post" we have a really nice story about juliette gordon lowe who is the woman behind the girl scouts. he h she had a fascinating but difficult life. when she was in her 50s, she got tapped to start the girl scouts, the equivalent of the boy scouts. the boy scouts founder said to her, we want something like this for girls. and she was so about empowering girls. and the really amazing thing is that what the girl scouts did 100 years ago is really what they're still doing today. >> true. inspiring girls to be leaders. terrific. >> and we have a very fun girl scout cookie quiz to go with this. >> of course, cookies, exactly. all right.

we don't want boys to feel left out. museum exhibit a is perfect for them and for girls, too. >> and for girls, too, but with lots of girl scout stuff in the sunday section we wanted to make sure that our boy readers were taken care of. all together now, oooh. this is a bug exhibit at the maryland science center. this is what you can inspect underneath the sink at the exhibit. they also have things like cockroach traces. >> gross. >> and cricket spitting contests if. >> all right. >> high gross factor up at the maryland science center. one of my favorite places to visit. >> thank you. i know. but sounds like kids will have fun. finally, are you poet and you didn't know it? there's a contest for you. >> april is national poetry month. so in sunday's "kids post" we kick off our annual poetry quiz. it's open to kids ages 5 to 14. the deadline is march 16th. you can submit kidspost alt washpost.com. get all the detates at

kidspost.com. we get thousands of entries every year. this is just a terrific opportunity for washington area kids to show us what they've got. >> awesome. all right. tracye, thanks so much. as always, for some fun family activities visit nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and click on kids post. thank you. another big story in the newspaper this morning, the redskins are set to make a blockbuster trade to nab the second pick in the draft. >> a lot of people talking about this. we're getting a lot of feedback on our fan pages from nbc 4 on facebook right now, too. let's see. one of the comments here, well, let me first breakdown the deal here. redskins -- the plan is for the redskins to give up the first three round picks and second rounder as well. expected to use the pick to take quarterback robert gariffin iii. people are weighing in on facebook. rob ronts wrote, i don't know if the coach made the right choice or not. i just hope he's right and it

pays off with a great deal, more wins this coming season. >> and peter simpson chimed in. he said, bill from the draft, period, exclamation. it's only way to get fresh talent. and, of course, cross your fingers. and i think the one thing that question could probably agree on is that the redskins, the quarterback issue is their number one need. so they're trying to address it. >> at lo lot of pressure on rgiii when he gets here to produce. >> he's got a great smile. i love watching the kid run. 9:55 is your time. coming up, how you can stop an alarming safety risk with one simple move this weekend. >> and a tunnel tift brewing in bethesda. >> angie, one group says the montgomery county council told them this hike and bike trail would always run through this tunnel. well, then why is it on the chopping block? i'll have more on this story coming up. plus, threatening letters sent to members of congress. coming up, who police say is responsible.

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good saturday morning. welcome back to "news 4 today" ". >> the date is saturday, march 10th. >> here are some soft tof the t stories. organ man behind bars accuse of sending suspicious letters to lawmakers across the country. he was arrested at his home. police say he sent letters containing threats and nontoxic white powder to congressional office, including that of maryland senator. today three caucuss will take place for the republican presidential race. guam voted for mitt romney. romney, gingrich, and santorum are all trying to get last-minute votes before tuesday's primaries in alabama and mississippi. you will probably remember to set your clocks ahead an hour tonight but you should also

check another it them your home, your smoke alarm. >> the government says two-thirds of deadly house sfirs are the result of faulty alarms. >> join us this morning is fire chief with the prince georges fire department. chief, appreciate you coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> you were telling me just last night you had an incident where there was not a working smoke alarm. >> another residential fire. thankfully they had a dog that woke them up. >> it highlights the reality of the danger that's present when you don't have a smoke alarm that functions. >> absolutely. we know that 900 people could be saved every year in the united states if they had a working smoke alarm. what we advocate this weekend is when you change your clock, change your battery. in the spring and again in the fall. >> this goes for carbon monoxide as well. >> change the batteries in them the same time. even if it's a hard wired detector, they have battery backup, change that battery. >> you were they that in prince georges county at least it's required now that homes are built with smoke alarms built in, hard wired in. >> new construction requires

those hard-wired smoke alarnls and they also have the batteries backup. >> it's also a time where it's not necessarily you need to change it. you just need to get a whole new one. what's the rule? >> every ten years the filaments within the smoke alarms wear down just like everything else. and they're not as sense tive. every ten years they should be replaced. we also encourage people the first of the month. part of our safety first program. safety first of the month, check your smoke alarms every month. >> when write look at your examples. this is a business that really has expanded to make every type of smoke alarm possible. >> absolutely. and here we have the standard battery operated smoke alarm. no electric power to it other than the battery. with this one we have the hearing impaired alarm. this will not only sound alarm but flash a light for folks that are hearing impaired. we have these available at home and auto stores, walmarts and targets. you can get these alarms. >> when we talk about the subject, maybe not a bad idea to get the family together and really develop that fire escape

plan or that route in your house. >> absolutely. home escape plans are critical. everybody thinks they can handle it but when that situation hits, your mind is going in many different directions. not only come up with the plan but practice it. at the first of the month when you check your alarm, practice your your escape plan as well. >> i always lived in apartment and i never think about checking it or checking the battery. i assume the maintenance staff is doing that. >> and do they do your laundry, too? >> i wish. but you said we know it happens. >> absolutely. go home and make sure you check it today. >> will be do. >> chief, thanks so much for stopping by. >> thank you. and speaking of daylight saving, it's going to affect our sunshine. >> it is. it's going to move it back one hour during the day so we get rid of our early morning sun rises and pick up an extra hour of daylight right there at the end of the day so people can start eating dinner outside once again and maybe a week suited

for outdoor dining. the warm air continues to surge back in our direction. we're off to a cold start this morning. temperatures in the 30s first thing. there is a noticeable north to northwesterly breeze. that's lowering our windchills back down in the low 30s. so here you go. city camera view. not a cloud in the sky. beautiful bright blue sky for you first thing this morning. 41 at national airport. 41 in stafford. 41 in culpepper out towards warrington this morning. northern maryland, factor in the breeze and there are those windchills now. upper 20s and low 30s. you will need a little scarf and wind breaker jacket on your way out the door this morning. even with the sunshine today we're going to stay on the cool side. highs only in the upper 40s and low 50s. no precipitation threat at all. we may pick up a few fair weather clouds from time to time. that's it. sun was up this fine morning at 6:26. it goes down at 6:11 this evening. add an hour for both of those times for tomorrow. s there's your hour-by-hour

weather. 37 by 9:00 p.m. dropping back down below the freezing mark by tomorrow morning. another chilly start tomorrow. we'll talk about all of the seven days -- 70s in the seven-day forecast coming up. >> can't wait for that. thank you, chuck. right now d.c. police are investigating two stabbings that happened overnight in northwest washington. officers got the first call around 2:15 in the morning. police say the victim was stabbed in the stomach in the 2400 block of 18th street in adams morgan. then about half hour later police say a man was stabbed on upshur street two miles away from the first incident. police have not said if the two cases are connected. this morning arlington county police warning residents to be careful. a man they consider armed and dangerous is still on the loose. that suspect is thought to be guilty of a shooting another man last night around 8:00 in the 4200 block of second road north. police say the victim was shot twice and is in critical condition. one woman who lives in the area

spoke to news 4 and says there seemed to be more problems m popping up in her neighborhood. >> this is a nice neighborhood, nice quiet neighborhood. here lately with the new neighbors that just moved in, you know, you are starting to have trouble. >> police aren't sure if the suspect and victim knew each other. if you have any information contact the arlington county police department at 703-558-2222. a driver is in bad shape this morning after flipping off the d.c. highway overnight. the car flipped over the guardrail on 295 and fell about 15 to 20 feet into some brush below. police say it appears the car was speeding before it flipped and landed on first sterling avenue in southeast d.c. the driver was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. fire on the water along the southwest water front overnight. it started around 8:30 on board the dinner cruise board "the odyssey" docked at the cantina

marina. the blaze started in the ship's engine. firefighters had to use axes and saws to get to the fire. no one was on board at the time. the state of virginia expected to begin its defense on monday in a lawsuit filed by parents of two students killed in the virginia tech mass shooting. nearly five years later the university's president says he does not believe he made a mistake that day. president charles steger said, quote, i tried my best when he took the stand yesterday and sde fended his actions against the deadliest -- during the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. also, powerful words from the mother of one of the victims describing the moment she found out her daughter was among the dead. >> up until that point i was really hoping that julie would either be there or be in a hot. i really thought that. but that worst case scenario is that she was going to be in a hospital. but when i saw her face, i knew

that wasn't the case. >> the two families that brought the civil suit are each seeking $100,000. a montgomery county committee agreed to shut down the bethesda tunnel as part of the purple line construction. because of that the capital pressing trail will cross elm street in bethesda but not everyone is happy about the move. news 4's erica gonzales joins us live with more. >> reporter: angie, montgomery county residents say it's a safety issue and so today they are petitioning in order to keep this trail open. who are we talking about here? friends of the capital crescent trail, as a matter of fact. they say that if this 1200 foot tunnel is closed, runners, cyclists, and everybody else that uses the trail will be forced above ground and will have to cross wisconsin avenue. about 11,000 people use the trail every day. why the shuffle in the first place? the transportation and environment committee wants to make sure there is room for construction if a purple line

transit link is built. president of the friends of the capital crescent trail bott says the council has long promised the trail would remain in the tunnel and now it's reneging. >> 28 -- basically a de facto 20 acre park behind this tunnel and if they put the purple line on the trail they will have to clear cut those 20 acres of trees and there's no option for 20-acre park inside the beltway. there are other options for the purple line. >> reporter: transit planners say the cost to reroute hikers and bikers and everybody else that comes through this trail, about $3.5 million. we're live in bethesda this morning. erica, news 4. >> thank you for that report. we've all hard stories about disruptive passenger on airlines but american airlines passengers had to deal with rambling and distraught flight attendant. >> get out of my way!

>> passenger captured this video as other crew members tried to restrain that flight attendant as the plane attempted to take off from dallas for chicago yesterday. passengers say the flight attendant got on the loud speaker and started talking about mechanical problems, 9/11, and american airlines financial problems. she even told the pass jr.s the plane was going to crash. one of those passengers talked to lester holt on the "today" show. >> once the crash word was stated, that's when, you know, everyone kind of reacted and there was two young kids sitting to my left. and they got real worked up. you know, mom, is the plane going to crash, mom, can we get off that? what's going on, you you know. >> american airlines says the flight attendant is receiving proper medical care. two crew members had to be taken to the hospital after that altercation. the plane got to chicago two hours late. a scary moment for travelers in houston as lightning struck four different planes in the air. the faa says two of the flights

had to make energy landingses sortly after leaving bush enter continental airport. two others were hit while flying coming in from atlanta. luckily, no one was hurt and the faa is making sure the planes are okay to return to the air. ten minutes now after the 10:00 hour. the preacher who predicted that so-called doomsday has a new revelation. >> yep. we will tell you what he is saying now about an apocalypse. remember the movie "the birds"? here's a 20123 version. see how wild turkeys are causing a fuss these days.

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that guysler tries to leave her home. this 30-pound turkey very protective of her front yard for some reason. edna says she usually uses a broom or umbrella to shoe away the bird and she says she has absolutely ruled out the idea of cooking the ur i can for a feast. >> look at that. >> and then when he comes around, i just keep it behind me like this, and then try to get to the car. i wouldn't want to eat him. he would be to ornery. >> yeah, that might end with an upset stomach. edna also says she's not willing to call animal control on the troublesome turkey. she says she's willing to co-exist until nature takes its course. >> maybe her husband will cook the turkey, right? meanwhile, there's a turkey in new jersey felt like getting a ride on a school bus. crashed through the windshield of that bus yesterday morning. where is samuel jackson when you need him the he saw the turkey crossing the road and the bird

flew right up as bus approached. the bus driver and three kids were taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. no word though on the condition of that turkey. turkeys on plane, turkey on a bus. >> turkeys are taking over. remember last year when one man predicted the world was going to end in may? >> i do. well, he finally admits he was wrong. heard campy issued an apology on his website saying he had no evidence that the world was going to end on may 21st last year. the 90-year-old did say he's glad he was wrong, though, as it's brought more attention to the bible with more people discussing it than ever before. >> so he lied. he just flat out lied. >> no evidence. >> no evidence. >> no. okay. i've got plenty of evidence that assures you not only the great weekend but assures us of a super warm-up. and i mean soon. we'll give you the seven-day forecast coming up.

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welcome back. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. your weekend is under way. the sun is shining and there's a north breeze ablowing out there this morning. temperatures are going to respond nicely to the sunshine today but they'll respond even better tomorrow when the south winds return and start warming things back up again. let's look outside on your saturday morning. here's a view from our city camera panning over downtown washington this morning. right over the northern end of the runways there at reagan national airport. what a beautiful way to get the day started. you will notice it, a north breeze out there. 10 to 20 miles per hour for much of the day. perfect for quite flying weather. you will need a little bit of a jacket or a scarf first thing this morning. sunny side of the street, not a bad day. stay in the shade today, chilly. winds out of the north averaging 15 miles per hour. that has a little bit of a windchill for us to concern ourselves with. actual air temperatures are in the 30 toss near 40.

windchills now, upper 20s and low 30s. don't stray out too far without being ready to bundle up. hometown forecast, in bethesda, mid 40 z by 1:30, 2:00 this afternoon. mid 40s by 4:00. going out to 9:00 tomorrow, going to or from the movieing, 38 under a clear sky and cold start tomorrow morning with temperatures back down close to the freezing mark once again for the sunshine returning. nothing to worry about around here today. 100% dry for today and for tomorrow. and i think these 90% dry for monday coming up as well. erchtd chully this moisture couldn't across parts of texas, that's coming our way. that will be the next chance for precipitation around here. mean tile, high pressure is in charge. chilly start and chilly day today. pretty cold night tonight with temperatures back down below freezing in most of the western and northern suburbs. eventually, big area of low pressure in the plains states starts to draw all that moisture and warm up in the if gulf of mexico. we're going to be warming up

again very, very soon. for today, sun and clouds. cool and breezy today. highs only in the upper 40 s and low 50s with that north wind 15 to 25 miles per hour will really make it feel chilly. wind lays down tonight. clear skies and cold. overnight lows. upper 20s to low 30s. change that battery in your smoke detector. on your sunday, sunny, warmer, and delightful. highs tomorrow, upper 50s to low and mid 60s. south wind puts us back into the 70s on monday. i think we can string at least three or four days in a row all over 70 degrees. and not much of a chance for rain. our warm spring is going to become a bit of a dry if we are not careful. >> okay, thanks, chuck. >> okay. she's a business owner and author and she's only 12 years old. >> we'll meet this inspiring >> we'll meet this inspiring little girl next.

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morning. and we appreciate you coming in. sixth grader at benjamin middle school in prince georges county. >> yes. >> tell us about how you started making this gorgeous jewelry. >> well, i started at 7. i just started making a couple of pieces, just little things that i would wear to school. and i wore this -- i went on youtube and i was going -- looked at different types of jewelry and different styles and how to make them. and i made this one ring called bling-bling ring. and i wore it to school. and my friend loved it so she bought it from me. >> wow. >> yeah. >> and the business was born. >> yeah. >> and i know that you've had some pretty inspiring women in your life. i read that you look up to oprah and you have a really, really big goal here when we're talking money. >> yeah. what's your plan, to be a millionaire? >> i want to be a millionaire by 15. >> wow. >> because i actually feel that i will be able to accomplish

that just because as a kid a lot of people -- a a lot of grown-ups like to help out kids because they see they're on the right path so they want to help to keep them on that math. >> you actually, again, we said you're only 12 years old but you want to inspire other people and you've written a book to help with that. tell us about the book you wrote. >> well, this is my book. it's called "the making of a young entrepreneur yt ". it's a kids guide to developing a mindset for success. what it is about is about motivating and inspiring children and adults and teenagers to become entrepreneurs and also to follow their dreams. >> what your biggest piece of advice for anybody of any age who want to do something with their life and follow their passion? >> i say to follow their dreams and don't be a spectator of their dreams. that's my actual quote. don't be a spectator of your dreams. and what that means to me is that when you have a dream, you should go out for and shoot for it and not just watch it go by

because if you just watch it go by the dream will not be able to be pursued. >> you are so cool. i love it. >> you actually have a chance to meet gabrielle, you can catch her at the county administration building 10:00 until noon where you will be signing copies of your book, right? >> yes. >> again tas tick. good luck to you. doesn't sound like you need much. >> thank you. and i do want to mention that gabrielle said earlier that her big dream is to design for people like beyonce and stars. and i think she's well on her way. >> that is "news for today." we appreciate you joining us. >> back here tomorrow morning starting at 6:00. until then, make it a great saturday, everyone.

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