washington this is the national presbyterian church and school on nebraska avenue. many of the neighborhood churches today as everyone heads out for easter sunday. it's 48 degrees in leesburg. 39 in manassas. 44 at joint base andrews, 47 in bowie right now. so what to wear on your fine easter sunday. you'll have to have your easter bonnet on. one little layer and sunglasses for later this afternoon. temperatures climbing well into the mid 60s around much of the area. exception around the western shore. a hint of the bay breeze. as we get threw the remainder of the week, your eggscellent start. but rain in the seven-day. show you that coming up. thank you so much. today is easter sunday. about an hour ago pope francis delivered his easter message. the pope prayed 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, nigeria and south sudan. he specifically mentioned those who lost their lives in kenya. a little closer to home, several churches across the region are celebrating easter. some woke up early for sunrise service. >> that's right. others are just getting started. news 4's derrick ward is live outside saint matthew's cathedral in northwest d.c. good morning, derrick. >> reporter: good morning again. we are here among the folks just getting started outside saint matthew's cathedral. there's a service going on now and then another one at about 10:00 which will be led by cardinal donald wuerl. he's also visiting the national basilica at noon. we and about 6,000 other folks were among those starting out early over at the lincoln memorial.

take a look at some of the video there for that sunrise service, a 37-year tradition is going on being conducted by pastor amos dodge of the capital church located in northern virginia. back here we talked to some of the folks going here, and we also talked to monsignor jamison who was leading the early service. he says no matter where you go easter sunday it's important to go to church, but, of course that should just be the beginning. take a listen to what he said. >> it's not just a matter of coming here for easter sunday morning. it also means when we leave, we have to work towards that new life, the new life that jesus gave us, a new life where we get rid of violence, we get rid of homelessness and we really do it actively. so today yes. it's a day of hope a day of action as well. so hopefully we will do just that. >> reporter: indeed it is a day of action as well.

there's going to be another service here at 10:00 where cardinal wuerl will be leading that. he'll go to the shrine of the emaculate conception at about noon. a holy day for folks today and an important day for all. we're live in southeast. derrick ward, news 4. >> the national cathedral in northwest d.c. will offer an 11:00 a.m. service. all advanced passes have been given out. today a journalistic review will reveal new information about the editorial process into a now discredited "rolling stone" article about uva. columbia's graduate school of journalism is conducting the review. the story revealed a violent rope. president theresa sullivan suspended all social activities at greek organizations. rolling stone later acknowledged and apologized for discrepancies in the report.

a man remains in critical condition after a police involved shooting in anne arundel county. investigators say a relative called police to do a check on the man's welfare in crafton yesterday, but he reportedly pointed a rifle at them and an officer shot him once in the chest. he was taken to shock trauma in baltimore. neighbors are left wondering why police shot so quickly. >> it kind of shocked me that the officer shot so fast and acted so quickly. >> police say they have been called to the house in the past relating to incidents with the man. this morning we're learning why a virginia couple who confessed to locking their children in a cage will serve no jail time. the parents from fredricksburg a admitted to keeping their children locked in a cage day and night. they have two daughters, 3 and 4 and their son is 17 months old. the commonwealth attorney recommended leniency. william neely admits krns in the home were awful but defending his recommendation to a

suspended sentence. >> you have to show that the parents or the caretaker intended their neglect to cause harm and that it in fact did. in this case, 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 are on probation. they each have to pay $2500 and a fine and can't have any unsupervised contact with the kids. this story continues to develop this morning. a man thought to be one of the gunmen in the attack on a kenyon college is the son of a government officer. his father says he report him missing one year ago. he feared he had gone to somalia. kenya's president says he will take harsh measures against is lattic militant groups as families try to trace relatives who are presumed dead. the somalia-based group al shabaab say there is will be more attacks.

the country's president says those responsible for killing 148 people will be punished. a look at the week ahead now. tomorrow the nats play their home opener against the new york mets. you'll have to walk through meddle detectors to get in the park. first pitch at 4:05. 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 on easter monday at the zoo. on tuesday you can voice your opinion about metro's budget pro fee hours by two hours at all locations. the budget proposal does not include fair hikes or significant service cuts.

the information session begins at 6:30 p.m. following a public comment hearing. 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. the cherry blossom festival is in full swing. today officials from japan and the u.s. will come together for the annual japanese stone lantern lighting ceremony right here in the district. the video here shows part of the ceremony from last year. the event commemorates japan's gift of cherry blossom trees to washington. they are so beautiful. the lantern stays lit during the national cherry blossom festival symbolizing the friendship between the u.s. and japan. that happens today between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. did you know kentucky lost? it's an upset for the ages. university of kentucky is

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northeast d.c. it's the first community store in our area. this will be different than your typical nike factory. employees will volunteer their time with a number of local sports and youth related charities in the district. the new store will be in the old hecht warehouse in northeast. you may soon be able to shop at a new whole foods near howard university in d.c. the washington business journal reports the grocery store will be located at a new development near florida and sherman avenue northwest. no word on when construction will start. a new effort on local highways to protect construction workers. why cameras may be recording when you're rolling by. still ahead, what a photographer spotted lurking in the florida waters that will freak you out. stay with us. ♪ ♪

>> whose state? >> our state. >> protesters in indiana are asking for more changes to a religious free dochl 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 their 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 on yelp 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. french police released this video "today" showing the search efforts in recent days. on a closer look at the black box data, it seems lubitz sped up the plane before he crashed it. 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 around construction sites. 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 meaning 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. >> 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 slarks swimming north off florida's central coast. no word on what kind of sharks they are. i don't really care, i'm just staying away. getting a whole lot of buzz on social media. >> you know where i vacation? florida's central coast. >> sebastian florida --

>> is it by daytona. >> port st. lucie, southeast of orlando. so north of west palm. south of daytona, north of west palm. >> all the details. that's the feature -- >> it is known as being one -- >> lunch will be served down at new smyrna beach this summer. >> i'll stay at the pool. >> i don't blame you. >> how is the weather. >> a beautiful day outside today. the man upstairs provided us with a fine looking easter sunday. i hope you had a chance to get outside and enjoy it whether you're doing a full easter dinner or burgers in the back yard a good day to be outside, sunshine has faded behind a few clouds right now. that's not going to mean anything in the way of the warmup. there's our view over washington. the lincoln memorial, about 5,000 or 6,000 people down there early this morning. the cherry blossoms should be

getting ready to open. i'll do my run down by the basin and take a look and see how far away they are. probably another week before we get to the peak of cherry blossom season. temperature 49 degrees at reagan national. it was a gorgeous sunrise. lloyd ferguson in halfway virginia, sent me this picture on my twitter account @chuckbell4. culpeper, virginia 45. fredricksburg and stafford, 52 on the eastern shore. hourly temperatures even with a few thin clouds, we should still see quite the rise. into the mid 60s across much of the area. fredricksburg, stafford might be get close to 70 degrees. overall impact on your weather, nice and low. more sunshine and clouds with a light breeze. 60s through 6:00, 7:00 this

evening. back into the mid and upper 50s. if you're traveling the day northbound towards new york and new england, wipter not quite done there. here is our next weather maker now in oklahoma and texas. that's going to be bringing moisture our way. these clouds aren't part of the system. the ones we'll see tomorrow ahead of the rain chance those will be the ones to have. it will be a rain-chance-fimed week. here is your sunday future weather. sunshine, a few high clouds around. that's it. seasonally cool overnight tonight. dry weather the next couple days, you could get the car washed if you want to. i did mine yesterday. a long line. a lot of people following that advice. through the day tomorrow clouds increasing during the course of the day. raindrops stay away. nationals' home opener tomorrow after 4:00. hopefully that will be a win.

clouds start to thicken up tuesday morning. rain is looking more and more likely. here is your seven-day forecast. for today, a mostly sunny day today. breezy at times. but nothing to worry about. 65 degrees. 69 tomorrow with more clouds coming in the second part of the day tomorrow. mostly cloudy tooz with a good chance for showers after lunchtime. hit-and-miss rain chances off and on. i think our coolest day of the week will be thursday. warmer air starts to come in late in the week. a little chance for rain each and every day beginning on tuesday. >> you know what i like about chuck's forecast there -- >> its accuracy. >> that too, clearly but not even a possibility of snow. we're done. it's over. >> we're done. teens in northern virginia are in big trouble for an out-of-control party. >> why the location is what landed them 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 to "first read minute" i'm nbc's carrie dann and sgl and i'm mark murray. >> just one official presidential announcement from republican texas senator ted cruz. >> that's going to change this month. april is going to shower us with presidential announcements and fimths at the federal election commission. the reason, if you want to show a big fund-raising report for the second quarter, you better start raise that money asap. >> already we know of two presidential announcements slated for april. the first republican rand paul's announcement on april 7th in kentucky. the second, republican marco rubio's on april 13 in florida. >> then hillary clinton could file her campaign paperwork this month or even have her full-blown announcement as well. >> the 2016 race is definitely picking up speed. we will be watching. see you next week.

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skinny is no longer in fashion, at least according to lawmakers in france who are taking a stand against um tra skinny models. >> the country known for its couture and cat walks approved a bill to prevent ultra skinny models from hitting the hundred way.

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 measure 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 severely underweight. 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 an underweight 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 morning, 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 this morning. chufk bell is timing out the warmup for your day and when you'll need to bring out the umbrella for your week.

taking a look at our top stories, 000 sabds of the faithful woke up for easter sunrise service, members of the

vienna church organized the washington tradition. today a review will reveal new information about the now discredited "rolling stone" article. the november piece detailed a brutal gang rope at the phi kappa sigh fraternity house. >> the nlb all-star game coming to d.c. in 2018. several sources confirm that the league will officially award the game to the team. on a day like today the forecast is so very important. 9:31. time to check up on the forecast. >> happy easter. >> meteorologist chuck bell came all the way out to the weather deck. no jacket, no scarf. >> my fingertips are a little cold. it's about 52 on the front lawn of channel 4. a few high clouds that have

dimmed out the sunshine a little bit. you can still see your shadow. nonetheless, not the blue sky we were hoping for. other camera views, this is from reston, near dulles. here is the view from prince george looking over the woodrow wilson bridge toward old town. a little breeze. you can probably hear it rustaling on my fik phone. that's where we'll be for the next couple hours. but with the return of what should be near 100% sunshine later today, temperatures should climb to about average right about 65 degrees. nothing to complain about there. today, green light conditions, green again for tomorrow, raindrops coming back on tuesday, could interfere with your tuesday afternoon plans. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast when i see you in a few. >> thanks so much chuck. a developing story this morning, iran's foreign minister says if the west withdraws from

a nuclear deal the country could resume its nuclear activities. mohamed zarif says, a framework was announced by iran and six other countries on thursday. the deal is not final yet. a final agreement needs to be in place by a june 30th deadline. we'll find out why a sheriff's deputy shot a man in frederick county. the sheriff's office says the call resulted in a shooting. a group of kids facing charges after setting up a party in a vacant home in fairfax county. the house is on norham drive from the kings town area of alexandria. fairfax county police say nearly 40 people were partying at the home on friday night and they

trashed the place. they were charged with destruction of property. a hospital in texas is denying allegations of poor training by a nurse who contracted ebola. nina pham contracted the disease while caring for a patient at presbyterian hospital in dallas. the hospital wants pham's lawsuit dismissed. pham filed the lawsuit back in march. hospital officials say she should have filed for worker's compensation. a woman is alive this morning thanks to the quick thinking of a d.c. firefighters. news 4's darcy spencer has more on the daring rescue and emotional reunion. >> reporter: this photo shows the dramatic moment when d.c. firefighters worked to save the life of a disabled woman who had been trapped in a burning home in northeast. >> she was pretty critical. she had a lot of smoke inhalation. he was not looking good. >> reporter: that's the firefighter on the ground

intubating the 20-year-old woman. she had been pulled from the home and was unable to walk on her own. firefighter jarrell locket carried her out of the house. that's when ary went to work. one week after the call, he visited the woman in the hospital. she's doing much better, breathing on her own. >> it's 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 were hugging each other, and so i was so happy that she was doing well. >> reporter: darcy spencer, "news 4 today." today is easter and if you and the family are looking for an egg hunt, we have one for you. you can head over to the eggstravaganza. the egg hunt begins at noon.

the white house easter egg roll is tomorrow hosted by kelly rippa and michael strahan. this is video of last year's roll. other guests include rg3 and other sports stars. the theme is #givemefive. it's been a tradition at the white house since 1878. why is the roll held at the white house? check out nbcwashington.com for that information. >> a little trivia. in case you missed it last night, we want to show you something pretty spectacular the annual cherry blossom fireworks show lit up the sky. check out our app for all the activities. you don't want to miss down at the tidal basin today. peak bloom is coming up this week. a car with two children inside hooked up to a tow truck in arlington. an angry father. how a woman ended up on the

hood of her own car. stay with us.

take a look at this incredible video. it shows a woman trying to stop a carjacking and she does it by jumping tont windshield. it happened in georgia on friday when four thieves try to take off with her car. a good samaritan with a gun was spotted running toward the confrontation. he fired a shot and police captured the suspects a few blocks away. you've got to see this video. a camper caught fire in orlando on friday. it could have ended in tragedy, but the woman and daughter trapped inside were rescued. passersby including a local man known as the rv doctor came to the rescue to those inside. they unhitched the car attached to the rv and lifted the woman and child to safety through the rv's window.

amazing. this week's wednesday's child is a bright 16-year-old named ethan. he's been in foster care since he was 10 years old but is still hoping and waiting for a permanent loving home. barbara harrison had a chance to talk and have fun with ethan at urban evolution. take a look. >> wow, look at that. this is urban evolution. hi frank, frank mejia is a teacher here and ethan wanted to learn it all. >> you bring some workout clothes? >> yeah, i did. >> reporter: after a quick change, ethan was ready to work. first stop, a climbing challenge and never having done it before, ethan tackled his first test with flying colors. the teacher was i'm bresed. next it was follow the leader box to box. again ethan proved to be a quick study. the social worker says she's not surprised to see ethan catch on quickly. she says he does well in

everything he tries. >> he's very intelligent, does well in school and is very athletic. >> i remember doing well in basketball. >> i like to think so. >> he says he likes anything that's competitive. would he like to be a professional athlete? he used to think so. >> reality sunk in and i thought maybe i should try to be a doctor or lawyer or something like that. >> what kind of grades are you making in school? >> a's and b's honor roll. >> he needs a family, someone to encourage him to reach his goals. >> he has been in care for quite a while. he's getting a little discouraged. he enjoys coming to recruiting events and very willing to meet family as that could possibly be his forever family. >> 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 lixd his spirit. we think a family will, too. >> barbara harrison reporting there. if you have room in your home and your heart for ethan or another child who is waiting, call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me. or search wednesday's child on the nbc washington app. a senior skipping the prom why she says the principal in discriminating against her because of what she wants to wear. why are some saying this chopper should be grounded? 9:42.

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no? must be the honey!!! a lesbian teenager in louisiana says she's skipping her prom because her principal won't let her wear a techs'd dough. the principal tells the new star the decision is part of the school's dress code and notpersonal. the school board president says it's discrimination and will ask the superintendent to talk to the principal. one photo was enough to spark a firestorm at university of north carolina. it shows a student writing a racial slur on a white board. the list was describing reasons wi-fi at the school wasn't best.

her number one reason was the n word. the university president says the student has been suspended and a code of conduct has begun. >> u.s. parked service famed helicopters have lifted people from danger, policed some of the most restricted air space in the word. now an investigation by scott macfarlane raises questions about whether at least one of the hero helicopters should be grounded. >> it seemed like it was forever. >> reporter: channing blackwell was certain his dad william was about to die. >> in his mind, he was about to die. >> reporter: stranded on thin ice for about an hour atop lake manassas. firefighters and rescuers couldn't reach the 80-year-old man. only a helicopter rescue could save him. >> i keep repeating it's coming, it's coming. >> reporter: the u.s. park police eagle 2 did arrive and

saved william blackwell and the dogs with him. >> my father would not be here if it weren't for that helicopter. >> reporter: eagle one has a history, too involved in many news events, rescuing survivors of the navy yard shooting spree and for years providing surveillance ahead of the presidential motorcade. in fact the u.s. park police have three helicopters in d.c. a news 4 camera rolled as officers trained. they looked so flawless in their ex execution, we didn't expect to hear what we heard next, that one of the helicopters, eagle 2 should be replaced immediately. >> not breaking the laws office six, but pending them for an extended period of time causes problems. >> ian glick heads the park police union representing the men and women who fly the helicopters and say they're not as comfortable behind the controls as they used to be.

he say it is officers believe the helicopters are still safe, but when the news 4 i-team began searching maintenance records we found eagle 1 is 17 years old and has flown 6,600 hours, eagle 2, 26 years old having flown nearly 10,000 hours. it's recommended to be replaced once it's reached 5,000 hours of use. other government agencies use the same model chicago, miami-dade. eveningal two has been in the year twice as long as miami and five times as long as chicago's. there have been no reported safety incidents reported. but glick is worried the first warning sign could come too late. >> with a helicopter, should the engine go out, there's a critical loss of power the helicopter is coming straight down. >> reporter: the i-team obtained the maintenance recommendations,

a bell 412 and found nearly every bolt bridge fitting and ring has a range of 10,000 hours or less. >> it represents 3 million a year maintaining eagle two and all are safe and serviceable. no timetable for the replacement but the i-team found internally the park police have been issuing warnings about that helicopter for years. memos to supervisors from 2012 recommend replacing eagle 2 in 2013 and says the increasing age of the chopper significantly compromises operating safety. congressional staffers say a budget stalemate made it impossible to buy a $14 million helicopter to replace it indefinitely. william blackwell says the government must ensure there's a helicopter able to launch. >> the next time it might be a 5-year-old girl or 7-year-old boy who has their whole life in

front of them. >> scott macfarlane reporting there. the u.s. park police conduct about a thousand so-called aviation missions a year. the house will debate how much money to spend their helicopters included later this spring. no firm date as of yet. 52 degrees on a weather bug there. it's warming up a couple of ticks. >> the clouds outside frngs they're dichling the sunshine just a bit. that's not the kind of cloud cover we need to work about. i think our skies will go over to more blue or gray maybe an hour or two. if you're going outside later today, the best time you're taking your easter pictures, better to do it before the sun comes back out, keep those harsh shadows off of you. that's the reason i look so awful, bad lighting. outside right now, partly to at times mostly cloudy sky over washington dimming out the sun

just a touch, 49 degrees at reagan national. winds are light out of the southwest at seven miles per hour. mostly in that 10 to 15-mile-per-hour range. temperatures have warmed, mostly out of the 30s. manassas, you're lagging behind. 53 in fredricksburg, 52 culpeper, 52 frederick and new market, maryland. 46 in hagerstown. long run today? good day for it for sure. temperatures even with these clouds, the temperatures will respond nicely well up into the mid 60s we'll go later today with more sunshine as the day progresses. we'll call it hour by hour 55 at 1:00 62 by 3:00 and 63 by 5:00. outside this evening, a couple of clouds around by 7:00. temperatures 62. 59 by 9:00 and 57 degrees by 11:00. temperatures won't drop as quickly after the sun goes down tonight. courtesy of the extra cloud cover and return of a

southwesterly breeze. here comes the clouds in on us for right there. notice it's a pretty thin ribbon of clouds. it goes from about the northern neck to the north sides of the d.c. metro area. once you get to northern montgomery county and maryland panhandle of west virginia, you're saying clouds? what clouds. there are clouds just across parts of northern virginia and southern maryland. you can see no rain coming out from underneath any of those. our next rain chance is about 48 hours or so away. here is the rain, oklahoma and texas moving into arkansas and western louisiana. that's what we'll be tracking the next 24 to 36 hours. probably about lunchtime on tuesday. for today, a mix of clouds and sunshine, our local computer model takes the clouds out by 12:00, 1:00 and leaves us clear. cool over night but not as cold as it was. for today we have the cool cóe start. a bit breezy at times. for tomorrow, we'll have more clouds coming our way.

milder tomorrow even with the clouds, courtesy of the southerly breeze. we'll stay dry on monday. good news for the nationals fans who will be selling out nats park for the home opener. first pitch after 4:00. temperatures around 70 degrees for that. after that we get the rain chances back in. here is the seven-day forecast. dry today dry tomorrow, 60s to near 70. near 70 tuesday with the rain by lunchtime or later on tuesday. i've got rain chances five days in a row. chilliest day will be thursday. >> that's still a nice forecast chuck. don't be too hard on yourself. sports is coming up next. >> we'll show how celebrations turned very chaotic after last night's ncaa games. pizza! >> a woman in texas is getting a lot of attention. it's all because yes, of the

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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 when cook added 17. they will take on wisconsin. they 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 later this evening. the final four taking place. tip-off 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 thaer separation with the games. >> a lot of teams play uconn for a great 20 minutes maybe the first 30 minutes. 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. 31 people were arrested overnight after kentucky lost. the lexington police department says the arrests were for public

disturbances. the wildcats lost to wisconsin after going undefeated all season. >> pizza! >> that will get your attention. americans love to eat pee sa. in texas that woman there is truly passionate about it. cherylyn jackson is well known in her hometown of san marcos. to locals there, known as the pizza lady. what started as a part-time job at a local grocery store has become a full-time gig, a pizza passion. she recently set a store record by selling 366 pizzas in one day. she hopes to beat that record, now aiming for 450 pizza sales. >> can you imagine the first time she yelled that out? then she started selling pizzas. they're like keep doing that. >> an ample supply of lemon juice. >> well, moving on.

a discredited "rolling stone article" set off a chain of events. crowds go to worship all over our area on easter sunday. i'll have details coming up on news 4. cairo, what we're learning about the victims of a deadly explosion on a bridge. it's 9:59.