good morning. welcome to "news4 midday." i'm barbara harrison. it is thursday, march 15, 2012. right now, president obama is on his way to prince george's county. he's about to pet to prince george's community college in largo about how community colleges can help solve the nation's energy problems. we are monitoring the scene there and bring you some of his remarks as soon as he begins to speak. turning to the weather and what could be record-breaking heat today. storm 4 met meet tom kierein joins us with the first forecast. tom, i was down near the mall the pass beautiful down will already. >> just had a live picture there

of the tidal basin. and some of those chair write trees are hogshowing their blossoms. there is the live picture. one tree there on the center screen is -- looks like peak bloom now. that's one of the earliest ones to go. paces the south. and to our south, it is into the mid 70s already across much of central virginia. closer to washington, we are in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees now. it is just going to continue to climb about another 10 degrees or so as we get into the afternoon hours. now the one thing that's going to be holding some of the temperatures back, some clouds that are drifting in from west-northwest. probably keep from us really having really incredibly warm afternoon. but certainly will be way above normal. as we will have temperatures reaching the low and mid, even mid 80s to our south and up around 80 at reagan national where the record is 81 set in the '90s. near record warmth this afternoon.

southwest around 5 to 15. changes on the way tonight, friday into the weekend. details in just a few minutes. barbara? >> tom, thank you. as tom mentioned, the weather is unseasonably warm out there. and that's affecting businesses that depend on winter and spring weather. news4's megan mcgrath is live at dupont circle with details of that. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. people spending habits are influenced quite a bit by the weather and what's going on outside. now on a beautiful warm day like this, everyone wants to be out of the office and they brogue to be out walking around. so as you would imagine, vendors and businesses with the outdoor cafes, outdoor patios, they are doing really well on days like this. if you are a business, however, that needs a little snow, a little cold, this has not been such a great year. they are packing up the ice melt. sales were pretty bleak this winter. didn't sell many snow shovels or

sleds either. they are stacked up out back. bound for storage in baltimore. >> always had snow, you know. an average after foot or so. always one big one to get rid of, you know, merchandise. it was a down year. you know. sales were really low. so now we have to start recovering, you know, maybe spring and summer will get us back in operation again. >> reporter: as hardware stores scramble to pull out the grills and flowers, area cafes are doing a booming business. it seems everyone wants to eat outside. >> people are loving the weather. we open at 7:30 and they are sitting wrought side at 7:30 and we close late at might and they are sitting wrought side late at might. everybody is loving zplit it is great. we love it. it is -- i just -- put away my woollens and long underwear about three days ago. >> reporter: but will this warm weather last? this is march, after all. folks we spoke to said they are not too sure but plan to enjoy it as long as they can. >> it is great.

i mean, you know, it was -- not a rough winter at all. we shouldn't complain. we should just enjoy it. >> by june it will probably be like 150 degrees. it is awesome weather. >> reporter: people, barbara, are dressing for the park. we have seen a lot of flip-flops. wroun right balmy out here. we haven't even hit the high yet for today. reporting live from dupont circle, megan mcgrath, news4. >> incredible. okay, thanks, megan. right now traffic alert for drivers in virginia. wilson bridge project will cause delays for a few hours today in old town, alexandria. ramp from northbound telegraph road to eastbound duke street is closed until 3:00 this afternoon. and drivers will have to go westbound on duke and then make a u-turn. this is a last-minimum closure and will only affect drivers today. a prince george's county sports bar is the focus of

illegal gambling vehicles. police raided the marlo spring house sports bar on branch avenue in marlow heights yesterday. they found more than two dozen slot machines in a back room. officers say people were even gambling as they raided the bar. police took the slots and the cash they 00 arrested anyone yet, they tell us. this morning, we are hearing from a man that whose partner was beaten and robbed. the second violent attack in that neighborhood in would days. both were hate crimes. the first take shooting at the ihop on 14th street sunday. monday's attack happened at the intersection of georgia avenue and irving street. the victim was stepping out of a cab and was beaten. victim's jaw was shattered in two places. still in the hospital. his partner was does not want us to show his face. he says he wants witnesses to come forward. >> i think it is the right thing to do and primary concern is his health and finding justice for what happened. >> d.c. police are still looking

for the suspects involved in sunday's hooting at ihop. he is expected to make a putt recovery. right now president obama is in prince george's county. he's speaking at prince george's community college in largo about community colleges and how they can help sov -- solve the energy problems. >> i love you back. now before pit start i want to thank your other president, dr. dukes. your governor, martin o'malley, is in the house. lieutenant governor brown is

here. we've got one of the finest members of the united states senate could you hope to have in ben cardin. congresswoman donna edwards is here. and county executive baker is here. i want to thank all of you for coming out here today. making sure homes are using less energy and helping folks save money on their heating and air conditioning bills. and i -- i was very impressed. i'm even more impressed because i know this program is giving a lot of people a chance to make

atia decent living. everyone from veterans to folks with disabilities to folks that have been down on their luck but want to work. i want to you know how proud i am of this program, this institution, and all of you. the skills that you gained here at this community college will be the surest path to success in this economy because if there is one thing that we are thinking about a lot these days is how do we make sure american workers have the skills and education they need to be able to succeed in this competitive local economy. and community colleges all across the country, all across maryland, are doing an outstanding job providing young people that first opportunity

after high school but also helping older workers retrain for the jobs in the future. the economy is constantly adapting. >> listening to president obama at the community cole negligent largo. talking about helping solving the nation's energy problems. three more d.c. council members say their campaigns have served subpoenas in a growing federal corruption investigation. council members phil mendelson, jack evans, alexander, say their campaign treasurers were served subpoenas over donations and gifts from business and jackie thompson and his associates. the fbi raided thompson's home and offices earlier this month. news4 was first to report this week that other council members have been served subpoenas in connection to that investigation. former dumfries police officer faces child sex assault charges this morning. a man has come forward and

accused joseph of abusing him when he was a child a decade ago. at the time he was a dumfries police officer. he's now the owner of joe joe's ice cream in dumfries. the 27-year-old victim says he assaulted him over a period of five years start when he was just 12 years old. he's already in jail on prescription fraud charges. our time now is 11:10. coming up the president of afghanistan wants to limit where u.s. troops are in that country after 16 civilians were killed. plus, a look inside last might's state dinner. the fashion, the food, and the president's toast.

afghan president karzai says he wants the u.s. to pull troops from rural villages and confine them to military bases following a shooting rampage by a u.s. staff sergeant. that's what he told defense secretary panetta during the meet thing morning. they are l are 90,000 u.s. troops in that country under current flans u.s. and its allies are supposed to withdraw most combat forces by the end of the year 2014. the u.s. soldier accused in that shooting spree is no longer in afghanistan. he's being detained in kuwait. he could still face a trial in afghanistan, though. the u.s. military has not

released the name of the soldier yet. we do know the suspect is a 38-year-old father of would who served lee tours in iraq and faced in washington state. the army intelligence specialist accused of leaking military secrets to wikileaks is in court today. attorneys for bradley manning and military prosecutors will try to gain access to documents and witnesses during today's hearing. manning faces 22 charges including aiding the enemy. he could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted on those charges. the marine corps is planning to cut more than a dozen units over the next five years. it announced yesterday that it is eliminating four infantry battalions and flying squadrons. it will help the reduce spending by more than $400 billion over the next decade. they will also shrink the size of the marine corps by about 20,000 people. david cameron is spending the day in new york city today. what a sendoff last night at the

white house. president and first lady hosted cam ron and his wife important a state dinner. it is the largest one ever thrown by the obamas. guests included george clooney and billionaire warren buffett. this was a break from the diplomacy with two world leaders have been discussing during cameron's visit this week. president obama quoted winston churchill at his toast. the prime minister also spoke about the bond of the u.s. and the uk. >> it is a pleasure to work with some someone with moral strength and clear reason and with fundamental decency in this task of renewing our bright national lives for today and to the generations to follow. >> in new york today, prime minister cameron will attend the meeting at the new york stock exchange and speak to the students at the new york university. the dinner theme was america's backyard but the menu may well not conjure up memories

of your last backyard barbecue. halibut with potato crust and chafed brussels sprouts with applewood smoked bacon. main course, bison, wellington, red wine reduction, french beans and cipiollini onion. some of those ingredients came from the white house garden. they had a great day to harvest yesterday with the beautiful weather we had. >> our director had the exact same thing for dinner last night. yeah, uncanny. >> always has his glass of pinot grigio. >> wonderful for them and for us we had wonderful weather welcoming the british prime minister. certainly is pun britainlike. we had our temperatures warming up and there is the live view from our city camera. zoomed in on the tidal basin. look at that. full bloom.

latest projection now is that all of those cherry trees around the tidal basin will be in full bloom by early next week. keep that in your plans. lot of the trees made the -- may be out over the weekend, too. even now when the buds are first opening and first blossoms are coming out it is quite a gorgeous sight. 67 now at reagan national, few high clouds coming over. light southerly breeze right off the potomac. it is keeping it a bit cooler there. with this warm, dry weather we have had the repoll tree pollen. look at the temperatures. all around this area in yellow. it is in the 70s from st. louis over to richmond, it is generally in the 70s. mountains, few locations in the 50s in this green area. 67 at reagan national. and that's because of the wind off the water. elsewhere we are into the 70s across southern maryland and throughout much of the of virginia. close-up view, temperatures in prince george's county and now are upper 60s, near 70.

mid 70s in montgomery county. across northern virginia, most locations low to mid 70s. that includes the shenandoah valley. and as wleek at the view from space, over the last 12 hours, sunny start. high clouds drifting over us now. there have been showers way off to our west and with you out in west virginia but those are tending to dry out and they are drifting off to the southeast and passing well south of the metro area. lot of sun around the bay now. on the ooern shoeastern shore. may not be as warm as i was thinking earlier in morning. toasty into the low and mid 80s. southern maryland throughout much of virginia and may get just briefly up to around 80 or so around washington, maryland. the bay, cooler there. temperatures around 80, northern shenandoah valley. panhandle of west virginia, western maryland. clouds in and out. zones of potential rain in the green areas. isolated thundershower tonight and maybe a morning shower tomorrow. small chance of that. greater chance of a passing shower or thundershower tomorrow

afternoon. and as well as into top evening. then on saturday morning, probably have sunshine and then during the day saturday, maybe a few scattered showers during the afternoon and just a small chance of that. for the rest of this thursday, yes, feeling like summer in march. record high, 81 at reagan national. may get very close. that's the day record for the 15th of march. that was set back in 1990. it will be up near that record during the afternoon. then clouds roll in tonight and sunset at 7:16. isolated shower or thunderstorm this evening. top out in the 70s into the 60s by late evening and by dawn tomorrow, the 50s. and cooler day tomorrow. lot of clouds around. maybe a shower in the morning and greater chance of an afternoon shower or thundershower friday. then into friday night and any of that rain activity should taper off and partly sunny saturday. mid 70s. small chance of a shower or thundershower. partly cloudy and cooler sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday. >> okay, tom. thank you. still ahead on "news4

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tired of running or walking out there? want a different cardio workout? our fitness expert steve hayes has been checking out different exercise classes in our area. he's here today with position on an intense cardio class, we understand. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> both of you. you will have to tell us about the class. first tell us who you brought. >> this is a very good friend of mine. he owns phenom strength and conditioning. >> nice to have you here. >> thank you. >> tell us about this class. what's it called? the shuffle we did on the video. >> oh, look at that. >> this is -- yes. as a matter of fact, matly -- look at those legs moving on natalie. she is training to be a triathlete. >> you are doing all right there, steve. how much of the exercise program -- one-hour program. >> yes. >> how much of it is doing that kind of --

>> about 15 minutes of it because we have four-quarters. structural, spin, flexibility, agility. >> ladder is real important part of it. >> that's one of them. >> this is the icky shuffle. named after icky woods. the guy that played running back. >> football. >> cliff was a former player important the redskins. >> that takes coordination. i guess it does get the heart rate up. >> yes, it does. >> what will this work on? besides getting your heart rate up. is this something you can do to get in shape, get the hips down and arms tight? >> every body part you can imagine because you are doing a lot of agility drills, you are moving your body at different angles. start with the core. from the core you work your hips on, arms, shoulders, back. we are moving everything all at once. >> i see. so do a lot of men and women take this class? >> yes, they do. the majority for athletes, athletes are the ones using for footwork. >> my goodness.

>> that's 150-pound tire. >> this gets the arms in shape. >> i will tell you something else, anyone do this. no excuses. you can go home and get the tire out of the sxcar. lower body, pushing legs, arms, abs, hips, arms. >> you do have to squat to do it. >> yes. >> otherwise you are doing it sxwrong cou wrong and could hurt yourself. you are going to show us something in the studio. >> yes. couple of them. there's -- one we do -- side box. different for the kids. 8 years old and up. >> go for it. let's see it. >> start off -- normally we have four squares. >> had is like the maximum explosion. you would be surprised how much ab, quads and hip it takes. if you have a bad knee, does it bother the knee? absolutely not. >> jumping from there to there. >> making a square. >> make yourselves a sxwof ves home. anything to get the heart rain

up. >> then we have one more. >> you can do that while you are watching us here. >> that's right. we have one more. >> side to side. >> this one. >> just step in. step out. >> and -- >> sidewalk or anywhere. >> go for it. >> you can do it faster. right now we are trying -- you know, slow it down. speed comes there. primary movement there, hips. agility. >> all right. looks like a good one. >> more. >> nutrition tip for us today? >> quick one. pollen out there because of the warm weather. get your side of vinegar, teaspoon of cider, honey, hot water and drink it. it works. >> all right. we will try that recipe. sounds easy. thanks so much for coming. very nice to meet you. always anxious to he more of these workouts out there available to everyone.

thank you. 11:26. coming up in the next half hour, his last hours of freedom. former illinois governor rod blagojevich is headed to prison. what he is now say being the crimes that are -- going to be spending time for. plus, a priest is defending his actions. why he says he did the right thing. he says and the archdiocese is punishing him for it. whether the summerlike weather last through the weekend? kiran clearance have an

president obama is in prince george's community college in largo. he's talking about how muncie colleges can work with businesses to solve the nation's energy crisis. we can expect major traffic issues if you are driving near the school today. especially on u.s. 50, maryland route 202, and beltway. new today, rod blagojevich is on his way to prison.

he left chicago today to go to colorado where he will spend the next 14 years behind bars. blagojevich was found guilty on corruption charges when tapes surfaced of him trying to senate senate barack obama's vacant senate seat. he said he was sorry for his actions but felt he was simply acting in the best interest of the people of illinois. virginia the says it plans to file an appeal after a jury ruled the school was negligent for not warning students earlier about a gunman on campus. school officials said they thought that the school -- first shots were an isolated case. 33 people, including the gunman, died. one of the victims was 18-year-old aaron peterson from chantilly, virginia. her mother said she agrees with the verdict. >> if you know that something could happen to harm the kids, let them know.

you know. let them know. let them know. >> the jury awarded $4 million to keep of the two pam lease that brought wrongful death lawsuits against the school. the it will likely be reduced to $100 how thousand due to a virginia law. the families plan to try to get cap changed. a gaithersburg priest is speaking bout his suspension important denying communion. the reverend been eyed community onto a d.c. woman at her mother's funeral because she was a lesbian living with her partner. a statement was released saying i am confident that my own view that i did the only thing a faithful catholic priest could do in such an awkward situation. no word yet on when he will return from his suspension. same-sex marriage opponents are collecting signature foss their petition to let maryland voters decide if unions are legal in the state. the same-sex unions.

they launched their petition drive yesterday and must collect more than a 5 5,000 signatures from maryland voters by the end of june to put maryland's new law which legalizes same-sex marriage on november's ballot. most people expect them to get those necessary signatures. a montgomery county college student will not be deported at least not for another we are. that's all thanks to his friends. jorge is a semester away from graduating. he was a top student and athlete at northwest high school and n germantown. in wait practical agents denied his family political asylum and ordered them deported to their native colombia. last week, police shackled them and placed them in an immigration detention center for deportation. that's when his friends began an online campaign to freedom. it worked. they were released from a federal detention center on the eastern shore yesterday. >> i have the best friends any

kid in the u.s. could ask for. i mean, if you guys can just look, it is amazing. i mean, i was -- my friends said yeah, we are having a movement. but i never thought it would be this big. >> the family has gotten one-year reprieve. they still face deportation. the case sunday review right now. checking in with tom kierein for the latest on our forecast. >> good morning. we have some high clouds that are drifting over the region right now. and that may prevent temperatures from hitting the upper 80s but still is going to be warmer than average afternoon. right now temperatures are into the 60s and low and mid 70s throughout the region. reagan national is at 67. it already hit the 70s. the view from space joining these high clouds drifting in from the north and west. heading south and east over the region. and east of the bay it is all sunny. it will stay sunny throughout

the rest of the afternoon. here are the expected high this afternoon. may get up to 80 or so at reagan national. the record there is 81. set for march 15. back in 1990. to our south it may make it into the mid 80s from fredericksburg to cull pepper and near warrenton. then overnight tonight cloudy, might have an isolated shower or thundershower but greater chance tomorrow afternoon with cooler weather and partly sunny. over the weekend cooler, too. small chance of a shower or thundershower saturday. then near 70 on sunday and into mid week next week. for highs, barbara. >> thank you, tom. ♪ >> that's a math lesson. the math rap by a montgomery county teacher is going viral. montgomery blair high school teacher jacob scott made the video. it was tweeted out by county superintendent joshua starr

yesterday and in honor of pi day. scott was named the county's naacp teacher of the year back in 2011 for his unique way of connecting with his students. it doesn't look like food but it is served in ground beef in schools you a round the country. now the usda says the schools can opt to buy meat without the controversial additive, pink slime, it is called. eun yang is at the news4's super screen with more. >> this is the stuff everyone seems to be taking aim at these days. a picture from the company that makes so-called pink slime. first mcdonald's said they would no longer use it in their meat. now the usda says schools can opt out of using the meat with that filler. now pink slime's technical name is lean finally textured beef made from fatty bits of meat leftover from other cuts of meat. most of that fat is then removed

and then the mix treated with ammonium hioemonia hydroxide. today they are expected to announce that schools will now have the option of beef patties with the additive or bulk ground beef without it. pink slime which was coinped by a federal scientist has been on the market for years and there are estimates that it is in at least half of all ground beef and burgers in the nation. >> thank you. experts are changing their recommendations about an annual pap smear. pap smears are used to test for cervical cancer. it is now recommended women betweens the ages of 21 and 65 get the test every three years. that interval goes up to five years for women who get a new test and also checks for hpv. that virus causes cervical cancer. doctors say fewer screenings will lead to fewer false positives. >> issue of false positive test is it exposes women to further testing and also there's the

potential of overtreatment. in fact, women may undergo a procedure or treatment for a leagule si on that would not otherwise progress to cancer. >> women with concerns should talk to their doctors about their individual risk ands if they could benefit from more or less testing. new ad campaign highlights the dangers of smoking. the ads are graphic aimed at discouraging young people from smoking. some may find the ad disturbing. >> first it was my left leg. after my left leg it was my right leg. so now i'm a double amputee all from smoking. >> the centers for disease control is rolling out these graphic ads. they feature real stories of americans living with smoking related diseases. a bill is moving through the maryland general assembly that would make it illegal to smoke in a car with a child in the car. the state senate passed that bill yesterday. now it goes to the state house. if approved it would been adults from smoking in a car with a

child under the age of 8. those caught would face a $50 fine. supporters say the bill will protect kids from the dangers of secondhand smoke while opponents are argue the government should not intervene in family life. today and tomorrow many sports fans call the two most exciting days of the year. the naacp basketball tournament tips off less than an hour from now. president obama may be keeping an eye on today's games. he filled out his bracket earlier this week. picked north carolina to win it all. two area teams are in action tonight. virginia commonwealth takes on wichita state and west virginia play s gone zal-- gonzaga. the hoyas are in columbus, ohio, preparing for tomorrow's game. they left from campus yesterday. no one on the georgetown squad has everyone in the naacp tournament game. the team hopes that that will

change tomorrow. getting a cupcake in the district can soon be easy as easy as going to an automated cupcake machine. similar to an atm machine. sprinkles installed ought mayed machines in beverly hills. the "washington business journal" reports the cupcake company has its eye on the nation's capital to be next in line. the company tells the journal the machines could be installed by this summer. several d.c. neighborhoods are under consideration to get one of those machines. 11:40 now and still ahead, what vice president joe biden had to say on his first major campaign trip of the year. big change coming to airport security. why it can make the possible's why it can make the possible's lot

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senior citizens will have an easier time getting through security at certain airports. the transportation security administration will test a pilot program that changes the screening rules for passengers 75 and older. starting on monday, they may not have to remove their shoes or

jackets at four airports across the country. including chicago, denver, portland. the new procedures are similar to those implemented for young children. three airlines are getting top marks for great customer service. j.c. power and associates released a 2012 customer service champions. jet blue airway, southwest airlines and virgin america are among the top 50 companies. jet blue and southwest were singled out because they do not charge a baggage fee for the first checked bag. virgin america got high praises for offering internet access on every flight. vice president is joe biden is making his first major campaign speech. he is speaking to auto workers in the battleground state of ohio. biden is defending the president's auto industry bailout. >> your back and anderson is back. the president and i made a bet, simple bet. we bet on you.

we bet on american ingenuity and bet on you and we won. chrysler, fastest growing car company in america. general motors has seen the largest profits in its history. >> the white house says the bailout saved 1.4 million american jobs. this is biden's first of four general election campaign events in the coming weeks. republican presidential candidates are turning their attention to puerto rico now. it holds its primary on sunday and rick santorum began campaigning on the island yesterday. he met with the above and later answered questions at a town hall meeting. he endorsed mitt rom my for president. romney is expected to arrive in puerto rico tomorrow. island residents can have a say in which candidate wins the republican nomination but they cannot vote in november's

general election. fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week. we are bogey on check in with cnbc. >> that's right. u.s. stocks are trading higher. we also have treasury yeeltds hitting 5-month high this thursday as jobs manufacturing data showed gathering momentum in the united states. data today added to views that the u.s. economy was reaching firmer footing with jobless claims back at a four-year low last week. modest pickup in the manufacturing pace in new york for the month of march. one stock we are hitting a lot today is apple. extending a rise to its seventh straight session to touch a record $600 shortly after the opening. last week apple's chief executive tim cook introduced the highly anticipated third iteration of the ipad.

estimating apple will sell up to 60 million ipad this year and on top 5069 million they have sold since the original ipad was introduced in 2010. spawning i ining imitators. exciting news over there. also take a look at goldman sac sachs. drama continues. a former banker printed in "the new york times" the parting executive accused the firm of what he termed goldman's, quote, toks wrik and destructive culture. likes. jpmorgan's ceo jamie dimon told his staff to resist. sears is about to close more stores. "the chicago tribune" reports that the company plans to shut 43 hometown dealer stores and ten hardware stores during the first half of next year. this is in addition to sears agreement last month to sell 11 of their mall stores for $270

million to general growth properties. and foreclosures fell by a nationwide average of 8% a year ago. realty track says that in some states like illinois are those numbers have risen in the chicago metropolitan area, numbers rose more than 43% from february of 2011. >> thank you. this week, our wednesday's child is a young man who has really grown up a lot since we last saw him. his name is tony. i recently caught up with him at the home where he lives now. he has been in foster care a long time and still needs a permanent loving home. hi, tone write. >> hi. >> how are you? it has been about eight years since we last saw tony. he was only 8 years old then. he's grown now into a wonderful young man who has an easy smile that he does mind sharing. look at you. you have a smile for me. good to see you again. great to see you. shall we go over and see your teacher?

let's go see her. >> hey, tony. good morning. >> she is one of tony's social workers here at the pediatric center. former there hospital for sick children. it is a residential facility and where tony called home the last few years. what's he being doing lately? >> tony is the life of the unit. he really is. he's doing well here. he's been here for a while now. and typically he goes off to school during the daytime. >> reporter: tony has a particular fiondness for this school bus bates reminds him of the one that picks him up to go to school each day. we tried to help him of a picture of the school bus. the one he looks forward to seeing each day. tony's school bus. those who know tony say he's making significant progress at school. although he doesn't speak he vocalizes his happiness in many ways. >> tony is a very happy young man.

he's able to let you know that by smiling, clapping, making different sorts of vocalizations. >> reporter: everyone who works at the center loves tony. and he's quick to respond to their affection. often clapping or waving or smiling to show his happiness. tony apparently really likes music. the sound of bells was just what he needed to get the giggles. before long, he was ready to dance. his adoption recruiter says she's hoping to find a family to appreciate what tony can offer. >> i really am looking for a family of any configuration that can bring a lot of love and support to tony. he is a person who loves to go out and be in the community. >> reporter: tony steemd tone joy entertaining us with his enthusiasm. he was obviously pleased to see us all so happy. if you have room in your home

and your heart for tony or another child who is waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. 1-88-to-adopt-me or log on to our homepage at nbcwashington.com. 11:50 is the time. coming out a night out on the town that will test your knowledge. plus meteorologist tom kierein will be back to tell us what when we could see rain around here. >> i'm joe krebs. here's what you will be waking up to tomorrow. hollywood superstar in our area and he wants your attention. frenzy begins. apple's new ipad hits shelves. we will be out overnight with die-hard pans.

greater washington urban league honored the life of civil rights activist brittney young. young was a longtimex executive director and president of the urban league and died in 1971. he's credited with influencing lawmakers and business leaders in the civil rights struggle. last night the urban league also awarded our own muncie affairs director for her community service. >> so tonight to be recognized, really recognize my co-workers and family. to recognize that together we

can make great strides in community and make people's lives better. >> she was one of four people who received the honor. news4's jim handly and danella sealock emceed the event. news4's president and general manager jackie bradford was also on hand last night. a might out can mean a chance to test your knowledge. good to see you. >> hi, barbara. >> sounds like a lot of fun. people always liked it. something nice to do other than just go out to dinner all the time. >> that's right. we are washington. one of those educated cities in the country. we love to test that knowledge. >> let's start with this one. trivia night at the looking glass lounge. tell us about that. >> this is a funky little bar. they have been hosting trivia nights recently. every tuesday tonight at 7:00 p.m. and gets competitive. you can get there and ask break into five teams. if you win, the five rounds, you

actually will get $60 off your bar tab. there's competitiveness. >> how tough is -- are the trivia questions at these places? >> this one is interesting. the last few things like what's the name of a baby cockroach. who would know that? >> that's one of their questions? i wouldn't have been able to answer that one. is there a prize if you win? >> $65 bar tab. they will cover $60. >> wow. that sounds great. let's move to the other one. jimmy's old town tavern in herndon. >> that's right. it has been going for 15 years. you can see really does look like a jeopardy board. this is one that's probably one of the most challenging in the area. that's why so many people love it. this one is every tuesday night. and if you win, they cover $25 of your bar tab. >> okay. how about pop quiz at the national portrait gallery. >> really fun because you don't have to necessarily be in a bar. this is something for everyone and it is fun.

the theme of the night is around things you may find in the portrait gallery. there are lots of history to be had and that one -- >> no prize on that one. >> well, the prizes are included from the gift store. >> that's good. >> small. >> just something to do. i think that's great. >> definitely. >> good date night. thank you. >> thanks. >> for more ideas for your weekend logon to nbcwashington.com. or the going out guide on washingtonpost.com. let's take a look at the stories we will be following for you this afternoon. lot of talk about the dress michelle obama wore at last night's state dinner. perhaps no one was more surprised than the designer herself who happened to be a guest in the audience and when she walked out. that's a pretty dress. >> i started saying bye to people. yeah. then i passed out. >> at 5:00 tonight, buried live. a little boy tells the story of how his older brother saved his life. time now for our final check on the forecast.

here's tom kierein. >> summer in march weather continues. already into the mid and upper 70s later today. into the low to mid 80s by this afternoon. and then small chance of a shower, thundershower tonight. greater chance tomorrow afternoon. and then cooler over the weekend with sun back. >> thank you, tom. that's "news4 midday" for today. we invite to you join us for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 11 cloak. we will be back tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. hope you plan to join us for that. until then have a terrific day. we will see you in