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>> fired from the church his parents founded, he finds another place to worship. a new era for jericho city of praise as one of the area's biggest mega churches splits in two. good evening. i'm chris gordon. that story in a moment. plus, an exclusive interview with two people kidnapped and thrown in a trunk yesterday. but we begin with the weather. tonight's rain could turn tomorrow's commuter nightmare. meteorologist chuck bell joins us live in storm center 4. >> hey there, chris. it's been a cold, wind-driven rain in the washington area all day today. and now as the heavy rain moves northbound into the colder air it is starting to change over to snow. i've highlighted an area there in western pennsylvania. that's just to the east of pittsburgh right along the spine of the appalachian mountains. basically elevations above about 1500 to 2,000 feet are changing over to snow. some parts of western pennsylvania could get more than six inches, even as close as

frostburg, maryland, might get as much as six inches of snow. for us, rain for now means wet roadways for your monday morning commute and chilly, too. temperatures in the 40ss now. will barely be able to make it near 50 tomorrow. how long does all this list? i'll give you the seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >> calls from congress tonight to look beyond the 12 secret service members under investigation for the colombian prostitude scandal. lawmakers are asking for a detailed account of who did what before president obama land forward last weekend's summit visit. six secret service members have already resigned or been fired. house homeland security chairman peter king says he expects more agents to leave. he and other congressmen also want to know whether white house employees were involved. >> the white house ought to be conducting its own internal investigation of white house personnel who were in cartagena just to make sure that none of them were involved in this kind

of inappropriate behavior. >> the white house says the president wants to let the investigation run its course. 11 military members are also accused of wrong doing. the murder of kathryn fuller happened almost 30 years ago. but it will be thrust back into the spotlight this week in a d.c. courtroom. fuller was beaten, raped and sodomized in northeast washington on october 1st, 1984. eight teens were convicted and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison for the crime. well, tomorrow a judge will listen to claims that some of those arrested were wrongly convicted. we are likely to hear from possible witnesses who were never questioned and other witnesses who are changing their stories. the mid-atlantic innocence project has taken on the case for the defends. a maryland pastor ousted from the church his family created. reverend joe peebles took over

the jericho city of praise. but a disagreement led to his ouster last week. so today, peebles preached from a new location and loyal church members followed him from the jericho city of praise church in landover, just a short ways away to new carroll ton. derrick ward has more. >> reporter: the sunday scene at the jericho city of praise in landover. >> can somebody up in this jericho city of praise give him praise? >> reporter: and what could be the usual sunday scene for a while for another faction from that church led by ousted minister joel peebles. they worshipped in the ball room of the metropoint hotel in new carrollton. what lacked in grandeur made up in enthusiasm. >> for right now, i think this is good for right now. >> reporter: this is their right now after pastor joel peebles was locked out of the church. his leadership role and

membership revoked. his mother and father founded the church. he was seen by many as the heir apparent. but not by the board of trustees which made the decision. but not say some members based on the wishes of founder betty peebles though her will created that board of trustees. >> somebody just asked me, where were you when we first started out. and i just want them to know, you were in my womb. >> proof enough for those who follow joel peebles who say the whole situation is unfortunate. >> this is a hostile takeover. >> the matter has gone to court and may well go back now that the split has happened. members are decide with their feet. >> you have to make a decision for yourself. everyone has to make their own decision. >> and pastor peebles practicing what he preaches to his own children about adversity. >> but what i learned and i told them is no matter how tough life gets, you learn to be tougher than life. >> derrick ward, news 4.

a u.s. marine accused of stabbing another marine to death will face a judge tomorrow. 20-year-old michael joseph poth has been charged with second-degree murder. police say that he stabbed 23-year-old philip bushong early yesterday morning on 8th street southeast washington. witnesses say an altercation took place and poth hurled a homophobic slur before the stabbing. bushon was stationed at camp lejeune. police do not believe they knew each other before the fight. also tomorrow, the trial of john edwards is expected to get under way. edwards is accused of misusing campaign funds in an attempt to cover up an extra marital affair. prosecutors say he received nearly $1 million in illegal contributions to hide his pregnant mistress from the press. >> this particular section of the federal election law and the deaf nifgs what a contribution is has never been challenged in this way. >> one problem for the defense

is the average person when you talk about a million dollars is real money. and a lot of it. >> edwards claims the money was actually a gift from two wealthy friends who wanted to protect his late wife from public embarrassment. the defense is also expected to attack the credibility of the government's key witness. form edwards aide andrew young. all eyes remain on a florida jail tonight where the man charged with killing 17-year-old trayvon martin is hoping to post bail to be released. on friday, a judge set bail for defendant george simmerman at $150,000, but zimmerman's attorney says he's still working to secure the money and a safe place for zimmerman to go once he is released. a lawyer says it could still be days until zimmerman actually leaves the jail. a longtime maryland civil rights leader is in trouble with the law tonight. carl snowden was charged with marijuana possession on friday. his attorney says it came after a car snowden was in got pulled

over for a broken taillight and that further investigation will show the case is a nonissue. snowden is the director of maryland attorney general office of civil rights. he recently announced he would take a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold for allegedly targeting him on a list of political opponents. still ahead tonight, huge lines, campouts and even fights all over the newest pair of shoes. nike reveals a new pols that could cut down on the sneaker frenzy. plus, dollar for dollar, women still make 16% less than their male co-workers. how to make sure your paycheck is on par. and the donald after the boardroom. trump gives new insight into tonight's firing on the "apprentice." coming up on "sports final," the stanley cup stops by nbc 4. the defending champs deliver a blow to the capitals' hopes of

hoisting the trophy. from a prized possession to a prized prospect, bryce harper's back finally shows some hop in syracuse. and world peace goes to war against the thunder. all that and more coming up on "sports final" at 11:35 right here on nbc 4.

two friends standing outside when out of nowhere, men show up and throw them in a trunk. it was a kidnapping that unraveled when the attackers couldn't figure out how to drive the car. the victims told their story exclusively to news 4's erica gonzalez. >> i thought they were going to kill me. >> reporter: this 20-year-old tells me she thought she'd never live to see another day again. friday morning around 5:00, she says she and her friend were talking outside his car in this

alleyway in northwest when two men she'd never seen before approached them. the victim says the car was parked here. she and her friend were standing alongside it when she says she saw the two suspects come walking in from this alleyway. that's when they turned the corner, acted like they were passing them by and then they returned and told them to get down on the ground. >> they started like checking for money, i guess, and they took his car keys. and they put us both in the trunk. >> but the suspects didn't anticipate the car being a stick shift. they couldn't drive it so they got the male victim out of the trunk, left the female inside and forced him to drive. according to the victim, the men made him drive to an atm and take out money. but when they realized his account had no funds, they forced him back behind the wheel. >> didn't want to do what they were telling me. they just put the gun on my head, on the right side of the head. >> feeling like there was no other way to escape, he jumped out of the car near the 5600 block. beaten and scraped, he says he

mustered up the strength to get up and run for help. >> actually, what was going through my mind it was just her. >> reporter: the men abandoned the car just over the prince george's county line with the female victim in it. >> i heard a car passing by. i just opened the trunk door and ran outside. >> reporter: the couple says they are thankful to be alive but are scared. the suspects got away with their i.d.s and the couple is afraid the men will retaliate. they are just hoping police can get to them first. in northwest, erica gonzalez, news 4. college seniors have risen to be intimidated as they start their job search. they are entering the weakest job market in more than a decade. according to government data, more than half of the recent graduates are either out of work or employed in positions that don't require a college degree. the job market has been the kindest to graduates with degrees in science, education and health fields. grads having the hardest time are those with degrees in philosophy, arts and humanities. well in the workforce, the

salary gap between men and women continues to shrink. but in the long run, men are still getting the bigger paychecks. nbc's chris sanchez takes a look at why that gap still exists. >> when young people first enter the workforce, their paychecks will look about the same for the same job. but as time goes on, men's paychecks will go up much more quickly. last year that difference meant that women earned 16 cents per dollar less than male counterparts doing the same job. the chair of shoon say state's economic department says there is one very big reason -- biology. that women spend less time working and, thus, less time building up their salaries. >> when you are in the labor force continuously, you are earning skills, you are showing longevity. and women if you look at labor force participation rates, still leave the workforce more often than men. not for as long a period of time as it used to be, but more so than men. and that accounts for some of

the discrepancy. >> reporter: ortega says the fields women choose also account for part of the difference. like teaching, which doesn't pay overtime. or retail where, as the candidate pool grows, the salaries drop. even consumer preference as in professional sports. but a political science professor says those aren't the only reasons. >> i as a professor know there's discrimination in colleges and universities where men and women in the same departments with the same qualifications, same experience, men make more. you can't explain that by choices because we're doing the same job and we have the same degrees. so it's both. and we shouldn't try to explain it all away. >> reporter: while the economics professor says that only the market can bring parody, and only in time, the political science professor says legislation can prevent some of the wage inequality. >> when employers know that it is possible that they would be sued if they engage in discrimination, then we encourage parody.

>> that was chris sanchez reporting. according to the american association of university women, washington, d.c., actually ranks best in the nation for pay equality. on average, women have an earnings ratio of 91%. maryland ranks sixth and virginia comes in 19th. spoiler alert. following an advertising and marketing showdown, another celebrity got the boot tonight on "celebrity apprentice." tonight, the team had to create a macy's display and slogan for donald trump's new fragrance success. aubrey o'day as project manager won the challenge earning $40,000 for her challenge. but an unpopular slogan created by penn jillette earned him the infamous phrase, you're fired. >> i wasn't sure how penn would do without his silent partner teller, but he was fantastic. absolutely fantastic. next week you don't want to miss seeing what don jr. walks in on when he visits both teams and

you may be surprised by who i decide to fire. >> there are now just six contestants left. celebrity apprentice airs sunday nights right before this broadcast. well, despite the weather, lots of people put on their ponchos and headed to the national mall to celebrate earth day. the event included d.c. mayor vincent gray, the reverend jesse jackson and the band cheap trick. it also included lots of demonstrations on how to be energy efficient. and help save the environment. and that soaking rain we got today had to be helpful as well. >> just what the doctor ordered for us. we were more than five inches behind in rainfall for the year before the weekend started. and just when we needed it the most, we got what we needed from mother nature. plenty of rain. not a whole lot on your saturday. but today is added up to well over an inch by the washington area. some folks in southern maryland ended up with several inches of rain. on a sunday night, it is still light rain here in washington. it is cloudy and it's cold and

windy. and nothing really is going to change that much between now and the time you have to go out the door on your monday morning. be ready for an ugly, cold, wet, breezy start. into the record books. one of our coldest days in weeks here in washington. 57 our high. happened just after midnight. our average high now 69. for the weekend rainfall, little less than 0.2 inch. 0.16 yesterday. about 1.25 inches today. we're still four inches behind in rainfall for the year but it's still an inch and a half less than it was yesterday. right now, 47 degrees in washington. a northwest wind at 21. gusting to near 30 miles an hour. so if you have any late night plans or travel plans out there, be on the lookout. windy and rainy. wet roadways out there. temperatures uniformally now in the mid to upper 40s. nothing is going to change for tomorrow. you'll start off with temperatures upper 30s and low 40s. plenty of clouds around tomorrow. plenty of wind around as well. temperatures sneaking up to almost 50 degrees tomorrow for a high temperature. that will be 20 degrees colder

than average. as far as radar goes, the bulk of the heavy rain is up to our north and it's leaving us. we will still have showers to contend with for the overnight and i think another little chance for rain coming in here tomorrow morning for the monday morning commute. back in the high spots, no observation spots have reported snow yet but you can see you're on the radar. anything above about 2,000 feet this far south is starting to mix with and change over to snow. garrett county, frostburg is 36 degrees. it's close. look at this. all up here across the adirondacks, western new york. all that rain running into the cold air is changing over to snow. how cold is it up there? look at this. the dark blue, that's numbers below 40 degrees. 36 state college. 39 in elkins. and, really, once you are below 40 degrees with that much moisture coming in you can start to accumulate some snow. travel plans tomorrow to philly, new york, boston. going up there for the stanley cup, wait until tuesday to travel because a mess up the

eastern corridor for tomorrow. heavy, wet snowfall could cause a lot of power outages as well. western new york and western pennsylvania. for us, mainly just wind and rain. for tonight, cloudy and cold. rain tapering to showers late tonight. and then an ugly monday coming tomorrow. temperatures stuck in the 40s to near 50. with showers around. another chance for some showers on tuesday. nothing major. a little peek of the sun before more thursday rains come in. and then next weekend, relax. looks good. no problems. >> it's always great when you target on the weekend. >> absolutely. that's what people live for. >> and you really have a good report for us. coming up in sports, the cap comes back and back and back, but it all earns them a trip back to bean town. play, daredevil feat more than 5,000 feet in the air. and it is not for those afraid of heigh

now we're down to a single elimination game? >> yep, we weren't really looking forward to this. >> now i'm nervous. >> the capitals unable to close out the series here in washington. they do live to see another day. and it was another close game. all six games between the caps and the bruins have been decided by one goal and three have gone to overtime including today. alex ovechkin and the capitals were hoping to avoid a return trip to boston. under a minute to go in the second period. caps down 2-1. nic back strom, a tremendous feet to chmura. big momentum swing going into the second intermission. to the third now, backstrom. alex ovechkin. we're going to sudden death overtime. this time back strum turns it over to david krejci. to milan lucici.

the bruins win, 4-3. and now we're headed back to boston for a decisive game seven on wednesday night. the nats stuck on 12 wins because they got rained out today. they have another day to relax before kicking off a west coast road trip in san diego. the o's also on the left coast. got some fans out there in l.a. that's good to see. top eight, baltimore down 1-0. bases loaded for nick markakis. he shoots one into left. robert andino scores. after a howie kendrick game-tying home run, tied at two in the tenth. markakis at the dish. right up the middle. that's an rbi single. andino comes in to score. markakis drives in all three oriole runs and baltimore wins, 3-2. ben olson and d.c. united hosting the new york red bulls. in the eighth minute, chris

pontius is going to get things going. unleashes a shot from 22 yards out. not going to stop that bullet. united up 1-0. far from done. same score in the 32nd minute. the cross from santos is deflected. pontius is there to punch it in. united take a 2-0 lead. in the 69th minute now, the black and red up 3-0. and chris pontius notches the hat trick. four goals this season. three of them coming today. the united win 4-1. and coming up in just a few minutes on "sports final," bryce harper's big bat finally showing up in syracuse. james harden's wish for world peace takes an ugly turn. and the penguins and flyers series has been quite entertaining. and now the flyers back in familiar territory. jason reid from "the washington post" also joining me to talk a little caps, a little nats and rg3. >> and you have the stanley cup

with you. >> yes. we're going to see that again. i didn't touch it. i didn't want to bring any bad luck. >> were you allowed to touch it? >> you weren't really allowed to. >> they wear white gloves. we're hoping it comes back for a longer visit. >> i would tlof see their names etched right on the side. up next on the news -- nike's new plan that could h

news 4's very own barbara harrison received a prestigious award tonight. she was inducted into the washington, d.c., hall of fame. every year the hall of fame society honors washingtonians

from various industries who have made substantial contributions to the community. congratulations to barbara and the rest of this year's inductees. social media could help nike avoid the sneaker frenzy over its new product launches. the company will use a twitter rsvp when it debuts new shoes. now in the past, long lines of people hoping to get the latest sneakers have spawned fights. well, nike did not say its new policy is because of those incidents, but under a new plan, consumers would have to follow a particular nike store's twitter announcement and carry out a series of steps to reserve a pair. nike's next big launch is the kanye west air 2 some time in june. are you down with the air easy 2? a guy with great balance and a lot of guts.

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inch-thick wire in about two minutes. he did it without any harness or extra safety measures in place. i'd hate to be his insurance agent. >> wow. that is scary stuff. >> final weather word? >> yeah it's going to be a messy, wet, cold windy start to your monday. get up a little early. drive a little slower tomorrow. the good news is we'll start to improve a little bit on tuesday. still breezy and chilly. first peek of sun comes on wednesday. more showery weather for thursday. the early lean on next weekend is it all looks good. follow me on twitter for the latest. "sports final" is next. good night, everybody. ♪

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