police have now identified that man as 19-year-old michael davis, and they're now investigating whether he was involved in three other attacks. in the same neighborhood. one resulted in the death of a tourist. we'll have much more on this story coming up at 5:00 as we learn more about the arrest and the most recent victim, who is still hospitalized. the all-clear has been given in london and everything is back to normal now following a bomb scare earlier today.

a man claiming to have a bomb ran into a building in downtown london saying he was going to blow himself up. he then barricaded himself on the fifth floor and started throwing office equipment out of the window. his threats resulted in thousands of people being evacuated. police were called in, and after about three hours that man was taken into custody. he did not have a bomb. the shuttle "enterprise" took center stage up and down the east coast today as it moved to its new home in the big apple. the shuttle took a low-altitude tour around some of new york's biggest landmarks before touching down at jfk airport. it arrives atop a jumbo 747. the same one that brought shuttle "discovery" to dulles last week. "enterprise" didn't attract the swarms of people that lined the streets for "discovery," but a modest crowd did gather near dulles to see with the enterprises" final flight and to bid farewell to the shuttle. among them some folks who grew up with the shuttle program and some who wanted their kids to see a little piece of history.

>> i have loved the space program since i was probably their age. i was an intern at kennedy. and i went to space camp. and it's like -- it's the end of an era, and i want my kids to be here to experience it and see history in the making. >> "enterprise" will remain at kennedy airport until june. it will then move to its new home at the intrepid sea, air, and space museum, and it will be open to the public by mid july. today the house passed a bill to keep student loan rates low and sent it to the senate but the matter is not resolved. there's a big fight over how to pay for the rate freeze, and it is spilling over into the presidential campaign. steve handelsman has the latest now from capitol hill. >> reporter: both political parties agree, student loan rates should stay at 3.4%. but they battled in the house. >> it's an election year. but my god, do we have to fight about everything? >> reporter: the answer's yes. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: republicans pushed

through their plan to pay for the college loans by cutting women's health screenings. >> there are multiple, multiple sources of funding, of programs that can address women's needs. >> reporter: democrats raised the roof. >> 4,000 women die every year from cervical cancer. >> reporter: take the money from millionaires and rich corporations, said democrats. >> shut down the giveaway of taxpayer dollars for the oil industry in this country. >> reporter: president obama would veto the republican plan. democrats say he actually won today. he staged campaign-style events this week at three colleges in battleground states. the president seen backing students who he needs to back him in november. >> obama 2012! >> reporter: democrats claim this is what forced gop lawmakers to okay cheap student loans. >> the republicans have folded because the president made the

issue too hot to handle. >> reporter: democrats also get to charge again that republicans are at war with women, aw claim that frustrates boehner. >> entirely created by my colleagues across the aisle for political gain. >> reporter: the top republicans frustrated. mitt romney today went to a college in ohio. students and women the focus of both sides as the campaign heats up. but how to pay for the student loan program has to be settled long before november. rates double july 1st. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. george zimmerman remains a free man this afternoon, at least for now. at a hearing today a florida judge said he needs more information before he can decide if bail for zimmerman should be raised. the prosecution made the request after it was discovered that zimmerman had more than $200,000 in a paypal account. zimmerman left jail early monday morning after putting up $150,000 bond.

he is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. he maintains he shot martin in self-defense. zimmerman was not in court today for the hearing. the star witness in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards just left the witness stand. edwards' former aide andrew young was given immunity in exchange for his testimony. his former boss is accused of illegally using campaign funds to cover up an affair. jay gray has the latest from the federal courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. >> reporter: during his fifth day of testimony andrew young told a jury the last time he met with john edwards he feared for his life. edwards' attorney abby lowell pressed young about that meeting in the carolina backwoods and the sex tape featuring the presidential contender and his mistress, rielle hunter, asking him, "were you afraid there was a gun or tape recorder?" young answered, "both occurred to me." during two days of pointed cross-examination, the edwards defense team has portrayed his former confidant, aide, and good

friend as a liar fueled by greed. >> the defense was able to once again turn this from the trial of john edwards into the trial of andrew young. >> reporter: defense attorneys say it was young that orchestrated donations to hide edwards' mistress and her pregnancy but instead kept much of the money for himself. young has admitted that he and his family along with hunter took trips to disney and legoland, went skiing in aspen and vacationed in mexico. young also said he used $200,000 to pay for a pool and home audio system. >> instead of this money, the wealthy donors' money, going to rielle hunter, this money in essence stayed with andrew young. and john edwards knew almost nothing about it. >> reporter: young finished his week of testimony shortly after lunch. after a short redirect by prosecutors, they called his wife, sherry, to the stand. now, sherry young has been cast as the person in charge of the family's finances and should help piece together a significant money trail in this

high-profile case. in greensboro, north carolina i'm jay gray, news 4. police have gone public with the last known image of kelly bordeaux, a fort bragg soldier who vanished in north carolina two weeks ago. the 23-year-old married army medic was last seen at a karaoke bar with a convicted sex offender. that man told investigators he gave bordeaux a ride home. he's in jail on an unrelated charge. he's not been named a suspect in the case. police say bordeaux took the picture of herself on her iphone just hours before she vanished. they're not saying how they got the picture, only that the picture holds important clues. >> this photo is a true and accurate depiction of how she was dressed and what she would have looked like. >> i mean, i want my wife back safe. i want her back. >> police aren't saying much about the, very only that most of their detective work leads them back to the wooded areas near the bar. outside right now it's looking pretty nice, but a

freeze warning is now in effect for some of you. >> meteorologist verna cancel is here with a first look at our forecast. veronica? >> that's right. hard to believe right here at the bottom of april we're talking about still freeze warnings in the area. and we could see that not only for tomorrow morning but maybe the day after and possibly even the day after that. let's go ahead and take a look at things. behind me our new hd city cam. look at that sky. it is clear. just very few clouds out there right now. it is going to be a mostly clear night allowing us to really cool down throughout parts of the area. freeze warnings, westminster, fred-r hagerstown, martinsburg in west virginia. winchester in virginia to cumberland. and these counties in the darker blue, that's where there could be some frost from gaithersburg to leesburg, south and west toward lorei. frost and freeze here still in april. 63 degrees. you saw the camera bouncing up and down a little bit. it is a little gusty out there, winds blowing at 23 miles per hour right now. gusting, and that wind should

settle down some during the next couple of hours. for tomorrow, yeah, we're talking about some rain that'll be moving in from that front right there. timing is everything. so you'll have to stick around to see when that rain is going to be moving into our area. we're in the 60s here, in the 70s south, richmond at 71 degrees. 68 now in roanoke, virginia. so where do we go from here? well, take a look at your good night forecast, folks. we're talking about cooling off to about 55 to 58 degrees. i think i'm going to need a little bit of help to do this forecast. you know, and i like help in a big way. so why not? look who's joining me. okay. if you turn around, we can show off this cool jersey. this is the capitals mascot, slapshot, who's stopping by because, you know, i asked for a little bit of help in doing weather. so why don't i back out of the way and you can finish pointing to the forecast. 7:00, 58 degrees. we're going to see temperatures dip down to the mid 50s by 9:00.

then see that? that's called really dipping down. 52 by 11:00 p.m. so if you want to know why slapshot is here, you're going to have to stick around for the rest of the news. the caps are headed to round 2 of the stanley cup playoffs and they continue their postseason run tomorrow with a very familiar opponent. thanks to his overtime winning goal by joel ward on wednesday, the caps are headed to madison square garden to take on the rangers. the rangers won game 7 last night against ottawa. this is the third time in four years the caps and rangers have met in the postseason. it all gets under way tomorrow at 3:00 right here on nbc. game 2 takes place on monday night at 7:30 on nbc sports network. then the caps return home for the two games at the verizon center next wednesday and saturday to determine if games 5, 6, and 7 will be necessary. but as you saw, joining us now is slapshot, back with us. you know, i could tell that you're the strong silent type, but we still want to talk a little bit.

big match-up coming up. who do you think is going to take it? give me your prediction. the capitals? i think someone paid you to say that. yeah. i think so. i think so. tell me how many games. how many games do you think it's going to take? how many games? five. does that say five? yeah. five games. we'll have to see if that's true. and of course you're excited, right? you're pumped up? everyone's pumped up. all right, slapshot. fly out of here, man. take off. we'll send it back to you. >> yeah. the strong silent type. rg3 fever is sweeping the washington area today ahead of the quarterback's official introduction in washington tomorrow. the team picked him last night with the second overall pick in this year's nfl draft. they will introduce him as their new quarterback tomorrow afternoon at fedex field. rg said last night was very special. even if he knew his destination before the phone rang. >> yeah, i was excited, and i was sitting there staring at the

phone, waiting for the call. and they called the other phone. so it was pretty cool. even though you know where you're going, you still want to act as if you don't. you never know what's going to happen, as the rest of the draft has shown. so i'm excited to be a redskin. >> he didn't want to count his chickens before they hatched. rounds 2 and 3 of the draft take place tonight. washington traded the second-round pick along with two future picks to get rg3. so they won't pick until round 3 unless they trade up. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, we're going to check in with one of the ladies from the "washington post" reliable source column to discuss all the white house correspondents dinner party this weekend. also ahead the prank that's gone viral as three women come home to find a burglar running out. we'll hear from the boyfriend behind the mask. and pilots show some incredible nerves as they try to land in dangerous winds.

there's an update on a story that had a lot of people crying

foul when some fan behavior left a little boy in tears at a baseball game in texas. the rangers against the yankees. 3-year-old cameron shores was heartbroken wednesday when the couple next to him caught a foul ball that a rangers player tossed into the stands. yankees announcer michael kay ripped into the couple for not giving cameron the ball, and a lot of observers joined in. but this morning on "today" his parents said the video didn't tell the whole story. they say when the couple realized cameron was upset they offered him the ball. >> it all looked worse than it was. i don't think that was their intention at all. we talked to them for a while. they were very nice. he was very nice with cameron. you know, they were comparing balls and talking about hitting the ball and becoming a ranger later and stuff like that. so they were very nice. >> and if all worked out for cameron. the rangers saw what happened and gave him his own ball. his mom says he always sleeps with his baseball glove and now he sleeps with the ball, too. now to a video that's gone viral. a guy decided to pull a prank on his girlfriend and her friends by dressing up as a masked

burglar. when they walked into the apartment, he came out of the bedroom, and as you can see, he scared the heck out of them. the girls ran back out the door shaking and screaming. the prankster and his so-called victims also appeared on the "today" show this morning. >> well, initially, i was really scared. so like you've seen in the video, i was running and everyone was running. and she was in the way because she was wearing heels or whatever. but afterwards, when he came out, i seen him and i was like oh, that's george, and i started dying laughing. >> this boyfriend has apparently pulled other pranks on his girlfriend in the past. he's apologized for scaring them this time around but made no promises it won't happen again. adventurers among madmen and misfits are among the new movies opening at the theaters this weekend. here's a preview. "a walk to the altar" takes a detour in "the five-year engagement." jason seeing'll and emily blunt play a happily engaged couple

who can't seem to find the time to tie the knot. it's rated r. also opening this weekend, "the raven" starring john cusack as author edgar allen poe. the 19th century writer teams one police to find a serial killer. "the raven" is rated r. and actor hugh grant lends his voice to the lead character in "the pirates: band of misfits." the animated feature follows a dashing pirate captain in his quest for the most coveted treasure of all, the pirate of the year award. and it's rated pg. celebrities are flocking to the nation's capital to attend one of the biggest d.c. social events of the year. the white house correspondents dinner takes place tomorrow night. and for more on the posh affair, let's check in with amy argasinger of the "washington post" reliable source column. we haven't seen you in a while, amy. >> i know. it's good to see you, pat. >> i know. well, listen, late-night comic jimmy kimmel is the headline speaker of the dinner this year. how do you think he's going to be different from seth myers of "snl" who hosted last year? >> i think that's going to be a

challenge simply because seth myers is really good. for something like the white house correspondents dinner where it's so media and political documentnal lly domin good to have someone from "saturday night live," the political anchorman where he's always doing newsy, political events type humor. he was a very good fit for last year. i think jimmy kimmel is good at doing current events stuff but seth meyers is really good. >> let's hope he's at least funny. usually the president and first lady attend the dinner and that's always fun. and lots of stars get invited. and one of them this year is george clooney. >> yeah. this is a repeat visit for george clooney. he's been all over washington. he was at the last state dinner last month. he got arrested at the embassy of sudan a couple days later. he came to the white house correspondents dinner in 2006. and it was like hallway gridlock. i mean, people were just mobbed

around him p you couldn't see clooney because there were so many people around him but you could tell that's where clooney must be. he's coming this year with "time" magazine. "time" magazine has steven spielberg. there are so many hollywood celebrities it's impossible to even keep track of how many there are. but we have reese witherspoon coming with the daily beast, i think. daniel day lewis with the huffington post. a lot of repeat visitors like paul rudd, who came last year. john legend, who came last year. kim kardashian of all people. coming back. she's even been here before. >> is she going to be with kanye? that's what the speculation's about. >> that would be something. i think she's coming with her mother, kris jenner. >> okay. that should not give us much to talk about. good to see you, amy. >> good to see you. >> thank you. >> and we invite you to watch the event live on nbc starting at 10:00 tomorrow night. a whole lot to talk about her going with kanye west. >> yeah. >> i don't think she would do that.

although they say they're together for the publicity, this would give them the publicity. if that's the truth. >> sure would. >> but i think she'll leave him at home. >> okay. we'll see. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, lady gaga takes to the stage overseas and has to deal with protests and age restrictions on her show. plus, prom night turned into a team come true for one young man with down's syndrome who walked away with the biggest crown of the night. and for all your news be sure to follow news 4 online

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meanwhile, back here it's a little cool for those of us who have been spoiled. >> right. we have the 80s, and now here we are in spring with the 60s, right? we are going to be warming up. that's a little bit of a tease. you've got to stick around for the seven-day forecast. outside some sunshine for sure. just a few clouds out there. wanted to start by showing you our morning temperatures throughout some of the neighborhoods. our storm 4 hometown weather, these are the morning temperatures for montgomery village, for lexington park, maryland, for andrews air force base, and annapolis. we started out at 48. 51. 48 degrees there at andrews. annapolis at 42. getting ready for more chill here for the overnight and early tomorrow morning because these readings are lookly to be about ten degrees lower by tomorrow morning. we're currently at 63 degrees. a mostly sunny sky but gusty wind blowing at 23 miles per hour. it's out of the northwest. and you can see some of the readings even north of us at 56.

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be moving in after about 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. here's a look at your forecast. nice evening for us. 55 to 61 degrees for tomorrow morning. 42 to 43 degrees. a look at your four-day forecast here. your high tomorrow 60. a little cooler than today. showers again. mostly showers come after 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. we're not going to get much rain. we'll talk about amounts coming up a little later and more details on the rest of the weekend. >> thanks, veronica. still to come on news 4 at 4:00, sinkholes open up on a beach along the east coast. one almost swallowed a grown man. and later, some virginia drivers upset with the commonwealth after the state recalled their license plate recalled their license plate because of

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welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. i'm pat lawson hughes. >> and i'm richard jordan sitting in for richard hanley. our top story, an arrest has been made following a fourth attack in the petworth neighborhood of northwest washington. police say a 19-year-old woman was attacked and screamed for help last night. an undercover officer heard those screams, chased down a man running from the scene. police are investigating whether the man was -- who was arrested was involved in three other attacks in the same neighborhood. one resulted in the death of a tourist. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, we

will hear exclusively from a relative of the most recent victim and we'll hear just what happened to her last night. prince william and kate middleton, now the duchess of cambridge, are celebrating a milestone on sunday. it's their one-year wedding anniversary. nbc's michelle kosinski takes a look back at their busy first year together. >> reporter: the hands-on pair has come a long way since that sweet, nervous walk. almost immediately kate wowed the world. uncommonly lady-like, understatedly glamorous, she sparkled in canada and america. then her first solo appearances. >> it's quite nice to have a rising star who isn't a show-off and isn't too extroverted, who just goes about her business being quietly confident. >> kate has a queen herself as a

mentor and with william a power couple but also a love match. >> they said they have allowed the queen to see oaf the rainbow. she can see that when the crown passes on through the generations it is in safe hands. >> reporter: they will celebrate this first year of marriage in private. and of course what first anniversary would be complete without barbies in one's own image and likeness? actually pretty good replicas although some of the guys in our office were upset it didn't come with at least that cool convertible they drove around in after the wedding. back to you. >> all right. michelle kosinski, thanks. the start of lady gaga's tour in asia stirred up a fan frenzy and a small protest today. 45,000 little monsters showed up in seoul, south korea for the "born this way ball." but there were also about 30 christian demonstrators who sang hymns and prayed outside the concert. they say they don't want gaga influencing korea's youth.

the south korean government deemed the concert inappropriate for underage teens and kids and only those 18 and older were allowed to attend. back here in the states a new jersey man is recovering today after falling into a sinkhole while walking along the beach. the accident happened in monmouth this week. the victim says the sand just sucked him in. about a dozen sinkholes have been found along the coastline. officials say this past winter's rain eroded the sand and left deep cavities. a contractor has been called in to fix that problem. the nbc sitcom "30 rock" aired live and uncut last night from studio h. that's inside rockefeller plaza in new york city. the cast and crew including creator tina fey and actor alec baldwin performed the show twice. once for the west coast, again for the east coast. there were also plenty of celebrity cameos throughout the live show, including kim kardashian, paul mccartney, and brian williams, who pretended to be a chauvinistic anchor from the '70s. >> also, i'm being told that

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why do major league baseball games start at odd times like 3:10 or 1:35? what's the safest way to get rid of old medication? and should you be washing your sheets in cold water to save energy? we've got the questions. and liz crenshaw is here with the answers. >> major league baseball feels right. right time of year. talking about mlb.

>> perfect time of year. in fact, it's a great question. the first question comes from chris in stafford, virginia, who wants to know why major league baseball games do start at weird times like 3:10, 8:40, 1:35. >> chris, we went straight to major league baseball for your answer. it says games are often started at strange times to leave enough room for pregame entertainment. that means things like player interviews, team introductions, pregame commercials. it's also to maximize viewership. in other words, mlb tries to pin the exact time viewers should tune in to watch that first pitch. they want you there and seated and they don't want you coming in late. >> so nice of them. >> yes. >> our next question comes through e-mail from a viewer whose name is susan. susan asks, what's the safest way to get rid of all that old medication in your cabinet? >> listen up, susan, we contacted the drug enforcement administration for this answer. it tells us that tomorrow, april 28th, is national prescription drug takeback day. that means you can bring your unused meds to different collection sites all over the

region. the event lasts from 10:00 in the morning till 2:00 in the afternoon. to find the collection site nearest you simply visit our website, nbcwashington.com and search take back. if you aren't able to drop off your meds tomorrow, the american pharmacists association recommends you crush the solid medications or dissolve it in water, then mix them with kitty litter or coffee grounds and place that mixture in a sealed plastic bag and then and only then can you toss it in the trash. also, be sure to remove any personal information like your name, your address from that medication container. so take back day is tomorrow. but if not, follow those rules. >> that's good information. last question comes via e-mail. and the viewer wants to know if she should wash her sheets in cold water to save energy. >> sounds like a good idea. but no. we got this answer from the "wall street journal." it says that hot water may actually be your best bet for washing bed sheets. that's because human skin cells can build up on your bedding. sounds gross, but it's true. and become food for dust mites.

it recommends washing your sheets on your washing machine's hot would thor cycle, normally between 130 and 150 degrees fahrenheit. then you dry your sheets on a hot drying cycle as well, which will help kill those dust mites. and sheets and pillowcases of course should be washed they say at least once a week. if you've got a question you'd like us to consider for ask liz send it to askliz@nbcwashington.com. you can also connect with me on twitter and on facebook. coming up on ask liz on news 4 at 5:00 tonight, does ikea plasticware contain bpa? where can you check to see if you have unclaimed funds? and what's the best way to get rid of old x-rays? find that answer out at 5:00. >> all right. see you then. >> thanks. richard? >> all right, ladies. when news 4 at 4:00 returns, prom night turns into a dream come true for one young man with down's syndrome. he walked away with the night's biggest crown. plus, the incredible video of a plane trying to land in dangerous winds you have to see those landings.

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a new york boy is all smiles after being voted his high school's prom king. max jakowski has down's syndrome. so the victory was about more than getting a title. abigail bleck has the story. >> reporter: max hasn't stopped dancing since saturday. and really, why should he? he is, after all, the lake george junior senior high school's newly ordained prom king. down's syndrome and all. >> i'm so happy. i'm so excited. >> max jakowski. >> reporter: so was everyone when max's name was called. students and staff quickly rose to give him a standing ovation. and those who did not, well, max asked them to. royal orders. >> i just started to cry. i mean, it was joyful. it was exciting. and honestly, it's kind of a

blur. >> reporter: not only did max win, he won big. 80% of the votes went to him. >> he just thinks that everybody loves him. he's been on cloud nine. he's hopped, you know, from cloud to cloud all week. >> reporter: he's not the only one. in high school the next best thing to being named king or queen is having the king or queen as your date. >> and he's just always smiling, so happy. and i knew i wanted to go with someone that would be happy and fun to be around. so i thought max would be the perfect date. >> reporter: and in case you're wondering, hannah asked max. >> it was good. >> reporter: it was an amazing and almost surreal end to a school year, or years that haven't always been easy for a boy with special needs and his family. >> they not only made max so happy. i mean, they really reached deep inside him. i think that they made this decision with their heart. >> reporter: it's not, however, max's peers' hearts that earned him this title. it was his. >> max won it himself because he's such a nice kid. >> reporter: in lake george,

abigail bleck, nbc news. high winds made for rough air travel on the northern coast of spain this week. this video from wednesday. meteorologists say winds reached up to 40 miles per hour. some pilots were forced to land elsewhere. others circled around until conditions were more ideal for landing. the planes that did land had quite a bumpy ride. but incredibly, no flights were canceled and there were no injuries reported. well, that's good. >> yeah. it's not the wind that folks have been worried about for the weekend but the rain, thinking, oh, you know, saturday's looking wet throughout the day. but no, it's rain showers for the afternoon and for part of the evening hours. so it should not be a big deal at all. especially the fact that it's going to be rather light rain. let's head on over to the weather wall, talk about what's going on. had some cloud cover around the area today. take a look at this photo that i took. this is me walking into work today. i looked up and said oh, isn't that gorgeous? the puffy little clouds there. hey, we always love to get your weather pictures. send them in to

weather@nbcwashington.com and we will certainly put them on should you see weather happening around your area. but a breezy one today. what did that do? it blew around the pollen again and the pollen count still high at 165 grains per cubic meter. we've got some rain to talk about. but again, it's for the afternoon tomorrow. so tomorrow morning i really want to stress that it's going to be dry, but it's going to be chilly tomorrow morning. and we are going to be seeing some clouds move into the area throughout the day. 34 to 35 degrees in manassas. from frederick to leesburg at 34 degrees. 42 to start your day tomorrow in fredricksburg. 38 around waldorf with a high temperature that will be topping out around 60. so today we got up to 63 to 64 degrees. it's going to be a little cooler tomorrow. here's your rain for 4:00. pretty much overspreading the area. rain showers. then rain will continue up until about 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. sunday morning before moving out. here's a look at the rainfall amounts. anywhere from about a third to just over a half inch of rain. we're really not going to get a

lot with this weather system. but we are going to get a lot of sunshine i think on sunday as that weather system moves on out of here. let's spend some time now on the four-day forecast. 60 your high for saturday. we'll bump it up to 64 to 65 degrees for sunday. sunday is looking beautiful, folks. that's the day really to get outside. for monday your high 66. promise you the 70s and 80s returning to the area. look at the extended forecast. here we go. 86 degrees on thursday. 81 for friday. in fact, even close to 80 mid-week. and in terms of the rain that you see there, for tuesday, for wednesday, for friday that really is nothing more than some afternoon showers and thunderstorms as what we typically see during spring when we get the warmth around here. starting out cool and warming way up by next week. >> have a great weekend. >> thanks, veronica. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, a professional baseball player arrested, accused of a hate crime. we're going to have those detail, coming up next. plus, why students at one of the leading universities in the country got permission to do

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a player with the detroit tigers faces hate crime charges after being arrested in new york. dell mon young is an outfielder. according to reports young started shouting anti-semitic remarks after a panhandler wearing a yamaka asked tourists for money. he then reportedly got into a scuffle with those tourists. he was taken to the hospital to sober up after he was booked. students at m.i.t. celebrate aid milestone today by dropping a piano off a six-story building. this event took place on the campus of the massachusetts institute of technology in cambridge. yesterday marked the last day students can drop classes without being penalized. some 200 stood around to watch the piano crash. organizers say the celebration is safe and that it was planned with the help of school officials.

who have no more plans to make music with that. >> i guess not. still ahead here on news 4, virginia recalled several license plates with messages about osama bin laden, even though some have been on cars and trucks for the last seven years. and for all your news be sure to follow news 4 online. search nbcwashington on facebook and twitter.

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a virginia man says he's upset after the department of motor vehicles recalled his vanity tags. >> that's right. he says he got them after 9/11 to show his patriotism, but the dmv calls them offensive and says they never should have been issued in the first place. ann mcnamara has the story. >> initially after the attacks of 9/11 i was a little upset, as most people are, and i got this plate here. hate you bin. >> reporter: rick sanders' truck has a theme. he calls it patriotic. >> s.e.a.l. team 6. and osama sleeps with the fishes, go s.e.a.l. team. >> reporter: and you don't have to try too hard to figure out his license plate. >> fight osama.

forget osama. whatever you wanted it to be. >> what did you want it to be? >> let's not go there. >> reporter: sanders drove around with these tags for almost seven years but just two months from the expiration date -- >> this was a certified letter to my house. i had to go to the post office and get it. and i was thinking, god, what have i done now? what's wrong? >> reporter: the letter says the department of motor vehicles made an error when it approved the plates. the message is considered "profane, obscene, or vulgar in nature," according to dmv guidelines. so that's the one the dmv deemed offensive. the funny thing is rick was offended by the one they gave them to replace it. >> it just blew me away that they're going to replace this with that. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the dmv says the letter and the word combination is chosen at random. >> 666 kind of like the devil, and then 8 u up. so the devil ate you up. and it just -- it hits me as ironic. >> reporter: a dmv spokesperson

says judging by how long it's been since sanders registered, the change was probably prompted by a complaint. >> i definitely want another plate. i don't appreciate the plate they sent me. i would like the chance to pick my own. >> that was ann mcnamara reporting. now to the arrest of a man after another hammer attack in the district. >> there is an arrest after a fourth attack in the petworth community of d.c. police say the suspect caught after ambushing a woman on her way home from work. good friday evening. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. it's our top story. the suspect is just 19 years old. police tell us he tried to run off but he was caught with a bloody hammer in his book bag. now investigators want to know if he's linked to three other assaults nearby. pat collins joins us live with this news 4 exclusive. he spoke with the latest victim and her family about this attack. pat? >> reporter: jim, the suspect's house over there, a half block

down there one of the crime scenes. a block up that way the murder scene. the attack last night, walking distance. police all over the house where the suspect lives on emerson street. searching for clues that may link him to a string of ambush assaults in petworth. the suspect identified as 19-year-old michael davis. he's said to be mentally ill. arrested last night after yet another attack. and today i spoke to the victim by phone. >> i had just crossed and i seen a shadow following me and it kind of scared me. so i turned around. and it was -- i didn't say nothing. you just turned around. after like a second he just struck me with something. >> reporter: the words of a 19-year-old assaulted last night