good morning. i am richard jordon. >> and i am angie goff. right now vice president dick cheney is recovering after receiving a heart transplant. cheney had the successful surgery after waiting nearly two years for a heart donor. an aide says the former vice president remains in intensive care after saturday's surgery. cheney suffered five heart attacks over the last five

years, and had to have a small pump installed in 2010 to keep his heart working. >> good to hear he will be doing well. >> they do such amazing things with medicine anymore, you know. 1,000 years ago, heart transplants were just dreaming. and i was astonished. >> yeah, and two years he has been using a pump while he waits. >> that's why the most important thing you do when you get your driver's license is check off donor. >> it looks like the groomy stretch will stretch through the rest of your sunday and might get a sliver or two of sunshine. mostly cloudy skies, and even a little patchy light rain and drizzle hanging around. 51 at national airport. and 52 in manassas.

and 51 in fairfax this morning. 54, waldorf. and then 52 in hagerstown. be on the lookout for a little wet roadways. and out towards the plains and gainesville, virginia, getting rain drops north of warnton as well. most places getting less than an inch of rain. even though it's not going to rain all day, cloudy. i guess i better change that. >> yeah, it's cloudy and camp. >> and temperatures staying in the 60s today. i will fix that cloudy. >> that's because we're all cloudy this early in the morning, all right. >> now to decision 2012, where it was a landslide in l.a.

santorum pulled in 46% of the vote netting him 10 of the 20 delegates available. the other delegates will decide their affiliation during the race. romney grabbed 5 delegates. santorum got the news and says it reaffirms his status as the only true conservative in the race. >> we talked about how he had a candidate that did not have their public policy positions sketched on an etch a sketch, but it was etched on our hearts, because i am not running as a conservative candidate for president, i am the conservative candidate for president. >> santorum still trails ramy by a wide margin. next up, the primaries in d.c.,

maryland and wisconsin. that happens on april 3rd. the family of trayvon martin says they remain confident charges will be filed against the man that killed him. news4's darcy spencer was in freedom plaza where hundreds of people gathered. >> reporter: at the wilson building in downtown d.c., hundreds rallied and called for an arrest in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> trayvon will never have the privilege of hearing a dad call me dad de, a life with so much promise snatched from us. >> he was shot and killed by this man. zimmerman claims he fired in self-defense. sanford police declined to press charges. >> i just feel sorry for him.

he did not do anything. he was just walking in the street. if you shot him, you didn't have to use that. he could have skrus called the police. >> it's shocking this day and age a 17-year-old boy would be shot down for walking to the store. whatever your race or religion, this is just a tragedy. >> as protests are being held across the country, the police department is warning against vigilanteism. zipperman's attorney says he's aware of the public outcry and threats. zimmerman says trayvon martin attacked him. >> i can't say as to where he is, because i don't know. >> those statements unlikely to

kwelve the thousands. >> to me it's not about the black or whitish, but more about justice. the national association of black journalists reports that the martin family is planning a civil lawsuit in connection of the case and the target most likely will be the homeowners association where zimmerman was a neighborhood watch captain. and then residents in the penn state abuse case are investigating jerry sandusky where it says he fit the profile of a likely pedophile. there are claims sandusky had inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old boy. the psychologist said his behavior fit the profile of a pedophile but police did not press any charges. sandusky is set to stand trial in may. the u.s. soldier accused of

a deadly shooting spree on afghan civilians split his slaughter into two separate attacks. he was charged with premedicated murder. bales returned to the base after the first attack, and then four hours later slipping away to kill again. some believe the march 11 attacks were carried out by more than one person. the wife of army staff sergeant robert bales is speaking out exclusively on nbc. karen bales sits down with matt lauer on television for an interview. and a woman who was beaten and found in her home has died. she was found on wednesday unconscious and suffering from major head injuries. police found a note next to her

body saying, quote, go back to your country, you terrorists. the family says it's the second note they found near their home in the past month. investigators are looking into labeling this case a hate crime. this year marks the year that the trees were given to us. later tonight is the official opening ceremony, which will include the washington ballet and remarks from d.c. mayor. >> the only thing that might not be there are the cherry pwhraus blossoms, right?

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welcome back, everyone. happy sunday to you. driving in, we had slick roads to contend with. >> a little wetness and slipperiness out there this morning. we are not expecting any real heavy rainfall, but scattered on and off showers cannot be ruled out anytime, especially late this morning and in the afternoon hours. by the time we get to the end of the day and overnight tonight, skies start to clear out a little bit. we will have a breeze for monday, and even though we have been above 80 degrees four times already, we may have to worry

about frost or freeze advisories -- i know, frost or freeze advisories on tuesday morning. outside this morning on a sunday, it's kind of just damp and miserable outside. 51 here in washington. a couple northern and western suburbs are back in the 40s, but generally hovering around the 50-degree mark this morning. we have areas of light rain and drizzle as well. 51 at the national airport is the temperature. 51 is the dew point. whenever the temperature and the dew point meet each other, that's saturation. and the wind will keep the cool and stable marine layer on top of us. and upper 40s to around 50 around town. your subpoenaed plnday planner, cold. you might get a couple breaks of

sunshine but don't stray too far from the umbrella because we will have more rain chances today. nothing falling in the city at this moment, but there are sprinkles out towards the panhandle of vest virginia and a couple more sprinkles along i-66 heading out towards the plains and gainesville, virginia, and out towards front royal. steadier rain showers are moving southwestward across west virginia, and that's where the upper levels of the atmosphere is. and it's going to drag most of the moisture along with it, but it's close enough to us today where it is generating the lift to keep the skies cloudy today. a chance of a thunder of rumble today to the west of town. a cold front with colder air behind it of all things comes through here late in the day

tomorrow, and busting breezes on your afternoon for monday, and then frost or freezing temperatures west of town monday night into tuesday morning. for today, cloudy and damp and passing showers but not a washout, and one or two rumbles, and highs near 60 to near 70, and then tomorrow mostly sunny and cooler and dry outside. the winds up to 30 miles per hour. that that insure the falling of the petals. an awfully chilly morning on tuesday morning. we will keep you posted. >> looks like a quick rebound

after the tuesday. >> we have not been able to stay cold for 24 hours this winter. >> i am fine we missed that. pull out the brackets for this. >> we have highlights for yesterday's regional finals in this morning's sports minute. >> good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with march madness. ohio state against syracuse. ohio state knocks off syracuse 77-70. the buckeyes will play north carolina linin the final four. and donovan played for paw teen yo at providence. the cardinals end the game on a

23-0 run. at verizon center, washington blows a 16--point lead. wall was just 1 for 10 from the floor. golf now going into the final round tiger woods has a one-stroke lead over mcdowell at the arnold palmer invitation. you can watch the final round here on nbc 4. coverage begins at 2:30. also today, a big game for the maryland women. they play the national champs, texas a&m. tip-off is scheduled for noon. a florida man will certainly remember the thrill of victory winning the usa memory championship for the second straight year. nelson delia has won the contest

which has competitors recall. he said he trained his mind by memorizing a deck of cards in random order. he says the lack of oxygen helped him to focus better. >> we should try that. there are so many new people and faces, it's hard to do that. >> you need to climb the mountain. next up, a look at stories affecting our community. >> we will be back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories and your sunday's forecast, but for now here is aaron gilchrist. as we touch the hot topics in d.c. and maryland, let's start in maryland in montgomery county. a lawsuit has been filed again

the school. the principal is being sued. the teachers accusing him of bullying them. do the teachers have a leg to stand on in this case? >> according to them this has been going on for sometime. for some of the middle east they have not complained until now. the complaints sounds serious. he denies any wrong doing. with some of his body language he was inappropriate. and it plays into current concerns about this kind of thing and it could be a huge case. what is the board of education going to do about it and where do we go from here? >> in school systems, regardless, not only in just montgomery county, but in school systems, there's always a special relationship between the board of education and the

principa principals, and i am not saying it's going on because i would be speculating, but the fact is the teachers must have been complaining for sometime, and maybe the board of education, you know, a lot of these complaints -- a lot of times authorities ignore the complaints and they go and on until the point where it brews. >> they said they are not only looking for monetary -- >> no, they just want the problem corrected. >> this is a leadership issue. on the one hand you have the board, which i think needs to answer questions about why it has taken them so long to respond. there has been teacher complaints before. and the one thing that troubles me about this is the allegation by teachers that the leadership of the principal has led to a

reduction or downfall in the school. if that's the case, then i think the principal has to be removed. you can't take a high performance school and run it into the ground and be allowed to keep your job. >> regardless of whether the allegations are true or not, if it's interrupting the school functions, that's reasonable enough to remove -- >> that's very serious. going back to the accusations, a group of teachers don't just come out and make abg seugss about something like this, especially the principal. >> we should mention a statement from the board of education in montgomery county says they believe it's unfortunate the group is using media to make accusations and thus far proving to be false and erroneous. >> that may be the problem. they didn't use the media before so nobody would listen to them. once it goes on microphone, hey, the world hears them. >> you want to move to

montgomery county because your children will go to good schools, and this kind of thing does not help the image. we don't want to prejudge anybody, and they better settle it quick. and then the longest serving woman in congress this past weekend, or last weekend i should say. your thoughts with her time in congress? >> it has been my privilege to cover her practically from the word go. she was elected back in 1976. she had been an activist. she stopped people from building a major highway through a part of baltimore where she grew up. the senator from maryland, 4'11" is a powerful figure and she was able to start the ball moving against that then and she has done the same thing in the senate. now in her fifth term in the senate, and that makes her the longest serving woman ever in the congress.

she's liked by most people. she has a temper, though. you don't want to -- as a reporter you don't want to get off on the wrong side of her by asking a good question but in the wrong way. you have to be careful sometimes how you ask her a question. never ducked a question i ever asked her in many years of covering her, and she has been in the focus of health care and women rights issues, and women's health care issues and she's proud of that. she delivered a stirring speech on the house floor about the maryland officer killed in the taliban reprisals, killed in his office by an afghan soldier. a very sad and pointed speech, but to the point. >> we have a couple polls we want to look at as we are in the political season and watching primaries happen. there's a recent poll looking at tim kaine and george allen and that senate race. they are saying the race, if it

were to happen today, it would be too close to call. the recent polls showed with a slight lead over allen within the margin of error. surprising? does that seem in line with what you expect? >> it's not a surprise. you are talking about two serious well-known candidates who are both well resourced and have compelling reasons to run. it stands to reason that this would be a close race. what i will be interested to see is as we get closer to the election, what impact the presidential campaign will have on the race. if it turns out it's mitt romney, that may turn off republican voters and the tied water area of the state, which could have an impact on george allen's impact. >> it's always that swing area wondering if it's a purple state or red state. so there is the great concern

there. the one thing about this, though, like michael is saying, it's going to be interesting what happens around november. i think the next question you have coming up on the agenda, is just that, obama's ratings in virginia. >> national events will have a lot to do with the race if the economy continues to improve and there has been more good news this past week, and that takes away something that romney or whoever the candidate will run on. george allen has been heavy on this, and that's attaching his opponent to president obama, that he served as his democratic national chair and has been close to the administration. so kaine has backed off from the administration and trying not to get too many shots from that. >> i want to look at numbers as it relates to the president after we take

welcome back to "reporters notebook." we had a poll that looked at the presidential race in virginia as well. you are inclined to wonder if we could see a presidential race end up the same way it did last time meaning president obama winning. it says president obama would win 50 to 42% when you put him against mitt romney in virginia. purple state again in virginia? >> that's new news. over the past months we have been hearing so much about mcdonald and hearing about all of these republicans coming off to fighting womens rates and all. many of us, as i talked to people, many people feel that regardless how all of this

unfolds, the women's issues in virginia will play a very, very heavy role in the next election for president. so this is the reason why maybe obama's ratings look pretty good in virginia. >> well, in addition to that, you are also talking, as dave mentioned earlier, with an increasingly encouraging economic numbers. and people, i think, are really excited about that. and the other point is virginia is a critical state in this election. 26,000 votes in 2008. can you stand on the beltway and find that easily. since 2008, as we know there are demographic changes, north virginia is collecting a faster rate of increase in terms of population, and that population tends to favor president obama. so if things continue in that direction, it's going to be very difficult for the republican

nominee to win. >> he does show great gains in fighting any of the republicans. they have not picked one yet, and we will assume it will be romney and he does well there. the women's rights issue, that has not helped republicans. the sonogram issue they pushed through. and that embarrassed the governor and he had to go along with it, and they watered it down and made it less offensive. at this point in time, things are in play but you have to figure the damage done to the candidates in a long and extended republican primary, critics say, has not helped the republican ticket. these all go well for obama. i want to jump into the district and talk about the issue, the hate crimes issue

that we have seen in the district over the last couple weeks. a few incidents involving young men at a restaurant in columbia heights, and we saw a march last week where people wanted to make their voices heard on this issue, and it begs the question, you have people who have a demonstration like this and does that create or effect some sort of change. does it do any good? >> it brought the leaders of the city out. the mayor made a statement. and ward one in columbia heights and michael brown, all of them joined in the march. they have come to the aid to those that are protesting. if anything, it has gotten the attention of the leaders of the city. >> is that enough? >> let me ask you something quickly. it begs an additional question beyond the one you just asked, and that is why is it some

people -- we get exercised about issues that relate to some others and not others. i think it's legitimate and right to say it's not right and we need to make a stand. i am disappointed there are people getting gunned down in other parts of the city and we are not talking about it. wheufplt these incidents occur, it's like a flash point and people get excited and they want to do better, but other kinds of violence go throughout the city and it doesn't register. the people behind this would say we have to do a bet juter job o that, too. >> there was a killing of a kid in floridas, trayvon martin, and there are trayvon martin's all over the city and nobody does anything about it. >> i think the situation of the young lad in florida, and the neighborhood watch guy, i think

that has energized and ignited quite a bit of protest across the country. i am not sure what will happen in congress. civil rights leaders are pressing the case. the congresswoman that represents that district will speak on the floor every day until that is done. she wants an arrest. >> well, the congresswoman from florida didn't make the statement that michael is saying, and that's too many black kids are killed and what are we doing about it. >> my position is all violence is wrong. and i want there to be additional attention paid to all over the city and country that get caught up in this, and i think we ought to do something about it. >> what is that something? we have the marches and conversations and everybody is talking about the big issues and then it seems as though not much happens. >> it starts with individuals and starts with understanding it and talking to people and understanding peoples' problems and it takes leadership, the mayor and council and everybody else should make a point of

emphasizing these things. the major has been distracted by an ethics problem. that takes away from issues like this, too. >> you have to realize the gay community has a very, very strong platform and when issues like this happen, which include gay people, naturally it gets the limelight, because they push for it. and there are parts in the southeast -- >> and good for them, by the way. >> sure. i have to agree with my colleague here, i wish parents would come about with the violence we see in schools. >> news4 continues in a moment. welcome to "news4 today."

i am angie goff. >> and i am richard jordon. this morning, it's crisp out there. i will not say cold because i don't want to get in trouble. >> her cold tolerance is not so good. >> but i wore a jacket in. >> that's good. it's in the upper 40s and low 50s, there's a little chill. and with the dampness, i wouldn't object to a little something to keep you warm and dry on your way out this morning. once you get moving i think you will be all right today. temperatures in the low 40s and low 50s now. 47 hagerstown. 51 in washington. and 51 also as you get down towards brandy vine. 57 in fredericksburg and stafford this morning. and this is what it looks like

on storm 4 radar. light scattered showers extending from really western fairfax county all the way up about front royal and the blue ridge, and woodstock, virginia, all along i-81 there getting a couple rain drops this morning, and a couple drops headed up towards gettysburg this morning. steadier showers will stay in west virginia. those showers are probably headed down towards the carolina coastline. the main area of pressure will stay far enough away from us where we will not have a lot of rain today, but close enough to keep a lot of clouds around. passing showers from time to time, and maybe a rumble down some locations, and mostly today the occasional spitz and drizzles. >> spits and drizzles? >> uh-huh. >> got to love that. students at mississippi state university are on guard. >> that's right. a classmate was shot to death on

campus. police say the young man was killed in a residence hall late last night. police are looking for three men that ran off after shooting the student in his dorm room. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. the school said it sent out several text messages to the students after the shooting and the campus remains under emergency conditions. investigators in west virginia have no answers for what caused the deadliest fire in charleston in more than 60 years. eight people, including six small children, died early saturday morning after fire tore through the two-story home while they slept. a seventh child remains on life support. neighbors say the victims gathered at this home for a birthday party on friday night. carter has just turned 26. >> when you start to think about young children, and this is as bad as it gets. >> charleston firefighters believe the fire started on the

first floor of the home. they say they found one working smoke detector inside, but it was just sitting on the counter and not properly mounted to the ceiling. president obama is in south korea right now holding a meeting with the country's president. this comes hours after the president's first visit to the zone separating north and south korea. mr. obama met with the soldiers stationed along there. his visit is part of a nuclear security summit which already brought more tensions between north and south. north korea says any mention of the nuclear program will be considered a declaration of war. tomorrow begins a landmark case that could define president obama's time in office. the supreme court will hear officers over the legality of his health care law. it's stemming from the debate

over whether it's legal to have health insurance mandatory. the supreme court will announce their decision sometime in june. >> constitution matters! constitution matters! >> in anticipation of the supreme court case, tea party activist rallied at the capital calling for the health care law to be overturned. former presidential candidate herman cain attended the rally as well as the attorney general. filing the lawsuit soon after the law became official. the time is 6:38. no ordinary wedding crashers. the unexpected guest that made one couple's big day. and this dog right here, more than a best friend. he is also helping to save a

little girl's life. monday morning on news4 today, it's the start of a big week on "news4 today." monday morning, we begin to say good by to our friend, joe krebs. his last day is friday march 30th. he will look back at his career in washington and what he is looking forward to the most in retirement. as always, we will have your weather and traffic together and ♪

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race for the nomination? what do you think, is he grasping at straurz? >> i don't think it's a game changer. this is expected. this is away territory for mitt romney. santorum gets another victory, which is important. the long game is about the delegates and the momentum. this week it became more difficult for santorum to say he has a path. he has to do something that surprises people on territory where romney will be strong and the contest will move into bigger states, and pennsylvania being one where santorum hopes to do well. >> what about wisconsin? santorum came out and said on april 3rd, this could be the tipping point for the primary? >> and that's right, because in romney's case, he's got to

demonstrate he can expand his base in the support of the republican party. he still appears to be a weak frontrunner. again, i feel this week is a time when you start looking at the map and the momentum, and something has to change the t e trajectory of the race. >> when we talk about the momentum and getting the support and we talk about romney and we saw the endorsement from jeb bush, and jim demint, swaying his way now. >> the tea party was significant because what they said was, we don't love this guy but it's time to fall in. whether other aspects of pillers of the republican base start to do that will be significant. at some point, everybody has to realize that he appears to be the nominee and he wants to be as strong as he can. >> tell us what is coming up?

>> we will talk politics and also talk about the trayvon martin case in florida, and how it created a national sense of outrage. the president's top political strategist will be here to talk about it. we will have rachel maddow on as well. she has a book called "drift", and we will talk to her as well. >> and press pass? >> this week we are talking to condoleezza rice about education, and also foreign policy, former secretary of state has interesting things to say. >> thank you for stopping by. we will send it over to chuck who is standing by in the storm 4 storm center. >> s, indeed. off to a cloudy and wet start this morning. 51 degrees at the national airport. when do the clouds leave us alone? is there still really a mention of freezing temperatures

good morning. the harlem globetrotters will be back on the court again today. >> they will play at 2:00 this afternoon. of course they faced a tough night last night. number 7, that's storm 4 meteorologist. i heard he scored a three-pointer out there. >> yeah, and a layup, right? he rebounded his own shot and followed it up with a nice free-throw shot. >> there it is.

>> here he is at the foul line! >> oh, the nerves. the nerves. >> he took it well, though. look at that. >> i have been watching the harlem globetrotters since i was really little, and the elite team never seems to pull off a "w." >> many years ago i got to do the same thing that doug was doing and play against the globetrotters, and they cheat. there is the reach in and the knock around. and traveling. it's all bad for them. >> but all in good and fun. >> and it's so hard. it's hard enough to be good at a sport for real, but to have to be good for real and then to be good for fun, that's a whole other skill set there. we have clouds outside this morning and it's a wet and chilly start as well. this is going to be the day you are facing for much of your sunday. sunshine is back for tomorrow but your sunday will be a little

sunshine challenged no doubt about it. let's take a look from the city camera view. i can see the blinking red light from the top of the monument. so we can see the light and the cloud ceilings are at least that high. 51 the concern the temperature at the national airport. and the dew points in the 40s and 50s. the atmosphere is saturated now. 100% humidity. and gradually the wind will come back around to the north and northwest by late tonight and into tomorrow, and that's when the weather starts to improve. upper 40s in the panhandle of west virginia. 54 in culpepper. leesburg and ash burn at 40 degrees this morning. 40s and 50s now climbing into the upper 50s this afternoon,

with light spits and drizzles out there. and by the time we get towards 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening, the clouds are pulling out and drier weather moves in. just spits and drizzles is all we have to worry about this morning. and sprinkles off and on for much of the drive along i-81, but these showers here are going away from us. they are part of the main area of low pressure sitting down here, and it will pull that pressure away from us. on the northern edge we will be in the clouds and occasional periods of light rain and drizzle. and the next 24 to 48 hours, the area of low pressure driving down to the south across the carolinas. coming in from the north and west a. cold front that promises to drop temperatures in the 30s all over the area monday night

into tuesday morning. in some spots, shenandoah valley and west virginia could be down to the freezing mark as we get to tuesday morning. cloudy and damp today. passing showers, maybe a little. tomorrow back to school and work, everybody. notably breezy and cooler. on wednesday, what few petals are left should be taken down. a cold start on tuesday morning. be ready. >> and it's tough to up stage a bride on her wedding day. queen elizabeth stepped by their wedding. they stopped and chatted for them for a few minutes. the couple actually invited the queen who is in northern england on her jubilee tour.

at first she declined but then decided last-minute to crash the wedding. >> it took a minute to realize, oh, my god. >> it was only a few minutes to be so close to somebody that you see so often to the tele. >> i don't think i understood a word of that. >> no word if the queen and prince phillip gave them a wedding gift or whether they crashed the wedding and left. >> the translation is they were shocked and happy. i think that's what the guy was trying to say. >> and here's a story that brings a whole new meaning to the term man's best friend. >> in fact, as nbc's amy robach explai explains, he's a real life

giver. >> reporter: loving crunches and tphaps. but mr. gibbs is here to work. >> good job. make sure it gets turned on. let's go. >> his boss? 3-year-old. this special little girl suffers from hyperplaysa. it's an extremely rare young disease requiring the girl to breathe only with an oxygen tank. >> debby was able to look up what all the tests were that they were doing. the first one, you know, like she would have only made it to 24 months. >> once the diagnosis was made, the doctors told the knoblauchs they needed to leave utah.

>> she did not sit up until she was 8 months old. as soon as she got on the oxygen, she started to catch up quickly. >> we saw a show on tv about service dogs, and that's when it clicked. >> enter mr. gibbs. they found the trainer and proposed the idea of a service dog to carry the tanks. >> for a service animal to do that with a 3-year-old, that's the difficult part. >> elita has a newfound freedom. >> what is your favorite thing to do outside? >> swing. >> do you have mr. gibbs by you when you are swinging? >> yeah, he gets hit in the head. >> he gets hit in the head sometimes. >> but lucky for mr. gibbs, he is resilient and has a whole lot of patience. >> what do you think to mr. gibbs? >> down. >> other things you say to him?

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hi. welcome to "news4 today." i am angie goff. >> and your top stories at this hour. former vice president dick cheney is recovering this morning in a virginia hospital after receiving a heart transplant. the 71-year-old had the surgery saturday after waiting nearly two years for a donor. cheney suffered five heart attacks over the past 25 years. rick santorum is the winner

of the louisiana primary. the former pennsylvania senator crushed mitt romney by more than 20 points. santorum grabs 10 delegates. up next are the d.c. and wisconsin primaries in april. protesters continue to take to the streets across the country and here in washington demanding justice for the death of a teenager. hundreds rallied on saturday demanding the arrest of george zimmerman. he shot trayvon martin to death but claims it was self defense. lots of clouds we are looking for today. >> did you get a book or movie in yesterday? >> no. but i got some reading in. >> some reading? >> yeah. >> well, you can finish it up today. >> she was reading a pamphlet. >> not a whole lot of sunshine coming your way for this afternoon, so the movie or book that you did or didn't finish

yesterday, today might be a good day to do it. cloud key skies out there for sure. most of the roadways are damp, although not all that sloppy wet just yet. there are rain showers out north and west of town. temperature now is 51. 48 in germantown and gaithersburg, and 46 as you head into upperville virginia, and then 49 degrees in west virginia this morning. sprinkles around the area. nothing all that heavy or steady. and out towards northern maryland a couple dying sprinkles. more clouds than anything else today. not a whole lot of rain but a passing shower or two.

highs today in the 60s. if you get a sliver of sunshine you might get close to 70 degrees. wind-driven sunshine tomorrow and a cold start tuesday morning. may have to -- because we have been so warm so easy, the growing season started and so we may have to put a freezing advisory out for this morning. we will be back in a few minutes with an update. good morning and welcome to "viewpoint." the gay's men organization's work goes far beyond simple singing. our guest today are members of the group. first we have nick baker who is a singer and cocoordinator of the jen out youth program. and then the executive director, and jay garvey is also a singer and cocoordinator of the youth program. thank you all for being here today. i want to talk about the program

and what you do with that. first, with anybody not familiar with the gay men's chorus of washington. help us understand what you do. we think of a choir and people singing and it's not just that, right? >> it's not just that. it goes back about 33 years, and it started in san francisco when a group of men gathered on the steps of city hall and sang in response to the shooting of harvey milk. that group came through washington, d.c. a year later, and volunteers in the audience thought it would be a good idea to start a gay men's chorus. los angeles and new york and washington. i think when people imagine a chorus, you think of risers and maybe robes. while we have risers for some of

our show, we rarely have robes. i think every one of the gay choruses that started in the country and around the world serves a community. the expectation is we perform and fully produce the theatrical productions. we engage audiences that are used to seeing theater and not used to the chorus experience, but once they see us they realize there's something more there and we hope they come back and see us when we are on our risers doing our traditional performances where we sing. >> you have a number of different ways and programs that you use to make sure that you are sort of out there and helping different elements of the community, right? >> we have a program which is

the hub or the center of our out reach efforts. it's really to send positive and affirming voices out there to young people, young lgbtish people in the region, and to help them with the issues they are struggling with. i am so happy we have two of the volunteers today that help that program. >> what are the issues? why did the program come into existen existence? >> sure. well, for many lgtp people, you can understand isolation, and the mission of the chorus is to have an affirming and welcoming place for all people. what better service for us to offer than youth out reach. >> when you go into schools and meet young people, and there's a sense of isolation a lot of times with gay kids, and maybe not a presence for them to sort of have as role models, and that's part of the mission, i

guess, of the program? >> yeah, it definitely is. we all experienced it. grant it, the generation now has facebook and maybe it's a little more open, the lbgta issues. but they experienced the same things we did, hatred. and it's reassuring to show them that life does get better. you do have communities and fellow brothers and sisters that really do support you and do love you. so i think that's what is vital with this program that we actually go to the students and show them and make those connections that their lives will get better. it's not always about people putting them down and negative comments. there are really the groups and the people that support and love them. i think that's what so great about it. >> the key piece is that we offer free tickets to lbgt

youth, their friends and allies. when they come to the show and see 250 out proud gay men on stage, it offers them an idea of what their life can hold. most of us are familiar with it gets better campaign, and when we participated in that and did a video as well, it's one idea to tell them it gets better and another thing to show them it gets better, and not only does it get better but stays better throughout your life. >> there is the talent and the incredible productions, but there's also the sense that this community is on stage and that they have come together and that they are getting through life in a really wonderful fashion. >> that's a great thought to sort of let that settle for a second. >> we will take a break and come back and talk about the gay men's chorus of washington. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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well can come back to viewpoint. our conversation is with the gay men's chorus. you are helping young people to deal with with the youth program. you guys will go in schools and spend time performance wise and sort of talking with young people and gay students in the area, right? >> yes. what we do is go in and coordinate with the gsa programs -- >> folks that don't know what gsa is. >> gay students alliances. we will do the performances, and we will do stand and sing, and we will invite the students to come by us and stand at the piano. we will sit down and do an experience sharing. the members and volunteers that come with us will sit down and

talk about our experiences growing up when we were youth. we range -- there's a lot of 60-year range between the oldest members and the youngest. a lot of the members that come are on the younger side. it was relatively recent that we were in their shoes and we were there. when you are a teenager in school, you know, you think college and after college is so far in the future, but, you know, we can really relate to what they were doing through. for us to tell our stories about, you know, the happy stories and the sad stories about our lives, i think it let's them open up and they turn around and tell stories about their lives, too. it's forming the personal connection, that really -- as david was saying, we prove it gets ready. life does get ready as you get older. we have a whole bunch of different activities that we are

expanding as well to choreal dancing, and it's a buffet of options we offer. >> you have the group conversations with the young people. what is the reaction that you get from them? sit embracing? do they completely open up to you and have an exchange about their lives and your lives? >> the program is one of the most fulfilling things i do in my life. it's an incredibly rewarding relationship that we develop with the students. not only do they attend our concerts, and we go to the in-school programs with them, and these are mentoring relationships that sustain in the college years and beyond. so it's a really unique relationship. >> i wanted to ask you about the mentoring element. there is a lot of images that are out there, and folks from the straight community sometimes we talk about stereotyping and things of that sort, but when

you think in members of your chorus to these schools and kids have an opportunity to meet them and learn about the diverse community, i imagine that's a big goal and one of the things that you are proud of that you can provide for the young people. >> it certainly is. we're a real diverse group. i think that's what is important about the meetings, too. we show them, yes, there are stereotypes, but we range from everything, lawyers and doctors and big and small, and it's everything. it's comforting for these students to know that they can be themselves. as jay was saying, we have students that come back to the shows yearly and the spring event which is a big fund-raising event. even if we are in costume, they will come up and say i remember you coming to our school. just to have somebody to talk to is what let's them be comfortable with who they are.

>> when you look at the issues young gay kids have to deal with in terms of bullying, and we look at the statistics of 1 in 3 gay kids is kicked out of their house and things like that. how do you hope to effect that with a program like that, and what do you hope to be able to accomplish? >> that's a great question. one thing we are careful to do is we do have a mission related to music. i think we have to remain grounded in that. so i think what we really aspire to do is put out affirming messages to these young people. the bullying issue is an important one right now, and we just did a show called the kids are all right, where choreal members came out and told their own stories about when they were the age of the audience listening to us. that resinated in a way where i think there's a direct relationship to our coming out experience and what they are

going through right now. that's what our hope is that we put out enough positive messages in the community for them to hang on and for them to feel good about who they are and who they want to be. >> we will come back and talk about the broader issues affecting (bell rings)unity in hi. good morning. big news. we're spreading the word about new honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry... and banana/blueberry. we're telling everyone. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. try some. mmm! two flavors. in harmony. yummy. four nutritious grains and two big fruit flavors to make your day bunches better. [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder.

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rick santorum is the winner of the louisiana primary. the former pennsylvania senator won the state in a landslide crushing mitt romney by 20 points. next up, are d.c. maryland and wisconsin primaries in april. protesters continue to take to the streets across the country and here in washington demanding justice for the death of a florida teenager. hundreds rallied on saturday. we will be back in 15 minutes with another news and weather update. welcome back to "viewpoint," and we continue our conversation with members of the gay men's chorus of washington. we had a few incidents in the last couple of weeks, and somebody was shot at the ihop restaurant, and there was taunting going on and then an attack on a young man in the

restaurant there. same thing on georgia avenue a few days later. a young man attacked getting out of a taxicab and beaten brutally. i would imagine this has to have an impact on every member of the community and everybody whose around that community. where does that -- how does that strike you? what does it leave you feeling? >> it leaves me feeling that the work we do is vitally important to our community and to the greater community. we said earlier the age range of the chorus responses 60 years. i think those stories are not much different than what we were dealing with 30 and 40 years ago. now because of the internet we are more aware of the stories, but i don't know that there has been a tremendous amount of change. i think one of the things that we do that is so important is

that i think we try to spread that message of compassion and understanding and to have a group that just by our very nature of performing, i think there's a political statement being made about that. and to be in the nation's capital, and to be singing among the nation's leaders, i think we have a responsibility and i think we take it really seriously. >> i know that you are finishing up a doctorate, and you spent time on the college campus, the university of maryland, and for nick, i ask the same question, if dave is moving into a different group, then maybe you guys are -- well, do you feel safe? can members of the gay community feel safe in metro d.c.? >> i moved here a few years ago to start my degree program.

it was lonely at times. especially people considering invisible minoritieminorities. the gay men's chorus was affirming to be in a space where i felt safe and welcomed regardless of my identities. that is what was really special about the chorus for me, making me feel safe in the city. >> i actually grew up outside maryland. i grew up in silver springs. i am a fellow d.c.er, so to speak. for me it was not so much that i never felt safe in d.c., and it's -- what the chorus adds is a safe of camaradericamaraderie also good stories. it's the fact that these people have been embracing their lives an entire generation and are okay with themselves. that's all you can do for yourself. you can't really control too much of what will happen outside.

there will be dangers in any city, regardless of whether you are gay or straight. whatever. and it's being comfortable with who you are and being okay with who you are that what the chorus does so well for its memrs and for the community, and the fact that our supporters range from every political class and gender. that's what is reassuring to know we have so many supporters. i know that i have an entire chorus that loves me and a community that supports us. there will always be negative tea, and on the whole, i do feel safe especially with the chorus. >> do you feel members of the community have enough support when it comes to law enforcement and elected officials? i know after the incidents last week here in the district, both the mayor and several council members and the police chief came out and said this will not be tolerated here.

is that in your opinion lip service or do you feel there are people doing things to effect the sort of change that needs to happen. i know that's a deep question. >> it is a deep question. and last year we gave the harmony award to the d.c. police force for the efforts they have. it's one of the unique departments in the country that have sensitivity training around our issues. i appreciate that we're in a city that has an understanding of the importance of training. i also feel that we have a mayor who is sensitive to the needs of the community. i think that we are fortunate in that respect to be in d.c. >> i think that's what the chorus adds to the community. it allowed some to see the spire range, what we are capable of. yes there will be stereotypes, but it allows them to see what

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we are here with the tkpaeu's men chorus of washington. you are a nonprofit and you are about to hold a big event in may, and you hope folks will support you with what i understand has always been an incredibly demonstrative and a great party and galla, right? >> we do an event every may. it's a spring affair. this year's theme is swing, it's swing music. our budget is a little over $1 million, and we raise 60% of that through contributions and a

significant amount of those contributions will come that evening around an auction and other fun aspects of the evening. i have been to a lot of fundraisers, where people at the end of the night they are looking at the watch. our party will go to 1:30 in the morning with an after party, and we are happy with what we have accomplished, not only raising money but awareness, and that's the primary way we offer the youth program. >> the actual event, it's dinner, entertainment. >> dancing, and the entertainment, of course, we know some people that can sing. so we have some ins there. >> and an auction as well, right? >> right. yeah. >> as we get ready to wrap up this morning, what thoughts -- what things do you want to make sure people are able to take away as it relates to what you do, and as it relates to the

glbt community on the whole? >> along with our other cocoordinator, rick bennett, nick and i are trying to expand the youth outrage program. if there are any viewers that know of young adults that might be interested in the program, if you are an educator in a school, please look up our website and connect with us in the greater d.c. metro area. >> you have had schools reach out and say, yeah, we need your program and we need good role models for our kids? >> yep. absolutely. we developed great relationships with some local high schools, specifically nick has been to a few programs that have been wonderful in the area. we are hoping to expand our influence with that. >> there's a lot of interest out there. obviously, we are a volunteer organization, but we are open to any schools in the tri-state area that would like this resource to be available to them. and every show, every year, we keep expanding the number of

students that come to the shows and the number of schools that, you know, we interact with. it's really exciting that there has been such a positive reaction to it. >> for college kids, you are building an internship program, right? >> yes, and we are excited about that, actually. we have a great nonprofit organization, so we are launching a college intern program, and lbgt advocacy work. and we are willing and eager to indicator to professional needs through the internship program. >> i no call eupblg kids who are eager and willing to do long hours and hard work and who are needing the experience are needed by programs like yours. >> i don't know another organization that has the word fun and surprise in their mission. i think if you come and see what we do, you will agree that there

is fun and surprise, but at the same time i think we're the only chorus that might be singing for our lives up there and we have been doing it for 31 years and we're proud of what we have been able to accomplish. >> what does the future look like for the organization, in terms of the reach things that you want to do in five or ten years? >> when you go back 31 years, i think it was just the coming out process. i think that was followed up by the hiv aids, and now it's the gay bullying. i hate to say it, but i don't think there's not something else on the horizon that our voices won't be called upon to give voice to. i think we're having a great time, but i think there's always an important mission out there that we help to tackle. >> and we talk about the hope that there is hope as new generations come along, and sort of start to direct the conversation. we appreciate the work that you do, and the performing that you do as well. david, nick baker and jay, we

appreciate you coming in from the gay men's chorus of washington and best to you as you move forward. >> thank you. stay tuned. "news4 today" continues in just a moment. hello, everybody. good morning, i am angie goff. >> and i am richard jordon. and right now, cheney had the successful surgery at a nova fairfax hospital after waiting two years for a heart donor. an aide says the vice president's family is forever grateful for the life-saving gift. the 71-year-old suffered five heart attacks over the past 25

years and had a small pump installed in 2010 to keep his heart working. >> that's good news this morning. >> yes. apparently, they don't know the family or person that donated the heart. >> yeah, it's the best gift you can give is organ donation. outside, we have cloudy skies this morning. it's more damp than wet. there are rain drops coming down to the west of 95, and that includes the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. it's cloudy but for the moment rain free. 52 now in falls church.

52 in arlington. 53 in l 53. there we have storm 4 radar. and the storms are headed out to the west, and they are not coming in towards the city. if you are out and about early this morning, out towards route 17, and interstates 81 and 66, look out for a couple wet roadways from time to time. the steadier rain showers are across western north carolina and far west virginia, and they had severe weather yesterday and that will stay away from us today. no problems at all. just cloudy and damp. a passing rain shower or two possible from time to time. and i don't think thunder chances get as far north as the washington area. highs today, maybe upper 60s. if you get a break of sunshine, you might touch 70 degrees briefly. >> just a little touch. rick santorum is the winner in louisiana. the former pennsylvania senator crushed mitt romney in the

pelican state winning by more than 20 points. he pulled in 49% of the vote, netting him 10 of the state's 20 delegates. the other 10 delegates will decide their affiliation in the race. romney grabbed five delegates. santorum was in wisconsin when he got the news and says it reaffirms his status as the race's only true conservative. >> we talked about how we had a candidate that didn't have their public policy positions sketched on an etch a sketch. but it was sketched on our hearts, because i am not running as a conservative candidate for president. i am the conservative candidate for president. >> santorum still trails romney

by a wide margin in the delicate count. the family of trayvon martin says they believe charges will be filed on the man that killed their son. protests take to the streets demanding justice. darcy spencer was in freedom plaza where hundreds of people gathered. >> reporter: at the wilson building in downtown d.c., hundreds rallied and called for the arrest in the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> he will never have the privilege of hearing a child call him daddy. a life with so much promise snatched from us. >> reporter: the unarmed teen was shot and killed by this man, a neighborhood watch captain who confronted the team last month. zimmerman claims he fired in self-defense. the police decline to press charges. >> i just feel sorry for him. he didn't do anything. he was just walking down the street. if you shot him, you didn't have

to use that. he could have just called the police. >> it's just shocking in this day and age a 17-year-old boy would be shot down for walking to the store. whatever your race or religion, this is a tragedy. >> as protest are being held in cities across the country, the police department is warning against vigilanteism. a group announced a bounty for his arrest. zimmerman suffered a broken nose and an injury to the back of his head when he says trayvon martin attacked him. >> i advised him to stay out of the public eye as much as he can. i cannot say as to where he is because i don't know. >> those statements unlikely to kwell the thousands that want the murder. >> i have a kid in the country that is 6 years old, and i can get the same phone call his

father got. it's not a black or whitie issu, it's more about justice. >> the martin family is planning a civil lawsuit in connection with the case and the target will most likely be the homeowner's association where zimmerman was the home watch captain. and then a student is shot to death on campus. police say the young man was killed in his residence hall late last night. police in mississippi are looking for three men that sped off after the shooting. the junior transfer student who is not being identified later died at the hospital. the school sent out an alert after the shooting, and the campus remains under emergency conditions. and then a 1998 evaluation

reveals he was a likely pedophile. there was claims sandusky had inappropriate contract with an 11-year-old boy. he fit the profile of a pedophile but police did not file charges. penn state released a statement saying it would not comment on the report. sandusky is set to stand trial in may. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 17 afghan civilians did not carry out the killings in one attack. that's from the investigators that charged robert bales with murder. he returned to his base after the first attack before slipping out later to kill again. however, the theory is being contested by some in afghanistan who believe the march 11th attacks were carried out by more than one person. the wife of army staff sergeant robert bales is speaking out exclusively on nbc.

carolyn bales sits down with matt lauer with a one-on-one interview tomorrow on television. it will be the first interview since her husband was charged with murder. and then in california investigating a possible hate crime. a woman was found unconscious in her southern california home on wednesday suffering from major head injuries. police found a note next to her body saying, quote, go back to your country you terrorists. this is the second note they found near the home in the past month. and today is the beginning with the cherry blossom festival. despite the bloom season starting earlier than usual, thousands are still expected to make it down to the title basin. later today with the opening

ceremony will include performances. the festival runs until april 27th. >> too bad some of the cherry blossoms didn't make it. >> yeah, still a pretty sight, to say the least. and a fire kills eight people, including six young children. the happy occasion they were celebrating when tragedy struck.

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a west virginia community remains in shock after the most deadly fire their city has seen in more than 60 years. eight people including six small children died early saturday morning after a fire wore through the two-story home while they slept. a seventh child remains on life support. neighbors say the victims were

having a birthday party friday night for a 26-year-old woman who is among the ones killed. >> this is as bad as it gets. charleston firefighters believe the fire started on the first floor of the home. they say they found one working smoke detector inside but was just sitting on the counter and not properly mounted to the ceiling. and president obama visited the zone separating north and south korea. he met with u.s. soldiers and surveyed the boarder himself through binoculars. the summit has brought more tensions between the north and south. north korea says any mention of the nuclear program will be considered a declaration of war. tomorrow all eyes will be on the supreme court who will hear arguments on president obama's health care law. the lawsuit challenges a mandate that requires almost everybody

to buy some sort of health insurance. the opponents say the mandate is unconstitutional. the supreme court will announce their decision sometime in june. in anticipation of the supreme court case, tea party activist rallied at the capital calling for the health care law to be overturned. herman cain attended the rally. a so a slim chance we will see some sun today? >> very slim chances today. good news is, you can save the sun block for later in the week. and you have to be sun smart out there. >> uh-huh, spf. ♪

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welcome back, everybody. you have one more chance to catch the harlem globetrotters in action. >> the team was at the horizon center. the number 7 was our own chief meteorologist. he made a three shot. >> there it is. nothing but net. >> he has skills there. he did miss a couple shots, though. we don't need to focus on that right now. they just could not be the globetrotters. >> but they don't call him the

hammer for nothing. air ball. air ball. >> that's already, doug. he's a team player, wearing number 7. lucky number. >> he looks short out there with the harlem globetrotters. >> he represented well, though. >> no hanging by the net by his feet. but a thumbs up there. what a good time. if can you get out and go catch them, definitely an entertaining show. a lot of nice trips up their sleeves or on their legs or whatever. >> during half-time they brought out all the kids from the children's hospital to the half-court, and those kids loved the globetrotters, all the spinning ball tricks. so much fun. they do such great community out reach work. >> yeah, it's always impressive to see the tricks. >> it's like the three stooges. a hammer on the head every now and then is pretty funny.

it will be more of an indoor than outdoor kind of day. yesterday was not that pretty either. today not really a lot of rain, rainfall amounts through the course of the day will probably be less than a tenth of an inch. sometimes a few hundreds of an inch at the wrong time could get you wet and make you mad. not a lot of rain inside the beltway just yet, but that might be changing over the next little while. a good day to be outside and doing exercise. up the river they go in the kayak. tom kierein is a big kayaker as well. a northeast wind at 14 miles per hour. that wind protected us from severe weather yesterday and will do the same thing today. 51 at andrew's air force base. and bethesda around 50 this

morning. fairfax, falls church and burke hovering in the 50s. temperatures climbing into the mid and upper 60s today. you might be able to get a break or two sunshine mid to late afternoon today. don't count on it. we will call it bonus sunshine if you get to see it. spritz and sprinkles are moving away from the city. these are going westbound. you folks out towards dulles airport, be on the lookout for a couple sprinkles in the next couple hours. they are pretty much breaking up as they go. and the showers across west virginia are moving away from us. the main area of pressure is down here across parts of the western carolinas, and it will pull the moisture back around to the left side of it. we are close enough to the low to get the clouds and the light rain chances, but we're also far enough away where we could see a

sliver or two of sunshine. showers staying primarily to the west and southwest of town. a cold front comes through tomorrow bringing in a blossom-busting breeze for tomorrow afternoon, and the possibility of a frost freeze as we get towards monday night and tuesday morning time frames. chilly stuff coming back in for a brief visit. cloudy and damp today with passing showers. highs today, mid to upper 60s. if you see the sun you might get close to 70. for tomorrow, sunny and quite breezy. temperatures only in the upper 50s and low 60s tomorrow and then holding in the 50s for a high temperature. since i did not get to use the cold flip for most of the winter, i put it on 58 degrees on tuesday for you only because i want to emphasize for you we may have frost freeze advisories

out. the flowers may have been outsmarting themselves. >> you are worried about the flowers. >> very worried. let's talk about basketball. half of the final four is set. it was a match-up of number one seed syracuse versus two seed ohio state. ohio state took the lead early in the second half and never looked back. the buckeyes advance to the final four beating syracuse 77-70. they play the winner of today's game between north carolina and kansas. another team advancing is the four seed cardinals as they defeated the florida gators. florida led the game by 11 points in the second half, but the cardinals went on a big run at the end of the game to beat the gators 72-68. they advance to the final four.

they play the winner of the kentucky baylor game. and pope benedict xvi has a message of peace. he told a crowd of 4,000 kids and their parents that they are each a gift of god to the world. the large crowd packed the square chanting his name. today is the pope's final day in mexico before traveling to cuba tomorrow. they are now the most famous wedding crashers ever. they are pretty big. the queen and prince phillip shocked a wedding couple, wishing them a good time on the honeymoon. the couple invited the queen who was in northern england, and she declined at first and then changed her mind at the last minute, because there she is, she crashed the wedding. >> i think we were like, oh, my

god, shock. only a few minutes, but to be so close-up to somebody that you see so often on the tele, it's bizarre. >> they seemed shocked there. no word on if the queen and prince phillip gave the couple a gift or just crashed the wedding, got a free meal and left, but no doubt -- >> showing up is a big gift in itself. >> getting the photo. >> yeah, priceless. we want to get a preview in what is in the kids' post. here is danella sealock. >> precious babies to celebrate spring, and a young bee keeper who is not afraid of a sting. >> great to be with you, danella. >> exciting news at one of

washington's most historic place. >> they opened up a center that is really a wonderful place for kids to get a sense of lincoln. in the lobby is this 34-foot tall structure, sculpture, big game of janga is what kids will think. you get to walk in the streets of washington, d.c. in april of 1865. you hear the telegraph wires crackle with the news of the president's death, and you get to ride the funeral train that carried his body to springfield. now it's not for the littlest kids. grades four and up who have a sense of the civil war and abe lincoln, but it's a wonderful addition to the museum experience for kids. >> sounds very interesting. on to precious babies? >> it's spring and we love baby animals in kids post, so in

monday's kids post, we have pictures of a 2-week-old gorilla born in a zoo in florida. this adorable little creature will grow up to be a 600-pound male gorilla, so that baby face won't last for quite a while. and then this is polar bears in the zoo. in moscow there were three polar bears born and that was one with his mom. >> on to a little guy who has a job most kids would be terrified of. >> sam shapiro, and he is an 8-year-old d.c. urban bee keeper. he and his dad have haoeufz in their backyards. they keep care of thousands of

bee keepers. he has good advice for not being so afraid of bees. >> for fun activity for your family, go to nbcwashington.com, or washingtonpost.com/kidspost. that's going to do it for new"news4 today." we will be back in 25 minutes with a local news update. join us at 9:00 for a full hour of news. until