good morning, everyone, and welcome to "news4 midday," i'm barbara harrison, it's thursday, april 26, 2012. and we begin with new information in a wrong-way krach involving three cars in prince george's county. chopper 4 flew over the scene this morning, and we learned that the driver going the wrong way, experienced a medical emergency. it happened in the middle of the morning rush in the southbound lanes of route 4, near route 301 in upper marlboro, news4's megan mcgrath is line on the scene with the investigation.

>> reporter: this happened right around rush hour at the start this morning. 5:30 in the morning and it really snarled traffic for quite a long time. take a look at the video, you can see how violent the crash was, the jeep that was involved is absolutely mangled and ended up on its roof. investigators say the jeep was driving the wrong way on route 4, that they were traveling north on the southbound side. it had been driving the wrong way for miles. police were first made aware of the situation, anne arundel county police, were trying to catch up with the driver. but they just didn't get him in time and that's when the wreck happened. now investigators say that the jeep hit a commercial van, then lost control, and then slammed head-on into a pick-up truck. now why was the jeep going the wrong way? well the driver, who is a diabetic, was apparently having a medical emergency. >> medical personnel said that he had very low blood sugar. he was a diabetic. so he was out of it, didn't know what was going on, disoriented.

>> didn't know he was driving the wrong way? >> he didn't know he was driving the wrong way. spoke to him in the hospital, he doesn't recall anything from the accident. >> reporter: the driver and the passenger in the pickup truck are both volunteer firefighters with ladder company, 37 and they're lucky. the truck that they were in had reinforced bumper rails, and a snowplow attachment on the front and that really helped deflect the jeep and lessen the impact of the head-on collision. four people were transported to the hospital. one by, one by chopper. all of them are going to be okay. we're told, despite all of the damage to those vehicles, everything is going to be okay. we're told they're conscious and they are talking. now there will be charges pending against the driver who was going in the wrong direction. but again, everybody is okay, i should mention that all of the roadways are open, all lanes are open and we're not seeing a traffic impact any longer. reporting live from the state police barrack. metro's board of directors

will vote on the system's first-ever unlimited monthly pass. the pass would allow riders with smart trip cards to ride any time of day, to any location for $230 for the month. metro is also voting on a fare hike, fares are expected to go up 5% and parking fees up 25 cents. there would also be an additional $1 surcharge for nonsmart trip card users. if the plan is approved, the changes will take place on july 1st. two metro employees are on paid administrative leave this morning followed this week's train derailment. that according to the "washington post." the report in the paper did not indicate what exactly led to the derailment. on tuesday night, a franconia springfieldbound train derailed as it tried to leave the rosalyn station. no one was hurt, but the derailment caused significant delays. turning to the weather, and a gray and rainy day out there so far, storm center 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with the first forecast for midday.

tom, good morning. >> good morning, barbara. yeah, a gray sky, we've had a little bit of light rain. not much at all, less than .05 of an inch has fallen around washington, but there have been some heavier downpours to our south this morning. southern maryland, the northern neck, areas from fredericksburg east, the northern neck, they had heavy downpours a couple of hours ago. right now around the region, temperatures under the low clouds have been holding steady in the upper 50s, near 60. over the last couple of hours. and it will gradually climb a little higher as we get into the afternoon hours and winds shift more to the south. we should be making it up to around 70. there goes the area of rain. you can see passing to our south. that zone of the orange and yellow, that was the heavy rain that passed from charlottesville, fredericksburg, saint marys city and pax river and now heading out to sea. heavier downpours in southern west virginia. it will pass to our south. getting a few sprinkles northwest of washington in loudoun county, northern montgomery county, frederick county and the panhandle of west

virginia, northern shenandoah valley. we still have a possibility of some heavier downpours perhaps later this afternoon. but not a lot of rain. don't anticipate any severe weather. details on the forecast, we'll look at that and the all-important weekend in a couple of minutes. d.c. police are on the hunt for a suspect who killed a tourist. 66-year-old gary deed rick was found on tuesday in an alley near 8th and emerson streets in northwest washington in the petworth neighborhood. he was visiting from colorado and used the website air b & b to rent a room while he was there. the man who found the body described the scene in the alley. >> the his face was toward the other building but his head was heading towards the garage. he had a pack underneath it. >> police are searching for a motive. but say it could be a robbery. they're offering a $25,000 reward to anyone with information on this case.

and we now know the two dogs that attacked kids and injured one man in northeast washington will not hurt anyone else. the dogs have been euthanized. surveillance video captured the attack on queen street friday night. a police officer found the dogs four miles away in prince george's county early saturday morning. police believe someone dropped those dogs off in shelfly. the officers shot one of the dogs when the dog tried to attack him. animal control euthanized both of those dogs, because both suffered injuries when neighbors had to beat the animals to get them away from the teens. police are still looking for the owners of those dogs. today, a jury will resume deliberations in the south capital street shootings trial. five men are on trial for killing five people and injuring nine others in a series of shootings in march of 2010. prosecutors say the shootings started all because of a stolen fake diamond bracelet. the jury heard testimony from more than 100 witnesses and saw more than 1,000 pieces of evidence in this case.

they deliberated for about an hour yesterday before heading home. today montgomery county police are holding a crash course in pedestrian accidents, these organized demonstrations help officers figure out what most likely happens before they even get to the scene. news4's tracee wilkins explains. >> reporter: minutes have passed, by the time officer arrive to a scene after pedestrian has been struck bay vehicle. and then the work begins to either investigate the crash or try and save the life of the victim. so today, montgomery county police put together a demonstration showing maryland officers what they don't see. impact. the striking car in this demonstration was only going 44 miles per hour. here's the impact from another angle. the watermelon they used for the mannequin's head explodes. its body parts go everywhere. the car barely has a dent. >> when a car hits a pedestrian,

the car wins every time. and there's very little evidence left behind the pedestrian. >> in this police training class held by montgomery county police, officers from prince george's county and other maryland municipalities have a chance to see what happens when a pedestrian is struck at speeds ranging from 40 miles per hour, to top speed. >> they will be able to study the physics involved. and apply it so that when they come out to the scene, they can relate to what they experienced to the evidence that is found. >> in another demonstration, the car hits a mannequin on a bike. as soon as the crash happened, the officers went to the exact location where the car struck the bike. as you can see, there's not much evidence there. but they already have the tape out measuring and just a few yards away, you see the car stopped there, and the bike that it hit? still under it. >> everybody has a responsibility when they're on the road to look out for each

other. because regardless if you're at fault or not, you lose in this situation. >> reporter: last year in montgomery county alone, there were 399 pedestrian accidents, 11 of those accidents were fatalities, nine of them were at the fault of the pedestrian. montgomery county police are hoping that demonstrations like this one will not only prepare their officers for investigating these crashes, but will perhaps inform the public on how to avoid them. in montgomery county, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. would hospitals be ready if a major catastrophe struck your area? montgomery county is finding out right now. it's holding a mass casualty drill today. county leaders want to test the response at maryland hospitals, the drill will not impact normal operations at county hospitals, it's going on as we speak and runs until 3:00 this afternoon. you may notice a lot of military helicopters flying overhead. that's just part of the exercise. well, it hasn't happened much in the past couple of years, but this morning, caps fans have a

huge playoff win to celebrate. >> knuble steamrolling in, backhand, stop, score! on the rebound, joe lord and the caps knock off the defending champs. >> what an exciting finish. joel ward put home a rebound just three minutes into overtime to give the caps the 2-1 win and punch a ticket to the second round. it was a night of unsung heroes with matt hendricks scoring the only other goal for the caps. his first of the playoffs. and rookie goaltender braden holtby was a stellar appearance, stopping 31 shots. the caps say they were confident that they could get the job done. >> we knew we could beat them. we had the confidence playing in this building, we had the confidence that we were going to do the job we had to do. we were waiting for the opportunity and we battled and we ended up winning. it was a tough series, it could have gone either way. >> all seven games were decided

by just one goal. the caps will find out their opponent in the second round coming up tonight. well it promises to be a big night for the washington football future, that's right. the burgundy and gold is expected to take baylor quarterback, and heisman trophy winner, robert griffin iii with a second overall pick. rg iii spent yesterday touring new york city, making stops at the stock exchange, and "the today show." griffin is practically a done deal to come to d.c. after indianapolis announced that they would pick quarterback andrew luck with the first selection. the first round of the draft starts at 8:00 tonight. the redskins are hosting a free watch party at fedex field. 11 minutes after 11:00 is our time. coming up, the national cathedral offering an up-close look at its unique stone carvings. when those tours will begin. we'll tell you. plus, the new findings of a major study on just what effect cell phones have on our health. stay with us. [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more...

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today john edwards former aide will take the stand for round two of his cro cross-examination in the corruption trial. he'll answer questions for the fourth day in a row. in court, edwards' defense attorney said young is an dunist who made money from the situation. the defense highlighted inconsistencies between young's testimony and his tell-all book. edwards is on trial accused of knowingly using nearly $1 million of campaign contributions to cover up an affair during his 2008 presidential campaign. edwards has pleaded not guilty to those charges. well it will be an emotional day for the family of a virginia tech police officer killed in the line of duty. officer derrick cruise's name will be unveiled today at the national law enforcement offi r officer's memorial. a student visiting from a nearby college shot and killed officer cruise last december during a routine traffic stop. the student took his own life later that day. officer cruise was an army vet,

he left a wife and five children and step-children as well. well for the first time since the earthquake last summer, visitors to the national cathedral will be able to get a close-up look at the church's unique stone carvings. tours exploring more than 100 g gar-goals perched on the buildi building's facade. even a "star wars" character that was added in the 1980s. the tours were suspended after an earthquake in august. the quake caused stonework to fall from the towers, repairs are expected to take years to complete. so far, the thcathedral has raid only one-tenth of the money needed for full restoration. let's talk about the weather, i guess i wasn't listening when you said we were going to have rain. is it going to go away? >> we've had a few sprinkles

this morning. not a lot of rain, less than .1 inch around the metro area. it stopped a couple of hours ago, we still have low clouds, a little bit of patchy drizzle. a little light fog. live view if our city camera. there's the jefferson memorial and all the green trees along the banks of the potomac river. rajon national at 58 degrees. right now around the hometown network, reston now is at 59, brandywine in prince george's county is 52, jerjentown at 59, manassas in prince william county now at 58, we've been in the 50s all morning long. looking at other temperatures, far southern maryland, they're near 60 degrees right now as well as much of the northern neck. that area picked up an inch of rain just about an hour ago. it's now left. it's now near 60 in fredericksburg, culpepper, up to 63 charlottesville, 64, farther north it's in the mid 50s. now over the last several hours, there's the last of the rain. morning rain, exiting now,

moving over the lower part of the eastern shore. a lot of low clouds hanging in over washington, a few breaks in the clouds, a little sun trying to break out along the blue ridge from front royal south to charlottesville. a few sprinkles moving into northern loudoun county, northern shenandoah valley. that will be moving in toward montgomery county over the next hour or so. as we go over the next 48 hours, the last of the rain will be exiting this afternoon. it does look like it's going to taper off for a time. as we get into the evening, we have a chance for maybe another round of some showers coming through. just a slight chance of a little thunder and lightning as this moves in around mid evening we'll have a little wet pavement. after midnight it will clear out. for the rest of the day, we'll have mostly cloudy afternoon, showers likely coming through from time to time, maybe a little lightning, too, but it may warm up to around 70 degrees by 3:00, 4:00, dropping back to the mid 60s, by sunset, at 7:56.

may get a few showers around this evening, maybe a little thunder and lightning, i don't think we'll have any severe weather. by dawn tomorrow, we'll be in the mid 40s. after we clear out and a chilly start to friday. friday afternoon up into the mid 60s. a bit blustery with a lot of sunshine tomorrow, winds gusting around 30 miles per hour. on saturday, cloudy, cool, only in the 50s, could get some passing showers saturday morning and during the rest of the afternoon, into the early evening. then drying out for sunday, sunday looks like a sunny day. afternoon highs around 60. and dry start to next week and clouding up mid-week, highs near 70. earlier this week i travelled to bethesda saint jane school, and talked to the fourth graders about weather. i want to thank their teacher in the background for the invitation. a wonderful school in montgomery county. and in bethesda, the saint jane chantal school, we had a lot of fun. that's the way it looks.

see you again shortly. it's 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead on "news4 midday," a kid's toy that can help you get into shape. we're going to show you how to use it. plus dressing the bridal party. is it possible to make everyone happy? our fashion expert is here with some experts. stay with us. but first, a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

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even though planning a wedding can be exciting and a lot of fun, it can be stressful. because brides are usually the final decision-maker, even on the perfect dresses for bridesmaids and the mothers, too. corine's bridal joins us with some of the things any bride should consider before picking out outfits for the rest of the bridal party. why don't you say your name for me. >> corine crowik. >> my husband's polish last name. >> we're glad to have you with us. let's move into this whole thing with getting the other girl's dress. we know the brides gowns, but she also gets involved in the rest of it, too. tell us what are the rules for choosing the bridesmaids dresses? >> for the bridesmaids dresses, typically the bride has a color selected. this season we're seeing a

pastel tones and we're seeing a lot of floral print with the bridesmaids, which is very unique. they're a soft tone on tone color. monique came up with a beautiful floral print watercolor. the length of it for bridesmaids, it depends on what the bride is looking for. if she wants something long for an evening affair or something short for a nice cocktail or a garden wedding. >> let's talk about the mothers of the brides. why don't we get started with our fashion show. >> this gown is, this gown is a floral motif, which is really popular right now. the trend right now is also v-neck, so v-neck, you don't want to go too low, you never want to be too sectixy, the mee work going on around the gown. the meet work accentuates the waistline and hip curves. >> and the soft color, this

would be good for a garden wedding. let's see what else is next. >> the next gown. >> the next one looks like it could be evening or afternoon. >> this is a beautiful dress. this could be for an evening affair as well. this is by tadashi shoji. >> this is black, do many brides choose black to have the mother of the bride? >> this one is navy blue. that's the thing, you could get a navy dark tone to wear. like you don't, you shouldn't be scared of black. black is a great dress do wear and beautiful for a formal affair in the nighttime. >> let's see what you've got coming up next. >> this one is gorgeous. this is by badgley mischka, a gold tone, the colored lace is really popular. don't be scared of that. it doesn't have to be the ivory flat colors any more. the high neck, the bateau. it covers a lot. if you feel like you wwant to p

little shawl for it, you can add it for the ceremony and then eliminate it. >> let's bring in the next model now. choose their own dress, do they usually try to make those dresses fit in with the color scheme for the wedding? >> think mother of the brides shouldn't really fit the floral decor, i think they should kind of play with the colors that really represent like what their skin tone and their eye color. >> with this gown, it's again a navy blue and then you've got the blue lace again you've got the tattoo feel up at the top. >> if the mother wants to be covered up. >> she's got the sleeves, that's a big trend. and the ruching is a big trend and it slims them out. >> let's bring in the next one. >> this is beautiful, too. >> do not be scared of one shoulders, they are beautiful dresses. >> the mother is going to have to get her arms in shape. >> start toning, because that dress is in. you've got the beautiful liquid silver up at the top. down at the bottom, it does look like lace, but it's not, it's a beautiful fabric that has sequins all over it. so the shine, the old hollywood feel is in style for mother of

the brides. >> we have one more to show you. >> the last one. >> pastel colors are beautiful. >> this is beautiful. it goes great with a lot of the mother of the brides skin doans. the feel up the back, you don't need to put a lot of psychiatristals everywhere, you've got it right at the shoulderline, it's a high neck, so you do have everything covered. >> why you don't come back in as we say good-bye. this is a fantastic bridal show. it's hard to believe these are the mothers of the bride. >> they could be sexy as well. >> they look absolutely gorgeous, thank you, corine, why don't you stand up here next to them, you look like you could be one of them. thank you so much for bringing them in and we look forward to seeing our brides tomorrow. thanks for coming. >> and we will now be telling you what's coming up next on "news4 midday" -- we, the ruling that some say is a win for criminals and how law enforcement is reacting. plus cloudy skies this morning, will they clear in time for the weekend? tom kierein is back with an

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right now, metro's board of directors will vote on the system's first-ever monthly unlimited pass. metro is also voting on a plan to raise fares by 5% and parking fees up 25 cents. if the plan is approved, the changes will take effect july 1st. prosecutors and police in maryland are concerned about a ruling handed down by maryland's highest court. the court ruled police officers in maryland can no longer collect dna samples from people charged with a violent crime. until now, police had been allowed to take dna from violent crime and burglary suspects at the time of their arrest. the decision could put dozens of criminal cases in jeopardy. montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy is upset

about this. he said the law helps solve crimes and even stops people from being wrongly convicted. >> i personally was devastated when i heard about this particular opinion. it also allows us to free people that may be under the cloak of suspicion, for having committed a crime and exonerate people. >> mccarthy says he will write a letter to maryland's attorney general, asking the state to appeal the decision to the u.s. supreme court. the "baltimore sun" reports many police agencies across the state plan to ignore the court of appeals ruling. and new this morning, baltimore police say that they've arrested a man in connection with the death of a 16-year-old pleasia barnes. police say michael johnson is her sister's ex-boyfriend. barnes was from north carolina, she vanished while visiting a family in maryland in december 2010. police found her body a year ago in the susquehana river. coming up, a news4 i-team exclusive. renters breaking the law. too many people living in one home. it's a problem affecting fairfax

county. tonight, the news4 i-team is going to take you under cover, using hidden cameras to catch illegal boarding homes. the county is cracking down. see what happens when we start asking questions. >> we want to talk to about the fact that you guys have been getting so many complaints, about the fact you're running an illegal boarding house. >> tonight on news4 at 11:00, what the county says everyone from home owners to renters to neighbors need to know to avoid becoming the next victim. and we're going to check in now with tom kierein with the latest on the forecast. tom? >> it's been holding steady in the 50s all morning. right now we're around 60 degrees around the metro area, some low clouds hanging in. the precipitation has abated after morning sprinkles. 58 at reagan national. warmer to our south, culpepper, fredericksburg, charlottesville, stanton. farther north and west it's in the mid 50s, this what's been happening over the last six hours, we've had the batch of rain passing south of washington. and right now, the little specks of green, those are some

sprinkles of light rain northern montgomery county, loudoun county, parts of frederick county in maryland, frederick, virginia, panhandle of west virginia getting a few sprinkles. so we might get an additional passing shower, small chance ofological a little thunder and lightning, later this afternoon and perhaps into the evening hours. after that, we'll dry out after midnight. tomorrow, sun back, a bit of a blustery wind, gusting to 30 miles per hour, 40s in the morning, afternoon highs, mid 60s. it looks like more rain moving in for the weekend. saturday now and late morning, during the afternoon, passing showers, it looks like we'll dry out for sunday. sunshine, sunday, highs around 60. monday, into the mid 60s, and milder tuesday and wednesday, highs near 70. that's the way it looks now, barbara. back in a few minutes with a final update. british scientists just completed the largest study looking at cell phone use and cancer. and they've determined there's no connection between the two. the united kingdom's health

protection agency conducted the study. researchers were quick to point out while the study is encouraging, they didn't have enough information about cell phone use beyond 15 years ago. new products both high and low-tech are hitting the market every day in hopes of making your life easier. steve greenberg, the author of "gadget nation" is here with some of those products. he calls smart solutions. and good morning and welcome. >> thanks so much, pleasure to be here. >> you've got a lot of stuff here, you've got to explain what you've got? >> all under $30, some are dpree, for different aspects of your life. >> let's start with the power to you. >> this is brooand-new, a ul-listed outlet, with built-in ubs outlets. you can plug your charger right into it. you can plug it in over here. it goes right into your wall, your replace your regular outlet with it, it's under $30 and your charger is right in the wall. >> how about the drop stop. what's that?

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the number of people seeking u.s. unemployment benefits remains stuck knee a three-month high last week. we're going to check in with cnbc's bertha coombs, she has that and the rest of the day's business headlines. >> investors today are kind of sifting through a lot of mixed news. some of the things help the markets move higher, companies like johnson & johnson, new ceo starts today. upping their dividends, tempered by disappointing earnings and the disappointing weekly unemployment claims report. they're higher than economists were expecting. they dipped about $1,000, to 388,000. this is the third week above 385,000. a lot of people are worried about the job market stalling.

h & r block warning its profits will be lower than expected. so they'll shut about 200 storefronts and about 350 positions through voluntary buy-outs as it aims to refocus on its online filing business with store front. data showing existing home sales closing fell in march from february. but a new report today from the national association of realtors says new contracts for home sales in march, so-called pending sales were actually up 4% to the highest level since the new home buyers' tax credits fuelled by that home buyer tax credit thing fuelled the buying rush in april 2010. so looks like things are starting to recover. but certainly not as fast as people would like. barbara? >> well thanks so much, betha, have a great day. >> you, too. >> see you later. there are many ways to communicate love and this week's wednesday's child shows us his smile can say a lot to those around him. the hope is that he will soon

have a permanent family that will show him a lot of love in return. meet victor. hi. it's so nice to meet you, you excited about going swimming? >> swimming is the highlight of victor's school day. one of his instructional assistants was there to help victor get to the pool. she told me instead of a high five, victor likes to touch fingers to say hello and good luck. with that he was on his way to his favorite thing. his expressions show how happy he is when he's about to go for a swim. smile is almost ear to ear and everyone who knows him says this is just the happiest time of his day. victor is a foster child. at 12 years old he has spent his whole life so far in temporary care until a permanent family can be found. >> what a smile. wow. >> that smile never leaves his face. >> he's diagnosed with cerebral

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morning and shows us how to use it to get the body that we're all looking for, welcome zwlxt hey, barbara. >> you brought a guest today? >> please introduce yourself. >> my name is jean leader, i'm the founder of hu-la-la fitness. >> steve. you showed me a little bit about how to use the hula hoop. we were working out with some other ideas for things that we wanted to show our group. and of course, you say that that's good for the arms. >> it is, because as you can see, look at the upper part of your arm, the tricep part, turning that allows you to tighten up the tendon, look at the definition in the upper part of the arm. plus you're using those abdominals to control, and now this one is a great one, too, because again you're wokking the arms and the chest. and you're working the shoulders. plus we're having fun. >> it was fun. we didn't show me trying to do it the traditional way.

jean, you teach a class in hula hooping. >> yes, i do. i have a hula-la fitness workout. a unique fitness program, using the hoop, using the exercises i devised specifically for the hoop and you get an all-over body workout. would you like me to get on the body, first, let's try that first. put it like into the center of your hoop, you can learn how to hoop here. you shift your weight from forward to backward. bring the movement up through your legs to your hips and the thighs, you're going forwards and backwards, front and back pushes, give it a wind, push toward your upper body and you're good to go. emphasizing forward-back and pushes. >> we have video of steve doing it in your class. barbara, an incredible ab

workout. that's the abdominal workout. it's an incredible ab workout, isn't it? >> yes, it is. >> i remember being able to do this for long periods of time. but a few years ago. how easy is it for to us pick this up again? >> i use -- use a dult-sized weighted hoop. slightly weighted hoop. that's the best thing to help keep the hoop aloft as well as increase the workout. we, when we were small, we used smaller hoops, we've grown up, our hoops have to grow up. >> a good core exercise doing that? >> it's exceptional for core. if you're hooping, i want you to touch your core while you hoop and you'll see that your abs are always engaged. >> how many, once you get going on which, how long do you suggest that we stay moving with the hula hoop around our waist? >> you may stay, you can watch your favorite news4 program while you're doing it and at minimum, perhaps 30 minutes a day, the typical, but i would like you then to get once you

feel comfortable in the hoop. is to do more with the hoop. you're going to learn how to walk with the hoop. we do plies and squats with the hoop. >> it sounds like you can do a lot with this. an example of what happens with your body. >> i'm incorporating this, barbara, into my workout. >> a quick fitness tip for the day? >> the pollen count is up. when you get home at night. wash your hair and your pillowcases and get the saline solution and put it in your nose, it helps alleviate the pollen. >> thanks so much, jean, for coming in. >> i'm going do go buy a hula hoop. i've got one, not quite this big and try it again. >> can you get them from hulala.com. a taste of another culture in your back yard. meteorologist tom kierein will be back with a look at the rain we can expect to get today. hi, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrest. tomorrow morning on "news4 today," after several delays, the space shuttle "enterprise"

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you can get a taste of another country and culture at market across our area. la von from the "washington post" is here with more. >> foodies know about h mart, a great korean market you'll find across our area. it's time the rest of the city found out about it. it's a fantastic market to find traditional korean foods, seven different kinds of kimchee. exotic fruits and vegetables. a fun place to go, explore, try new teas, a fun way to spend an afternoon. >> one korean market or are there several in. >> seven, in maryland and virginia, they're called h mart. >> you say we can get a little taste of india in takoma park. tell us about that. >> so many waeshians are made

the trip to india now for work or for fun. and if you want to get the taste, you have to head to takoma park. there's a great little strip mall full of shops like hille grocery. you can get prepared foods, snacky, fun, fried things even makeup, which is a fantastic thing, if you want to try some ayurvedic. >> and you say ethiopian food is also available to us if we want to go to arlington to get it. >> doma pastry is a lot of a lot of ethiopians. it's a little cafe and restaurant. this man has owned the restaurant for a long time. they make vegan cakes and great coffee. if you're watching your diet or don't eat dairy, it's a great place to go to get some vegan pastry, from a woman who used to work in the white house. >> a lot of wonderful exotic foods all over our city. this he is are places you can buy the groceries and make the things at home.

lavonia of the "washington post," thank you. for more ideas for your weekend, log on to nbcwashington.com or the going out guide on "washington post".com. and we're going to take a look at stories we're following this afternoon. we have a preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00, the tsa is under fire because of a full pat down on a 4-year-old girl. we'll hear from the child's mother. what she has to say. supermarkets are scarce these days in inner cities. but a local organization is helping to bring some fresh produce to street corners in the district. liz crenshaw has details tonight. and stick around for news4 at 6:00, d.c. councilmember marion berry is being criticized for new comments he's made about race. we'll hear about those, all the day's latest stories coming up on news4 starting at 4:00. >> thank you, we'll be watching. time for a final check on our forecast with tom kierein. >> as we approach the noon hour

we have just a few sprinkles passing north of washington. right now around the region, it's getting up to around 60 degrees, it's not warmed up much since dawn. to our south it's into the mid 60s, upper 60s in a few locations in west virginia. some of the milder air should make its way in by later this afternoon. and between now and then, look at what's been happening over the last several hours. we've had the one batch of rain pass to the south of washington. now there's another one way farther south. way down in southwestern virginia. they're getting some moderate to heavy downpours with thunder and lightning. closer in, a few sprinkles, not much more rain. maybe another wave of a few sprinkles coming in over the next few hours during the afternoon. by then, we'll be reaching near 70 degrees. overall, looking better. for being at least dry for your outdoor plans for the afternoon. although there may be a few scattered sprinkles or a passing light shower and a small chance of a little thunder and lightning. we get a cool front coming in

this evening. cooler weather for friday, sunshine back, a blustery wind. saturday, may get more showers, it will be cool, highs in the 50s. sun returns on sunday. high around 60, first part of next week, warming up a little bit. have a great afternoon, see you tomorrow morning. >> we're ready for the summer, at least spring to come back. >> thank you, tom. and that's "news4 midday" for today. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and back tomorrow morning, we're continuing wedding week. the wedding gowns tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. on "news4 midday." until then have a terrific day and we'll see you in the