state, the search for survivors continues in the thick mud left by a massive landslide. rescuers report hearing cries for help coming from beneath the rubble. a desperate situation there this morning. hi, everyone. i'm richard jordan. >> and i'm angie goff. welcome to "news4 today." it is sunday, march 23rd, 2014, and it's a colder sunday. saturday was sensational. today a whole other story. >> let's get the first forecast now from storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal. she's in for chuck. >> good morning, richard and angie, and good morning to you. well, like yesterday, we'll have plenty of clouds around, but unlike yesterday, our temperatures much cooler today. over 20 degrees cooler. now, we are at 45 in washington right now. gaithersburg at 39. leesburg coming in at 41. but we're only going to warm to near 50 degrees for a high temperature today. cloudy skies across the area right now. the clouds hang on strong. also, notice this rain down here in portions of virginia. this will track mainly to the south of washington, but there will be some scattered showers

around this afternoon in southern maryland and the northern neck. i'll be walking you through your afternoon forecast hour by hour, and also, i have updates on the snow for tuesday. so, i'll have the latest on that all coming up in about ten minutes, richard. >> see you then, amelia. just about an hour ago, we learned one person was killed in an early-morning accident involving a shuttle bus on i-95 in lorton. >> more than a dozen others were taken to area hospitals. news4's derrick ward is live at the scene. at this point, what are you seeing out there, derrick? >> reporter: well, pretty much what's happening now -- and i'll direct you to look at the road -- we're along 95 just south of lorton road. as you see, there are two state police officials up there, documenting this scene and preparing to have repairs made to that section of guardrail where the bus struck that guardrail, rode the guardrail for a few yards, rolled over and ended up in that ravine. now it was about 3:45 this morning about this accident happened, and according to state police, a witness said this bus was cut off by a white,

four-door sedan, a car they are looking for. again, this is southbound i-95, just south of lorton road. we are told that there were 16 people on the bus. 15 went to the hospital and one, of course, has died, one of two people who were medevaced away. and again, police are looking for that white four-door sedan. now, this is a limo bus. it can hold up to about maybe 20 people. it doesn't have traditional bus seats, but sort of couch seats along each side. now it was around dawn when they got that bus up on the right end and got it on a truck and towed it away from here. the scene, indeed, is clear, but of course, you will see those cones put up because you don't have any guardrail here. and it looks like that guardrail did what it was supposed to do, which was slowed that vehicle up for some distance. but at some point, the bus mounted the rail, went over the rail and ended up rolling over into that ravine. so, virginia state police now are indeed -- they want to talk to anyone else who may have

witnessed this crash, but they certainly do want to find that white sedan that, according to a witness, may have, indeed, caused this crash. we don't have any of the identities of the folks who were involved in this accident. the bus, we are told, was operated by a company outside of mclean that does some government contracting, also does things like wine tours and what have you. we don't know the destination or where it was coming from, again, and we don't know the identity of any of the people who were injured, whether the driver was among the injured. we'll have more details as they become available. right now we are live in lorton, virginia. derrick ward news4. >> a lot of new information there. thanks, derrick. prince george's county police are investigating a dispute that turned deadly. it happened in the 3900 block of warner avenue in landover hills. someone called police last night and asked them to check on the folks living there. officers arrived and found a man shot to death. a woman was seriously hurt. police are not saying if that woman was shot as well. they're only saying that she had traumatic injuries. she's in the hospital right now but is expected to survive. police have not released any names and they aren't saying if

these two people knew each other. bring relisha home. that is the message to kahlil tatum from people at the d.c. shelter where the little girl lived. that shelter is the last place relisha was seen with tatum. what's so startling about all of this is that that was about a month ago. relisha was not reported missing until this week. a closer look at tatum right now. he is a janitor at the shelter, and relisha's mom allowed him to take her daughter to outings and also give her gifts, all behavior that raised some red flags for others. >> everybody knows him. you know, he bought my daughter a fish tank, but i stopped it there. mm-mmm, no more gifts. >> d.c. general needs to be, i don't know, they need to really do a really thorough background check. >> and there is an amber alert out for relisha. the search now spans d.c. to virginia. now to that developing story out of washington state. at least three people are dead this morning and many more are hurt after a massive mud slide northeast of seattle.

officials are franticly searching for survivors who may be trapped by that slide. it destroyed several homes and demolished some nearby buildings. take a look at that video. crews say the mountainside couldn't handle all the water from snowmelt and a week of heavy rains. now residents are preparing to evacuate their homes in case of another mud slide. >> it's dammed up so bad, there is no water coming down the river in front of our house. >> i just saw the darkness, like somebody wants to grab you from the back, and everything was gone. >> officials know of six other people who were hurt in the mud slide. all of them are in the hospital in serious or critical condition. lawmakers in maryland are giving themselves a 15% raise. a salary commission recommended the hike, and it goes into effect automatically. so, this is how it's all going to add up. senators, say they're making about $43,000 now, they will now make $50,000 with this increase. maryland lawmakers' salaries rank 13th in the nation. and over in virginia,

lawmakers will be in a special session tomorrow. legislators are locked into a budget battle over expanding medicare. house republicans are against a senate plan that would extend coverage to 250,000 uninsured virginians. republicans say they want to deal with the budget and medicare separately. the senate is looking to expand coverage by using expansion funds, which are available under the affordable care act. a freshman football player at naval academy is in the hospital this morning after falling on the field. will mckamey collapsed during practice yesterday. a television station in his hometown of knoxville, tennessee, reports mckamey is currently in a coma. the former mr. football collapsed without warning. no word on what caused him to lose consciousness. two people are dead after a serious crash on the anacostia freeway. this morning one woman remains in serious condition. the crash happened yesterday in the northbound lanes of kenilworth avenue. two cars collided. one flipped on its side. traffic was backed up on to i-295 for miles as crews worked

to clear that scene. police have not said what caused the crash. right now at 9:06, we are getting some new pictures into the newsroom of michelle obama in china this morning. coming up, the comments that she made on freedom of speech that are getting a whole lot of attention. also ahead, how three elephants escaped the big top and managed to wreck a few cars, and obviously, scare a lot of people in that crowd. >> yeah, we're going to tweet out some components to that story, because it is very interesting, makes for good sunday morning banter. you can join us online any time. we're on twitter and facebook. we're back on air in a moment.

today marks four years since president obama signed the affordable care act into law. in a statement, the president said the share of americans with insurance is up and the growth of health care costs is down. and now the deadline to sign up is just over a week away.

most americans have to be insured by monday, march 31st, or pay a fee. so far, more than 5 million people have already signed up. that's despite the glitches when healthcare.gov launched last fall. the law faces some challenges this weekend. the supreme court. two private companies say the law violates their religious beliefs because it forces them to cover birth control. the president will start his workweek in the netherlands. he will board air force one aroutonight, while overseas he'll attend a nuclear security summit. after that, he's scheduled to participate in a g-7 meeting to discuss the situation in ukraine. he'll also be meeting with the prime minister of the netherlands and the chinese president. on the education front, first lady michelle obama is trying to improve u.s./china relations today. she started the day with a forum with chinese professors and students. later, she headed over here to the great wall. the first daughters and mrs. obama's mother were also there. now, while visiting china, the first lady has spoken out about

the government's need to respect free speech among its people. >> but when it comes to expressing yourself freely and worshipping as you choose and having open access to information, we believe those universal rights, they are universal rights. >> and chinese state-run media did not air the first lady's remarks about free speech, but her comments were widely praised, very popular on social media. china routinely filters out information deemed offensive by the government and blocks many social media sites like facebook and twitter. we have been watching some fast-moving developments today in the fight for gay marriage in michigan. same-sex couples rushed to say "i do" yesterday morning after a federal judge struck down the state's ban. these couples were afraid that the ruling would be overturned, and tonight it turns out they were right. this morning, it turns out they were right.lar in the day, a fe appeals court suspended gay marriage at least through wednesday. michigan passed a law to ban gay marriage in 2004 with about 60%

of voters behind it. right now we're looking at 9:11. a welcome return. the air show favorite that is back after budget issues grounded their planes. and investigators are poring over more satellite images this morning as the search for that missing malaysian airliner begins a third week now. let's go over to amelia. well, richard, yesterday the warmest day so farar big changes in the forecast fora also, i'm tracking the chance for some rain. i'll have your complete forecast i'll have your complete forecast

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some circus-goers got up close and personal with some big-time performers. three elephants ran out of the tent at a show near st. louis yesterday. nbc's stephanie diffin has more on the escape of the elephants. >> here comes one. >> reporter: elephants escape the circus. if you can't believe the headline, here's the video to prove it. >> we saw other people running and we're like, oh, my god, they're escaping! like, what's going on? >> so, i called my husband and i'm like, elephants are escaping! they're running down broadway! he's like, "get in the car!" >> reporter: so, karen and ally got back in the car and started recording. they estimate is it took around 45 minutes for trainers to corral the three elephants between two trailers. >> she yelled to one guy, i need

anything, pretzels, any food! >> you could tell they were upset, like our animals are running down. they were so upset and scared. >> reporter: no one was hurt, but they did do damage to several vehicles. witnesses inside the arena for the shriners circus, say they got spooked and busted out the doors. >> they were so afraid and the people were trying to calm them and get everybody back. >> reporter: after the animals were safely back in their trailer, the crowd was free to leave. ally and karen decided to stay, as planned. so, it didn't scare you away? >> no. >> reporter: and in true circus if, the second show of the night did go on. >> that was stephanie diffin reporting from st. louis. the family arena circus released a statement saying the elephants and their handlers were safe and no one was hurt in the incident. it's a good thing they can't move too fast. >> wow. >> kind of slow. a slow escape. >> in that instance. >> we should note, a lot of those cars were in the parking lot of the venue, and they

belonged to the shriners and also the handlers. so, maybe no hard feelings, right? >> maybe not. hard feelings about the weather, though. >> i know. >> the springlike weekend we saw is a thing of the past already. >> yeah, it was a one-day spring weekend. the other part of our weekend, today, the much colder part, over 20 degrees cooler today. so, we are out and about today. not only will there be plenty of clouds but a high temperature of only 49 degrees. a look outside, overcast skies across the area. the national cathedral here, you can see plenty of clouds around. and today, not just cooler, but most of the workweek will feature below-average temperatures. it won't be toward the end of this week on into next weekend when our temperatures start to recover. there's a chance of some scattered showers around the midday and afternoon hours, mainly south of washington. and i'm also tracking the threat of snow on tuesday. talking about the cooler temperatures, it's hard to believe our average high this time of year about 60 degrees. it feels like we have been nowhere near that for the most part lately, except for yesterday, of course.

but aside from that, we have been cold, and the cold trend continues through thursday. again, friday and saturday, our temperatures won't be too bad. slight chance of showers today, mainly around the northern neck areas like fredericksburg on into southern maryland. so, here we are at noon. notice this rain down around fredericksburg, charlottesville, maybe even little bit of wet snow mixing in. we continue to see rain make its way through leonardtown, over to the eastern shore around 2:00 this afternoon. about a 20% chance those of you in washington are dealing with an afternoon shower. by 4:00, still plenty of clouds across the area, mainly dry. 7:00 p.m., we're cloudy, we're dry and we're chilly. temperatures will drop tonight into the 20s. so, it will be a cold start tomorrow morning. here's a look at the most recent radar. storm team 4 radar. you can see the immediate d.c. metro area is dry, but back to the west, around the i-81 corridor, some light snow just

to the south. as this moves towards the east and temperatures are above freezing, this will change over to mainly rain. but again, we can't rule out some wet flakes mixing in. no accumulation. this is just conversational stuff we're dealing with today. temperature in rockville of 40 degrees. reston also at 40 degrees right now. washington at 45. and high temperatures today only in the upper 40s. areas like la plata, mechanic mechanicsville, a shower for the afternoon hours. areas further north like camp springs has a good chance of remaining dry. alexandria, you could be dealing with a shower or a temperature there of 50 for a high today. otherwise, clouds hang on strong today. northern virginia, areas like culpeper, fredericksburg and orange have a better chance of dealing with rain, whereas i think leesburg and manassas will remain dry. for tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, but we're still cold. a high temperature of 43 degrees

tomorrow. tuesday, snow will likely arrive during the midmorning hours, i think around 8:00 a.m., and then we'll have the threat of snow throughout the day, maybe mixing with some rain during the afternoon as our temperatures warm to above freezing. accumulation amounts i think will be minor, maybe 1 to 2 inches. any snow we get will melt by wednesday. >> yeah, so that temperature, we're talking above freezing, that stuff's just going to melt as it hits the pavement, right? >> that should be the general trend, but this year the cold air has always won out. our last snowstorm, it was snowing when the temperature was 45 degrees. >> unreal. thanks. a local filmmaker comes home to show off his work. >> pretty cool stuff. plus, it was a very scary scene at the dulles town center when police arrived in force yesterday afternoon. coming up, what had police taking all the necessary precautions. welcome to "first read minute." i'm mark murray. the two political stories to watch next week are taking place overseas and at the united

states supreme court. first, president obama will be taken to the netherlands, belgium, italy, where he'll meet with pope francis, and finally, saudi arabia. the travel comes amid russia's annexation of crimea and the topics of russia and ukraine will top the president's agenda, especially when he meets for the u.s./european union summit in brussels. the second political story we'll be watching is the activity at the u.s. supreme court, which hears oral arguments on tuesday in the key case sebelius versus hobby lobby stores. the question there is whether for-profit companies like hobby lobby can refuse to offer mandated contraception coverage under the health care law to its employees due to the owners' religious beliefs. a recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll found 53% saying employees should not be

this afternoon, a local graduate will see one of his biggest accomplishments come home. take a look at this movie trailer right here. it was produced and directed by jason corgan brown, a centreville high school graduate. the film is called "falcon's song," and today at 2:00, it's hitting the big screen at the alamo cinema house in ashburn. the movie is about a guitar-playing drifter in the west who helps a young daughter find her calling. it's being shown in ten cities and in may will be released to most cable and internet

platforms. brown graduated back in 1996. it is one of this country's greatest shows in the sky, the blue angels are all about precision and pride, and after a year's hiatus, they are back in the sky. they'll be coming to our area to show off their skills in may. nbc's joe frier has a preview. >> reporter: illuminated by a california sunrise, the sky shines like a stunning landscape painting. >> welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the los angeles county air show. >> reporter: but for those on the ground, the sky is merely a canvas for streaks of bright blue whizzing through the air. >> i want to see the blue angels. >> reporter: the work of military jets better known as the blue angels. >> it makes me proud to be an american, to see these guys fly. >> the fighter jets, getting to see them. i wanted to show my kids what it's all about. >> this represents the best of america, the best of the best. >> reporter: this performance at the los angeles county air show marks a return to the skies for the navy's popular aerial demonstration squad.

kids are clearly captivated. the sky a sketchpad for their imaginations. >> i'm like, dad, dad, i want to be them when i grow up! i want to be them when i grow up! >> reporter: lieutenant commander dave tickle was a kid when he first saw the blue angels. now he's their lead solo pilot. >> seeing the excitement on not only the kids, but adults as well, it really shows you the pride that the american public takes in the military. >> reporter: the blue angels were essentially grounded last year, thanks to budget cuts during the sequester. that meant absolutely no performances at any air shows. the impact was huge. >> there's disappointment. >> reporter: dennis dunbar worked on several air shows last season in places that count on military jet teams. >> many shows canceled altogether, it's fortunate that ours didn't, but we struggled through it and we're back. >> reporter: back in the air for the big finale, the blue angels break formation to cheers from the crowd. and then on the ground -- >> thank you so much for coming out. it really means a lot to us.

>> hey, buddy, did you have fun today? >> yeah. >> all right. >> reporter: lieutenant commander tickle meets his young fans, who can now see firsthand the sky is always within reach. joe fryer, nbc news, lancaster, california. >> glad to have them back. >> yeah, very cool. can't wait for them to come to town. right now we're looking at 9:26. the latest satellite images from france today have aircraft and ships searching a remote stretch of the southern indian ocean for any sign of that missing malaysian airliner. we're going to have the latest. plus, a new look coming to rosslyn. it is closing some roads this

right now, coming up on 9:30, police are looking for witnesses to a bus crash that killed one person. it happened just before 3:30 this morning on i-95 in lorton. one person was killed. three people are dead. rescue crews still looking through this debris for any survivors after a massive landslide. it happened in rural washington state, and right now people concerned about the floods are evacuating. the search for a missing 8-year-oelisld, r rudd, enters day five. police are desperately trying to find the little girl who is believed to be with a murder suspect, khalid tatum. he was the last person seen with relisha at a d.c. shelter for families in southeast. tatum is charged in the murder of his wife. her body was found thursday inside an oxon hill hotel. good morning, everyone.

welcome back to "news4 today." i'm richard jordan. >> and i'm angie goff. it is sunday, march 23rd, 2014. and if you're just waking up, you haven't been outside. get ready, the cold air's already moved in. >> yeah, amelia's out there. how's it looking? >> well, it is chilly out here and it is overcast. the skies are gray and it will remain cloudy throughout the day today. here's how the temperatures have changed from this point 24 hours ago. we're only two degrees cooler right now than we were this time yesterday in washington, but by this afternoon, that number, we'll add a zero to it. we'll be 20 degrees colder, so a high today of only 49 degrees. in addition to that, i'm tracking a little bit of snow and rain on storm team 4 radar, some light snow back around leray. as this pushes east and temperatures are warmer, this will transition over to mainly rain. scattered showers for the midday and afternoon hours for those of you south of washington, especially around areas like fredericksburg, spotsylvania,

stafford and leonardtown. otherwise, a high temperature, like i said, of only 49 degrees. now, coming up, i'll have the latest on our snow on tuesday. it could cause some delays, but i don't think we'll have a lot of accumulation. more on that coming up in little bit. richard and angie. >> good news there, amelia. thanks. now the latest on the search for that missing malaysia airlines plane. new images have just been released, and they could be the key to finding the missing plane. nbc's kerry sanders has more on these images and what they're telling us. >> reporter: at the main air base here in western australia, a fourth day of searching has now begun. half a dozen mostly australian aircraft taking off, more in hope than in expectation, but perhaps more optimistic than yesterday because of another satellite image and another precise location to aim for. and reinforcements have arrived. three chinese planes will be taking off from here today. they've also sent four ships.

japanese planes arriving, a japanese ship and an australian ship, a british ship, and the australians have asked the americans to send a refueling aircraft so that those planes can spend longer over the site than two hours. >> the more aircraft we have, the more ships we have, the more confident we are of recovering whatever material is down there. >> reporter: so much, though, depends on the weather, on the visibility. nbc news was on one plane over the site yesterday. the weather really wasn't good, and it's even worse today. the forecast is for rain, wind, showers, and that will last for 24 to 48 hours. so, australia damping down expectations of what can be found. china pouring resources in. it's a new dawn here, a new day, but the riddle of this missing plane remains. bill neely, nbc news, perth, western australia. >> and along the way of finding survivors, crews are focusing on finding the plane's flight

recorder, where the plane's pinger is. it will only send out a signal for another 15 days. this morning, germany deployed a submarine to the area. we are following a developing story out of texas this morning. a barge carrying nearly 1 million barrels of oil crashed into another ship in the galveston bay near texas city. the barge began to leak the oil almost immediately, which then flowed to a nearby bird sanctuary. crews said only one of the tanks was damaged, but that tank was carrying almost 170,000 gallons ofoi traffic alert for you right now, for those of you who live and drive around the rosslyn area. north lynn street is closed until tomorrow morning. this is because crews are going to finish destroying the sky bridge. folks have been using it for years to get in and out of the rosslyn metro, but the whole area's being renovated. >> that's an inconvenience. it's very difficult to get across the street, obviously. >> everybody in the office is complaining it takes us about ten more minutes to get to the

metro. >> looking ahead, crews will close north moore street to take down the skybridge. that's next weekend. but the walkway over north nash and ft. myer will stay opened. sheriff's deputies in loudoun county took no chances when someone claimed a shooting would happen inside a busy mall. authorities said yesterday that someone overheard two women saying there would be a shooting inside the dulles town center. that was enough for officials to evacuate parts of the mall. shoppers hid inside stores while deputies conducted their search. they went store to store but idn'find anyone with a gun. shoppers we spoke to said they appreciated the quick action by deputies. >> i definitely err on the side of overcaution. i'm thankful for that. but when your child's in there or somebody you know, you can enter be too cautious. i just want her out. >> makes us feel good that they're making sure everyone's safe and taking precautions. >> the two women who reportedly made the comments about the shooting, police looked for them but never found them. right now at 9:35, really, we can't be all that surprised

at this point, there has been another major upset in the ncaa basketball tournament. >> we'll break it down. plus, the nationwide shortage that is hitting schools

high school guidance counselors are becoming something of a rare commodity on campuses these days. according to the "washington post," in 2011, the nationwide ratio of students to counselors was 471-1. now, when budget cuts hit school districts, counselors are usually the first to go on the list. counselors say over the past decade, their role has shifted from adviser to social service agents. many districts are now applying for grants to help fund counselors' salaries. in this edition of "wednesday's child," july is a little boy like many others that you may know. he likes basketball, bowling and playing outside. but as barbara harrison reports,

more than winning any game, he would like a family to love. >> hey, moses, hi! >> hey, how are you? >> i want you to meet july. >> how are you? >> july who was named for the month he was born, is a shy 13-year-old who told us he loves bowling. so, what do we start with? what do we need first? >> shoes. >> reporter: bowl more general manager moses lee found us our shoes and with them in hand, we found our bowling lanes. july was surprised to see our names already up in lights. >> 6-pound ball. >> reporter: with our shoes on, we were ready to choose a ball and get rolling. july said he hadn't had a chance to bowl much. he lives in a group home. his teachers say he's a wonderful child. >> he likes to do everyday boy activities. he likes to play outside and go to the playground. he likes to bowl. >> reporter: let's go get something to eat, okay? >> okay. >> reporter: ready? we checked out the menu and were surprised when chef terry

sanchez showed up with some delicious grilled cheese sandwiches without our even ordering them. what's your favorite thing to eat? >> macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: july really hopes to find parents that will want to adopt him and make him a part of a real family. what would you like? >> mom and dad. >> reporter: mom and dad and? >> sisters and brothers. >> reporter: sisters and brothers. some pets. dogs? cats? >> dogs and cats. >> reporter: he says he'd love to have a family that does fun things together. he likes basketball and enjoyed the many arcade games here. he was disappointed, though, when he couldn't snare a spongebob inside the big prize box. his biggest prize would be the family that he wants so much. the most important thing, though, is that you find somebody who loves you. do you know what love means? would you like to find out? >> i'm hoping that he finds a family. i think that he really needs

this. he really loves the stability and just the one-on-one time with a family. >> hey, how was your game? >> reporter: moses surprised july with some gifts, including a cap and a watch. but the biggest surprise was this. >> a spongebob for you? >> reporter: oh, my goodness, look at that! the spongebob that got away. >> high five. >> reporter: that's great. thank you, moses. >> thank you. >> that was barbara harrison reporting. that spongebob was better than the one in the little -- >> yeah. >> all right, if you've got room in your home and heart for july or another child who's waiting, call our adoption hotline at 1-88-to-adopt-me. also search "wednesday's child" on nbcwashington.com. coming up still on the show, the fight to save a little girl who is gaining as much as 2 pounds a day. plus, more from the cherry blossom festival that is now under way. here's amelia. well, we'll be much cooler today and some snow likely on tuesday. i'll have the latest on the timing, coming up. [ intercom ] drivers, to your marks.

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antonio, alexis shapiro's smile used to be what most people noticed. >> what we used to do as a family, everything changed. >> reporter: but 2 1/2 years ago, she had a benign tumor removed. it damaged part of her brain that regulates appetite and weight. her diagnosis, hypodylamic obesity. >> everyday life is a challenge for her. >> reporter: her weight grew to more than 200 pounds. she's only xxxvii. >> it's not her fault. it's her brain and her body telling her that she's starving. >> reporter: doctors said she'd keep putting on 2 pounds a week unless she had a gastric bypass, but the insurance company denied the request. that denial drew worldwide attention and support for alexis poured in. $84,000 raised online. >> the support that we've gotten has been amazing. >> reporter: perhaps even more ama amazing, the insurer, tricare, then reversed its decision, telling nbc news the initial request had "no information

indicating that this patient had a rare disease." >> i just really hope that this surgery will be a life-changer for her. >> reporter: so, friday in cincinnati, the 12-year-old was wheeled into the o.r. for the long-awaited surgery. but less than an hour into the procedure came the unexpected. her liver was too large to continue as planned. the hospital live tweeted developments -- "moving forward with staged approach: sleeve gastrectomy today, gastric bypass at later date." >> with a sleeve gastrectomy, what we do is we remove just about 80% of the stomach. >> reporter: doctors will reassess whether she will need a full gastric bypass in 6 to 12 months. >> hope that's been the only thing that has gotten us through. >> reporter: a new normal her family hopes will bring back the life they once had. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. it was a packed house inside the warner theater to celebrate

the beginning of the annual cherry blossom festival. ♪ this year marks the 102nd anniversary of the gift of thousands of cherry trees from japan. the trees were a symbol of friendship between japan and the u.s. peak bloom is expected between april 8th and april 12th. >> you notice the branches right there kind of swaying, but this morning, wow. walking out, the winds had already picked up. it was a whole different scenario. >> yeah, it's very cold and it's going to remain chilly throughout the day. it's kind of a gray sunday in store. temperatures only reaching 49 degrees. that's ten degrees below where we should be this time of year. in addition to that, some scattered rain on storm team 4 radar. this will impact areas mainly to the south of washington. just ten minutes ago i was outside showing you this rain and snow on the radar, talking about how it would be transitioning over to mainly rain as it encounters warmer

air. well, that's happening right now as we speak. as it moves through, it's changing over to mainly rain. this continues to move eastwards. areas like warrenton, fredericksburg, waldorf and leonardtown, more so, though, around the midday and afternoon hour only about a 20% chance that those of you inside of the beltway are dealing with some showers or maybe even sprinkles from this activity. you can see most of the activity will pass well to the south of our area. but plenty of clouds around for everybody today. 11:00 a.m., we're cloudy. notice that rain there around charlottesville, making its way through fredericksburg. 3:00, we're tracking rain in southern maryland, down around the northern neck, including areas like leonardtown. maybe some wet snowflakes mixing in. if that happens, it's not going to stick. it would just be something you notice. 6:00 this evening, we're mainly dry, but still plenty of clouds. overnight tonight, though, skies will clear out. now, temperatures, temperatures are in the 40s for the most part. 45 in washington, 41 in

annapolis, camp springs, manassas and leesburg, frederick one of the colder locations at 37 degrees, hagerstown as well. and here's the planner for the rest of your day. cloudy skies. clouds are not going anywhere. 2:00, a temperature of 49. that's about our high. we'll kind of hover around 49 degrees for the afternoon hours with some showers moving mainly to the south of washington. 6:00 p.m., a temperature of 47 degrees. as the skies clear out tonight, temperatures will really drop. so, tomorrow morning, kids getting on the school bus, expect upper 2 the district, low 20s in the suburbs. so, i would recommend a warmer jacket. and you'll still need that warmer jacket for recess tomorrow, because the high temperature tomorrow of only 43 degrees. at least there will be plenty of sunshine around. now, on tuesday, temperatures continue to tumble. a high on tuesday of only 37 degrees. a good chance that we're dealing with some snow, maybe some rain mixing in later in the day.

future weather on tuesday. 6:00 a.m., we're mainly dry but cloudy. notice the snow starting to move in around 8:00 a.m. throughout the rest of the morning and midday hours, we're potentially dealing with some snow again that could mix with rain, because our high temperatures will be above freezing. notice 5:00 on tuesday, still some rain and snow showers across the area. this system moves out tuesday night. what we're looking at right now, i think minor accumulation, maybe one to two inches. but because of the timing, that could lead to delays. otherwise, we're cold and breezy on tuesday. now, wednesday it doesn't get much better. breezy, even windy at times, a high temperature of 39 degrees. and because of the winds, that will put the windchill temperatures or how it actually feels outside into the 20s. at least, though, any snow that we get on tuesday will melt by wednesday. thursday, some improvements, a high of 54, plenty of sunshine. friday, plenty of clouds but a high of 64. and i think we'll have some rain moving through the area friday night into next saturday, mainly

during the earlier part of the day. temperatures recover, though, at the end of this week. >> okay. >> thanks, amelia. >> thanks. well, coming up, the big announcement tiger woods is making in the district tomorrow. and what the caps did last night that they had not done in

the washington capitals did something that they have not done in more than 20 years.

they beat the san jose sharks last night 3-2. the last time they beat san jose was back in 1993. now, jason pugh has the latest upset in the ncaa tournament. it's "sports in a minute." good sunday morning, everyone. virginia is hoping it's a sweet sunday. the cavaliersng to advance to their first sweet 16 since 1995. and for their seniors, they just want to keep this dance going. >> everything's on the line, and you can't let it tense you up, you can't let it freeze you up thinking, oh, man, this could be my last game. so, you've just got to play as free as possible and know that, you know, if you lay it on the line, you give it everything you have, and you know, what happens happens. >> the upsets continue. 11th-seeded dayton marches on. the flyers sent syracuse home last night. dyshawn pierre led the way for dayt dayton. he scored 14 points, including some very clutch shots down the stretch. orange, they had a chance to win it late but 'cuse just couldn't get it to go.

dayton head to their first sweet 16 in 30 years. they top syracuse 55-54. that was a look at your morning sports. hope your sunday is a good one. one of golf's biggest names is headed for d.c. tomorrow, tiger woods is set to make a big announcement regarding the annual d.c. area golf tournament he always hosts here. reps for woods say that he'll be addressing some new sponsorship news for the event. right now the golfer is dealing with a back problem, and that's taken him out of some recent tournaments. >> maybe we'll get an update on how he's doing tomorrow, too. >> that would be good. definitely want to see him play. always draws huge crowds around here. well, we are learning new information now on a story we've been following all morning long. a deadly bus accident on i-95 headed southbound in lorton. this bus overturning into a guardrail. coming up, why police are now asking you, the public, for help with the investigation. and three dead, at least six homes destroyed in a massive mud slide. why re

good sunday morning, everyone. i'm richard jordan. >> and i'm angie goff. welcome to "news4 today." it is sunday, march 23rd, 2014. and it looks like march is still confused about what it wants do. >> yeah. >> does it want to be springlike? does it want to go back to winter? >> it's a different march madness we're talking about here. let's get the forecast from meteorologist amelia segal. >> good morning. i think today march is deciding to be more winterlike, a high of

49 degrees, cloudy skies and some scattered showers will be making their way through the area. but south of washington, for the most part, down around areas like warrenton, maybe as far north as manassas, an isolated chance inside of the beltway we'll be dealing with some sprinkles or a passing shower this afternoon. but most of us just dealing with the clouds. everybody dealing with the colder temperatures. 45 is the temperature in washington right now, 41 in leesburg, dulles and reston. satellite and radar showing plenty of clouds across the area. notice this rain here back around the i-81 corridor, starting to make its way on into the area. now, this is going to set us up for clouds that hang on throughout the day today and temperatures that are over 20 degrees cooler than they were yesterday. a high in washington of 49, la plata a high of also 49. 47 for a high temperature in hagerstown. again, the rain will favor areas like the patuxent river, la plata and charlottesville with some scattered showers, mainly

through the afternoon hours. now, tomorrow, at least the sun returns, but how about the temperatures? do they recover? i'll have more on your workweek forecast coming up in just over ten minutes, richard. all right, amelia, thank you. right now new information on that deadly mud slide in washington state. a hospital near the mud slide has confirmed six patients, including a 6-month-old child, all of them are in critical or serious condition. earlier this morning, washington state police confirmed that three people were kil officials expect that number will rise. yesterday the ground gave way just northeast of seattle as a patch of land rushed down the side of a hill, destroying homes and taking people down with it. in a statement by washington's governor, he warned people living in the area of the mud slide to leave the area. many residents agree with that advice. >> it's dammed up so bad, there is no water coming down the river in front of our house. >> i just saw the darkness, like somebody wants to grab you from the back. and everything was gon