plus, the frantic search for survivors in an explosion. new clues in the search for the missing malaysian airliner and we'll hear the final words before it disappeared from radar. first, a severe weather watch in effect right now. severe bad weather coming our way. >> we have coverage of this weather change. let's start with doug kammerer in extreme weather 4. >> we are talking temperatures close to 70 and by tomorrow morning temperatures will feel 60 degrees colder and winds are bhiping up. not not just winds with storms >> behind the storms we will see very strong winds, too and with that plummeting temperatures the two combined, not a pretty picture tomorrow morning. >> not at all and across storm team 4, radar towards montgomery

county and carroll county, this line has come together over the last half hour. flow severe thunderstorm warnings but off to the northern neck and towards warrington. a couple stops, first stop around damascus and barnsville and clarksburg seeing heaviest rain now and strong winds with that and continue to move south towards gaithersburg and loudon county and warrington area and warrington extending towards manassas entering fairfax county within the next couple of minutes. nothing severe now but we're watching this line move through behind it. it gets windier and a lot colder. veronica. >> we've been looking at these winds gusting with the front coming through and behind it. we plotted the gusts for you at

20-30 miles an hour. 47, 41 miles an hour gusts in petersburg, west virginia. up to 55 in martinsburg. very windy conditions. we could be seeing a few power outages, maybe minor structural damage across the area. wind advisory started now and runs until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. isolated power outages is a possibility with temperature falling from 70 degrees to an 8 degrees windchill tomorrow morning. >> it will be brutal as we move through the rest of the overnight period. temperatures will fall very very quickly. right now at 65 in d.c. windchill in pittsburgh, 12. that shows you what to expect. any time you can check out the storm team weather app, download that on your iphone and through google plus. disturbing news tonight about the columbia mall gunman. police say darion aguilar was obsessed with the columbine

murder in colorado. it appears he timed the attack to start with the time of day the columbine shooting started. as for the victims, he chose them at random. pat is outside with more on the gunman's final words. pat. >> reporter: what is the twisted motive in this mall murder case? could it be notoriety? columbia mall killer, darion aguilar posing with the murder weapon in his bedroom. he was seen holding that shotgun in the dressing room of the zumiez store and then he posted it. police won't show you that picture. >> i mentioned the fact he may have been trying to seek notoriety because he took a

picture a minute before he did this. why he did that, i don't know. we won't help him have that notoriety. >> reporter: with that picture, aguilar added these words. i had to do this. on previous days i woke up with anxiety, regret and hope for a better future. this day, i didn't. i woke up felt no emotions or sympathy. i'll have freedom or maybe not. i couldn't care less. we are seeing pictures like we haven't seen before with the murder weapon, on that day of the murder walking around with the shotgun dismantled and concealed in a backpack. getting money from an atm. hanging out at a fast-food restaurant in burtonsville and getting out of a cab at the columbia mall and hanging out at the mall 40 minutes before beginning his shooting spree at 11:14. 11:14, the time of the columbine mass murders in 1999.

aguilar, they say, was obsessed with the columbine crimes. aguilar shot and killed two zumiez employees before he turned this gun on himself. police say they found no connection between aguilar and his victims. police say there's no evidence any else was involved in this murder case. live in columbia, pat collins, news4. >> thank you, pat. there is new information about a police involved shooting in maryland, tonight. this is a picture of the suspect. his name is ricky reed junior. he's in a hospital facing charges tonight. an officer came across what he thought was a suspicious car early this morning on green haven road. the officer told reed to get out of the car. that's when the driver's gun fell to the ground. the officer says that reed refused to put his hands in the air and in fact reached for the weapon and that's when he shot him. the gun was reported stolen from

virginia. there are new developments in that deadly explosion in new york city right now. a dozen people missing after a blast leveled two apartment buildings in east harlem. two women were killed. more than 50 other people were injured. the explosion happened about 9:30 this morning. it was so loud it shattered windows a block away. some people thought it was a bomb and police are looking whether a gas leak might have caused it. we incite you to stay tuned for the report coming up at 6:30. we have breaking news regarding the missing malaysian airliner. >> the children news agency just repo reporting the government has satellite images saturday morning showing suspected debris from that plane described as three floating objects with the largest piece measuring 70 by 70 feet. coordinates show the location

off the southern tip of vietnam, east of malaysia. it's important to note nbc news has no further information about the images or what they may show. also tonight, we're learning what's thought to be the crew's final message. all right, good night. malaysian authorities asked for help today from india to widen the search to the indian ocean. earlier today that search now includes more than 35,000 square miles. we'll have to see what comes from that purported debris spotted by the chinese satellite. that's this latest from the live desk. back to you. secretary of state john kerry will meet with the russian foreign minister on friday in london part of an effort to diffuse the crisis in ukraine before a critical referendum is held there on sunday. in the meantime, president obama just wrapped up a meeting at the white house with ukraine's interim prime minister.

d danelle leigh reports we will stand with ukraine. >> if it continues on the path it is on not only us but the international community, the european union and others will be forced to apply a cost. >> reporter: the high profile meeting solidifies the u.s. allegiance to the struggling country. with its forces already in control of crimea, russia is pushing for an election sunday that could separate the region from ukraine, a key concern for secretary of state john kerry, as he testified in congress. >> we'll do what we have to do. >> reporter: kerry is headed to london to meet with russia's foreign minister on friday. the g-7 nations are requesting russia pull back or face consequences and considering new economic sanctions in addition to $1 billion in loans. >> in my view, president putin has miscalculated by starting a

game of russian roulette. >> i don't think we're sending the correct signal here by sending loan money that will find its way very quickly into russia's hands. >> reporter: in a "wall street journal" poll 48% of americans say the u.s. should take action only with the help of other countries. just 5% think the u.s. should act alone. 26% say europe should handle it. as president obama weighs his options, he's facing dismal approval numbers. that same poll just 41% of americans say they approve of the job he's doing, his worst approval rating in the history of this survey. live on capitol hill for news4. new developments in the race for mayor. an influential newspaper now canceling endorsement for mayor gray with new allegations of corruption. and a veteran makes his campaign

official for a bid. >> reporter: filing formal papers to run for mayor in november, adding drama to a week already full of drama. >> if we're going to secure our future we need a leader who shares our values and vision and tenacity to get the job done. >> reporter: elected five times city-wide has planned for months to run. two years ago, he called on mayor gray to resign when the shadow campaign was first revealed. thompson pleaded guilty monday and implicated gray. >> i said he should have resigned then and believe it today. jeff thompson-vince gray drama, the time has come for this to end. >> reporter: drinking tea to nurse a cold, ketanya says his record on health and city regulations should address any concerns of his being a white gay democratic male. >> i would be happy to put my record by any of those who currently have democrat by their

name. >> reporter: the union endorsed tommy wells. it says wells has worked hard on police issues. in more bad news for gray, the influential weekly current newspapers withdrew its recent gray endorsement. in 50,000 copies printed today, it said we are now less certain about mr. gray's innocence. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. coming up tonight, three men behind a bold robbery that shut down traffic on a major highway. they had their day in court. he waited 20 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. tonight, a d.c. officer is sharing his news only with news4. and why he's not bitter about the response. and what made zaching a viral sensation will remember

this picture of shawn hickman flashing a thumbs up. since being run over by a h hit-and-run driver, hickman has undergone 14 surgeries with at least one more go. >> if all goes well knock on wood that will be the last one. time will tell. it's wait and see and day-by-day and hopefully things will turn out for the better and i'll be back to work soon. >> reporter: police officers have been raising money to cover the cost of things not covered by the department. the capitol area law enforcement foundation and renegade pigs teamed up to raise more than $18,000 tore hickman. >> the police department is fantastic about covering the medical bills and hospital costs. what we supplement is their lost wage, their night deferential, all that kind of stuff, check pay. they go to a straight salary when they're hurt. >> reporter: besides getting back to work, hickman really wants to get back on his