thank you for starting your weekend with us. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm richard jordan. topping the news this morning, the man accused of terrorizing a community is in court today. he could be connected to other attacks in the area of petworth, washington. here's jackie benson. >> reporter: this is a photo of 19-year-old michael davis as he was arrested near sherman circle

minutes after a young woman was randomly, brutally attacked by a man wielding a claw hammer. the victim spoke to news4 by phone. >> i seen a shadow so i like turned around and it was a dude. i didn't think nothing of him. turned around, i would say like a second. he just struck me with something. >> reporter: one day after urging residents to walk in pairs notice bing a pair of three attacks in the petworth area. police chief kathy lanier had this to say. >> i feel much more comfortable now that this person is in custody. >> reporter: community reaction is one of shock. that someone so young may be responsible for so much blood

shed. he's the family member of two nfl players. >> we think this is a case of someone who's mentally ill and someone who acted out, perhaps did not take his medication. >> reporter: right now michael davis is only charged with thursday night's attack. that is very likely to change. jackie benson, news4 today. >> davis will be in court later today. we'll have more on that at 9:00 this morning. looking to the weather, chilly start out there. i should have worn tights. >> the flip between march and april continues. i'm convinced mother nature forgot. we have had an april about cooler than march. we're about a degree close of april being cooler than march. not a bad way to get your weekend started. there are clouds sneaking in

from the west. those darker gray clouds, those are inbound clouds. and they have a chance for showers before the weekend is done. mid to upper 40s around town. there are plenty of spots above the 40 degree mark. most of northern virss is holding in the low 40s. even though there's no rain in town, there are drops now showing up in the mountains of west virginia. more where that came from. most of that is going to evaporate as it comes over the mountains. but the second batch, that i don't think will evaporate before it gets to the ground. shower chances increasing as your saturday continues. a nice dry start to the morning. temperatures 30s and 40s now will be in the mid-50s by morning. up to 60 degrees today. with clouds coming in, showers become more likely after 3:00 this afternoon. plenty of rain for the overnight hours tonight. we should get most of the drops

out of here by early tomorrow morning. if you have things to do this weekend, stack it up before lurge today. maryland state police stopped collecting dna samples from suspects from violent crimes. saying they are unconstitutional for suspects charged. police can still get dna samples of those convicts. it stemmed from a man's rape conviction and life sentence. the state's court of appeals turned over his sentence after saying his dna sample did not match the case. in the wake of the secret service prostitution scandal, agents are now prohibited from drinking alcohol within ten hours of working. they're also not allowed to visit non-reputable establishments or have people other than other agents inside their hotel rooms.

the secret service said it is planning a training session on these new ethic rules next week. federal prosecutors recommend a tough prison sentence for harry thomas jr. prosecutors say he should spend three years behind bars and pro bags. he pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 of the city's money. pushed for a sentence of 18 months saying he's accepted responsibility of his actions. a major traffic alert today in fairfax county. the gallows road and lee highway is closed. crews are repaving that intersection. you can get to businesses in that area but have to follow posted detour signs. v.d.o.t. should be done by tomorrow afternoon. and a heads up for track work on the redline in two areas.

trains are single tracking between forest glen and totten stations. the work could set you back about 20 minutes and should wrap up before the monday morning rush. today a national effort to get rid of potentially dangerous pills that may be in your medicine cap net right now. this is national prescription drug takeback day. you can bring unused and unwanted pills to police stations to be properly disposed of no questions asked. leaving them in the medicine cabinet could be dangerous to a child or yourself. there is the district one nation. the district three station and the district four station. collections start around 10:00 this morning going to go on until 2:00 this afternoon. a great program.

>> and good reminder because you forget about that. you have it all in the cabinet and look at the expiration date and say it's five years old. well, tonight -- it's a busy time in washington this weekend. they're going to forget about politics and focus on the stars. >> you know all about this. it's one of the most popular nights of the year here. tonight is the 98th annual correspondents' dinner. jimmy kimmel will be the speaker. george clooney and kim kardashian are expected to taepd. the president and first lady will also be stopping by. >> it's really exciting. we were out last night, saw a few people. reese wither people over at bourbon steak. she's expecting. >> a little bit of hollywood in d.c. >> having strong coffee this morning to soldier on.

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president obama officially launches his re-election campaign one week from today. he has rallies planned in ohio and vishz that day. both are battle ground states. he'll speak at ohio state university in columbus and vcu in richmond. rallies also show how hard the candidates are going after the young voters. this past week the president spoke to students at the university of colorado, the university of iowa, and the university of north carolina. >> and i, too, want to slow jam the news. >> yes, he did. the president went on late night with jimmy fallon tuesday night when the show was taped at the unc campus. mitt romney is also reaching

out to young voters. at a college in ohio yesterday he encouraged young americans who may struggle finding a job to take risks. he suggested they even borrow money from their parents if it gave them a chance to succeed. young voters still support president obama but they're less enthusiastic than they were four years ago. republicans plan to capitalize on that. the candidates are also trying to focus on the issue of student loans. president obama has urged congress this past week to act soon or the interest rate on a popular student loan will double this summer. nbc news's john yang has more. >> reporter: college graduation season is right around the corner and for millions of students the joy of achievement can be accompanied by dread. consider the average senior. she'll leave college this spring with a diploma and student loans

totaling more than $24,000. a new life with old debts. at new york university, some students owe even more. >> i'll be facing 80 grand of debt when i leave. zb looking to close to a quarter million. >> it'll be quite a bit. about 250,000. >> reporter: those burdens could soon grow. the interest rate on stafford loans are set to double to 6.8% if congress doesn't act. students averaging about $11,700. it would cost 5,000 dollars in higher interest payments. >> it's not going the stop them from going to school but they may have more trouble in the back end. and the default rate could go up. >> reporter: often their parents can't help to afford them with tuition so the burden falls on them. with half of recent college

grads unemployed or underemployed, paying back those loans, hard. >> there's also an impact on the broader economy because they don't have as much money to spend. that money should be put back in the economy. it could help us a good deal. >> reporter: financial experts say planning for how to pay for college should start early. >> you need to figure out what you can afford to spend when your child is just entering high school. and choose schools with a wide range of affordability. >> reporter: to make sure the cost doesn't outweigh the future dividends it promises. nbc news, washington. >> republicans and democrats agree that student loans need to remain affordable, but they cannot agree on how to pay for the current low interest rate. the gop controlled house passed legislation that would keep federal loans for doubling. they want to pay for the measure but cutting women's health

screenings. democrats are furious and say it should come from tax hikes on the wealthy. >> 4,000 women die every year from cervical cancer. >> do we have to fight about everything? >> the legislation will likely die in the democrat-controlled senate. we're off to a chilly start this morning. >> i know. but hopefully the sun will come out early. let's check with meteorologist chuck bell. >> not only is it going to come out early, it's already out on our city camera view. we'll talk about how long you're going to get to look at the sunshine this weekend coming up next.

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for the second straight year, there were no deaths on any u.s. commercial airlines. safety board released its 2011 report on plane accidents

yesterday. while there were no deaths on commercial flights, there has been an increase on personal and chartered flights. also a slight increase in airplane accidents. a new study may wamake you want to ditch your car. own k and operating a car will cost you about 60 cents a mile or about $9,000 a year. that's a jump of about $178 from last year. a 15% jump in fuel costs and tire costs is a reason you pay more to own your car. metro is calling off an ae letter for its riders. the employee worked along routes 52 and 54. metro disinfected 170 buses as a precaution. the agency now says the driver's condition is not a public health

concern. it's been a pretty wild weather week. started off with snow. saw you out >> that was fun. >> and then we had a weird day this week where there was so many clouds it looked like it was on the vrerge of raining bu nothing came down. >> monday, what a fun day it was. we were talking about it all last weekend about how it was only going to snow at elevation. when we left washington, green grass and the leaves are out. 1500 feet into maryland and all of a sudden the clouds were thicker. and by the time i got all the way out towards kaisers ridge, eight inches of fresh snow. there i was standing in it all day doing live shots. it was tons of fun. now cool air on the way. our reversal of march and april will continue. great looking picture on our new

city camera there scanning over the potomac river. a hint of a breeze has kept our river from being mirror calm. pretty way to get the morning started. clouds on the includes though. some of the clouds coming in from the west. 47 here in washington with a light wind out of the north. general a northeasterly breeze for much of the morning. temperatures now mid up toer 30s across much of suburban and northern maryland. one of the cool spots at 39. fredricksburg in the 40s this morning. so as you make your plans to enjoy your saturday, here's what you need to know. clouds on the increase, shower chances arrive as early as about lunchtime. some places might see a shower first thing this morning. but for most of us the steadier

rain chances hold off until sundown this evening. a lot of this is not quite reaching the ground just yet. there's more where that came from. first wave evaporating. second wave will probably make it. the third will come in tonight. that'll be our best chance. most of the energy with that will go north of us. shower chances, yes, but rainfall amounts tonight generally a tenth to quarter inch of rain. most likely chance from sundown tonight to sun up tomorrow morning. highs today falling about 10 degrees short of average. rain chances starting to sneak back in again. between sundown and sunrise tomorrow, scattered showers off and on. tomorrow afternoon wsh clearing skies once again. our weekend starts dry and ends dry. increasing clouds, shower chances moving in. you folks to the west earlier than those in and around town.

around town probably not until after 5:00 or 6:00. then overnight tonight, showers likely then clearing out early tomorrow. i think by 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning we'll be done tomorrow. cool today with the rain chances sneaking in. tomorrow not so bad. back into the mid-60s. notice there all cooler than average as we finish out the month of april. may starts just like that. back near 80 degrees. >> ready for it. >> but that'll be may, that's okay. >> isn't that when the grass allergies start too? >> yeah. except i think some have started because we've been so warm. let's talk sports now. speaking out about the racist comments following his winning goal. to put the caps in the round, there were multiple tweets using a racial slur to talk about the forward. he says he's trying to brush it

off and focus on playing hockey. >> i know what i signed up for. i'm a black guy playing a predominantly white sport. it comes with the territory. i'd be foolish to think it doesn't exist. it is what it is. it's going to be part of here and part of life. it is what it is. >> ward and the rest of the capitals open up their second series today at 3:00. catch that game here on nbc 4. the redskins will officially introduce the man they hope can turn the franchise around. washington will hold an introductory press conference for robert griffin iii. rg3 became member of the burgundy and gold thursday night as the redskins selected him with the second pick of the nfl draft. if you're counting, it's just 103 days until washington's first preseason game of the 2012 season. >> i think a lot of people are

counting. very high expectations. >> yes. we're very excited. and speaking of rg3, he may not be the only young superstar wowing washington sports fans today. a lot going on. >> good morning, everybody. your sports in a minute starts with the nationals. harper will make his debut against the dodgers. the game is going to be full of young stars. steven strasburg gets the start for the nationals. let's go to football. the redskins use their third round pick to draft josh leribeus. he was all conference in 2010. the orioles lose 5-2 to the oakland a's. same two today at 7:05. big day for the caps. they take on the rangers today

at 3:00 right here on nbc 4 in the eastern conference finals. guys loose at practice. they hope to get bodies in front of ranger goalie henrik lundqvist. that's pretty much the only way to score against one of the league's best net minders. face-off at 3:00 on nbc 4. have a great day. >> thank you, amber. this is shaping up to be one of the biggest sports days in recent washington memory. >> we want to know what you think is the biggest sports news today? is it rg3 or perhaps it's bryce harper's debut? tweet us today and you could share on our facebook page. then we will talk about them throughout the morning. some responses already coming in. >> we've got a lot of people saying rg3. i guess there's a big race in richmond. they don't want us to leave them out. >> maybe there's a little league

game or something too. >> just let us know. time now 6:26. he called it patriotic, but the dmv disagreed. the vanity plates one virginia man wanted that one state called offensive. horses meant to help special needs children violently slashed. police are looking for the men in what they call a senseless attack. the million dollar mistake this man almost made that would this man almost made that would thanks.

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got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. only at denny's. welcome to news4 today. i'm richard jordon. >> and i'm angie goff. the man possibly linked to four attacked in d.c.'s petworth area will make his first appearance in court today. michael davis is charged with the assault of a woman thursday night. she was hit with a wielding hammer.

police say davis may have used that hammer in three previous attacks including one that killed a man visiting d.c. from colorado. the republican-controlled house has passed a bill that will keep the interest rate from doubling on millions of student loans. democrats object to the measure because supporters want to pay for it through spending cuts. the legislation will likely die in the democrat-controlled senate. and redskins fans will get their first look at robert griffin iii today. the newest member of the skins will be officially introduced at washington's draft day party at fed ex field. fairfax county police are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty. someone slashed three horses in reston. the animals are part of a program known as spirit open e

quest r -- equestrian. >> it's out of my concept of thinking that somebody with human appearance might be able to do that. something is wrong in that picture. >> a veterinarian cleaned up the mares and stitched their wounds. a key witness in the john edwards trial said at one point he feared for his life. in his fifth day on the stand, antd you young testified that he thought the former presidential candidate would have him killed. he said it happened in 2008 when he told edwards he had a sex tape of him and his mistress rielle hunter. his attorneys argue it was young who decided to take money from donors to hide edwards' mistr s

mistress. he also admitted he kept some of that money and did not pay taxes on it. young's wife will continue testimony monday. george zimmerman's lawyer says it's simply an oversight they did not disclose he had more than $200,000 at his disposal. zimmerman's family originally told the judge they would have trouble coming up with his bond money. the judge wants to know more about the money before deciding if zimmerman has to forfeit the donations. the man accused of molesting young girls says he did not do anything wrong. robyn gardner testified in her husband's trial yesterday. he's kussed of molesting girls during his daughter's sleepover last year. but the wife said he comforted them during a thunderstorm and went back to bed. said her father laid next to her and not the other girls as he

friends said. authorities in mexico have joined the search for a 6-year-old girl who disappeared from her home in arizona. isabel mercedes celis. detectives are looking into the possibility that isabel could have been taken across the border. they're also checking hotels, bus terminals and businesses in mexico. the parents last saw her in her bedroom the night of april 20th. the next morning they discovered her window open with the screen pushed aside. federal officials are revealing more about the animal that tested positive for mad cow disease. the 10-year-old cow lived on a california dairy farm and was considered very old for a milk producer. it was one of 40,000 cows randomly tested by the agriculture department. the animal was euthanized after it was unable to stand. the usda is trying to determine

if feed played a role in contracting the fatal illness. a year of osama bin laden was killed, the core of al qaeda is essentially gone. they say that al qaeda is still definitely a threat, but instead of having a unified plan against america, it's more splintered. the group's new lead eer zawari has been unable to lead an attack. instead they're turning attention to lone wolf operations. after the september 11th attacks, rick sanders ordered personal plates that said f-osama. he tried to renew them but the dmv said they shouldn't will be allowed in the first place.

>> 666, kind of like the double and then 8 u up. it hits you up. >> no word on if he'll get new plates to replace the ones he found offensive. a satellite shows more nuclear activity at a nuclear test site. reported they saw workers digging a tunnel which might mean they're planning another nuclear test. north korea is facing criticism for its failed rocket test earlier this month. the united nations is considering tougher sanctions if there's another nuclear test. right now a blind legal activist in china is under u.s. protection. a u.s.-based human rights group says quan chang is now at the u.s. embassy. chen appeared to confirm his escape posted online. he also condemns what he calls

rampant corruption. this video could not be verified by nbc news. he was restricted to his village in 2010. his confinement led to criticism from foreign governments and activist groups. a virginia man is now a million dollars richer after matching five numbers in the power ball drawing. >> but it almost didn't happen. william lindsay bought three tickets. one in d.c., one in virginia, and another in new york. the virginia and new york tickets were losers and he was already planning on trashing all of them. but he took another look at the d.c. ticket and saw he was one of the winners. he says he's going to buy himself and his daughters new cars. but he's not quitting his day job at a hospital. i think you would just split. >> i'd buy you something nice first. >> then that's fine. the time right now is 6:37. milk money. the impact breast-feeding may

have on some women's salaries. and they may be two of the most vilified people in the country this week. the couple who took a foul ball meant for a little boy and made that poor kid cry. i'm really going to miss you.

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breast-feeding mothers may save money, but not by buying formula. a new study shows they could be losing out when it comes to their salary. women's income dropped when they chose to breast-feed six months or longer. their salary remained low five years after their babies were born. a reduction in working hours was the main reason for the drop. a new survey shows more doctors would pick a different career if they had a choice. this survey is from medscape and

wed md. only half said they'd keep the same choice. the survey also revealed about how much doctors make. radiologists are amongst the highest paid making about $315,000 a year. pediatricians and internal medicine doctors were among the lowest paid. they bring home about $160,000. many doctors say they don't consider themselves rich because of all the debt and expenses they accumulated over the years. soon it could be a federal crime if an employer requires social media passwords. he's calling the pill snopa. maryland is working on similar action. and everyone's heard this story by now. a foul ball has put a dallas couple in the national spotlight. but for all the wrong reasons. >> they say they did nothing wrong. earlier this week at a texas

rangers game, a player tossed a foul ball into the stands. shawn and shannon leonard caught that ball right next to a 3-year-old boy. the child started crying because he wanted the baseball, of course. media outlets have criticized the couple saying they should have given the boy the ball. but the couple says they don't know the whole story. >> it's not like i reached over and grabbed it from him. i turned to her mimdly and had the celebration. the next thing they show was what they were accusing shannon of taunting the kid. which is me taking a picture of her having this ball. >> eventually the rangers dugout tossed the little boy a ball. shawn and shannon are blaming the yankee broadcaster for starting this thing. he criticized them on air. >> when you look at the video now, you can see they just were not paying attention to what was going on. >> that's just a typical reaction.

something like that happens, you want to take a picture and upload to. >> they weren't trying to be mean to the poor kid. like the baby's parents said, you don't always what you want in life. if you wanted a warm sb sunny, dry weekend. you're not going to get that. no, sir. i'll give you a check of the ♪

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welcome back. the "today" show is next on news4. let's find out what they're working on. >> good morning, amy. >> good morning to you. coming up on a saturday morning on "today," new policies. the secret service tries to shake the disgrace of the prostitution scandal by tightening rules for its agents. then 6-year-old isabel celis has been missing for a week. investigators hope this new video could shed light on how the girl disappeared. then the l.a. riots ten

years later. and mcdreamy to the rescue. patrick dempsey put his on screen medical training into work in real life. why he's being hailed a hee owe when lester and i see you on "today." back to you in d.c. >> thank you, amy. let's check in with chuck now. we're expecting big changes this weekend. >> we're not going to be able to keep the sunshine we have now. we don't get to keep it all weekend long. most of the rain chances this weekend are stacked up between sunset tonight and sunrise tomorrow morning. that leaves you plenty of usable outdoor hours this weekend. 47 now at the airport. and a beautiful picture of the early morning sunshine out there. it's a chilly morning. averages around 50 degrees.

41 now in leesburg. so your saturday planner, increasing cloud cover. most of us will be dry until very late this afternoon. that being said, there will be some shower chances sneaking in as early as 2:00 or 3:00 west of town. out towards i-81. you folks, shower chances earlier on in the day. around washington best chances for rain come as we get closer and closer to rain coming down. you saw the sunshine on our city camera. and most of this coming out, most of that will evaporate before it gets to the ground. two more waves behind that one. still another chance just to the west and south of chicago. so all of this is sort of marching in our direction. clouds on the increase. most of this energy will be missing us to the north. rainfall amounts are not going to be all that heavy. generally a tenth to maybe

quarter of an inch on average. so cool for the weekend. hig highs barely making it above the 60 degree mark today. still cool today. here we are at about 7:00 tonight and 7:00 tomorrow morning. that's where the bulk of the chances are stacked up. allows a bubble of high pressure to come in. dry finish to the weekend tomorrow and a dry start to the work and school week. for today enjoy the sunshine while you can. clouds on the increase. scattered showers moving in later on this afternoon. highs today only in the upper 50s to low 60s. again, a little bit of sunshine. then for overnight, cloudy and chilly. showers likely tonight. lows in the low to mid-40s. then tomorrow any rain chances will be early on in the day. but sunshine's back tomorrow afternoon. highs up around 66 degrees. monday looks good too.

turning more unsettled by the middle of the week. by then feeling like the month of may which arrives on tuesday. isn't that right? yeah. tuesday. tuesday's the first of may. i can keep track of that. don't you worry. and back up to near 80 degrees by the end of the week headed into next weekend. i'll be tweeting updates all day long. @chuckbell4 is the choice on twitter. >> the cherry blossom festival wrapped up yesterday. >> it seems the blossoms have been gone forever. >> it's officially over now. thanks, chuck. virginia governor bob mcdonald is revisiting tornado damage from one year ago. governor mcdonald thanked everyone from college students to first responders who saved lives. he also singled out volunteers who helped to rebuild the area. the governor walked the very same street where he witnessed total destruction last year and he said the experience gave him

a new perspective on life. you know, being deployed overseas is never easy. because you're afraid from family and friends. >> don't forget the four legged friends. one gave his dog a special hello. oh. sound of love right there. that's ranger the german shepherd seeing his master for the first time in months. ranger was playing fetch and when he returned his toy he saw his owner. you can hear ranger is quite pleased to be reunited. just more proof that dogs are truly man's best friend. >> sweet to see every time you see it. >> it's so great. the time now is 6:52. up next some of your answers to our twitter question. what's the biggest sport in today's washington. t[ male announcer ]ng this was how my day began.

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tell me if this sounds familiar. the phone rings in the middle of dinner. you answer it and there's a machine on the other end. >> slr familiar. they're called robocalls. regulate how telemarketers use the calls to reach you. lynn crenshaw has more on what you can do to cut down on those calls. >> hello. this is stacey at account holder services -- >> reporter: robocalls like this interrupt people every day. >> press the number one on your phone now -- >> all hours of the day. and i mean, it can start from 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. and it will go until 7:00 or 8:00. >> reporter: she says she would get up to five robocalls a day

while she was home on maternity leave. all promised her to reduce her credit card debt. >> calling in reference to your current credit card account. >> reporter: my husband and i do not have credit card debt. and it's just invading our privacy and i feel our rights are being violated. >> reporter: with the new combined effort by the fcc and the ftc, consumers should stop getting unwanted calls. >> the rules are meant to empower consumers to control the calls that come to their home phones and to their wireless phones. >> reporter: there are four robocall rules you should know. first telemarketers must get written or electronic consent before placing a robocall to your home or cell phone. >> the company should not be tricking the consumer. there should be a clear disclosure about the kinds of calls that the company's proposing to send to the consumer.

>> it is urgent you contact us. >> this is your automatic kalback stfs. >> reporter: two, so-called business relationships have been eliminated. previously telemarketers could robocall you if you requested more information from a company. >> now we're moving toward consumers actually having to give real consent so that they're not surprised by calls that come to them simply because they've made a purchase or an inquiry. >> reporter: third, telemarketers are required to provide an automated interactive opt out option during each robocall. and fourth, the new rules eliminate the number of abandoned or dead air calls telemarketers make. if you receive an unwanted robocall, the feds want you to complain. for each violation, they face up to a $16,500 fine. >> it can add up very quickly if they called a number of consumers who don't want to be called who complain.

>> when you start getting calls five times a day, you feel like you're being harassed. >> thank you and have a great day. >> that was liz crenshaw reporting. if you're still receiving unwanted robocalls, report them to both the fcc and the ftc. you can fine those phone numbers and websites on our website. head on over to nbcwashington.com and search robocalls. you know, it's big sports weekend here in d.c. >> rg3 will be introduced this afternoon. bryce harper will make his debut tonight. and the caps starting playoff games. >> we've asked you on twitter and facebook what you think the biggest story is. >> i'm thinking rg3. even the non-redskins fans have to realize this is a smart move for d.c. i just got one from soup man he keeps it simple. he says nats. harper.