this morning. a couple showers here. good faithering burg down to bethesda. south of town along i-95, all getting in on the light rain shower this is morning. current temperatures are in the mild, mid-60s. looking for highs in the upper 60s to right around 70 degrees. keep the umbrella handy. breaking news, we are learning right now about a missile launch out of north korea. nbc news reports the country launched three short-range missiles into the sea off the east coast of the korean peninsula. the military tracked the missiles. it's not clear what kind of missiles might have been launched. this all comes after months of rising tensions between north korea and the u.s. and south korea. we'll bring you new information when we get it. also an earthquake rocks the coast of japan. a magnitude 6.0 quake hit just northwest of the fukushima power plant. that's 173 miles northeast of

tokyo. so far no reports of any damage to the plant. also police say a man is dead and his wife is the killer. this is the view from blossom drive in sterling. this was a bit difficult to see from chopper 4's view. this is where deputies say they found the body of the man in the home. wheen meanwhile no word on if the wife is in custody. a u.s. airways plane made an emergency landing without their landing gear. it happened at 1:00 this morning. a spokesman said the plane experienced problems and had to make a belly landing. 34 people were on board and no one was hurt. right now crews are still trying to clean up after a train collision last night in connecticut. it started to affect travel throughout the northeast. right now all amtrak service is

suspended from new york to new haven. dozens of people who were on the trains are recovering. >> it was like a loud bang and you saw smoke. >> reporter: lionel had just hopped on the metro north train heading to grand central when the collision occurred. >> so nervous and scared. i've never had anything like this happen. we were all panicked. we didn't know what to do. you could hear everybody saying to relax and stay calm. i hear basically is there a doctor on board? when i heard that, i knew. >> reporter: he suffered a lower back injury, but is thankful to be walking away. the same can be said for laura brooks. >> we heard a boom. and the train had jumped. it seemed like we were out of our seat. >> reporter: she took the train to drop off prom dresses for the less fortunate. she suffered a knee injury. >> i looked at the front of the train and it was all messed up.

>> reporter: she limped out where 41 people arrive d by ambulance or in their own cars. diane auger says they were prepared for the worst. >> we heard we might expect 90 patients here. as it turned out so far it hasn't been as bad as we originally thought. >> reporter: the majority of the injuries are minor, but one patient was hurt seriously. >> shoulder pain, leg pain, back pain, people who were jostled. but nothing as serious as the head and neck injury that we have. >> i can't believe it's happening. my lower back is tight. just trying to get through this. >> that was george collie reporting from connecticut. meanwhile back here we have some delays for those of you that take metro. crews are working on three of the five lines. on the green line, three stations are shut down. greenbelt and prince george's

plaza. that could cause problems for those trying to get to graduation. two are closed on the orange line. you'll also see single tracking on the red line. we have a traffic alert on i-95 in virginia. this is a big deal if you're about to hit the road. right now, the northern section of the hov lanes is closed. that's between d.c. down to the springfield parkway. those lanes will stay closed until 10:00 tomorrow. the closure will allow for work on the 95 express lanes project. the powerball is worth an estimated $600 million. and that could grow before tonight's drawing. news 4's derrick ward is live in the district where people are buying up their lottery tickets. a lot of people hoping they are going to get lucky there. what's the word? >> reporter: indeed they are. we are at 40th and wisconsin. this place has a reputation not necessarily for the big winning, but they do get winners from

time to time. so a lot of folks have shown up. we have seen waves from people coming and going this morning. i talked to the merchants here and they said it was busier last night than it has been this morning. they are seeing a bit more traffic than they do for a saturday morning. we talked to some of the the early birds ab what they would do with the winnings and how they pick their numbers. >> i don't usually play, but i went to a chinese restaurant last night and got a fortune cookie. then i played my birthday and just totally random, never do this. but before i started my saturday chores, i thought i might as well figure out if i can do this and get somebody else to clean the house next week. >> what are you going to do if you win? >> i'm going to disappear. go somewhere where it's nice and quiet and enjoy my retirement. >> try to help out my friends. >> reporter: we're told that you have about a 1 in 32 chance of winning something. the odds of winning that big

jackpot are quite different. 43 states and the district of columbia involved. >> people in virginia and maryland need to check their lottery tickets because someone in virginia won last night worth $190 million. the winner will split the pot with someone in new jersey. a person matched the five numbers as well. the jackpot is now back down to $12 million. >> it it wasn't us. >> $12 million is not bad. an asteroid is on track to come closer close to earth. and video of a tornado's direct path with a texas neighborhood. plus hear from one of the youngest victim who is ran from cover when a twister came through his town. one man's record-breaking attempt happening right now on a ferris wheel. we'll show you that coming up. we're always online.

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it's happening right now. world record on spin cycle every moment. clinton shepard ticks closer to breaking the world record for longest ferris wheel ride. he's approaching the 19-hour mark. the record is just over 30 hours. but that's not his goal. he wants to set the bar at a solid 48 hours. get your telescope ready. an asteroid will give earth a fly-by later this month. 198 qe2 is set to brush past us. it will come within 3.5 million miles of earth. we had a near miss in february. that one was about 200 times

closer. this rock here is only for observation. >> i think it's something crazy like we won't see something like this for another two centuries. prosecutors in the boston marathon bombings are making a new request this porng. >> why some might consider tonight's "saturday night live" a tear jerker. clouds rolled in just in time for your saturday morning and there are rain drops on the radar as well. we'll show you where the rain

lawmakers on both sides of aisle are spending the weekend figure out where to go next with its instigation into the irs. the agency faces another capitol hill grilling on tuesday over

the targeting of conservative groups. yesterday the agency's former acting chief apologized for what he called foolish mistakes by employees. he denied any political motivation, but lawmakers didn't buy it. they promised the investigation is just getting started. tomorrow marks one month since the manhunt and arrest of dzhokhar tsarnaev. and this morning federal prosecutors say they are going to ask more time to indict the suspected bomber. prosecutors have not said under which exception they will try to apply for an extension. the 19-year-old is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the bombings at the boston marathon that killed three and hurt more than 260. new from overnight, severe weather strikes north texas. just take a look at a twister in young county. this is east of dallas. the sheriff there says it was one of at least three tornadoes that may have touched down last

night. one house took a direct hit. so far there have not been any reports of any injuries. more families are returning home since tornadoes hit granbury, texas. a serious of twisters hit wednesday night killing six people. we are hearing from one of the youngest survivors. 6-year-old cole curly remembers everything that happened when a twister hit his home. >> reporter: cole curly covered his eyes as the family rushed out during the storm, but as he came home for the first time today, his eyes were wide open. the tiny steps of this 6-year-old led him through a house ravaged by the storm, but he also began to walk back through the memories of that night. >> i was scared. and i heard these noises and i thought something blew off the roof. >> reporter: this is that

bathroom where cole's family hid as the twister ripped apart everything around them. >> i was sitting right here. and my little brother he was right here. >> reporter: scared, he says they began to pray. >> god, please let the storm pass. please let us be okay. >> reporter: the curlies did survive and his dad said that fate and bond that helped ge them through the tornado will be the strength they lean on to help get them back. >> we live in a good house. it will be even better when we're done with it it. >> reporter: determination and support that so many families here rely on as they work through what the deadly storms left behind. jay gray, nbc news, granbury, texas. >> dozens of homes completely destroyed. >> but you notice the great advice they had there. down in the bathtub, had the blankets and pillows.

bathrooms and hall closets tend to be the safest because they are on the low levels and have extra padding around and have small windows. that's great advice from that 6-year-old there. smallest room of the house, always going to be the safest place to be. and just like that, you can be a storm survivor instead of a victim. outside on our saturday morning, it's turned cloudy just in time for your weekend. sorry about that, everybody. bright and sunny on your friday while you were in the office staring outside at the parking lot. not so this morning. cloudy skies have moved back in. they are not all rain, clouds everywhere, but chances are on the up and up through saturday. unfortunately for your sunday too. full cloud cover now. 66 at national airport. winds are light out of the southeast averaging only 5 miles per hour. temperatures in the area stranded in the mid-60s. 65 in edge water. 66 degrees down at solomon's

island. 63 in leesburg. your hour by hour forecast for today, in the low to mid-60s now. we're only going to move up a couple degrees today. upper 60s to around 70 degrees. it's not going to be a total washout of a day, but rain chances will be the dotting the landscape all through your saturday. if you're headed to the preakness, it's not going to be a washout, but i would have some sort of rain protection with you. they should be able to run it in mostly dry conditions. the allergy forecast in the low range for today and tomorrow. but as we move back into the warmer weather on monday, allergy forecast into the median range. showers around. the bulk of the rain will be south of the washington area. tomorrow morning, the marine core historic half marathon in virginia, i will be one of the runners down there. i will be the starter for the race at 6:59 a.m.

and tomorrow morning race temperatures generally in the low to mid-60s. about 10,000 people expected to run the race. here's radar this morning. not much going on in and around town and points north. carol county is dry. but south of town, that's where the bulk of the rain chances are. that's where the rain chances will be staying. sandy spring, bethesda getting a few sprinkles this morning. nothing heavy. south along i-95, that's where the steadier rain showers are. you folks in st. mary's county, that's where the rain chances will be strongest off and on through the rest of the day today. you can see that little ribbon of rain showers from the washington area to points down to the south. here's your seven-day forecast. about 70 today. 72 tomorrow. 70% rain chances for today and tomorrow. it's a high percentage but a low amount of rain we're expecting.

generally .25 of rain. otherwise just a little bit, enough to get you wet if you're out on your daily jog. near 90 by tuesday. >> right before e memorial day weekend. it's going to feel like summer. today might feel like a step back in time in falls church, virginia. @ the city is hosting civil war day. organizers are promising the real blast from the past. it's going on from 10:00 until 3:00 today. activities include living history presentations, soldier and civilian reenactment and plenty of music and activities. it also includes tours of the new civil war trail through the town and it's absolutely free. >> they go all out for that too. >> they might be a little hot. in just a few hours, a maryland woman will try to make history in the preakness stakes.

here's. >> good morning, everyone. get out your black-eyes susans, because it is finally preakness day. two weeks ago, rosy made history in a fifth place finish, the best finish for a female jockey ever in the derby. she returns home later today. she will become only the third female jockey to race in the preakness stakes. but she's just happy to be back at her old stomping grounds. >> obviously, being very familiar with the track is probably an advantage. i mean, i've ridden this race course a million times. won plenty of races on it it. at least for me it's not something i have to get to know. i'm glad to be here. i'm not doing this because i'm a girl. i'm not trying to win the race because i'm a female jockey. i just want to win the race. >> from the track to the ring, experts calling this one of the best matchups in boxing.

welter weight champion lamont peterson facing lucas matisa. they take the ring tonight at 9:00 p.m. in atlantic city. and that's your sports in a minute. hope your saturday is a good one. unless you stayed up late, you probably missed the end of quite a nats game. the they were looking to clinch the series against the padres and bats came alive. ryan zimmerman made it it happen. in extra innings, tracy broke the tie. the team kicked up the defense to keep the padres from tying it up again. nats win 6-5. a beer at the ball games not cheap and this fan knows it. take a look at this video. there you go. fan in colorado makes an awesome

grab on a home run ball and spills just a drop of his beer. >> it was all foam. >> and the guy in the purple hat catches it. the crowd goes wild. they are cheering. not everyone is that lucky. a fan in anaheim wasn't as talented. it's an epic crash between him and some other fans chasing a foul ball. they all get wet instead. tonight is a season finale of "saturday night live." it ends with a farewell to a long-time cast member. mark barger reports. >> we got the girl. i've got to get out of here. >> reporter: after eight seasons of memorable impressions and indelible characters, senat"sat night live"'s bill hader says good-bye after this week's edition hosted by ben affleck. >> hi, my name is bill hader and i like it funky and sweet.

>> reporter: hader said leaving snl was a hard decision but it has to happen at some point. seth meyers is also departing but not right away. >> i'm nowhere near emotionally ready. i wouldn't be able to handle that. >> reporter: the head writer and weekend update anchor will be back in the fall but then leave early next year. meyers will take the reigns of late night from jimmy fallon when he takes over "the tonight sh show." >> how daunting is that? >> it's very daunting. i do want the show to have an ensemble feel. i want to find the funny people to come on and perform on the show numerous times. i'm smart enough to know that an ensemble is the right way to be. >> after getting an education as par of the "snl" ensemble, graduation day for meyers and hader approaches. >> good night. >> reporter: mark barger, nbc news. >> you can watch the season

finale here after news 4 at 11:00. ben affleck will host. we'll also have musical guest khan w kanye west as well. >> it's going to be hard. the weekend update could go back to two anchors and maybe two people are available. 9:26. what doctors are saying about the passengers hurt in the connecticut train accident. and the d.c. council member kicking off a run for mayor today. plus where the first

good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm richard jordan. time now for a check of the forecast. >> it looks like our meteorologist chuck bell is getting a little slack on job. >> on your feet, chuck. >> i'm at the picnic table.

i have everything i need. i have the clicker to move the maps and you have my umbrella in case the rain starts. the only thing i'm mising is breakfast. maybe you should indicacater mel out here. cloudy skies. it's not raining here at channel 4 but it is raining south of town along i-95. you folks in fredericksburg, you're getting in on the rain drops first thing this morning. that's where most of the rain is is out on the south side of town. charles county, st. mary's county, be on the lookout. temperatures are in the 60s. we'll stay in the 60s through the rest of this morning with most of the rain to the south of town. it it will be an opportunity for a shower or two coming around during later on this afternoon. don't stray too far. highs around 70. maybe a degree or two warmer tomorrow. rain chances off and on through all of your weekend. not going to rain all weekend, but there's a chance of rain at almost any time. be forewarned that rain chances are out there. >> thanks. in a few hours, the

republican candidate for virginia governor becomes the official gop nominee. attorney general ken cuccinelli will be formally nominated as the republican candidate this morning. this is happening at the second day of the republican party of virginia's state convention. a poll released this week shows the democrat pulling ahead by a 5% margin. one organization is planning to crash the party. planned parenthood is expected to protest the event. the action fund has launched a website called keep kent out. this is to protest some of his policies. julie carey will be in richmond for the nomination and all the action. catch her reports later today on news 4. in the day ahead, d.c. council member tommy wells will throw his hat in the race for d.c. mayor. he will announce his candidacy at noon. he has been on the council since 2006. wells is the second member to

announce their candidacy. d.c. council member bouser announced hers. now more on that developing story out of connecticut. amtrak service from new york to new haven is suspended after two commuter trains collided. it it could take a few days to get traffic back to normal. this morning nbc's seth lemon is outside one of the hospitals with the very latest. >> reporter: it's been a long night here at st. vincent's medical center. they did not have to stay overnight. people are saying it's not as bad as it it could have been based on how bad the crash looked. there were only seven reported serious injuries. many walked away with only minor

injuries. >> so far it hasn't been as bad as we originally thought. >> we don't know what caused it it. and having said that, these trains at that hour are in fairly constant use. so just before these trains came into contact with one another, others had been through the same spot. that's all i can tell you. >> reporter: just to provide perspective, it's more like the mark train than the subway system. the ntsb is leading the investigation with help from the department of transportation and that investigation is ongoing. reporting from connecticut, seth lemon, news 4. right now a heads up. one runway is closed until tomorrow afternoon. the other will be closed early tomorrow morning from midnight to 5:00 a.m. they are closing the runways so crews can make improvements to

airfield. a separate runway will be used for overnight flights. get ready for the pomp and circumstance. at least three colleges and universities give. their seniors the big sendoff today with their commencement ceremonies. georgetown's first ceremony of the day is already underway. for now the ceremony is outdoors but could move inside in the event of rain. catholic university begins their ceremony at 10:00. and in virginia george mason's ceremony begins at 10:00. the first lady is in nashville today. she will deliver the commencement address at martin luther king jr. high school for health sciences and engineering. it's her second graduation ceremony in as many days. sglmpbls there's a free health fair in the district. it's on 9th and g streets in twoes. you can get free health screenings from now until 2:00

this afternoon. the mayor's office and pacific islander affairs is organizing the event. today marks a big day for facebook. why mark zuckerberg and his company might be popping bottles.

today prince george's public schools are looking for bus drivers. there's a job fair happening at wise high school. job seekers must bring a copy of their driving record. the school will pay for training for new hires. the job fair runs until 1:00 this afternoon. today marks one year since the world's biggest social networking site went public on wall street. facebook had its ipo a year ago today. many believed it it would be bigger than amazon, but the highest sale date was 23 cents higher than its sale on day one

and has not been as high since. it's estimated at $63 billion, two-thirds of what it was a year ago. >> seems like it's been more than a year. next a heads up on an event that might force you to take a detour today. >> history returns to the track. the preakness. how the annual race is putting a spin on preakness stakes today. whether your horse is a mudder or not a mudder, they are going to run the race up there today. not a whole lot of rain kpped, but there are rain chances in your weekend forecast. the details of which are next.

prince george's county public sdools have earned the gates

millennium scholarship. it it pays for students with financial needs. the foundation launched the program in 19 99 with billion dollar grant. a portion of pennsylvania avenue is shut down between 3rd and 6th street all for the fiesta asia street festival. the party ends at 7:00 tonight. the street should be reopened by 11:00 tonight. and we at nbc 4 are celebrating asian pacific american heritage month. there are many changing our community and even more changing the world. mike kim never imagined a visit to the great wall would put him on a mission to help others escape. after meeting a 13-year-old girl sold as a sex slave, he returned to help others escape by a secret 6,000-mile underground railroad. >> it does. we look at history and we say

never again will we let that happen. yet we see it today in this modern day underground railroad that resembles what we had during the civil war used to help slaves escape to the north. >> kim documented his four years on the border in a book that's recently caught the eye of some of high schoollywood's biggest producers. it will air in just a few minutes, 10:00 right here after our show. twitter is buzzing about michael phelps this morning and the rumor that he might make a comeback. a florida tv station made waves when it reported the olympian was thinking of competing in rio in 2016. he retired last year with a record 22 gold medals in three olympics. in response he took to social media asking if people believe everything they hear. he's down playing the rumors but not has officially denied them. we are just hours away from kicking off this year's

preakness stakes. now in it's 138th year, there are plenty of traditions that are going to live on. >> there's always room for nutra additions. kate amrra reports. >> reporter: we've been doing this for 130 years now, the preakness so full of history and tradition there really is something for everyone. the spectacular hot air balloon festival at turf valley, the blanket that we all know is never really made of black eyed susans. there's the infield bikini contest and the naval academy glee club. but this year we managed to sniff out a few surprises. on a sunrise tour at pemlico thursday, it it wasn't orb that took their breath away. it was his shampoo. >> the bathing was kind of cool. >> reporter: we've been

wondering about orb's trainer and how he got the nickname. >> they had to call me something. that's what they came up with. i've never had a definitive answer from anybody this is why we did that. >> reporter: and this it year jockey rosy has a real shot at becoming the first woman to win the preakness stakes. if it happens, she has these two to thank. the first african-american female jockey and the first jockey to win a race in the united states. >> a lot of them were yelling at me to go home and make babies. >> reporter: as much as it's rooted in tradition, times are changing for the sport. if you watch the stands on saturday, you might spot the pioneers who helped pave the way. >> that was from baltimore, not boston. >> chuck wanted to know why they don't use the black eyed susans.

i looked it up during the story. apparently the races were two months before the flowers come into bloom, so that makes sense. >> they can't grow them in a greenhouse? >> i thought you knew all about this. >> i just pick the winner. i don't know anything else about horse rankings. i picked orb. >> and two other horses. >> i mentioned him as a potential winner. i'm going with him today. it's a nice day for a running of the preakness. nowhere near as sloppy of a track. there's a slight chance for a few sprinkles, but it won't be running in the slop like they did in kentucky. outside this morning, it doesn't look all that pretty outside, but it isn't exactly raining all that hard. a couple showers down to south of town. as we scan the skies this morning, lots of low clouds out there. not a lot of rain out there just yet. but that will be changing a little bit. if you live south of washington towards fredericksburg, your

rain chances are higher today. if you live further to the north, rain chances are a bit lower. for now we're mostly cloudy in town. 66 degrees our current temperature. we're not going to budge much during the day. we'll rise into the upper 60s. might touch 70 degrees. but spotty showers and light rain always an opportunity for that during the course of the day. better chances the further south you live or travel. mid-60s across the area right now. 65 in hagerstown. 61 in culpepper. 62 down in fredericksburg getting ready for the half marathon. temperatures today in the 60s to around 70 with a sprinkle and shower chance off and on. cool and cloudy for now. we're going to go over to the summer steamies for next week. highs both today and tomorrow. only around 70. maybe 72 tomorrow. up near 80 on monday. by tuesday and wednesday, temperatures up into the 80s to perhaps even near 90 degrees by

tuesday afternoon. here's the radar for now. light rain showers moving back into louden county. the line is northern montgomery county. steadier showers now mainly southern parts of prince george's county. headed on out towards glen ber gnu. south of town, that's where the better rain chances are already. all getting in on some light ran rain this morning. that's where the rain chances will be highest. even so rainfall amounts will be fairly light. so rainfall amounts will be light. so saturday showers today off and on rain chances. have the umbrella ready to go. cloudy and damp overnight. during the day tomorrow, rain chances on the up and up once again. be ready for another chance tomorrow. so cloudy and cooler today. showers likely. especially south of town. here's the important seven-day forecast. upper 60 toz around 70 both

today and tomorrow. though tomorrow might be a tick or two warm per. then we warm it up on monday. near 90 degrees on tuesday. then staying real warm and kind of steamy around here with afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances tuesday, wednesday and thursday. then we dry it it out just in time for memorial day. the year is going by fast enough. >> thanks, chuck. little piggy on a makeshift wheelchair is making news. >> how he has become quite the attraction. that's next.

scientists have said that sea lions are intelligent animals. it looks like they are caring as well. this video is showing a girl

wearing a blue dress running around near the sea lion. the sea lion follows her for a little bit. when the girl trips, the sea lion stops in his tracks and stares at visitors as if worried ab little girl. you can hear someone in video talk about how the animal seemed to be concerned about her. >> that is so sweet. moms love that stuff. he oinged and rolled his way to being an internet sensation. the pig that became known as chris p. bacon has been dealt a tough hand in life. not being able to walk on his own. he was just a little piglet. now we see what he's been up to. >> he's not so little in more ways than one. since we met him four months ago, chris p. has been packing on the pounds and racking up the star power. >> something like this happens once in your life.

>> reporter: he decided to go with it it in january. that's when a woman brought the disabled pig to his veterinary hospital convinced he'd have to be put to sleep. >> she thought that that was the only option. that there was really no life that can be lived like this. >> reporter: the doctor doped the little guy, posted this adorable video on youtube which went viral. then a star was born. >> how many tv shows have you been on? >> i've been on four. it it started with "the today sho show". >> he now weighs 22 pounds, has a new set of wheels, a customized tag. his own fan club, a t-shirt, a twitter account and a facebook page which people from france to japan follow. chris p. does charity events where usually money is raised because somebody has to kiss the pig. and chris p. just inked a deal to be the subject of a series of

children's books. >> his whole story is inspiring. he's like the little engine that could. only live. >> reporter: but chris p. bacon is after all a pig. he loves the mud, loves to eat. his favorites, cheer rows and grapes. so what's next for chris p. bacon? his owner says maybe cartoons, a video game, commercials, a tv show, a movie, does it it sound crazy? well, not for chris p. bacon. >> and by the way, he could be chris p. the rapper. >> that would go viral too. he's up to 22 pounds. he could be the modern day "charlotte's webb."

>> outside a lil cloudy today and tomorrow. there are a lot of rain chances. but it isn't going to be a total washout. be ready for rain drops at any point in time. >> that's going to wrap it it up for news 4 today. >> our special is coming up next. we'll