midnight, central time. and tornado sirens failed to go off. the same system produced several tornadoes and thunderstorms in the last 24 hours. the national weather service says it issued more than 120 tornado warnings for the plains and midwest this weekend. >> let's get to storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell who kicks off our team coverage on the storms. >> thanks, erika. a powerhouse storm system in the middle of the country brought in enormous amount of severe weather yesterday. baseball and softball size hail was reported in five different states yesterday. here you can see the extent of the rain and sometimes now turning over to snow across the high plains of eastern colorado and high plains of western nebraska. gone from a spring/summer like feel yesterday to snow today. it's the contrast in air masses that is continuing to generate showers and thunderstorms aplenty today, across the parts of the southern plains and great lakes. first, down into southern oklahoma we go.

still more severe thunderstorm watches now for eastern oklahoma, northwestern arkansas and far southwestern parts of missouri. may also have severe weather today from the dallas/ft. worth area down towards houston, texas. further up the line, a moderate risk for severe weather today from minneapolis/st. paul to the northwest side of chicago. so if you have flights from twin cities, st. louis or houston, may have flight delays. in the mid-atlantic, all is quiet. still a few sprinkles now across far northeastern maryland. they are drifting away from us. we have no chance for rain here in the washington area today. especially out to the south and west of washington as well. so, it's going to be a mild one as well. so, be ready for a real warm-up and a hint of summer li-like weather. closing in on 70 degrees down south of frederiksberg. 72 in the mountains of west virginia in petersburg. what about today's forecast? we do have cloud cover left out there this morning, but that's burning away very, very quickly.

we'll be left with a mostly sunny and toasty warm day today. temperatures up into the low and mid-80s for your afternoon. and back to work and school for tomorrow. and even warmer day coming up with highs tomorrow, mid to upper 80s. might even see a 90-degree reading somewhere in south central virginia tomorrow. what about the rest of the seven-day, is it really going to stay feeling like july all week? we'll give you that answer coming up in a few more minutes. back to the news. >> chuck, thanks. as we mentioned, emergency crews are now responding to hard hit parts of the plains and the midwest after those deadly storms. >> our team coverage continues with news 4 derrick ward in the news room. good morning. >> reporter: four states in the midwest and plains have been ravaged by the trrns and twisters may still reek more havoc today. there are reports five people have been killed am oklahoma. those deaths in woodward, oklahoma, include small children reportedly the storms with heavy lightning took out parts of the

power grid, leaving warning systems inoperable. the worst of the weather came at night making it harder or almost impossible for storm spotters to see the storms. kansas, iowa, nebraska and oklahoma have all been struck by a spate of violent weather. so severe that in iowa, for instance, officials are reporting that a portion of the western town of thurman has been leveled. fortunately, no one was injured. >> it's bad. we probably have 100% of the homes in town have some damage. we have some that are completely destroyed. it's a path of destruction right through the middle of town. >> reporter: wichita, kansas, what's believed to be a tornado struck, causing massive power outage and damage as well. the national weather service is characterizing these storms as high end and life-threaten being. they issued that storm 24 hours before saturday's storms hit, such a time they issued a warning so far in advance since 2006. the fast moving storm front is

expected to move northeast and severe storm warnings are out until 11 p.m. storms are also making thr way to upper mississippi region. >> derrick ward live in the news room, thanks so much. now to a secret service scandal. several u.s. service members are questioned as part of an investigation. allegations involving prostitutes. 11 secret service personnel are on administrative leave and five service members are been isolated in their hotel in colombia where they were part of the president's security detail. several are accused of bringing prostitutes back to their hotel rooms where there was reportedly a dispute over payment. while none of the men were part of the president's personal protection unit, some were high-ranking officers. >> all i know is 2 of the 11 were supervisors. i did not ask if they were married or not. >> what the agency needs is an outside director who can come in and clean house, change the

standards. >> the misconduct is alleged to have happened before president obama arrived in colombia for summit of americas. prostitution is legal in parts of the country and is a booming business in cartanega where leaders are meeting this weekend. thousands of people marched outside the summit of americas in anti-american protests. demonstrators credit sized the u.s. and canada for excluding cuba from the summit. some burned and stomped on american flags as you saw while others waved cuban flags and dressed as prisoners from guantanamo by. some leaders at the summit have also criticized the u.s. for excluding cuba. this weekend president obama is urging americans to support the buffett rule ahead of a key vote this week. the buffett rule is named after warren buffett who said he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. the plan would require people

earning at least $1 million a year pay at least 30% of their income this in taxes. president obama says the country cannot afford to keep giving tax cuts to the wealthy. >> this is not just about fairness. this is also about growth. it's about being able to make investments to strengthen our economy and create jobs and it's about whether we as a country are willing to pay for those investments. >> the senate will take up a vote on the issue tomorrow. many republicans argue the buffett rule would not generate much to help the deficit, though. president obama is calling on republican mitt romney to release his past tax returns. he says it's important for candidates to be as transparent as possible. the president's 2011 tax returns released friday showed that he made almost $790,000 last year and paid more than $160,000 in federal taxes. romney's campaign projects he made $45 million in the last two

years and will pay more than $6 million in taxes. the presidential race is heating up with the fight for the female vote. a democratic strategist set off a political firestorm when she said mitt romney's wife, quote, never worked a day in her life. ann romney was a stay-at-home mother who raised five children. earlier this morning we spoke with "meet the press" moderator david gregory and he says the so-called mommy wars could launch an opportunity for romney's campaign. >> so, i think it was, in essence, a political gift for the romney campaign, but the issue's not going to go away. i think if you're mitt romney, you're still trying to find a way to talk about issues about the economy, kitchen table issues rather than the cultural issues to try to appeal to all voters, including women. >> new york senator kristin gillibrand and former presidential candidate michele bachmann will join david gregory for more on this discussion on "meet the press." you can see that this morning at

10:30 right here on nbc 4. former vice president dick cheney is making public appearances for the first time since his heart transplant. cheney spoke at the wyoming republican party convention in cheyenne for well over an hour yesterday. people say that he seemed pretty strong and that he walked on stage without any assistance. cheney had the transplant three weeks ago at inova fairfax hospital. today marks 100 years since the sinking of the titanic. the massive ship left england bound for new york and hit an iceberg overnight on april 15, 1912. it sank less than three hours later. a cruise retracing titanic's doomed voyage reached its destination overnight. the journey sailed to the site where the titanic went down. those on board held a memorial for the disaster victims. we're also seeing tributes to titanic disaster victims right here in washington. in this region a crowd gathered along the southwest water front for a memorial late last night.

news 4's darcy spencer shows us how the events served as a learning lesson to some. >> reporter: at titanic memorial along southwest water front, a brass ensemble plays that faithful song, the song last heard by many of those who perished as unsinkable ship did just that 100 years ago. >> this was a compilation of music played on the ship in 1912 when the ship went down. >> reporter: the event called titanic 100 featured more than 1500 luminaries along waterfront promise in addition, each with the name of a passenger or crew member who died in that historic tragedy. >> it's great, it's honoring all the people. i love all the candles and bags with their people on them. i didn't know it was over 1,000 people that lost their lives. >> i knew about it but i didn't know, like, about -- i didn't know most of the information that i just learned today. like, how many people died and everything like that. >> hundreds of titanic images

were projected 50 feet high on a waterfront condo building. >> it was such a great disaster. it had so much human interest that, how cue not wanted to be here? >> reporter: the titanic's maiden voyage proved disastrous when they struck an iceberg. within hours, the ship had broken apart and sunk. it remains on the ocean floor to this day. >> and i can't imagine the pain, the suffering and knowing that they are going to drown, all those poor children and all the women and everyone on board. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. time right now is 9:10. we are also following a developing story out of afghanistan where the capital city, kabul, is under attack. the latest on the violence there and some of the western targets being hit. and later on, it's a big day for d.c. sports teams. could we finally be a town with a winning team again? highligh [ male announcer ] a car is either luxury or it isn't.

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right now, chaos in the streets of kabul, afghanistan, after two neighborhoods were attacked by militants. the attacking started in the center of a city neighborhood home to several embassies and a nato base. militants reportedly staked out positions in surrounding buildings and were firing rockets. a second explosion hit near the parliament building across town. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attacks and say they are specifically targeting u.s. and uk embassies. in pakistan, nearly 400 prisoners have escaped from a jail near the afghan border. militants launched rocket-propelled grenades at prison to set prisoners free. intelligent official says some held there were also militants. a taliban spokesman has claimed responsibility for the attack and the jail break.

pakistan's taliban has close ties to al qaeda. an an embarrassing mistrial the justice department is bulking up on lawyers as they retry a baseball great. the prosecution in perjury trial against roger clemens has more than doubled from two to five lawyers. prosecutors slipped up last july when they showed jurors evidence that wasn't allowed in court, forcing a mistrial. clemens is charged with perjury and obstruction of congress for lying about using performance-enhancing drugs. he could face up to 30 years in jail if convicted. a local d.c. comedian is getting support from his colleagues. he suffered a stroke about six weeks ago. and his fellow comedians are putting on a benefit comedy show, if you will, for him this evening in northwest d.c. at the d.c. improve club. now, this man has an incredible story. he suffered a stroke six weeks ago. the left side of his body,

completely paralyzed and learning how to walk is just an amazing story. tonight 8 :00 d.c. improv club all the donations going there, tickets are $20 will go towards helping him pay his medical bills. he also cares for his elderly parents. he's got a mentally ill brother. it's a phenomenal story. you can see it right here on news 4 at 11:00 tonight. >> i think you said earlier he wanted to follow his passion. he had a job which he had health benefits but he wanted to follow his passion and now he finds himself in this situation, struggling to pay those medical bills. >> trying to make light of the situation. he it is, they always tell you, don't quit your day job. he says, i quit my day job and this is what happens. he makes real light of it. >> he's a comedian. doesn't take away from the severity of the situation. we'll have that story for you tonight at 11:00. >> he brought so much happiness and joy, great way for people to return the favor back to him a

little bit. beautiful weather outside. the sun has broken through. what does that mean for your

the space shuttle "discovery" is preparing for its last flight here into the washington area. crews rolled out the shuttle from its hangar at kennedy space center in florida yesterday morning. it will be placed on top of a modified boeing 747 jetliner. "discovery" will fly oe potomac tuesday morning between 11:00 and 11:00. you can see that national harbor, old town alexandria, national mal. haynes point. the shuttle will land at dulles international before it's docked near at smithsonian near the airport. what a sight. >> i'm setting my alarm, getting up tuesday morning, going out

running, along the potomac. how fun would that be to be a kid at dulles airport, getting ready for your first airplane ride and you see a 747 with a space shuttle on it come in? >> you can't -- you can't make that stuff up. it's going to be amazing. make sure that the batteries are charged on your camera. >> i already replaced them. don't worry about that. outside today, the cloudy start we had earlier has now turned into a mostly sunny day here in the washington area. there's another plane load of folks coming down the river into national airport. would be great if we could land the space shuttle at national airport but i suspect that whole 747 would end up in the potomac. those runways are nowhere near long enough at national. sun shining, 65 degrees. a little breeze coming in later on this afternoon, south to southwesterly breezes, 10 to 250 mil -- 20 miles an hour. 64 in loudoun county, virginia.

64 in montgomery county. 63 in annapolis, maryland. and already now 70 degrees in culpepp culpepper, virginia. going to be a great day to get outside and enjoy today. don't forget you sunscreen. got to be sun smart getting into the warm weather season. temperature climbing up into the low and mid-80s out there. nearly 20 degrees warmer than average for april. no rain around our immediate vicinity on storm 4 radar. a couple of fading sprinkles across northern delaware, headed out into southern parts of new jersey. and these showers and storms headed for buffalo, new york. that's the same complex of thunderstorms that generated severe weather yesterday out across parts of the upper midwest. the main area of low pressure is still spinning out here across parts of nebraska. on the back side of it, it's cold. snow now all the way down into western nebraska where yesterday they were near 80 degrees. now snowing there. and that cold front is pushing severe weather now all the way into eastern oklahoma, headed into western arkansas and

flights today towards dallas/ft. worth or houston by later on in the day may be impacted. flights in and out of detroit and chicago and st. louis also could be slowed down with the rain showers. for us, as long as you're staying local, the weather couldn't be any nicer by april standards. the morning clouds are all but gone now. we'll have plenty of sunshine for this afternoon. temperature low to mid-80s today, quiet tonight, start off temperature today, upper 50s and low 60s. and then tomorrow a real taste of summer. i wouldn't be surprised, i said it yesterday, i'll say it again today, where in virginia might touch 90 degrees tomorrow. ahead of the cold front. which will bring in a few shower chances in the mountains of west virginia late tomorrow night. i think our rain chances, paltry as they may be, our best chance this week will be late tuesday night into wednesday and even then only about a 30% chance of showers. so, today, turning mostly sunny and warm, temperatures in the 80s this afternoon. overnight lows tonight, back into the upper 50s and low 60s and everybody heads back to work and school tomorrow.

and it's going to feel like summer vacation out there. outdoor recess alert for tomorrow. also be ready with temperature this warm again and with very little in the way of rain recently, the pollen count back into the high range. i suspect, and we can't get any decent rain tuesday night and wednesday, it's going to be a tough week ahead for allergy sufferers. be ready for that. >> get ready with the claritan and plenty of fluid in your windshield wipers because cars are green. >> very true. >> those gnats you were talking about. >> come on, one more time. >> no, you're not tricking me -- >> one more time. >> stay tuned. maybe later. >> chuck, thanks. now, it was a pretty good day for d.c. sports fans. >> you can say that again. >> a good day. >> i was going to say, say that again. you did. amber theo harris has more on the capitals and nationals big wins. >> good morning, we begin with

playoff hockey. capitals and bruins. game two, braden holtby makes a career high 43 saves and nicklas backstrom comes through with the double overtime winner as caps beat boston 2-1. the series one game apiece. game three is in d.c. on monday night. nats and reds, game three of their four-game set. edwin jackson goes the distance. nine innings, two hits, one run and nats win 4-1. the fifth career complete game for jackson. to the hardwood, wizards hosting the cavaliers. john wall led with 19 points and 9 assists and cavaliers used a 13-5 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away. cleveland takes down washington 98-89. the wizards dropped to 14-46 this season. elsewhere, d.c. united beats new england 2-1 and in their 108th meeting, maryland lacrosse downs john's hopkins, 9-6.

that's your morning sports. i'm amber theo harris. 9:26 is the time. coping with tragedy. the life change this man made after his sister was killed in a virginia tech shooting spree five years ago. and a grave warning about the graveyard shift. the disease you could [ male announcer ] a car is either luxury or it isn't. if you want a luxury car with a standard power moonroof, your options are going to be limited. ♪ if you want standard leather-trimmed seats, you're going to have even fewer. ♪ and if you want standard keyless access, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es.

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good morning, i'm erika imponz. >> welcome to "news 4 today." emergency officials are sevening a town in oklahoma after deadly storms swept through overnight. five people were killed in apparent tornadoes. the system system destroyed this

town in iowa here yesterday along with parts of a hospital there. >> five u.s. service members are being inrest gated. 11 agents have been sent home and put on leave following accusations they brought prostitutes back to their hotel while preparing for the president's arrival in colombia. two of the agents are reportedly supervisors. today events around the world will mark the centennial of the titanic disaster. exactly 100 years ago the massive ship left england bound for new york when it hit an iceberg overnight and sank less than three hours later. tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at virginia tech. relatives and friends of the 32 victims are gathering in blacksburg. the tragedy changed the course of many lives, especially for the brother of one victim. we report the shooting has let him to a new cause and a new career. >> this is omar with the campaign to stop gun violence. >> reporter: when he graduated from virginia tech in 2006, omar

never saw himself here, working in the office of the coalition to stop gun violence. a tech soccer player, he was focused on trying to go pro abroad and working in real estate. >> if anyone asked me, would you ever see yourself working as an advocate for gun violence prevention, definitely not. >> reporter: then his little sister, a freshman at virginia tech, was killed in the gunfire in norris hall and everything changed for omar and his family. >> even though she was my younger sister, i actually looked up to her in many different ways. she was an awesome person. >> reporter: he was one of the first family members to speak publicly after the mass shooting just to talk about rema and how he still loved virginia tech. then he says he began to learn more about the fact that gunman cho with his mental health history shouldn't have been able to get the guns he used to kill 32. >> we found out that april 16th was actually preventable, so i started to say to myself, this is something that needs to be

fixed and i hope we do. >> reporter: the loophole that allowed cho to buy guns was fixed but there are bigger loopholes. his primary push, pushing for universal background checks. >> we allow dangerous people to buy guns on a daily basis. >> he was a leading fixture in a national tour last year. these youtube videos chronicling the campaign. >> every stop, with every new friend, i know my sister's with us. >> reporter: he says he now sees himself working long term on the issue of gun violence prevention. and also continue to make regular trips to blacksburg for tech football games and to remember april 16th, to remember rema. >> i feel closer every day. when i go down to tech, it's like a special thing for me. when i go to norris hall and i go into the classroom where she was killed, i feel something i don't usually feel.

it's just -- it's almost as if she's there with me. candlelight vigil will be held at a memorial dedicated to the shooting victims. new this morning -- six people are injured in a mass stabbing in prince georges county on the 19,000 block of poplar in brandy wine. they say suspects came to a party uninvited and an argument started. two people in critical condition. four others suffered minor injuries. all the victims and the suspects are teenagers. if you have any information about the stabbing, please contact police. and two people are looking for a new place to live this morning after their home was destroyed by fire. the blaze sparked around 3:00 yesterday afternoon on pinafore court in herndon. one person was home at the time but got out safely. his three cats, however, are still missing. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the red cross is assisting the people who lived in that home. alexandria city attorney

will now weigh in on the water front debate. city council held closed door session to discuss legal options. the alexandria zoning board said they wrongly denied a protest petition. some home and business owners worry the redevelopment would bring congestion and too much traffic to old town alexandria. the city has about a month to appeal the zoning commission's decision in court. north koreans are celebrating this weekend. tens of thousands of soldiers and spectators lined the streets of pyongyang to mark the 10 09 birthday of the country's founder, kim il-sung. the new leader addressed the crowd in his first public speech. the celebration came two days after north korea's failed launch of a communication satellite. however, other countries believe the launch was a kov for intercontinent ballistic missile. syrian government and opposition forces seem to be ignoring a

cease-fire. both sides continued with heavy shelling as military observers from the united nations come to monitor a broked peace deal. they voted unanimously to dispatch a first team of monitors to maintain the shaky truce. the piece plan is aimed at ending more than a year of violence that's killed more than 5,000. disturbing news for those that work the night shift. beyond the inconvenience, new evidence shows working overnight can actually make you sick and several past studies shown graveyard workers are at higher risk of type ii diabetes, and other health problems. this study out of boston is the first to show exactly how the body reacts. scientists put 21 healthy volunteers in a sleep lab and within a few days their bodies responded differently to food. >> glucose levels went higher and stayed that way for several hours because of decreased

insulin release from the pancreas. together these reflect an increased risk of diabetes. >> researchers advise when possible, shift workers should try to eat when their body clocks are not out of whack. the time right now is 9:35 and it is no science fiction. >> that's right. still ahead, the high-tech device that can literally read your mind. i wonder -- >> i would like that. mitt romney he presumptive nominee. president obama goes to detroit and a new nbc/wall street journal poll. it's now safe to call mitt romney the presumptive republican nominee. rick santorum ended his presidential bid making this the first week of the general election. on monday, ann romney will help her husband raise money for his campaign. on tuesday, it's another fund-raiser. this one with vice president biden -- >> how are you all doing?

>> reporter: and former redskins running back clinton portis. on wednesday president obama heads to detroit. he'll hold two fund-raisers there. for the auto picking a wireless network is a lot like picking a team. you could go with the fastest, most reliable, and at the very least, talented at what they do.

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in this week's "wednesday's child" we want to introduce to you a brother and sister hoping to find a loving home together. >> that's right. they got to go to lucky strike in northwest d.c. barbara harrison has their story. >> you both were ready to share

some secrets for bowling here at lucky strike bowling alley in washington. christian and rianti are a brother and sister who, unfortunately, at least for now, don't live in the same home. they have both been in foster care for most of their young lives, each moving but not together, from home to home. how long have you been there? >> almost a year now. >> where were you before that? >> a different foster home. >> christian says she's had to move around a lot. and those she doesn't mind, she says she does a little. >> i do a little -- a little bit because it's, like, confusing where i'm going to be. >> one of them has, like, animals or both of them can. >> that's because rianti says he would one day like to be a dog breeder of all kinds of dogs. do you have a dog? >> no. >> would you like to have a dog? >> yes. what would you do with your dog? >> play with it, walk with it.

>> after bowling we went to the kitchen and cooked up pizzas with manager virgil thompson and lucky strike chef. what they most want and need is a family that will want and love them both. >> love is something that somebody gives you. from their heart. >> oh, look at yours. wow. look at that. >> thank you. >> double cheese. >> a little like love. barbara harrison, news 4 for "wednesday's child". >> for more information call our special adoption hot line, 1-88-to-adopt-me. >> good pizza makers. >> i know. today's going to be a good day outside if you want to barbecue outside would be a good day. >> you could set up a bowling alley in your yard. will be tricky. >> if you're that creative. >> put sticks up for pins.

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today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities.

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going to be a great day to be outside. unless you have allergies, true. >> true. allergy sufferers have -- >> don't get me started. >> the season started so early because we were warm for most of march, now everything is blooming in full. >> i thought things were bad in central texas, that's hill country. i didn't realize i had allergies until i was in central texas. this, i wake up in the morning, already with a headache. >> things are bad in central texas. a lot of long horn fans there. >> get out of here! >> and as a sooner, i can tell you that's a bad thing. >> it's about to get ugly. >> the allergies, pollen, chuck bell. >> people know where my allegiances are. it's always the home team, whoever that is.

we were talking about the other big news story was the titanic. i was trying to figure out how to put disaster in perspective, if the world's largest cruise ship hit an iceberg what would that entail. i pulled up some numbers. >> factoids. >> largest ship 100 years ago was titanic, weighing 460,000 gross tons and carried 3500 people, 880 feet long. biggest ship is 300 feet longer, 1180 feet, carries almost 7,000 people, the allure of the seas, and it weighs 225,000 tons. it's literally five times the size. >> the only number you left out is the price to get on that ship. that's a new one, too. >> depends which class you're in. same as in the titanic today. if you want to stay up near the captain, you're going to pay. outside for us, a beautiful day out there today. just wanted to give you something to talk about on the anniversary of the titanic. beautiful sunshine for us today. feeling oh so summer-like

indeed. sunshine coming down. temperatures are already responding. we're well up into the 60s now. happy plane load of folks coming down the river. beautiful weather, sunshining off the top of the jefferson memorial as well as the south side of the monument. 65, the temperature at national airport. a breeze out of the south at 9 miles per hour. winds will be increasing a little bit later on this afternoon. 10 to 20 miles per hour. metro temperatures, though, all getting very, very close to 70. 64, gaithersburg. 645, rocksville. already 73 for you folks in warrenton. 68 in beautiful calvert county, maryland. today, warm, warmer and warm. no doubt about it. a great day to be outside today. plenty of sunshine. again, it is getting to be that time of the year. don't forget your sunblock if you're outside for a long period of time. storm 4 radar is clear for now, so that's welcome news. these showers up here, part of the dying thunderstorms from late yesterday are headed toward buffalo, new york. it's clearing out across parts of lower michigan.

the gun for severe weather today will be between minneapolis and chicago, really. northern iowa, southern wisconsin, northwestern illinois. if you're traveling out that way or have friends and relatives, they'll have a busy weather day. another busy weather day moving into western arkansas and parts of eastern texas. for us, all is quiet for today. and really for tomorrow as well. our clouds that were around early this morning are now leaving us alone. we'll be left with plenty of sunshine today, low to mid-80s this afternoon, another quiet, mild night tonight. the weather front will eventually make a little run at us. maybe some showers in the mountains of west virginia late monday but i think here in washington our chances for rain hold off until late tuesday and then scattered shower possibilities on wednesday. even that's not a guarantee, though. today, though, no problems at all. outside of a bad pollen count, temperature will reach up into the low 80s. tomorrow, flirting with reports. the record at national airport is 92 tomorrow.

i don't think we have the stuff to get all watt way to the record tomorrow. dulles might be able to get it the seven-day forecast. two 80s, 70s, and typical weather and then maybe next weekend, people don't want rain on the weekend, but maybe next weekend a better chance for soaking rains, which we -- >> i was going to say. i'm interested in that wednesday forecast. is that widespread or -- >> scattered around, 0.1 to 0.25 of an of

the former presidents. how they've had each other's back in the biggest fights. greedy mind may no longer just be for psychics. new technology is giving scientists the ability to read brain waves. during trial runs the ibrain was able to show when people

intended something to do something. it may help patients with debilitating illnesses like lou gehrig's disease. it's already been tried on stephen hawking. >> scientists are using it to study children with autism. drug companies are using the ibrain to see if their products meet patient expectations. nbc 4 is your place for toll pi politics on sunday morning. "chris matthews" and then followed by "meet the press." let's check in. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on "the chris matthews show" we learn about the secret club of men with one thing in common. they were once the most powerful people in the world and now they have sleepovers together. the former american presidents and fascinating stories about how they've had each other's back in some of the country's biggest fights. and anecdotes how ronald reagan taught bill clinton, catch this,

how to salute. they didn't always help each other. we know richard nixon stalled vietnam peace talks to win in '68 and lyndon johnson knew it. join me for a great round table. now for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press," here's david gregory. >> thank you, chris. good morning. coming up, the fight for women voters takes center stage after a democratic strategist took on ann romney and set off a firestorm of criticism and a debate over working mothers. we'll talk about broader issues surrounding the gender gap in politics, women voters and economy with democratic senator from new york, kristin gillibrand and former republican presidential candidate michele bachmann. police, i go one-on-one with tim geithner on key issues of 2012, jobs, taxes and economic recovery. it's all coming up this morning on "meet the press." and be sure to stay tuned after the program for my press pass

conversation with bill cosby and the opening of the howard theater here in washington. i ask cosby about his thoughts on the trayvon martin shooting as well as president obama. it's only here on nbc 4. >> thanks, david. what do you get the man who seems to have everything? >> how about a donkey? that's exactly what a small group of barack obama fans tried to do when the president arrived in colombia on friday. the group tried to present the donkey, appropriately named demo, to mr. obama. it was decked out in red, white and blue and the group cheered and tried to help up demo as the president's motorcade drove past them. it doesn't seem as though bo will get any type of, you know, play time with his new friend. i don't think on. i don't think we'll be seeing him. >> there's a good shot of him. with that hat in the crowd, i have to admit -- >> what, he blends? he blends? >> he's cute. >> like where's waldo. you find the one donkey and -- i'm not going to say anything.

never mind. >> they went to the trouble of making a hat, so that's good. >> yeah. >> because had you the cut-out for the ear, did you notice that? >> i didn't see that. >> the uncle sam look. >> but a good day to take the pets out and take them out for a walk. >> absolutely right. >> no problem at all. take the cat out for a walk -- i mean the dog out for a walk. good day for that. temperature in the 80s today and tomorrow. feeling a lot like summertime. air conditioning time. air conditioning time. >> that's it for "news 4 man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling]