right now on news 4, light jacket weather. temperatures are a little chilly but chuck is timing out the warm up and he will let us know when we can lose the jacket and put on the shades. >> as a local police officer fights for his in the hospital new details on the search for the person who shot him. >> it is the last weekend to enjoy the gorgeous cherry blossom festival. there is still plenty to do. >> welcome to news 4 today. it has been a dreary week and weather has been all over the place.

>> we are hoping the doom and the gloom is over. chuck bell is timing it all out. >> doom and gloom? that's a little strong. >> i know i know. a little serious there. >> it was an ugly couple of days that cooled the northeast wind off, but that won't be the case for long. skies are clearing out of the wake up. the last of the rain drops are now way down to the south and east and moving away as well. the tower camera shows a beautiful picture over downtown washington. the last is way down across the outer banks of north carolina and the new york-pennsylvania border. nothing to worry about around the weather department. 54 in haegerstown and 48 in annapolis courtesy of the cold bay water. 53 in national airport and most areas stay in the 50s off into

the 60s. 67 here in washington. about 70 in fredericksburg. cooler in northern maryland and 69 in culpepper. we will talk about the spectacular weekend a blossoms will last. >> all new this morning, a two-car crash that killed a driver. that is happening on the beltway of prince georges. the inner loop is closed. maryland police confirmed the driver died. the driver and the passenger in the other car were taken to the hospital and both are expected to be okay. >> in anne arundel county we know who he is. the man arrested for the shooting of a police officer in a nap sis. police arrested 30-year-old colvin white. he is being held without bond and police say white shot at an anne arundel county police officer early friday morning at a convenience store on east

college parkway. we did get an update. the officer had several surgeries and still in critical condition. >> new information about a suspect in a deadly crime spree at census bureau. they were set to appear on assault charges. he kidnapped his girlfriend and kidnapped a guard and shot at police. the chaotic moments after the shooting from the neighbor. >> i heard a lot of commotion. >> jeanette was scared when he heard police banging on her neighbor's door. >> i was afraid what was going on. >> she had no clue he was in critical condition at a hospital after he got into a shootout with officers. anderson kidnapped his girlfriend in northeast d.c. and drove her to the census bureau where they say he shot and killed a security guard.

he left the d.c. police and he started shooting at officers. police chased anderson to h street northeast. the mayhem ended with a crash and lots of gunfire. >> it happened here in the middle. >> carmen manages the supper club. it caused her to cancel an event. >> how much did you all lose? >> probably between 3,000 to $4,000. >> a cell phone was in anderson's car. he has been charge with kidnapping and not charged with the killing of the security guard. >> the 59-year-old was a husband and a father and a grandfather. he was married for 36 years and served in the army before spending person 20 years in security. he worked for the security as an

officer for nearly two years and stationed at the census bureau. they said we considered the man a hero who died in the line of duty. we led up to that crime spree on the nbc washington app. president obama will mead with raul castro in panama. they shook hands at the summit of americas. they are expected to discuss u.s. and cuba relations and talk about the u.s. removing cube from the terror list. >> family and friends will say a final goodbye to a man who was shot and killed by a police officer. the family is suing the officer for excessive force. >> the moment walter scott decided to bolt from his car

leading the officer on a foot chase that would end in a deadly shooting. court documents showed he owed $18,000 in child support payments. >> why do you think he may have run away. >> he didn't want to go to jail. >> here's an ariel view. he pulled him over and scott starts running making a left out of the lot and making a sharp right into this field. he had run about 200 yards before he was shot. a bystander from behind the fence. a bystander on the cell phone camera capturesd the shooting down there. what if anything happened in between out here? >> santana who shot the video said the two men struggled off camera before the shooting. >> police had control of scott.

scott was trying just to get away from the tazer. >> another person who was there might know more. minutes after the chase started, a second officer removes a passenger from walter scott's car, pats him down and speaks with him. the officer writes the passenger was detained and placed in the back seat of my vehicle. that passenger is not named in police documents, but they confirm they have spoken with him. nbc news south carolina. >> today will be a perfect day for the cherry blossom festival. it will begin at 10:00 this morning and last until 1:00. they will step off of the seventh street and constitution avenue. this is when you will see today since the blossoms are in peak bloom. lots of streets will be closed downtown for the parade so you can take metro.

>> beautiful images out there. >> the shots never get old. >> still to come a pet owner wanted to post flyers to find this beloved dog, but it could cost him about $750,000. >> nearly a dozen cops are caught beating and kicking a man and why the man still feels threatened. >> that is a school bus. it shows the terrifying moments as it

joining the investigation into the beating of a suspect

who was on a horse from southern california deputies. our sister station in los angeles capturing the video. he is repeatedly kicked and punched. he ran from police and stole that horse. this morning his mother is defending his decision to take off. >> i'm proud of my son. because i have run from cops too. i have seen too much happen lately. >> attorneys for francis say after the beating a deputy told him this is not over. he is still very swollen and bruise and cannot remember everything that happened. ten deputies were placed on leave. >> they have to move a giant boulder in the middle of the highway and weighs 1500 tons and tumbled on to the highway.

that area is prone to rock slides and it will take most of the weekend to get the rock out of there. >> you can hear it. the scream when is a school bus hits a guardrail and rolls over and landings in the grass. this terrifying trip happened wednesday in tulsa oklahoma. four students suffered injuries and the bus driver did break her leg. they are expected to be okay. they are trying to figure out what caused the driver to lose control. >> a killer tornado wipes a town off the map. a look at the damage that was done and survivors in illinois are sharing their harrowing moments. a new form of innovation

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back at 6:15 and illinois neighbors are expected to return to their homes to see what's left following a tornado that killed two women. it hit thursday 80 miles west of chicago. miguel takes a closer look at the damage. >> oh, my gosh. >> this was the killer tornado that barrelled through northern illinois. >> he's over! he's over! >> a 50-mile path of destruction across the heartland.

wind speeds at nearly 200 miles per hour. a monster storm, possibly a half mile wide. >> we were talking a tornado in progress. they have never seen anything like it. in the bull's-eye the town of fair dale. no tiresirens between life and death. >> unbelievable. >> two women were neighbors and friends and discovered inside their homes. >> it was unbelievable. >> they chased the storm and helped the victims. >> we helped as many people as we could until the rescue got there. >> 15 miles away the town is in pieces homes stripped off their slabs and memories and keep sakes scattered. this is where the restaurant stood. the others scrambled 12 people into the basement and the tornado came in.

>> in the basement two to three minutes before. it demolished the building. >> for 90 minutes they were buried and the landscape is changed. the town before and now after. the view from above is heart breaking. >> what's most striking is aside from the devastation, the path of this tornado that plowed through the cornfields and made a bee line for the homes below. >> homes where alan's grandchildren would be playing in the upstairs bedroom. >> if everyone was home? >> it wouldn't have been good. >> so many are still thankful. >> we have our family and houses can be replaced. >> you have your pictures and memories still. >> yeah. >> the national weather service is sending teams to survey the damage. >> d.c. mayor wants you to get

healthy. she will be at the home of the recreation center launching health and wellness initiative called fit d.c. this will bring together nutrition and resources that your family can take advantage of. the announcement is expected at 10:00 this morning at van buren street. >> a new report finds self-driving cars could make some of us car-sick. they warn as much as 12% of americans may experience motion sickness while riding in a self-riding car. a driver gives up his or her control behind the wheel. i don't see how it would be too different. >> some people get sick in the back seat and have to ride shotgun. >> i have spent many an hour sideways. >> we are waiting to when we can roll down the windows and soak

in the sunshine. >> it's a top down emergency kind of weekend. you have a convertible or a sun roof? open it up and enjoy the day. raindrops cleared most of the pollen out of the air and we will get a day or so. today promises to be a nice one. a couple of chilly ones. so far believe it or not, the last chilly days april is actually 3 degrees above average. the last time we had an april colder than average was 2007. we had a clearing sky overhead. here's the look towards the basilica. clearing skies and 53 at reagan national. winds are temporarily out of the west but turning back around to the northwest and could be brose breezy at times.

at this time tomorrow, mostly 50s will be replaced by 30s and 40s. a cold snap but what to wear today is nothing more than a light jacket for this morning. get your sunglasses on and spf for fair com plekted. here's the hourly temperatures. we will start to warm quickly into the mid-and upper 60s later on this afternoon. plenty of sunshine and a bit breezy and almost every flower we have in the area is coming out of the ground. all green lights from the weather department from the morning and evening. 66 degrees early this evening, but cooling down quickly. temperatures will start to nose dive. by tomorrow or by the week ahead, generally speaking a nice week coming our way. more dry than wet and best of

allure o rain chance comes up on tuesday. future weather through the course of your saturday mostly sunny and the northwesterly wind pushing all the humidity and the clouds away from us. a nice day and a cold start early tomorrow morning, wake up temperature is not in the 30s or 40s, not much of a freeze or frost threat. 100% sunshine and back here to 70 degrees. full sunshine and nary a cloud in the sky. sunday night monday morning and monday during the day with the clouds in the area. rain chance stay away until we get to the day on tuesday. the seven-day forecast looks sunny and brosey and temperatures upper 60s to near 70. mid 70s on monday. the tuesday rain chance back in the picture and middle to late parts of next week. sunshine and smiles. >> thanks chuck. >> the gross discovery inside a

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most of us with pets would do what he did. post flyers. >> d.c. police threatened him

with a $750,000 fine. darcy spencer shows us why. >> roger horowitz rips down the flyers he posted about his missing dog, ollie. not because the dog has been found, but he is threatened with a huge fine if he does. they recently adopted ollie, a rescue dog that was shot in georgia. >> he was abused by his previous owner and actually shot with a shotgun. he still has pellets in his body. >> he was walking him on march 30th and he broke loose. >> a car backfired and he bolted and managed to get away with the leash. >> here filed a missing dog report and initially encouraged to post flyers. he helped put out thousands of them but a phone call changed everything. ollie's owner received a surprising phone call from a

police officer saying they have to rip down all these signs or pay a hefty fine. >> if we put them up or others did, we could get fined up to $750,000. >> we asked about the sign rules and fines and we were sent these regulations about posting flyers. it can result in a $300 fine. it's unclear if it's the first sign. they would like to see the law changed to help people looking for missing pets and loved ones. >> what can we do next to find our dog? >> darcy spencer, news 4. >> at 6:26 a disturbing video that has now gone viral. >> it is reigniting a debate about sleeping children. it landed a man behind bars.

particle will she or won't she? a possible white house run. how things will be different from the start. >> the cherry blossoms bloom as chuck bell has the festival forecast. can't make it but we have links to the cameras and

if you run over somebody it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. >> taking a look at the top

stories, anne arundel county police arrested colvin white in connection with shooting a police officer in annapolis. he is charged with several crimes including attempted murder. overnight, the injured officer remains in critical condition following several surgeries. >> family and friends will bury a man shot and killed by a police officer. they showed him moments before the shooting and cell phone video captured the actual shooting. >> a perfect day for you to head down to check out the cherry blossoms. it begins at 10:00 aim and lasts until 1:00. we have a preview of all the things you will see down by the water. >> such a great live picture and thank you for joining us on this saturday april 11th. >> we are talking about the weather getting better right

now. we have a little bit of a cool breeze out there. >> this past week has been up and down and all over the place. chuck bell what do you say? >> april showers are part of it too. we are done with the rain chances now and welcoming in full sunshine. it will be a bit of a northwesterly breeze but the weather worries are a thing of the past. here's the view from the tower camera and looking over downtown washington. the further east you live or travel the more clouds you have. they are outbound and don't have raindrops associated with them. they are off the outer banks and a couple of showers will not be bothering us. the air continues to dry out. temperatures right now mostly in the 50s. low to mid 50s and cooler out by the bay. 63 by noon time and 67 is the

high in washington. back down into the chilly 50s this evening and more great weather for tomorrow. we will let you know how cold we will be. whether or not there is a frost or freeze threat. >> we will bring you the story and hillary clinton expected to announce she is running for president tomorrow. >> people said she will roll the campaign out online. kristen welker reports. >> call it clinton 2.0. the former secretary of state is set to announce her second bid for the white house. not exactly a surprise. >> don't you some day want to see a woman president of the united states of america? >> the clinton plan tweeted out and released a video ahead of a series of a few face-to-face events next week. >> i think humility is the order of the day. they are getting it right from

the announcement. start from the ground up and ask people for their vote. >> clinton will emphasize their experience. >> a new grandchild. >> uh vailed a new epilog writing after a while, bill and i stepped out into the hall way to let them rest. we sat quietly holding hands trying to process the rush of emotions. i saw a tear in bill's eye. >> hillary clinton is going to join with barack obama and the gun grabbers and come after our gun then come and take it. >> the greatest challenges may be of her own making like using a personal e-mail account for personal business. >> some believe the biggest opponent hillary has is here's. she needs to figure out a way to project a sense of ease and show voters she understands their problems. >> for clinton it's about

finishing what she started eight year ago. >> although we were not able to shatter the highest hardest glass ceiling, it has about 18 million cracks in it. >> that was kristen welker reporting. another member of the secret service is in trouble. the division officer was arrested in d.c. his ex-girlfriend called police and accused him of kicking down the front door of her home and breaking two windows. baldwin was not there when police arrive and did come back while officers were investigating. he admitted he did kick down the door and he is facing charges for burglary and destruction of property. >> a northern virginia high school student died suddenly from bacterial meningitis. addison small was a student and there was no evidence of an

outbreak. they recommend you wash hands frequently. >> officials closed the food section at the target in columbia highs. inspectors found mice droppings and insects. they were cited for violations on april 3rd and inspectors went back to see if the managers had fixed the problems and they found the droppings. target asked for a reinspection. >> they had a plot to plant a bomb near the military base. 28-year-old alexander knew about john t booker junior's plans to detonate explosives. he thought it was a car bomb outside the post. the materials were not explosive and planted by the fbi. he wanted to travel overseas to want plant them. >> today will be a perfect day to head on down to the tidal basin. this is a live look at the tidal

basin. such a pretty sight so early on this saturday morning. a lot of people consider this time of year the prettiest. >> it brings people from all over the world and they come to see the cherry blossoms. we spoke to visitors who were taking advantage of peak bloom to cross something off their bucket list. >> sandy reid waited a long time to see the cherry blossoms. >> i would say at least 20 years. >> she is here from erie, approximate pennsylvania in time for the parade. >> i said to my daughter i'm going to cross something off my bucket list. >> it's a common theme. >> something to cross off the bucket list. >> we found out that the cherry blossoms was a childhood dream of mine and my husband's. >> stunning and words we heard again and again to describe the cherry blossoms and the timing perfect. peak bloom expected this

weekend. frances wood bury is capturing the moment. >> i'm like 70 years old. i have to see this. it's on my bucket list. >> news 4. >> you admitted it you haven't been during peak bloom. >> i have to make that happen. still to come this morning and new reports detail what's happen inside virginia schools. >> how they deal with disciplining students. a man is caught on this surveillance video slapping a child. how police are the answer to treating

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>> a man slaps a child in the face and it is caught on video. >> the nbc station in bakersfield, california has this story. >> a video gained national attention overnight. a little boy getting hit in the face by an older man, a 23-year-old and yanked off the floor by his arm. the boy is hysterically crying when a woman walks up and takes the boy outside. >> the owner of best market in downtown bakersfield captured it on surveillance cameras. the employee told him to check the footage. >> i knew it was serious. we have high definition cameras in here and i saw it clearly. i wish i didn't. >> the video made him sick to his stomach and shocked it

happened in his store. he called police and filed a report. >> i think nobody should ever see this. this is on top of my list as the worst. that little kid getting slammed like that. i understand spanking a child, but hitting him in the face like that. he is so helpless you know. >> bakersfield police tracked him down at his home where he lives. he was arrested and booked on child endangerment. the boy was checked out and determined well enough to remain at the home. since then the video has nearly 450,000 views. a customer at best market said he watched the video and was too upset to talk to us on camera. >> if i was there, i would have done something, but most of the time people won't because they are scared of not wanting to be

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>> erica and peter join us live from new york on this saturday. good morning. >> good morning to you. you look springy. day to go from the big announcement from hillary clinton. we know what the announcement will be by this point. the question can she overcome the pitfalls that some overcame the last time around. >> also a warping as we head into the busy prom season. while rossen reports investigation found scammers selling dresses even though they are fake what to look out for. >> the latest from london. where duchess kate will give birth later this month. the speculation including whether it will be a prince or a princess. >> time to find our inner child

with the coloring boxes. these are not your kid's coloring books. that are pretty popular these days. we will talk to the woman who created them. >> so excited about the coloring books. we have that and more when we get started on "today." >> i new report said virginia leads the country in school-based arrests. the senate republicans say the number of arrests is nearly triple the national rate. the report suggests that police officers assigned to work schools are handling many disciplinary matters that were once handled by teachers and principals. >> so this is a big victory for a loudoun county high school robotics team. robo loco had their robot stolen after winning a spot in the world competition last week. they found out that not only is a trip to the world competition being paid for, they got the equipment needed to rebuild

their robot. >> it's amazing how much help we have been able to get in such little time. i am grateful and thankful to the community. >> the students tell us they are confident they will have new robotics ready to go. the competition is ten days away in st. louis. you may be tempted to open up the window and let the fresh air in but it could be dangerous for your family. thousands of children fall from windows every year. serious and sometimes deadly accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. >> it's here. the sounds sights and smells of spring. it can be a household nightmare. >> i ran up to the bedroom saw

that he wasn't there. >> becca huhhing ham described the moment she realized her 3-year-old son had fallen out of his bedroom window. >> there is a quarter of me that will be dead and forever be unusable. in that case i'm lucky. >> thousands fall through screens and open windows. screens that are designed to keep bugs out and not children in. here in the d.c. area children's national medical center treated more than 60 children between 2012 and 2014 for serious injuries related to window falls. there's the sounds that can save a child's life. >> by adding things like window guards. >> teresa is with the nonprofit safe kids worldwide. >> a gate goes across the window. >> there different kinds.

this has metal netting. >> follow the manufacturers. make sure you have the right guard for your son's windows. >> a release allows you to remove it quickly. they are sold online for about 30 to $80. less expensive product is window stops. >> what they do is allow the window to not go up more than four inches. >> they run about 10 to $15. one change you can make right now for free rearrange your if you wereture. >> make sure you don't have beds or cribs or stools or things that children can climb to get to the windows. >> when you least expect it children will go to great lengths for a simple peek outside. erica gonzales news 4. >> some windows can open from the top. that's another safeway to keep children grounded. we is more on the window guards

and stops on our apps. search windows. >> a lot of people are opening up the windows. >> after the raindrops, the pollen count is down into the low range because it was washed out. you are rolling your eyes. >> i haven't been able to breathe for two weeks. >> it's called claritin. >> i'm sure. >> everyone who suffers from pollen has been in misery. we have a break in that but sunshine back this afternoon and tomorrow with the pollen count right back up very, very quickly. breathe deeply and relax. there is a live view alongside the potomac. my favorite running spots and it could not be any prettier than this. this is the stretch of weather, even us local washingtonians love this week of the year. 53 at reagan national. winds out of the southwest at 6. they will be becoming northwest late or today.

temperatures in the upper 40s alongside of western shore. 48 now in the inner harbor in baltimore and 55 in winchester and 57 in charlestown. the overall impact is nice and low. plenty of sunshine and it will be breezy at times and perfect kite-flying weather and if you are going down to haynes point, the loop on haynes point. temperatures this afternoon in the 60s for much of the day. about 65 and 67 is my forecast high. if you are going out this evening, even though it will be nice early clear sky and a breeze. temperatures will go down quickly. 59 by 9:00 and 53 by 11:00. into the 40s in suburbs. the last 12 hours shows that line of rain showers and thunderstorms pushing through late yesterday. that's down along the outer banks of north carolina. a ripple to bring it along the

southern tier but around here high pressure is blowing the clouds and the rain chances away. our weather is an improving picture for sure. can you wash the car? you bet. the next chance for rain is on tuesday. sunshine and a noticeable breeze by later. don't forget that and a light jacket early this morning. with clear skies, it will be quite cold. we will have the app that lets you know how many layers you need. tomorrow perfect april weather and 100% sunshine and temperatures near 70. starting with the cold in the morning. upper 30s to low 40s and that will go from the 60s to near 70. here's the seven-day forecast. temperatures in the 60s and mid 70s on monday. a chance of showers on tuesday and dry weather back from wednesday, thursday and another chance of rain on friday. the question is how much

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thelogy, the new york rangers. puck drop at 12:30. they will face the islanders in the first round of the playoffs. they will clinch the home ice. tiger woods tees off at 1:15. friday's second round. woods shot a three under 69 and the first round under 70 at the masters since 2011. jordan spieth is 14 under 130. the lowest ever scored at the masters. tonight here on nbc 4, the premier boxing champions. ulamont peterson fights fifth. peterson put his 33 2 and 1 on the line. a perfect 29 and 0 with 17 knockouts. marv albert and sugar ray leonard on the call for that one. should be a great time. have a great day, everyone. >> we will. you know what day it is? today is byoc day at 7-11.

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good morning. historic handshake. president obama face-to-face with cuba's president raul castro. how did that moment go and could it effect the meeting later today? the first between a u.s. and cuban president in 50 years. hillary 2.0. hillary clinton expected to reveal tomorrow she is running for president as chelsea opens up in "elle" magazine about her daughter's grandparents. and deadly confrontation. police release video of a brawl outside an arizona walmart showing several members of the same family battling with police. why police say the fatal