i still think we will see breaks of sun. rain drops are a long way away. if you need to do something outside today, it will be dry. don't be scared by the clouds out there this morning. temperatures are inching their way to the 50-degree mark. most everybody shy of 50. 48 in culpepper. and 46 in leesburg. steadier sprinkles and eventually heavier rain showers are way out to the west, and most of those hef yes thunderstorms are to the south and west today. we will have sprinkle chances sneaking in here, to the end of the afternoon to the evening hours. for now, cloudy. i think we will break out of these clouds. the cloud deck is only 100 feet high. after that we get sunshine late morning through afternoon, and that puts us in the low 60s, and then when the clouds lower and

thicken, that will be leading to shower chances probably sunset to 3:00 or 4:00 tomorrow morning. >> and relief for allergies sufferers, too. instead of their sunday best, a d.c. congregation is wearing hoodees to church on this palm sunday. it's about making a statement on the trayvon martin case. thousands took over the streets of sanford, florida, where martin was shot last night. protesters march to the police department demanding the arrest of george zimmerman. they say race played a role in the shooting.

the civil rights vowed to make martin's name as infamous as selma. >> we are not the troublemakers. we are the trouble breakers. if you shoot us in sanford, it hits us in chicago and l.a. we will stand together. >> protesters held similar demonstrations all across the country, even one as far as england. demonstrators said they have seen similar cases and wanted to show support for martin's family. and then the most recent shooting happened in suitland yesterday. one woman was killed and the other shot in the leg. police are trying to find out

what led up to the violence. >> we have learned the victim's name in another deadly shooting in prince georges county. he was 19-year-old. he was shot on woodbury street in do youice dale. a shooting led election officials to briefly stop early voting in the district. somebody fired shots in northwest washington outside the community city. rescue workers took him to the hospital. early voting was stopped for about 20 minutes there yesterday. that was the last day for early voting in the district before tuesday's primary. now to december 2012 where the candidates are gearing up for another round of primaries. voters in wisconsin, d.c. and maryland all go to the polls on

tuesday. wisconsin has 42 delegates up for grabs. right now mitt romney has a seven-point lead over rick santorum in poling. romney says a swoep of the primaries on tuesday would make a big statement on his quest to become the republican nominee. romney focused his attacks on president obama while santorum criticized romney on the on going debate over the health care law. >> the president because he believes in the government-dominated society, continues to build government larger and larger and create more and more dependance upon government. this is a time when he is willing to put together trillion dollar deficits. >> the choice you have here on tuesday, you have one person that can make that case and you

have one that can't. >> gingrich, who is tied for third with ron paul urged his supporters to stand by embattled governor scott walker. as we enter another month of primaries, every delegate is battled for. but does santorum have a shot at pulling off an upset. >> on the one hand, romney seems to have pivoted to general election mode. he has not brought up santorum on his own. on the other hand, as you mentioned, they are running ads and loft of the super pack ads are very harsh and negative on

rick santorum. they are not acting like he poses no threat whatsoever. >> rick santorum will be on "meet the press" today, and also on the show, new york senator, rick schumer. as d.c. prepares for its primary, many have done their civic duty. community centers around the district opened their doze to those that wanted to avoid the rush on tuesday. 19 delegates are up for grabs this tuesday in december. right now, thousands of racing around the district. it's the annual cherry blossom run. independence avenue is closed from 23rd street to 14th street. some parts of rock creek parkway are shutdown as are the memorial bridge and ohio drive. constitution will remain open during the race.

most of these roads will re-open in about an hour. right now, chelsea clinton is in d.c. rolling up her sleeves and getting ready to work. >> she is helping in a home repair project in northeast washington, and that's where we find news4's derrick ward. >> reporter: we are hear at the kelly middle miller school. this is a weekend and spring break, but there's a lot going on here today. this is an off-shoot of the clinton global initiative that has been going on this week. this is the brainchild of our president clinton and started back in 2005. it convenes world leaders and people from nongovernmental organizations and they are putting their heads together trying to put their heads together in the global community in which we live. this is something new from that is a gci university.

joining me is the director of gciu. >> cgiu brings college students from around the world to look at focused areas out there. we get students from over 80 countries, 300 schools and all 50 states. we just put our heads together and come up with solutions. >> there's a couple bus loads of students pulling up now. you have a duel purpose here, right? >> after two days of sessions, right now we are in ward 7 in partnership with rebuiing together in the uso, and we want to get back and give back to the community. >> what they will do is fan out into the communities around here. lincoln heights and the area around brooks street. they will visit homes that may be in need of some repair. you talked about coming into this, and they will be getting

hands on work done here. chelsea clinton will be here, as will bill clinton. globalization is local as well. this is the embodiment of that. how many folks do you have par mi -- participating this week. >> some very special folks are visiting special folks in the community as well, and this results in commitments and here in the community. back to you. >> thank you. a lot of people need the help so it's great they can get it. the time is 9:09. you heard about the protest over the pink slime. now what the meat supporters did to show

police in miami are investigating a massive shooting outside a funeral home that left two dead and a dozen u.s. injured. police say it happened friday night. a car drove by and open fire on mostly young adults leaving the funeral home. they were attending a wake for a friend that had died. police don't have any possible suspects on the shootings. a philadelphia man faces charged after a police chase kills an innocent bystander. there was a four-mile chase, and you can see his car slam into another car that just happened to be crossing through that intersection. the driver died and a woman and toddler were hurt. police say the suspect got out

of his car and tried to run but officers caught up with him shortly after. a company criticized for the pink slime meat production is getting report for those that helped make it. bpi stopped production at three of the four plants last week. its actually excess meat that looks like pink slime when it's treating. yesterday some 15,000 people showed up for a rally in iowa to support bpi. they served up burgers and t-shirts that read, dude, it's beef. >> this is what we do here, and this is the community saying with a clear voice we will stand united with one of our own. >> beef is very big out there.

a lot of meat packing plants. the usda said the pink slime does not pose a health risk. and as many as four people have died in shark attacks in the last seven months, and the most recent happened this weekend when an australian man was diving at a popular hole when he was killed by a great white shark. a cruise liner once stranded off the coast of the philippines is now headed to malaysia. it was in the middle of a 17-night trip when a fire disabled the ship's engines. about 1,000 people were onboard the ship. the philippines coast guard says the crews managed to fix the engines, and five workers

suffered smoke inhalation. earth hour was last night at 8:30 p.m., and places like the new york city empire state building and the las vegas strip went dark for 60 minutes. sydney, australia was one of the first to flip off the switch. it was designed to encourage people in businesses to conserve energy. looks like it won't be dark around here, at least not until later on? >> we are seeing a little sunshine here. let's check in with chuck up in the weather center. >> there's a view from the skywatcher camera. still a mostly gray sky out there for now, but the sunshine is trying to burn some of the clouds off and i think we will i was paying too much with cable.

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♪ one of the hottest tours of the year heads to washington tonight. bruce springsteen will rock the verizon center. this is the sixth stop on his wrecking ball tour. the concert sold out in minutes after tickets went on sale back in january. a lot of people looking forward to that. >> i love that move. when he raises the guitar up in the air -- >> everything is cool when you are the boss. >> yeah, he gets the crowd jazzed up. not a bright and cheery start to palm sunday for many folks, but the clouds will not be socked in all day long. i think the clouds will brighten, and then bluin up, if

that's a word. but we are going to be fighting the clouds this morning and even joy the sunshine while it lasts because your breaks of sunshine might be limited on your subpoenaed. rain drops are still a long ways away. right now over washington, it's a cloudy gray sky. no doubt about it. temperatures are in the upper 40s now, but the most important thing on this graphic is this right here, the wind has now come back around to the south at six miles per hour. all last night and early this morning, the wind was out of the east and northeast. that brought the cool marine layer off the atlantic ocean. now the winds are off to the south and southwest, and that will help to scour the clouds out of here and give us a peak of sunshine from noon to 3:00 this afternoon. these temperatures in the upper 40s should jump into the upper

50s and low 60s for a brief time. the maximum amount of sunshine you will see today, maybe two toe three hours of it during the afternoon. and clouds thicken by late this afternoon, and showers come in at about 6:00 this evening. we still have at least nine or ten more dry hours in front of us. heavy thupb activity will go south and west of us. but there are showers across parts of ohio and that's the leading edge of the shower chance sneaking in here. if they were to hold things long enough, it would be about 9:00 or 10:00. and that the winds switched directions out of the south and eventually out of the southwest. and this little ripple of low pressure races by. and our winds come back around

to the north tomorrow. that will be a cool, dry north breeze tomorrow. so a little breezy factor for you, and on the whole, monday is looking like a tkw day. showers chances will again before work and school time. for today we will call it a mostly cloudy day. we will have clouds now and later but you may get a break of sunshine. rain showers likely after the sun goes down. overnight tonight, scattered passing rain showers in the morning. and then breezy and cool and highs around 63, which is close to average for the first couple days of april. and a little rain drop transfer, tuesday has been moved to am on wednesday.

and then staying cooler as we finish out the weekend until next week. it appears linsanity is done for the season. jeremy lin will have surgery to repair damage in his knee. he will be sidelined for a month and a half. the harvard grad is a free agent after this season but sesz he wants to return to new york. well, he is not even a member of the redskins, but robert griffin iii has already become a fan favorite. he was at the expo center in chantilly yesterday for a sports collector convention. washington made a deal with the st. louis rams to get the number two pick in the upcoming draft and they are expected to take

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welcome to news4 today. i am richard jordan. >> and i am angie goff. there were two separate deadly shootings this weekend. the most recent left one woman

dead in suitland. the second happened in lewis dale. mitt romney and rick santorum and newt gingrich are all campaigning. right now romney holds a slight lead over santorum in polling. and then wearing hoodees to church in response to the trayvon martin case. organizers are calling for the arrest of george zimmerman. he is the neighborhood watch captain that says he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. right now three people are out there trying to keep a big secret. they won friday's jackpot, and so far we know one of the winners bought their ticket in maryland. the winner may want to be

cautious when they claim their share of the $640 million check pot. >> most people are not equipped and prepared to walk in the next day and get that much money, and so we recommend they take precautions and talk to professionals. >> the store that sold the whipping ticket will get $100,000. there's also a mega millions buzz in illinois. a convenient store also sold the winning ticket. red bu tufptt is an hour east, chances are they know the winner. >> to see somebody that they probably know because it's a small town, and we know each other, so -- they are just excited and happy that somebody has got that kind of money and they want some of it, too. >> the third winning ticket was

sold in northeast kansas. lottery officials have not released the exact location ppb five tickets matching the first five numbers were sold in the commonwealth. one of the gas station in fredericksburg. those winners will get $250,000. in d.c., the deli on macarthur boulevard in northwest is also getting money. it was one of four stores in the district to sell a $10,000 ticket. the next mega millions dollars is on wednesday and that jackpot down on $12 million. police arrested a 49-year-old john telarico. s he is charged with three bank robbies in maryland while charges in the other two states

are still pending. the families of two young women who disappeared on coming together in effort of preventing tragedy of hitting another family. morgan harrington disappeared after a concert in kha charlottesville in 2009. evidence linked her case to a sexual assault in fairfax county. a woman was walking home from a similar area in 2005. >> there's a predator this this area who is at the top of his game. we want to make sure people know to look out for one another. so he is not able to create such pain for another family. >> bethany decker disappeared in

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welcome back. in this week's wednesday child, we meet two brothers. >> barbara harrison introduced us to the younger of the two last year and later discovered that he had a brother also in foster care. this morning barbara takes us to the verizon center where the boys got to meet the wizards' mascot. >> he put the brothers through a quick warmup and then 8-year-old and 17-year-old said they were able to play basketball. >> wow! >> neither of the boys who are normally ready for a challenge were quite ready for that. >> i think i have to put on that

suit. >> you may remember him from last year, because we went to the white house for an easter egg tour. >> what did you think when you first saw it? >> i thought that he was my brother. >> because he looks like you, doesn't he? >> yes. >> did you notice that you have the same eyes? >> yes. >> let me see those eyes. i think those are the same eyes as devin has. >> i saw like my 8-year-old self, and i thought, yeah, this can work. >> both boys like sports and are working hard in school. >> i am excited about it. >> bs and as. what is your favorite subject? >> math. >> the boys got neither gifts to take home and sadly they will

not be going home together. some day soon, probably. >> if you have room in your home for the two boys call the adoption how the line or log on to nbcwashington.com. >> hopefully somebody has room. >> they are so cute. >> yeah. one of the teachers here, he lost his sister to cancer, had his colleagues -- they joined their colleagues and took to the stage to show support with their family with a performance fun and entertaining. it included a faculty flash mob. everybody wore pink. this was in support of his sister, and look at them

breaking it down! >> they have moves. brinker also attended the show. they raised over $9,000. >> good stuff. yeah, good stuff too with the weather. despite the clouds it has been a busy weekend. >> you will not get rained off if you have sg to do late this

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everybody. the battles are over and it's time for the live shows on the season of "the voice." i will be chatting live on nbcwashington.com all the time. a lot of local talent here that we are rooting for. on the 4:00 p.m. show i will have a live report from "the voice." we will check in to preview the show. >> and that's on at 8:00 p.m. get on wroyour computers. now that the battle is over, maybe the record that she has been wearing on her head -- >> oh, my gosh. >> maybe there will be a change

now. >> just making a fashion statement. >> the statement was made. looking fun and damper -- >> dressing in the dark helps. >> a gray start today. don't be scared away by the gray skies this morning. i think it will be a nice afternoon around here. the thin spots in the overcast are starting to get thinner with time, so as a result i think we will break out with a little sunshine here. a little sunshine will make it into your sunday before more clouds come in with a chance of scattered showers tonight. the rain not going to be a big deal. you might get 1-10th of an inch of rain. don't expect a lot of rain but shower chances nonetheless.

full cloud cover in wash. the winds have turn around and an increase, warmer air and clearer skies just to the southwest will start to migrate in our direction. here is our hometown forecast for annapolis, maryland. breaking out with sunshine around 2:00 or three, 4:00 this afternoon. temperature is 58 degrees at 8:00 this evening. the clouds give way. and by the time we get your monday morning started, bright and sunny, as early as 8:00, 9:00 tomorrow morning. for your sunday planner, plenty of clouds and breaking out to a little sunshine to about 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 o'clock. nothing on radar all that close to us for now. we are watching the very light

rain now in eastern ohio. northern parts of pennsylvania. this is what is coming in our general direction. steadier showers way down to the south and west. we will stay away as high pressure builds in. the first potential for rain drops about nine hours from now. the low pressure racing through, so by 8:00 tomorrow morning it's off the virginia capes and moving away. behind it a north breeze and sunshine. tomorrow we will call it a cloudy days, and as far as the next seven days go, not so bad for the first week of april. and the little cooler than average for a later pace during the week. residents that near live japan's plant now can return to

their homes. around 80,000 people lived inside the 12-mile radius of the complex. home owners will be able to go inside their homes during the day as long as radiation levels remain at a safe level. and it's believed a strong earthquake could cause a tsunami earthquake could cause a tsunami with waves.

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welcome back. some websites are taking advantage of april fools' day by tricking users. and it's another crafty april fools' joke. there's an easier way to set you up on a date. >> that reminds me of phaupb phaupbt saoupla's resingh. >> let's check in with chris and savannah to see what they are working on with today's shows. >> coming up at 10:00, five supreme court justices look poised to kill president obama's landmark achievement. what would the politics look like this summer and fall?

would president obama run against the supreme court. in the age of obama, the potential for national divide over race is still with us. join us for a great roundtable. now for a look on what is coming up on "meet the press," here is savannah guthrie. >> rick santorum says he is in it for the long hall and joins me live two days before a high stakes vote in wisconsin. and then what impact will things have on the campaign. and then the "meet the press"

roundtable led by msnbc's joe scar borough. it's only here on nbc 4. >> thank you, savannah. it appears michelle obama has a new title. tv star. >> the first lady has made guest appearances on multiple shows recently. luckily the first lady did not get slimed like others, but did present taylor swift with an award for community