kimmed in the line of duty. what we are learning about the prince george police officer and who he had inside his car during that time of that deadly crash. good morning and welcome to "news 4 today" everyone. i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. today is sunday march 8th. did you set your clock to the right time? >> yeah, i hit the snooze button also. >> people might be concerned about the time right now. it is 6:00 not 5:00. >> i only lost 45 minutes. >> chuck didn't lose any time. he's here right? we think he's here right? >> what? huh? >> wake up. >> it's one of those kind of weekends. you guys may or may not have noticed this traffic was busy

driving in to work this morning, pre 4:30 in the morning, tons of people still out. maybe there's an extra few people out this morning. good morning everybody. temperatures are for the most part in the 30s. 38 at reagan international airport, 36 in leesburg 37 in winchester. there are cold spots out there, manassas at 25. gaithersburg at 28 years drooes. planning to get outside today, get out and enjoy it a nice waurm coming our way. we'll be in the 30s for much of the morning, up to 40 degrees by so:00 a.m. and near 50 by lunchtime. what to wear today? this cool kid has his black leather jacket and sunglasses on. that's all you'll need after the morning chill. highs today low to mid 50s. how long can it last? when do we get the next chance for rain? that's coming up. see you in a few. >> thanks chuck. right now there's a gofundme

page online for the family of a prince george's county police officer who died in a crash early yesterday. news 4's darcy spencer broke the news online and explains everything we're now learning about that crash. >> this is basically where it happened. the car was right in between the opening in the fence. >> reporter: robert can see from his deck where a prince george's county police officer crashed his cruiser into a back yard fence. >> it was definitely a tough situation. >> reporter: news 4 has learned that a woman was in the car with officer brennan rebain. the woman was take even to the hospital and sedated because she was in shock. >> i heard a female screaming for help. so i ran to the back of the house to see what was going on. that's when i noticed that the car had crashed into the back of the back yard. >> reporter: police tell news 4 officer rebain was initially off

duty but when he turned on his lights and siren to pull a driver over about 3:30 in the morning he was immediately on duty. he crashed his cruiser after losing control on greenbelt road and slamming into the fence. police say slick roads could have been a factor. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >> we haven't had an opportunity to pull the in-car camera information yet. we're interviewing people as we speak to find out if that in fact is what was happening. >> reporter: darcy spencer, "news 4 today." >> we'll be sure to tell you the results of the investigation when they are released. right now you can donate to the gofundme page online. we put a link on nbcwashington.com. an 18-year-old could face serious charges for her role in a deadly pedestrian accident. officers say helen rommel hit a man saturday morning. this happened around 1:30. callie i don't died at the

crash. police found evidence she might have been under the influence of alcohol. no charges have been filed yet. today marks six months since anyone has seen two young montgomery county kids. sarah and jacob hoggle have been missing since september. police say they disappeared while with her mother. she's in custody and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and won't tell anyone where they might be. it was an important and at times a very emotional day in selma, alabama. president obama and other sig tears joining tens of thousands who honor the foot soldiers who marched during what's now called bloody sunday. nbc jay gray has more about the important flash points of this civil rights movement. >> reporter: clutching the hand of a man he calls a hero president obama walked with congressman john lewis on a path he forged a half century early as a foot soldier during the march from selma on what's now known as bloody sunday.

it was supposed to be a peaceful protest for equality and the right to vote. but those who had gathered were violently turned back as they tried to cross the edmund pettus bridge. >> we were beaten teargassed some of us was left bloody right here on this prij. >> reporter: 50 years later the civil rights icon and congressman introduced the first african-american president of the united states to a crowd of tens of thousands that included first lady michelle, former president george bush and his wife laura and close to 100 members of congress. >> we honored those who walked so we can run. we must run so we our children soar. >> reporter: a tribute to those battered bloodied, but unbeaten. >> people were being beaten down to the ground as if they weren't rubs. >> reporter: still they marched, a journey that for many

continues. >> while we have progress socially economically and politically, we still have a long way to go. >> reporter: a trip that could have never been made without first crossing this bridge in rural alabama. jay gray nbc news selma. >> if you would like to see the president's complete speech or photos of the march from 50 years ago, check out nbcwashington.com. back here at home a group of young men in prince george's county watched a special screening of the movie "selma." they got together with their mentors at the magic johnson theater in largo last night. >> helped me realize what we've been through and what we have gone through to succeed today. it made me realize we still have

a lot of work to do. >> the event was organized by the 100 black men of prince george's and greater washington. there is a new study out on men and women, and they find out who is more narcissistic and why. >> no comment. getting around the district. what does the future hold for the d.c. streetcar system? taking a look outside, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will fill us in when it comes to what we need to put on this morning. stay with us.

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the d.c. streetcar project could be scaled back in a big way. this week the city's transportation director reinforced the idea that several proposed lines are in serious trouble. so far the project has cost the city $190 million and has been delayed several times. we'll know more about the project's status when mayor

muriel bowser submits hir budget plan next month. a new study says men are more narcissistic than us ladies. according to the economic times, men consistently scored higher than mim when it came to being self-involved. the study also said men are more likely to feel entitled to certain privileges than women. women do show narcissistic traits as well, not just as many. i can attest to that. >> oh, oh. we're good. we're good. >> everything okay? >> we're fine. >> you may want to do this one more time. perfect. >> i tell everybody, i work with guys who have better hair than me. >> jim handly is going to tell us about that. >> that's right. he's watching too. i know he watches because he's always up tweeting.

chuck, first day of daylight saving time. it's going to be a nice one. >> it will be nice. it's only an hour's time change. where you really notice it is about this time of day. instead of the early morning color starting to show up take a look still pitch black this morning. time is not up until 7:31 this morning. that seems like a long way from now, but it's not. 38 degrees out there. a couple fair weather clouds drifting by. not much of a wind or windchill to contend with. that's all in the plus column for sure. temperatures fairly big range this morning. upper 20s in some of our usual cold spots like gaithersburg and damascus. dulles airport down to 29 this morning. that's 27 degrees warmer than it was at the same time yesterday when dulles crushed the old record low by dropping down to 2 yesterday morning. a nice recovery coming our way. hourly temperature today mostly

20s and low 30s in the suburbs. a little more mild than that in town. most everyone should be near 50 degrees by early this afternoon. it's going to be a nice day to be outside today. your hometown forecast how about oakton virginia, sunshine, temperature up near 54. 32 tonight so seasonally chilly. close to 60 degrees. weather impact on your daye today, very low indeed. sunshine and milder than we've been. perfect chance to get that car washed off and better still, no snow in the forecast for this week. so all that road chemical ought to be gone within the next couple days. rain in texas, rain and a little snow across parts of iowa and minnesota and some snowshowers in parts of upstate new york. those places aren't anywhere near us. so as a result we get to have the great weather for the next couple of days. today, sunshine and nice. chilly outside tonight. a couple of clouds coming in

but we'll stay dry. wake-up temperatures crow morning, mostly back down into the low and mid 30s. tomorrow after a chilly start, a nice day coming our way tomorrow. many neighborhoods getting close to 60 degrees tomorrow about 59 in washington 62 in fredricksburg. a little cooler alongside the bay. high in annapolis tomorrow only about 48 degrees. seven-day forecast time soak it in. mid 50s today, upper 50s tomorrow. chance for raindrops coming in second half of the day on tuesday. that will linger into wednesday morning. pushed the button one time too many. >> we'll take it. >> the only day this week you won't like will be friday. >> that will balance out because it's friday. thanks chuck. next um we have "reporter's notebook," a look at stories affecting our community. good morning. welcome to "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse.

big shoes to fill. barbara mikulski's announcement that she won't seek a sixth term in the u.s. nas has set off a scramble for that seat. it's a huge departure for the chamber. dave mcconnell, you worked with mikulski and know her well. she's leaving on her own trms isn't she sf. >> i believe she e is. i had a long conversation with her the past week after she announced in baltimore she was quitting. she said dave it's an eight-year commitment to run or the senate. then you've got to raise money -- at this stage in her life she didn't say in her life she said at this stage, that's not a commitment i really want to make. does that mean she thinks she's getting old, she's not pleased with the senate. she denied all that. she's worked in the majority and

minority. she says to me she's always gotten a good fight in what she wants. i think it was a personal decision that it's just time to move on. >> i heard someone say this past week she was the one that put the pants on the women in the senate. >> that's right. they were banned before barbara mikulski. >> that's right. so you don't fill her shoes. you better create your own footprint. >> how will her leaving impact maryland's congressional delegation bremante? >> she's a powerhouse. she was in the house of representatives before she was in the senate. she said she's leaving, not a gloomy thing. some would have thought that martin o'malley would be a perfect person to maybe step in there. he's talking about running for president. that's going to be a tough road to hoe, but obviously she has sway in the senate because of her tenure because she is feared. we hear that that she's being feared there. for maryland obviously being

such an advocate for the state, having the tenure that she has there, anybody that comes behind her is not going to have the same sway as barbara mikulski. time does mean something. it doesn't mean everything but i think it means something for the state. >> dave? >> extraordinary impact on the delegation and the senate itself. she has advanced women's issues. her persona is in the culture there, this small but combative woman has argued her case. she can get mad at people but never dismissive of them. she works with republicans and democrats. she's left a lasting legacy in personality as well as accomplishment. who will take her place? right now you can say chris van hollen john sarbanes, the former senate's son, dutch ruthersberger and elyjuh cummings could be the first black senator from maryland.

they're not just other members in the house, they're really well positioned. >> that's one of the reasons we're seeing this shaping of a free-for-all. >> that's what it's going to be. i think people who will probably have the inside will be members of congress. van hollen for example, he e's got a lot going for him because he raised money and that was his job in the senate. he may have some chips that he can call in. elijah cummings very popular, well known, has a national persona. it will be interesting to see. >> will it be messy? >> i think it will be messy. just because o'malley says he won't run, doesn't mean he won't change his mind especially as he sees which ways the winds blow nationally. >> i find it interesting that anthony brown has decided to get in. as someone said in my household, he may have to learn how to campaign a little better than he did for governor.

>> just a postscript we haven't mentioned steny hoyer's name. he was the house majority leader. he's the house whip. often has been mentioned as a possible speaker although nancy pelosi obviously has had that. the reason we're not is because he probably will not make a bid. he is the man of the house, the gentleman from the house, and he likes it there. i don't see him changing. steny, if you change i'm sorry i said that. i think he's happy where he is. >> getting back to o'malley for a moment there is room for changing your mind. is it possible that he could because he is still facing an uphill battle for the democratic -- >> he's not gaining any traction so far in his presidential run. even if he started moving, he's got to face we all think -- everyone thinks it's going to be hillary. i could be wrong. she certainly looks like the person to have it. he's also been mayor, governor he's an executive. i've seen a lot of these guys who have done that and come to the senate mark warner is a

prime example. he has told me many times, dave when i was governor i could do this this and this. here in the senate it's really tough. o'malley already knows that but does he really want to follow that up? i don't know. no d.c. pot clubs. you can smoke pot in your home but you won't be able to smoke it in places like bars clubs or hotels. the d.c. council has made sure of that with an emergency bill which draws the line and is also drawing fire from the same people who pushed for and were thrilled about legalization just about a week and a half ago. bremante they're crying foul even threatening to hold public smoke-ins. they say the bill too broadly defines public space. >> this is where the law gets messy. when you say it's too broad to define what's a public place. if you put the term private on there, my home is private. if it's a private club but is a private club in a public space? i think the council, this is

what they're going to be wrestling with here. this is the precept of 40uhow are we going to define the spaces where is it legal? it's going to be a messy process to find some end result. i don't think there's any way for it not to be messy. >> joe, does it make sense to you? >> i think this is the dumbest argument i've ever heard. a private club first of all, you have to have a license for all kinds of things. i don't need a license in my home. number two i can see the united states congress now saying oh here we go. it will remind you of the old opium dens of china. now we're going to have these private clubs. number three, you can't smoke cigarettes or cigars in a club but now you can smoke pot? this is silly. it's just silly. what these club owners are doing, they're using their influence primarily through their campaign contributions to try to get the council's

attention. >> dave was the mayor trying to appease the noex who were upset about legalization? >> i think she's walking a fine line here. she's trying to be very careful on a highly charged issue. whether she was trying to please somebody or just give everybody their say, it's hard to know. but as joe pointed out, i can follow up on covering congress talking about waving the red flag in front of the proverbial bull up there, if they got peeved a about having this pot law passed, can you imagine what they think about the having pot clubs? the republicans would come out of the woodwork on this. >> all right. got to take a break. we'll be right back.

successfully blending firefighting with handling medical emergencies. that's been a big point of contention here in the district. joe, what do you think of this choice and the challenge that chief dean will face? >> other contemptuous issues he has is deployment. that's a major issue, work shifts and also over time. that's been one of the -- three of the main issues that he's going to have to deal with. the one thing that i think was impressive was the fact that he said he was going to listen for at least six months before he got in to making any real reforms. that's a very smart thing to do. i think it sends a good message to the rank and file. >> striking a collaborative tone. >> that's the way to go. he was praised for building

morale in seattle, working with the unions. i think for the mayor, with this being a major appointment for her, she's got a lot on the line here too, having the right person in place, having him get off on the right foot. i think morale is an issue. we know many of the stories that have been going on with the fire department the major one with the elderly gentleman who died because the fire department did not respond. i think the beginning is good. the mayor needs to start off well. >> d.c. is a tough place to be a fire chief, isn't it dave? >> very tough, very tough. yet, the things they want they say, he is said to have done very very well in seattle, blending the emergency response folks with the regular firefighters giving them that training that kind of thing. they had very much great difficulties with that in the fire department in washington, d.c. if he's going to listen i think people would say that's a good thing but don't listen too long. we have a lot of big problems as you mentioned, the ambulances the response time

the difficulty of the individual who passed away with a heart attack that kind of thing. the perception that the previous fire chief, whether he deserved it or not, did not seem responsive to all these issues. he has all these things to work on and i'm sure people want him to do something in a reasonable time. >> bob mcdonnell's case for appeal his corruption conviction was based on an overly broad definition of bribery and a flawed explanation of what constitutes an official action. he made that case in papers filed with the circuit court of appeals. prosecutors will now file a response later in the month and there's a hearing set for the week of may 12th. dave again, mcdonnell argues that what he granted businessman johnny williams amounted to routine political courtesies not official acts as applied to the bribery laws. what's your read on this? >> that's been his defense all along, he didn't do anything special and he operated in a state that had very weak laws on

gifts being taken. now, the prosecutors took a stance on the federal statutes and moved from there, but this has been his bakes thing. i didn't do anything really wrong and i have operated as a good governor and you shouldn't be doing this to me. they're going to give him another chance to argue his case. >> we've seen some changes finally in virginia's ethics laws. will they stop this from happening again? >> probably not. probably not. i think for the governor he sort of has to throw this out there. let's see what can happen. i think for his lawyers to say that if we use this as the template to decide whether or not a governor or public official is guilty we would make everything they would do in office criminal. i think for mcdonnell, he has to be very careful here on where he's going. i know he's trying to stay out of jail. if he's looking to do anything else down the road publicly in a public position i think sort of this martha his lawyers are

taking is kind of perilous. >> unless the judge made some legal misstep, this is just a courtesy. he is the former governor. what you do is you give him the opportunity, fine. go ahead and appeal. dave is absolutely right. we talked about that here. they have very lucy goosey kind of laws as he lated in virginia. dave hit it. this is brought on federal statute. so unless the judge made a misstep, it's just legal courtesy. >> very quickly. post post facto, watch this case. watch how everything plays out. this could have implications for every elected official statewide in the country. any thoughts about the year anniversary of the disappearance of relisha rudd. the fbi held a press conference saying they're still holding out hope. saying things have improved at the shelter from which she

disappeared. >> i don't know about the improvement part. i think the news conference is a good thing to have. you don't want the young lady to be forgotten. it's been a year. they were smart to bring this up. you never know what evidence might still be out there. >> bremante? >> i think this is an opportunity -- again, we talked about the mayor. she talked about having a different road to take in terms of homeless shelters i think this is a chance for her to readdress that to use this possible tragedy to sort of take the path i think that she wants to take to help is city. >> relisha would have been 9 years old last week dave. >> you have to think, tremendously sad. we seem to have a mayor really focused on this issue. the current shelter, the big shelter, things have improved there. the criticism is that's not the shelter for these kids they should be somewhere else. so good news bad news. >> thank you, gentlemen. thank you, that's "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues.

good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm adam tuss. >> a little delay in that good morning. >> making sure everyone set their clock to the right position. >> it is indeed 6:30. today is sunday march 8. we want to get started with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> don't forget to change the battery in your smoke detector as we get into the warmer weather season. it's going to be a nice way to get things started today even though sunrise has been delayed, 58 minutes compared to yesterday. that's not going to stop the warmup that comings our way late they are afternoon. storm team 4 radar scanning the skies, nary a drop to be found. temperatures outside right now, mostly in the 20s and low to mid 30s. a couple of warm spots fredricksburg is 43,

charlottesville is 46. the warmer air mass is sneaking our direction. we should continue to be warmer today than yesterday, warmer tomorrow than today. temperatures in the 30s this morning, 46 by noon. 55 is the high temperature around washington. a nice change 234 daylight. a milder pattern this week and rinsing raindrops coming our way soon. we'll tell you when to pekt the next chance of rain coming up. frmths two families in virginia are preparing funerals for three children who died in a fire. this happened in portsmouth. one child was three, the other two were dwins, 9 months old. their mothers are devastated. >> i just saw smoke, i smelled smoke. as i got closer to the room, i saw all that smoke, black smouth. >> you speed through life so fast you just lose the precious times you have with your babies. we should slow down.

>> investigators say this fire started from a space heater that buzz too close to some clothes. >> a d.c. street vendor lost everything when his cart exploded outside the white house. take a look at the damage here. the cart caught fire just as president obama and his family were about to fly out to selma. this was on 15th and g streets. the secret service locked down the white house for a while. the fire department is investigating what caused the explosion there. right now howard county police are looking for the two men you see in this picture. according to police they ropd the 7-eleven on washington boulevard in elk ridge. police say the men attacked the clerk there and one of them did have a gun. we're told they took cigarettes and cash. if you know anything about what happened here please called howard county police. here is video you've got to see. look closely. a roof collapses at a st. patrick's day party in central california. about 40 people were on the roof when it caved in around 6:30 in the morning. eight people were hurt four

people are still in the hospital. an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a police officer in madison wisconsin. protests are erupting as police release more information about the shooting. madison police say they responded to reports of a man walking through traffic hitting people saturday morning. they say 19-year-old tony rob bunson ran into a nearby apartment and attacked an officer who was trying to arrest him. the officer who killed robinson is a 12-year veteran of the force. >> i want to be very transparent. he was unarmed, and that's going to make this all the more complicated for the investigators. >> the state division of criminal investigations now has the case as required by law and deadly police shootings in wisconsin. robinson's family is asking that

protests remain peaceful. developing this morning, a terrorist group in nigeria is now supporting isis. in a post on twitter, the leader of boka haram pledged formal allegiance to isis. that's the same group that kidnapped hundreds of nigerian girls last year. police say just yesterday its terrorists set off four suicide bombings in northeast nigeria. nfrmths the middle east the peace corps says it's suspending its program in jordan. the american embassy says it's especially dangerous there. 37 piece corps volunteers have already left the country. the organization hopes to go back soon. it was a strong show of support against israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in tel aviv. thousands turned out yesterday to call for new leadership. protesters say netanyahu has caused the greatest strategic damage to israel. elections are march 17.

back in this country some of the gop's top presidential contenders have descended on iowa. as nbc's kelly o'donnell reports, this is really about planting seeds for the 2016 run. >> reporter: at the agriculture summit, food is politics. >> we'll be cooking iowa beef and i'll probably make a really good guacamole. >> reporter: everything from ethanol to the impact of epa regulations. >> the first thing you do is change presidents. >> reporter: many conservatives are wary of jeb bush on immigration. he found an opening here because al agriculture relies on migrant labor. he called for steps short of citizenship. >> immigrants here need a path to legalized status. >> reporter: governor scott walker separated himself from bush on immigration. >> not in support of amnesty. i respect views on that but i'm not a supporter of amnesty

consider new jersey governor chris psychiatry kri sts brushed off attention of jeb bush. >> do you feel any of the jeb bush. >> i don't field that kind of question. >> reporter: he cheerfully dismissed protesters from his home state. >> great to have you here. >> reporter: upset by his handling of super storm sandy recovery. >> i'm glad to see new jersey has come to iowa. how great is that? >> reporter: unusual for a republican event, no mention of hillary clinton. but off stage clinton's use of only her personal e-mail account for official government business at the state department drew sharp criticism from ted cruz. >> one would expect the justice department to investigate that and investigate it promptly. >> after the summit jeb bush told a packed iowa restaurant that he'd be an upbeat candidate if he runs. bush says he hopes his campaign will be hopeful and optimistic. the former florida governor has not officially announced he's

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this moment in selma. let me play a quick clip of something, an exchange she and i had. >> the physical scars are still visible. when i go back i remember. the bridge for me is almost a sacred place. that's where some of us ga a little blood and where some people almost died. but that bridge and what happened on that sunday have changed america forever. >> i'll tell you, wait till you hear how he describes every second of that march on that first time that he goes through it. i literally have to remind myself oh that's right, i'm interviewing him. >> must have been terrifying for anybody involved. >> it is. the amazing thing to me and i kept asking him, not a bitter bone in your body ever?

he might be the most optimistic man living in the last 50 years. yesterday was a very powerful day. i thought it was very powerful. i thought the president's speech yesterday is easily one of the two or three best speeches he's given as president. >> i think at the same time people are looking to limb to make a powerful speech like that. >> it is. that's right. that's why i was even more impressed with the speech. there was high expectations of it and you think this is the first african-american president, the 50th anniversary of selma. he's asked to do a lot of these commemorative things. some people were disappointed. this one he did not disappoint. >> we know that congressman john lewis, never short with his emotions. earlier this week he did voice his disappointment that at the time there was no top gop leader planning to join him in this march. we had house majority leader kevin mccarthy decide to attend.

perhaps because there was pressure building. >> john lewis says every year he invites every member of congress. he says some of them wait very late to rsvp and there's sometimes not room for them. for instance ted cruz about two days before wanted to go and wanted to make room but there wasn't a lot of room. >> the house speaker. >> that's a head scratcher there, that it took public pronouncements about, wait there's no house leadership there. by the way, president bush was there, chairman of the rnc rsvp'd three weeks early. ae we've got a little everything a little ron, a little isis. >> a remind you can see "meet the press" every sunday on nbc4 after "news 4 today." it was a reenactment more than 100 years in the making. this weeks marks 150 years since

president abraham lincoln's second inauguration. yesterday people reenacted it on the steps of the monument. >> imagine if he had all the tools and political advisers too many political advisers surround themselves with would he have shown the leadership necessary, would he have given the speech that he gave? >> lincoln's speech was only 700 words, short enough for all of it to be carved on his memorial. 1100 inmates in the d.c. jail now have lots of new books to read. the city opened a new library in the basement of the jail in southeast. it has paperbacks only and d.c. public library staff will be in charge of shelving books and bringing the inmates what they want to read. we talked to one who said he was excited. >> if you can get some books to read to limit the stress that you might be going through, books is always good for you to have and read. >> the library will cost the

city about $290,000 a year. some groups in fairfax county are preparing for their next inmate resource fair. they held the county's first ever fair this past week. it was at the adult detention center. about 200 inmates participated. organizers say it helms find housing an jobs once they're released. talk about hitting the mark more than 100 students competed in d.c. public school's first ever archery tournament. fourth graders through seniors took part thanks to a federal grant. teachers say archery develops focus and determination. they may be on the endangered species list but their numbers are going. nbc's ian williams tells us how pandas may be making a comeback. >> reporter: good news for china's giant pandas be loved

all over the world, the numbers in the wild increasing by a sixth according to a survey by the chinese government. >> it's great. it's drawing more attention. >> reporter: researchers spent three years counting pandas covering nearly 12 million acres of mountainous forest. they followed tracks and collected evidence from camera traps concluding 1,864 pandas remain in the wild. there are also a record 375 now in captive breeding programs. who can forget this famous trio? the world's only known surviving panda triplets born last summer. goit to meet the adorable cubs when they were two months old. just last year 23 cubs were born most now being raised in this facility in the mountains near chengdu where we joined them for an afternoon snack. most of the pan dass in this

kindergarten area are between a year and a year and a half old. they have an enormous appetite. here too, the opportunity to be a volunteer panda keeper has brought young people from around the world who pay the breeding center $50 a day to feed and take care of the pan dass. but there is one dark spot on this otherwise encouraging picture. a virus has killed four pandas at facility in northern china. experts are holding an emergency meeting in beijing this week encouraged they say by unprecedented levels of public awareness and support. >> because everybody realize panda is vital, is worth to protect. >> reporter: for an iconic animal which, while not out of danger may well have turned an important corner. ian williams nbc news chengdu, china. >> cute pandas. >> i know when they're babies. >> they're cute but -- >> i wouldn't get too close. >> they're a wild bear.

>> have you seen bao bao? he's adorable? wouldn't hurt a fly. >> right on the other side of that piece of glass. for us an outdoor zoo day today. >> get the snow out of here. >> bao bao is going to be saying wow wow to the warmup today as sunshine is coming our way. i have to get from pandas to the weather, that's as good as i can do for a segue. finally a little early morning color showing up in our sky. sun is not up until 7:31 this morning. be ready for the dark waits at the bus stops and dark rides in first thing in the morning. obviously, courtesy of daylight saving time now we get that extra hour of daylight at the tail end of the day, doesn't help us that go to bed before 8:00 most nights. 38 in washington. not a breeze blowing out there, not much of a windchill to concern yourselves with this morning. 37 in thurmont maryland 37 in winchester virginia. good morning to front royal at

41. 36 in prince george's county. 39 at the naval academy. 27 at ft. meade, one of our cool spots. if you're going to be outside going for a run or bike ride nice day, get out and enjoy. we'll climb into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees by lunchtime and going out later this afternoon, plenty of sun and mild. temperatures in the low to mid 50s between about 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. if you're going out for dinner and a movie on sunday evening, take advantage of your extra hour of daylight temperatures in the upper 40s by 9:00 and low 40s by 11:00 p.m. always a good friendly reminder to have our storm team 4 weather app ready to go on your phone for when we're not on the air. good news nice quiet weather. look how little is going on between us and much of the country. a little light snow and rain shower activity. rain down across texas. snow in new york. high pressure is sitting on top of the mid atlantic.

it's going to protect us for today and tomorrow as well. full sunshine coming our way for your sunday afternoon, a couple fair weather clouds should keep most neighborhoods above freezing. that means what to expect today and tomorrow major melting. those snowmen will be holding on for dear life. more sun than clouds in the next couple days. temperatures at or above average. can you believe it? as we get into monday afternoon, nice weather continues. so that will be a pleasant change. tomorrow's highs, upper 50s to near 60 degrees. tuesday is the day when things start to change just a bit. we'll be dry tuesday morning, won't be quite as mild outside because of the clouds that will be coming in and a chance for rain coming in by tuesday afternoon. here is your seven-day forecast which details all of this and more. temperatures today mid 50s around washington. a few more clouds tomorrow near 60.

rain likely tuesday and wednesday. a little dry stretch on thursday a chance to get things rinsed off. more unsettled weather comes in friday and saturday with rain chances. >> have we turned the corner? >> we're close. there's one more shot of cold air, not in stephen-day though. one georgetown senior has an extra special day on the court during his final game at home. 6:51. you're watching "news 4 today."

college basketball fans still smiling this morning after a very special senior day for the georgetown hoyas. tyler adams played just four games his freshman year before doctors diagnosed him with a heart ailment that ended his basketball career. a few days ago georgetown was granted a waiver by the ncaa that allowed adams to suit up and play briefly with his teammates one last time. >> i was worried.

he was so excited, so anxious, he may have a heart attack just from being excited. >> he brought the team together and told me and i thought it was a joke. >> tyler adams! >> his last time here for our last home game, just emotional. i'm just so proud of tyler more than anything. when i think about tyler, he's so far above his years. >> i know e other people in life have worse situations than i have. i've attended every practice game road strip. still like i'm on the team. i just don't play. i was trying to figure out what type of move i was going to use once i got the ball. but the seton hall coach, i thanked him after the game. that was a big thing. >> great kids should get rewarded in life. i think he's battled. it was great to see that happen. >> it's one thing for me to say

i'm going to put tyler out there. another thing for the opposition to understand how important this was, to understand that times things are more important than whether the ball goes in the basket or not. >> seeing tyler dressed in that uniform again, that's probably what i'll remember the most. >> it felt good, especially with it being the last home game to do warmups and seeing how it really feels to be a player. >> a great day for adams and georgetown. next up for the hoyas, the big east tournament this week. that's a look at your morning sports. hope your sunday is a good one. moms and dads you probably had a lot of thoughts and emotions the day you first brought your baby home. whether it was excitement anxiety or fear the new "today" show parenting team is there to help with the questions. every month we'll post a new question online. anyone can register and share their answer by a post or video. then you can vote on your favorite ones. my first video is what i wish i had known before bringing home

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good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. today is sunday march 8th. hope you set your clocks back forward, whatever it is. i'm still confused. it's going to be a beautiful day today. let's get straight to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with a look at the forecast. >> good morning, adam and angie. you can be confused. remember you made it to work on time. that's a win right there. temperatures are back down mostly into the 30s right now. seasonally chilly for early march. 35 in washington 42 in fredricksburg, though. already 45 in frederick,

maryland with temperatures this mild. the warmup is well under way already. this is how much milder we are now than the same time yesterday. we're some 15 to 30 degrees warmer now than yesterday morning. that's a huge step in the right direction. 35 in washington cooler in some of the suburbs. everyone should be in the mid 40s by 11:00 a.m. highs today upper 40s to mid 50s. we'll talk about how warm it will be tomorrow and our next chance for rain. >> thanks chuck. we can show you the picture of the prince george's county police officer who died in a crash. brennan rabain's family is preparing for his funeral. he crashed after just turning on his cruiser lights. we also learned there was a woman with him. >> when we came out here there was somebody standing there screaming for hemp. we could see from right there, that's why me and my brother ran

and circled the house. >> the woman went into shock and is recovering. there's also a gofundme page his family started online. we put a link on nbcwashington.com. an 18-year-old could face serious charges for a role in a deadly pedestrian accident. officers say helen rommel hit a man walking. os min carillo died at the hospital. detectives found rommel near the crash along with evidence she may have been under the influence of alcohol. no charges have been filed yet. today marks six months since anyone has seen two young montgomery county kids. sarah and jacob hoggle have been missing since early september. montgomery county police say they disappeared while with their mother catherine hoggle. she's in custody but suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and won't tell anyone where the kids might be. it was an important and at times a very emotional day in

selma, alabama. president obama and other dignitaries joining tevins of thousands to join the food soldiers who marched 50 years ago during what's now called bloody sunday. nbc's kristen wegchriskristen welker. >> reporter: 50 years ago we he would have been met with teargas, the first african-american president clutched the hand of one of the men who made it possible to be here a symbol of how far america has become. >> if someone had told me that we were crossing this bridge that one day i would be back here introducing the first african-american president, i would have said you're crazy. >> introduced by congressman john lewis, the only survivor of the selma march, president obama paid homage to those who paved the way for him. >> they held no elected office but led a nation. >> reporter: for everyone in the crowd, this day is personal. >> i've always been taught that

you don't know where you're going unless you know where you come from. >> i'm here for my parents, my grandmother. she probably couldn't even imagine standing here in this place. >> it's also a reminder of how painful it was to get here. it was march 7, 1965 when a group of activists set out on this bridge to demand voting rights and were met with unimaginable brutality by those who were supposed to protect them. >> what did they do? >> they started wading into us after just a short period of time. >> beating. >> beating and riding horses. with the teargas it was hard. it was something i don't ever want to relive. >> i was injured along with quite a few others. >> reporter: mary was a child when her mother viola volunteered to drive marchers home after a subsequent track from selma to montgomery. a lot of people said it wasn't her battle to fight, after all, she was a white mother of five. >> for her, her children having a good life involved having a

better world. >> reporter: that courage cost her her life. killed by the kkk. the darts and sons of selma say the journey isn't over yet with incidents like ferguson and the supreme court's decision to reverse a key part of the voting rights act. today president obama had this message for 100 members of congress who made the trip with him and those who didn't. >> if we want to honor this day let that hundred go back to washington and gather 100 more and pledge to make it their mission to restore that law this year. that's how we honor those on this bridge. >> reporter: a renewed call to action to fulfill a vision from 50 years ago. >> if you'd like to see the president's complete speech or photos of the march 50 years ago, check out nbcwashington.com. coming up in the week ahead, vdot will shut down part of the beltway to put up a sign. on tuesday all northbound lanes will be shut down just north of

the dulles access road. the lanes will be closed beginning at about 10:00 p.m. frmths starting tomorrow you have to double check where you park in d.c. street sweepers will be down the road. you could be ticketed 45ds or toed if you park in their way. >> street sweeping starts up again in falls church. you have to move your car between 7:00 in morning and 5:00 in the afternoon. >> spotlight scare, what fairfax police say happened to their chopper pilot in the cockpit. we take a look at the darngs of spotlighting. >> plus what will happen to the d.c. streetcar project. the eighth street corridor has been delayed several times. stay with us.

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fairfax county police was nearly blinded. >> officers say someone shined a bright spotlight into the cockpit last week. northern virginia bureau chief reports this isn't the first time someone has spotlighted fairfax one. >> reporter: he's responsible for both flying the helicopter safely and looking for the bad guys below. this is the kind of video often taken during a mission. last tuesday night as fairfax one was headed home around 8:00 p.m. a bright light was suddenly trained onto the chopper. lovejoy wasn't behind the controls that night, but he knows what it was like. he's the victim of a laser light before. >> you get lit up and it's a dazzling effect. you're wondering what in the heck is going on. >> reporter: fairfax county police haven't made an arrest yet. they think they know who is behind the so-called spotlighting last week. lovejoy says while the intent

might not be malicious t behavior is deliberate. >> it wasn't an accidental spotlighting. this is somebody who purposely placed the beam on the aircraft and tracked the aircraft as i understand it for several minutes. they were able to identify who it was. we have a night camera on the aircraft they were able to basically see the individual on camera and see who it was. >> reporter: lovejoy was flying for the maryland state police a few years back when his chopper got hit with a laser pounter one night. there are about 4,000 laser attacks on aircraft national li last year. >> the laser hit the glass on the gauges in the cockpit and illuminated the entire cockpit. >> reporter: whether it's spotlight or laser it not only endangers the chopper crew but those on the ground below if the aircraft were to crash. julie carey, "news 4 today." the time is 7:10. what does the future hold for d.c. streetcar?

>> we meet two women making changes to help their bottom lun. what they or doing that you can try, too. what's going on, chuck 1234. >> waiting on sunrise, just 21 more minutes before the first sunrise of daylight saving time arrives. look picture out there. we're talking about the meltdown the good kind of meltdown when we see you next.

the d.c. streetcar project

could be scaled back in a big way. this week the city transportation director reinforced the idea that several of the lines are in serious trouble. so far the pro jeekt has cost the city $190 million and has been delayed several times. we'll know more about the project status when mayor mural yell bowser submits her budget plan next week. do you think you can do it? >> i already know what the story is about, no. the financial fast. no plastic, no impulse buys for 21 days. news 4 consumer reporter erika gonzalez put two women in our area to the test and shows us how they're doing so far. >> i think it's a new beginning. >> reporter: jackie is ready to make a financial change in her life the mother of two owns her own business but finds herself living paycheck to paycheck. >> i just keep spending in a way that's not healthy. >> reporter: like jackie karen mcintosh also ready for a change a single mom who lives on her own and wants to plan for the future. >> i'm penny wise and pound

foolish. i still think there's a lot of room for improvement. >> reporter: both women responded to a facebook post where we asked for volunteers to participate in a financial fast challenge. >> i felt that it was almost like a sign when i saw that facebook posting that this was my time to get things taken care of. >> reporter: the challenge read and carefully follow this book the 21-day financial fast written by michelle singletary a nationally syndicated financial columnist for "the washington post." the rules, no plastic and no impulse spending for 21 days. jackie and karen will only buy what they need with cash. >> i feel excited. >> reporter: both women face different money challenges. jackie wants to control her spending. >> american girl doll that has probably been the worst. my kids don't need most of it but i'm excited about it so i like to buy them lots and lots of things. i haven't been able to stop. >> reporter: jackie also wants

to start saving money for retirement her children's college funds and maybe a family vacation. >> we have not taken a family-focused vacation i don't think ever. >> reporter: karen wants to plan ahead. >> i want to have a nest egg where i have that discretionary income for my kids. >> reporter: after we met with jackie and karen, we schat down with michelle singletary and talked about each woman's path. first up jackie. >> she does a lot of spending for the children and a lot of parents do that. >> is a family vacation in the near future for them? >> no. i'm shutting them down. >> why is that? >> because they have no savings. >> the way single terry says jackie will see the most savings, no longer ooeting out for meals. >> an immediate jump in income by just cooking at home. >> reporter: next up karen. >> yes, it's great she sent her kids to college debt-free, but

she also needed at the same time to save for her retirement. so now she's got to play catchup. >> reporter: two women, two stories, both committing to make a change for a financially healthy future. >> i want this to be a new beginning. >> that was erika gonzalez reporting. we're continuing to follow jackie and karen and we'll give you an update when they're all done. a new study says men are more narcissistic than women. according to "the economic times" men consistently scored higher than women when it came to being self involved. researchers say that may be why men have trouble maintaining healthy long-term relationships. the study also said men are more likely to feel entitled to certain privileges than women. women show narcissistic traits as well just not as many. >> is this why they say think like a man, when you go in for that interview or your job? >> i don't know that that even

applies anymore. we're all leaning in. >> we work in tv. there may be a touch more narcissim in our workplace than others. >> just a little bit. >> i'll tell you what is beautiful, the weather, the forecast. >> absolutely. a great looking sunrise. a-plus sunrise on the way for your sunday morning. shutter bugs get your cameras ready to go outside. sun will come up at 7:31 this morning. already a beautiful picture captured on our city camera this morning, no breeze blowing, so the potomac has a near calm finish first thing this morning. check out all the ice still out there on the waters always a good friendly reminder the ice is too thin everybody. stay off the ice for sure. there's still plenty of local hockey rinks open. you can go there. there's the ice on the open waters of the potomac. that's not going to last more than another day or so. david in germantown sent me this picture of a blue bird sitting there trying to shake off

winter. you've got great pictures of the flora and found nah at spring time send it to us. the impact the weather will have on your day today, honestly this could be for tomorrow as well, sunshine and milder. low impact for sure. the snowmen are going to have a hard time hanging on as we continue to warm up. 35 now at reagan national ir port. downtown didn't get below freezing this morning. some of the outlying suburbs, dulles at 28 manassas 25. some of our usual cold spots are below freezing. look how much milder it is in hagers down already 43. 37 in charlottesville. going outside today, get out and enjoy. a perfect day for one of those early season outdoor runs for folks trapped on the treadmill the last couple months. if you're living in oakton virginia here is your hometown forecast sunshine and meanting 54 in fairfax county today, back down to about freezing tomorrow

morning and up into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees tomorrow. going to be cool like this kid? what to wear a nice light jacket later this afternoon and sunglasses as well. hey, he's cool like that. going out to dinner and a movie tonight, temperatures in the low 50s between 5:00 and 8:00 back down into the mid 40s between 8:00 and 11:00. good weather for going out to dinner tonight. for our weather, really nice today and tomorrow. this area of moisture around texas will join up with the rain showers and the upper midwest. that will bring us our next rain chance. it arrives tuesday about lunchtime. between now and then sunshine and a gorgeous day to be outside for today. chilly again tonight, temperatures back down mostly into the 30s, about 36 in washington 33 by tomorrow morning in la plata, 36 in leonard town and california. maryland down in st. mary's county and for tomorrow a fair amount of sunshine and a nice warmup as well. stay dry all the way through the overnight hours. here we are pre dawn on tuesday,

a dry start. here we are at 11:00 tuesday morning, cloudy skies and rain chances are back. most of the rain chance starts up after lunchtime. probably a wet ride home tuesday afternoon and a wet ride in on wednesday morning as well. so dry to start, not quite as ready because of the chances for raindrops coming in. a touch cooler on tuesday than today and tomorrow. here is your seven-day forecast enjoy it. soak it in today and tomorrow, a little early spring preview around here. cooler on tuesday with the clouds back in. a mild day wednesday with the rain out of here early in the morning. wednesday afternoon and thursday look nice. then more chilly raindrops on friday and into saturday. >> all a couple good days ahead of us. >> more good than bad. >> it is meteorological spring. >> that's right. >> it's spring. bring on the temperatures. >> fair enough. coming up how d.c. students are trying to clean up drinking

water and win an even bigger technology prize. >> you're watching "news 4 today," 7:22 on the dot. we'll be right back.

a student project aimed at addressing a real world problem has already earned a d.c. school $35,000 for new technology and now they're making some last-minute tweaks as they compete for an even bigger prize. news 4's zachary kiesch has how

these students are working to clean up your drinking water. >> looks pretty clean, but i still wouldn't drink that. i would probably filter it again. >> reporter: it started with a similar question how much do you rely on clean drinking water? first students track their own water use and share it at imagine hope charter in northeast d.c. >> that's pretty good. >> reporter: the next question how could they address clean water shortages around the globe? results became the groundwork for a stem competition. >> 3,000 schools applied back in october. we're one of 15 still left. >> reporter: this is the water filtering system they came up with and tweaks are happening now. >> to see if our water filters actually work. >> you might need to do it two to three, even more to make it really clear. >> reporter: it was built using basic materials you can find at home. >> i used layers of coarse sand

gravel charcoal. >> reporter: later this month, two students will head to present they their findings. >> you can go online and vote for our school. >> reporter: there's a lot at stake. the five winning schools will get $140,000 in samsung technology. >> uf' learned so much. it's made me so grateful. >> we won't solve the entire problem but we can do our part in d.c. >> reporter: it started as just the question. the focus now is finding the solution. reporting in northeast d.c. zachary kiesch news 4. >> very cool. time right now is 7:26. >> a big week for marine corps marathon oner ins, find out when you can sign up for the lottery. >> dramatic video of a roof collapse. what these college students were doing before the roof gave way.

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will let us know how warm things will get. stay with us.

here is a look at the top stories we're following today. right now there's a gofundme page for prince george police officer brennan rabain who died in a crash yesterday. an 18-year-old could face serious charges for her role in a deadly pedestrian accident. montgomery county police say

helen rommel hit and killed a man on saturday morning. detectives say she may have been under the influence of alcohol. today marks six months since anyone has seen sarah and jacob hoggle who went missing in early september. they were last seen with their mother. good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm add democrat tuss. >> i'm angie goff. we to go straight to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell who is here with more on daylight saving time. we're about to spring it forward. >> technically you should have sprung it nor ward at 2:00 a.m. this morning. >> just be ready for that today. going to be a nice day for doing anything whether it be inside or outside which is a nice change of pace. national harbor camera this morning in prince george's county beautiful. most of the ice is just about outside the harbor there. still a lot of ice on the local water ways not thick enough in

most places to be off safely. stay off the ice. temperatures a big range this morning, 28 gaithersburg 45 in frederick, 42 in fredricksburg, 28 in cull pep pr 45 in washington. a 20-degree spread. hour by hour temperatures mostly in the 30s this morning. most neighborhoods near 45 degrees by lunchtime and up to about 55 degrees for a high in washington today. plenty of sunshine nice and mild. a perfect chance to get the car clean. it will stay clean at least a day or two. when will it rain next? i'll let you know coming up. two families in virginia are preparing funerals for three children who died in a fire. this happened in portsmouth virginia one child was three, the other two were twins, just nine months old. their mothers are devastated. >> i just saw smoke. i smelled smoke. as i got closer to the room i saw all that smoke, black smoke. >> we speed through life so fast

that you just lose the precious times that you have with your babies. we should slow down. >> so sad. investigators say the fire started from a space heater that was too close to some clothes. a d.c. straight vendor lost everything when his cart exploded outside the white house. take a look at the damage. the cart caught fire as president obama and his family were about to fly out to selma. the secret service locked down the white house for a while. the fire department is investigating what caused the explosion. right now howard county police are looking for the two guys in this picture. according to police they robbed the 7-eleven store in elk ridge. we're told they took cigarettes an cash. if you know anything about what happened call howard county police. this is video you've got to see. look closely. a roof collapse at a st. patrick's day party in central california.

about 40 people were on the roof when it caved in around 6:30 in the morning. 40 people at 6:30 in the morning. eight people were hurt. four are still in the hospital. the party was near cal poly state university but not associated with the school. an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a police officer in madison, wisconsin. protests are erupting as police release more information about the shooting. >> look for a male black, light skinned tanned jacket and teens, name is tony robinson. >> madison police say they responded to reports of a man walking through traffic hitting people saturday morning. they say 19-year-old tony robinson ran into a nearby apartment and attacked an officer who was trying to arrested him. that officer that killed robinson is a 12-year veteran of the force. >> i want to be very

transparent. he was unarmed. that's going to make this all the more complicated for investigators. >> the state division of criminal investigation has the case as required by law in a deadly police shooting in wisconsin. robinson's family is asking protests remain peaceful. developing this morning, a terrorist group in nigeria is now supporting isis. in a post on twitter the leader of boka haram pledged allegiance to isis they're the same group that kidnapped hundreds of nigerian girls. police seyed terrorists set off four suicide bombings in northeast nigeria. in the middle east the peace corps says it's suspending its program in jordan. the american embassy says it's especially dangerous there. so far 37 peace corps volunteers have left the country. the organization hopes to go back soon. strong show of support against israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahu in tel aviv israel. thousands turned out yesterday to call for new leadership. protesters say netanyahu has caused the greatest strategic damage to israel. elections are march 17th. in the week ahead, washington national cathedral will hold funeral services for the first african-american to be popularly elected to the united states senate. the funeral will be on tuesday at 11:00 a.m. senator edward brook died on january 3rd. secretary of state john kerry and d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton are scheduled to speak. starting tomorrow you can go to a new exhibit called congress investigates. this tuesday is national women and girls hiv/aids awareness day. they're holding the red shoe and red lipstick hiv/aids awareness walk beginning at noon on tuesday in lafayette square park across from the white house. starting friday anyone can

register for the marine corps marathon. registration is open until march 23rd. the marathon is october 25th. are you signing up angie? >> i don't know. i'm not going to say anything just yet. the time is 7:36. still ahead, the mostly male military how women are breaking barriers right now. we're going to introduce you to one officer that is making history in more ways than one. the news 4 i-team has a look at a push to help you lose money when buying a house. expect a rapid meltdown today. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will let you know just how warm it's going to get.

in the military women have not only fought for our country but also for the right to take

on roles traditionally held by men. at joint base meyer henderson hall a met an officer now in charge of one of the most prestigious units in the army. >> reporter: precision, strength perfection it's been the legacy of the united states army drill team for decades, a team where the soldiers march alike, drill alike and to some degree even look alike. but now a turn in tradition, and at the center of it all, first lieutenant lauren glover. >> it's exciting and humbling and just trying to do our job to the best of our ability. >> do you get nervous? >> a little bit. >> nerves because maybe she's doing something that's never been done before click by click. she's changing the course of the team's 62-year history by becoming the first female officer to command it. >> it reenforces we can't do

anything. when people are told they can do anything they believe it. but when you have examples of it it becomes a truer reality. >> reporter: when lieutenant glover joined the military in 2011 she had no idea a team like this existed. she saw them perform for the first time last year and was sold. she said this was something she had to be a part of but questioned the chances. >> you didn't think it was a possibility. why? >> from what i understood about the drill teams, the past commanders were captains and males and it was an infantry platoon. >> reporter: she got the chance. an opportunity that would make her the first woman to lead a combat arms platoon. >> the biggest challenge for me was over coming the anxiousness of coming into a new situation and not knowing, how i would be received by the men of the platoon. but the guys have been great. >> reporter: as commander now, she's already led her team of 19 men before dignitaries, medal of honor recipients and schools across the country. it was during an nfl

>> when they announced my name the stadium roared and that was real exciting. it was kind of like it takes your breath away that people are so happy for you. not everybody is proud, they're not happy that i'm a female and i'm in this position. i'm here to show them i can do it. >> reporter: a sense of pride and resilience she got from her mom laura who also was in the military for 28 years. now her turn to walk the walk only looking back to see who follows. >> it may be tough, it might be scary, you might be the first one, but don't limit yourself. take the opportunity to do the best you can. >> reporter: angie goff news 4. >> you can see first lieutenant glover and her team perform at twilight tattoo a military pageant. >> very cool. time is 7:41. still ahead, a news 4 i-team

investigation. home buyers what you need to know before you could lose money on the biggest purchase of your life. what's going on chuck? >> a beautiful sunrise for the first day of daylight saving time. sunrise is here everybody. the rest of your sunday is looking just as pretty as this picture. complete check of the seven-day forecast just ahead.

the "today" show is next on nbc4. >> let's get a preview. erica hill and craig melvin joining us live from new york. >> good morning. just ahead on sunday morning on "today," breaking news in the last few hours. on this one-year anniversary of the disappearance of malaysia air flight 370, a new report released in the last few hours now saying a battery on one of the locaters expired more than a year before that plane took off. we're live with the latest. also ahead it is finally that time. tech and gadget gurus anxiously awaiting tomorrow's debut of apple's new watch. we'll have a glimpse of the potential game change are and a look at tin know investigative features. the florida panthers are actually holding tryouts essentially for a backup goalie. you, too, could get a taste of the nhl action. here is a story that will bring a smile to your face on a

sunday morning. wait until you hear the amazing turn of events for a man who was publicly shamed on social media for his size and dance moves. he's now got the invitation of a lifetime. we'll explain that story as well. >> we'll have that and much more. angie, i love your spring flowers this morning. >> we're ready to spring it on. i tell you. >> see what you started, erica? >> adam i like your spring tie. >> you, too, craig sgh how is that daylight saving time treating you this morning? >> i just got here. >> we didn't want to bring it up. >> all right. let's move on. thanks guys. the news 4 i-team is working for you with what could be the biggest purchase you'll ever make. >> tisha thompson explains how some home buyers say they lost their life savings and the new legislation that could keep it from hpg again. >> reporter: it started with a maryland mother who walked into

a sales office. >> a very seductive experience when you go in and see these fabulous beautiful model homes. >> reporter: it might end with a major change to state law. late last year the news 4 i-team showed you how viewers say they lost not only the new homes they were hoping to move into but their entire down payment. >> he said you're not getting your money back. >> reporter: tasha brown lost $52,000, one of several buyers the i-team found who signed a complicated contractual lauing the home builder to seize their down payment after they lost their financing. we showed the contract to attorney and former state delegate braveboy who represented the district where our viewers live. she said it's not just the contract that's problematic, it's the law. >> reporter: should this contract be allowed to continue in maryland? >> no. this contract does not protect buyers does not protect consumers. it really is a problem because

the seller gets to determine what happens at the end of the day. >> reporter: state senator anthony muise agrees saying he's hearing the same complaints from his constituents and said he was outraged when one company reported it brought in more than $125 million in seized down payments. >> people in good faith who didn't know signed for this thinking it was just a process for the american dream. they were taken advantage of. >> he's asking the attorney general to launch an investigation into what we found. he's introduced legislation to change how builders are allowed to sell you a new home in maryland. >> the provision says once i give my money to a company like this if i do not get a loan that is reasonable with an interest rate that is reasonable and that fits my economic condition, then i have to be given my money back. >> both muise and braveboy said

you need to have a lawyer look at these contracts before you sign anything. >> most attorneys will review these for $500 to $1,000 but it will save you hundreds of thousands potentially at the end of the day. >> that's a big purchase you're going to make. you better know what you're getting yourself into. >> no kidding. >> all looking up from here? >> i would agree. if you can't find a reason to be positive on a day like today, you're one of those negative nelles out there. a grinch out of season. beautiful picture from all over our tower cameras. there's the basilica of the shrine of the immaculate conception. out there in northeast washington there's the bass sill karks you can almost see it. the early morning rays of sun

coming onto the basilica great looking church. haven't been in there for a visit. in washington sunshine just over our eastern sky, icy waters of the potomac first thing this morning. temperatures continue to be mostly in the 30s, there's not much of a wind or windchill to cory about. 28 at dulles this morning. that's 26 degrees warmer than yesterday morning and most of the area is that 15 to 30-degree improvement now compared to where we were to start yesterday morning. already in the 40s in fredricksburg, 45 in frederick, maryland 45 in martinsburg, west virginia a nice steady climb today into the 50s across most neighborhoods. most of us in the low to perhaps the mid 50s south of town. if you don't have any snow left in your yard you'll probably able to get real close to 60 degrees both today and tomorrow. not a lot of big weather changes coming our way in the next 24 to

36 hours. if you're traveling, snowshowers in upstate new york and northern new england. we won't have to worry about that. double doppler finding nary a drop out there. expect plenty of sunshine through the day, a few fair weather clouds through the afternoon. as cold as we've been this isn't going to seem all that cold by comparison. another mild day tomorrow with plenty of sunshine coming in. second part of the day tomorrow. clouds don't start to thicken until we get into the day on tuesday. that's when things start to change just a kuch. rain showers arriving from the north and west. stopping at 11:00 on tuesday morning, rain-free in the metro area with rain to the south and west. everybody should have raindrops in their back yard no later than 3:00 4:00 by tuesday afternoon, by 5:00 6:00 steady showers all across the area.

probably .25 to .50 inch rain. today will be in the low to mid 50s. on monday back to work and school. mid to upper 50s and even 60s starting to show up on the map. that's a lot of good news coming our way after a couple of viciously cold weeks around here. your seven-day forecast no cold stuff there. in fact if you look very carefully, adam and angie, you notice there was not a single temperature on there below freezing. >> not even the lows. >> double digits. >> that's going to be nice around here. all the snow we have outside now will be gone by nkt weekend. >> i tell you what you can really tell the sun, the angle is closer the warmth is there. what am i trying to say, chuck? it's warmer. >> also really dangerous. yesterday was so blinding out there driving, you have to be extra careful. important to bring those shades as you mentioned. >> i agree. >> still ahead, where you can go to get some parenting help. plus honoring president lincoln. we take a look at a special

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it was a reenactment more than 100 years in the making. this week marks 150 years since president abraham lincoln's second inauguration. yesterday people reenacted the historic moment on the steps of the lincoln memorial. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd was one of the invited speakers. >> imagine if he had all the

tools and the political advisers and too many political leaders in this day surround themselves with would he have shown the leadership necessary? would he have ended up giving the speech that he gave? >> lincoln was assassinated a month after he gave that second inaugural speech. moms and dads you probably have lots of thoughts and emotions the day you first brought home baby. whether it was excitement anxiety or fear the new "today" show parenting teal is here to help with the questions. every month we'll post a new question online. everyone can enter and share their answer. you vote for your favorite ones. i'm a contributor to the parenting team. my first video is up what i wish i had known before bringing home baby. you can see it on the website now. you can do this as well. all you have to do is visit today.com/parentingteam and you can post together along with "today" show mommyies like savannah natalie and shienelle jones. this is the catch. the most popular stories will be

shared monthly on "today." >> there was something in there about not freaking out. i saw that. >> what is the most important thing you wish you had known? >> how little sleep you would actually get at the very beginning. stock up on as much of it as you can. >> exact yo have to read the post to see. that's it for news 4 today. thanks for joining us. >> we'll be back at 9:00. until then have a great sunday morning. set your clocks to the right position.

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good morning. break being overnight -- dead battery. one year to the da malaysia airli disappeared, a new morning reveals th needed to help locat that plane's black boxes expired a battery needed to help locate one of the plane's black boxes expired more than a year after the plane took off. joining forces an apparent new ally this morning for the terror group isis. the leader of nigeria's militant group, boka haram pledging allegiance to the terrorists. will that spread the terror wider around the world? college party chaos. dozens of partygoers fall through the roof o