hello, everyone. thank you for starting your weekend with us. >> it is saturday march 24th. welcome to news4 today. and i guess we can say right now it's the calm before the storm. we are expecting wet weather to move in. >> we are and welcome. it's early on a saturday. >> it is early. i'm not used to getting up early at this time. >> he wasn't sure what day it was. but it is the weekend. you're still waking up getting the coffee. lo . >> we need the rain. we're behind in rainfall. so we need to be playing catch-up here.

man has it been toasty warm. it would be hard to guess it's the end of march here. feels like june around here. made it into the 80s yesterday. unprecedented. so far the warmest march on record. we're not close to first place. we're way out in front of it right now. so warm we're actually above aempbl even if this were the month of april. yeah. crazy weather. 62 already in washington. 57 now in gathersburg. showers moving northbound. you folks near annapolis, be on the lookout there. and there's more rain across parts of central virginia. so finally a little chance for us playing catch-up. and these are the kind of rain showers that will take most if not all of the pollen out of the air. it's been oppressively bad pollen here thanks to the mild

weather. showery weather for your weekend. but muggy. almost a hint of humidity outside. upper 60s and low 70s today. keep your umbrellas handy today and tomorrow. i think the pulg of the rain is today, but that being said we will have another chance for rain drops to land. talk about that in just few more minutes. for now keep the umbrellas ready to go for your weekend. and today hundreds of d.c. community members will rally in response to the shooting death of an unarmed teen in florida. a so-called justice rally's being held at freedom plaza from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon. participants plan to wear hoodies and carry bags of skittles in honor of trayvon martin. martin was killed nearly a month ago while walking back to his dad's house holding an iced tea and those skittles. george zimmerman spotted trayvon dressed in a hoodie and called 911 saying he looked suspicious.

moments later he shot trayvon in the chest claiming self-defense. he has not been arrested. >> what do you want? >> justice! >> what do we want? >> justice! >> yesterday members of howard university joined together for a similar rally. participants held candles, passed out skittles to remember trayvon. those say it is a tragedy that should have never happened. >> george zimmerman got it wrong when he stereotyped trayvon martin because he comes from a good family and he was innocent, just simply passing through a gated community. >> the justice department has launched an investigation into trayvon's death. a florida man is behind bars this morning for threatening to -- john stewart was arrested after sending a profanity laced e-mail to sanford police chief

bill lee jr. stewart apparently sent the e-mail with the subject line coming after you. and said that lee and his family should be hunted down and killed. chief lee temporarily stepped down from his position thursday after receiving a vote of no confidence from city commissioners. it's official. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 17 afghan civilians earlier this month has been charged with murder. but this morning the attorney for staff sergeant robert bales is questioning whether the government even has a case. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: staff sergeant robert bales officially charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and other offenses related to the bloody rampage targeting afghan children, women, and men. >> this case is still under investigation. so what we saw most recently was the first step in a long

process. >> reporter: bales could face the death penalty. his attorney is focused on the evidence or lack of it. >> there's no dna. there's no ballistics we know of. in most cases there's csi, ballistics, confessions. which there isn't. it's interesting how the government proves this case. >> reporter: bales is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. his case has raised troubling questions. he served three tours in iraq and suffered a head injury. >> if i told you some of the stoirs, you wouldn't be able to put it on the air. >> reporter: meanwhile the u.s. military is making its case in a crime that has shaken two countries. appears to be laying the case for a post-traumatic stress defense. but first lawyers have to prove his client was responsible. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. now to decision 2012 where

early voting starts today in maryland. maryland's republican primary is not until april 3rd, but voters can get a head start from today through march 29th. there are specific early voting centers. tomorrow the voting centers will be open from noon until 6:00. for a list of early voting centers, head to nbcwashington.com and search the key words early voting. meanwhile, the polls will soon open in louisiana for their presidential primaries today. yesterday mitt romney visited the city of sheave po-- shreveport. he commented on the trayvon martin shooting calling it a tragedy and unnecessary. rick santorum was also in louisiana at a firing range and back tracked on comments he made earlier in the week. the former senator said voters

should support president obama over mitt romney. yesterday he said that he would support the republican nominee over the president no matter who it is. after firing off a few rounds, santorum turned his sights back on romney saying he had no true core. >> it's the reason he hasn't been able to seal the deal in these primaries. because he's not giving the republicans a clear vision. then we hear this week the etch-a-sketch which is i'll say what i have to win the election and say what i have to say the next election. god knows what he'll do if he does win. >> and there was a bit of controversy at his event yesterday. at the firing range a woman yelled out pretend it's obama. secret service is trying to find that woman. at least one company can say this nasty election cycle has increased business. etch-a-sketch.

they've seen sales boom. the aide said the campaign can shake it up and start all over again. they have reaped benefits. downloads of its app have tripled since that comment. gamblers are feeling lucky in maryland. yesterday the state budget and gaming commission allows table games like blackjack in maryland casinos. the bill will also create a new casino at national harbor. the gaming expansion bill now goes to the full state senate. a traffic alert if you are traveling in northern virginia this weekend. you'll want to avoid a section of route 50. it'll be shut down for bridge demolition. westbound 50 in arlington will be closed between courthouse road and tenth street. crews will be taking down the roads. those closures start at 8:00

this morning and the road will be open by 8:00 sunday night. v-d.o.t. suggests using an at not route. today's job fair at the center. there's free parking and free admission to those looking for a job. the event goes from 10:00 this morning to 2:00 this afternoon. it's at the 12,000 government center parkway. that's in fairfax. this morning it's the perfect chance to do a little spring cleaning and get rid of other documents where your identity may no longer be safe. montgomery college in rockville is hosting our next washington pnc bank community shred. begins at 8:00 this morning. runs until 11:00. you can bring up to five boxes of personal papers and documents to shred. here are some items you want to

leave behind. batteries, flammables, binders, and hanging finals. we're going to be live from montgomery college coming up on news4 today at 9:00. >> so mad because i had a bag set aside with everything to shred and forgot it. >> you have to wait until next year. the time now ten minutes after the 6:00 hour. it's been watched hundreds of thousands of times online. how this fight caught on tape at a maryland school was sparked by a simple french fry. and a close call. the scare in space that forced astronauts to seek shelter.

this morning we are hearing from the families of two teenagers killed in a horrific crash in chevy chase. cousins died after this toyota echo they were riding in burst into flames. police say moments earlier an officer spotted the car and discovered it was stolen. the car then sped off down

connecticut avenue and crash z in chevy chase circle. >> he put his life on the line for my grandson and for the other boy. and he was trying to save the rest of them but he couldn't. >> i can't even talk. i don't know. words can't describe right now. >> the driver of the car 16-year-old raynard osmond is still in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the officer that tried to pull the teens from the cars is still recovering. videos showing a school fight between a parent and a student in howard county has more than 850,000 views online and started with a food fight. this is from long reach high school on wednesday. school officials say a parent showed up on campus and attacked

the student. students say this is not common place at their school. >> most of the time when people say something like did you see that on youtube you say whatever. you try and highlight the better things like oh did you see the basketball weekend. >> everything is going to boil over at some point. we're getting over it. we're waiting for everyone else to get over it. >> police charged the man's daughter with assaulting another student and will likely charge that father as well. police are investigating the death of a student from virginia. freshman courtney nash was found dead in her dorm room. this does not look like a suspicious death. nash was majoring in economics. new this morning, the international space station has successfully dodged a piece of space junk. mission control detected the piece of junk part of an old russian satellite late last

night. it was too late to move the space station, so the six astronauts were forced to take shelter in do space capsules. this morning it made its closest run. it's the first time in 12 years astronauts have had to seek shelter from debris. >> out of all that space up there. i mean, the chances. >> a lot of the satellites, they put them up into orbit which means there's a place about 22,000 miles up and just leave it in orbit. >> geosynchronized orbit? >> this is a huge distraction from the weekend forecast which includes the chance of rain. don't go away. ♪

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welcome back. with storms expected today, many

believe the cherry blossoms' peak bloom could be over. thousands descended to enjoy the weather and blossoms. the warm weather made the peak bloom season ahead of usual. the original was tuesday the 20th. even if you can't get down this weekend, don't worry. the cherry blossom festival runs through april 27th. who knows if there's anything at that point. >> they'll watch the dogwoods by then. >> they're not as pretty. >> the problem is they don't have any around the basin. they went to the trouble of putting 3700 cherry trees around the basin. they look great. just don't last. >> i have a girlfriend coming in from california to see the blossoms this week. >> this week? she coming in today? >> no. in a couple days. i know. i'm not going to tell her.

>> outside there's no doubt about it. mild weather has continued to be more the rule than the exception through the month of march. you know, this march now we are 12 degrees warmer than average for the month of march. number one warmest march on record already in the bag. almost no matter what happens between now and the 31st of march, we're so far out in front for first place now that it seems unlikely we will fall back into second place. on a saturday morning it's cloudy outside. and there are rain drops on the radar of all things. haven't had to worry about rain on the weekend in the last couple months. mostly cloudy but really humid outside. 62 degrees our current temperature. dew point temperatures flirting with 60 degrees already. so it really does feel a lot more like early summer than late springtime. 57 gatheresburg. 61 towards front royal. cherry blossoms now are going to be passing peak very, very

quickly. i think they're going to be done tomorrow. there may not be much in the way of a petal left tomorrow. peak is defined at 70% or more in bloom. showers and the chance for windy weather coming our way means not many will be remaining. fairfax, virginia, this morning climbing into the mid and upper 60s far time today. scattered shower chances on and off throughout the saturday afternoon. rain chances linger into your weekend as well. here it is on storm 4 radar. nothing inside right now. but there's a line of showers with embedded thunderstorms now from columbia, maryland, through annapolis to the north sides of calgrin county. near laural and out towards bowe wee and annapolis. had a couple rumbles of thunder earlier this morning. the big push of rain is still

across western virginia. it is inching in our direction. keep in mind you're going to need your umbrellas on and off today. any chance for organized -- stay to the south today. organized severe weather. this area of low pressure is cut off from the main jet stream. any time it wobbles around it's problematic for the forecast. a break or two of showers. rumbles of thunder then back to the sun. you know the routine in the springtime. cloudy and mild and humid. one or two strong thorms can't ruled out. high today upper 60s and low o 70s. cloudy, a touch cooler tomorrow. most everybody flirting with 70 today. should stay in the 60s tomorrow and one or two rumbles out of the question on sunday. we'll have a lot in the way of thunderstorm chances today and not tomorrow. keep the umbrellas around.

i guess we can call 58 chilly. 58 on tuesday. that's the only day in the next seven days we're going to end up being cooler than average. stay ahead of the weather by following us on nbcwashington.com or twitter. >> and you were giving me a hard time last week saying it was cold in the 50s. now chilly 58. >> i put that on there as a joke. >> funny man, you are. speaking of weather, look what miami brought us. >> good stuff, isn't it? >> we've got richard jordan here. welcome. so good to have you here. >> glad to be with you. i think 58 is chilly. coming from miami. >> it's felt like miami this winter. >> we appreciate you bringing the warm weather up from miami. >> i do what i can. >> you're going to be joining us every weekend now on saturday and sunday mornings. i know you're from miami, but you actually have some family up in this area. right? >> that's right. i have a brother here. we're looking to kind of enjoy

this time together here just the two of us with the rest of the family back home. >> the buffer zone. little buffer zone now between you and the folks. >> more than a little. i think it's a pretty good one. so we're both excited to be here. good time so far. >> we're looking forward to it. and i like your tie. >> they didn't give me the turquoise memo today. great. thanks. alex ovechkin remains one of the hottest players in the nhl this month. unfortunately the capitals remain ice cold. >> another tough loss in this morning's sports minute. >> good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with hockey. alex ovechkin red hot in the month of march. he scored two goals last night and his nine goals this month lead the national hockey league. unfortunately that wasn't the story.

the jets score four unanswered goals and beat the caps 4-3 in overtime. washington was outshot 17 2 in the third period. march madness. wearing bright neon green uniforms, the bears never trailed. quincy acy led. the bears beat the musketeers. the bob cats gave the tarheels all they could handle. but north carolina prevails in overtime thanks to tyler zellor who went for 22 rebounds. golf now. second round action at the arnold palmer invitational. tiger woods had seven birdies in the round and b is tied for the lead at ten under par. third and fourth round coverage this weekend on news4. that's your sports minute.

have a great day. just four minutes away from the half hour. still ahead, a social studies lesson lands a fairfax county teacher in trouble. why some say the lesson was politically motivated. also ahead, a realtor assaulted in a home she was about to show. why the evidence police hoped would help find the attacker may ♪

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welcome to news4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> and i'm angie goff. here's some of the top stories we're following this morning. hundreds of members of the d.c. community are expected to rally today in support of an unarmed florida teen shot by a neighborhood watch captain. a so-called justice rally is being held at freedom plaza from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon.

participants plan to wear hoodies in honor of 17-year-old trayvon martin. the u.s. soldier accused of killing afghan civilians in a shooting rampage has been charged. robert bales faces 17 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder. bales could face the death penalty. voters go to the polls today in louisiana. 20 of the state's 46 delegates are up for grabs today down in the bayou. mitt romney holds a commanding lead over rick santorum of close to 300 more delegates. after today the next contests are in maryland and wisconsin. prince george county police are looking for a suspect that attacked and sexually assaulted a realtor. it happened wednesday even along dupont avenue in suitland. darcy spencer has the story along with a warning for neighbors in that area. >> i can only stress safety,

safety, safety. >> reporter: alice is disturbed by the fact that a realtor was sexually assaulted in the basement. >> we stress you keep a charged cell phone with you at all times. trust your instincts. >> reporter: it happened in the 2300 block of dupont avenue in suitland. the home was supposed to be vacant. the realtor was surprised by her attacker. >> was there any sign the home had been broken into? >> not that i'm aware of. >> no idea how this guy got in the house? >> no idea. >> reporter: the victim was able to fight the man off. he remains at large. >> hue do you feel about about a realtor getting a house ready and attacked in the basement? >> people do some crazy things. like, why? >> reporter: this street is off

the beaten path. we counted a dozen homes on the block. you can see here it dead ends into a wooded area. the home has no for sale sign in the yard, no lock box on the door. neighbors say the residents of the home moved out over the last few weeks. many are left wondering how this could have happened. >> are you taking any precautions? >> what can you do? if somebody actually really wants to come in, you know, it's going to be unexpected. it's going to be a time you're not looking for it. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> a neighbor has a video surveillance system, but unfortunately it cannot record. police only have a vague description of the attacker. the man who killed the former d.c. council intern will spend more than three decades behind bars. omar cotton received a sentence of 36 years in prison for killing sutton two years ago. sutton was the intern of brown.

sutton refeudsed to give cotton's girlfriend a ride to work. his body was found on mother's day of 2010. the man who set fire to a d.c. club will spend an additional 35 years behind bars. graur is in prison for assaults the manager of good guys in november 2007. he then set fire to the club leaving the manager with severe burns to his body. when he died, grire was originally sentenced to 20 years in prison. his second sentence will begin after his first one ends. right now president obama is on his way to south korea. he and more than 50 other world leaders are meeting to discuss how to keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. the visit comes as tensions rise between the u.s. and north

korea. the u.s. had planned to offer food aid to the country but north korea is planning a rocket launch that would scrap that plan. the president's first stop will be the dematerialized zone separating north and south korea. all of mexico is abuzz as pope benedict makes his first trip to the country since becoming pontiff. he told the crowd mexico should stop what he called the idolatry of money. mexican president felipe calderon called the pope's visit a momentous visit. pope benedict will travel to cuba on monday. cuba is putting together the finishing touches for when the pope visits monday. it will be quite different than when his predecessor visited. he pope is expected to talk about the importance of faith

and human dignity. human being rights activists are hoping he will talk about political rights in the communist nation. so it appears that even batman needs the proper license plates for his car. montgomery county police pulled over the caped crusader on route 29. nice car there. apparently his bat mobile didn't have tags. just the green emblem. officers did not say if batman was charged. they did not reveal his true identity. >> never reveal his true identity. if you happen to be around for a shower of cash on 270 an picked up and any of the money, police would like it back this morning. coins and bills and amounts up to $50 spilled on to the road. the two bags were holding more than $5,000. some people pulled over and grabbed fistfuls of crash. maryland state police want anyone who took the money to return it.

they say they won't charge anyone with a crime. students may not have gotten many snow days this year, but that could mean an early summer. officials are thinking of ending classes two days early. that mans the last day would be june 15th instead of june 19th. the county has used only one of its three allotted snow days and that was from flooding from rain in september. a fairfax county school teacher is in hot water for a school assignment. told students to research the republican presidential candidates and find each one's weaknesses. parents began complaining about the project saying it favored one political party. the principal agreed asking the teacher to revise the assignment for future use. >> that if he were to give this assignment again, give the kids the opportunity to pick the candidate of their choice. do some research off either

party and also to emphasize the fact that it has -- this assignment has more to do with learning about the political process and not endorsing one candidate over the other. >> school administrators say none of the research was forwarded to any campaign offices and there was no intention of ever sending it. the time is now 6:38. facebook fights back against reports of potential employers asking job applicants for their facebook pass words. what the site is doing to protect your privacy. the smart phone app that could save you hundreds of dollars and even thousands of dollars. we're going to show you that next. [ male announcer ] we imagined a vehicle

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demand passwords from job applicants. they have threatened to take legal action. documented several cases of job applicants that were asked at the interview table asked to reveal their facebook passwords for a background check. one of the leading metropolitans in the nation to find a job. the unemployment rate for the region was 5.7%. which was actually up from december. that may be in part to the district's unemployment rate which rose back above 10% in january. minneapolis and oklahoma city tide for second. las vegas has the highest jobless rate at more than 13%. >> then we have the job fair going on in fast fax county today from 10:00 to 2:00. >> hopefully people find good

work out there. the it'd show is next here on news4. let's find out what they're working on. >> good morning, amy. >> good morning. and coming up here on "today," new developments in the trayvon martin case. attorney for shooter george zimmerman. we'll hear from him for the first time since the shooting. also ahead, guilty. a polo mogul has been charged. he legally adopted his adult girlfriend. we'll talk about the verdict with one of the jurors in the trial. plus body image. it's an issue many men and women have. one woman found a way to deal with body issues by taking photos 20 years apart. and help wanted. queen elizabeth is adding on to her staff for a new butler. would you pass the test? we'll find out here on "today." now back to you. >> thank you.

an estimated 40 million used cars will be sold this year. and with the price of previously owned cars on the rise, it pays to research before you buy. liz crenshaw shares a handful of mobile apps to help you save money when shopping for a used car. >> it's convenient. it's easy. it's at our fingertips. >> reporter: christopher basso with carfax says apps are available on your hand phone when you buy a used car. >> you can find vehicles for sale and get the vehicle history information to make sure the car you're buying doesn't have problems. >> reporter: provides millions of consumers vehicle history reports. now there's an app that brings that information to your phone. >> you want to find out if there's been any reported accidents for that vehicle. if the mileage is correct. if the air bag has deployed. look for service records. all that information that's of

value for you to make an educated decision. >> reporter: for $35 for one vehicle report or $45 for five reports, use the app on your phone as you head to the streets to find your used car. >> probably the coolest way to check the information is by scanning the bar code. >> reporter: you can scan the bar code on the driver's side of the doorjamb or do it the old fashioned way. enter the vin number. each way will return the vehicle's history. >> there it is. >> let's see. no accident damage reported to carfax. one owner vehicle. personal vehicle. last owned in virginia. it gives you the last odometer reading. >> no personal information is reported to carfax at all. all the information is about the vehicle, not the person. >> reporter: in addition to the carfax app, there are other apps to help you be a conscious consumer when shopping for a used car.

cars.com and autotrader.com have free mobile apps that let you find a new or used car for sale in your zip code. then they let you compare prices. >> one of the hidden costs a lot of us don't think about is insurance. >> reporter: there's an app for that too. it's called e-surance. >> add in $57.14 for cost and you know. >> then you know how much the car will cost to own and operate. >> correct. >> reporter: three apps will put you in the driver's s in deciding which used car to buy. >> there are so many things with used cars you need to know what you're buying before you lay down your hard-earned money. >> that was liz crenshaw reporting. for links to the apps, go to nbcwashington.com and search used car apps. might be a good day to stay indoors and do that research. >> we've had so many nice weekends in a row that maybe this is the weekend you catch up

on maybe a good movie or good book. who knows what you'll do with your weekend. you may even want to spend a little time outside. we'll talk about how wet of a proposition that might be coming up.

a midwest town is recovering from yet another tornado this morning. a twister touched down in the louisville, kentucky, area yesterday afternoon destroying one home and knocking another from its foundation. the national weather service says the tornado was 50 yards wide but have not determined how strong it was just yet. no injuries have been reported there. so tornado season is upon us. >> no doubt. it's been a very unusually busy tornado season already. the month of march way ahead of average. about 400% of average in march for severe weather outbreak. and what's more amazing is that it's happening in louisville, kentucky, and southern ohio. places way further north.

typically the severe weather is typically further down to the south this time of year. that's normally where we expect to find it this time of year. not in our year without any winter and year with early summer showing up way ahead of schedule. another 80 degree day down into the books yesterday. 8 3 at national airport. the only reason we didn't tie a record was because the record high yesterday was over 90 degrees. yeah. our earliest 90 on record. 90 degrees, march 22nd, 1907. that's one warm weather record that will actually stand for another year. but man is it humid outside on your saturday morning. overcast, 62 degrees now in washington. 62 degrees now up in martinsburg, west virginia. cherly blos skoms are quickly now moving past their peak blooming period. i think today and tomorrow kind

of sort of maybe that's the end of the peak. there's already a lot of green leaves visible inside of all the puppy white flower blossoms. peak is defined at 70% or more in bloom. rain showers today, tomorrow and wind b coming up into monday. i think that's all she wrote for the blossoms. there are a line of showers with some rumbles of thunder now from indianapolis up towards columbia, maryland. had a little rain about 15 minutes ago. had rumbles in montgomery county as well. that's all gone for now. but there's a whole lot more rain just down to our west and southwest. this is all lifting in our direction. so it's not going to rain every minute today and tomorrow. but rain chances are in the forecast for today and tomorrow. and showers will last on and off far couple hours. it'll be dry for a bit. might even see a break of sunshine after the first round of rain. before more rain showers put in. and occasional rumbles as well with all the humidity around today. the main area of low pressure is sort of wandering around.

it's one of the cut off areas of low pressure cut off from the jet stream that would carry it out to sea. and all the time these lows are problematic because they sort of wander around and has enough -- it's an off and on shower. a chance for thunderstorms today, organized severe weather chances will stay south of our area. today cloudy and humid and mild. passing showers. one or two strong thunderstorms. muggy today. temperatures in upper 60s and low 70s. a little cooler tomorrow. staying into the 60s with scattered showers around much of your sunday. not going to rain every minute of every day today and tomorrow. here's the important seven-day forecast. turning breezy. then a hint o after chill tuesday maybe the first day colder than average in more than two weeks around here. i put the chilly on there. not just for the 58 degree high

on tuesday but for the 38 degree start on tuesday morning. that's going to feel a bit on the chilly side. our mild pattern sticks all the way through next week. good-bye cherly blossoms. >> we've been spoiled. a shock to the system. >> it'll feel nice. it'll feel like a cool, spring morning. >> thanks, chuck. the time right now 6:54. now, ever lose your cell phone? >> no. thank god. >> never? >> never. >> you're lying. >> it's attached to my hand all the time. >> i'm sure you've lost one or two. the toll lost phones take on the american wallets each year and the cities you're most likely to misplace your phone. and he was stolen from his owners years ago. now he's finally found his way back home. thousands of miles away. an incredible jou

almost everyone these days has a cell phone. and that means you're a whole lot more likely to lose it. a new study by the mobile security firm lookout shows last year around $30 billion worth of cell phones were lost by americans alone. on average consumers lose their phones about once a year. and the study also showed that philadelphiians were most likely to lose their cell phone. people lost their devices at the usual locations like restaurants, bars, and their offices. be careful late at night. the number of cell phones that disappear happens between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. >> wonder why that is. it's been a little more than 24 hours since "the hunger games" hit theaters. already making waves at the box office. the movie pulled in more than $19 million on midnight showings yesterday alone. that's good enough for the

seventh best movie all time. and presales were third of all time. the film based on the best-selling trilogy is forecast to make around $120 million this weekend. >> it's been awhile since people have been buzzing and excited about a show. so that's great. >> i'm sure on monday that's going to be the big talk about. >> oh, yeah. an arkansas family never thought they would see their dog again after it was stolen four years ago. >> but their chocolate lab rivers is about to return home after showing up in canada. rivers was found earlier this week wandering around calgary, alberta. animal control scanned the microchip. and they also discovered rivers had traveled to oregon after he was stolen then ran off while visiting calgary with a couple who had adopted him. >> our first initial reaction was total shock. we did everything for months looking for that dog.