bomber in this case. to our other top story at 5:00. justice in one of d.c.'s deadliest shooting spree. >> five men charged in the south capitol street massacre all found guilty of murder. pat collins is in d.c. superior court with details. >> reporter: what a strong message from this jury. look at the verdict form. it is like a mall phone book. page after page, guilty after guilty. guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty. more than 150 times the foreman said the word guilty in a verdict that took 7 1/2 days to reach. and more than a half hour to recite to the judge. five men convicted in connection with one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of d.c. crime. march 2010. an eight-day are five murdered and nine others wounded. for the relatives of the victims a gray sense of justice. jordan howe was the first to

die. murdered over a fake missing diamond bracelet the killers thought had been stolen. jordan's father. >> to hear the verdicts read, have you some relief that these guys, these evil rung men will never object the street to harm anyone, anyone again. >> reporter: then came the now famous south capitol street massacre. a deadly drive-by where they used this minivan. ak 47 to gun down mourners who just left the funeral. shelley procter heard the gunfire that night and her son was killed that night and she was in court for the verdict today. >> boom, boom, boom, bang, bang, powe, po nonstop bullets. it could not stop moving to get outside to find what the noise was. >> reporter: and took the life of your son. >> yes. >> reporter: with these guilty verdicts? >> it won't bring my son back. i know these boy won't be the

street to do this to nobody else's child. >> reporter: guilty of first-degree murder. assault with intent to kill and 13 other felonies. his brother, orlando carter, apparent leader, guilty of five counts of first-degree murder. nine counts of assault with tint to kill and 36 other felonies. jeffrey, guilty of five counts of first-degree murder. nine counts of assault with intent to kill. and 33 other felonies. robert bost, seven counts of assault with intent to kill, and 23 other felonies. lamar williams, the man who supplied some of the guns, guilty of three counts of second-degree murder and guilty of 25 other felonies. coming up at 6:00, some powerful words from the u.s. attorney. and thoughts from some of the jurors. i will see you at 6:00 live at

superior court. pat collins, news4. a 9-year-old girl is recovering after being grazed by a bullet during a drive-by shooting in northeast. it happened about 3:45 this morning off new york avenue in fenwick street. the girl was sitting in a pickup truck when another vehicle pulled up and opened fire. at least two shots hit the truck. the girl was hit in the leg. she is expected to be okay. d.c. police are looking for the shooter. there is no word yet on a possible motive. prince george's county where 14 people including 12 children were taken to the hospital after a school bus collided with a van and happened this morning on indian head highway in ft. washington. this is a picture of the van shortly after the accident. the driver is in critical condition. 12 students and the bus driver wrestling all taken to the hospital with minor injuries. president obama's re-election team is starting the week with an advertising blitz. he kicked off his campaign overing the weekend with rallies

and in two key swing states. virginia and ohio. the new ad unveiled today runs in both of those places as well as seven other battleground states. it is a positive ad and highlights the rebound of the auto industry. the killing of osama bin laden and end of the war in iraq. it does not mention republican mitt romney at all. romney mentioned the president today at a town hall in ohio. he accused the president of steering the u.s. to the left. >> taking america on a path towards europe. europe is not working there. it is not going to work here. europe is in real trouble. >> reporter: at least two new national polls sgt the race is virtually tied at this point. meanwhile a new poll suggests virginia governor mcdonnell has lost some public support in the commonwealth p his approval rating dropped six points over the past year from 62 down to 56%. 35% of the people polled say they disapprove of the job he is doing. that's a nine-point increase compared to a year ago. the governor lost support among

dependents and women over an uproar over a bill requiring women to undergo an ultrasound test before having an abortion. the escort at the center of the secret service scandal says her life has been turned upside down since the story broke. dania suarez gave nbc news an exclusive interview in madrid, spain. she claims three men approached her and her friends at bar and propositioned them for sex. she said it was obvious they had done this before because they were not shy about it. she also called the men dumb and said she doesn't know how president obama had them in his security detail. the investigation began after suarez complained to police she wasn't paid for her services. several agents lost their jobs because of the scandal. new developments tonight surrounding a rockville man who is being held tonight hostage in pakistan. his name is warren weinstein.

today we are hearing from him for the first time since he was kidnapped almost a year ago. julie carey is here now with more on his story. >> it is first time 70-year-old warren weinstein had been seen since he was abducted by eight armed gunmen from his residence in pakistan last august. he is seated in front of a platter of food and in the video he makes an appeal directly to president obama. a yellow ribbon gidistinguishes the home. the family refused comment that shows their loved one apparently well. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: a former peace corps worker and employed in the u.s. aide worker when he was abducted. when hifs first kidnapped in august, weinstein's employer reported he was in poor health and needed medication for heart problems. then in december, an al qaeda leader appeared in a video with list of demands in exchange for weinstein's release and included the release of awful al qaeda and taliban suspects around the

world. while no demands are specified in weinstein's videotaped plea he directly asked president obama to arrange for his release. today white house spokesman carney says while there is great concern for weinstein's well-being and safety the u.s. government will not negotiate with terrorists. >> we condemn the kidnapping in the strongest terms and call for his immediate release. the u.s. government will continue making every effort to see mr. weinstein released safely to his family but we cannot and will not meg officiate with al qaeda. >> reporter: weinstein's family had no comment today. a friend in england who watched the video told the associated press he had mixed feel beings seeing his friend while grateful he appeared well he said he's more capable of withstanding the circumstances than anybody else i know. but it does not take away from feeling really depressed seeing him there. it is important to know when or where the video was produced. more fallout tonight after

racist weetweets about a capita player. a number of people tweeted racist remarks after joel ward scored the winning goal in game seven against bruins. southward a black canadian. according to the gloucester times, several high schoolers were suspended from playing hockey because of their tweets. the massachusetts paper says those students also lost their post in extracurricular activities. turning to the weather, cloudy day across our area. rain stayed away but that may not be the case tomorrow. doug is here with the first forecast. >> actually right now not a bad afternoon. temperatures sitting at 70 degrees right now with plenty of cloud cover. winds out of the south at 14 miles an hour. it is the southerly component top the wind helping us stay around the average temperature. average high this time of year, 72, 73. little bit below average during the day today. it was breezy and cool out there this morning. 66 in gaithersburg. 68 in baltimore. temperatures in the 60s through the north and east. that's to the south and west, little bit warmer. 77 back towards petersburg. 72 in charlottesville and 74 in

fredericksburg. the rain is very close to us right now. here is washington over towards winchester. we have seen showers and thunderstorms ruined petersburg and a few more showers. even through the panhandle of west virginia. maybe through western portions of virginia. that's really about it. the wider view here shows a lot of showers and thunderstorms and they will start making their way all the way over the next 12 to 24 hours. tomorrow better chance of rain. i will show you when, how much to expect and if we will see any severe storms as well. >> all right. thank you, doug. the nation's capitals experiencing a housing and economic boom. but a new study shows many of the city's lower and moderate income residents are being priced out of the market. tom sherwood has the story. >> reporter: central union mission is turning the old gate school on massachusetts avenue downtown into its new homeless shelter. the mission sites since the 1980s is being turned into a luxury condominium as part of the rapid redevelopment of the 14th and u street area.

>> we wanted to go where the heed was greatest. >> reporter: upscale development is changing the face of many neighborhoods in the district. economic boom for many but also a hardship for those looking for affordable housing to rent or buy. >> reasonably priced housing here in d.c. is vanishing. over the last decade d.c. lost 50% of the low-cost rental units and more than 70% of its low-cost homes. >> reporter: ginnie reid is a leader of the d.c. fiscal policy institute and advocate for low and moderate income citizens. its study shows a precipitous drop in the homes under $250,000. falling for more than $63,000 homes in the year 2000 to just over 17,000 now. even real estate interests that supports the redevelopment and questioned parts of the advocate study say -- >> done a good job not to say they can't do more but the district has done a lot in terms of creating, preserving towards

affordable stock in the district. there is going to be satisfyingment of the population for which rents will be unaffordable without some kind of government subsidy. that's a real issue for the city. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. next at 5:00 a soldier dies during a skype conversation. what investigators are have ruled out after his sudden death. two cars collide. tempers flare. new eyewitness accounts as a young woman is killed in a road rage attack. all eyes glued to the sky as boeing dream liner lands in our area. we will look at how the jumbo skret is helping revolutionize air travel. final four face-off on "the voice." angie goff is live in l.a. as the contestants prepare to square off. ♪

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mystery continues over the death of a u.s. soldier collapsed and died while talking to his wife on skype. army officials say captain bruce clark's autopsy revealed no bullet wounds or evidence of foul play. clark was at an army base near the afghan capital during the skype video session. his wife says she saw a bullet hole in the closet behind him. army investigators say it could be weeks before they know what killed kwlashg. they are waiting toxicology

results. now to the nation's obesity epidemic. the centers for disease control says obesity affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the united states. that's triple the rate from just one generation ago. a local doctor is trying to do something about it. erika gonzalez joins us with details. >> after years of treating children for cholesterol and hypertension, the doctor decided to start the first ongoing childhood obesity center in northern virginia. his story is about a lot more than just teaching kids how to eat well. take a look. meet 17-year-old jennifer hoya. she took on night classes so she could graduate high school a year early. she wants to be a civil engineer. she spent four to six hours a day doing handwritten work. leaving little time to care for herself, eat right and exercise. >> breathe out. >> reporter: she began having chronic headaches and severe chest pain. she was diagnosed as being

obese. the pediatric cardiologist. >> how much of a problem is obesity in this country? >> it is a big problem. >> reporter: she decided it was time to be proactive. she created the first ongoing childhood obesity center in northern virginia and works hand in hand with registered dieticians. >> half your plate should be vegetables. >> reporter: because a great portion of the work is seen as preventative care, it is seldom covered by insurance. >> i end up paying for it myself which is very difficult to stay afloat. however, i would rather be on the side of a community that says look, i'm doing something about this issue. >> charges anywhere between $110 to $175. >> reporter: a family gets to see you for? >> $25. >> reporter: just how far do they go to help children and

teens remove those so-called barriers of success? healthy heart center, a laptop. cut down on her homework time so much she has been able to be enjoin abdance team. >> i have seen results in my self-esteem. i appreciate it. >> reporter: she is one example of how this dynamic duo is helping children. and their parents be the best they can be. they are teaching parents they don't have to show their children love with food. they are teaching kids like robby how to maintain their weight while becoming stronger and faster athletes. and they are even teaching the harshest food critics. >> what tastes better, chicken nuggets or salad? >> chicken nuggets. >> reporter: how to make better choices. one heart at a time. >> difficult question, right?

in less than a year of opening the healthy heart center, the doctor has grown from having just handful of patient as week to serving more than 100 patients a month. >> thanks, erika. nuggets to pizza the nation's largest pizza delivery chain is revamping its menu. domino's is overing a gluten-free pizza crust. it will cost about $3 more. the move is designed to help an estimated 18 million americans who have a sensitivity to gluten, protein found in wheat, rye, barley. >> if it taste goods i'm in. >> i would be willing to try it. let's find out. gray out there today, doug. >> very gray out there. little bit on the cool side, too. saw wind, little bit earlier. you mentioned the cloudy conditions, little bit of a breeze. yes, feels cool for the early month of may. as we look outside now, the clouds continue across the area. and temperatures, though, rebounded. we are sitting at 70 degrees across the region. that's actually a pretty nice

afternoon. those winds have shifted out of the south. southerly component to the wind. normally a warmer component. that's what we are seeing now. those winds right now at 14 miles per hour. around the rest of the region, 73 degrees in cumberland, maryland. 72 in charlottesville. cooler to the north and east. again, once we get away from the warmer influences you get the cooler influences here of the bay. and the ocean, 67. annapolis, 68 degrees. baltimore, gaithersburg, cool spot now, 66 degrees. we are going to see temperatures warm over the next couple of days. we are not going to see any real heat. storm 4 radar showing the chance of showers during the night tonight. not really here. but just off to the west. talking about petersburg, places like frostburg, towards the panhandle of west virginia, winchester and martinsburg, few light showers for you. bigger showers and thunderstorms just off to the west. take a look at this moisture here. lot of moisture across the eastern part of the nation. and we will get into that moisture during the day tomorrow. into the day wednesday. all the way to the frontal

boundary. showers tonight and off to the west. in through portions of west virginia, and down through maryland and pennsylvania. tomorrow most of the showers once again will stay to the west until about 5:00 and that's when we have the frontal boundary coming through. notice right around the i-95 corridor starting to see shower activity and then we will see a chance for showers and thunderstorms again during the day wednesday. not a washout on tuesday, not a washout on wednesday. and we really do need to see the rain. this system just doesn't have a whole lot with it over the next few days. if you get a storm right over your area you could see a half inch to an inch of rain. we need it. this evening mostly cloudy and seasonable and dry. temperatures 61 to 64 degrees. this is about 8:00 tonight. move on through the day into tomorrow morning. you will see mostly cloudy skies. breezy and cool. 56 to 62. as that frontal boundary moves in, winds will start to kick up. we will see winds gusting upwards of 25 miles per hour. mostly cloudy and chance of thunderstorms. some could be strong.

best chance of those storms being strong would be to the south and east of us as we make our way through the day tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon and 74 or 77 degrees. 77 on your wednesday. 70 on thursday with wind. temperatures right around average as we end the week on friday. right now friday, saturday, sunday looking good. >> all right. don't change your mind. thanks, doug. still ahead, two local honor roll students killed moments after attending their prom. police say alcohol does not appear to have been a factor. the mistake that led to the deadly crash. packing heat at state parks in virginia. details behind the controversial ban that officially ended today. >> here we go again. caps face off against the rangers tonight. dan will join us live from new york next. >> tonight at 6:00, stick around for the story for an injured

month suspects in the house of a horse groomer found after the kentucky derby this weekend. someone found the body in a barn at churchill downs hours after the famous horse race. detectives say there were several altercations at the stable area saturday night but not clear if they had anything to do with the death. authorities finished an autopsy. the core for is refusing to release the results. all even again. to hockey we go. caps and rangers battle it out for game five. you are rocking your lucky

purple tie there again, dan? >> reporter: how did i know if i was than wearing a red tie you would get on it. the caps getting red write for game five tonight. i tell you what, they are going to be one win away if they win tonight from the conference finals. they are confident and comfortable as they have been throughout the playoffs on the road. the key is going to be scoring first again. capitals 6-1 when they light the lamp first in the postseason. >> it gives your team momentum and takes it away from them. allows your team to settle into the game. it is a big key. it always has been in the past. it will continue to be. >> you put yourself in a good position and a position to win. but really doesn't change my mind that much. whether you are up or down. >> reporter: this team is seemingly -- has found its

comfort zone at just the right time under dale hunter. some say there is an entirely different feel in the locker room. others say not so much. >> i think that the field is the same. that's -- stay consistent throughout these series. and -- yes. i mean, since dale has been here, he had a game plan. hasn't trade away from it and neither have we. it has been a learning process. you know. here we are. i don't think that the field is any different. >> it is a best-of-seven series and we will do everything we can to win four out of seven. we will fight every night until we do that. we will not get too high or too low and get down guys, get up on guys. we will keep playing our hockey game. >> reporter: is it safe to say you are more comfortable now than a few months ago? >> i think so yeah. our game as a whole has come a long ways. and we like the game we are playing. we are not scoring as many goals as we have in the past. which we wish, you know shall we were scoring a few more goals.

we are playing a great team of hockey right now. that's why we are win. >> after a couple of wins in boston, i think it lifted everybody's spirits up. we stick to the game plan and we can get results and succeed. it is just a -- they are -- you know, individuals, helping out and chipping in any way they can. >> reporter: the proof that they are all in has been in blocked shots. 26 of them in game four and 244 this postseason. more than any other playoff team. >> come back at the start of the seven and guys line up for a shot, don't hit me with it, i don't want to take that sitting around for the summer, you don't want to take the shot. by the playoffs, all you are thinking about is swallowing up every shot coming. >> it is a skill to be able to get in the right lane and block pucks. guys are so good. they can shoot around you these days. it is not easy. the small thing that makes the big difference and we bought into it.

>> reporter: down a couple of years ago in the playoffs montre montreal, baffled the capitals by blocking nearly every shot they took. this year the capitals the best shot blocking team in the playoffs. perhaps could it carry them them to the conference finals. >> have good time tonight. >> coming up next, deadly case of road rage. a new witness comes forward as police search for the driver who ran over a woman on her way to the hospital. >> prince harry in d.c. tonight. why the royal is being recognized for his efforts to help wounded warriors. >> glimpse into the future. see the special features inside of boeing 787's dream liner. how it could change air travel how i[ male announcer ] travel this was how my day began.

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near the scene with more on what happened. >> reporter: that but was doing what i'm doing here right now. standing at a bus stop friday morning when he saw something that he will probably never forget in all his life. a young woman hit by a vehicle box ideay flying into the air and that driver taking off. he does want to show his face or give his name but this man says that he was a witness to a possible road rage confrontation friday morning that left a young woman dead and police looking for the driver who ran her over. >> the truck hit her. she flew maybe a good 20 pete from where her car was. >> reporter: the witness says he saw the victim pull out of the apartment complex parking lot on harrison lane, cutting off two suvs. he says she stopped, got out of her car and shown here covered by a tarp and that's when it

turned deadly. you heard him rev the engine? >> yes, were. >> reporter: your sense is that this was intentional? >> yes. >> reporter: what makes you think that? >> only because they came to a complete stop and no point of him actually or her hitting the gas and keep going. >> reporter: police say the victim was seen arguing with the driver of the suv before she was run over. police described the driver of this lexus as a witness who remained at the scene. >> i don't know how i'm going to get through this. >> reporter: arrington was on her way to the hospital to see her mom who is recovering from a stroke but she never made it. now tonya moore prepares to bury her only child. >> how could somebody be cruel and leave a dead person laying on the side of the road? >> reporter: police want people to be on the lookout for a dark colored suv with front end damage. finding it is key to finding the driver that hit and killed arrington, a college student who was studying criminal justice.

back out live, fairfax county police set up two of the message boards in the area. they are seeking witnesses to this incident on friday morning. i'm also told that they are in the -- for any video footage that could help assist them in the investigation. the victim's family spent the day making funeral arrangements. she will be buried in richmond are virginia. >> funeral services have been set for the woman murdered inside of an ellicott city church. mournlers gather tomorrow at cathedral of the incarnation in baltimore to remember mary marguerite cohen. on thursday, brenda brewington will be laid to rest at st. john's parish in ellicott city. police say a homeless man gunned down the street and church employee last thursday after he was turned away from the church's food bank. the suspect then turned the gun on himself. early and unexpected wakeup call for people who live in one prince george's county apartment building.

a car plowed into the building on good luck road near kenilworth avenue. just before 4:00 this morning. the police say the driver lost control of the car, jumped the curb and drove right smack into the apartment. nobody was hurt. police are not saying whether the driver will face charges. starting today it is officially legal to carry a gun in a virginia state park. state code has been changed to allow firearms to be openly carried in state parks. governor bob mcdonnell has been working to make this change since he was the state's attorney general back in '08. at that time tim kaine was governor and he disagreed the law should be changed. but last year, the governor ordered the state department of conservation and recreation to stop enforcing the ban and as of today, the practice is officially legal. the future of air travel has landed in the district. boeing's 787 dream liner is more fuel efficient and supposed to even cut down on jet lag. news4's derrick ward got the chance to check it out and gives

us a grand tour from reagan national airport. >> oldest part of the airport, newest innovation in passenger aircraft. boeing 787. dream liner. 20% more fuel efficient. 20% less than the way of emissions and built with the air traveller in mind. boeing actually asked them what they wanted. >> what they told us they wanted was an efficient airplane and one that could go a long way without refuelling and exactly what we built here. >> reporter: cabin humidity and pressure has been adjusted. looking at the aircraft from this angle you can tell there's something new about it, the shape of the nose, wing tips. what's truly innovative about the aircraft is what we can't see, what's under the skin. large percentage of the plane is built from composite material. that contributes to the fuel efficiency and the wings, almost burdenlike in their flexibility. inside it is wider, higher and bigger windows. all important larger bins for your carry-on. even if you are not flying in one you will appreciate it when

it is overhead. engine design make it 60% quieter than a comparable sized plane. what about the people that fly them? >> i love flying the airplane. none of that new technology takes away from it. we spent so much time on the flight controls and making the airplane fly mice and it does exactly that. >> reporter: probably the last time one of these planes will fly into reagan national. the runway is long enough but the wing span. plane shifts will come a regular at dulles international airport. order is already in from some major airlines. the prince has landed. prince heir i have here in washington today. he is receive a humanitarian award tonight from the atlantic council for his work with wounded service members. earlier this afternoon he met with soldiers would just took part in the paraolympics sporting event warrior games in colorado.

>> so much monetary value and moral value. >> prince harry will receive his award later this evening at a reception at the ritz-carlton. up next, new twist in the john edwards corruption trial. why the billionaire donor at the center of the scandal says she knew her money was not going to his presidential campaign. a legal battle tonight over a winning lottery ticket that was tossed in the trash. that tan new jersey mom is the butt of all kinds of jokes on "saturday night live." ♪

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one man's trash could be another man's treasure and that's how an arkansas woman won a million dollars but now a judge told her she has to give it back. sharon jones made a habit of taking trashed lottery tickets and entering them into second chance drawings. last year one of those tickets was actually a winner. the first time around. she claimed the $1 million prize and since spent 20% of it but a judge ruled the money doesn't belong to her. >> my store i have ever went into, they ain't said nothing because they was in the trash can. other people got them out of the trash can. i just didn't think justice was done because, i mean, trash is trash. i couldn't believe that he went that way. >> the suit against jones was brought by the convenience store clerk who says the trash belonged to her. by the woman who says she purchased the ticket and threw

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two high school students killed in a car crash right after leaving their senior prom. the driver lost control of the car and hit a tree on wrench road in hagerstown, maryland. both victims were honor students and excelled in sports. chris gordon reports now that their deaths have devastated the community. >> reporter: it is the tragedy every community fears a fatal

crash on prom night. this one happened saturday. just before the stroke of midnight. three hours earlier, samantha kelly and brendan cauliflower were all smiles, posing for this picture. they were heading back from the prom held in west virginia. he was driving on a country road that dips before left curve. he apparently lost control of the car. it crashed into this tree. brendan and samantha died on the scene good right now it appears speed was a factor in the accident. we are waiting on toxicology and whatnot to come back to rule out whether alcohol was involved. but it doesn't appear to be a factor. >> reporter: they were both about to graduate from williamsport high school. samantha kelly the star of the volleyball team, and number one tennis player for the school. teammates cut down the tennis net in her honor and planned to attend college in frostburg state.

brendan cauliflower, friend now wears his soccer shirt. he was an all-star pitcher and an outstanding hitter who was planning to play baseball for salisbury university. friends brought flowers, some shared memories of two of the most talented and popular teens they have ever known. >> can't believe it. he was just one of the nicest people i ever met. both of them. both saints. it is unbelievable they are gone. >> as a parent i feel really saddened all of the things that their parents aren't going to experience that are coming up, marriage, family, babies, college. >> reporter: after leaving all of these flowers and wiping away all of these tears, the message they leave behind is you will always be remembered. in hagerstown, maryland, chris gordon, news4. police in montgomery county arrest ad middle school teacher today who they say sexually abused a student. the suspect is 50-year-old tyler cornell. he is a seventh grade teacher.

investigators tell us that he met his victim in class last school year and began hanging out with the student outside of school. they say that the relationship continue flood this school year and witnesses tipped them off after contacting administrators. doug has another check on the weather. >> looking okay. plenty of cloud cover, temperatures of 70 degrees. not bad afternoon. we have winds out of the south right now at 14 miles an hour. every once in a while we are getting a peek of sunshine out there. we are not going to see too much more in the way of sun. clouds will continue to stick around. 68 now in rockville. 66 in gaithersburg. 68 in reston, fairfax county. manassas coming in at 72 degrees. temperatures are a little bit below average. we saw a high temperature of 72 degrees. no rain right now. rain just off to the west. back towards petersburg. back in through portions of western virginia, garrett county. towards frostburg you will see some of the showers and storms if you are making your way on i-70. lot of showers and storms,

though, just out to the west. lot of moisture out here. lot of instability. a frontal boundary, you see that front right there and that's going to mauck its way our way. we will see a chance of showers tomorrow. most likely to the west. talking about areas around i-81. if you live near i-81, good chance of seeing rain tomorrow. around the i-95 corridor only about a 40% chance of seeing showers or storms. those would be late in the day. better chance for everybody on wednesday. overnight lows tonight, down to 57 in washington. 54 in gaithersburg. a little cool when you wake up tomorrow morning. not too bad. temperatures tomorrow afternoon, i think we will see some sunshine tomorrow. that will help temperatures bump up into the mid 70s. 77 in leesburg. 78 in manassas. 78 in culpeper. there will be a chance of showers once again. best chance to the west of the i-95 corridor. south and east, slight chance down there for you folks portions of southern maryland. most of the day. tomorrow should be dry and wednesday for you folks will be a little bit more on the wet side. coming up all winter long or all

summer long, we are going to people's backyards. 74 wednesday. 70 on thursday. not bad. rather windy. provide right now looking very, very nice. i think we are going to be perfect for the weekend. saturday lot of things going this weekend. i think saturday is looking like a very, very nice day. sunday, temperature of 77 degrees. weekend looking good. there is our backyard weather. if you want me to come to your backyard and do the weather live and maybe bring food and good friends like doreen, hey, maybe we will be in your backyard. send us pictures to weather@nbcwashington.com. doreen, you didn't know i was coming with you. >> i would love to. you don't have to have a fancy backyard. you can just have a -- >> we will come to your front stoop. >> thanks, doug. >> doreen is bringing all the food, i hear. >> why not? let's go. i'm in. tonight on nbc, part one, folks, of "the voice" season finale. the pool of contestants is down to four. tonight is their last chance to

win you over, win america over and be crown this year's winner. angie goff has gone hollywood on us. she is out there with a preview of the big show. excitement building? >> reporter: it sure is. excitement is huge here backstage. we are on the red carpet. everyone is getting excited because show time is just a couple of hours away. in fact, i saw a couple of the contest apartments make their way down the red carpet earlier as they wrapped up final rehearsals. what we are going to see tonight, jim, and doreen, four different sounds take that stage and lay it the line for one last time to become "the voice." jermaine paul, juliet simms, chris mann, tonight four amazing talents competing for one title one last time. sitting on the sidelines aaron w -- erin willett.

today we met up with erin and she talked about that moment. is there anything you think you could have done differently to get america in your corner, perhaps even working under a ditch coach that could have changed the outcome of things? >> i don't think that i would have gotten as far as if i didn't have blake as my coach. personally, he was there for me in a different way than any other coach would have been. i truly felt like it wasn't enough. i truly felt like when the pressure was on, you know, not that i crumbled a little bit but i got lost in the situation that i was in. it was the first time that i finally soaked up what exactly was happening. >> reporter: erin tells me tonight she will be rooting for the guy she lost to, jermaine. she says he was on her team and wants to see him finish. the gritty voice rocker juliet simms who i saw walk through. she's having a bit of a cold but

plans on soldiering on and still rocking on. she is the last woman standing in this competition. just to break it down for you real quick, this is what will happen. they are going to perform two songs tonight and then entirely up to america to vote for who will be the next voice. we will be there live tonight at 11:00 and i will recap all the highlights. >> we are counting down and can't wait. thanks so much. finale airs at 8:00 tonight. don't forget, again, you can see angie's live report on tonight's big show. coming up on "news4 at 11:00." the jersey mom who made headlines last week when she was accused of taking her 5-year-old daut near a tanning bed about with her. the tabloids had a field day calling her a roasted nut. the toast of the town. the writers of "saturday night live" had their fun with her. >> patricia, you said that those who criticized you are fat, ugly and jealous. >> yes. though i can't blame them for being jealous. i am alluring in a way they will

never be. trust me, there are plenty of men in new jersey who would love to snap into this slim jim. i have to get out of here. i can feel myself. really quick before i go, i want on show you this trick. are you ready? >> i would love to see a trick. >> piece of bread, put it between my thighs. >> how can they do that without cracking up? >> she is a magician, too. coming up on "news4 at 5:00," more sex, lies and scandal at the john edwards trial. developments from north carolina next. coming up tonight at 6:00 the district will have to pay up money after drunk driving convictions were based on faulty equipment. 2-year-old st. bernard in virginia is for the fight of his life. he has a lawyer to help him. and we have amazing video of a tornado that hit near tokyo. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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this will be a pivotal week in the john edwards corruption trial in greensboro. rielle hunter could take the witness stand. the jury heard from a prosecution witness today who may have actually helped edwards defense. jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: week three of the trial ban today with prosecutors continuing to try to tie the presidential contender to what

the government called illegal campaign contributions from heiress rachel "bunny mellon. >> anything that shows john edwards had knowledge that the money from mellon and fred baron was being used to further their campaign is significant for the government. >> reporter: analysts say testimony from mellon's attorney this morning may have backfired. >> explained his client, bunny mellon, was clear and certain that the $700,000 or so that ultimately wound up with an rue and young went on to rielle hunter, was intended to assist john edwards with a personal matter. he also indicated that john edwards, as far as he knew, knew nothing about the money. >> reporter: there are indication it is state could wrap up its case this week. and some believe that it could close with a bang. >> i think it is likely the government will call rielle hunter as the crowning part of their case. >> reporter: the mistress at the center of the legal and political soap opera has yet to appear but has been the focus of

much of the testimony here. >> i do think the government has gone out of its way with its witnesses to portray miss hunter in an unflattering way. >> reporter: in 2010 oprah winfrey asked rielle hunter about her reputation. >> gold digger, home wrecker, new age airhead, do you think that you have been unfairly judged? >> yes. i believe that -- while it is not accurate. that's not who i am. >> reporter: she can get the opportunity to clear up who she is from the witness stand and that could come by the end of this week. jay gray, nbc news, greensboro, north carolina. breaking news. a terror plot foiled by the cia. >> more sophisticated bomb was built to be set off on a plane headed for the u.s. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. the bomb plot was foiled. julie carey joins with us more on the