this was a vicious, cold-blooded, inhumane execution of three people. >> guilty. the ex-brother-in-law of jennifer hudson is convicted of murder. a vicious beating in an up and coming d.c. neighborhood. and the attack was sparked by a beer can. well, hello hokies! >> and michelle obama addresses virginia tech graduates. her words of wisdom for the class of 2012.

thanks for joining us. i'm richard jordon. >> and i'm angie goff. you might notice something behind us joining us earlier than usual. beautiful sunrise to start off our saturday. and chuck bell can explain. >> you've got to love the warm season where we can get the sun up early. guaranteeing 14 hours of sunlight. we love this. >> helps us get up. >> absolutely right. it's never going to get up early enough to get us awake at dark-thirty. a beautiful looking day today. mirror calm finish on the potomac. it's a mild 53 in town, but there's plenty of chilly 40s on me map. 43 in martinsburg, west virginia. 47 in fairfax this morning.

low 40s in upper montgomery county. no rain drops out there with all the sunshine streaming in. may have to contend with showers before your mother's day is through. today's planner, no problems at all. highs today upper 70s to near 80 degrees. then on mother's day, clouds will be on increase and showers possible later on in the day. i think most of us will be dry for most of mother's day. i can't guarantee everybody dry the whole time. but mother's day is here. if you want to give a shoutout to your mom. did you get anything for mother's day? >> i don't know yet. hopefully i'll find out tomorrow. >> i'm sure she did. >> we'll see. >> thank you, chuck. life in prison. that's the mandatory sentence for jennifer hudson's former

brother-in-law for murdering three of her family members. william balfour was convicted for killing hudson's mother, brother, and nephew. balfour was the ex-husband of her sister. prosecutors built a circumstantial case. witnesses testified that balfour threatened to kill the family in the past. jurors stated the star wasn't a part. >> for us her celebrity really had nothing to do with it. it's unfortunate that it was her family, but this was not for us the jennifer hudson case. this was the people of illinois against william balfour. >> hudson thanked prosecutors, police, and others who helped convict balfour and asked for prayer for his family.

an argument over an empty beer can has left one person in the hospital this morning. a man saw another man throw a beer can on the ground. the man asked him to please pick the can up. but police say the suspect argued back saying who do you think you're talking to and began punching the man in the face. city officials haven't been responsive enough to complaints about loitering and other crimes near the building, residents say. >> we want people to feel secure in terms of being here and in terms of having their families here. and we want the old-timers and the stake holders who have been here to feel the same way. >> the victim suffered a broken jaw, a fracture in his face, and lost teeth. the beating was captured on one of the security cameras. police hope the release of a

surveillance video at a robbery will lead them to the masked men. both robbers got away after the clerk emptied the registers. the clerk was not hurt, but if you know anything about the case or can recognize the men, police would like to talk to you. now to decision 2012 where things are heating up in virginia. president obama's campaign is hoping two more campaign offices today in the commonwealth. one will open up on duke street and alexandria. the other in the richmond area. he now has 15 campaign offices across virginia. president obama's campaign has released photos from his star studded fund raising event at george clooney's house. some of the biggest names in hollywood attended. including barbara streisand, jack black. they're just a few who rubbed elbows with the frf.

they paid $40,000 a attend. president obama raised $15 million from that event. today mitt romney is in virginia where he will deliver the commencement address at liberty university. yesterday he was in another swing state, north carolina. romney visited local businesses in charlotte and he told supporters that while the economy is improving, it would be a much faster improvement under his guidance. romney also slammed president obama for being quote, beholding to labor unions. president obama is looking to criticism on gay sex marriage comments. bristol palin says president obama shouldn't let his daughter shape her policies. he said his talks with sasha

anne malia helped shape his decision. former governor bob ehrlich was found guilty. julius henson was found not guilty of three charges of voter fraud. henson sent robocalls out saying the election was decided. an alert for metro riders. expect delays. trains will single track on the redline between tacoma and forest glen. on the orange track between cheverly to eastern market. work starts at 10:00 tonight. now, luckily no major damage to report after quite a scene on

the side of i-370. a trash cut caught fire. it was about to exit in gaithersburg yesterday. the thick smoke and flames caused many to slow down and back up traffic for hours. garbage inside of the truck caught fire. no one was hurt. today is a big day for thousands of college students in our area this morning. many of you are getting ready to walk across the stage for graduation. several schools in our area will hold commencement today. catholic university, howard university, american university, and northern virginia community college. from us at news4 today, we'd like to send congratulations to the class of 2012. first lady michelle obama is taking her commencement rounds this weekend. yesterday she delivered the commencement address at virginia tech. according to the white house, the first lady was inspired by the resilience at the college.

mrs. obama urged graduates to maintain that sense of community after graduation. >> the hokie community didn't just happen. it didn't just exist on its own. all of you created it. you worked for it. you nurtured it every step of the way. and i want you to know that you can do that again wherever your journey may take you. >> virginia tech tweeted out a number of pictures of the ceremony including this one. that's the first lady touching the famed hokie stone over the players entrance to the field. today she'll speak at north carolina a.n.t. in greensboro. imagine having to change your home address without moving. why dozens of fairfax residents may have to do that. also ahead, a $2 billion

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an appeal this morning from the mother of trayvon martin. sybrina fulton has an ad about the stand your ground laws. >> to senseless gun violence. nobody can bring our children back. but it would bring us comfort if we can help spare other mothers the pain that we will feel on mother's day. and every day for the rest of our lives. >> the ad was made by a campaign aimed at changing gun laws. fulton asked parents to contact their state's governor and ask that stand your ground laws be

re-examined. george zimmerman was released by police because he claimed self-defense under the florida stand your ground law. the head of jpmorgan chase apologizes for a risky trade that lost the bank $2 billion. jamie dimon says his move wu grievous and self-inflicted. dimon is regarded as one of the least risky in the financial industry. the sec is investigating the loss and lawmakers are considering another look at wall street regulations. dimon will talk about the loss tomorrow on "meet the press." jpmorgan chase's $2 billion loss caused its stock to fall this week. overall the dow fell 34 points yesterday, but 83% of the dow's drop was because of jpmorgan

chase. the market value took a huge hit. it's a bad sign. signs marking a street named for one of the founding families of fairfax may not be spelled right. but fixing the possible mistake isn't as simple as remaking the signs. >> reporter: the name game is playing out on sager avenue. there are several street signs and markers nearly identical. spelled out s-a-g-e-r. >> that's the way it is right there. >> reporter: but fairfax officials may need to make a spell check. >> i never heard of that until you told me it. >> reporter: it all comes down to one letter. that e. >> my name is william sager. spelled sagar. >> reporter: he says his ancestors that are pictured at

the fairfax museum. the two are buried at the cemetery. notice the spelling on their gravestone. no e. but the sagar name is not only that way in stone. it's in black and white. in this 1981 document from the virginia assembly and in the 1870s, the fairfax times reported he was appointed a judge. they want the city to correct the signs. >> i hope for history's sake that they consider it. >> reporter: the fairfax museum is in the original fairfax elementary school house. that property was donated by the sagar family but they spell it like the signs. sager. even the maps spell sager with an e but some say determining the proper spelling may be difficult because way back centuries ago while the record keepers may have been good, they weren't always the best spellers.

>> the lack of consistent written records and you go on phonetic spellings. that's how you write it down. i could see how it would happen. >> reporter: the city has not decided what the proper spelling is yet, but some of those who live on the avenue are taking the name dispute in stride. >> i'll just change my address labels. >> reporter: fairfax officials aren't sure how much it would cost to replace the signs. it will be up to the city council to make the final decision. knowing just how much protection you're getting from the sun rays may be a little confusing this summer. the fda is giving sun screen makers until december to relabel their bottles to show just how much protection a lotion gives. the fda ordered the changes last summer and new bottles were supposed to be on the shelves next month. in the future lotions that protect from both uva to uvb rays will be labeled broad spectrum.

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will you be shopping for mom today? you won't be alone. according to the national retail federation, americans will spend nearly $19 billion on mother's day gifts this year. that's about $152 per person. and about 8% more than 2011. most of that money is going to go to those traditional gifts such as flowers, cards, and

brunch. almost 15% of people will give electronics this mother's day like tablets and digital cameras. >> a lot of people probably waited for the last minute. malls will be packed. >> or cvs. you can always get a box of chocolates at cvs. >> that's true. if you don't want to spend that much, let mom take a nap tomorrow. that's priceless. indeed. if you're making plans for your mother's day weekend, the weather is going to be super cooperative for today. less cooperative for tomorrow, but i think most of us will enjoy all weekend long without much of a concern for rain drops. rain drops will start sneaking back in late in the day tomorrow. enjoy your sunshine on your saturday. outside we go. what a great way to get your weekend started. a bright blue sky overhead. and our early morning sunrise now just before 6:00 a.m.

the sun is up before 6:00 a.m. through july 21st. so from now all the way through until july 21st, sun is up at 6:00 a.m. or earlier. looking up into beautiful northeast washington. there's the police communications tower. up not too far from spring. sunshine is out. 53. that's the current temperature inside the beltway. but most of the suburbs are noticeably cooler this morning. 49, for example, in rockville. 49 in reston. 45 in leesburg this morning. 44 degrees right up along the bay there. no rain to worry about for now. rain drop chances start to come back tomorrow. so that's when we'll be watching out for our rain chances to sneak back in. already some light rain now across parts of tennessee. that's the leading edge, but the main area of low pressure that's causing our next rain chance is out here across southeastern

oklahoma. that's all at least 24 to 36 hours away from us. maybe longer. a great start to the weekend. high pressure is in charge. nearly 100% sunshine for your saturday. generally fair sky coming up late tonight as well. it'll be a warm day today. a few mid and high level clouds by tomorrow morning. most rain chances tomorrow will be west and south of the washington area. showers possible especially up into the mountains of west virginia. for us we'll start to dry and sunny delightful tomorrow. by later in the day with the increasing cloud cover, there's the scattered shower chances in the mountains. but our rain chances start to ramp up by sunday night and into the day monday. needed rain drops coming our way. we're nearly five inches behind in rain since the first of the year. today mostly sunny and delightful day to be outside. highs today upper 70s to near 80

degrees. then tomorrow plenty of sunshine for your mother's day brunching. and showers possible late in the day mainly west and southwest of town. don't be too scared about the mother's day rain dop there. it's precautionary. and real rain chances coming back for monday and tuesday. lingering into maybe the first half of wednesday. most of the upcoming week is looking great. if you want to stay ahead of the drops today, tomorrow, whatever, follow me on twitter. it never rains on my tweeting. >> that's right. you already get your mom a gift? >> mom took a month-long cruise. they've been at sea -- >> make the rest of us look like schmucks. >> they've been at sea for weeks. >> that sounds a little more than $159 that the average people are spending. >> better than that, i didn't have to buy that. i gave her a card before she left. >> you're great.

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hi. welcome to news4 today. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. a jury found jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law guilty of killing three of her family members. 31-year-old william balfour faces a mandatory life in prison sentence for the murder of the singer's mother, brother, and nephew. balfour's public defender said she will appeal the verdict. a d.c. man is in the hospital after being beat up over a beer can.

police say the man saw a guy throw it on the ground. when he asked him to pick it up. the man punched him fracturing his face. the man heading jpmorgan chase is blaming himself for the risk that lost $2 billion. he says he's sorry for committing a grievous and risky mistake. a teenager charged with attacking police with a hammer in d.c.'s petworth neighborhood has been found competent to stand trial. one killed a tourist last month. a judge ruled him mentally competent for now. but family members of the victims disagree.

>> that's what his attention was doing. i believe he can stand trial. if he can hurt people, he can stand trial. >> police say davis could be connected to as many as five attacks and more charges will come. he will undergo another mental evaluation in 60 days. some people who bought high end perfume and beauty products from two women in prince george's county finds that was stolen. the women snagged $20,000 worth of products. >> reporter: this is a security photo of the alleged perfume thieves in action. prince george's county police say natasha mungo and darquesha wilkinson were smooth operators. >> they're very charming ladies. they're well-dressed. they go into the store, they're polite. they put items in their bags and walk out. it's what they do. >> reporter: they had no idea of

the pair's sticky fingers until they made the arrests. the products on this table alone retail at $7,000. makeup, perfumes, and panties that were sold out of the back of the pair's car. in all, police confiscated $20,000 worth of products. a theft operation that reeked of money. >> they would steal all week, make enough, go to miami on the weekend. come back and resume business. >> reporter: police say the pair not only stole from prince george's county. in palmer park, jane watrell, news4. killed in new zealand where they've been studying. the three were in a mini van that crashed. police in new zealand say the van rolled over when the driver

lost control and overcorrected. five other boston university students were hurt including one in critical condition. thousands of fans turned out to pay respects to junior seau. the chargers held a public memorial at qualcomm stadium last night. fans, former teammates, even the mayor showed up to honor and celebrate the 20 year nfl veteran. they all agreed he was a great man on and off the field. >> of all san diego's most accomplished athletes, junior was the most charismatic. the one that had the biggest impact on a room simply by walking into it. >> the chargers also announce they are retiring seau's number 55. seau was buried earlier yesterday in a private funeral. right now venezuelan president hugo chavez is back home in caracas after receiving treatment for cancer in cuba. he says his line of radiation

was successful. he's also denying complications developed during his treatment. he began his treatments in march after undergoing surgery a month earlier to remove a tumor from his pelvic region. b he had another tumor removed last june. chavez has kept many details a secret. police in venezuela are looking into a death threat against chavez's brother. you may be surprised where this came from. a tv commentator says he saw the threat in this puzzle. he claims a code is in the puzzle. the number of immigrants living in the u.s. is at its highest population since 1920. a new report by the u.s. census bureau shows that 40 million foreign born people were living in the united states in 2010. more than half of the immigrant population is from latin america and the caribbean. nearly 30% are from asia.

and more than half of all foreign born residents live in new york, california, texas, and florida. the engine of an iconic race car designer and driver has gone silent. shelby passed away last thursday night in dallas. the texas native grew up raising chickens on a farm but eventually worked his way up to become an icon of the auto industry. his cobra and shelby mustang designs are instantly identifiable. at a time when racing was dominated by europe. shelby was 89 years old. either winter continues or summer starts tonight for capitals. the caps are confident after an aggressive 2-1 win wednesday.

and braden holt became a dad. the 22-year-old says it's an exciting time, but he is focused on the win. >> it's a great day. mom and baby are doing great. circumstances are different, but it's still the same game. still hockey. the main thing you learn when you turn professional is to separate personal life from hockey. and that's what we're going to do here. >> tonight's winner goes on to play the new jersey devils in the eastern conference final. you can catch the game on the nbc sports network. puck drops at 7:30. the nationals scored early and often against the cincinnati reds last night. rog roger bernadina helped. that was gonzalez washington's lefty went five innings while strike out nine.

the nationals win 7-3. their second win in a row. these two teams are back at it tonight in cincinnati. bryce harper has only played 12 games in the major leagues but has already found himself in yet another controversy. the 19-year-old phenom was seen with blood dripping down his face in the game. that wound was accidentally self-inflicted. he apparently hit a wall with his bat. it cut him above his left eye. he probably needs stitches and will miss a couple of games. >> that looks painful. >> you think they'd put something on it to keep from dripping down his face. >> you don't normally see that much blood in baseball. >> don't hit the wall with the bat. all right. everyone seems to have a new opinion at a sculpture. >> take a look at olympic orbit

as it's called. unique, awkward, interesting, different. these are more of the delicate descriptions of the piece. it's now the highest sculpture andal and taller than the statue of liberty. a steel tycoon paid for it. he sponsored it after running into the designer in a bathroom. >> interesting. paper towel? want to make a statue? what's neat is it has incorporated five of the olympic rings in it and made of 63% recyclable steel. >> hard to tell when you just look. the time now is 6:38. what's wrong with the picture you see here? why a major clothing store is now apologizing for this seemingly innocent ad. and easing some of the pain at the pump. five simple things you can do to save hundreds of dollars on gas each year. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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facebook may have hit at snag on trying to become friends with wall street. has not yet signed off on facebook's plan to go public. the social network was expected to offer shares to the public for the first time next friday. but that date could change depending on the sec's actions. facebook is expected to raise more than $10 billion from its first offering. the company could be valued at nearly $100 billion. meanwhile one of the social networks for cofounders has defriended the u.s. eduardo has announcing his recitizenship. it will likely reduce his tax bill. salvaran lives in singapore. he originally owned 34% of the company but currently holds only

a 2% share. first there was the controversy over that new jersey tanning mom. >> now a popular clothing company is feeling the heat. swedish company h & m is apologizing this morning for this advertisement. it features a brazilian model, she's in a new line of bright swim suits. but it's her dark tan that caught the attention of the swedish cancer society. more people in sweden die each year than in traffic accidents. they will consider excessive tanning when planning future ads. the "today" show is coming up next here on nbc 4. let's see what they're working on. >> good morning to both of you. coming up on a saturday morning here on "today," banking blunder. in an exclusive interview, ceo jamie dimon calls his bank's

loss stupid and sloppy. we'll look at what it could mean for taxpayers. also ahead, these teens were posing for prom pictures and getting ready for a night they'd never forget when the deck gave way. they'll join us to talk about what happened. plus the duchess of cambridge hits another home run on the red carpet. and halle berry is known for playing tough characters on screen, but offscreen she recently gave the paparazzi a tongue lashing they'll never forget. when we get started here on "today" on a saturday morning. but back to you. >> we heard you had a pretty good appearance last night on jimmy fallon. >> played a little bubble soccer. yeah. david gregory was part of this as was stephen colbert. we were wrapped in bubbles and i scored a couple goals. >> who comes up with these ideas? >> i don't know. i get these e-mails and at the

time say okay. then i'm like what am i doing? >> we'll see that on "today" later on. >> yeah we'll show a bit. >> thanks, lester. so can we get you in a bubble suit? >> i don't have enough credibility in the bank to get away with bubble soccer for me. >> you wouldn't have to be in a bubble today because it's beautiful out there. >> that's right. get out of your protective bubble for a little while. but the question is do we get sunshine all weekend? ♪ ♪ ♪

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we are waking up to big, bright sunshine today. >> great sunshine it is. let's turn it over to chuck bell. >> beautiful weather is expected not just for your saturday but looks like the great weather is going to stretch through the front half of your mother's day as well. we've got to keep the good weather at least for the first half of mother's day. beautiful way to get our saturday morning started though. nary a cloud be found this morning. the sun was up before 6:00 a.m.

this morning. we like it like that. 53 now at national airport with a very light breeze out of the southwest averaging only 3 miles per hour. other metrotemperatur temperatu. 55 annapolis. northern prince george's county 40s. temperatures back into the low 40s for upper montgomery county. so yes it's mother's day weekend. got the drawings on the refrigerator for mom. everybody likes it. tomorrow's forecast, a good day. partly to mostly sunny early on. the clouds will sneak in by tomorrow afternoon. there will be a chance of a few little showers coming up tomorrow afternoon and more likely tomorrow night. we'll keep you posted. for now it is a dry start to our saturday morning. nearest rain drops are across tennessee and northern georgia. the main area of low pressure that will bring the best chance for rain is across parts of

oklahoma and texas. it's going to take a little while. enjoy it. it's going to be be a great start to your weekend. temperatures climbing to near 80 degrees. a wonderful day coming today. perfect for all your outdoor activities. don't forget your sun block. the strong sunshine will burn you if you're not careful overnight clouds starting to sneak back in. the shower chances down to our south and west tomorrow morning will primarily stay to our west and south tomorrow. primarily. but a few folks into the shenandoah valley. for everybody rain likely by monday. today, though, no concerns at all for the forecast. mostly sunny today, a delightful day to be outside. sun doesn't go down until 8:11 this evening. then tomorrow plenty of sunshine early on. i think your mother's day brunches will not be a problem. clouds coming back tomorrow afternoon with a chance of a few showers but not until much later on in the day i don't think do

we have to work about that. so don't panic too much about your mother's day shower chances. then on our seven day forecast, full sun today. 80 tomorrow with increasing clouds and a precautionary rain drop. real rain drops there for monday, tuesday, and maybe lingering into the front half of wednesday. we could get an inch to inch and a half of much needed rainfall monday to early wednesday. if you want to stay ahead of the run drops, follow me on twitter. @chuckbe @chuckbell4. >> seems like there's been a lot of rain but we need it. >> we haven't had a lot of rain with each occurrence. so a tenth here or tenth there doesn't do much good. we need the soaker. >> deluge. >> oh, yes. >> that's what we need. thank you. the man accused of shooting at the white house and trying to assassinate president obama is now facing two new charges.

a federal grand jury inindicted him on firearm charges. ortega used an assault rifle to shoot at the white house last september. the family was not there. ortega pleaded guilty to the initial charges. he faces life in prison if convicted of the assassination attempt. the double agts who helped stop an al qaeda bomb plot is set to become a rich man. the fbi is reportedly going to give him $5 million for carrying out his dangerous mission. the british national was hired to detonate an underwear bomb. but he was really working for officials and turned the bomb over to authorities. his family will be relocated to ensure their safety. the time is now 6:52. talk about hanging ten. >> the record setting wave this surfer conquered. i'm liz crenshaw. two identical cars.

one's set up with fuelish mistakes, ways to save hundreds

gas prices may be down in recent weeks, but there are still ways to save money each time you fill up. >> liz crenshaw has some tips that could save you dollars at the pump every year. >> most of us feel hopeless when we pull up to the pump because of the high cost of gas. >> reporter: our experiment starts with two new lincoln mkzs. we borrowed them from landover hills, maryland. they were identical until we created some fuelish mistakes. east/west lincoln sellers were

our mistakes driver. we loaded 200 pounds of extra weight in the trunk. >> we've loaded it down with two full golf bags, free weights, luggage. >> we set his air conditioning to full blast. >> you can save money by the way you drive and how you drive. >> reporter: john from aaa was our good gas mileage driver. his lincoln had proper tire pressure, no extra weight in the trunk, and he used no ac. we filled both cars' gas tanks to the top and set off. first we stopped and started in traffic. nathan did jackrabbit starts. john, slow and steady. on the highway, our good driver used cruise control at 55. our bad mileage driver zoomed up, slowed down, and drove up to the speed limit 65 miles per hour. so will the condition of the two cars and the way our testers

drove them really effect gas mileage? 90 miles later, we topped off our tanks. >> it stunned me. >> reporter: our bad gas mileage car used 3.6 gallons. it got 26 miles per gallon. our good gas mileage car using 28 gallons or 33 miles per gallon. seven miles per gallon better. if you drive 15,000 miles a year at $4 a gallon you would save $516 every year just with proper tire inflation, no extra weight, cutting back on the ac, no jackrabbit starts, and a steady pace. >> this is a way that you can really change the outcome. drive the same car, but drive it in a different way. you're literally winning the war against the high cost of gas. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, news4 today. >> that $500 savings could be even greater if the car you

drive is not brand new like the ones liz tested. a hawaiian surfer is feeling pretty radical this morning. >> that's because he's now a world record holder. garrett mcnamara is in the guinness book of records for surfing the biggest wave in history. he caught a 78 foot wave. he says it was simply a perfect storm that helped him become a world record holder. mcnamara breaks the record set in 2008 by just one foot. >> that is epic. look at that. >> what possesses someone to go out and do that? >> the adrenaline rush. >> it must be. what i thought was interesting was he was out the day before and the waves were bigger than that. and he also said that he never even thought about going out and surfing the wave the day that happened. >> he's nutty. that's a big wave. >> the cameras were there so i'm sure he had