undisclosed amount of merchandise. all in less than a minute. the robbery is similar to other smash-and-grab in virginia. >> so detectives will be looking inside montgomery county and also around the beltway for like crimes. >> reporter: police say the suspects' getaway car was a black dodge charger. >> the charger was pursued briefly by the montgomery county police into the district of columbia where the pursuit was broken off by montgomery county police units. >> reporter: not long after the police broke off their chase, a d.c. police officer spotted the car and tried to pull the suspects over but they got away. that officer lost control of his car during the chase. he crashed his cruiser on martin luther king jr. avenue in southeast. the officer was rushed to a hospital. he is expected to be okay. detectives continue to investigate the robbery in chevy chase. >> this remains a safe area, and when a crime like this occurs, people should be shocked.

>> reporter: now, police are asking for your help. they say if you see the black dodge charger it has a virginia tag on the front, an illinois tag on the back. they want you to call with any information you have. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you how police got here so fast and how they hope that surveillance video could crack the case. reporting live, mark segraves, news 4. and the robbery there at the chevy chase is just the latest of a string of smash-and-grab in our region. recently, men let off pepper spray in downtown maryland, smashing a display case and grabbing items. that same month a group of marked men also hit up the zales at pentagon city mall. in the case they grabbed over $125,000 worth of rings. then a mob later, a

lightning-fast heist in pentagon city as well. in less than 30 seconds, thieves made up with a couple dozen rolex watches valued at $600,000. as of today there were still no arrest in either cases. police made one arrest in the frederick robbery. and following a developing story out of prince george's county, shots were fired today during the robbery of a pawn shop and the tables were turned on the robber. prince george's county county bureau chief has more on the story. >> reporter: well, wendy, if you take a look here behind me you can see the scene here is changing very quickly. the last prince george's county police officer on the scene is wrapping up. and the pawn shop there, now, no more yellow tape surrounds the building. we know that at least three suspects are in custody right now. here is how it is explained to us. workers inside the pawn shop were shaken after the attempted robbery. a security guard inside of the

pawn shop was somehow injured in all of this. we're told he has minor injuries. he is hailed a hero tonight. here is how it happens. sources close to the investigation tell u armed suspects entered the first cash pawn shop in the 2600 block of silver hill road and suit land. a suspect got away, an armed security guard in the pawn shop shot one suspect at least two times. the suspects then escaped in the getaway vehicle. one suspect was dropped off in southeast at the medical center where he is treated for his gunshot wounds and considered to be in custody. both d.c. and prince george's county police vehicles were outside of the hospital. two of the suspects were discovered then in southeast d.c. here is how prince george's county's police described the getaway. >> they were last seen in a burgundy-colored honda accord with heavily tinted windows and d.c. registration plates.

>> reporter: the honda was found crashed in savannah southeast, the suspects were reportedly taken into custody shortly after that happened. no names have been released yet. reporting live in suitland, i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. and governor mcdonald says he didn't give special treatment. according to "the washington post," they are investigating the relationship. the ceo of star scientific paid $50,000 towards catering for the governor's daughter, then made a campaign contribution that exceeded $28,000, and gave personal gifts worth more than $7,000 to the governor. our northern bureau chief julie cary spoke to mcdonald today who defended his actions. >> reporter: well, the governor says it is his policy not to talk about ongoing

investigations, but he had plenty to say about the campaign donor and the gift to his daughter. >> there is nothing that is going on that in any way impairs my ability to be an effective governor. >> reporter: governor mcdonald defending his decision regarding the campaign donor, and a check that was never disclosed. the various gifts from the ceo, williams, to mcdonald and ken cuccinelli, were suspect, they say. they are looking at the relationship between mcdonalds and williams, he says he couldn't answer questions about ongoing investigations. but he stressed that his check to his daughter didn't buy the company any favors. >> nobody in my administration has been given special consideration because of their friendships or donations to my

campaign. because of any gifts they have been given. not mr. williams or his company or any other individual or company. >> reporter: mcdonald also repeatedly pointed out that under virginia law the gift to his daughter didn't have to be disclosed. >> reporter: do you believe there was at least an appearance of impropriety? >> no, i think i disclosed the gifts as the law requires me to, and gifts to office-holders are required to be disclosed. but no office holder right now is required to disclose gifts to a spouse, to children in the house, to adult children. >> reporter: but virginia's democratic party chairman who is also a delegate, says they do make it a practice to report it. >> it is difficult to understand why he wouldn't report and disclose gifts that are given, even if it is to a family

member. i think most legislators typically do that, it is strain that our governor wouldn't do it. >> the governor says he does think it is time to tighten virginia's disclosure laws, more coming up at 6:00. all right, julie carey, thank you. and gray, winding up out there folks. getting tedious, our storm chief meteorologist doug kammerer has more. >> are you waiting for sunshine? >> yeah. >> this is the month of april, we typically see patterns like this during the month of april when the winds shift. that is where they are right now. look at the winds out of the northeast at 12 miles an hour, coming off the atlantic ocean, off the chesapeake into our region. right now, only 57 degrees, that is nearly 15 degrees below average across our region. and we're going to stay there throughout the evening. we'll also see the visibility coming down as a result of the rain, in and around the

washington, d.c. metro area, including fairfax county, under the gun right now as far as rain is concerned. not a heavy rain, but light rain, continuing through the rest of the evening hours. take a look as we put it into motion where it is coming from. once again, coming from the east. we see the wind off the ocean for the next couple of days. a little change in the forecast coming up in just moments. all right, thank you, doug. the investigation into the boston marathon bombings is expanding tonight to focus on the investigators themselves. president obama says the director of national intelligence will review how the fbi, cia and other government entities handled information they had on the suspect before the attacks. we've also learned investigators have collected dna on the elder brother's widow, kathryn russell and will compare that sample to the dna they found on one of the bombs. and today, the incident

reviewed by president obama, coming 100 days into his second term and in the wake of failing to pass gun control and the end of the sequester, one reporter asked the president today if he still has got the juice to get things done. >> i think it is a little -- as mark twain said, rumors may be a little exaggerated at this point. >> the president went on to say he expects to have succession on immigration reform and lowering the deficit while boosting the economy. and for that to happen, he needs cooperation from congress. will he get it? joining us is kristin welker. >> reporter: well, he has not had much success as you pointed out, the gun control measure that he tried to get passed through the senate failed. really, there is no optimism about getting a grand bargain. so you heard him talk about it

in washington, seems that is the most politically feasible option. of course, the gang of 8, the bipartisan group of senators put forth the immigration plan. the fact the president brought it up didn't really reference gun control, suggests he doesn't think there is a whole lot of hope at this point, at least for getting something done on guns. when it comes to the budget it is of course, tricky. at this point he is changing his tactic. changing his outreach. had he has been having what has been called a charm offensive, reaching out to republicans, having lunches and dinners with them. so far it has not yielded any results. but it is a signal that he understands he needs to change his tactic, in order to get something done. i can tell you the budget, the economy has really been at the forefront of the conversations. moving forward i can tell you there is not a lot of optimism that he is going to get that grand bargain that he had had talked about getting. so that is one of the main --

sort of disappointments i would say at this point in time. right now their focus is on immigration. you also heard them talking about the dysfunctioning congress. this is an opportunity for him to lash out at republicans on the hill. kristin, there is confirmation now that chemical weapons has been used. >> reporter: yes, that is right to some extent, the president has boxed himself in with the words. he said if syria used chemical weapons that would be a red line for him. so the question is what happens next? the administration says well, hold on, we still have too many questions on the red line, namely, where did the chemical weapons come from. the specific order of their use? so those are questions they want answered and point to the faultily intelligence over wmd that led to the war in iraq is one of the reasons they want to

make sure they have the intelligence right before they do anything with regard to syria. all right, kristin welker, thank you so much. thank you. the nba player at the center of coming out. well, what he has to say about reaction to his announcement coming up. also, news 4 is first to report about a walk signal that causes confusion. well, what makes this traffic signal so different from others around the city? >> reporter: i'm jackie benson, last night a police officer saw a car moving suspiciously in the parking lot.

tonight, the high profile case of a man nearly beaten to death in eastern market is in the hands of a jury. before closing arguments, the man's wife took the stand. news 4 pat collins has more. >> reporter: wendy, after four days of testimony the case is now in the hands of the jury. they met for about a half an hour and then were sent home for the night. she has been his crusader. his caretaker. and today, she was his voice in this high profile trial at superior court. on the stand, abbey maslin, wife of t.c., who was robbed and

beaten to death last august on capitol hill. one of three men charged in the case, 22-year-old tommy branch. he is the one on trial here. branch had an aluminum bat that they say he called his barry bonds. and the prosecutors said that branch hit mr. maslin in the head with the bat, causing severe brain injuries. >> the very first few weeks, he was in and out of a coma, and thrashing, and there was not even a personality in there. >> reporter: on the stand today, abbey maslin said her husband has had six operations and many rounds of rehab. she said today he walks with a limp, and has limited use of his right arm. she says he has trouble communicating. it is difficult to tell what he is understanding and what he is not. recently, doreen gentzler talked to the family as they continued to work on his rehab.

>> i feel like three times my age, most days. but it really has made me so much more aware of other people going through difficult circumstances like this. >> i just focus on it. i just want to do it. i have a long ways to go, to be honest. so i am not worrying about that. and i am just going to move forward keep working on it. >> reporter: one of the prosecution's key witnesses, one of the robbery suspects who agreed to testify against branch. now, the defense says this cooperating witness is lying just to save himself. those deliberations, they continue tomorrow. live at superior court, pat collins, news 4. pat, thank you, the idea of a tax on restaurant meals is being floated around in fairfax county again today. the board of supervisors agreed to discuss the idea of a possible meals tax.

the public gets a chance to weigh in on tuesday at the board, economic advisory commission meeting. the idea of a meals tax has been suggested in the past, including just last year. if it gets that far it would need to be approved by voters. we first reported it here. there are new pedestrian crossings in some streets, designed to increase pedestrian safety. but so far they're creating mixed signals. so d.c. mayor vince gray stopped by to try out one. adam tuss has more on how that went. >> reporter: hey, wendy, well, the mayor does drop in here to check out the latest pedestrian signal at connecticut avenue and north hampton here in northwest. that seems to be the issue right there. those flashing red lights. the cars don't understand on the other side that they're actually allowed to move right now, because nobody is in the intersection at this point in time. and there still is plenty of confusion here with the signal,

and it seems to be because of the flashing lights. mayor gray checking out the city's newest high tech hawk pedestrian signal as it is known. the rain didn't stop the demonstration. remember it works like this, press the button, the lights flash yellow, then solid, the red light comes on. the car stops, the pedestrian gets the walk sign. after a primer on how it all works the mayor made his way. >> we believe this will improve pedestrian safety in the city. and those who don't observe it will be ticketed. >> reporter: after a record low eight fatalities in the city, the department of transportation says the signals cost about $25,000 each, money well spent for some who work here. bill steinman oversees the pedestrian crossing, saying that after seeing close calls for years, something needs to be done.

>> it is running the gauntlet before the light was installed. this is very dangerous. >> reporter: one said it was confusing, we did notice one close call as we watched the street today. now it should be noted that most of the money that came to pay for the light came from a federal grant. now, i'll show you the materials shown here. there is quite a lot to read through to get through the intersection but people say it will take time to learn how it works. and coming up at 6:00, another one of the signals going up in the city at the scene of a deadly accident that just happened. reporting live, chevy chase. >> got all that? we're taking notes on it. >> have to go to class across the street. all right, doug, still raining out there? >> yes, a big rain, alex has his umbrella. >> you can't get one at home, but trust me. they're all right here.

hello to my friends at the national presbyterian school. these were the kindergartners that made it earlier for me today. they had a great day, and of course, the big concern was recess, they had the recess with the light rain falling. now, however, the rain is picking up a bit. take a look outside, a gloomy, dreary afternoon, believe it or not a lot of people talking about how much you enjoy this weather, very good for the allergy sufferers, the sun makes it way out and you see an increase in the growth of your lawn. trust me, 59 degrees, winds out of the northeast at 10 miles an hour. currently well below average by 10 to 15 degrees across the region. temperatures across the region, 59 in baltimore and annapolis, 55 in cambridge, there are a few 60s back here towards the west,

where we expect them later. look at the rain totals, an inch in annapolis, a quarter towards baltimore, only 2/100th, in d.c. and baltimore, light rain, drizzle, continuous, not amounting to a whole lot but it will be on the wet side. the storm team radar showing where the rain is, just about everybody seeing at least something, from frederick, through gaithersburg, howard county and columbia, right down through the i-95 corridor, some of it making its way. the visibility on the low side from fairfax, towards burke and springfield and down towards quantico and woodbridge, too, towards the waldorf area, northern prince george's area, bethesda, montgomery county, frederick, everybody seeing the rain. you will need the umbrellas tonight, we're not going to see

a lot of it. but on the steady side, a steady light drizzle. the area of low pressure is a little storm. that is making its way back to the coast. as it does so it is bringing the flow. bringing the cloud cover and showers tonight. but by tomorrow the system moves down to the south. i think we really start to see much better weather starting tomorrow with some sunshine late in the afternoon. although tomorrow afternoon we'll start off on the wet side. once again, a high of 70 tomorrow. but here we go, a little bit warmer, 71 on thursday, 71 on friday, saturday looking nice. we have the d.c. chili cookoff going on this weekend. looking good, sunday even better with a high of 73 degrees, temperatures getting close to average and staying there through early next week. so things look a lot better over the next few weeks. some of you were lucky today, so we're good. all right, thank you, doug, coming up next, a big boost for a program aimed at helping veterans find jobs.

the metro rider aiming questions at a safety feature not in all of the system's stations. one of the runners in our own world in the back yard, chasing his dreams on the track at george mason. i'm tom sherwood, federal budget cuts were threatening to

you're watching news 4 at 5:00. historians are studying what may be the oldest footage of african-americans playing organized baseball. the 28 millimeter film was shot around 1919, showing employees of a plantation in thomasville, georgia, playing a game against a team from another plantation. there are 26 seconds of it. the film was donated to the university of georgia last year, along with dozens of other reels from the plantation owner's people. that is pretty amazing. >> very cool. when we talk about george mason and sports it usually revolves around basketball. >> yeah, for good reason their program has been recognized nationally since their final four run back in 2006. but it is not all about hoops at mason, dan is here with more on the story. >> yeah, how about a little track and field. a change of pace. it has gone from good college

runner to olympic hopeful to one of the fastest meter runners in the entire world. he has been chasing down his dream since he arrived at mason four years ago. >> george mason's david verberg is not an overnight success, was not born with crazy speed or height. but his speed has come, he earned every second with it. you may have seen him on national tv last year as he represented the patriots at the u.s. olympic trials. >> it is a great feeling, walking onto hayward field and seeing the 10,000 fans. i was like wow. >> reporter: poised for success by a strong family at home, but the time he raced in oregon, his journey was well in motion. >> we finally settled down in lynchburg for a while, i ended up graduating there. my parents just moved. my mom is a doctor, dad is a professor, they found different jobs they wanted and went for it.

>> reporter: it was the school size that led mason, he was young, with work ethic and progress. >> he can still get better. i think most athletes, you know, it is one of those things where they're not sure what it actually takes to work hard. and once they actually push themselves past whatever they thought they could get to, then that is when they're smiling and feeling good about themselves because they can actually reach whatever goals that they want for themselves. >> and he has, after being named the conference athlete of the year and coming up just a spot short of the olympics, he took it a step further. he went out and recorded the fastest 400 meter time in the world. >> being number one in the world was crazy. you know, it was not expected. it was my goal. but when it happened felt kind of surreal. how many people get to say that in their lifetime. >> news 4 sports.

>> and the cool thing is, he actually wants to be a sports agent when he is done in college. and he will be able to make a living overseas as a professional runner and hopefully qualify for the olympics. >> he can be his own agent. >> save a lot of money that way. >> thank you, dan. yes, you do some and self-described fan of the washington redskins is one of the latest to push for a new team team. he introduced resolution to change the name which has long been criticized as racially insensitive. >> i am a ticket holder with this team and go with my brother to every single game. i don't support the name of the team, it is not fair. >> reporter: he is suggesting red tails as a new name. that name honors the tuskegee airmen. there is an ongoing movement that aims to change the name by

denying them federal trademark protection. and young man arranged on craigslist to sell a pair of sneakers. but that turned into a nightmare in a shopping center parking lot. news 4 jackie benson has more on how the officer managed to rescue him, jackie? >> reporter: jim, we learned it ended when the 15-year-old victim was able to mouth the words "help me" to the police officer. detectives say these are the men the 15-year-old found when he showed up at the shopping center on little river turnpike in annandale last night. police say the teen arranged to meet there to sell the sneakers he advertised on line, according to sources. instead, after the teen got in the car, the men robbed him at gunpoint. lucky for him the vehicle caught the eye of the fairfax county police officer on patrol in the area. >> he saw a vehicle without its lights on slowly creeping across

the parking lot. so he went ahead, did a stop. and there was a teenager, a young man in that vehicle who motioned some sort of distress signal. >> reporter: under arrest, penn and hall, and bryant robinson, 19, all four live in maryland. people who live near the shopping center say the location for the crime is surprising to them. >> very safe here. i shop here fairly often. i go to the cleaners and safeway. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:00, police have safety tips for teens who sell their stuff on line. reporting live, annandale, jackie benson. all right, thank you, when we come back, paying honor to a local police officer killed in the line of duty. brought back -- emotions that -- i had. and i kind of -- lost my brother.

golfers could be playing on a donald trump course in virginia if he goes ahead with his plans for a 3,000 acre estate. he bought the estate in charlottesville last year, including a 45-room house and 3,000 acres. he tells the daily planners it is in the early stages. if it happens they would like the course to be a public course.

a national tribute today for a fallen presence william county police officer. officer chris yung's name is the first to be added in northwest washington. northern bureau reporter david culver has more. >> reporter: pencil in hand, robin yung lovingly sketched her husband's name, the bond they shared, evident. slowly, the paper revealed her loss, the loss shared but yung's parents and two brothers, including officer dale young, four months has not made it easier. >> it is emotional, brought back emotions that i had when i found out that i lost my brother. it is just hard. >> reporter: this past new year's eve, our northern virginia bureau first on scene moments after that deadly wreck.

a mini van you can see in this video was trying to make a left turn when the motorcycle officer, officer chris yung went into the van. one officer also on scene that day. >> day to day, we pass the spot. it is hard not to go one day without remembering him and thinking of him. >> the call that he responded to the day he was killed he volunteered for. it spoke to the kind of commitment and sacrifice that he made every day. >> reporter: the memory of yung's sacrifice now eched in this stone. we asked dale yung how he wants his brother to be remembered. >> just a great father, husband, brother. just how much we miss him. that is what was going through my mind when i was etching his name. i think about him every day. >> reporter: in northwest washington, i'm david culver, news 4. in february, a grand jury

indicted margaret luke of gainesville on reckless driving charges in connection with yung's death. she will be in court in july. and a bill aimed at helping veterans go on to successful careers. the president announced today that the joining forces program will be expanding. they will train nearly half a million veterans and spouses in the next five years. that is important, because unemployment for recent veterans is higher than for the rest of the population. the president started this job hiring program in 2011. and the nba player who made national headlines by coming out, now is speaking out. coming up, what he says about the reaction to his announcement. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf...

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now, let's check out what stories are trending on line today. >> wizards center jason collins spoke out about his decision to announce he is gay. the athlete spoke out about it, and told "good morning america" he felt now was the right time to talk about the announcement. >> i know that in my personal life i'm ready.

and i think the country is ready for supporting an openly gay basketball mare. >> collins said he never intended to be the major u.s. sports player to announce he was gay, but that is just the way it worked out. >> collins has a chance to play with the pros if he signs a contract with no pay. he is just picked up by the cardinals, the former lsu quarterback was kicked off the team after failing multiple drug tests back in 2012. under matthew's contract, the rookie would also have weekly drug tests throughout the season. the honey badger's agents said it is unlikely they will sign the deal. and it is bugs bunny's birthday today. the wascally wabbit was created

75 years ago today. warner brother's shot a short film called porky's hare hunt. back then his name was happy rabbit. he didn't get the name "bugs," until later. he has starred in more than 200 cartoons, tons of animated movies and commercials. >> he has grown a lot. much taller there. next on news 4 at 5:00, what health officials have to say about new foods on the market that contain large amounts of caffeine. i'm liz crenshaw, a new study looking at the safety of ground turkey. results of the study and what you can do to protect your family coming up. and we're looking at rain across the area right now. storm team 4 radar showing the rain all across the region. we'll show you when the sun may

. aaron gilchrist is on the live desk right now with news just in from the fda. >> reporter: yeah, jim, going through the statement from the fda saying it approved plan b step one, emergency contraception for 15-year-old girls without a prescription. the statement saying it will be over-the-counter. we're talking about the morning after pill and you won't need a prescription for this. and it is for girls, anyone over 15 with proof of age at the point of sale. the fda saying part of the statement that women 15 years

old or older are able to understand how plan b one step works and how to use it properly in saying that they are now going to make it available for anyone 15 years old or older. the latest from the live desk, back to you. there are also new concerns over the growing trend of food and drinks that tout they have an extra boost of caffeine. so the fda wants to take a closer look at them and study the impact on products and children and teens. just this week, wrigley's introduced a gum that contains about half a cup of coffee. wrigley says the product is meant for adults. the agency is also investigating the energy shots and drinks. there are concerns over ground turkey. and the days of being declined a credit card because your spouse worked and you stayed at home, are over. and more on shoppers, liz crenshaw has more. we'll start with the

alarming new study on ground turkey. consumer reports released their first ever lab analysis of ground turkey bought at retail stores nationwide, finding more than half of the packages of raw ground turkey and patties tested positive for fecal germs, finding other things such as salmonella, even ground turkey labelled raised without antibiotics were just as likely to harbor the bacteria as products without the claims. now, the national turkey foundation says they are challenging the way the marketing is used. they say wash your hands and wash surfaces after handling raw meet or poultry, and cook ground turkey, in particular, to at least 165 degrees. okay, the government just made it easier for nonworking spouses and partners to qualify for a credit card.

the consumer financial protection bureau updated existing regulations that until now often declined nonworking spouses and partners from getting a credit card. the cfpb says that more than 16 million people the do not work outside the home. the change allows a spouse or stay-at-home partner to be eligible for a card as long as they have access to the income of the partner. and finally, popping up all over the place. this week, the usda announced it would make it easier for folks with food stamps or the supplemental program to buy more food at farmer's markets. they are making it available so they can buy the prospect wireless equipment to accept snap. they will allow them to accept a wider customer base and increase sales in people who use snap to shop at the farmer's market.

so folks at the food stands can get access to local products. >> also it is great if they live close to the market and can go in there. and more than two decades since advocates for the blind first asked metro to install the safety devices to stop people from falling over the platforms. but there are still stations that don't have them. news 4's mark segraves says the device could have prevented this woman's fall. >> reporter: she was at the medical center heading home. >> i was walking toward the tracks expecting my dog to alert me for the strip of bumps. >> reporter: but the warning bumps were not there. and benee stepped off the edge, fracturing her shoulder. she needed emergency surgery. her incident is not isolated. there were several incidents of people falling off the platforms that lacked the warning deals.

here is what we're talking about, the tiles that run the length of the platform. but at several stations like this one, there are no tiles warning people they're getting close to the edge. this area is inconsistent. it creates a public safety situation that is untenable. >> they should all have them. in my mind, you know that they're supposed to be there. you expect them to be there. it is like you know, what we expect as handicapped people. >> reporter: metro has made progress in equipping the bumpy tiles, but they're not required to have them. only the busier stations have them. >> you know, it is interesting, 681 stations have them, as well as the granite edge at the end of the platform, which is another indicator of where to stand. >> reporter: just last week,

metro approved funding to install the tiles at the remaining stations. >> within 12 to 14 months, the bumpy tiles will also be at all the metro stations. >> reporter: still, the debate continues. >> i think they should already have been done by now. >> the systems we're putting in are a secondary warning. we're going above and beyond what is required. >> so how many people die while they're slowly getting the bumps in place? >> reporter: mark segraves, news 4. we want to get the word on the weather now, and how soon before we see blue skies again, doug? >> the sun will come back during the day, i think tomorrow. maybe cloud cover and light fog. i think we'll be okay. that is what we have. we have clouds, fog, temperat e temperatures on the cool side. you walk outside, doesn't feel too uncomfortable. but the average high temperature is 71, we're nowhere near there. 58 degrees, light rain, drizzle continuing right on through the

rest of the night tonight. i think we will stay cloudy with the fog right on through early tomorrow morning. temperature-wise, 57 in gaithersburg, in annapolis, towards huntington. the warm spot, leesburg coming in at 61 degrees, warrenton, too, at 61, the rain all across the region from frederick, right through howard and montgomery county, through the district and down through calvert county, and prince william and stafford county. everybody seeing the light rain, continuing this evening. tonight's temperatures, 54 in d.c., 53 in gaithersburg, martinsburg coming out at 53 degrees, cloud cover, sun then making its way down. temperatures close the 70 degrees in parts of the region. i do think that tomorrow will be

warmer, 71 on friday, and right now nice weather as we head into the weekend. even warmer, high of 73 on sunday. >> thank you, doug. still ahead, we'll tell you why the man accused of shooting and killing a florida teen is waiving his right to use a controversial law in his defense.

the jury continues

deliberations in a horrific case in philadelphia, where a doctor in an abortion clinic is accused of killing four babies after they were born alive. dr. kermit gosnell is also accused of killing a woman with a lethal dose of medicine. his attorney argued that not one piece of evidence in the six-week trial proved the babies were born alive. and the patient's death was an accident. he could be convicted to life. and this time, answering the judge's questions about a pre-trial hearing on the stand your ground defense law in florida. nbc's kerry sanders has more on the high profile case. >> reporter: george zimmerman is accused of second-degree murder in the death of teenager trayvon martin. at issue now, can he claim

florida's controversial stand-your-ground law during trial? today in court, he waived his ability to have a hearing prior to trial one in which the judge would determine whether that florida law gives him immunity. >> is it your decision not to have a pretrial immunity hearing? >> after consultation with my counsel, yes, your honor. >> has anyone promised you to get you to make this decision? >> no, your honor. >> has anybody threatened you? >> no, your horn. >> is your decision voluntarily made? >> yes. >> george zimmerman's attorneys say they reserve the right to use stand your ground law during the trial, a trial set to begin in six weeks. kerry sanders, nbc news, sanford, florida. now zimmerman has sued our parent company for defamation in civil court. the company has strongly denied

his allegations. right now at 6:00, tonight there is a final decision on whether the fourth of july fireworks will go on as planned. a jewelry store robbery, a police chase and officer's cruiser smashed up. plus, the security changes at the preakness, following the boston marathon attack. and good evening, i'm wendy reger sitting in for doreen. good evening, president obama marked a 100 days in his second term today by answering questions on a number of issues. among them, the conflict in syria. the president said he does not know how or when chemical weapons were used in syria, or who used them. he also talked about the investigation into the boston marathon bombings. the suspects, and what might have been done to prevent those attack. the president also talked about his battle with congress over guns, immigration and sequestration. >> the notion was we exaggerated