we have a winner. that winning ticket was sold up just the road from washington. that person must be jumping out of bed this morning. >> obviously not us, right? >> thank you for starting your weekend with us. >> saturday, march 31st. you could be waking up a mega millionaire. >> the largest lottery drawing in history has a winner in our area. here are the winning numbers in case you missed them.

2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the megaball is 23. at least one lucky person from our area will get a cut of that record payout. a winning ticket sold at a 7-eleven in milford mills, it jumped $100 million yesterday to $640 million. if the winner takes the lump payout, that's $462 million. all in one check. all those numbers on one check. our local millionaire will have to share the winnings. there are other winning tickets in other states. >> so it looks like those dreams of quitting your job and going on the dream vacation will have to wait for many of us. we want to know what you would have done if you won the mega millions jackpot. tell us on twitter. we'll be following them all morning log. use the hashtag

#ifiwokeupawinner. people saying they would pay off their bills, donate to charity. >> yeah, with $400 million, the light bill looks reasonable all of a sudden. >> did you buy a ticket? >> i did not buy a ticket. i wanted someone else to have it. >> take it out of peete cash. i can write that check, no problem. not the best looking start out there. plenty of clouds. showers and sprinkles overnight and a few lingering this morning. most of your weekend will be rain fr heee a few drops here this morning to get saturday started and a chance of a few more late tomorrow night, not until after the sun goes down. current temperatures, 49 in washington. 41 in frederick, 43 in leesburg. 46 in manassas, and 46 in falls church. and a live look at doppler.

lonesome little showers in maryland. and a few sprinkles in northern anne arundel county. and be on the lookout for a couple of random rain drops. a few sprinkles, and you get a sense, not a whole lot of washout potential in showers. heavier, steadier rain will stay well down the south on the virginia/north carolina border. no more than a sprinkle, front loaded in the first half of saturday. temperatures, jumping in the mid 50s by mid morning and low to mid 60s for a time today, we might be able to break out a little bit of sunshine. especially later on this afternoon and the front half of tomorrow looking good too. the book-end chance for rainshowers this weekend. >> thanks, chuck. new this morning, one person is dead and three others injured in two separate shootings in hyattsville. first, the deadly shooting on the 2,000 block of woodberry street.

shots fired around 12:30 this morning. they found a man shot to death when police arrived. no gunman has been identified and we don't know what led to the shooting. a mile from that first scene, three others injured in a triple shooting that stemmed from a fight. on the 6700 block of northwest drive. investigators say the gunman and victims got into a fight. things escalated when one man left and returned with the gun. he opened fire, hitting three people and ran, all three victims are expected to be okay. but police have not made any arrests yesterday. the reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson will join hundreds at a rally today in the response to the deadly shooting of trayvon martin. they are calling for the arrest of george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot trayvon martin last month in self-defense. turns out martin was not armed and many believe the shooting was racially motivated. the funeral director who oversaw the teen's burial did not seen

signs of a fight on martin's body. an arlington man accused of attacking a couple in a fight over a taxi. the man and woman were trying to get a cab outside the verizon center wednesday night at the van halen concert when police say brian bradley and three friends tried to push them out of the way. the woman called 911 and tried to help her husband, but then police say the violence escalated. >> when he struck her, she fell back, he knocked her semi conscious, her body was going limp, and we believe additional injuries were caused to her brain at that point and skull when she hit the head on the sidewalk. >> the woman taken to the hospital and later released. >> we caught up with bradley at court, but he refused to be intervi interviewed. mitt romney leading challenger rick santorum days before voters head to the polls in wisconsin. a new poll shows the former massachusetts governor has the

support of 40% of likely voters. santorum trails by 7%. ron paul and newt gingrich, both trail by double digits, political bun at this times say wisconsin could ressam for um's last chance to keep romney from securing the nomination. romney setting his sights on president obama. he spoke to students at lawrence university yesterday and completely ignored his challengers, making no mention of the other candidates. instead, he went after the president. calling his economic strategy a bust. >> out of touch liberals like barack obama say they want a strong economy. but they really don't like businesses very much. but the economy is simply the product of all of the nation's businesses added together. so -- so it's like saying you love omelets but you don't like eggs. >> romney has a busy day planned today. he is going to attend four campaign events across wisconsin. rick santorum's camp not giving

into romney easily. he's backing his schedule in a push to tuesday's primary. santorum has at least four events every take through monday and wisconsin voters can make it crystal clear, it's not time for the fight for the republican nomination to end and he's using romney's gaffes as evidence he can better connect with voters and win the election in november. >> i think i made it very clear. we connect the voters better than mitt romney does. i don't think that's any secret to you or to even the republican establishment. they recognize that that's -- that's a weakness and it's a strength of mine and hopefully that will play itself out here in wisconsin and in pennsylvania and a whole lot of other states. >> voters in d.c. and maryland will also head to the polls tuesday. the primary season will be reremembered for the showdown between romney and santorum. a toy is also drawing on the limelight.

etch-a-sketch is launching a new political themed ad after being used as an alogy by a romney aide. they poke fun at politics with lines like, "etch-a-sketch is a lot like politics. there are a lot of gray areas. and another was we have a left knob and right knob for both political parties, and together we can do loop de loops. it will appear on facebook and twitter, the ad campaign. most vocal opponents of a new casino in prince georges county. the casino in anne arundel county says a neighboring casino would steal mothers. the proposed prince georges county casino is part of a bill which would also allow table games in maryland casinos. the bill has passed the senate and is being debated in the house of delegates. unemployment in our area hit a plateau last month after a

noticeable drop in january. virginia was the only state to see a change with jobless rates dropping to 5.7% in february, compared to 5.8% in january. both maryland and d.c. stayed the same. 6.5% and 9.9% unemployment respectively. and nevada had the highest rate of unemployment at more than 12% and north dakota has the lowest at nearly 3%. it appears we spent more money in february which helped wall street close with its best first quarter since 1998. the dou the dow gained 8%, and the nasdaq had its best quarter since 1991. consumer spending rose in february at the fastest rate in seven months, even though income stayed flat.

much of the record spending is going to record-high gas prices. a security breach puts millions of credit card users' accounts at risk. how you know if your account has been hacked and what you should do if it has been. get this. barbie goes bald? the campaign to get the world fa

the food and drug administration has rejected a proposed ban on products containing the chemical bpa. the national products council says bpa affects development and can cause cancer. but the fda says there needs to be more studies on affects on human, as most tests are on humans. bpa is a sealant used on plastic containers. some companies like trader joe's and whole foods have already removed the product. keep a close watch on credit card statements. a major security breach affects

millions of customers. someone hacked global payments. the company tracks credit transactions for stores. global payments said it detected the breach earlier this month but cannot trace when it happened. visa and master card say they have notified customers about the breach. contact your bank immediately if you see suspicious charges on your account. and the popular twitter application tweet deck back online after being shut down a few hours friday night. tr twitter suspended access after a tweeter said that they could access accounts that he did not have access to. a court decision gives virginia tech vindication for its reaction to the 2007 massacre. a court issued that they gave timely warnings. it overturned a $55,000 fine. federal education officials accused the school of waiting too long of sending out an

e-mail alerting students and staff. next month will mark five years passed since the shooting. a new documentary that takes a look at bullying is out now, but most likely not playing at a theater near up it received an "r" rating from the motion picture association for strong language. after tense debate, the film was released unrated. students are taking the issue into their own hands. yesterday, these kids put on a flash mob near the capitol to help raise attention to the issue. >> we are doing this to stop bullying. >> what this film brings to the table is opportunity for kids to see kids treating -- how kids treat kids and i think that's a real eye opener. >> right now, the movie is only playing in new york and los angeles. the student producing the movie

released it without a rating. a new barbie will show the world bald is beautiful. mant mattel announced that the hairless barbie is in the works. a group of mothers urged mattel to create this new version of the iconic doll it will be dribted through children's hospitals next year. now a campaign to convince hasbro to develop a new bald g.i. joe. >> they get to dress them up, change their hair. >> i remember seeing that campaign come off my facebook feed and i shared it as well. the power of social media once again. >> you have 17 million followers. >> i thought it was a cool thing. if you go to their page on facebook. it's really neat. they shaved the barbie's head. very, very beautiful. today, i think you will like

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indiana earlier this month. this is from a camera mounted inside the school bus. see the twister start to move that bus. windows start to shatter and debris started swirling, clouding the camera lens. seconds later, calmness follows. that tornado destroyed much of the junior high school. if you recall, we were working that saturday morning, the day after this happened, and we saw that bus that had been thrown into that diner. and just recently, they leased the awedoff tudio, trying to ge kids off the bus, the bus driver. >> if you are out in your car and you see something happening, what is the best thing to do? get out of your car or bus, because you don't want to be part of it, if it starts

tumbling along. in a culvert is actually safer to be than inside your car. hard to explain to people when it's sideways rain out there. for our weekend, you both have been asking me, is it really going to rain all weekend long? the answer is no, not all weekend, but there are a couple of shower chances here front half of your saturday. and a few more chances with the second half of your sunday. most of your weekend will be rain free. all right. so outside we go. mostly cloudy start to get your weekend under way. temperatures certainly not all that chilly. upper 40s around town. a few spots cooler than that. 49 at regan national airport. winds light at only 5 miles per hour. temperatures mostly in the 40s. 43 in hagerstown and smithburg. and annapolis, shady side. all hovering here, near 50

degrees. your saturday planner, not a bad looking day. temperatures climb to the low to mid 60s with a little bit of sunshine coming through as the afternoon wears along, the a. sunshine in the sky will increase a bit. still mostly cloudy day, but more sunshine sort of sneaking in later on. here we go on live doppler. showers across far southern maryland, southern parts of delaware. these dry up as they go eastbound. even these across the mountains are drying up as they move east. a couple of spritzes and sprinkles around early this morning. steadier rainshower chances way south along the virginia/north carolina border. weather front sneak through and it turns wind back to the north to northeast late today and tonight. a mix of clouds and sunshine for the second half of the day. high pressure building in. cool and dry with clearing in the sky. temperatures tomorrow morning, cooler than we are now by 5 to 7 degrees. tomorrow, during the course of the day, sunshine to get your

day started tomorrow. another ripple of low pressure late in the day tomorrow, pro promises a chance of sprinkles. not until sundown tomorrow and before sunrise tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy, increasing sunshine later on. whatever showers with very out there now will be gone by this afternoon. and overnight tonight, clearing out just a touch. chillier in the morning than we are now temperatures upper 30s to mid 40s and tomorrow afternoon, a sunny start, clouds sneaking in the second half of the day tomorrow, a few shower chances, not until after the sun goes down, so a little rain chance here at the beginning. a little rain chance at the end of your weekend. seven-day forecast, first week of april. still looking warmer than everyone. today, the last day of march, we have done it, we have smashed the record for warmest march ever. >> we knew it was coming. >> we knew it was coming. >> i told you seven days ago. >> that's why we pay you the big bucks. >> buck, single.

the big buck. >> thank you, chuck. miami heat star dwyane wade said he was playing with a heavy heart against toronto after his nephew was shot in chicago. his nephew underwent surgery and is expected to recover. a violent evening in chicago where 2 people killed and 11 injured in the span of 6 hours thursday night. wade's world has made curbing gun violence a top priority for years now. more trouble for former san diego chargers quarterback ryan leaf. he was arrested on burglary and drug possession charges. police have not released too many details of his arrest, but he was freed on bond and is expected to make a court appearance on monday. leaf has struggled with drug problems suns his time in the nfl and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in league history. in 2010, he pleaded guilty to eight felony drug charges and

received ten years' probation. >> he may soon be the face of the redskins franchise. today, have you a chance to meet robert griffin iii in person. rg-3 will be a guest and signing autographs this weekend. griffin is one of the most sought after quarterbacks in this year's draft. the redskins hope to choose him with the second overall pig. the show continues all weekend, michael vick, ben roethlisberger and deon sanders will a available to meet fans. logon to csashows.com for more. >> sounds like a good time. wizards look to snap their five-game losing streak. >> here is your sports in a minute. good morning, everyone.

we start with the wizards who won their seventh home game of the seip, thanks to a strong first quarter. cartier martin, 27 points off the bench as wizards ended their five-game losing streak with a 97-76 win over the philadelphia 76ers. d.c. united, a big home win as well. santos with two goals en route to a 2-1 win over fc dallas. they host seattle next saturday night. nationals waner in spring ball. desmond with a solo home run. nats beat the marlins 3-2, their next exhibition game on tuesday. capitols host montreal tonight in the playoff push. they got help from sidney crosby of all people. pittsburgh beat buffalo 5-3. buffalo's loss means the caps currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the

eastern conference. that's your sports in a minute have a great day. >> amber, thank you. time, four minutes away from the half hour. district announced schools have permits to grow medical marijuana. where the drug may be sold and what residents think of new neighbors. how would you expect to be compensated if your pilot had a mental breakdown mid flight. jetblue just announced what it's jetblue[ male announcer ]at it's for the dreamers...

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welcome to "news 4 today. >> here is a look at top stories we're following this morning. someone in maryland is a mega millionaire. a winning mega millions ticket sold at a 7-eleven in baltimore county. lottery officials say there are other winning tickets so that lucky marylander will have to unfortunately flit that $640

million jackpot. >> that will be hard. today, civil rights leaders host a rally in sanford, florida, for trayvon martin. the 17-year-old was killed by neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson expected at today's rally. mitt romney and rick santorum making their final push before tuesday's primary in wisconsin. it could determine if santorum stays in the race. romney leads santorum by 7%. d.c. is one step closer to having medical marijuana available for patients. six companies can register for permits to grow plants. news 4 i-team reporter has followed this for months and has the story. >> reporter: it's a controversial plan sparking plenty of passion and medical marijuana is coming to d.c. >> i think it's fair for the people who applied for it.

fair to the community and certainly one step closer to meeting the compassion of the population. >> reporter: only six organizations received a license to grow 95 plants at a time. including hollywood's montel williams. he and a group of investors plan to set up shop on chapel road. other locations include bedding road, 24th place, everett street, channing street and bedford street, all in the northeast. >> these have the best security plan. >> reporter: most are in ward five. residents are torn about new neighborhoods. >> plenty of youth walking up and down the streets as it is. we want to main taken a safe and comfortable environment. >> reporter: this man runs an afterschool program for at-risk growth, right across from the

cultivation center. >> if you can have a legitimate business and the business is whatever it is, i can't stop you from that. so it's best to partner and figure out ways we can benefit. >> reporter: he says the cultivation center reached out to him about creating a community garden for the kids. he likes the idea, but says he will be watching out for problems. so will the city. >> if anybody tried to violate it, i wouldn't hesitate for a moment to take their license and shut them down. >> reporter: all of the locations need building permits and to pass inspection. marijuana takes about 90 days to mature. so it will be summer before the medical marijuana is ready. in northeast, tisha thompson, news 4 i-team. the family of a murdered maryland woman is calling for changes to the domestic violence laws. friends and family of heather mcguire rallied outside the district court yesterday. her estranged husband, philip

gilberti, killed her and then turned the gun on himself. her family says he shouldn't have been leased in the first place. >> he was going to be put away for quite some time. she told me that she felt happy sunday. we spent the day together. >> mcguire's mother says a computer glitch allowed gilberti to go free. the district court system was down, so the judge may not have had access to the man's previous crimes. calling for stronger laws against domestic violence offenders. state administrators lied dozens of times to a grand jury about the actions of former football coach jerry sandusky, according to prosecutors. pennsylvania's attorney general filed the report that listed 33 statements from former athletic director tim curly and vise

president gary schultz during their testimony in 2011. many downplayed the seriousness of the report they received that sandusky showered with a young boy. both men are fighting perjury charges. the lawyer for a u.s. soldier accused of going on a shooting rampage in afghanistan is accusing the u.s. government of hiding evidence. robert bales is excused of killing 17 afghan civilians earlier this month. the u.s. government is not giving the cooperation promised. he needs access to witness interviews and medical records. the government delayed his visit to an afghan hospital where possible witnesses were staying. >> we were told by the prosecutors to come back the next day. which is fine. you know, we went along with that, and we went back the next day, and they had all been released from the hospital and been scattered throughout afghanistan. >> if convicted, bales could

face the death penalty. new details on 911 victims thrown away. the pentagon released conversations in the time frame of 2002 about the cream malted remains about people killed in the terror attacks. burial at sea was suggested for more than 1,300 unidentifiable fragments of remains. it was later decided they were medical waste and incinerated. the newly released documents, part of an investigation into problems at the mortuary. new evidence in the disappearance of a utah woman that is raising questions why her husband was never considered a suspect. files show authorities found flood in the family home of susan powell. evidence shows powell left a note with her will that said she did not trust her husband. she disappeared in 2009. her husband, josh powell killed himself and the husband's two young sons earlier this year by setting his house on fire. josh powell filed to get life

insurance policies on susan powell right before she disappeared. those policies were worth more than $1 million. passengers on the jetblue flight involving a pilot's mid air meltdown will be receiving refunds. not only will passengers get a full refund for their one-way ticket. they will get a voucher for twice the value of their original ticket. earlier this week, captain clayton osbon was creaming and ranting aboard a flight from new york to las vegas. passengers restrained him while the flight made an emergency landing in texas. osbon has been charged and faces up to 20 years in prison. a whiz kid in the district will compete in the national geography bee in may. >> the winner, matt wilson. 100 bucks. congratulations. >> that is seventh grader matt

wilson from blessed sack are meant school. he won the chance to represent d.c. and represented the district two years ago. thousands of kids from around the country competed in northwest yesterday in hopes of representing their state. the winner of the bee gets a $25,000 scholarship. the top ten finalists compete for a chance to represent the u.s. in the world championship in russia next year. >> yeah, good for them. and right now, the time is 6:38. an oscar nominated actor injured in a car accident in this area. we'll tell you who it is and what he's doing when we return. also ahead, one of the ugliest and most menacing fish in our waters. yikes! achoo! nasal allergy symptoms

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favor, and we owe you the responsibility of getting you the information you need and you want as you start your day. thank you for trusting that we will do that. so as i said after many years it does come all down to just two words. thank you. and bye. >> oh, i get teary eyed watching that. the end of an era here at news 4, our beloved joe krebs retired yesterday. he had been part of our team for 32 years, aaron gilchrist will sit in on weekday mornings and we're looking forward to that this is video from last night at joe's retirement party held right here in studio a. a studio he remembers watching as a child. watching "meet the press," and he was so overwhelmed with everybody who turned out and all of the things that he received from viewers. thank you.

we're going to miss you, joe. academy award winning actor gary sneis has postponed an appearance. he was in a crash near the merial bridge. he was in town to visit service members and families. he was supposed to be in martinsville, virginia, for a triple amputee veteran fund-raiser. he is not seriously hurt. no word yet if he'll cancel an appearan appearance as the grand marshal at a nascar race. the fiery political commentator was fired yesterday. there were multiple reports of clashes between olbermann and management. a current tv spokesman says olbermann was fired for breach of contract after several unauthorized absences.

former new york governor eliot spitzer has replaced him on the current tv lineup. the denver tv anchor who was bitten by a dog live on the air is returning to work soon. kyle dyer of kusa was bitten in the face by an 85 pound argentine mastiff last month he was appearing with ab owner and a firefighter who rescued the dog from an icy pond. she had to get 90 stitches. she plans to start working again monday. she called it an accident and said she is glad the dog is back home. "today" is next on nbc 4. >> amy robak joins us. hi, good morning. >> good morning. coming up here on "today," i know are you talking about it. one golden ticket. at least one winning ticket in the record 6$640 million drawin. and newly released evidence in the case of missing utah mom

susan powell, including a handwritten note saying she feared for her life. why wasn't josh powell arrested before killing himself and his two sons? we'll find out. and keith olbermann, looking for a new job. fired from current tv less than a year after his talk show launched. coming up, why he was let go and who is relacing him. and how is this for a warm welcome. the latest video to go viral. and it makes you want to smile. we'll meet the soldier and his lovable dog when those stories and more, when we get started right here on "today." richard and angie, back to you. >> looks like an incredible bond between that man and his dog. >> never gets old. >> dogs are very honest people. >> they are as we all know. you want to go walk the dog today? >> there will be plenty good. plenty of good dog walking hours today and tomorrow. with a little side of a sprinkle, perhaps outside. we'll talk about your weekend forecast, next.

recapping our top story this morning. someone in our area is now a multimillionaire. a winning ticket in last night's mega millions drawing was sold in baltimore county. the record jackpot is worth more than $640 million. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the megaball is 23.

what would you have done if you won that money. tell us on twitter by using the hashtag #if i had won. and maryland wild life hopes that fishermen can help get an illegal fish out of chesapeake bay. anglers could win up to $200. ith the second year for the contest. the snakehead preys on other species and could negatively impact the ecosystem and other valuable fish populations. to win the cashing contest, anglers have to submit details of their snakehead catch with a picture to the maryland department of natural resources. >> looks scary. >> an ugly fish. >> have we determined if they can hurt you? >> probably not as long as you are holding it just right. i don't know. looked like scary teeth on the front to me. >> i don't wafish because i don want to touch the bait. >> devastating. not only in the chess pake bay,

but also in the great lakes. came over in the cargo holds of shipping boats from asia. hopefully you won't be bother by rain too much. not a washout of a weekend. today, the 31st and final day of what is going to be in the record books as the number one warmest march on record. we've been keeping records in washington since 1870. so this is the warmest out of the 142 marches that we've had here. more than 10 degrees above average for the entire month of march. and another mild start here on your saturday morning. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s around town. light breeze out of the northeast, averaging 7 miles per hour. temperatures generally in the 40s. and upper 50s and low 60s later this afternoon. 44 degrees right now in inwood, west virginia. 45 in culpepper.

so temperatures will rise in the low to mid 50s by 10:00 this morning. most of our shower chances are front loaded in the early part of the day today, a few breaks of sunshine, increasing amounts by late this afternoon into the early evening hours. live storm 4 radar shows light rain across much of st. mary's county. the southern tip of calvert county. fading showers and a couple more sprinkles in the mountains of west virginia. those are all tending to dry out as they come eastbound. not a big rain threat for today. the threat down to south. will turn off rain chances by later on this afternoon. overnight tonight, clearing skies, cool and dry for the overnight hours as high pressure builds on in. a sunny start to your sunday. a bubble of high pressure moves overhead. and a quick zipping ripple of low pressure in the atmosphere, another chance for light showers, probably not until late tomorrow, after the sun goes down. mostly cloudy, sprinkle of

showers coming to an end by lunchtime. clearing skies overnight tonight, temperatures in the low 30s and upper 40s and tomorrow, a sunny start, clouds sneaking in late tomorrow, a chance of showers, not until after the sun goes down tomorrow. monday, a nights dry start to school and workweek. tuesday, don't worry too much about rain drop chances, not too much of a washout threat. and temperatures generally speaking for most if not all of the next serve days, the first seven days in the month of april. stay ahead of the weather, follow me on twitter at chuck bell 4. i took a sneak picture out the window from oklahoma city and tweeted it out. had people guessing. >> very fun. >> first guess was norman, oklahoma, because they know my roots. we do have a twitter winner. >> who is the most overexposed

celebrit celebrity think you hear too much about the kardashian clan? "forbes" but a list of the most over exposed kardashians. kim kardashian tops the list. other celebs on the list. libd say lohan and,i. good guess, chuck. nada suleman, who just went on welfare from what i hear, known as ok to mom. and kate gosselin. and the other two kardashian sisters both made the top ten list as well. >> tough to keep up with those kardashians. >> i know. time is 6:53. a major makeover for one of fairfax's busiest roads. the traffic headaches could cause for months. took the scare of his life for this accomplished artist to realize his dream. how a near-death experience took him from a capitol hill office

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drivers will soon feel relief on the fairfax county parkway. right now, much of the is a rough ride. the parkway has tons of potholes and bumpy spots. vdot plans to pave 24 of the road's 32 miles. repairs start next month and stretch from route 7 in herndon.

most of the work will happen in the overnight hours and this summer when traffic is lighter. repaving should be finished out by october. someone who travels that road a lot, glad to see it. all right. sometimes it takes a real-life nightmare to make you decide to have a dream come true. >> news 4 reports that it took a brush of death to convince this man to pick up a paint brush. >> gavin glagis this huge capitol hill event filled with recognizable events and faces a homecoming of sorts. ten years ago, before deciding become an artist, he worked on the hill as a staffer for senator harry reid. he spent hours admiring paintings in the capital. >> that's something i can do. >> though he enjoyed his time there, he didn't grow up loving art. >> i always wanted to be an

artist. the only thing i wanted to do. >> reporter: and he pined for a full time career as an artist. >> i felt worse as a failure. b i was worried about being a failure. >> reporter: now he's on the hill unveiling his first congressional portrait, this of congressman ike skelton. >> the portrait is great. very proud of gavin. i predict he'll have a lot of portraits all over washington the next several years. >> reporter: the moment is proud and emotional. but to really understand why, you have to go back to 1999. at age 24, blakis got terribly sick. >> the unknown. you might have pneumonia, you might have cancer. >> reporter: he dentured six months of cancer and surgery. spending that time made him decide to make a change. art was his life. it wasn't something he was

willing to miss out on. >> when you are 24 and somebody tells you we don't know if you are going to make it, it changes things in a hurry. >> reporter: he got a job at huckleberry fine arts and started taking lessons. >> they started consistently selling my work. >> reporter: known for portraits and city scapes, teaches classes and has received multiple awards over the years. his work displayed in galleries all over the country. and he is quite literally living his dream. >> things have worked out pretty well and i feel great. >> reporter: this is something he plans to do for a very long time. what is your greatest hope as an artist for your career? >> my greatest hope for 500 years from now to be remembered as the greatest artist of the 21st