and now, from washington's leading news station, this is "news4 midday." good morning, everyone and welcome to "news4 midday," i'm barbara harrison, it's thursday, may 10th, 2012. and we have breaking news -- the man who killed an off-duty maryland state trooper outside an appleby's in prince george's county in 2010 is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars. news4's tracee wilkins is live outside the courthouse with more on the sentence just handed down. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barb raxt the u.s. state's attorney says this sman who is lawless, who has never demonstrated any respect for the law. and should not be shown any more

leniency underneath the law. so after this trial, this morning, they did decide to go ahead and give serial williams the life without the possibility of parole. he will be going to prison for the rest of his life. for the murder of trooper brown, who was killed in june of 2010. now there are a couple of other details that came out here as they were doing the sentencing. first of all, it came out that the reason that this man was thrown out of an appleby's in june of 2010 was because he had apparently urinated on another one of the customer there is and was being disruptive. well he was thrown out. today, we heard from trooper brown's -- partner, who said that when he came out of the bar, trooper brown decided that this man did not need to be arrested, but should be let go and given a second chance. and this is something that the prosecutor spoke about. that even after given a second chance, that the man came back and then shot and killed the trooper. and yes, now he will be sentenced to life without the

possibility of parole. prince george's state's attorney angela brooks spoke about the sentencing today and we also heard from his partner, carl peoples. this is the trooper who held trooper brown as he died. >> the trooper brown lost his life, but mr. williams lost his life as well. and we intend to be very harsh with individuals who harm law enforcement officials, who give their lives every day to protect ours. >> well that evening was the worst and the most hurtful evening i've ever had in my life. to have someone, anyone die around you, but then have a partner of yours, who you cared for, that cared for everyone else, take his last breath in your arms, is something you can't, you can't tell anybody how you feel about that. something you carry with you all the time. something i carry with me every day. >> now the judge, said that cyril williams, the judge told cyril williams that his vengeful

act deprived the community of a young public servant and crusader. now it's important to say that the reason that trooper brown was working that night was because he was trying to raise money by working off-duty and doing security for places like appby's, so he could take kids who he monitored on a trip. so this was the kind of man that he was at age 24. a man who was a mentor, he was a mason. he was a young trooper, who troopers looked up to. and barbara, i have to tell you that the courtroom was absolutely packed this morning with folks who worked with this man. and everyone from the prince george's county sheriffs office, the folks who take care of security within the courtroom as well as the troopers were completely silent and paying absolute attention to everything that was said today in that courtroom. cyril williams once again, demonstrated little to no emotion as the verdict came down. he also had no reaction as he heard the folks who had been impacted by the loss of trooper brown speak about how his death has devastated their lives. and this is something the prosecution said, that they have been looking at throughout the

entire trial. that this is a man who even now shows no remorse for what happened. he does have the opportunity to appeal, but again, he is now facing life without the chance of parole. reporting live from upper marlborough, tracee wilkins, news4. new today, police didn't have to go far to arrest a 19-year-old man accused of murder. he was already in a d.c. jail in connection with two assault cases. prosecutors charged michael davis with first-degree murder in the death of 66-year-old gary dedricls. he was visiting from denver, colorado at the time of his death. a passerby found his body in an alley near eighth and emorson streets northwest in the petworth yeah. davis faces other charges for other hammer attacks in the neighborhood. police have taken half a million dollars worth of drugs off the streets from a laurel home. it's one of the lashlgest drug

busts howard county police have ever made. police arrested one man, menaj ohni and charged him with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. authorities also recovered equipment to grow the plants, the subject has been released on bond. a high-speed chase in maryland has landed a man in hospital and in handcuffs, undercover montgomery county police say they pulled over a driver for a possible d.u.i. this morning he also had a suspended license and warrants out for him. the driver stopped for a second and then suddenly pulled a u-turn on connecticut avenue, speeding at more than 100 miles per hour. he lost control in chevy chase in the circle, and hit a tree. he was arrested then and taken to a hospital with minor injuries. at the end of march, you may remember, three teens were killed when their car slammed into the same tree and burst into flames while running from police. a heads up for drivers in fairfax county. watch out for potholes in the center lanes of the inner loop

of the beltway between 236 and gallows road. chopper 4 flew over the area this morning. you can see the potholes and so slow down before you ruin your tires out there. let's see how things are moving on the roads around washington right now. here's danella sealock with our first look at traffic midday. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. we have a couple of problems right now. in northwest, driving on third street, it's closed at rhode island avenue, all of your lanes are blocked in both directions due to the crash there. and to the outer loop of the beltway, we have a situation, looks to be a multivehicle crash here. i can see police are on the scene. this is the outer loop of the beltway at 193, university boulevard. your right shoulder lane is blocked. and i am seeing delays at new hampshire avenue, in fact, as you make your way past new hampshire avenue,dy see significant delays, so just be aware of that as you're traveling. crossing the 14th street bridge, bridge work continues today as it blocks the left shoulder lane. and you are under speed on 395, about 33 miles per hour, back to

you. turning to the weather, we have some sunshine out there. after a rainy night. but it's on the cool side, tom, is it going to warm up today? >> it's going to be cooler than it has been the last couple of days, we have a bit of a blustery wind, a live view from our hd city camera on this thursday morning. now here's what it looked like from space with the radar superimposed, 12 hours ago, this was 10:00 last night. we had the rain over the metro area, but it exited to the east-northeast and pull away. we had lot of sun this morning, a few clouds moving back in on the gusty normally, northwesterly winds. partly cloudy over the district. and partly sunny sky farther west and north. and all of these areas in green still generally in the 50s. the darker green areas. the lighter green, climbing into the 60s. richmond, 66, here in washington, now at 63. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, most of those locations are near 60 degrees. a few clouds in and out through the rest of the afternoon.

winds gusting to around 25, occasionally a little bit higher than that. and we'll reach the upper 60s to near 70 degrees by mid afternoon. clouds should clear out tonight, it looks like a chilly start tomorrow morning. we'll look at friday, the mother's day weekend and a look into next week along with a couple of viewer photos in a couple of minutes. >> we'll see you in a minute. and new this morning, new insight into what metro is doing to keep you safe when you ride its trains and buses. right now the transit agency is addressing a number of safety concerns. news4's megan mcgrath is live outside metro headquarters downtown with more on what's being discussed. megan, good morning. >> well, good morning, barbara. metro safety committee has been investigating several different incidents and they released their findings to the board this morning. we know the cause behind the bus fires involving the orion 6 models. we know the cause of an april derailment at the rosalyn metro station. buses roll off the metro lot in

northwest and into service this morning. but more than 90 buses continue to stand idle. the orion 6s were pulled off the street after two of them suddenly burst into flames while out on the road. this incident in prince george's county was caught on a cell phone camera. just days earlier, there was a similar fire in fairfax county. so what's going on with the orion 6s? >> the high pressure, hydraulic bypass hose fitting was not installed properly. >> reporter: different hoses were involved in each fire. but in both cases, they were installed improperly. and hydraulic fluid caught on fire. the buses are 12 years old and modifications would be expensive. so the recommendation is to permanently take the orion 6 models off the street and replace them. metro general manager agrees. >> i do not want these buses back in service. >> reporter: the board also released the cause of the april 24th derailment at the rosalyn

metro station. metro says human error caused the train to leave the tracks. a minor mechanical problem required a switch to be manually aligned. the technician who did the work did not properly check the closure point before the train was allowed to move. >> as a result, there was a slight gap between the running rail and the switch point. that's what led to the derailment. >> what happened to that employee? >> he no longer works here. >> reporter: and metro workers have been rebriefed on the procedures to manually change a switch in the hopes that such a mistake will not happen again. reporting live from metro headquarters, megan mcgrath, news4. thank you, megan. the olympic torch is lit now and on the move. the torch was lit around 5:00 this morning in athens, greece. birthplace of the olympic games. now the torch will make a trip of about 8,000 miles, visiting more than 1,000 different cities, towns and villages on its way to london. the olympic games are 78 days

away now. you can catch all of the action right here on nbc, starting on july 27th. ten minutes after 11:00 now is the time. coming up on "news4 midday." another terror plot foiled. but the one, this one aimed at the site of a 2014 winter olympics. plus controversy over a planned memorial for the victims of the 2009 metro crash. why some don't want it in their neighborhood. and spinning the odds in his favor. how a man used craigslist to get back at a

new today, russia's secret service says it foiled plans for a terror attack at the 2014 olympic winter games in sochi, russian agents discovered a stockpile of ammunition, surface-to-air missiles, grenade launchers, flame-throwers and rifles in the neighboring country of georgia. the agent suspects a chechen rebel leader of planning the attack. 55 are dead and hundreds injured in bomb blasts in syria. outside the syrian intelligence agencied on a busy highway in damascus. no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but government officials are blaming terrorists. however, rebel forces arefinger

government saying they initiated the attack. for years he said his opinion was evolving. now president obama says he is ready to support same-sex marriage. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. i had hesitated on gay marriage, in part because i thought civil unions would be sufficient. and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, you know, the word "marriage" was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth. >> the president says he reached his decision after several conversations with his own family. he says his daughters, sachia and malia were very influential in his opinion. well the president's likely opponent in november says he still opposes same-sex marriage. presumptive gop nominee, mitt romney, told reporters yesterday, he favors a federal constitutional amendment banning those unions. >> i have the same view on

marriage that i had when i was governor. and that i'm expressed many times. i believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. >> gay marriage supporters in maryland say the president's announcement could help them this november. governor martin o'malley signed a law legalizing gay marriage in march. if the bill survives an upcoming referendum, same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state beginning january 1st. o'malley said same-sex marriage is an issue of equal rights and human dignity. well storm center 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us now with a look at the forecast. a cool start, but a great blue sky out there. >> and it was great to get the rain. we've been so dry and it's helping out a little bit. much of the region got generally under a half an inch. but we'll take every drop we can get. it's long gone now. and this morning, we did have some sun around earlier. now rather cloudy right over the monuments, that's a live view from our hd city camera. right now, reagan national is at 63. a few breaks in the clouds and

the northwest wind there, 22 miles per hour. gusting occasionally up to near 30 miles per hour. that's bringing in some of the chilly weather. and look at this gorgeous flower. this was sent in by ryan sprouse, annapolis, weather@nbcwashington.com is a great location to send your photos. here's another wonderful one. this was of the brush stroke lichtenstein sculpture at the hershhorn museum. isabel lara sent this in. if you do have an interesting photo, send it to weather@nbcwashington.com. include your name and where you're from. around the region right now, we are in the 50s in much of virginia and maryland. upper 50s, montgomery county to fairfax and much of prince george's and arlington, low 60s in washington. mid 60s southern maryland, across central virginia, into the central shenandoah valley. where this morning it was down into the 40s. a little bit of a taste of what may be happening tonight. in fact there are some frost advisories out in the central

mountains of west virginia. you can see these clouds have been coming in from the west-northwest. but a lot of sunshine south of washington. south and east. farther west and north, we've got some of the wave clouds, because of the upper-level winds hit the mountains and create the wave clouds, we'll have those in and out during the afternoon. temperatures peaking in the upper 60s to near 70. the winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour. then overnight tonight we'll have a few clouds around through the evening hours. but getting cooler, we'll drop to near 60 at sunset, at 8:10 to around 50 by midnight and it will continue to drop all the way down into the low 40s by dawn tomorrow. so a big change coming in. the average low this time of year is the mid 50s. so certainly a good ten degrees below the average for lows tomorrow morning. and then the afternoon highs, low 70s on friday. lighter winds tomorrow, it should be mostly sunny. and then on saturday morning again, probably in the 40s, much of the region. afternoon highs, climbing mid and upper 70s. saturday afternoon. delightful weekend coming up.

sunday, not as chilly in the morning. for mother's day. we've got to have good weather for that. >> absolutely. >> we must. sunday afternoon, it should make it up to around 80 degrees. as we get back to work and school, first part of next week. monday, and tuesday, looking a little wet, maybe some passing showers both days, mild, though, highs mid 70s. morning lows near 60. drying out mid-week. >> thank you, tom. we're going to head out to the roads, we have breaking news on what's going on on the roads, let's go to danella sealock to find out what that is. danella? >> we have a situation, this is on the southeast/southwest freeway, westbound at maine avenue, two right lanes are blocked by an abandoned vehicle. d.c. police say during a traffic stop, the driver of the vehicle jumped out of the car, they ran the tags on the vehicle and discovered that the car was listed as stolen. before they clear the vehicle from the road, they have to process it. so expect the two right lanes

ton blocked for sometime. third street northwest at rhode island avenue, a crash blocking all lanes in both directions. barbara, back to you. thanks, danella. 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead on "news4 midday," shakespeare with a twist. how one local theater company is clowning around with one of the playright's darkest tragedies. plus a local honor today for a symbol of the civil rights movement. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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♪ ♪ >> it doesn't look like shakespeare and certainly not "hamlet" but it's a new take on "hamlet" now on stage in our area. it's called "the crown prince of denmark" put on by the faction of fools theater company. the artistic director, matt wilson joins us with a closer look right now. good morning to you. >> good morning, good morning, barbara. >> now, this is not the part you play, because you're actually in the play, right? >> i play polonius in the play. >> this one of the costumes. why don't you take it off and we'll talk about the show now that we can see you up close and personal. you just won a big prize, helen

hayes award? >> we won an award for outstanding emerging theater company. >> nobody has ever done "hamlet" as a comedy, have they? >> not that i'm aware of. >> has it been rewritten to be a comedy? >> the text is all his text, and we tell his story, but we do it with masks and characters. >> let's have a look at the play, we'll run a little bit of clip from it. >> so dell us what's going on here. >> this is ophelia's mad scene, it's delightfully funny. she dances and sings, people still die in the play, it's still "hamlet" but we play with gags and confusion along the way. >> masks are very important to this, as is true in community d

'arte. this is a traditional old man character. he's one of the father characters in comedy d 'arte. in our production he plays a gravedigger. and we have bumbling servant characters. somebody like rosencrantz or gildenstern. >> where is hamlet? >> this is the harlequin known more in english. >> give as you little taste of what you, how about something from his soliloquoy. >> to be, or not to be -- that is the question. whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end

them. >> those are the wourrds. >> those are the words. >> are people laughing this time around? >> sometimes they laugh and sometimes they drink in the human comedy of our mortality. >> you took a big leap to start a new company here in washington where we have lots of theater already. second biggest theater city in the country. how are you doing? >> we're having so much fun. it is a great theater town, we're happy to be here, but nobody was specifically doing this kind of masked comedy. so we said there's a niche for it audiences love it and the other actors and artists in town love it, too. >> you're right now playing this show at galludet university through may 19th, there are still tickets available? >> yes. >> for more information, we're told you can log on to theaterwashington.org. >> or visit our website, factionoffools.org. >> great to have you. coming up, what one man

pulled when he heard how much he was going to have to pay at a hotel. it wasn't his credit card that he pulled out. plus steve hayes is here to help us start a summer slim-down. and break in the clouds, tom is back with a look at a bright forecast. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. act now and we'll add a special bonus: $250 back. but hurry, this offer ends june 2nd. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet plus the best tv picture quality.

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right now, the man who killed a maryland state trooper in prince george's county going to spend the rest of his life behind bars. cyril williams was sentenced earlier today to life without parole in june of 2010, williams shot and killed trooper wesley brown. he was getting back at brown for kicking him out of a restaurant. metro is explaining what caused two of its buss to burst into flames. the transit agency blames the fires on high-pressure hydraulic hoses which were installed improperly. metro said human error led to last month's train derailment at rosalyn metro station. it said a technician who aligned

a switch manually didn't check the closure point before the train was allowed to move. a major controversy is brewing in northeast washington over plans for a memorial for metro's deadly 2009 crash. right now, the plan is to build a $1 million park at new hampshire and south dakota avenues northeast. it would honor the nine people killed and dozens injured in the crash. the park and memorial would include benches, artwork and memorial wall. but some residents aren't happy with the proposed memorial, saying the area has more pressing needs right now. >> it's honorable, but the park is not the place. we have a lot of other crime issues that i think take precedent over putting a park here. we have prostitutes in the area on a regular basis. we have drug addicts in the area on a regular basis. and that's our concern. >> there are other locations being considered. the plan is to have the memorial built by next june for the fourth anniversary of the

accident. virginia state police say there are no signs of foul play in the death of a man whose body was found at a rest area. the man was discovered inside a car at the virginia welcome center on westbound i-66. the car had out of state plates. the price for a hotel room at a ritz-carlton turned out to be too much for a 29-year-old centreville man. right now he faces charges for pulling two guns and pointing them toward a security guard at the hotel. police arrested andrew duzak at the ritz-carlton in pentagon city wednesday morning. they say he was drunk when he walked into the hotel. asked for a room and got upset when the clerk told him the cheapest room at that hotel cost around $600. police say he didn't have the money and pulled two .45-caliber handguns out. one was loaded without the safety. the staff called police. and the man ended up spending the night in jail. well, another man also took

matters into his own hands to get back his stolen bike. denny lesch saw the bike for sale on craigslist, he called police, they told him an officer couldn't respond right away. lesch then responded to the ad himself to the ad and took the bike for a ride and never took it back. he posted a notice on craigslist warning about bikes for sale. >> i was disgusted and i couldn't help feeling bad for all the other people who he had stolen bikes from. >> lesch may be your hero for your vigilante justice. but police say it's never a good idea to try to recover stolen property on your own. this afternoon, the national ka theepd they'd doral is going to dedicate a new statue of the late civil rights pioneer rosa parks in a ceremony there. crews installed a statue of parks in the section of the church devoted to human rights. on december 1st, 1955, parks

refused a bus driver's order to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in alabama. police arrested her, her actions sparked the montgomery bus boycott. parks died in 2005 at the age of 92. and we're going to check in again on our forecast, here's tom kierein. tom? >> it is breezy and still rather cool around much of the region, we're still in the 50s to near 60 degrees, much of maryland. but most of virginia, southern maryland, around the bay, it's now climbing to the low to mid 60s. reagan national at 63. west and north of washington, upper 50s, montgomery county, loudoun county, around the blue bridge, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia. cool day, cumberland only had 55, hagerstown, 59. look at the last few hours, you can see the clouds that have moved in from the northwest. these are just some wave clouds coming through. and south and east of washington. it's all sunny, though. and a few of the clouds may make their way, that way later today.

and the winds will be gusting up to around 25, 30 miles per hour from time to time. but they'll diminish by sunset. and overnight tonight, we should have the clouds clearing out after midnight, then the temperatures really drop, all the way down to the 40s tomorrow morning. and even some frost advisories out in the mountains for tomorrow morning. on friday, bright and sunny during the afternoon. highs low 70s. a bit milder after a chilly start on saturday. but bright and sunny. for mother's day, sunday, looking partly cloudy, highs near 80. clouding up sunday night. might get some rain developing off and on monday, tuesday next week. highs mid 70s. drying out midweek is the general trend right now. barbara, back to you. >> all right, tom, thank you. we're going to check again on the midday traffic with danella sealock. good morning again. >> good morning, barbara. a couple of problems this morning, westbound southeast/southwest freeway at maine avenue you have an abandoned vehicle. two lanes are blocked by the vehicle and police activity. i'm seeing serious delays in the area.

also third street this is in northwest, at rhode island avenue, all your are blocked in both directions due to the crash there. and we have road work to restore those potholes that were slowing you down on the inner loop of the beltway at gallows, causing you to be jammed at little river turnpike. but it's worth it to get the potholes repaired. you're seeing a bit of a delay right now. barbara, back over to you. the judges may be as entertaining as the contestants on this season of "america's got talent." howard stern will be one of those judges. some groups are boycotting the show because of the shock jock. this morning on "today," he told matt lauer and the viewers that viewers may be surprised. >> i watch the show, i'm a fan of the show. i'm not going on the show to disrupt the beauty of "america's got talent," because i love the show. i merely wanted to go on and be a very serious judge. and what we found, as we traveled all over the country, that it turns out i'm the judge that everyone agrees with.

you came, you came to a taping. >>. i came to an audition show. >> who is the greatest judge? >> since you were sitting there, you were by far the greatest judge. >> you're such a phony. this guy's a phony. you're not invited to my home any more. >> you do tend to say things quickly, that the people in the audience are thinking about the person on stage. >> people, when you sit at home and watch "america's got talent" this season, you will say, wow, howard is saying what i'm thinking. >> well, you judge for yourself. the new season of "america's got talent" premieres monday night at 8:00, right here on news4. well the same thing that makes hot sauce hot may help burn off extra pounds for you, researchers in boston are studying the effects of capsaicin. they apply to solution of the fiery substance to the stomachs of lab rats. they found that capsaicin kills nerves that send messages from the gut to the brain. the result was weight loss. doctors say don't stuff your face with those hot chili peppers just yet.

the next step is to test the solution on humans. but it's hot peppers that have that capsaicin in them. we're going to help you slim down for summer in a little bit different way. steve hayes is here to show us how to get the arms and back defined and looking great. hello and good morning. >> good morning. >> who's your workout partner today? >> patricia muezen. she's on my dvd, "no equipment, no excuses" workout. >> it looks like it's working for you. let's talk about what we're going to do to get our arms and backs in shape. some exercises you say you can do at the gym. >> there's some that you can do at the gym with machines. with patricia, we're going to show you how to do some at the gym. we show a scene at the gym with the machines and then the free weights. >> slets stalet's start with th shots. i guess we don't have the video. here it comes. let's see, there it is, this is working the back, as you notice she's facing the machine, she's pulling back. this works the upper part of the

back and also the triceps, plus you're engaging the abdominals too, at that angle. >> ten repetitions of that. now we're going to the shoulder press, working the shoulders, again we're pushing up and doing ten repetitions. working the firm part of the shoulders and the inside of the chest. and here is the tricep, the thing that women talk about, the back part of the arm. engage the arm back and pull down. you can see the striation in the tricep it tightens the arm up. >> those are some we can do at the gym. you say there are some we can do at home with weights. >> okay we're start off with the tricep, watch this, as she pushes back, lower the body at a 90-degree angle. push the weight back. it's a two count up and two count coming back. >> what size weights should people use? >> three to five pounds, you don't need heavyweights for

this. >> and that works on the backs of the arms. >> now let me show you one that works the back. here you bend over, bend the knee over. remember we did the machine, now we have the free weight. lower your body to 90 degrees, working the back part of the shoulder, the arms, at that angle you're working the quads and the abdominals. too. and then the shoulder one. just bring it right to the shoulder and just push it up and turn it. barbara, that little turn, when you bring it up to the shoulders and as you turn it, that little turn, makes you tighten up that part of the arm. going from the shoulder to the tricep. that slight little turn, that little angle. >> so you would say do ten of each and then that three times? >> three times. a good way to do it is to ten. go to the next exercise, do ten and recycle it back around.

>> for those sleeveless dresses. >> do you have a quick tip? >> strawberries this is national strawberry month. they're high in nutrition, anti-oxidants and it helps promote vision. >> sounds good. and i like strawberries. >> i love them. >> so nice to have you. you look terrific and i understand you're on his video. >> yes, i am. so nice to see you again, barbara. the hayesway.com. the caps are still alive, they'll be playing the rangers in game seven. >> alex ovechkin, he scores! >> alex ovechkin got the scoring started just over a minute into the game. on a power play. then in the second, jason chimera was at the right place at the right time too give the caps a 2-0 lead. it would be all they needed to win a 2-1 game. well it may be best game yet for rookie goalie, braden holtby, who had 30 saves in this one.

game seven heads back to new york on saturday. the puck drops at 7:30 in ranger territory. and it is now 11:41. still ahead on "news4 midday," after a day of losses, the markets are making a rebound. we check in with cnbc coming up. and how's this for a fish tale? the unexpected catch that had a fisherman and his cute little dog scrambling. dog scrambling. wait until you see this. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal.

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vidal sassoon has died, he was at his los angeles home with his family by his side. he began his career at 14. in 1954, he opened his first salon in london. he was 84 years old. a hopeful sign of hiring this morning, the number of people applying for unemployment aid dropped last week. let's check in with cnbc's kayla taushi who joins us live with more and the rest of the day's

business headlines. hi, kayla. >> good morning. yeah, markets are mixed today after six straight days in the red, though. that was stoked by election fears in europe. today the data is helping us turn slightly positive. the dow and the s&p both up about .5%. the dow adding 61 points, the nasdaq in the red by just a hair. new claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week. the labor department saying u.s. jobless claims dropped by 1,000 to 367,000, that beat economists' expectations. the number helps erase concerns that the labor market was deteriorating after april's weak employment growth. and a week before facebook goes public, it admits an achilles heel in mobile. even as the number of mobile facebook users is skyrocketing. a big question before the ipo, can it make money on your smartpho smartphone? and fragrance maker coaty

announcing a deal for $24.75 a share to buy avon for a total $10.7 billion. financed by warren buffett. avon ladies have until monday to decide on a deal. back to you. >> thank you, kayla. in this week's wednesday's child, we meet a young man who proved to be quite a gifted athlete. stanton is 13 years old and hoping to find a loving family. i took him to meet some of georgetown's football team recently and they said they think he's got a lot of talent. >> there's the ball, now go get it. >> i'm watching. >> 13-year-old stanton got to run a play with some of the stars of the georgetown hoyas. they were impressed and so is coach kelly. >> what do you think about stan don? >> we had him out here a few minutes ago with the guys and he's a real good athlete. >> of course, stanton still has to go to high school. but then he hopes to get to go to a university like georgetown some day and play football.

>> what position would you like to play? >> running back, wide receiver. >> have you had a chance to play much football? >> uh-huh. >> where do you play? >> i play for my school in my community. >> right now he's in a group foster home. but those who know him say he would benefit from having a permanent loving family to support his goals. >> he definitely needs a family that will best support him and continuing to make good choices about his behavior. to support him in school. he'll need some support after school as well. and then you know, a family that will just really commit to him and be active. you know, he thrives when he's involved in sports. and i think that goes hand in hand with all the other areas of his life. >> the hoyas were all helpful in explaining plays. >> make like a flare and come back towards the middle. and stanton caught on fast, fast enough to catch a ball and keep on going. stanton says he would like a family that enjoys playing and just being together. >> family who plays sports. a single mother or a single mom.

it don't matter. he wants a better life. and he wants to be able to someday be like these guys. hard working and on their way to being something special. in the future. >> we want to invite you to one of our home games, we'll have you come to the pre-game meal, about four hours prior to the game, eat pregame with the meetings, before the ball game and be on the sideline as our guest, how does that sound? >> great. >> one, two, three, go hoyas! >> if you have room if your home and heart for stanton, call our adoption hotline. time now, 11:49. sun, sand and the silver screen. a preview of the biggest summer blockbusters coming up. plus the sun is shining here in our area. meteorologist tom kierein will be back with a final check on [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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it's been a big spring at the movies, films like "the avengers" and "the hunger games," lavonia from "washington post" is here with more. you say there's a lot coming up. this going to be a big summer. tell us about what you are looking forward to. >> first we're going to see a

lot of sequels. one of the big ones for families in particular is madagascar 3. fuzzy cute little animals, have escaped from central park. parents are going to love this it's a lot of our favorite celebrities doing the voices, jada pinkett smith. chris rock. that will open shortly, june 8th. lots of sequels coming? >> yes. that's a great one for families. you say we've got a great woody allen movie coming up this summer? >> he's seen his career pick up since "midnight in paris" did really well. it ran in theaters for months. he's back, sticking with that formula. he's going to rome this time. the next movie is called "to rome with love." all about tourists in the italy. a lot of celebrities, ellen page, penelope cruz and roberto begnini. who a lot of folks remember from the '90s.

>> and woody allen will be in it. >> moving to july with a batman movie. >> this is going to be the last film in the batman series, called "dark knight rises." we've got two villains in this one. as well as gordon leavitt page and christian bale is back. it will be july 20th. >> it's dark, but fun. >> well if you're a batman fan you're looking forward to it. personally, a little dark for me. a know a lot of kids will be looking forward to it. >> which are you most looking forward to? >> "to rome with love." >> thank you so much, lavania. we'll watch for other movies coming out. for more ideas, log on to nbcwashington.com, or the going out guide on washingtonpost.com. >> well later today, president

obama and george clooney are combining forces to create a hollywood blockbuster of a different sort. the actor is hosting a fundraiser for the president for his re-election campaign. about 150 people including robert downey junior, toby mcguire and barbra streisand have paid $40,000 a piece to dine with him. organizers expect to gross $15 million from this. making this the biggest presidential fundraiser in american history. in a few minutes, wpgc radio is asking everyone in the washington area to pray for the godfather of go-go. d.c. music legend, chuck brown is suffering from pneumonia. the radio station is asking everyone to stop what they're doing at noon and say a little prayer for brown. he's canceled and postponed concerts since march because of his health issues. we'll take a look at stories we're following for news4 this afternoon. pat lawson-muse joins us with a

preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00, the feud heat up again between chris brown and rihanna. georgia ail freda joins us with more hollywood headlines. and tonight at 5:00, the battle over the best chili recipe. we have a look at some of the contenders in this weekend's chili cookoff to see what people think tastes best. and stick around for news4 at 6:00 for a special tribute to rosa parks at the washington national cathedral. our news starts at 4:00. barbara? >> pat, we'll be watching, thank you. we have time now for a final check on our forecast with tom kierein. breezy and cool. in fact we'll have cooler-than-average temperatures here for the next couple of days. and right now, here as we approach the noon hour, it hasn't warmed up a lot. we're in the 50s to low 60s around the metro area. farther south, it's beginning to hit the upper 60s. southern maryland toward fredericksburg, charlottesville, it's pushing 70 degrees.

they might make it to the low 70s. much of the region will be in the 60s throughout the rest of the day. the clouds coming in from the north and west advancing south and east. a few breaks in the clouds. sunshine in and out, winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour and the winds will diminish tonight. and the temperatures will plummet all the way down to the 40s by dawn tomorrow. afternoon highs low 70s. another chilly morning on saturday morning. the average low this time of year is 55. so we're going to be way below the average lows here. next couple of mornings. but saturday afternoon, should make it into the upper 70s. for mother's day, up near 80 during the afternoon, starting off next week, perhaps with some rain. have a great afternoon, we'll see you tomorrow morning. >> tom, thank you. >> i looked at buffy and i'm like, oh, no, buffy is in the water. >> take a look at this, a fisherman and a yorkshire terrier caught more than they bargained for, an alligator. this sahel met cam video of the alligator jumping onto the

kayak. the man was fishing on a lake in central florida. he realized the gator might be going after buffy. who was swimming at the time out there in the water. but he was able to grab buffy before the gator did. and by the way, he had to catch buffy and save her. because that was his girlfriend's dog. he certainly didn't want to go back without her. and that's "news4 midday." we thank you for joining us. be sure to tune in for news4 at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and we'll be back tomorrow morning at "news4 midday." see you in the morning.