the crash happened last night in front of mary mount university. they sent out a picture and a pick up driver rear ended i car and that car was pushed into the intersection hitting a third car. fortunately no students were involved. >> we want to bring you this breaking news. the kenyan red cross found a female survivor in north eastern kenya. the student was hide income a crawlspace. she is dehydrated but otherwise all right. the country has not been doing

enough. it happened thursday. 148 people were killed and they are calling on the government to do more to prevent the militant attacks. al shabaab is the country and there will be more. nairobi spores stadium is a disaster relief center. it's not known how many are unbeinged for. >> we are learning more disturbing details about a case of child neglect. a spotsylvania locked out their kids and fed them through a cage. >> take a look at the children living in filth. a roommate showed me these photos. per are she decided to share her story with me. she saw the children living inside this room in this fredericksburg home. spotsylvania sheriffs told us the kissed were in here 24 hours

a day and fed through a homemade gate. >> it's horrible. it broke my heart. to see them in dirty diapers. i said are you going to change their diapers? they said we can't afford diapers. >> today they pleaded guilt tow three counts of felony child neglect. they cleaned up the room after deputies arrested the couple in december. >> approximately three months i didn't hear them get a bath. >> they said they had plywood that would prevent the kids from getting on the recollect side. you walk over here and this is a television. this was basically the baby-sitter. this would be on all the time. over here was the gate.

the kids were fed like this. the couple's 17-month-old son and their daughters ages 3 and 4 were locked in the room stained with human waste. they received an anonymous tip about child abuse and neglect. deputies noticed they didn't have social skills. they are doing better with foster care but they are afraid of closed doors. >> now that the children are in foster care i believe the worst part of their life is over. >> a judge sentenced them to six years, but but they will not do jail time. they have ten years in probation. they got to take part in a foster care program and they are not allowed to get near the children. >> a man is in custody in prince george's county accused of the fatal shooting of an aspired rapper. police say he shot a man on

wednesday and the shooting happened while the rapper was filming a music video. >> they are more likely to be raved by alcohol violations than the alcoholic beverage control agency. according to the data local police made 131 arrests compared with seven arrested by the agents. they are in the spotlight after the bloody arrest of a uva student. they needed ten stitches to his read after being arrested. >> murky water showing up in two counties. what officials say is to do and not to do with the water and what should you do if you find it in your house. >> a police officer was caught on cam

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back at 8:40 we want to show you this. mother nature took a big bite out of this road. at least two people are dead in kentucky after heavy rain and thunderstorms blast the region. a mom and child were swept into a flooded creek. further west in kansas thousands were without power after high winds

storms also left a trail of destruction in parts of missouri. >> blue bell ice cream is shutting down production after it was connected to three deaths. a three-ounce cup of ice cream with a food bourne illness was traced back to oklahoma. blue bell said it was traced back voluntarily and out of caution. ten products were recalled and health officials say the contaminated ice cream sickened four patients and as we mentioned, three died. a heads up don't wash your clothes with this kind of water in montgomery and wssc said the disrecalled water is to drink, but it could stain your clothes. they said harsh winter may be to blame for the change. the wssc said the water is testeddaley and no reason to believe there is a public health risk however they are looking into the cause.

if your water is dis-colored, they want you to report it and you can e-mail that information. >> still to come the post that prompted a maryland mechanic to threaten a customer. >> taylor swift, john travolta jimmy fallon and the rock. if you need a good

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♪ >> you see there it seems the lip synching jimmy fallon has been dethroned. duane the rock johnson as we can show you she trending on facebook for that performance on spike tv's lip synch battle. johnson delivered taylor swift and john travolta-inspired performances. let's show you what is trending as we switch over. you can see four teams in the ncaa tournament tonight at 6:09. you have michigan state and the seventh seed taking on number one duke in indiana. right after that the two number ones with kentucky and wisconsin that starts at 8:49. the state of indiana said they are welcoming all. they have this message out at

the indianapolis airport for the ncaa tournament. that is in response to religious freedom laws that some say legalize discrimination. >> in the day ahead, several groups are expected to rally in indianapolis to urge lawmakers to pass a bill to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people will gatherner downtown indianapolis. some people are upset it does not ban employees from firing people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. >> a makeshift memorial at the site where the plane crashed into the french alping. they found dna from all 150 people on board and they will choose to identify the remains. investigators say a second black box reveals the copilot increased the plane's speed as

he intentionally flew the aircraft into the mountain. >> a philadelphia woman is in custody accused of attempting to join isis. kianna thomas found herself in a federal court hours after her arrest. she uses the twitter handle young lioness and her social media suggests she wants to die a martyr. toms is attempting to provide resources to the islamic state are a maryland mechanic off the job after leaving a customer a threatening voice mail. they will be closed for customer care training. an employee told a customer's husband to control her after she posted a scathing review. on the reporting, they told the customer's husband to deal with it before i do. they apologized for the incident and the employee has been suspended. >> a police detective caught on camera yelling at an uber driver is speaking out for the first

time. >> right now the sdkt stripped of his gun and his shield. he sat down with jonathan dietz. >> stop it with that [ bleep ]. >> that is detective patrick cherry in a video that has been watched on line over two million times. >> i apologize. sincerely. >> he was apologizing if are this. >> i don't know what [ bleep ] you think you are on. >> she seen yelling at an uber driver caught on cell phone by a passenger in the back seat. >> i let my emotions get the better of me. >> the detective said not everything was caught on camera. he was trying to park his car which was unmark and said the uber honk and got angry with him and he pulled him over. >> i asked him for his balance and he turned away and turned

back for a smirk and said he was 2409 going to give me anything. >> here got angry and the passenger started recording. >> how long have you been in this country. >> it was not race-based? >> absolutely not. >> it was a question about driving experience in new york city. the commissioner said no good cob could watch it without a wince. >> i am disgusted with myself. >> there was no intention to hurt the driver. >> i would say i'm sorry and offer to buy him dinner. >> jonathan duties nbc news new york. >> you can take the kids to an easter egg hunt in falls church at cherry hill park on park avenue at 10:00. the effect is free of charge. >> you can try an under water easter egg hunt at the park rec center. ten points for that. it starts at 1:00 and ends at

4:00. that cost is $5. >> looks like not a bad day. >> what would you pay to look at a rainbow right now? >> how about 3. >> you got $5? a footlong or a rainbow. >> we can broker a deal. >> a beautiful morning, but we have rain coming our way in the next couple of minutes. we have a beautiful picture outside on the rest on towne centre camera. rainbow is free of charge. i would never charge erica for a rainbow. david may have to pay up. on the left of your screen you can make out a faint rainbow and if you are living near rest on towne centre you can see the rainbow. send it to me on twitter. my twitter handle with the retweet love with any better pictures. rain is am can be our way.

the sky over washington and the fast moving clouds with a chance of a sprinkle over about the next hour or two. it will be dry by later this afternoon. temperatures are not budging and still at 55 with a gusty wind. temperatures dropped into the 40s in the shenandoah valley. near 50 and 60 down towards the northern neck. afternoon temperatures will bounce up and down and the colder drier air is racing in but plenty of strong april sunshine will make for the battle zone. plan on temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. the overall weather impact low to moderate. the only moderate part is the winds. gusting at times. if you are on the way out, have that pocket umbrella here for the next couple of hours. later on a wind breaker and sunglasses as the weather improves. the sun is down at 7:34.

temperatures in the 50s through at least 7:00 to 9:00. 30s to near 40 by tomorrow morning. the cold front is off the coast by now. there rain showers. northern maryland out to the panhandle and zooming in here. even northern montgomery with a couple of showers. leesburg and loudoun county, a quick shower can't be ruled out. these are drying up as they come in. a sprinkle or two in the metro. i don't think those rain chances will make it down to southern maryland. the seven-day forecast time for that already. today a return to sunshine but it will be windy. 62 today and 65 with a bit of a breeze. opening day monday for the nationals and rain chances with april showers for much of the coming week. >> thank you, chuck. how does your super market stack up in grocery store rankings.

the best of the best and the worst of the worst, coming up. >> lock at this video. a smack down drag out fight involving 300 people. all of it as you see caught on

>> here's a question for you. how would you rank your super market? 63,000 consumer reports rated

theirs. >> freshness of food and what else? when you go to scores? how about cleanliness and price? where does your score rank? let's find out. >> americans average 83 trips a year spending $5400 and more than half of that is going for fresh food around the perimeter of the store. consumer reports rated 68 super markets across the country on the quality of their fresh food based on a survey of 63,000 readers. >> we're asked about the quality of meats and store prepared foods and baked goods. as well as cleanliness and prices. >> only about 60% said they are highly satisfied with the quality of stores and only half are happy with the prepared foot at the wal-mart super center

the biggest grocery store in the country scored near the bottom of the ratings. people gave wal-mart bad marks in all cleanliness. >> is scored better for prices but it wasn't the best for price. >> they contacted wal-mart and was given a statement from the ceo that said every store i go in has room to improve, if we nail those store at a time our short-term performance gets better. >> the top scoring was several regional stores including trader joe's and costco that got better ratings than wal-mart for prices. >> what about stores like way, giant, harris teeter. they came in under whole foods at 16 out of 68. giant came in at 56 and safeway

at number 58. there is a lot of other stores. what about target and all of the food lianeon. you can find the rankings on my twitter could. you can find those out. back to you. >> thanks er a massive brawl. we want to give you a reminder to watch news 4 today and get the nbc washington app on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream.

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. a female survivor has been found two days after a militant attack killed 148 people. the kenyan red cross said they found that survivor but otherwise she is okay. families are gathering at the sports stadium to trace missing loved ones. >> at the national zoo, they are preparing to promote nonviolent at the zoo on monday. >> the state of indiana said they welcome all. this is the message. they are seeing this as a arrive at the airport for the ncaa tournament. that is in response to religion freedom laws that some say legalized discrimination. >> shortly after 9:00, join us

now for a check of the forecast. park how does it feel? >> brisk and breezy. a lot of great questions on the twitter feet. i am showing retweet love. desiree morris and you top the check out the great pictures go to my twitter feed. temperatures in the 50s and there raindrops out there. parts of loudoun and northern county we are keeping a close eye and they are drying up as they come away from the blue ridge. i could rule out a shower or the next hour or so. temperatures mostly in the 50s right now. we won't see a big rise courtesy of a gusty north wind near 40 miles per hour. plenty of sunshine and it will

be upper 50s to near 60. we will talk about the sunrise forecast and the nationals forecast and all that is coming up with the seven-day forecast in a few. from to huntington. three homicides in the last three weeks and they are raising safety questions. we went to police to get answers. >> this wooded path in hearn don and this creek and nearby this apartment complex. three of the four places fairfax county detective his to respond to in three weeks all for homicides. >> we don't have reason to believe they were stranger attacks and we don't think there is anything the public needs to be concerned about. >> the officer told me this time last year there were homicides, a total of ten for the 2014 calendar calendar. >> we had a 70% closure rate.

the year before that 100% closure rate. >> three of the four recent crimes are still unsolved beginning here mid-march. this body was found along this wooded path and no arrests made in this case and they are looking into the possibility of being gang-related. they found theed about in a creek. later police responded to a home in the huntington area. it is there they discovered the body. >> spanish television following the homicides closely. >> there is nothing the hispanic community needs to be concerned about. >> the chief agrees. >> the community should feel safe although no homicides can be tolerated. >> you can learn more of the recent stats by going to my

twitter handle. >> new this morning, take a lock at the video that we got in from a new york casino. 300 people were inside this casino involved in the huge fight that broke out in the food court area of resorts world casino in queens. people were throwing chairs and flipping over tables. three men were arrested. fortunately nobody was seriously hurt if you can believe that after all of this. the brawl though did cause several thousand dollars worth of damage to the casino. >> metro workers and supporters expected to rally at the metro call center in hyattsville, maryland. they plan to call attention to poor service, low wages and working conditions for transit workers. they call it a rally for respect and that begins at 11:30 on the 47th anniversary of the death of

dr. martin luther king,jr. he was killed in memphis a day before a sanitation workers strike. >> the cherry blossom festival is in full swing. the cherry blossoms have not reached their peak. that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the festival. you can head over to the waterfront in the district for the fireworks festival. the party starts at 1:00 this afternoon. the fireworks are at about 8:30. the family can learn to make lanterns and there were two sessions of that. we should mention at 10:00 this morning and 2:00 this afternoon for your enjoyment. >> a group of parents is fighting back against redistricting. the group filed a complaint asking a judge to stay the redistricting plan and order the school board to vote again. they voted in fob move students around to relieve overcrowding. parents are asking for a more

transparent process and detailing why the student need to be moved at all. the widow of james brady has died. sarah brady on the left passed away after battling pneumonia. she became a gun control advocate after her husband was shot in the assassination attempt of president reagan. they released a statement calling sarah brady the heart and soul of that organization and one of the great heroes. she was 73 years old. >> let me ask you something. how do you feel about a gun store in the district? there hasn't been one for decades, but the police chief said the city's relaxed gun laws have not been a problem. she wouldn't object if a well-regulated gun store were to open here. she was surprised at the number of people who applied for gun permits. >> it's not the surge of people coming in that we will see the thousands of concealed carry

permits. it's not happening. >> the district banned hand guns until the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional in 2008. a federal court said the city could license, but couldn't ban concealed carry weapons. >> happening today, the nats warm up for the big home opener on monday. they take on the yankees in an exhibition game that starts at 1:05 at nats park. >> in first four traffic, you might be affected by the signal outages that will be out between k street and 18th street and k and 19th street northwest. it started at about 7:00 this morning and goes through 7:00 this evening. it will affect both directions and the cross streets are affected. if you are heading out, give yourself extra time and pack your patience as well. >> stuck in mid-air. what left riders left dangling

on a roller coaster in missouri. a trip to the zoo was fine but the ride back was anything but. how a family got separated for united.

>> it was pretty scary when you are up there for five minutes and then 10 and 20 and you call and you can't get through. it was a little bit much. >> yeah. her family was stuck 180 feet in the air on top of a ferris wheel opening day at one of the country's most popular theme parks gave park goers an extra thrill.

six flags st. louis lost power leaving some riders stranded. it took about 30 minutes for thome rescue riders. nobody was hurt but they got a good scare. >> they are looking for the owners of a small dog found wandering the neighborhood. they can show you the picture of how the dog looked when he was spotted on tuesday. this is around rolling road. they took him to the vet and got him a shave and medical treatment. this is how he looks now. much better. old. >> bald eagles returned to d.c. forin three years. they were spot and it looks like the hatchlings arrived. it brought the national bird back home by cleaning the river. several pairs of eagles are nesting on marine corps base quan coe. >> you can call help link to

file your taxes in the district. the d.c. help link is holding a special enrollment period for those of you who may be penalized. we posted the number on our app. >> the police chief wants to fire some officers. this is a story trending on facebook. you will find out what he discovered in the text messages that is prompts outrage and an investigation.

. >> the justice department's investigation into the city of ferguson uncovered racist e-mails. one message compared black welfare recipients to mixed breed dogs. most were sent by a former city clerk to a captain and a sergeant. the clerk was fired and the officers resigned. this story is getting your attention this morning and trending on facebook. seven police officers are accused of sending racist and homophobic text messages. they have been suspended, but the police chief wants them fired. the chief said there six more officers facing disciplinary action. the messages targeted blacks mexicans and gay men. they were sent between 2011 and

2012. separated on the metro. a family in town for spring break was separateed from their 11-year-old son. jackie benson has the story you will see only on news 4. >> kyle said his family's trip was terrific but the metro ride was back and hair raising. they went about 5:20 p.m. and there was an announcement that the train was going out of service and everyone should get off. the oldest child who was 11 managed to get off with the rest of the passengers but he said he and his wife with the three younger kids including in a stroller were not able to do so before the doors closed. >> i thought the side door was going to open. >> he was unable to get off the train in time and pressed the

red button. >> they were not helpful at all. they said they had to proceed. >> a metro spokesperson said the train would likely have been ordered to advance several stations to ease congestion behind it. neither knew why the train was not stopping. when the train came to a stop at the next station and the door diagnosis not open kyle took matters into his own hands, literally. >> i started pulling the doors apart and able to get the doors open a few inches. i don't know how many. i can stick my foot in between. >> when they made it back they were reunited with the 11-year-old shocked to find the stranger had only good motives. >> at this time of year there were several incidents where kids become separated. it's good to make a plan in case

something like this happens. we have so many visitors here in cherry blossom festival. >> she suffered from debilitating headaches that left her blind at times. doctors told her that she can undergo surgery, she would likely die from a grouping of arteries in the brain. the family stepped in and they helped low-income families in fairfax with the cost. for priscilla, she needed a life-saving surgery. >> now i don't have any of the symptoms. it's all clear. i will never have to go to the hospital again. >> it's so hard to explain. you have to go through this to really understand. >> this friday the nccp gala will recognize the family. i will go ahead and tweet out a

link. >> migraines is not something you would wish on your worst enemy. to hear children are suffering for that it's awful. >> there is a difference between headaches and migraines. it is truly debilitating. it's a great charity. >> not bad weather today. >> nothing to complain about. social media is ablaze. this one here is sent in from one of the twitter followers to my twitter handle. out in south virginia. that's a great looking shot of the rainbow right there. you are still seeing it. i would love to share it. i mentioned her name as well. the full ark of the rainbow. what are they going to do with the product. outside for now, mostly cloudy and still no drops here inside the capital beltway.

that might be changing over the coming minutes as they are racing in our direction. 57 degrees and winds gusting to 30 or higher across much of the area. temperatures in the mid 40s and temperatures have dropped courtesy of the clouds and the rain chance. we will see a small rise with increasing amounts of sunshine. chilly outside with a clear sky and a dying breeze. temperatures drops into the 40s and hour by hour tomorrow sunrise easter tomorrow morning at 6:47. wake up temperatures near 39. highs up to about 65. it won't be as windy as today. a couple of showers moving towards columbia maryland and down 270. headed towards rockville and bethesda and chevy chase.

and a steady shower headed for dulles airport and you folks in western fairfax county and marshall down to warrenton. those are light showers there. these will be falling apart as they go further and further to the southeast. this is the last chance of rain across the area today. after that you can get the car wash and keep it clean except for that layer of pollen. windy and mostly sunny for the rest of the day. chilly tonight with the wind dying down and a clear sky. it will be cold for tomorrow morning, but plenty of sunshine and breezy but not windy. future weather shows no chance of rain through the course of tomorrow. when we get the raindrops out, that's it for rain until we get to tuesday. enjoy the weekend. it will be dry and sunny and breezy. opening day on monday for the nationals near 70. rain chances back on tuesday and from there on out, rain chances

each and every day. it won't rain all d

>> a look ahead to sunday indiana and arkansas debate their liberty laws. candidates have been trying to tow the line between not seeming anti-gay and not alienating christian conservatives. they are in a different place

than the rest of the country. we will discuss it sunday with potential candidates. >> switching gears, they are adding something festive to their beer. marshmallow peeps. why didn't we think of that. they have a reputation for making beers with a difference. some are in old tequila barrels, but for spring it's time to see what the people think about peeps in their beer. >> it doesn't color it at all. all the sugar gets boiled and absorbed and then the yeast beats it and none of the color remains. >> would you give that a try? >> i wouldn't mind it? >> they brewed just shy of 100 gallons ands on the only available at the tap house. you will have to travel for that one. thank you so much for joining us. it has been a pleasant morning. we will have pleasant weather to

accompany your plans. >> good kite flying weather, but kids under 40 pounds rocks in the pockets. >> hold on to the skirts and hats. >> what are to do to get you ready for spring and spring planting and on the waterways and lots of good stuff. >> we are all looking forward to welcoming spring that. does it for us. thanks for joining us.

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