>> reporter: at least five apartment buildings were gutted by the crash or the fire that followed the crash of the navy fighter jet in virginia beach, virginia. it went down just blocks from the atlantic ocean moments after takeoff from nearby naval air station oceania. >> it was an fa-18 which is a two seat strike fighter. >> i looked up and could see the plane going straight up with no sound of engines. then i seen it pitch over and go down. >> reporter: wreckage of the jet was scattered in the courtyard area of the complex. >> they have not had any reports from family members to say, hey, my loved one is missing or anything. that's a good thing. >> reporter: both pilots ejected safely and were taken to the hospital with only minor injuries. the few injuries on the ground are also believed to be minor. which for now is what authorities find remarkable, given that the area is so densely populated and that most of the apartment units are usually occupied.

this is believed to be the first picture of one of the pilots who ejected from the plane. this is from our nbc affiliate tv station in virginia beach. the man believed to be the pilot is just to the left of the police officer. we're also seeing the first picture of the canopy of the fighter jet which came off when the pilots ejected. and a first look at one of the parachutes which appears to have gotten hung up on the house. tonight we're also hearing from virginia governor bob mcdonald who says the pilots and residents stopped this disaster from becoming a lot worse. >> the heroism and incredible sponiveness of some of the citizens that jumped right to the scene along with the dozens and dozens of first responders from the state and local firefighters, ems, police, and others were just tremendous and in ensuring that the blaze was contained. >> the governor has pledged immediate assistance to those affected by the crash. a developing story out of howard university now. all the student athletes who had been declared ineligible to compete have been reinstated and

we have just learned that all the spring sports teams will participate for the rest of the season. the university withheld a still unannounced number of athletes from games last friday as part of an internal investigation of possible violations of ncaa rules. again, all those athletes have now been reinstated. to the economy now the jobs report for march is in. at first glance there appears to be a little improvement. the unemployment rate dropped slightly but a closer look reveals details that are confounding some economists and worrying some democrats. steve handelsman on capitol hill now with more on this. >> reporter: big worry here on the hill. thanks, jim. good evening. this is not what democratic politicians had been counting on. it's mostly bad news for the recovery and president obama's re-election bid but he cheered the positive numbers. >> we welcome today's news that our businesses created another 121,000 jobs last month and the

unemployment rate ticked down. >> reporter: 8.2% unemployment in march sounds better atlantha last month but overall americans gave up looking for work and weren't counting that. 's why the jobless rate improved. and 120,000 new jobs in march is far fewer than the 200,000 in february. good weather, the early spring, sent retail sales up. but retailers hired fewer workers and confused economists. >> that's just not consistent with the reality of what is going on in the retail sectors. >> reporter: and even though warm weather is better for building, construction hiring dropped. another inexplicable down tick. there was less hiring in hospitals and clinics. >> it's clear to every american that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we've got a lot more work to do. >> reporter: how might the downturn in march hurt barack obama? >> it's not bad enough to doom

the president's re-election chances nor is it good enough to reassure him of a return to the white house. >> reporter: mitt romney said millions of americans are paying a high price for obama economic policies. even factoring in march the last four months of hiring have been the strongest in two years. the question is whether this is the start of a new negative trend. jim, back to you. >> thanks, steve. rick santorum's 3-year-old daughter isabella is in the hospital again this evening. she is known as bella and was born with a rare genetic condition that often proves fatal. in january she spent several days in the hospital with pneumonia. a person familiar with the santorum situation told nbc news the family keeps medical equipment at home and they have a nurse on call so bella only goes to the hospital when her condition is very serious. her illness comes as rick santorum takes a few days off from his presidential campaign to spend the easter holiday with his family. the fallout continues after

council member marion barry's comments about asian store fronts in ward 8 being in his words dirty. today we found some people who disagreed with the council member but at least one resident who says councilman barry has a point. richard jordan with the latest. >> reporter: jim, barry has taken a lot of heat for this comment. asian business leaders are especially upset. there are some people who could have easily been offended that say barry is right. residents of ward 8 and the business community caught in controversy over a comment. the neighborhood stores and restaurants many with thick, bullet proof glass and loose ceiling tiles called dirty. ward 8 councilman marion barry said that tuesday night. >> we have to do something about these asians coming in opening up businesses and dirty shops and they ought to go. i'll tell thaw right now. we need african-american business people to be able to take their places. >> reporter: the comment upset

some in the asian business community but there are others who say the remark was right on. >> they all are dirty. >> reporter: donny seitso operates a mobile phone store. the shop was recently renovated but he says many of his neighbors fail to keep up. >> if you look at the front of the stores there aren't too many that are being swept. the windows are dirty. if you look at the ceiling tiles you can see mold, dust. >> reporter: he points to the restaurants right up the block. >> i've been to these restaurants, some of these, and ordered food because they wrt closest to me. and, yes, i wonder sometimes. >> reporter: the workers there take offense. but the critics say the appearance speaks for itself. >> it's like i don't want to eat there. just from the look of the store. the mold, the cracked ceiling tiles. >> reporter: barry apologized. he said he was sorry if he offended anyone with his comments. he later clarified that he feels

all of the businesses in ward 8 can do better. live in southeast washington, richard jordan, news 4. >> thank you, richard. here we go again. another cool night on tap. doug kammerer is here to tell us most of the area will actually be under a freeze warning tonight. yikes, doug. >> doreen, we've used the term cool but let's use the term cold tonight because that's what it's going to be. temperatures below average for this time of year. we have not seen too many numbers for low temperatures below average at all this entire winter. tonig this afternoon it is just gorgeous but we are seeing winds gusting upwards of 25 miles an hour. look at the blue skies though. 61 degrees right now with winds out of the north about 20 miles an hour sustained. with that sunshine. temperatures will be

a japanese ghost ship drifting off the coast of alaska is now 6,000 feet under water. the u.s. coast guard fired heavy ammunition at the ship yesterday and four hours later it sank. the ghost ship was supposed to go to a scrap yard when the tsunami hit last year and swept it out to sea. the coast guard says the ship was causing problems for other boats in the area because it had

no lights and was floating in the middle of a high traffic shipping lane. there is growing skepticism that syria's president assad will keep his word and stick to a crease fire negotiated by the united nations. if anything, according to witnesses, it appears the syrian military has stepped up the violence. government troops and tanks battled rebels today in several cities. civilians described days of relentless shelling and sniper attacks. under the cease fire deal the syrian military must withdraw its forces from cities and towns early next week. rebel forces will lay down their arms two days later. however, many diplomats say the escalating violence does not bode well for prospects of a truce. lawmakers in florida are taking a closer look at the stand your ground law, which allows a person to use deadly force if they think they are in imminent danger. the state law has been under intense scrutiny after the shooting death of trayvon martin back in february. jay gray reports.

>> reporter: tensions over the trayvon martin case stretched all the way to ohio today. students rallying around the frank w. hale jr. black cultural center after someone spray painted the building with the words "long live zimmerman" an apparent reference to george zimmerman the community watch volunteer who shot and killed the unarmed teenager. his legal team continues to say that martin initiated the confrontation and zimmerman only fired in self-defense. >> when you get your head slammed on the ground after your nose is broken that is a pretty good reason to fear imminent injury and you are entitled to use deadly force to protect yourself. >> reporter: a right provided by florida's stand your ground law. >> please repeal this law. >> reporter: state democrats, many who voted against the initial measure, have created a task force to examine the controversial law. >> the police and the prosecutors unanimously are opposed to stand your ground the way it's written.

this immunity provision isn't a good thing. >> reporter: for many who testified at the first hearing thursday night, the issue is much more personal. >> many of us no longer feel safe here. >> somebody doesn't even have to say any more than but he hit me first. that's all that is required. and they get to go free. and i lose my child. and he's a good boy. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> reporter: it is the same thing supporters have been saying about trayvon martin for more than a month now as both sides in the highly charged case prepare for the possibility a grand jury could review evidence and testimony early next week. jay gray, nbc news. in texas american airlines has canceled nearly 300 flights following a series of tornadoes that hit down in that area earlier this week. the cancellations mainly affect flights in and out of dallas/ft. worth international airport. we just checked with national airport here and according to

the website two american airlines flights bound for dallas have been canceled. both american and its american eagle affiliate have canceled about 1600 flights since the storms pounded the dallas/ft. worth area back on tuesday. >> doug is here with more about our weather. just about everybody has some kind of outdoor plans for the weekend. >> yes. as well you should. i mean, it's really looking fantastic out there. tomorrow is looking great. sunday i think is looking about as good as you can get on easter sunday and by monday things still look good and then it goes down a little bit. the end of the weekend, looking great. take a look right now and we'll show you what we're dealing with. plenty of sunshine. a bright blue sky today. it is simply gorgeous across the area as we look out toward the potomac right there right around the airport. temperature right now sitting at 62 degrees. that's the high temperature for the day. the average high is 63. the low 42. today our first day below average in quite sometime.

and, yes, we are still talking about another freeze warning tonight but this one involves a lot more people than the one that we saw last night. 61 degrees the current temperature. winds out of the north about 20 miles an hour but winds are gusting to 25 miles an hour and those winds are going to make it feel even cooler when you step out to go to dinner or go to the movie this evening on your friday evening. 61 in culpepper right now. 62 in fredericksburg. 59 in la plata. right now annapolis at about 60 degrees. what are we seeing? here's the freeze warning. it does affect everybody west of i-95. to the south and east of 95 including all southern maryland you're not affected by the freeze warning though temperatures will be cold here. temperatures back to the west around the i-81 corridor i think will be not just below freezing but maybe below that 30-degree mark and that's when you really start to worry about damage to sensitive plants. you want to make sure you cover up any sensitive plants and bring in the most sensitive plants. also remember to bring the pets in, too. satellite and radar showing clear skies. not just clear skies. crystal clear skies.

the air coming out of canada and that is always where our clearest air comes from right out of canada. we're going to continue to see that air moving on in tonight. take a look at this map. nothing really stands out here. 61 in cincinnati. 53 in chicago. 68 in memphis. last week at this time, it was in the 80s in chicago. 80 up toward -- it was almost 90 in omaha last week and it was 82 in washington. this is the kind of pattern we're supposed to see in the month of april. not what we did see. and i think we'll see a lot more of this type pattern with average temperatures or even a little bit below average through early next week. this is why. not just clear skies but remember that little storm that we just talked about going through dallas producing those big tornadoes and then down toward the south producing a lot of rain? that storm is going to move into the atlantic, move up into canada, and then back down around our area and helping to force down some cold air from canada and we're talking about a fairly cool pattern into the middle of next week. right now we have that air coming out of canada. nice and cool today with the sunshine. tomorrow a little bit milder. i think our winds shift a little bit out of the northwest.

we'll see sunshine tomorrow and highs in the low to mid 60s on sunday ahead of a cold front. that will actually help to warm us up. i think temperatures on sunday could approach 70 degrees in many areas. monday a slight chance of a shower but not much of a chance there. this evening clear skies. cool and breezy. 48 to about 55 degrees. winds out of the north 10 to 20 miles per hour. tomorrow morning, those winds will die down a little bit but that will allow temperatures to fall down to 29 in some of the coldest areas to about 38 inside the city. make sure you get out the coats if you're stepping out early tomorrow but then tomorrow afternoon, nice. mild. a little breezy. 61 to about 67 degrees. here's your next couple days. 68, beautiful on easter. monday and tuesday not bad. but tuesday a high of only 59. and watch next week. we stay in the 50s and lows right around 40 degrees. so many of you will see some very cool temperatures. we haven't seen a lot of days in a row with temperatures below average. i think we'll see quite a few next week. >> we'll sure enjoy the holiday weekend. nice, warm sunshine.

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emergency officials say two navy pilots dumped fuel before the crash of an f-18 fighter jet in virginia beach this afternoon. they say if that hadn't been done the scene could have been much worse. the jet crashed into an apartment building shortly after takeoff. seven people including the pilots were taken to the hospital. none of the injuries is believed to be serious. and the fire is out now. authorities are still searching for anybody who might be stuck in the wreckage. so far no fatalities have been reported. >> the jobs report for march is out and it is not as positive as analysts expected. hiring slowed and employers added only 120,000 jobs. more than 200,000 jobs were expected. the unemployment rate dipped slightly but economists say

that's because fewer people were out looking for work. the death of a newborn baby girl in northeast d.c. earlier this year has officially been ruled a homicide. that baby was found outside in the freezing cold wrapped only in a towel on one of the coldest nights of the year here. police say they still have very few clues to work with in this case. a case that could set a precedent in maryland. a same sex couple married in california is file thing to get a divorce in maryland. >> a judge originally ruled against the move saying the marng wasn't legal but now the state's highest court is hearing arguments. jane watrel has the story. >> reporter: lawyers for the same sex couple told maryland's court of appeals it would be unprecedented for the state not to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere and deny their clients a divorce. >> reporter: others who have marriages celebrated in states of the union where they have been deemed valid by law, where they've been accepted by law, because otherwise what you have

is a hodgepodge. >> reporter: in 2008 jessica port and virginia ann cowan married in san francisco. two years later they decided to seek a divorce. but a prince george's county judge refused to do so saying the california marriage isn't legal in maryland. so no divorce could be granted. >> it's hard to be tied to somebody when you've parted ways and you can't move forward with your life. >> we are one maryland. >> reporter: the case comes on the heels of governor martin o'malley signing legislation to legalize same sex marriage in maryland in january of next year. but first, it must survive a november referendum by voters. lawyers for the couple told the seven-member court this is a separate issue. >> the judges really focused in on the key legal issues here and i think they really understand what we are asking them to do and what we're not. we just want them to apply the same rules to this couple they apply to everyone else. >> reporter: court watchers are hoping that the appeals judges will issue a ruling by june.

and end the couple's legal limbo. in annapolis, jane watrel, news 4. six states and the district of columbia currently allow gay couples to marry. police in prince george's county are trying to figure out who strangled a woman inside her apartment. 32-year-old raquel israel was found dead wednesday morning on brooks drive in district heights. police say there were no signs of forced entry and they have no suspects, no motive right now. israel was the mother of four children from age 2 to 9. there is a warning out for people who live in prince william county. two bottle bombs have been found in the lakeridge area over the last two weeks. one of them was discovered this morning on berwick place and the other found on march 18th on kempston lane. police say juveniles often make the devices and usually they contain corrosive chemicals that can hurt people, animals, and the environment. police say anyone involved with making a bottle bomb will be charged. an alarming blow for efforts

to help fund a dulles metro rail project in virginia. the commonwealth's new budget deal does not include any additional dollars for the next phase of the project. as julie carey reports now it could affect how much drivers will be paying in tolls. >> reporter: for daily users the tolls right now add up to 2.25 a day one way. but big increases are in store as the dulles rail project moves forward. with phase one now under construction to phase two. right now what we're looking at is probably a doubling of tolls next year. >> reporter: terry maynard is a reston resident and community activist. he has been fighting with the group reston 2020 to shift the burden of paying for the metro extension away from toll road users. but the budget just agreed upon by house and senate negotiators in richmond is a huge setback. $300 million intended to keep tolls down was pulled from the budget at the last minute. the governor told negotiators he'd stick to his promise to fund $150 million for phase two but no more.

loudoun county state senator mark herring told news 4 by phone it could kill the project if local governments like the loudoun county board of supervisors back away from support. >> the decision reveals an alarming lack of vision about economic development and transportation that i'm concerned seriously puts the project in jeopardy. >> reporter: northern virginia business groups are also dismayed. >> we think the state is going to find a way to do the right thing and step up and fund its portion of phase two of the dulles rail project somehow. >> reporter: without the $300 million, tolls are projected to reach $4.50 by 2014, more than six bucks in 2018, and nearly $11 one way by 2030. something that would cause this toll road user to take a detour. >> i think i would avoid that road as much as possible. >> reporter: this reston resident fears sky high tolerates would clog local roads with commuters threatening the future of the desirable community. >> with these exorbitant tolls, why would people want to work

here? why would they want to live here? we will be killing our communities with this. >> reporter: lawmakers in the full house and senate will have their say on the budget april 17th but some senate democrats vow they will not approve it without the $300 million. in reston, julie carey, news 4. >> phase two of the dulles rail project also faces a critical vote next week. on tuesday the fairfax county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on whether the -- whether to reaffirm its support for the project. in the districtonight a city council seat is still hanging in the balance after a really close election on tuesday. one of the leading candidates is downplaying the evidence of a sharp racial divide in the balloting. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: on wamu's politics hour saiku biddle quickly responded to racially sensitive comments made by marion barry election night about dirty asian businesses and the effect of

those comments on city race relations. are they worse now because of this? >> well, i have to believe they are because the comments are completely unacceptable. we have an increasingly diverse city and when you begin to make comments like that you only exacerbate existing issues people have. >> reporter: biddle declined to acknowledge a different racial split in tuesday's voting. biddle narrowly trails the incumbent at large council member vincent orange by 543 votes. with a few thousand absentee ballots to be counted next friday. this "the washington post" map shows a geographic and racial split tuesday. the blue being mostly white areas for biddle. the green mostly black for vincent orange. is there a racial divide? >> well, that's an interesting question. i don't know because we don't know -- >> reporter: you don't know? >> there may be a racial or class divide as we're seeing the electorate. there may not be. i don't know because i am not actually interviewing each individual voter to find out who they voted for. >> reporter: oh, yeah --

>> i don't buy that. >> reporter: the city paper loose lips columnist alan suderman said the clear racial split is obvious to most anyone. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. council member orange won most of the votes on tuesday. he was unavailable for comment today about the racial split in the voting on tuesday. there is a star-studded lineup in place this year for the easter egg roll. julianne moore, forest whitaker, andy roddick, and michelle kwan will be there. the annual event will happen on monday. it is hosted by president obama and the first family. more than 35,000 people are expected to attend. christians around the world are marking good friday today with the way of the cross processions. it is a symbolic re-creation of the final walk of jesus christ before his crucifixion. here in washington hundreds of catholics took part in the procession that began at our lady queen of the americas on

california street northwest. it ended at the cathedral of st. matthew on rhode island avenue. the participants were met at the cathedral of the archbishop of washington. up next, have you heard about this? the latest on the megamillions mess? the mcdonald's worker who claims she hit the jackpot tells news 4 what's really keeping her from cashing in on the winning tickets. >> some folks say they're getting tired of hearing from her. controversy coming up also over plans to move a work of art. it has special meaning for survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks. new details about a country music concert to benefit what about over here? sure. no problem.

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♪ singer alan jackson's benefit concert in mineral, virginia is a bit more charitable now. the show is releasing 3,000 more free tickets. originally organizers were charging concert goers who don't live in mineral. the prices range from 40 to a hundred dollars. that town is still recovering from the earthquake back in august. the money raised from the may 20th show will go to help rebuild the louisa county high school which took some of the damage that you're seeing on the tape right there. we now know of one confirmed winner for sure of the world record megamillions jackpot. somebody holding a ticket with all the right numbers came forward today in kansas but we

still know almost nothing about them. >> now the news that all of us have been waiting for. we have our winner. kansas law allows the person to remain anonymous. that person has chosen that option. the person had good legal counsel, good financial advisers, and the person looks forward to retirement. >> the ticket in kansas is one of three that matched the winning numbers. each of them are worth about $218 million or about $157 million after taxes. not bad. tlae meantime that baltimore woman who says she bought the winning ticket in maryland? well, she's changed her story. now she says she actually lost it. on monday merland wilson told news 4 that she hid the winning ticket in a safe place. then she announced the ticket was stashed inside the mcdonald's restaurant where she worked. but she is not saying that

anymore. >> are you going to claim the ticket? >> if i find it. >> reporter: did you lose the ticket? >> i misplaced it. >> reporter: you now have misplaced the ticket? >> i don't even know where it is. i'm not going to answer those questions. >> wilson's co-workers say 15 of them pooled their money and asked her to buy tickets. they say if wilson did win, then they're entitled to some of that cash. i don't think we've heard the last from her yet. do you? >> one can hope, can't one? sports coming up next. caps' rollercoaster season hits a h

hello everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. right here on nbc washington we're talking about 61 degrees out there with plenty of sunshine. winds out of the north at 20 miles per hour gusting to 25 right at the airport right along the potomac. most of us seeing wind gusts around 15 to 20 miles an hour right now. 60 degrees at rockville. gaithersburg around 57 degrees. rockville, bethesda both the 50-degree mark. 60 over toward annapolis. hunting town right now 59 degrees. warranton down here to the south in fauquier county right now at 63 degrees. what are we going to be seeing overnight tonight? you know we're talking about cold air. but maybe some of the coolest

air we've seen in a little while. 38 degrees in washington. 33 in gaithersburg. 32 in frederick. 31 in winchester. a lot of people out planting already. you might want to wait another week or two before you start to plant even those tomato crops may not come up as the temperatures, soil temperature is still a little too cool and we do have a freeze advisory or freeze warning in effect for most areas. the only exception the district, arlington, down toward southern portions of maryland. you can see that right here. everybody to the west of i-95 in that freeze warning. you're looking at a very chilly morning tomorrow but with plenty of sunshine. we will warm up nicely tomorrow afternoon and i do mean afternoon. right around noon time is when you can start to take your jackets off because temperatures will start to climb into the 60s. 65 in manassas tomorrow. 63 in gaithersburg. 67 degrees down in fredericksburg. we get even warmer on easter and we'll talk about it in a minute. >> thank you, doug. so your last, this is your last night of filling in for dan? >> i wish you hadn't said that. now it's going to be on my mind.

>> i hope you got something good. a big finish. >> actually i got good news. you can buy tickets for the next playoff game next week. >> already. all righty. i thought you were buying. >> i thought we agreed. >> no. >> we'll work this out. >> misunderstanding. >> here we go, folks. washington caps back in the playoffs like some of us said. for the fifth straight season, caps are headed back to the postseason. the problem though is winning. and getting out of the first round. injuries have been a problem too with caps this year. last night it was the goalie who was the latest victim. he is starting in net, against the panthers. second period caps up 1-0. marco stern lands on his leg. he tries to get up but he can't. that's wincing pain. he is really hurting and couldn't put any weight on that left leg. he hoped he would replace him. he went to the doctor this afternoon and we haven't heard the results of the examination

there. meanwhile his teammates look good. later in the second, that's marcus johansen's shot followed up by ovechkin. his 37th of the year. caps are up, 2-0, now. late in the third, caps up 3-2. alexander puts away the game, 4-2. the sabres' loss to the flyers means the caps are in the playoffs. needless to say everybody's happy. >> as hockey players this is really when it gets fun. so it's been up and down but we've been able to maintain sort of level heads throughout it and we're into the playoffs which is where we want to be. >> it feels great. i mean, like i said before, that's what you work for. i mean, you know, to accomplish that tonight was huge and we got to still take care of the last game. you never want to lose a game going into the playoffs. you want to go into the playoffs on a winning note. >> we'd have liked to be able to do it a couple games ago but as a result, you know, going into the final weekend, we needed a couple points to win and to be

able to clinch it home and salute the fans tonight, i know they've been through a lot of hardships and ups and downs this season as we have so it's nice to be able to clinch here at home. >> don't those guys really look like dudes you do not want to get mad at a bar? you don't want to mess with them guys. >> a bad idea in general. >> especially after a certain age. as noted doreen is going to spot doug and me to tickets. you can take -- they go on sale for the eastern conference quarter finals on monday april 9th at 10:00 a.m. get in line. >> you just keep waiting. >> we know we can count on you. we're talking baseball. at this time of the year everybody is happy because everybody is a winner until after the first game. even orioles last season baltimore endured its 14th consecutive season. it's hard to imagine after all of those wonderful winning years they finished 28 games out of first place in the american

league east. we're starting all over again right? orioles' opener at camden yards this afternoon. hosting the twins. in the bottom of the first now, i knew it was m. first at bat, guess what? first home run. orioles taking it early, a 2-0 lead. on the bump the os jake arrieta making his first opening-day start. he gets ryan looking. arrieta goes seven innings. just gave up two hits. no runs. bottom of the sixth orioles up, 3-0. markakis still feeling it. on the right, have enough? not quite enough but it does go off the fence. j.j. hardy coming around to score. markakis had just one triple last year. he got his first one on opening day this year. that's pretty good. orioles take the opener. 4-2 is the final. nationals gave their fans something to cheer about yesterday. they squeaked out a 2-1 come from behind win against the

chicago cubs out at wrigley field. today it's a day off. tomorrow, pitcher gonzalez will make his debut. gonzalez came over this winter in a trade with the oakland as. doug knew that because he follows all the trades. >> yes, all the time. >> he's like that. >> there is an app for that. >> remember this guy? here we go. that's bryce hawkin. remember him? >> yeah. >> making his triple-a syracuse debut yesterday. he had a productive start to the season toochlt went 2 for 4. a double and a stolen base. check this out. the kid is 19 years old. as such, he is 4 1/2 years younger than everybody on the field. by the way, his team fell 7-4 against the rochester red wings. it'll get better . nba now. why bother? april has not been kind to the wizards. most months have not been kind to the wizards. april especially though. four games, four losses. the latest one last night up in

detroit. former hoya greg monroe up there with the pistons. fifth win in six games. first quarter, wiz down three. john wahl driving past everybody. two of his game high 28. wahl is a point guard but monroe is not. he looks like one. check him out. took the ball all the way up the court. finished with a slam. monroe led the pistons with 18 points. might not have if they had defense. fast forward 30 seconds to play now. wizards with the ball down only five. but jordan crawford oh, no. air ball. he shot this 2 for 13 on the night. he's a good baller. wizards fell, 99-94. they go to new jersey tonight. don't play the nets. maybe they'll pull it ou two quick notes. the redskins today extended a contract offer to free agent safety and former terp midou williams. he has not yet accepted the offer. we'll let you know. at the masters second-round update 52-year-old fred couples.

come on, fred. who won the masters 20 years ago. atop the leader board. >> good for him. >> he shares the lead with fellow american jason duffner. tiger currently tied for 34th. made a big move from yesterday. up from 35th. but he's on a roll. check him out. he's got them right where he wants them. we'll have highlights tonight at 11:00. >> doesn't fred couples have a local connection with the university of maryland or something like that? >> no. you're thinking of -- >> the other guy. >> fred vaunt. okay. >> we know you meant well. still ahead a symbol of hope amid the tragedy on 9/11 but tonight there is controversy over plans to move this sculptu sculpture. >> has fred couples ever been in washington i wonder? >> he saw a movie here once. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever.

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a sculpture that once stood in the world trade center plaza is being moved into storage.

the 25-foot spear was damaged but remained intact after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and came to symbolize survival and strength. it has been in battery park for the past ten years but not anymore. >> it defies logic. it's an affront against truth and memory. >> it has to be moved to make way for battery park's new bike paths and other renovations. officials say they are actively working on finding it a new, permanent home. i bet they'll figure it out quickly. a lot of people are upset about that i bet. >> final check? the final check talking about the next couple days once again. this weekend really looking fantastic. the only thing is i know especially for those sunday services it is going to be quite chilly when you wake up and you walk out the door both saturday and sunday. probably even into monday, too. we're talking about a fairly cool stretch here. take a look at the numbers. 65 for a high temperature tomorrow. but once again starting off

around 38 most of you starting with temperatures near the freezing mark. on sunday, 68 degrees. for a high temperature. some areas near 70. 67 on monday with a slight chance of a shower. then on tuesday 59 degrees and it does look like we stay on the cool side of things as we head into the middle of next week with plenty of cloud cover and just a couple chances for some showers but no real good chance of some much needed rain. >> we do need it. thank you. >> thanks, doug. council member marion barry often makes the point that while his body is failing him, his mind is as sharp as ever. it's not. barry forgets stuff. here's why i say that. in 1974 maybe it was 1975, i forget stuff, too, i was living at temple c northeast. across the street was a barber shop. down the block was a convenience store called may's market. in the barber shop one day some of the brothers were complaining not so much about may's store itself as the fact of what they called all them vietnamese foreigners coming over here and

getting them government small business man loans that black folks can't get. i found the conversation interesting. so i looked into it. here's what i found. those brothers were wrong on almost every point. first they weren't vietnamese. they were korean. secondly, not a one with whom i talked took advantage of the government's sba program. mr. and mrs. lee bought may's market in what was then a still fairly depressed neighborhood, with a loan from a korean business association established for the purpose of helping immigrants get a foothold in their new adopted country. part of every dollar they earned in that store then went to pay off the loan and to contribute to the loan fund. the lee family lived in the apartment above the store. they worked every single day from morning to night. when i talked with mrs. lee she had not bought a new pair of shoes in five years. when their sons graduated the university of maryland, they borrowed from the same fund to

open a store in an even more depressed neighborhood on good hope road down in southeast. i went there and found it to be well stocked. i learned the goods came from a korean wholesaler. i went there up in northeast d.c. and learned they had just bought a ship to bring in their goods from overseas. in other words, through discipline, delayed gratification, a focus on self-help, and enterprise, those foreigners as they were called were striving and driving while we were in the barber shop complaining. two weeks after reporting that story i ran into mr. barry who had seen the piece and told me he learned something from it. apparent lit councilman forgot that and his responsibility as a leader to elevate people and not tear them down. what council member barry meant to say on tuesday night deserves some conversation. what he did say was shameful especially because he knows

better. i'm just saying. >> that's our news for now.