♪ >> news 4 at 6:00 starts now. off the top at 6:00 a live look at national harbor. those blustery wibdz today dropped the feel-like temperatures down into the 20s. we're a week into spring but it sure feels a lot more like winter. we even saw some flurries today, and tonight we're looking at near record lows. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia seagull joins us with just how cold it's going to be in your neighborhood. >> well chris, we're talking about low temperatures tonight in the 20s across the wrar. we struggleded to leave the 30s today, and look how it feels outside right now when you factor in the winds. they're about 10 to 20 miles across the area. feeling like 23 in lees burg. down to 18 in gaithers burg and

27 in washington. this is how cold it will be tomorrow morning. 23 in la plata, and i think dulles will set i new record low temperature tonight. elsewhere it will be close, and talking about those flurries chris, well the good news flurry activity is winding down. now, tomorrow it's still chilly outside. >> there has been a horrible accident in maryland. prince george's county firefighters had to pull them out of the machine. when he got to the center at capital heights, he was conscious and breathing, but in tremendous pain. he suffered serious traumatic injuries to both legs but he is expected to survive. a car in people's homes riddled with bullets and a 14-year-old girl shot in the leg. it's all part of several investings. d.c. police are working on it right now.

a window mounted air conditioning unit a silent testament to that. friday night police involved shooting on play terrace northeast. according to police a response to a robbery in progress ended up with a man identified as a suspect shot and wounded by a police officer. earlier this surveillance video captured four gunmen park and opening fire as a bistandard ducks for cover. a nearby house took the bullets and a car. not so here at syphax gardens northwest near nat's park. police say when a gunman opened fire around 6:00 p.m. friday and the unit blocked of p street a 14-year-old girl was hit in the leg. she was likely not the intended target. despite a number of shots fired, fortunately, no one died in any of these incidents, but so far suspects have been identified in any of these incidents. derek ward news 4. police now say a stabbing in

gaithersburg last night may have been a revenge attack for another stabbing that happened on thursday. police arrested rosa ramirez last night for allegedly stabbing a man near south frederick and education boulevard. investigators say the victim is a suspect in a stabbing that happened thursday night in that same area. thursday's attack started off as a verbal fight. one man was stabbed. the victim and suspect did not know each other. >> investigators say three men forced their way into an apartment on knocks road and robbed the five students who lived there. the men had a knife and bb gun, but they didn't hurt the students. developing tonight what started as a spring break party turned violent this morning and may cost them students their lives. seven victims in the hospital after there was a shooting in panama city florida. one was shot in the head and several others were shot

multiple times. most of the students who were at the party from alabama and a&m university. someone has been arrested from alabama university on suspicion of attempted murder. rescuers are looking for human remains in the french alps and dozens of investigators are near the site where germanwings flight crashed. nbc's claudio alongo is reporting from france where families are paying tribute. >> reporter: here the operations continue as helicopters, as you can see, just going back and forth recovery and investigators to that crash scene. this is a difficult operation. investigators on saturday were brought -- were wenched down to the crash site. the ones that will go into -- they roll down from the top of the mountain in a formation trying to comb every single corner of that enormous crash

site. there are thousands of pieces of debris scattered over the ravine. investigators are dna specialists and will be looking through the body parts, the body remains that let's remind you that there was not a single body that was found. in fact only body remains because of the violence of that impact the plane with the mountain and they will then take that dna and match it with the dna that the families left while they come here to lay flowers and pay their last respects today. because of the difficult terrain, because of the thousands of pieces on that crash site it will take days maybe weeks, maybe months to complete the investigation and the recovery operation. it's case closed for amanda knox. today she is officially a free woman. italy's highest court overturned her conviction for murdering her roommate meredith kircher, ending an 8-year-old court case.

knox and her ex-boyfriend were convicted of the brutal murder in 2009. then they were acquitted, and then convicted again last year. outside her mother's house in seattle knox says she's grateful to have her life back. >> i'm incredibly grateful for what has happened for the justice i've received for the support that i've had from everyone from my family from my friends, to strangers, to people like you. >> knox always said she was innocent and said she came back to the u.s. knox has written a memoir taken a job at a newspaper, recently gotten engaged. >> new at 6:00 a ladies and gentlemen fight groek out at a 7-eleven parking lot and left one man dead. it happened early this morning in leesburg outside historic plaza street. investigators say the fight involved a large group of people who are all in a nightclub earlier in the night. one man was stabbed in the leg, and he died. over in northeast d.c. paramedics had to rush two people to the hospital last

night after a fire ripped through their home. around 11:00 firefighters pulled up to the house of 19th street and benny road. at least one patient had to be treated for smoke inhalation. people that want to grow legal pot lined up for a second chance to score some seeds. now, this is video from thursday's event, but this afternoon the d.c. cannabis campaign held another event giving seeds away for free. the district legalized marijuana last month, and the law allows residents to have up to two ounces of pot to grow three mature plants at home. an annual d.c. event, taking flight. the conditions they just couldn't have been better. caught off camera. a girl's search for an icy treat just may melt your heart. thousands in the indiana statehouse. why they're so upset and ♪ ♪ wow something

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today thousands of people march the through downtown indianapolis to protest a new religious freedom law. supporters say, well indiana's governor unleashed a storm of criticism when he signed that bill thursday. supporters say it protects everyone's religious beliefs. protesters say business owners could use the law to turn away gay or lesbian customers if serving them goes against their beliefs. the ceo of action newsingy's list opposes the law ask

canceled plans for an expansion in indiana. charles barclay is also calling on college basketball officials to move next week's final four out of the state. the ncaa says it is concerned but didn't comment on actually moving the tournament. well all she wanted was a slushy so this 4-year-old girl grabbed her raincoat slipped out of the house to catch a bus to 7-eleven. it was 3:00 in the morning on a rain-soaked night in philadelphia. the bus driver and passengers were shocked to see someone that young get on the bus alone. she wasn't phased in the least. the girl chatted up the passengers and told them she got dressed all by herself and was on her way to get an ice cold slushy. i was, like whoa you've got to be kidding me. not this time of night. she knew exactly where she was going, so she must have travel thad route before. she had to. >> turns out the girl is fine. she's back with her mom tonight and police say they are not going to file any charges.

wow. despite a frigid start tomorrow morning, the warm-up, it is on the way. amelia is up next for the exact timing. a memorial to fallen officers here in alexandria is

>> 1 police officers have died serving the city. now there's a place to honor them. friends, family xshgs fellow officers are about to dedicate a

new fallen officers memorial and darcy spencer is live in alexandria where the ceremony is just about to start. darcy. >> well about 15 minuteseremony will begin inside the alex abandonria police department building. then they'll come out for the actual dedication a little later on this evening. this means so much to the officers to the rank and file that have waited many many years for this to happen. 18 officers have lost their lives in the line of duty dating back to the 1800s, and the ceremony is going to include speeches a volley of shots using -- "amazing grace" will be played on the bagpipes and taps will be played on the bugle. >> it means a lot to the survivors' families but also it means a lot to the officers who work here every day. it shows that if something unimaginable happens that they won't be forgotten. they'll be honored. >> and, again, that ceremony

will happen outside a little bit later in about one hour. you can see the blue tarps. that's where the actual memorial is baring the names of those officers who have paid the ultimate fabbingsacrifice. that memorial will be lit for the first time once it gets dark later on in the evening. back to you. >> thanks darcy. a little more on that coming up at 11:00 tonight. spring is literally in the air. kite makers and folks who just like to fly them came from all over the world and crowded around the washington monument. this is the fifth year for the annual blossom kite festival and a lot of people came with their own creations, competing to he see who could perform the best tricks. it was a bit chilly but the breeze actually made it ideal. in fact it was so windy at one point, we caught sight of a guy kite surfing across the lawn. that wind was great, fantastic out there for those folks today. >> he actually drove by there earlier and saw all the kites.

it was nice from inside of the vehicle. >> i know. i know. i guess warm weather will be here sooner than later. loo that's what everyone is saying. it's inevitable. it has to happen. that's not going to be overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. we're talking about near record cold temperatures tomorrow morning from dulles. it's actually going to break the record low, and over all tomorrow it's still chilly. at least it will be warmer than today. some rain chances are in the forecast. rain chance on monday tuesday. a lot more on the timing coming up. after tomorrow temperatures actually warm for the most part into the 60s, and stay there for the upcoming week. except for one day. your impact forecast for tomorrow even though it's going to be chilly it will be sunny. the weather having a relatively low impact on your day tomorrow. just make sure have you that warmer jacket handy still. look at the temperatures right now. 30 in gaithersburg. 36 degrees in washington. 33 over in annapolis. clouds are going to break up overnight tonight and with lack of cloud cover, that's when you

really see our temperatures drop. here are the records to break tomorrow morning. washington 18 is the record low. back in 1923. same as bwi, marshall. dulles the record low now stands at 23. set back in 1982. >> it's a cold start tomorrow morning. 26 degrees at 7:00 a.m. by 11:00 a.m. we're in the mid 30s. that will already be warmer than most spots were today. by 3:00 that's when we hit our high temperature of 49. it's still chilly but you'll need the sunglasses. 7:00 at 45 degrees with a little bit more cloud cover starting to move into the area. your monday forecast showers are possible at the bus stop. by recess it's mainly dry. it's damp. overall it's a warmer day on monday. with future weather showing you the time of the rain 3:00 a.m. showers potentially moving through on monday. maybe even a little bit of wet snow mixed in north of washington and, again, that shower threat lingers on into

the morning hours, the mid-morning hours. about a 30% chance. otherwise, a high of 64. now, on tuesday it's a dry start to the day, but as we get into the late afternoon and evening hours, it looks like showers will be likely so they'll be impacting your tuesday evening commute. a high temperature of 60. wednesday we do dip into the 50s, but we have plenty of sunshine. on thursday a high temperature of 65. that's going to be a great day with partly sunny skies. the chance of this some rain unfortunately, on friday chris, but look at the high temperature. near 70 degrees. >> it will feel nice after tonight. thanks amelia. >> still ahead at 6:00 a happy homecoming for former capitals and the redskins like it up close and personal look at a certain quarterb

>> football is now a year-round obsession. >> well they make it that way with the draft, the combine, nfl free agency. it's 24 hours 12 months a year. it's all about football. that's the way it should be. the nfl draft is a little over a

month away. the redskins have an important decision to make as the general manager selects his first draft class. a few days ago it was mcclellan that said the organization would take the best available player with the fifth overall pick even if that player is a quarterback. well multiple reports out today say they're planning on bringing in oregon quarterback marcus mariotta for a predraft visit. he won the highseisman trophy and he led the ducks. many experts believe the 21-year-old leads the second best quarterback prospect behind james winston of fsu. they have until may 3rd to decide if they want to exercise that $18 million fifth year player option on robert griffin iii's contract. let's move over to the ice for a moment. the capitals have every reason to come out motive alted at the verizon center. the guys still fighting to lock up a playoff spot but more

importantly, you do not want to see your head coach berry get swept by his former team twice in the same season. the capitals taking on nashville. first of back to back games. predators off 2-0. off the capitals turnover. phillip, he fires and here and he was drafted by the capitals. then traded. scores the 23rd goal this season. justin peters came in to replace him and net. second period. capitals looking better after a troy broward goal. it's 3-1. that put the capitals within one. later in the period it's forsberg again. he backhands this puck towards the net. he scores. this one deflected by another

former capital. mike this time. mike green did add a goal for the caps but nashville ended up winning 4-3, your final. >> he thought with did a good job of coming back and trying to make ourselves get into the game a little bit better but that first period you know if we want to be successful in the playoffs we can't start like that. it doesn't matter what time of day the game is. we zoo we need to do what we do well to set the tone. >> today we lost our opportunity to a very good team, and, you know, we're going to have another opportunity to play a really good team tomorrow. >> tough game indeed for the capitals. he they hit the road to face the rangers tomorrow. that game taking place in new york. moving on to basketball. maryland terps and blue devils may not be in the same conference anymore, but the disbike between these two programs will never go away. they arrive now in spokane, washington due to ncaa rules.

we are not allowed to show you these highlights, but right now maryland on top. the duke blue devils and the second half. the score 62-51. under two minutes to play. if they win, they will take on the winner of gonzaga and tennessee for the right to return to the final four. tonight on the men's side kentucky looks to add another chapter to their historic run. taking on notre dame in the elite eight. fighting irish, the heavy underdogs in this game. head coach mike ray even said his squad has become america's team. lots of people pulling for the upset tonight, but the irish know exactly what they're up against in the wildcats. >> we've got a monumental challenge on our hands but we played in had the best conference in america. you know going through the teams we had to go through in acc play i think, has us very prepared to play against the great team like kentucky. >> you know the team that

they've beaten pretty bad have scored, what, 30, 40 points. i know we can score and get up ask down the court, and they haven't played a team like us yet. we're going this with a lot of confidence. >> from the court to the diamond. the nationals visiting the mets. grapefruit league play. spring training baseball. bottom third. david wright facing steven strasbourg. david wright 1, strasbourg 0. this a solo shot. he had two strike-outs in the game. four runs allowed through four innings pitched for steven strasbourg. this is bryce harper and this is a moon shot. he got every bit of that ball. harper, pretty good today. that's your highlight for the nationals. they would lose this game. 10-2. to fedex field. the friendly between el salvador and argentina. the most popular player in the world, lionel messi, not playing

so far. he is out with a foot injury. skip ahead to the 54th minute. the dark blue shot from long range. deflekts off the el salvadorean defender. argentina, they lead it right now 1-0, late in the second half. also d.c. united plays tonight. the l.a. galaxy the defending cup champion. should be at rfk stadium. >> a couple of good college basketball games to catch up on at 11:00.

on this saturday night, searching for answers. new insights about the co-pilot who crashed a jetliner into the french alps including health issues and what he may have said as the grim recovery goes on. train crash near downtown l.a. a commuter train hits a car and jumps the tracks leaving more than 20 people injured. the backlash and new protests over a controversial law that lets businesses refuse to serve same-sex couples. concussion tests. it's quick and simple and it could be the key to making sure young athletes get the care they need after being hit. and second act for a grand old movie palace that fell on hard times. how it escape the wrecking ball and was restored to all its