keep an eye out in the next hour or so. and the sun will spell an end to the fog. 51 degrees at the naval station. and 43 degrees in smithsberg, maryland. one lonely sprinkle south of fredericksburg, and that's going away from us. the rainfall out near cincinnati won't both us either. the sunday planner, cool and nice for sunday afternoon. temperatures today a 10-tk 10-d improvement. a risk of a small shower or two up in the mountains tomorrow. so most of us will have a dry today and tomorrow. will it stay dry all week? we will talk about that coming

up. new this morning, police are investigating a deadly shooting in northeast washington. officers arrived a little after 1:30 this morning to the 600 block of edgewood street. police don't have any information on who may be responsible for the shooting or motive. and then the elks large on solomon island road is where three people were stabbed after 1:00 this morning. all three are expected to survive. police have not said what may have led to that stabbing. new details in a string of attacks in d.c. a man who police say could be responsible for those attacks is behind bars this morning. a judge ordered michael davis to be held in jail without bond charged with two assaults in the

petworth community. one victim came forward friday saying he was struck from behind. police say he identified davis in a photo lineup. he faces charges in an assault of a woman on thursday night. officers heard her cries for help and say they arrested davis after spotting him in a nearby alley. police are exploring a possible link between those assaults, and three others including a death of a tourist from colorado. and police arrested nathan rogers and charged him with the murder of his girlfriend. she did not show up for work on friday and police found her body friday night in a car. moss' friends say she was a wonderful person who was thrilled to be having a child. >> he was excited about buying items for the baby.

she wanted a girl. and so she resecently had a sonogram and was excited about that. >> police have not released a motive for the murder. now to the decision of 2012 and the close race for virginia's u.s. senate seat. the four republican candidates squared off in the first of three debates. george allen, jackson and the other two took questions in roanoke. all four agreed they supported a states' right to not recognize same-sex marriage and none of them were ready to endorse mitt romney for president. >> nothing yet, but cording to

what we believe, we will support the nominee. >> i know the media likes to control things but i will decide on my own. >> the republican primary is june 12th. all over the country, women are speaking up against what they believe is a war on their rights and values. there were multiple protests yesterday as women rallied against proposals that they say are anti-women. they called for equal pay and the violence against women act. they say all the rights are under assault from reon legisla the state and federal view. president obama will have some major star power alongside him today at a fund-raiser.

former president, bill clinton will appear with the current commander in chief at a fund-raiser in virginia. tickets are going for as much as $20,000 a person. it's the first of three joint fundraisers of two will headline together. >> the former house speaker previously said he was planning to stay in the race until the republican national convention in a few months. romney holds a commanding lead in the delegate count. david gregory will have more on the race for the white house this morning on "meet the press." he is joined by obama senior adviser, robert gibbs, and romney senior adviser, ed

gilepsie. >> joel osteen will hold his america's night of hope today. thousands were expected to fill the ballpark last night but rain pushed back those plans and instead the event will take place this afternoon at 4:00. tickets bought for yesterday's date will still be honored. president obama showed off his funny side at the white house correspondant's dinner last night. >> it was a starry night in washington. the annual white house correspondent's dinner, it's where politics and hollywood got together. ination, and thees for president is always front and center. this year was no exception. last night the president poked

fun at political foes and even himself. he revealed for all his secret agenda. >> in my first term i sang al green, and in my second term, i am going with young geezi. michelle said, yeah. in my first term, we ended the war in iraq, and in the second term i will win the war on christmas. in my first term, we repealed the policy known as don't ask, don't tell. wait, though. in my second term we will replace it with a policy known as it's raining men.

in my first term we passed health care reform, and in my second term, i guess i'll pass it again. >> this event began with the creation of the white house correspondent's association in the '20s. president coolidge attended in 1924 and the first commander in chief to attend and starting a tradition that endures until today. only 50 people attended then and a lot more people there last night. >> thank you for that. definitely a packed house there and at the after party. so much fun. rachel maddow was bartender. >> i wonder what her special drink was? >> i don't know, didn't try it. we want to see some of your pictures as long as they are appropriate. can you, of course, tweet them to us at news4today.

>> even if you were not at the dinner but saw it on tv, please let us know what was the highlight? perhaps the president's jokes? maybe jimmy kimmel? >> maybe it was the fashion. >> we will pass those along once we get the responses in, and see what was on top, the favorite. the time, 9:09, and looking back at the l.a. riots 20 years later. if you went to bed early last night you missed price harper's big league debut.

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three people are dead and another missing after a yacht accident off the coast of california. it happened near the coronado

islands during the race. three of the people were killed on the yacht. >> we are searching right now for a possible fourth person near the coronado islands in mexico. we have both air and service assets looking. >> race officials say it's the first deadly accident in the 65-year history of the race. and april 29th, 1992, the verdict in the rodney king trial set off riots. 22 years later some of the key players speaking about then and now. here is nbc's lester holt. >> reporter: all it took was two little words. >> not guilty. >> reporter: to light the fuse that would erupt the city into flames. and knocking an already

embattled police department on its heels. bob green now an lapd commander remembers that afternoon. >> there is a lot of concern, because things were very tense within the community. >> dr. cecil murray was a pastor at the time. >> when i went outside the church, it was hell. >> the match was struck earlier when this amateur video was taken of the police beating king. >> how severe was it? >> i was screaming to the death, screaming please come out, screaming as loud as i could so somebody could hear me before i died. >> they would brutalize undeserved segments of the city.

four officers were eventually charged with assaulting king and put on trial. >> very happy. >> news of their acquittal hit south central l.a. like a lightning bolt. the epicenter, the shellshocked public witnessed another beating. the death toll rose. >> whose idea was it for you to go public and say something? >> i wanted to say something, you know. but i -- i -- i didn't. i pulled back and the lawyer asked me, can you say something? >> can we all get along? >> king's five simple words guided the last 20 years as they vested money and applying les n lessons in 1992.

>> the lapd has added officers and cutting crime and creating relationships between community. 20 years later, rodney king still struggles with alcohol and occasional run ins with the law but remains a simple of police brutality. >> are you comfortable with how people perceive you? >> this is the healing part of me and i accept that role fully. >> 54 people died, and thousands more were hurt and property damage topped $1 billion. well i hear the skies are going to clear? >> the clouds are parting as we speak. it looks like the rest of your sunday promises to be very nice. perhaps car washing weather, do i hear? yes indeed.

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it's strange to think a week ago we were talking about snow come into the area and today it's all sunshine. >> we like it for sure. this is our second april in a row because march was so warm it felt like april. here at the end of april number two we get to transition into a summery pattern. if you were longing for the 80-degree weather to come back, you won't have to long much longer. now that the sun is here today, that's it. we get blue skies from here on out. the fog burning away now that the strong late april sunshine is out there. it will be out there for an extended period of time. 51 at national airport. a light breeze, and the winds will be light today. 5 to 10 miles per hour, and not such a windy day today.

plenty of sunshine, and good weather today. temperatures will be in the mid-50s here in the next hour or two and then climb into the middle and upper 60s. storm 4 radar is rain free. we get a dry sunday. most of us will have a dry monday as well. a lonely sprinkle is headed down the coast of virginia. these showers out here to the west of charleston, west virginia, those will go down to the south and west if that if you are traveling south down towards roanoke, you might run into a random rain drop down there. for us, we will be dry. and strong thunderstorms plaguing central missouri, and eastern kansas and parts of oklahoma as well. be on the lookout for what could be slowdowns for delays and arrivals. here in the mid-atlantic the weather really turned the corner this morning. high pressure building in, and

that's responsible for the breeze and will keep the sky clear as we go through sunday. sunshine is plenty for today. with the clear skies and light wind in place, it's going to be another chilly start tomorrow morning. 30s for most, and low 40s in town and alongside the chesapeake bay. just like today, once we get the sunshine back, tomorrow afternoon, temperatures will respond nicely. a touch cooler than average but it will be warmer around here on tuesday. we will get back in the 70s. by wednesday and thursday we will be back up into the 80s. be ready for that. today, what is left of the morning cloud cover is burning away quickly. 10 degrees warm krur than yesterday. and then overnight tonight, a little bundle up factor. keep an extra blanket ready. seven-day forecast is i think a good one. a lot of folks -- a little

something for everybody. those that like cooler afternoon, we have today, night and tomorrow, and then a chance for showers on monday night and then a scattered chance of showers on tuesday and wednesday, and it will be warm. if you want to stay ahead of the weather, follow me on twitter@chuckbell. 1935 is the last time april and march was that close to temperatures. >> been a long time. nats' fans finally got to see bryce harper in the big leagues. >> very exciting time for sports fans here. dan hellie has highlights in this morning's sports minute.

>> good morning, everybody. your sports minute starts with the nationals and the major league debut of bryce harper. his first major league at t, nothing big. now on the top of the seventh, nationals up 1-0, and billingsley still in the game, and harper takes him all to the wall. more hustle here, digging it out. the helmet comes flying off and everything. a big debut for harper. and then the rangers and the caps. the caps trail 1-0 in the series and game two in new york on monday. and then the newt face of the franchise introduced on saturday. robert griffin iii turned out to

the faithful. d.c. united won two in a row downing houston 3-2 last night. they are playing better on the pitch this year. meanwhile, we are talking boxing. witherspoon was knocked down twice in the first round before the ref calls the fight. we have been asking for pictures and reaction to last night's correspondent's dinner. >> you tweeted us your picks to news4 today, and shared some on the facebook page. >> green tweeted this photo of racial m racial mad kwrou.

>> now, lindsay lohan. how is she looking, guys? >> not her best look. >> maybe it's the camera. >> i am sure that picture is making the rounds. >> we might need another filter. no, she looks great. and she was wonderful during the brunch. she said hi, and was running around with kris jenner. >> maybe somebody keeping her eye on her. >> she had her lawyer, too. >> i was just a spectator. a celebration turns to tragedy after a baseball game as powerful winds tople a tent. and then remember the crane collapse in new york city a few years back. wait until you hear

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welcome to"news4 today." i am richard jordan. >> we want to look at the top stories for your sunday morning. police arrested and charged a man with murdering his pregnant girlfriend in prince georges county. she is charged with stabbing jasmine ross to death. rogers will be charged with first-degree murder. a man that could be responsible for a string of attacks in petworth's community will be locked up behind bars. a judge ordered davis to be held without bond. he is charged with two assaults. price harper is officially in the big leagues. the 19-year-old hit a double

during his major league debut last night in los angeles against the dodgers. matt kemp spoiled his debut by winning a game with a walk-off homer in the tenth inning. and one person dead and others injured by a collapsed tent. nbc's francis coe has the story. >> reporter: celebration turned into a nightmare. strong winds from a powerful system barrelled through the area. the brutal storm destroyed an outdoor tent where some cardinal fans barely escaped. >> the storm hit and the wind took the tent -- >> reporter: one man died although it's not clear if he was struck from debris or suffered a heart attack. metal poles and chairs and

rigings were spent flying. >> everybody inside the tent got beat up with the poles. >> 100 people were reportedly hurt seriously. people were giving cpr. it was crazy. >> reporter: a city official confirmed the tent had a permit and passed inspection, but the fire chief said these kind of outdoor tents concerned emergency workers. >> this gives us nightmares. as you can see, it caused one. any type of wind, it's not going to happen. it happened. >> leaving distraction and disbelief behind. francis koe, nbc news. a deadly attack at a church in kenna. one person died and 15 others were hurt. the incident is the latest in a

string of grenada tacks since kenya sent troops in somalia. a dramatic end to a manhunt for a tpaoupblg teuf in washington state. police say they found a body of a man in a bunker, and he was wanted for killing his family. police say keller killed his wife and daughter and then set the home on fire. pictures led police to an underground bunker. by the time a swat team reached him, he st and killed himself. he spent eight years stocking the bunker with guns, ammunition and propane tanks. >> we are dealing with somebody who had eight years to prepare. >> tremendous work done by a lot of people. >> police are now trying to make sure the bunker is free of traps

so they can destroy it. police in tucson, arizona hope surveillance can show them to a missing if you recall. it shows five people walking into the neighborhood of the girl. her parents say they last saw the little girl when they put her to bed on april 20th. the people in the video could have been leaving one of several bars nearby and could be potential witnesses in their case. the owner of a new york construction company is under fire for his actions after a trial involving his company. earlier this week, james loma was charged on a crane collapse that killed two workers. immediately after the verdict, loma e-mailed pictures of his company's crane placing the

space shuttle on top of a plane. he taunted them. the intersection of gallos road and lee highway should re-open in just a few hours. right now it's closed so vdot crews can repave it. they need to follow the posted signs. they should finish the roadwork by sometime this afternoon. last year at this time, in fact on this very weekend, we finally delivered justice to one of the world's most notorious individuals. >> oh, president obama brought the funny out during the white house correspondent's dinner last night and he also took the opportunity to rip on host,

jimmy kimmel and chuck todd and even kim kardashian. we want to know what was your favorite moment of last night's dinner. send us a tweet at news4today. meanwhile, the time is 9:36. it's a new channel that is said to be man's best friend. >> why the creators insist your dog will be glued to the tube when this channel is on. the president aims for the union vote. newt gingrich calls it quits. and the latest jobs report. on sunday, president obama races money at the virginia home of terry mcauliffe. on monday, president obama talks about construction jobs at the

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hi, everyone. welcome back. a new company says it has a fix for hyperactive dogs. >> a new breed of tv called dog tv. san diego is the only test market right now. the cable channel is shot, produced and edited for dogs. the calming music is designed to stimulate and relax fido and keep him entertained while you are away. move over, man, because the new channel could become dog's new

best friend. >> and our producer was saying before hd, the dogs couldn't recognize -- >> yeah, in the old tv sets, they could not make out the pictures and now with the new hd sets, they can recognize the change. >> it's dog approved. >> there could be a tie there if you look keeper into it. you never know. >> all nicholas watches the kibble cabinet. >> my lingers around the baby because he knows he will be fed. >> my dog has to do it the old-fashioned way, and he has to ask for it. >> after a rainy and cold saturday night in the washington area, now the sunshine is back and most of the fog from earlier this morning is gone, too. you can tell by looking at the

city camera here. as we come down the national mall, a beautiful day today. hopefully can you get outside and enjoy it. if you are going out for a stretch of time don't forget the sun black. it's indeed a very strong sun out there. barely a breeze, and now out of the north averaging 6 miles per hour. the north and northwesterly breezes will be under 10 miles per hour the rest of the tay. good day to even get out on the chesapeake day to do sailing. it won't be long until we have the bay temperatures in the 70s. and there is a little storm system out here across the midwest and most of the energy is going to be going into the

great lakes and not coming to us. severe weather a possibility from chicago to st. louis and kansas city, and they could have a severe threat but we don't have to worry about that. thunderstorms could be coming our way, not severe but just garden variety. high pressure is in control today. the rain drops will go down to the south today and so we get to keep the sunshine from here forward. a light breeze overnight tonight will make for a cold start tomorrow morning. 30s and low 40s again. tomorrow another nice day in the 60s. then the warm front comes here on tuesday morning. so today, what little bit of cloud cover is left this morning is quickly taking lead of the area. and another two-blanket night tonight for window open sleepers, because temperatures will be back in the 30s and 40s.

tuesday's high, 77 degrees. that's the first day of may. may day, 77 degrees. and then the 80s all the way through wednesday and friday. >> thank you, chuck. well, the time right now, 9:50. ten minutes away from the 10:00 hour. tonight on news4 at 11:00, why these teens are risking burns to play along.

we're following a developing story out of pakistan. intelligence officials there say two militants have been killed by a pair of missiles fired from

a u.s. drone. they say the missiles hit an abandoned girl's school in the tribal region. this comes a year to the day after u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s killed bin laden in pakistan. nbc 4 is your place for politics. coming up next is the chris matthews show followed by "meet the press." >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the "chris matthews show." details showed the president took nine months to make the final call, and in that nine months six people knew bin laden had been found. bob gates decided to send the s.e.a.l.s in rather than hit him

from the air. plus, where is any evidence that mitt romney will turn into a moderate once elected. join us for a great roundtable. now for a look at what is coming up on "meet the press," here is david gregory. coming up, romney versus obama. the race is now heating up. we will go inside the campaign this morning with two top political advisers, and former rnc chair, ed gillespie. plus, hilary rosen, the strategist that sparked the firestorm because of the comments of ann romney. she joins our political roundtable this morning. all coming up later on "meet the press." be sure and stay tuned after the program for the special press pass conversation with two from "saturday night live," only on nbc 4. just to set the record

straight, i really do enjoy attending these dinners, but i have to g have to get the secret service back home before their curfews. you know, if he was making fun of the people who have his back, nobody was safe. nobody was safe. >> we want to know what you think of last night's dinner. >> here is what some of you had to say. packersgirl tweeted us, thought the president killed it. i was laughing so hard. jimmy did a great job, too. >> apparently almost missed the whole thing because he said he tweets that he was watching bryce harper but switched over ironically when jimmy kimmel

came on. they had everybody laughing. the washington crowd is a tough crowd. >> oh, yes. >> sometimes humor gets lost when you come inside the beltway, sometimes. >> but it was definitely fun. i will tell you we were out last night and umbrellas everywhere, and well needed. >> and heavy coats. it was cold and wet. >> warm up on the way, right? >> yeah, today and tomorrow great, and this week in the 80s and no problem. >> thank you, everybody, and enjoy your day. >> see you.

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