breaking news out of kenya. gunmen holding hostages inside a dorm at a college. at least 15 people are already dead. i'm barbara harrison. we'll tell you what the gunman asked the victims. i'm molette green at live desk. listen up, you drive, you text you pay. the transportation secretary is getting that message out today. and in indiana, the change now made to religious freedom bill that sparked controversy across the country. i'm eun yang. and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. beautiful day. blustery wind.

later, rain arrives tomorrow. breaking news. dozens shot and killed. 65 wounded, and more than 500 still unaccounted for in kenya. right now it is unclear how many hostages are in the hands of masked gunmen who stormed a college campus near the somalia border. witnesses say christians were singled out and shot on the spot. those who could, ran for their lives. kenya's president just ordered 10,000 new police recruits to fast-track training. the al shabaab terror group claimed responsibility. the wife of a man found murdered in a d.c. hotel room is thanking police for making an arrest in the case. officers took 21-year-old jamyra gallmon into custody in this case yesterday. they say the cameras in the donovan hotel showed her coming and going from the hotel the night that david messerschmitt was found stabbed to death back

in february. sources tell news 4 gallmon was there for a sexual encounter. just a little while ago we received this statement from messerschmitt wife saying i have faith that police and courts will bring justice to david and all who lurched edloved him. i will have no further comment until his case is resolved and continue to ask for privacy for me and family. right now d.c. mayor muriel bowser is walking the d.c. council through her 2016 budget request. this comes on the heels of big promises from boughser that had a lot of you tweeting in her first state of the district addresses. bowser vowed to get the d.c. street cars running. she also pledged to improve public safety housing ed education and economic opportunity. follow on twitter for the latest how bowser set the district will pay for her initiatives. air is fresh and cool. i love it like this. lots of sunshine. the pollen count increasing

though. feels invigorating. 60 degrees in washington. a jump of quite a bit from this morning in the 30s. right now in the 50s, nearby suburbs near 60 across northern virginia. in the low to mid-50s near the check pique bay chesapeake bay. shenandoah mountains climbing into the 60s and staying in the upper 50s near 60 wenkithin the hour and then jumping up. the second day of april, a mild afternoon coming up. a wildfire danger today with blustery winds and very dry conditions. showers and thundershowers arriving tomorrow. before you get in your car, remember this -- just drive. that's hash tag trending on social media. part of a brand new push announced moments ago from the national transportation highway safety administration or nhtsa reminding you april is distracted driving awareness month. if texting, not driving, and the

cops are going to look for you. last year there were fewer crashes reported but transportation secretary anthony fox just delivered this sobering message about those who often fall victim. >> more than 3,100 people -- 3,100 -- died in distracted driving crashes in 2013. and of the drivers who died more than 1,000 of them were in their 20s or their teens. i've said it before. that even one distracted driving death is a death too many. >> reporter: also at this event, young drivers gave a demo showing how dangerous distracted driving can be. now, nationwide ads about the stepped up enforcement campaign begin next week. indiana's republican

legislation amending a law refusing services to the gay community and the legislation aims to specifically ban discrimination on sexual or sentor gender identity. they still have to approve the changes and then the bill heads to governor mike pence's desk. he called for changes to clarify the law after a massive uproar. meanwhile, lawmakers in arkansas have five days to make changes to a similar law. governor asa hutchinson told reporters he won't sign his state's bill in its current form. even his own son signed a petition asking him to veto that bill. we want to hear your thoughts. do you believe businesses should be allowed to refuse service for religious reasons? shoot us a text vote on facebook or tweet us. one for yes, two for no and we'll share the news in about 30 minutes. and breaking news. the plane crash in the alps and

the copilot's mental state. we're back in one minute.

i'm molette green at the live desk. breaking news. new evidence just coming out in the germanwings crash investigation. prosecutors poring through items taken from the co-pilotcopilot's home so recent severance on his tablet about suicide and cockpit door safety. the motive that andreas lubitz was losing his eye sight and feared losing his pilot's license. 150 people died on that doomed flight in the french alps. here are the stories we're talking about over social media today. 90,000 mcdonald's employee getting a raise. the company is upping its minimum wage for full and part-time employees, receiving vacation benefits as well at 10% bump that should take effect this july. now, chris rock is putting out a

selfie going viral online right now. but not for his comedy. he posted this on twitter and several other social media sites of him just after police pulled him over saying has the tweet to show it pulled over three times in the last two months, and a scary story out of arizona right now. we know a lot of you can't wait for baseball season to begin. during spring training colorado rockies pitcher john axberg's 2-year-old son bitten by a rattlesnake. he says his son is in stable condition at the hospital now. we're back in 60

jooshgs the atlanta teenager who received national attention two years ago after doctors turned down his request for a heart transplant died trying to rob an elderly woman. anthony stokes did get the transflant 2013. doctors say they originally

denied request because of lis brushes with the law. he died tuesday after he crashed a stolen car in roswell. he was involved in a high-speed chase after reportedly trying to break into an 81-year-old woman's home. stokes hit a 33-year-old pedestrian during the chase. she's currently in the hospital. in stable condition. a couple hours, university of maryland students will sound off about a controversial and now viral e-mail that was sent by a former student and contained references of rape and racial slurs. an investigation found that most of the e-mails content was protected by the first amendment. that's according to an e-mail from university of maryland president wallace lowe obtained by campus newspaper "the diamondback." the author of that e-mail release add statement saying in part "i want you to know that i will strive to never use such language again." right now bright sunshine temperatures begin to climb into the 50s. here's your afternoon planner as you head out and enjoy this wonderful spring weather, other than the pollen.

that's increased. lots of sun. blustery wind through the afternoon. by 1:00 mid-60s. holding steady mid-60s through 3:00. then jump up to 70 degrees and a partly cloudy sky. winds diminish a bit overnight. there is a fire danger today because of the blustery winds and low humidity. caution light for that and for friday for showers and maybe some thunder shue others friday evening. when i join you next a look at timing as well changes for the weekend. singer avril lavigne is opening up about disease that kept her in bed for months. last october the canadian sing her a severe case of lyme disease. lyme disease is a back material infection from a tick bite and told "people" magazine i felt i couldn't breathe, couldn't talk or move. i thought i was dying. her mom moved in with her while she recrecuperated. she got a lot of get well messages from fans that helped her get better. the singer is 80% bet around

ready to release new music. monuments around the world lighting up blue for world autism awareness day today. this is what the empire state building will look like later. this is the sixth year for the lit up blue campaign light it up blue campaign. autism awareness day is tweeting pictures how they're lighting up blue. how to treat children and adults on that spectrum. after the break, a new jersey senator in court today promising to clear his name.

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we're following a developing story out of prince george's county now. police are investigating why someone shot a man in seat pleasant happened at the discount mart at the end of martin luther king jr. derrick ward is on to bep of the story. >> reporter: there is new information. a sense of where we are. we are here in the 500 block of 62nd place just on the eat side of eastern avenue across from prince george's county line. police have been here some 12 hours after the beginning of an investigation into a murder. about 10:27 last night police responded to the 500 block of 62nd place for the report of gunfire. when they got here they found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. that man had been shot in the chest, pronounced dead on the scene. this has been a crime scene

since that time. prince george's county police along with the police from the city of seat pleasant are investigating this incident now. we don't have any identification on the victim, whether or not he lived in the area or had any connection at all. he believe this happened in an area just between the apartment complex and the discount mart there, with the front on eastern avenue. now, police are asking for anyone who might have information about what went on here to get in touch with prince george's county crime solvers, as prince george county is the lead investigative body into this incident. again a man shot in the chest here in the, in seat pleasant and police do want your help in solving this. live in seat pleasant derrick ward news 4. a developing story at this hour. negotiators in iran are zeroing in on an agreement. according to the associated press, the outlines of an understanding are merging, and that would open up the path to a final phase of nuclear negotiations with iran. the iranian foreign minister told reporters just hours ago he hopes to wrap up talks today.

this comes two days after negotiators busted through a march 31st deadline. six world powers are negotiating to limit iran's ability to gain a nuclear weapon. a u.s. senator is headed to federal court in a few hours to face corruption charges. new jersey democrat bob menendez was indicted yesterday. today a new jersey paper saying in an editorial quote, resign now and spare jersey the pain. menendez says he's not going anywhere. the justice department says he used his office to help a doctor milk medicare from millions of dollars and to get visas for several of the doctor's girl frenz's in return doj says menendez accepted eded contributions and lavish trips. >> they have chose ton twist my duties as a senator and my friendship as to something improper. they are dead rock and i am

confident that harrythey will be proven so. >> he will step down at ranking member on the foreign relations committee. right now take a look. you can see shades of pink along the tidal basin and the national mall too. the cherry blossoms are budding there right now. a news 4 photographer sent back this new video just a few hours ago. the national park service says at least 70% of the cherry blossom trees have buds on them right now. could be a good time to visit before the crowds are out there. now, if you happen to be one who likes those crowds around, well april 11th, 12th and 13th are the peak bloom dates this year. of course the cherry blossom festival is going on right now. today is a special art demonstration for the festival at the reagan national airport. this weekend will there be fireworks, and now let's talk to team 4 meteorologist tom kierein who can tell us about the weather out there. are we going to keep it clear for the weekend? >> looking good. if you're out there around for

the tidal basin looking at the blossoms check out the storm team 4 app. keep up with the weather there. right now near 60 degrees in washington. up near 70 by later this afternoon. gorgeous day today. storm team 4 four-day forecast showers in the morning, tomorrow the timing on thundershowers looks to be the evening hours. maybe between 8:00 and midnight some thundershowers coming through with brief downpours, thunder, lightning. breezy. tomorrow highs low 70s and we dry out saturday. sunshine back up near 60 degrees. saturday morning, check out the storm team 4 tracking spring weather special. it's on nbc 4. 9:30 on saturday morning. great day on sunday. partly cloudy. low 60s. perfect weather for opening day for the nats. 60s during the game and partly cloudy. a little rain after that. >> all right, tom. thank you. go nats. right now former nfl player aaron hernandez in court where prosecutors are wrapping up their case. they're in the courtroom in massachusetts. now, hernandez has pled not

guilty to killing odin lloyd there two years ago. lloyd was dating the sister of hernandez' fiancee at the time. suspected killer robert durst is due in a louisiana courtroom later today. the real estate heir faces felony drug and weapons charges following his arrest for alleged murder last month. durst was the subject of hbo's "the jinx." los angeles police won extra addition back to california in connection with the 2000 murder of his friend susan berman. we're ranking g

google the word jockey look at that. ouch. pops up a jockey doing a somersault after falling off his horse and he'd walking around. happened in the uk. jockeyed name louis ferguson. medical crews were ready to take him april way on a stretcher. gets back up on his feet and

walked away unharmed. racing enthusiasts described it as one of the worst falls they've ever seen. >> wow. you can download a new app from facebook right now. we called riff, creators how it works online. not too difficult. record a video up to 20 seconds and post it on your wall. you can use a hash tag too, if you want. then friends can respond to your video with yo video that gets added to yourself. facebook thinks sharing videos will be a lot cooler this way. eun? >> thanks barbara. also what make as supermarket great? you might say freshness, food or cleanliness or it could come down to who has the best prices. consumer reports released for 2014 wegman's hands down the best grocer ranked number one for fresh produce. meat quality and bakery quality. high marks for that and cleanliness as well. trader joe's took the top spot

for cheapest organic products ranking high in store courtesy. trader joe's, costco and the fresh market made the top ten in overall rankings. your other favorites? >> reporter: what ar harris teat. giant and safeway? and which supermarket sglint our area came in at the very bottom of the list? i'll have that story coming up on news 4 add 5:00. >> looking forward to that. you have a favorite? >> depends where the sales are. >> i agree with that! after the break, a look at why the pope is being told to cut back on what else -- pasta. >> love pasta. at book club they were asking me what you're doing now, janice. blogging. your blog is just pictures of you in the mirror. it's called a fashion blog todd. well, i've been helping people save money with progressive's discounts. flo, can you get janice a job? [ laughs ] you should've stuck to softball! i was so much better at softball than janice, dad. where's your wife, todd? vacation. discounts like homeowners' multi-policy -- i got a discount on this ham.

i've got the meat sweats. this is good ham, diane. paperless discounts -- give it a rest, flo. all: yeah, flo, give it a rest. you know exactly what this individual is doing. okay? >> do you -- >> this individual continues to extort individuals. >> stop it. >> a dramatic confrontation at the courthouse between a father and his daughter. a former virginia lawmaker at the center of that. former delegate joe morsi

accused of having an inappropriate relationship with that woman. her father is clearly upset about it. morrissey pleaded guilty last year to a misdemeanor related to his relationship with the woman. she was a teenager though at the time. he was sentenced to six months in jail as part of deal and spent nights in jail during the day remained in the virginia legislature. in court yesterday a judge dismissed charges against morrissey which accused him of forging documents related to his previous plea. the vatican embassy and secret service want to create a severe perimeter for the pope's visit to the district later this year. the embassy plans to add a six-foot fence around its embassy row campus on massachusetts avenue in northwest washington. it says the papal security perimeter will be attractive and compatible with the building. pope francis is scheduled to visit philadelphia new york and washington, d.c. during his five-day visit in late september. along with concerns for his safety are concerns for the pontiff's waistline. according to

an italian news service saying italian doctors asked him to cut back on eating pasta. so hard to do. this after the pope accepted pizza from an onlooker. the report says he should try and squeeze in more exercise during his hectic schedule. we know how hard that can be. great day to get out, get some exercise. high clouds drifting over us. live view looking north of washington. winds picking up with low humidity creates a fire danger. the photo tuesday of a wildfire in northern montgomery county blackened 50 acres. that situation again today with blustery winds. temperatures during the afternoon reaching 60 near 70. dropping back down to the mid-60s by the evening hours. so a beautiful day coming up. the pollen count, though increasing for tree pollen as we've had the tree pollen coming in a little higher day by day as we get through the next

couple of days and into april. it's going to get even worse with this dry weather especially. back to you. >> thanks tom. a quick reminder watch "news4 midday" wherever you are. we're streaming the newscast live right now on nbcwashington.com. or you can get the nbc washington a.m. on your phone or tablet. it allows you to watch all nbc programs on the go. the pizza restaurant caught up in the controversy over a religious freedom law in indiana, right after the break.

it's 11:30. time to get caught up on everything in a matter of seconds, start district now. the wife of the man found murdered at the donovan hotel thanking police after the arrest of 21-year-old jamyra gallmon. he sha faith the police and courts will bring justice. her husband david messerschmitt found stabbed to death in his hotel room in february. even one distracted driving death is a death too many. >> just drive. that's the new national campaign launched today to combat distracted driving. and the sun is out, and temperatures you can see in the 50s. one 60 spot out there. the current temperatures on your screen but tom says rain is on the way. he's back with which it arrives in a few minutes. and you have probably knowed a lot of blue out there today on twitter, facebook everywhere. it's part of a campaign calmled

light up the blue for autism awareness day. the empire state building will get a blue look later. >> a great cause. watch for breaking ging developments on your nbc washington a.m. i'm molette green at the live desk with breaking news out of kenya. we have just learned, just crossing our wires, that two of the attackers in kenya have been killed. this is going into a nine-hour hostage situation in the northeastern part of that country. near the somalia border. police have one suspected militant in custody already, but we are just learning that two of the attackers in kenya have been killed. 15 people are reported dead. 60 wounded, and hundreds have been unaccounted for as this siege has gone on throughout the morning. that's the latest. back to you. county-by-county highs today, beautiful spring weather. up near 70 degrees in the metro

area. blustery winds, lots of sunshine. across northern virginia from loudoun county down to fredericksburg spotsylvania culpeper prince william and fauquier. and near the bay, not quite as warm. breeze off the waters keeping it cool in annapolis. inland up near 70 as well. along the pennsylvania border contis there should be making it into the upper 60s later this afternoon. shenandoah valley into the mountains, gorgeous spring day there as well with temperatures around 70 degrees, with increasing clouds coming in ahead of rain that's going to be arriving late tonight and into friday. big news out of indiana this morning. republican lawmakers will amend that controversial religious liberty law that sparked massive outrage. let's get right to indianapolis and nbc's jay gray. what's the reaction been? >> reporter: hey, very good barbara. lawmakers changing wording in the law removing some parts of the legislation as well. making sure that it protects

against any discrimination from businesses regardless of sexual orientation, religion race et cetera. there had been as you talk about, a tremendous backlash as result of the initial law that was passed here. strong responses from corporations across the country, and even the ncaa which is based here in indianapolis and is preparing to host the men's final four here as well. so lawmakers working late into the night to revise this measure. now it's moving through committee. through both houses. expected to be on the governor's desk for a signature maybe as early as today. that has been the goal of lawmakers here to get this done before their easter break which starts tomorrow and before the tip-off of that final four tournament. that's the latest live here in indianapolis. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, jay. in indiana, a pizza shop raised more than $100,000 in donations after it supported this law. the shop owner said they would

not care same-sex weddings generating a lot of backlash online. the restaurant closed after dozens and dozens of one-star reviews were posted on its yelp page in response started a go fund me page for owners raising all that money just since last night. a look at our poll results now. we asked, do you believe businesses should be allowed to refuse service for religious reasons? this is stemming from that nationwide uproar over religious freedom laws and an overwhelming majority say, no. thanks to everyone who voted. after the break, we play the name game with one of

we're tracking what you're talking about online today. first a story from "the washington post" about a puzzling name in our area reagan national airport, or is it national airport, or reagan or reagan national? the "post" asked what you would say. more than 40% call it national airport.

30% just say reagan.13% call it d.c. depends whether you grew up in the area and how much you travel. now on buzzfeed a story getting a lot of buzzing here. a british police department is apologizing for an april fools' joke. tweeting this quote, you can get someone released from prison early by voting for them. they even kept it up when people asked whether this was a joke and then they tweeted an apology. and finally, we found this story. take a look at some of these incredible pictures right here. this is a swimmer and a plane, you can tell. apparently the photographer and model had to spend eight hours a day in the water to capture these photos. they spent a lot of time in there but look at the payoff. the photographer said this was the most difficult assignment of his career.

the atlanta teenager receiving national attention two years ago amp doctors turned down his request for a heart transplant died after trying to

rob and elderly woman. anthony stokes did get the heart transplant in 2013. doctors originally denied the request because of his brushes with the law. stokes died tuesday after crashing a stolen car in roswell. he was involved in a high-speed chase after reportedly trying to break into an 81-year-old woman's home. stokes hit a the 33-year-old pedestrian during the chase. she is currently in the hospital in stable condition. eun? actor and comedian chris rock appears to be taking a stand against police after being pulled over three times in seven weeks. he posted photos on twitter and instagram, each time he was stopped. it's not clear why or where he's being stopped by police. the 50-year-old has tack manied the issue of police relations in his stand-up comedy and outspoken about the non-indictments of police officers in the cases of eric ganner and michael brown. mcdonald's is raising its minimum wage for full and part-time employees at its company-owned locations and will

start offering vacation benefits. 90,000 employees are expected to see 10% boost in wages starting in july following similar moves by retailers walmart and target and speculation it could drive mcdonald's fast food competitor to follow suit. that's your cnbc business report. such a beautiful spring day. i love it when it's cool like this. got low humidity a bit of a blustery winds. weather headlines for the second day of april, mild afternoon with a wildfire danger because of that low humidity and blustery winds, showers and thundershowers likely moving in tomorrow. by 2:00 the mid-60s. by 6:00 p.m. hovering around 70 degrees. a beautiful afternoon and into the evening as well. still remining fairly mild by 10:00 p.m. increasing clouds down into the 60s by then. then the rain arrives. a look at that timing hour-by-hour coming up when i join us next. >> all right, tom.

we know a whole lot of you are getting pumped up for nationals opening day. >> yes. >> the team plays the mets at 4:00 p.m. monday afternoon. just a couple of hours ago, mas and the network that carries the team tweeted this video to get ut pumped up for the season this year. unfortunately not all the players will be jumping up and down on opening day. three stars are starting the season on the disabled list. outfielder jason worth and denard spann and the third baseman all injured now. lots of experts say the nationals had a shot at the world series this year. we'll have to wait and see how this effects their predictions, these illnesses. you'll be there? >> cannot wait. excited. huge nationals fan. should have gone to the world series. such a stellar year. hoping this will be our year. i'll be there to talk about all the fans expecting changes especially in security. you want to know about this. a lot of fun, too. can't wait. >> taking your boys? >> i hope so. >> my daughter love the nats too. >> i bet she does. >> it's going to be work for

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following a developing story out of prince george's county now. police investigating why someone shot and killed a man in seat pleasant. this happened as the discount

mart at intersection of mart luther king jr. highway. police received the call around 10:30 last night for reports of a shooting and found a man dead in the parking lot between the discount mart and an apartment once in the chest. a developing story at this hour. negotiators in iran are zeroing in on an agreement. according to the associated press, the outlines of an understanding are emerging. that would open the path to a final phase of nuclear negotiations with iran. the iranian foreign minister told reporters just hours ago that he hopes to wrap up talks today. this comes two days after negotiators busted through a march 31st deadline. six world powers are negotiating to limit iran's ability to gain a nuclear weapon. right now german investigators are starting to get closer to figuring out why 27-year-old copilot andreas lubitz may have deliberately crash add plane in the fresh alps finding something in his apartment today that could shed light on this case. nbc's katy tur joins us from cologne, germany with more on

that. >> reporter: two pieces of big news to report. one that officials say they have found the flight data recorder at the crash site. unclear what condition it is in but have been able to find it. also secondly german prosecutors released findings of what they were able to recover from lubitz' home saying they found a tablet computer and say that they were able to look at the search history of that computer. >> translator: according to the results informed about medical treatments different kinds and implementation of a suicide. on one day the user searched for several minutes for details on cockpit doors and their safety precautions. >> reporter: still no motive released as of now though. prosecutors have been able to talk to his parents they confirm and the biggest tabloid "bild" reporting a leedy theory could be the potential loss of his eye sight, and the subsequent loss of his pilot's license. german ish tos are looking into all that and created a new task force to check in on cockpit security whether or not they

went a little too far after 9/11 with cockpit security. also they're going to review how exactly they follow-up on medical records with pilots and psychological records as well. back to you. molette green at the live desk. just learn details of a disturbing murder conspiracy plot involving three members of the ku klux klan. two of them on the job at the florida department of corrections. they were arrested today in a scheme to allegedly set off a bomb to kill an inmate who happens to be black after his release from prison because that inmate got into a fight with one of the kkk members. that is the latest. back to you. >> thanks molette. a u.s. senator is headed to federal court in a few hours to face corruption charges. new jersey democrat bob menendez was indicted yesterday. today a new jersey paper saying in an editorial quote raeesign now and spare jeshzy ynew jersey the pain. menendez says he isn't going

anywhere. they say he helped a doctor milk medicare for millions and get visas for several of the doctor's girl friends. in return he accepted contributions and lavish trips. the doctor arrived in court earlier this morning. here is a look at rain timing tomorrow. we're going to have showers arriving after midnight and get closer to the metro area by 9:30 in the morning showers moving into the metro area all of this area in green, generally light rain. we'll have that between midnight and the morning hours. noontime other light showers coming through the metro area. no thunder and lightning yet. that may not arrive until the evening hours. until 5:00 p.m. scattered showers to the north. after that we get thundershowers coming in ahead of a front that's going to roll into the mountains during the evening hours coming towards the metro area, and then ending by dawn on saturday. >> thank you, tom. this week's "wednesday's child" is a bright 16-year-old

named ethan in the foster care system since he was 10 but still waiting for a loving and permanent home. we had fun with ethan at urban evolution. >> reporter: oh wow. look at that. this is urban evolution. hi frank. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> reporter: meet ethan. >> reporter: frank is a teacher here and ethan wanted to learn it all. >> bring more close? >> i do. >> reporter: get changed? >> all right. >> reporter: after a quick change, ethan was ready to work. first stop a climbing challenge and never having done it before he tackled the first test with flying colors. the teacher was impressed. next it was follow the leader. box to box. again, ethan proved to be a quick study. his social worker says she's not surprised to see ethan catch on so quickly. she/he does well in everything he tries. >> intelligent, well in school and athletic. >> reporter: your favorite sport? >> basketball. >> reporter: and you're doing well in basketball? >> i like to think so.

>> reporter: he says he likes anything that's competitive. and would he like to be a professional athlete? he used to think so. >> reality, sunk in. i was like maybe i should try being a doctor or a lawyer or something like that. >> reporter: what kind of grades are you making in school? >> i'm making as and bs, honor roll. >> reporter: he needs a family. someone to encourage him to reach his goaling. he's been in care for quite a while, getting agents little discouraged but hopeful coming to recruiting events and willing to meet families that could possibly be his forever family. >> reporter: ethan wants a home filled with love. >> love means risking yourself for others. for the well-being of someone you care for. >> reporter: the folks at urban evolution had gifts for ethan. they liked his spirit. we think a family will too. he's a very impressive young man. very bright and very nice.

so if you have room in your home and your heart for ethan, or another child who's waiting, call our special adoption hot line. number 1-88-to-adopt-me or search wednesday's child on the nbc washington app. a healthier option from some starbucks stores after this

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gentlemen? that is pharrell and jimmy fallon. singing a few fake '80s jams the pair put on wigs shiny suits to transform into the fictional afro and deesiac. et get it? the group's duets standard r&b fun but ended with a strange questlove girl "can you pay my rent this month." jimmy fallon has the ability to make people celebritiance singer do all kinds of crazy stuff. so great. >> i thought that was funny when i saw it. i stayed up to watch it and fell asleep and woke up at the end ofo me all the time. very funny, though. >> of course. you can watch more of pharrell on "the voice" right here on nbc 4. >> after the break, take a look ahead at the easter weekend

breaking news. keeping our eye on possible terror-related charges coming out of brooklyn new york. all we know right now is that

two women are under arrest and set to appear in federal cost. soon as we know more we'll bring it to you on news 4 later today and nbcwashington.com. >> thank you. a new study with a simple message doctors say could save your life. news 4 doreen gentzler with details what to do if you're experiencing heart problems. >> if you're dealing with a medical emergency and need to get to the hospital do you drive yourself or call 911? well new research is finding most people take themselves to the causing major delays in their care. delays that can lead to death. according to a new study from medstar washington hospital center nearly three quarters of patients with heart symptoms are driving themselves to the hospital instead of calling 911. doctors say not only can it impact how fast they get care but can be deadly. >> number one, might have sudden death. driving an automobile and having sudden death is not a good combination, obviously. >> tonight on news 4 at 6:00

why patients are skimping the paramedics and risking their lives. finally, a string of spring days with no freezing temperatures and pleasant weather for the most part over the next several days. today lots of sunshine. a bit of a blustery wind. winds kicking up to 15 20 miles an hour and may increase a little into the afternoon getting up to around 70 degrees and then overnight tonight, we'll have temperatures just bottoming out in the 50s. a mild evening coming up and then a mild day tomorrow with highs in the 70s. might get a morning shower maybe a mid-day shower then thundershowers possible friday evening. all of this should be ending by dawn on saturday. so drying out for the weekend. then 40s on saturday morning, saturday morning, storm team 4 tracking spring. weather special is on nbc 4 at 9:30 on saturday morning. and saturday afternoon, up around 60 degrees. then great weather on sunday. 30s in the morning. afternoon highs should make it

into the low 60s. storm team 4 seven-day outlook into next week delightful weather for the nats home opener as they take on the nats monday afternoon. the first pitch will be at 4:05 and should be beautiful. by then should be in the upper 60s, by the seventh inning low 60s. by the last out near 60 degrees. play ball! great to have baseball back on monday. after that rain showers around on tuesday. they play again on wednesday. may be interrupted by some rain showers. >> love that great weather fop opening day. right? awesome. >> you want to get down to the mall to see the down to the tidal basin to see those cherry clos ums. gorgeous lieutenant-of-out there. >> tom saying the weather to waps coax the buds into blooming pip april 11. that does it for "news4 midday." thanks for joini .

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