weather for a first pitch at 4:05 as the nationals take on the mets for the home other than. ought to be in the low and mid-70s by then. p by the 7th inning, low 70s. a new high clouds. by the last out should be in the the upper 60s just perfect weather for baseball to there is the washington monument under a mostly clear sky. cool morning, mild afternoon. weather headlines, looks like a wet pattern moves in after today. back to you. i'm molette green at the live desk. following breaking news out of beltsville maryland. we can tell you prince george's county police investigators are now on the scene of a deadly crash. we want to take you there. chopper 4 over the scene. it involves what we can tell from the aerial view of two vehicles one a baits trucking and trash removal truck there on the scene and a car. six people involved.

three fighting for their lives right now. one person pronounced dead at the scene. this is on edmonston road just before it turns in to old baltimore pike. prince george's county investigators on the scene along with other emergency personnel and melissa mollet keeping you updated on the traffic impact. >> so again, he hadedmonston where it turns in to old walt more pigbaltimore pike. so that area is shut down and we're getting slowdowns. you want to take route 1 instead. all lanes will blocked there and they will be for some time because of this fatal crash investigation. 95 north, we're slow at dale boulevard. crash off to the right side of the roadway. 95 in maryland bw parkway in and out of town, all of that looking pretty good.

overall, 66, 95, not having any major issues. just slowdown north through dale city. and 270 at monday rows rollingtrose rolling along, as well. . we're following the latest developments after the discredited "rolling stone" article. a new report found "rolling stone" failed across the board. the columbia university graduate school of journalism released this report. it says "rolling stone" failed in its reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact checking. it went on to say that the failure was avoidable. uva's student body president says this review can help the school. >> td university has to become a national leader at the policy level. >> uva president theresa aakeheresaeresa

sullivan says it unjustly damaged reputations. last year the last week charlottesville police said there was no evidence to support the criminal charges. and also "rolling stone" issued an apology and retracted the story. managing editor said in a statement, quote we would like to apologize to our readers and to all of those who were damaged by our story and the ensueing fallout including members of the guy cam pa sigh phi kappa psi fraternity and administrators and students. we have more on the nbc washington app. happening today, we expect a man to be formally charged. hong young heads to the courtroom. he's being a beingaccused in a series of shots that took place over a week in february and march. they found a semiautomatic happened gun and shell casings in his lincoln. they matched the shots fired sgintss.

those shootings happened in an a run sdel anne arundel are howard and prince george's county. zoo officials have even acted sweeping new measures for busy days like's ter monday easter monday, this is in part because of several past incidents. new measures could include bag checks and metal detectors. a man remains in critical complain after a fire at a prince george's county home. the man in his 50s was found inside the home with life threatening burns. fire crews were called to the home around 9 ong last knightnight. the man's wife was able to put the fire out before crews arrived. even if you can't go today, there is a date you should circle on your calendar three years from now. the nationals are reportedly hosting the mlb all-star game in 2018. the last time washington hosted an all-star game was 45 years

ago at rfk stadium in 1969. washington senators played here back then. so looking forward to that. i'm circling my calendar. >> you can do it digitally now. with temperatures already in the 50s, perfect day to take in the basketballeball game or just spend time outside. tom is breaking down the conditions you'll see. also ahead, a new report released in the last few hours is putting breast milk sales on the internet under the microscope. we'll show you what uncovered. first a busy day for utility crews. the problem that left a number of people without electricity for hours. and we're watching this breaking news out the beltsville. chopper 4 is over the accident. these are live pictures now. one person is dead. three others seriously hurt. we'll bring you any new information in your first 4

breaking news in will beltsville. edmonston road shut down at old baltimore park because of a fatal accident. this will be here for the next couple hours at least. a complete closure here. chopper 4 over the scene for us. so again, all lanes blocked. your alternate is route 1. taking a look at travel times, otherwise actually looking pretty good. 270 south top of the beltway outer loop 95 and 270, no problems there. 67 66 inbound 16 minutes. wtop will have much more on the fatal accident, as well, so will i in the next ten minutes. the power is back on in the area around germantown road in

machinery county. power lines came down when a car crashed into a utility pole. ten after 6:00. let's go itto tom and the forecast. a chill in the air. we have a mostly clear sky. temperatures above freezing. we're in the 40s in montgomery prince george's county and fairfax counties. manassas mid-30s near 40 farther north and west. need a light jacket this morning and your sunglasses later today as we will have the brirt sunshine with us. we'll jmp into the 60s by noon, by 5:00 low 70s. terrific day coming up. just so happens that baseball weather is happening on opening day at nats park. >> how about that timing. thank you, tom. we're counting down to first pitch at 4:05 when the nats take

on the mets. megan mcgrath is live with a look at the new field and a special gift being handed out today. >> reporter: good morning. you yeah first 25,000 people get one of these commemorative continues, it's the tenth anniversary of the nationals. take a look at what is going on behind me. we have service members who just a few moments ago were practicing the unfurling of a huge flag. they will be doing that for real later on this afternoon during the singing of the national anthem but they're getting a little practice in this morning. now, the nationals have a powerhouse starting rotation this season. there is a lot of buzz about the addition of max sher. many think this be could be the year for the nats. first pitch is at 4:05. 1:30 is when the gates open. keep in mind you'r going to have to pass through enhanced security. they will have magnet tomorrow ters and everyone will have to

pass through them. so give yourself some extra time to get through the security and then find your seat. and of course some of the good eats that are out there which includes gourmet grilled k450ez sand cheese sandwiches. a couple kids in my house will love that. more coming up in the next half hour. back to you. >> megan, bring me back a fin and gourmet grilled cheese sandwich. thanks. a live look at the white house where they're getting ready for an annual d.c. from a decision. tradition. don't let that angry bird scare you. we'll take you there for a look at the festivities planned for this year's easter egg roll. and we're also watching a developing story right now after several people including three children are shot inside a home in jips.

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kind of tough to see, but this is what we know. six people were involved in this accident on he had honestedmonston road one person dead, three others seriously hurt. we'll keep bringing you new information throughout the morning as we learn it. on a much lighter note, it is easter monday in washington. so you know what that means. easter egg roll time. >> annual tradition, great weather for it, too. derrick ward is live this morning at the white house with a look at all the festivities. >> reporter: good morning. just so you know i'm the one wearing a tie. hey, it will be a big day here. 35,000 people are expected to show up for this tradition that dates back some 137 years. even before it was an official white house event lemg he said has it that the families of grant and johnson would conduct easter egg rolls out here on the

lawn. officially for washington you can it was an event that took place on the capitol grounds until congress got a little upset about them messing up the lawn. so they were sort of exiled. rutherford b hayes said we'll do it at the white house. the theme is give me five. michelle obama wants for everyone to come up with five things they are doing to live more healthfully. 30 35,000 people are coming. and tickets given out by a lottery and they go quickly. and every will get an official white house he iseaster wooden egg signed by the president and first lady. so lots of reasons to come out. live entertainment, story telling, we're live at the white house, back to you. a developing story right now, police in indianapolis are searching for the gunman who

shot five people inside a townhouse. police say three men shot two women and three young children ages 6, 3 and 6 months. all of these victims are listed in serious condition right now. police believe the suspects knew the victims and were invited this to that home last night. so far police have not released a motive here. p. the man accused of killing three north carolina college students is set to appear in court for a appearing to determine whether he could face the death penalty. the victim's family members say they were targeted because they were muslim. craig hickss is facing first-degree murder for killing the students in february. police say hicks and the victims had a long running dispute over parking spaces. this morning we're learning new information about the deadly attack in kenya. police waited for seven hours before spending a tactical team into garissa college. 148 people were killed when

gunman stormed the school. once the unit went in it took only 30 minutes to kill the four al shabaab gunmen. kenya's government says it will pay hospital and funeral expenses for all of the victims. new information about a deadly wildfire in arizona that claimed the lives of nearly two dozen firefighters. the yarnell hill fire burned 8,000 acres, destroyed 114 structures and killed 19 firefighters. the crew's lone survivor says granite mountain hot shots were ordered to leave their safe zone during a radio call between their supervisor and the chief deputy. that revelation could lead to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by some of the surviving family members. today police are trying to figure out why an underage girl stabbed a man on metrobus on sunday. that bus was in silver spring at blair mill road. police say the girl knows the man. she admitted to stabbing him with a knife after he allegedly assaulted her. he was taken to the hospital but

is expected to be okay. p. a warning for students at the university of hear lapdfof maryland. a student was almost robbed yesterday. he was walking in a hallway when six to eight people came up to him, one grabbed the student around his waist and demanded his problem. another person intervened and the group ran away. p. we're learning buying bret much milk online may be harmful for your baby. the market is booming as many mothers who can't produce enough turn to the online market. but the milk you buy online may not be 100% genuine as the market is largely unregulated. doctors at the nationwide children's hospital in columbus, ohio analyzed over 100 samples bought online. they found that 10% contain cow's milk which can be harmful to a child that has an intolerance to. and in other samples, they found dangerous bacteria and evidence those donating the milk may be smokes. new questions about a

$118,000 body scanner at the frederick county sheriff's office. the frederick news post reports the seller paid to send two members of the department to mexico to see it first. when the office bought the scanner, the sheriff said they cooperate find any competing offers. a rival company then said it could sell them one for $9,000 less. another big name in the gop set to declare his candidacy for the president of the united states. kentucky senator rand paul is expected to announce that is he running tomorrow. he would be the second person to declare after senator ted cruz did two weeks ago. right now the pentagon is working to integrate women into all positions in the military. but not everyone thinks that's okay.s says surveys show many men in special operations don't believe women can physically or mentally do the same job. researchers also found some women were against the same thing. besides the physical ability people surveyed said they were concerned about sexual assault and harassment.

about 7,200 women serve in special ops forces today. bringeaking news in beltsville edmonston road shut down where it turns in to old baltimore pike. chopper 4 overs the scene of the fatal crash. investigators here around what looks like at least part of a vehicle here and then again a recycling truck just a little bit above that, looks like a two vehicle crash, one person was killed. several others injured here this morning. so this is going to be shut down for quite some time. your alternate is route 1 to get around it. brunswick east 874, canceled this morning. p so that is a marc issue. wide look at things overall beltway actually looking pretty good. no major problems in and out of town there. inner loop and outer loop moving along. 66 through manassas, a tinye bit slow. 95'95 north a little slow through dale city. about 35 miles per hour. no major problem right now.

95 in maryland looking pretty good here. and bw parkway also nice and green for us here this morning. beltway at landover road is moving along quite nicely. and again, this is our biggest problem right now going to have much more on this coming up at 6:31. fatal crash in beltsville. we're now checking our forecast we're talking about a beautiful start to our day. and i love that it will warm up even more. >> let's check in with tom kierein. >> yeah looking at today because april can be a volatile month and today absolutely gorgeous. and great weather for the morning commute. with dry pavement all around the region this morning. we'll have our temperatures hovering in the mid and upper 40s through much of the morning commute and then quickly jumping into the 70s by the time you're heading back home with another day with dry roads for the afternoon commute, as well. look at the sky over washington now, live view from storm team 4 tower camera, just a few swathes of gray clouds on the eastern horizon and we have the big moon now setting in the western sky.

temperatures are in the low to mid-40s in montgomery county, upper 30s, low to mid-40s prince george's county in the district of columbia, a 40s near 50. and northern virginia in fairfax and loudoun county, most locations in the 40s leesburg down to 6. manassas usually is pretty cold at 32. and warrenton, just a degree above freezing. so quite a chilly start. later today, though wonderful warming on the way into the low 70s. great weather for the nats home opener. and then rain chances tomorrow, likelied hood of rain reaching low 70s. then a smaller chance of rain on wednesday and thursday and cooler, maybe just sprinkles and drizzle, both of those days. then your weekend, looking rather wet, chance of a few showers, but getting mild again, back up around 70. and really nice for the weekend for outdoor recreation or yard work up near 70 both saturday and again on sunday.

your home opener forecast for first pitch to last out that is coming up at 6:31. back to you. it is 6:25 now. at least 15 people were hurt when the roof collapsed at a church during easter services. this is in new jersey. witnesses say the congregation was singing a hymn when a loud cracking noise was heard. people started screaming and running outside as ceiling started coming town.down. one person's injuries were described as serious. also a close call for a northern virginia couple when a tree fell into their living room. take a look. the couple was watching tv saturday afternoon when a 110-foot tree came crashing in to their house. they say it sounded like an explosion. that couple was in another part of their home when the tree came down. so they were not hurt. it's and he'ser sunday one family will never forget. three firefighters and two emts helped deliver a healthy baby

boy inside this fire truck. meet darren jr.. both mom and baby are happy and healthy. final prepare preparationeations you said way at nationals park. a live look at the field for you. there are a number of changes at the park for food lovers. new tastes you can expect. and of course these police and conditions are nice for baseball game. an things are only going to get better. tom has your opening day forecast. also ahead, the trial for the accused boston bomber entering the feel phase in the hours ahead. what we can expect to apply out in court today.

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in prince george's county from chopper 4. take a look at these live pictures. a deadly accident has left at least one person dead and several others seriously hurt. >> this is at edmonston road. melissa is following theaccident. >> again, edmonston road near old baltimore pike. chopper 4 over the scene, a two car crash, are a fatal crash with several people also injured and taken from the scene. so right now you have to avoid this area. take route 1 instead. again all lanes are blocked and we're already seeing some slowdowns there because of this fatal accident. 270 at germantown road south bound, everybody moving along nicely. no major problems as you head down to the spur. 66 headed into town also look pretty good. about 45 miles per hour. so just a tad slower than normal. 95 north bound, 33 miles per hour. whole way into town. all the way from determine

fridays. s dufrnl dumfries. a little slow at branch avenue. back with travel times. the nationals home opener weather today is a home run. it is looking fantastic. right now there is a chill in the air, but by game time, first pitch 4:05 it will be in the low 70s. and then hovering that way all the way through the 7th inning. quite a bit of sunshine. just a little bit of a breeze out of the south and west. by the last out, we'll be down for the upper 60s with a partly cloudy sky. when you're at the game, you can check out the latest weather right on your mobile device. storm team 4 weather app. bus stop this morning, a chill in the air we'll be in the 40s between now and 8:00 and then near 50 between 8:00 and 9:00 with a few high clouds. a look at the hour by hour temperatures next weather and traffic on the 1s. it's 6:32. today closing arguments will begin in the boston bombing

trial in the case against dzhokhar tsarnaev. it is the final chance for both sides to connect with the jury here. tsarnaev's attorneys have never denied his involvement in the bombing itself but they say he participated in that plot after falling under the influence of his older brother, tamerlan. tamerlan died in a shoot-out with police. it is a big week in another boston area courtroom. a former nfl player expected to take the stand. aaron hernandez, former patriot star faces first-degree murder and weapons charges. he's accused of killing odin lloyd who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiance. and we're learning that a police officer who shot a man in anne arundel county is now on administrative leave. initially investigators told news 4 the officer shot the suspect after he refused orders to put down his rifle. now they say he simply, quote, presented the weapon. the officer shot the suspect once he remains in critical condition. officers went to the house in

crofton on saturday to check on the man's welfare because a relative was worried about him. metro management needs an overhaul. that is the takeaway from interviews with transportation officials in the "washington post". maryland transportation secretary pete ron says metro's financial mismanagement is, quote, unforgivable and say expansions and new improvements will likely remain on hold until metro management proves itself. they are trying to hire a turnaround expert. p. today we're counting down to first pitch. today is the nats home opener against the new york mets. and while you're watching your favorite team, you might want to snack on your favorite ballpark foods. one of the best things about going to the ballpark. megan mcgrath has more on the new options. >> reporter: there is some good stuff here. they're changing things up a bit. in past seasons, they have had cuisine from d.c. and maryland

this year it's virginia's turn. and they have a number of really wonderful things. take a look. >> the new virginia theme stand, we have a crab stand, and this year we're doing virginia. we have country biscuits with virginia ham, we have chicken which is cut oigbiscuits, and have a crunch which is a house made cracker jack with virginia bourbon, peanuts and care medical fused baymar. and the cheese on white august the i up to the heat turkey quack mollye quack molly. and we have new flavors. a new york style thin crust, we think fans will love it made here fresh in the park. >> so the virginia angle is new?

>> absolutely. we had d.c. maryland and now finally virginia. so the full region represented. >> reporter: a lot of different things to appeal to everybody. you saw specialty cocktails, they have fun names as well p. the first pitch is at 4:05. gates open at 1:30. >> megan, you have us all hungry. >> reporter: i know. i want a biscuit. >> me, too. we've been seeing the construction around the ballpark for years. some of it has now turned into restaurants and places you can spend time with your family. take some of those prices are holding es in honor of the home opener. you can go to an opening day party with live music and craft beer. at 1:00 there will be a block party at 2nd and m streets southeast. hosted by the nats radio station 106.7 the fan. restaurants in the area will have specials on food and drinks for opening day. it will be one big all day party. >> good time to get amped up for

baseball. going to have a great baseball season season. we hope you're getting excited because basketball is pretty much over. university of maryland women's team lost its final four game to uconn last night. terps were coming off of 28 straight wins but they lost by more than 20 points. uconn and know take game face off in the dhamp ronchampionship game tomorrow night. a developing story involving alleged sexual assault at uva. a new report criticizing the rourke of work of "rolling stone". we'll take you live to charlottesville for reaction. plus what the author of the controversial article is now saying. might want to leave the jacket in the closet as we step outside to some mild springlike weather. tom is breaking down the conditions for the day by the hour. and we're watching breaking news in beltsville. chopper 4 is over the scene of the accident. take a live look at these pictures. one person is dead three others

seriously hurt. melissa mollet will bring you any new developments.

breaking news? n. in belts sbeltsville. a fatal crash at edmonston road. take route 1. marc 874 not running today. 270 south, no major problems. outer loop top of the beltway just a couple of minutes behind. 66 inbound, about right at 17 minutes from fairfax county parkway. 95 north from quantico to the

beltway, about 34 minutes. much more coming up on the fatal crash. wtop in your car. no problem weather-wise this morning. we have turquoise and tangerine sky. live view from tower camera. temperatures right now generally in the 40s, a few rural areas in the 30s. we'll stay chilly through 8:00 a.m. and then it will quickly jump into the 60s. hides low 70s by midafternoon. just a few high clouts. a look at our rain chances for the rest of the week coming up at 6:51. a new study finds customer service fees are declining on prepaid debit cards, but atm fees are on the rise. bankrate.com says 81% of the cards charge to check the card's balance at an atm. that's up from 77% last year. the fee is tip i lick between 50 cents and $3. wire gete're getting you ready

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molette green at the live desk. following breaking news out of prince george's county where police and investigators are trying to go figure out what caused this deadly accident in beltsville on edmonston road. you can see from chopper 4 the trash and recycling truck in the picture the other car involved as well just below near the grassy area. we've been watching investigators carefully work this scene. there is a white truck with flashing lights visible there, part of this investigation where six people were involved. three seriously injured. one pronounced ted at the scene there. this is edmonston road near old baltimore pike.

made slis a haselissa has the traffic impact. >> he hadedmontonhe had monedmonston road shut down and likely will be for several hours. your best alternate is route 1 this morning. off to a mostly clear start on this will monday. chill in the air, we'll stay chilly in the 40s through 8:00 a.m.. then by noon, jumping into the 60s. a few high clouds drifting through. by late afternoon, hitting the mid-70s. 14 before the hour. new developments this morning on what went wrong during the editorial process for a story about a gang rape at the university of virginia. the report is calling the article a journalistic failure. gabe guttierez has more on the report and what the school is doing. >> reporter: "rolling stone" magazine apologizing for its readers this morning and anyone else who was damaged by the piece, but despite the criticism, everyone involved will keep their job. now, this report was conducted

by columbia university's graduate school of journalism and it found that the article was a, quote, journalistic failure. you'll recall this article was publish this haded inle rolling "stone" included allegations by jackie saying she was sesksly as sexually assaulted by seven men. and the report found she did not reach out to jackie's friends and did not allow the fraternity to view the allegations in die tail before it went to print and "rolling stone" did not do enough to track down the mapn. but coming up on "today" show we will sit down with two of the people at the center of this controversy, two of jackie's friends, to find out what they have to say about it. later today, columbia university is holding a news conference in new york to discuss it in detail. >> gabe guttierez thank you.

and rolling"rolling stone" has issued an apology and said quote, we would like to apologize to our readers and to all of those who were damaged by our story and the ensuing fallout, including members of the phi kappa psi fraternity and uvaed a hin ed a hined a hin administrators apstudents. we have more on the nbc washington app. happening today, we expect to see the man accused of a series of shootings formally charged. hong young heads to court in a few hours. he's accused in the series of shots fired incidents that happened over a week in february and march. police say they found a system i automatic handgun and shell casings in his lincoln. they matched the shots fired. shootings happened in anne arundel, howard and prince george's county. if you're heading to the zoo, give yourself a few extra minutes to get through security.

there are sweeping new measures for days like today, busy days in due part to several violent incidents in the past. new measures could include bag checks and metal detectors. they will evaluate the new measures in a couple of weeks. thousands of folks are in washington this morning for one of the proudest traditions, annual white house he'ser egg roll. it's always fun and we have just spectacular weather for this this year. derrick ward is live at the white house now with a look at with a we can expect today. >> reporter: good morning. well you can expect about 35,000 people to show up for this event. 137th annual white house easter egg roll. and of course it's always a big thing for the kids but there are a lot of things for adults that going on down here as well. . there will be cooking demonstrations fitness and even yoga. a little bit of something for everybody. and it is keeping in line with the first lady's them of fitness, high five theme means

she wants to know about five things that you're doing to live a more healthy and more active life. take a look at some footage from last year's event. as you can see, it's always a big event for the kids. p they have lots of fun. and of course this being a white house and the official president's park there are security concerns. so you're asked not to bring things like glass bottles certainly no weapons. you'll go through security to get here but it's really all about about fun. and people are already starting to show up mostly the volunteers there are a cadre of volunteers, people who want to help out. some have done it year after year for some people it's a new event. some are in awe of this and it they ever gets unmundane and 35,000 people will prove that later today. back to you. >> looks like so much fun out there. >> already getting busy. and tom served up the best possible day for the easter egg roll and nats opening day.

>> and you dressed up for it too. >> i'm representing the nats. caps in the playoffs. a great season for the terps. >> and we have great weather just in time for opening day. storm team 4 skycast 4 sun coming up in a partly cloudy sky. just a few high clouds drifting over through the day. and the temperatures will be warming beautifully. perfect weather for the nationals home opener. drive time forecast, dry pavement for the morning commute, we'll be in the 40s through 9:00 or so, but it will quickly jump into the 60s noontime and then hitting the mid-70s by midafternoon with dry roads for the afternoon commute. temperatures right now prince george's county in the 40s to upper 30s, bowie at 39. closer to washington right now college park down to just 36. 39 in gaithersburg, rockville at 45. northern virginia generally low

to mid-40s. prince william and fauquier county northern loudoun, in the 30s. temperatures jumping nicely after idea'syesterday's glorious sunset. this a few from front royal. share your foe doughphotos on facebook and twitter. oon down to the fifth, and then tomorrow the clouds close in and rain chances jump especially in the afternoon. that's a likelihood of rain, maybe a rumble of thunder. and a smallulll chance on wednesday and thursday, but much cooler. just high near 60 wednesday, 50s on sthurs.thursday. another chance of showers on friday and low 70s. for the weekend, looking fabulous. both days up near 70. great weather for outdoor recreation and yard work. melissa now with an update. still have breaking news in beltsville edmonston road near old baltimore pike where it

turns in to old battle more pike with verye have a two vehicle crash. we know one person died. the road is completely shut down and will be probably for the next couple of hours because of this investigation. several other people were hurt here. your best option will be take route 1 instead. another problem here 95 northbound at dale city had a crash on the right side of the road. looks like we're seeing a little bit of a slowdown there. wide look at things overall looking typical. perhaps a little light because of the easter monday holiday for some folks. 66 east of 29 that's in and out of town just fine. prince george's county overalling looking pretty good. and then 95 in maryland at bw parkway, rolling along nicely. 6:53. today is opening day at nats park and you'll notice new security measures there when you walk inside. new mlb rule requires all stadiums to have metal detectors at the entrances. so you may want to give yourself some have a time. get there early because that

could slow you down getting to your seat. once you're inside the park you'll notice a lot of new things going on like a brand new field. also some new food options you can try. the nats take the field today at 4:05 against the new york mets. megan mcgrath is live down at the park right now with more on the excitement leading up to the first pitch. i know a whole lot going on already. >> reporter: there is a local lot going on. they have been practicing the unofficialing theun ununfurling the flag. promises to be a beautiful day for baseball. 4:05 first pitch. gates open at 1:30. and i'm joined by marklerner one of the principal openers. talk about this team. there is a lot of buzz this year. and what this team may actually do. >> well, in the end of the day, you have to staythings to happen the right way. goal is to make it in the

playoffs and see what happens from there. but a lot of promise on this team because lot of things have to go right. >> talk about the starting rotation. talk about some of these stars here. >> well, we're very blessed to have pretty good pitching satisfy. and with the addition of max scherzer puts it over the top and we're really looking forward to max pitching today and being with us for a long time to come. he'll be the rock for the next seven years. >> do you think this is the year? >> i never make that prediction. i just want us to stay healthy and make the playoffs and it's a whole hugh season whole new season. you never know what will happen but number one is get in the playoffs. >> thank you for joining us and good luck this afternoon. and so we will start to see a lot of activity here around nationals park with lots of activities happening outside the park in advance and there will be some giveaways, as well. so a great day great weather. and we'll of course bring it all to you at midday.

back to you. >> i think it will be another stellar season. megan mcgrath, thanks. your time is 6:56. here are pourfour things to know. it is easter monday and white house is all set for the annual easter egg roll p. 35,000 parents and kids expected to attend. buying breast milk on line may be harmful for your baby. we're learning what you buy may not be 100% genuine. recent tests, some milk was con testimony contaminated with dangerous bacteria. today closing artguments will begin in the boston bombing trial. a journalistic failure, that's what an independent report is describing "rolling stone's" now infamous gang rape article about the university of virginia. this morning the writer is speaking out. look for that on "today". home opener weather will be

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