a very good morning everybody. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm adam tuss. >> i'm molette green. happy easter. here is a look at the national mall where thousands of people are in the middle of sunrise service. >> service started a half hour ago on the steps of the lincoln memorial, organized by the members of the capital church of vienna virginia, a tradition for 37 years. >> chuck, the folks out there are a bit chilly this morning right? >> you can tell by looking at them. they've got their wooly hats on and an extra layer. temperatures only hovering around 40 degrees. a little bit of a chill this

morning. that's all right. sometimes when you're just in the moment out there it's such a pretty site that it warms your spirits if nothing else. outside there's the picture of the rising sun as viewed from our tower here looking to the south and east. meanwhile in prince george's county, looking north and west, there's the capital wheel. all the ice finally gone off the potomac. finally spring time is here. 44 at reagan national airport. 41 in front royal and winchester this morning. plan on temperatures to be generally in the 30s and 40s for the next little bit. there will be a quick warmup to here 50 by 11:00 a.m. outside sunshine, highs today near 65 degrees across all the metro area. that's really nice. no weather concerns for today. clouds come back tonight and our next rain starts moving in towards tuesday. more about that with the seven day coming up. just moments ago pope

francis delivered his easter message. here is a look from the vatican city. the pope praying for the middle east peace process to be resumed and for the iran nuclear framework to be successful. he called for peace in syria, iraq, libya, yemen ukraine syria and south sudan. he specifically mentioned those who lost their lives in kenya. today a review will reveal new information about the now discredited "rolling stone" article at university of virginia back in 2012. the article suggested there was a culture of rope at the university. columbia's graduate school of journalism is conducting the review. students protested following the article. president theresa sullivan suspended all social activities at greek organizations. the rolling stone later acknowledged and apologized for the discrepancies in the report. a man is in critical

condition after a police involved shooting in anne arundel county. the man's family called for a well check yesterday but he pointed a rifle and an officer shot him once in the chest. neighbors are left wondering why police shot so quickly. >> it shocked me that the officer shot so fast and acted so quickly. >> police say they have been called to the house in the past related to incidents with this same man. we placed a call this morning to fairfax police who tell us the man remains in critical condition. this morning we're learning why a virginia couple who confessed to locking their children in a cage will serve no jail time. a mother and father from fredricksburg admitted keeping their kids locked up in a cage day and night. the couple have two daughters age 3 and 4 years old. their son is just 17 months old. the commonwealth's attorney recommended leniency.

william neely admits conditions were awful but defending his recommendation of a suspended is sentence. >> you have to show that their intended neglect was to cause harm. although the children were in nasty, filthy conditions and had skin rashes, they were healthy. >> all three children have been placed in foster care and the parents have to pay $2500 in a fine and can't have any unsupervised contact. kenya's president says he will take harsh measures against islamic mill tapt groups as families try to trace relative whose are assumed dead al shabaab has claimed responsibility and say there is will be more attacks. the country's president says those responsible for killing 148 people will be punished.

five people have been arrested in connection with it. a woman is alive than tox the quick thinking of a d.c. firefighter. >> darcy spencer has more on the daring rescue and reunion. >> reporter: firefighters working to save the life of a disabled woman trapped in a burning home in northeast. >> she was pretty critical. she had a lot of smoke inhalation. >> reporter: that's firefighter paramedic zak ariu. she was unable to walk on her own. firefighter jarrell lockett carried her out of the house. she was taken to the hospital in critical condition. one week after the call, he visited the young woman in the hospital. she's doing much better,

breathing on her own. >> very emotional. she was crying and happy to see me all at the same time. i had to hold everything back not to shed a tear. it was real touching. we was hugging each other. i was so happy she was doing well. >> darcy spencer "news 4 today." the major league baseball all-star game is coming to d.c. in 2018. several sources confirm that the league will officially award the game to the nationals tomorrow. the team submitted a bid earlier this year to host the game. >> go nats. coming up in the week ahead, tomorrow the nationals play their home opener against the new york mets. you'll have to walk through metal detectors to get inside nats park. first pitch at 4:05 p.m. live coverage of opening day beginning on "news 4 today" at 4:26 tomorrow morning. also tomorrow you can head over to the national zoo for easter monday a washington family tradition. this year barriers are up to control crowds and you'll have

to walk through a bag check to get inside the zoo. the new security measures are in response to past violence to easter monday at the zoo. on tuesday you can voice your opinion about metro's budget proposal. metro wants to extend parking fee hours by two hours at all locations. the budget proposal does not include fare hikes or significant service cuts. the information session beginnings at 6:00 p.m. followed by a public hearing. molette? >> today officials from japan and the u.s. will come together for the annual japanese stone land dern lighting ceremony right in the district. this video shows part of the ceremony from last year. the event commemorates japan's gift of cherry blossom trees to washington. the lantern stays lit during the national cherry blossom festival. it symbolizing the friendship between the u.s. and japan. that's today between 2:30 and 4:30 pest at the northwest corner.

it was the upset the ncaa tournament is known for. the favorite university of kentucky lost, right, adam? >> they did. >> take a look at how the students reacted to the team's loss in lexington. the wildcats went undefeated all season until last night. it was a very different scene, of course -- >> that's wisconsin. >> it was a very different scene in wisconsin. madison, wisconsin fans rushed to the streets to celebrate. tomorrow night the wisconsin badgers will take on coach k. and the blue devils from duke for the championship game. >> amazing. >> heartbreaking for kentucky. developing right now, new video of a search for bodies in the germanwings plane crash. the new questions being raised after revelations about the co-pilot. when you think of nike you think of shoes, right molette? >> i do all the time. now how the company is getting people in the district to think about commune stay when they make a big announcement this

week.

this is very cool a new nike factory is opening in northeast d.c. this week. the ivy city store is the first community store in our area, different than your typical nike factory. employees will volunteer their time with a number of local sports and youth-related charities in d.c. it will be in the old hecht's warehouse in northeast. you may soon be able to shop at a whole foods near howard university in the district. the washington business journal reports the grocery store will be located at a new development near florida and sherman avenues in northwest. no word yet on when construction will start. 7:11 now. coming up a new effort on local highways to protect construction workers.

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protesters in indiana are

asking for more changes to a religious freedom law. indiana revised the law this week to prevent businesses from discriminating against gay and lesbian customers. in response the governors of washington state, connecticut and new york all reversed travel bans to the state. despite the changes, demonstrators say they needs to be laws to protect workplace discrimination against gay people. one indiana business owner who said she wouldn't cater a gay wedding because of her religious beliefs is getting a lot of support. in just three days a gofundme page raised more than $800,000. memories pizza in walkerton indiana temporarily closed after people began posting scathing reviews and threatening to burn down the business. a developing story this morning as we ask the question could the co-pilot accused of crashing a plane into the french alps have been is stopped?

however, lufthansa says andreas lubitz went to great lengths to hide his serious illness. a new video of the on going search and recovery at the crash site. the search continues for more human remains and the plane's two black boxes have been recovered. they have tough physical jobs that mean the rest of us can drive around safely and comfortably. road work is ramping up as the weather gets warmer. before you head out the door construction workers have a very serious message for you. >> reporter: ask yourself seriously, have you ever thought about the people who are doing the road work? i mean really thought about them? >> i have five kids that i have to go home to every day, yes, i do. i have a mom, i have family that loves me. >> reporter: ronda outlaw is a veteran she's tough, but not tougher than a car traveling fast and carelessly. on a daily basis, what she's seeing -- texting, reading the

newspaper messing with gps talking on the phone. >> reporter: this is not just a maryland issue but also a concern in d.c. and virginia. most work zone crashes are rear-end collisions make companying people aren't paying attention. >> we're just doing our job just like every job you have to go through. >> also in maryland, the state highway administration now uses speed cameras to send you a ticket if you're going too fast in a work zone. one camera along the beltway dished out over 72,000 speeding tickets in just about a year and a half. bottom line, slow down, and this final message from ronda. >> thank you. >> she's tough. last year nine people died in work zone related crashes in maryland. >> here is a story shared more than a thousand times on our nbc facebook page. some are calls it sharknado. this is a large school of sharks off florida's east coast.

the photographer, he spotted the sharks. no word on what kind of sharks they r. definitely getting a lot of buzz on social media. it's that time of the year when we talk about sharks. where is the "jaws" music. >> i go to florida sometimes. we need to find out exactly where this is. ♪ ♪ >> there it is. "jaws," that movie is the reason i can't swim. >> they're hungry sharks. >> they're always hungry. >> sharks don't really want to eat people. >> they don't mean to bite us. >> often a case of mistaken identity. >> they think you're a sea turtle or something else. >> all that flapping and splashing. >> who knew you were an oceanographer. >> i know a lot about sharks. >> once i had a close encounter

with a whale, but that's about it. >> cool stuff. >> i've been close to sharks before, but little baby sharks. they scare the crap out of you. where there's baby, mamma shark is like where are you, where are you? just bite him and get back to me. outside on sunday morning. good morning. your easter sunday is finally here. a beautiful way to get it started. we've had colder easters in recent past. 2007 was a cold easter. sitting in bonus land territory. clear sky, 44 degrees now downtown at reagan national airport. light wind out of the south averaging three miles per hour. winds will gradually increase late later this afternoon. southwest winds in that 10 to 15 might be range. that's not so bad compared to how gusty it was. peak gust at national airport was 45 miles per hour. that was repeated in many locations.

for today, temperatures 30s and 40s. cold spots in manassas and fredricksburg culpeper, martinsburg towards gaithersburg. everyone is in store for a huge warmup. hourly temperatures, most everyone should be in the 50s by 10:00 a.m. and the 60s by noontime. 65 in town. there will be neighborhoods touching 66, 67 degrees later today. that will be very nice. nice and sunny with a light breeze today. not much of an impact for your weather on the day. if you're going out tonight for dinner and a movie perhaps dinnertime, 6:00 7:00, temperatures still in the 60s. a few more clouds after the sun goes down will help prevent the rapid drop in temperatures after sunset. >> easy for you to say. >> temperatures milder tomorrow ahead of our next rain chance which is starting o to show up across oklahoma and texas. that's the wave of moisture coming our way.

we start picking up the clouds during the day tomorrow. then we don't have to worry about raindrops until tuesday. sunshine and 65 today 45 when you start off tomorrow morning and near 70 monday afternoon in manassas but under increasing clouds. have your storm team 4 weather app ready to go. free from the google play store. future weather, nothing to worry about around here today and tomorrow looks good as well. try today and tomorrow. baseball weather starts tomorrow. perfect weather for a nats home opener win. that's the way we hope it ends up. chance for a shower maybe a rumble or two on tuesday. rainiest day of the week wednesday. hit-and-miss showers as mild air moves in next week. at least the friday and saturday temperatures will be back in the 70s, but with rain chances. >> we'll take it. coming up how a party ended local virginia teens in cuffs. >> you won't believe what the

fashion industry is banning from the runway. the body type france is taking a stand against next.

welcome back at 7:24. big talk in the breek room this morning. lawmakers in france taking a stand against ultra skinny models. >> wow. the country known for its couture and cat walks have approved a bill that would

prevent ultra skinny models from hitting the runway. nbc's kelly cobiella has more on how the new law will be implemented. >> reporter: from runways to fashion spreads, thin has always been in. in france, the picture of haut couture may be about to change. french lawmakers have approved a measures to make hiring a model deemed under weight a crime. the politician behind it said models are under ever-increasing pressure to be thinner. the move is meant to protect women like these models both died and both with severelyunder weight. victoria quit after her agent told her it was good to be almost anorexic. she says the skinnier you are the more work you get. the french law would require models to prove they have a healthy body mass index to get a job. a 5'7" model would have to way

at least 121 pounds. anyone who hires anunder weight model could face six months in prison an an $80,000 fine. >> how can it not be a good thing to make people coming down the runway to look more like people that we can relate to women can relate to especially. >> do you think they're too skinny? >> too, too, too skinny. not realistic at all. >> if that skinny is the norm, young girls will think they have to be that. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. in my opinion, says the head of one model agency, there's no problem with the size of model ts, these girls are tall and thin and young. israel passed a similar law in 2013. models in spain and italy follow voluntary codes of conduct. the french law would be the toughest yet, even requiring magazines to disclose when a model is made thinner with photo shop. the measure goes to another vote next week and soon the french runway could have a slightly

fuller look. kelly cobiella nbc news, london. developing this week, we saw a historic deal on iran's nuclear program. what officials warn could undo the deal. >> a live look over the district where it's really chilly on this easter sunday morning. chuck bell is timing out when the warmup will start for your easter sunday. a 37-year-old tradition carries on on the steps of the lincoln memorial. i'll have details coming up on news 4.

take a look, easter sunrise service under way at the national mall. >> it's a beautiful day. quite chilly this morning but important for so many people dedicated to coming out for sunrise service which has been a tradition in washington for so many years. entertainment from michael tate from the news boys. lots going on this morning. >> happy easter everybody. chuck says it's a little bit chilly this morning. in the 40s, chuck? >> depends where you live. in the 40s in northwest washington. in the 30s in one or two spots, close to the freezing mark this morning. in town at the national memorial coming into town, not so bad. our next-door neighbor in

northwest, national cathedral, big services going on today. that will be 2500, 3,000 people at the mass at national cathedral. there are cold neighborhoods to be found. 36 in culpeper. outside this morning layer up a little chilly. temperatures in the mid 40s by mid morning and mid 70s by afternoon. lit turn into a beautiful easter sunday highs today mostly in the 60s. 64 in gaithersburg, 67 in fredricksburg. today's green, tomorrow's green by yellow on wednesday. a developing story this morning, iran's foreign minister says if the west withdraws from a nuclear deal the country could resume its nuclear activity. mohamed zarif says all sanctions must be terminated when it

confirms tehran accepted its nuclear commitments. a framework announced by iran and six other countries on thursday. a deal is not final yet. a final agreement needs to be in place by the end of june. police investigating a deadly officer involved shooting. friday police were called to a home in regeneral sooep see lakes. the fredricks county sheriff's department says the man inside the house was shot by the deputy and died. wet ear working to find out what led to the shooting. a group of kids face charges after setting up a party in a vacant house. fairfax county police say nearly 40 people were partying at the home on friday night and trashed the place. they have been charged with destruction of property. a hospital in texas denying allegations of poor training by a nurse who contracted ebola. nina pham contracted the disease

after caring for a patient at presbyterian hospital in dallas. the hospital says they followed all federal guidelines and acted responsibly to protect workers. pham filed the lawsuit in march. hospital officials say she should have filed for worker's compensation. one photo in south carolina shows a white student on campus al led ledge edly writing a racial slur. >> i was really angry. i think it's a horrible representation of the school. >> this picture has drawn hundreds, if not thousands of responses, many of them similar to grace steptoe. >> it's not even a funny joke. >> reporter: and matthew duggan. >> i didn't think it was real. i didn't think someone would do that, especially in this day and age. >> reporter: the picture shows a student at a white board on

campus a list of why the wi-fi isn't the best. the first is the n word. >> i've had people say freedom of speech, but it's offensive and it looks like it was on a board in a classroom which is completely inappropriate. >> reporter: the university of south carolina says it took place inside a study room. the student has been suspended. >> it's unfortunate it had to happen at a place of university of south carolina. >> reporter: this alum who works at the nickelodeon theatre says there's a moral to the story. >> it's the reason why we teach media literacy and digital media literacy here at the nickelodeon education center is we want to make people aware we live in an age of screens. so somebody is always watching. >> it's almost too late now. she still needs to send out an

apology somehow. clearly with what she did by using the n word that way is not respectful at all. >> chad mills reporting there. >> today is easter. if you and the family are looking for an egg hunt, don't worry. you can head to the eggstravaganza, the hunt begins at noon. the white house easter egg rog is tomorrow, hosted by kelly rippa and michael strahan. other guests include rg3 and other sports stars. about 35000 people expected for this year's easter egg roll. the theme tag is #givemefive. in case you missed it last night, the annual cherry blossom fireworks show lit up the sky. look at that. check out the app. you don't want to miss it. the peak bloom for the trees

coming up this week. beautiful. a car with two children inside hooked up to a tow truck in arlington. an angry father talking to news 4 about how the company is defending itself. >> a woman holding on for dear life. how she ended up on the hood of her own car.

today is easter. thousands woke up early for sunrise service. >> our news 4's derrick ward is live this morning at the lincoln memorial for the festivities. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning and happy easter. it's always breathtaking to come down here. we get here before the sun comes up and you see the crowd up on the steps, pretty much in the dark. then there's an amber light of sunrise and then, of course, you

can bathe in that early morning light. this has been a tradition for the past 37 years. take a look at video from around the time of the sun viz. these people have come to the site to congregate, contemplate and watch the beautiful sunrise. it's a solemn celebration. back in 1979 just a handful of people. this year expecting somewhere along the lines of 6,000 people. it's an interdenominational service. people come from all over. this woman who came here from cleveland. >> the creator we have and he has risen indeed. sunrise here full moon over there. it's a blessing. >> what do you do after this? >> it's spring break time family time. we'll see some museums and

stuff. >> reporter: a lot of people make this the start of their easter observances. other people go to another church service. a lot of people spend it with family. all about seeing the sunrise here and the unique way framed by the monument and the capital dome. a sight that's typical in washington. derrick ward news 4. >> plenty of sunshine down there, too, for derrick. take a look at this video. this is one brave lady. it shows her trying to stop a carjacking. she does it by jumping onto the windshield. it happened in georgia on friday when four thieves tried to take off with her car. the woman leaps on top of it. it was all caught on camera. a good samaritan with a gun was spotted running toward the confrontation. he fired the shot and police captured the suspects a few blocks away. a senior in louisiana is skipping prom over a dress code controversy. why she says the principal is

discriminating against her. after we get past chuck tomorrow, a big chance for rain. how long it will last, stay with us.

back with you at 7:43. the "today" show is next on nbc4. it starts at 8:00. >> let's get a preview. erica hill and craig melvin joining us live from new york. >> good morning. happy easter. just ahead on "today," we've

talking basketball. undefeated kentucky losing to wisconsin in the final four. we'll have more on the game and also the reaction, some of it a little violent overnight in lexington, kentucky. caught on tape a family rescued from an rv burning on the side of a florida highway. on this weast . an end of an era for "mad men" fans. a special treat on this easter sunday. it's peep pandemonium. we'll show how millions of the be loved marshmallows are made every year. we'll have that and more when we get started on sunday morning on "today." >> you didn't draw the peep assignment, craig? >> neither one of us did. >> i would have done it gladly. not a huge peeps guy.

>> they used to scare me when i was a kid. >> you're okay now. >> of the candy or the easter bunny? >> the peeps used to scare me. i'm grown up now. i'm over it. >> we've tapped into something serious. >> thanks guys, we'll be watching. a lesbian teenager in louisiana says she's skipping her prom because her principal won't let her wear a tuxedo. the student goes to carroll high school in monroe. the principal says the decision is part of the dress code at not anything personal. a towing company is on the defense after a driver hooked a car with two children inside it. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has more. >> the driver says he was in the cvs for 15 minutes getting

medicine for his sick son. outside 17-year-old tracy kept her brother occupied until they felt a jolt. >> the car started to lift up and i was squared. and then i looked out the back and i saw the tow driver and i opened the door a little bit and i said wait wait, wait. >> an advanced towing driver hooked their car. max's shouts stopped him cold. >> when i started crying, he came to the door and said i'm sorry for freaking you out. >> the advanced towing truck was driving off as dad walked out and found his son crying in the car. >> i was very upset. i got right on the phone to the tow company. i would like for them to be held accountable for the predatory practices they're implementing. >> reporter: he says the owner promised to follow up but hasn't heard back. in december this woman's car was

towed to the impound lot with her dog inside. in the latest incident the owner claims the car was illegally parked. before removing the vehicle occupants were noticed and the vehicle was never moved from its space. arlington county officials say about 20,000 vehicles are towed each year. police receive about 50 to 75 complaints each year and investigate each. about ten are found to be cases of improper towing. julie carey news for today. >> pizza! >> in case you didn't hear it, she said "pizza!" in texas this woman has a passion for selling it. sherlin is well known. to locals known as the pizza lady. what started as a part time job

has become a full-time pizza passion. she recently set a record in the store by selling 366 pizzas at one day. she hopes to beat the record now aiming for 450 pizza sales. >> i don't know. that pizza pie looked pretty good in that picture. >> good for her. >> quite easy to sell. >> hot pizza is just -- i'm not a big pizza either. it's so much that's not good for you. do you know how many miles it takes to run off pizza? >> but it tastes so good. >> today is easter, about chocolate. >> peeps. >> did you know molette is scared of peeps? >> i used to be. >> i'm scared of peeps still. again, talk about something bad to eat yikes. anyway we digress away from the forecast. whatever happened to ham and pineapple on easter? i guess you can put that on pizza if you want. a nice start to the day.

so many people out for early morning services and mother nature very cooperative with your outdoor plans. there is a live picture of the lincoln memorial. temperature in washington is a pleasant enough 44 degrees. a little hint of an ap wril dhil in the air. all the sunshine means it will be a nice looking day. lloyd ferguson sent me this picture on twitter of the sunrise in halfway, virginia. good shot lloyd. you can always share your pictures. @chuckbell4. 34 in st. mary's county. there's an early morning chill out there for sure, but a big-time warmup is coming to everyone's neighborhood today. if it's a long run on sunday day, like it is for me temperatures in the mid 60s. what to wear on your sunday? you have to have your easter bonnet on for sure and a shedable layer. don't forget your sun block

strong sunshine could start to pinkin your skin if you're not careful. full sunshine, mid 60s. next chance for rain showing up in texas, oklahoma, arkansas and louisiana. that's the little wave of moisture that has eyes on us. it doesn't plan on getting here until tuesday. your hometown forecast, manassas, virginia and prince william county, 65 today 45 tonight and near 70 for back to work tomorrow. our next little rain chance and what promises to be a very unsettled week coming our way. you want your storm team 4 weather app ready to go. today sunny, mild, nothing to worry about. you could get the car wash. you have to day and tomorrow to drive it nice and clear. future weather clouds on the increase. i think the rain chances stay away on our monday. that won't be the case for much longer as rain chances come back in on tuesday afternoon. that's all reflected in your

seven-day forecast. enjoy today, sunny, 65 a bit breezy at times. 6 a 5 tomorrow. perfect weather for baseball. our rainiest day of the week will be wednesday. our chilliest day of the week will be thursday. after that, warmer air starts to come back in. rain chances each and every day. not every day will be a washout. >> all right. thank you so much. sports is up next. >> and the results of last night's ncaa games ended in this and some arrests. stick around for that.

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good sunday morning everyone. college basketball down to its final days with some good games ahead on the men's side, duke against wisconsin. duke beat michigan state 81-61, behind 19 points from justice winslow. wisconsin handed kentucky their first loss of the season, 71-64. remember when maryland beat wisconsin back in february? the national championship game is monday night. in tampa the maryland women ready to play connecticut. the women's final four taking place. tip-off is set for 9:00 p.m. big keys to topping the country's number one team, confidence and endurance. >> they're a team that goes on great runs. you have to be able to withstand those runs and be confident in those runs.

otherwise, that's where they get their separations in the game. >> a lot of teams play for a good first half, maybe the first 30 minutes, and then uconn goes on a run. we have to play get for 40 minutes. >> i'll be joining you later tonight on "sports final." that's a look at your sunday morning sports. hope your sunday is a good one. take a look hoor here. 31 people were arrested overnight after kentucky lost. all the arrests were for public disturbances. the wildcats lost after going undefeated all season. tomorrow the nationals play their home opener against the new york mets. you'll have to walk through meddle detectors to get inside the park. the first pitch is at 4:05 p.m. we'll have a live coverage starting at 4:26 in the morning on "news 4 today." also tomorrow you can head over to the national zoo for easter monday, a washington

family tradition. this year barriers are up to control crowds. the new security measures are in response to past violence on easter monday at the zoo. tomorrow we will hear the university of virginia's response to a review of an article alleging a culture of rope on the campus. right now a journalistic review is being conducted about a discredited "rolling stone" article that detailed a rope on campus. on tuesday you can voice your opinion about metro's budget proposal, they want to extend parking fee hours by two hours. the information session begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by a public hearing. that's on fifth street in northwest d.c. on this easter sunday the big tradition in my family as a little girl, having your special outfit on having good weather for that is critical. >> absolutely. mother nature is playing

nice this year for sure. >> a lot of our early spring flowers daffodils are up around town. i was in atlanta, the dog woods are out, the red bugs are out. further ahead season wide. around here nothing to complain about. if you can't find something nice to say about a day like this, your standards are too high. >> don't say anything. >> you get an a plus today. >> you're welcome sir. that's all for "news 4 today." thank you for joining us. we're back at 9:00. until then, have a great easter sunday.

good morning. no one's perfect. wisconsin pulling off an upset for the ages knocking out undefeated kentucky in the final four. >> wisconsin! >> crushed kentucky fans riot in the streets overnight. >> i'm really sad. i'm not going to lie. i'm really sad. >> as the elated badgers celebrate preparing for their first shot at a national title in more than 70 years. but first, they'll have to get past the duke blue devils. pope and fear. on this easter sunday pope francis praising the nuclear agreement with iran. saying he is deeply worried about the bloodshed around the world. carjacking hero. a frightening scene erupted in a georgia parking lot as a woman refuses to give up her car by jumping on the hood. this