raindrops raindrops. potentially a breeze coming in between 10 and 20 miles per hour. not too much of a breeze out there yet. that will be picking up after the sun is up. a few lingering clouds primarily in the eastern sky this morning but it's an improving weather picture. temperatures have inched their way in the 50s to near 60. the hometown forecast in springfield, virginia. 64 by noon. highs in the mid- to upper 60s and plenty of sunshine as well. all you need is a light jacket. it will be a great way to get the pictures of the kids with the blossoms. tomorrow around the rest of the seven-day forecast coming up. >> we want to bring you this note. just in police need your help finding this woman. she is 25 years old and abducted overnight, forced out of her

apartment by a man with a knife. this is a picture of the suspect, but police don't have his name. they were able to send us this photo. he got into the home just after midnight. he allegedly assaulted one of the people and took the woman with him. the suspect and the victim do know each other. they don't believe he is a threat to the public, but possibly armed. they want you to reach out if you see these two. >> we are following a developing story in anne arundel county. we know the identity of the man arrested in connection with the shooting of a police officer. late last night police arrested him. he is charged with several crimes including attempted murder. he is being held without bond. he shot a police officer and this happened early friday morning at a convenience store on east college parkway. that officer remains in critical

condition following several surgeries. >> a deadly crime spree. according to court documents, ronald anderson was set to appear in court and thursday night he kidnapped his girlfriend killed a guard at the bureau and shot at police. we have the chaotic moments. >> jeanette was scared when he heart police banging on her neighbor's door. >> i couldn't go to sleep. i was afraid of what was going on. >> she had no clue he was in critical condition after police say he got into a shootout with officers on h street. police say anderson kidnapped his girlfriend in northwest d.c. and drove her to the u.s. census bureau where he shot and killed a security guard. he left and they spotted him and say he started shooting at officers. police chased him to h street northeast.

it ended with a crash and lots of gunfire. >> it actually happened right here in the middle of this walk. >> carmen whit ter manages this supper club and it caused her to cancel an event. >> how much did you lose? >> probably between 3,000 to $4,000. >> according to court documents, they found a hand gun and a cell phone in his car. he has been changed with armed kidnapping and assaulting a police officer. he has not been charged in the alleged killing of the security guard. >> thank, david. we continue to learn more about him this morning. the 59-year-old was a husband, father and grandfather who lived in virginia. he had been married for 36 years and served in the u.s. army before spending more than 20 years in security. he worked security at the census bureau. the company released a statement saying we are mourning the loss of a man we considered a hero

who died in the linef duty. we have more on what led up to the deadly crime spree on the nbc washington app. park a man was shot and killed by a police officer. walter scott was unarmed when he was shot in the back a week ago. they show the moments before the shooting and cell phone video captured. the officer has since been fired and charged with murder. >> the fbi involved in this investigation into police beating a suspect in a southern california desert. our sister station in los angeles captured this video. he is being repeatedly kicked and punched. he ran from police and this morning his mother is defending his decision to run from police. >> i am proud of my son because i have run from cops too. i have seen too much happen

lately. >> attorneys say after the beating, this is not over. he is still very swollen and bruised and cannot remember everything that happened. ten deputies have been placed on leave. >> president obama will meet with the cuban leader raul castro. they shook hands yesterday as they arrived at the summit of the americas. they are expected to restore u.s. and cuba relations and expected to talk about the prospect of removing cube from the terror list. >> the star attraction is out in full force. the cherry trees have reached peak bloom. >> good timing too. just in time for the cherry blossom parade live along the parade route with what you can expect. >> good morning. we have to get out of the way because there is a lot going on.

joining me now are the people who make this festival special. what's special about this dwreer? >> every year is special. you will see lots of flowers and balloons and performances each year. there is someone new and different. >> they actually cooperated and the peak is right about right. >> they are perfect. today as the festival steps off represented by event d.c. at 10:00 a.m. you will see lots and lots of people. they are just starting to be in full bloom. we will have a good time until next week. >> you can see the crowds down there and the parade gets under way at 10:00 and lasts until

about 12. a great dayt and live downtown back to you. >> looks fun we saw the princesses getting ready to hop on the float. >> you see a lot of folks that are going to have their cameras and cell phones and i'm sure derek is one taking their pictures. if you have pictures we want you to tag@nbc washington. put them on facebook and we will try to tweet them back out. >> major steps to deal with smoke incidents on metro and they don't even have a station yet. >> deadly confrontation. showing members of the same family brawling with police outside a wal-mart. why they say the fatal shooting was justified.

>> you are looking at dramatic video as the school bus rolls 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.

one person was killed in a family brawl with police officers in arizona. the fight was caught on camera. we have a warning. this video is disturbing. this is the scene at a wal-mart parking lot north of phoenix. police trying to get the situation under control. they used batons and pepper spray and even tazers. the family fought with officers and a worker at wal-mart. they say that one family member tried to grab gun and that's when shots were fired. family member was shot and killed. the shooting was justified they said because the family member struggled with the officer's gun. they arrested five people and one officer did walk away hurt.

>> this morning road crews have a big job on their hands. they have to remove a giant boulder in the little of a highway and weighs 1500 tons and tumbled on to a highway near the kentucky boulder. a pickup truck ran into it but the driver is okay. that area is prone to rock slides and it will take most of the weekend to get it out of there. >> you can hear the screams when the school bus hits the guardrail. it rolls over on the side and eventually lands in the grass. it happened on wednesday and four students suffered serious injuries and the bus driver broke her leg. they are all expected to be okay and investigators are trying to figure out what caused the driver to lose control. >> a deadly tornado wipes a town off the map. you will hear from survivors in

northern illinois as they recount the harrowing moments it hit. >> more on t

>> today, illinois neighbors are expected to return to their homes. they will see what's left following a tornado that killed two women. it hit thursday night about 80 miles west of chicago.

we take a closer look at all the damage. >> oh, my gosh. >> this was the killer tornado that barrelled through northern illinois. it showed no mercy, going through a 50-mile path of destruction. wind speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. a monster storm, possibly a half mile wide. >> we are talking about a tornado in progress. >> they have never seen anything like it. no sirens here. seconds mean the difference between and death. >> it's devastating. that's all i can say. unbelievable. >> two women who were neighbors and friends discovered in their homes. >> it was unbelievable. >> daniel and alan chased the storm and rushed to help the victims. >> we helped as many people as we could until the rescue got there. >> this is the house. >> 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 owner scrambled 12 people into the basement as the tornado came at them. >> they were in the basement two to three minutes before and it demolished the building. >> they were debris. the town before and now after. the view from above, heart breaking. >> striking from the air, aside from the devastation is the path of this tornado. it plowed through the middle of the cornfields and made a bee line to the homes below. >> homes like this one where alan's grandchildren would have been playing in the up stairs bedroom. >> if everyone was home? >> it wouldn't have been good. >> even with all this destruction, so many are thankful. >> we got our family. houses can be replaced.

>> you got your pictures and memories still. >> yeah. >> news 4 today. >> the national weather service is accepting teams to survey that damage to work with emergency managers. >> the mayor will be at the recreation center to launch a new health and wellness initiative. it's called fit d.c. it brings resources to encourage a healthy lifestyle for you and your family. the announcement is at 10:00 this morning off van buren street. >> a new self driving car can make some of us car sick. researchers at the university of michigan said as much as 12% of americans may experience motion sickness while riding in a self-driving car. a key reason is the driver gives up his or her control when behind the wheel. it makes sense because at that point you can't anticipate every

stop or turn or swerve. >> and the motion sickness. the nerves in my stomach not having my hands on the wheel. >> the guy is driving like this. that looks more uncomfortable than resting your hands on the wheel. >> it makes you feel better. it takes fresh air. >> it's an open window kind of a day today. it will be breezy at times, but that won't interfere with the plans to get outside and enjoy it. if you are coming anywhere near the basin, it will be shoulder to shoulder crowds. you know it will be busy when all the parking spots were full before 7:00 this morning. it will be easier to use metro. it will be a nice day outside. sunshine and fair weather clouds but there is the cherry trees near the martin luther

king king jr. memorial. more mild days ahead. april is 3 degrees warmer than average. it has been a string of warm aprils. right now it's pleasant to be outside. 61 degrees for a temperature, but the northwest winds have picked up averaging 18 miles an hour. there is gustiness in them as well. 50s to near 60 throughout the morning. temperatures right now about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than at the same time yesterday and as a result it's going to be a beauty of a day to be outside. going out for the early morning run, the cherry blossom 10 miler is tomorrow. the temperatures are climbing into the mid 60s. i will be out there running around later today. hopefully i can see you. give me a friendly wave hello. northwest wind coming down the river.

if you are booking a the right side of the plane. that will be the view of the cherry blossoms. very low impact. there goes the clouds. quite a bit of cloudiness across southern maryland but it is a clearing sky out from the i-95 corridor. there will be the fair weather cumulus clouds coming up and they will drift over in the course of the afternoon. the raindrops are moving away across the outer banks of north carolina. the future weather for the next couple of days is shaping up just right. the next chance of rain comes up on tuesday. a clean car for a couple of days. sunny and blustery and breezy but temperatures in the 60s will feel nice indeed. the seven-day forecast time. 67 and mostly sunny, but breezy. tomorrow mostly sunny and nice.

69. 75 monday and maybe an excuse to call out sick on monday. shower chances return but it's more dry than wet. >> all right, chuck. thanks. the creepy discovery in a local target that is turning away grocery shoppers until further

you may have to wait a few years before you can hop out to loudoun county. firefighters there have been building their own model tracks. >> scott mcfarland shows why preparing now can keep you safer in the long run. >> we have seen incidents of smoke and insulators and firefighters in the d.c. area metro stations. loudoun county's fire chief has seen them too and knows his force will be doing the same. >> it's good for more people. >> it's a near certainty you will have to respond to threats. >> if there is an engineer there, they are calling for assistance. >> the silver line extends from loudoun for years and it caught our attention and the county is already building this tiny model track year the fire department

headquarters. they will add a series of metro cars to train firefighters how to safely and effectively prepare for fire or an emergency. the firefighters get to close to or touches the third rail there is an alarm. you will bring 1400 people here and 800 volunteers. they top the do it as soon as possible. >> they only have the train inging. montgomery county firefighter use the rail yards near shady grove to train and they have the training spice too. they need their own space. before the silver lining. especially after watching the smoke incident earlier this year. >> if it happens, it's not if but when. >> metro is helping too.

they are paying $1 each on these tracks. scott mcfarland news 4. >> it is a disturbing video that has now gone viral. >> a man slapping a child. how police are taking action and why the child is still in the home. >> the protest following claims of sexual abuse. how church members are using a saturday event to get your attention. >> you are making perfect timing at the cherry blossom festival. it's getting ready to step off. we will take you live to the parade route. what chuck says you thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud.

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>> as we approach the top of the hour anne arundel county police arrested 30-year-old colvin white in connection with shooting a police officer in annapolis. she charged with several crimes including attempted murder. he is being held without bond. the injured officer remains in critical condition following several surgeries. >> police need your help finding this woman. they tell us she was abducted overnight, forced out of her apartment by a man with a knife. this is a look at the suspect. take a look. police don't have his name but they were able to share this photo with us. they say he got into the home

just after midnight. >> we will take you live outside, perfect day to head down for the cherry blossom festival. they are getting ready for the parade. you can catch the parade along the national mall about an hour from now that lasts until 1:00. derek is out there along the route and we will check in with him for a live report. >> it's 9:00 on the dot. we are looking at a beautiful scene right behind us. that grow of cherry trees. something speck tackulartacular to see in person. >> you can see the cars parked out there. we checked and it was packed. >> it's all right filling up fast. >> come on now, david. you are killing me. what you guys are noticing are

the cherry blossoms. what i saw on that picture that you need to know about, white caps on the potomac. it's a blustery moment. gusting over 30 miles per hour. it will have all the flower petals flying around and wind noise in the microphone. northbound in the bethesda and chevy chase area. there is the view from the county looking back over the bridge. white caps out there and if you are sailing on the open waters of the bay, it will be a great sailing day. a one to two-foot jump and temperatures in the 50s to near 60. a nice rise in temperatures and mid- to upper 60s. we will detail that in the seven-day coming up. >> firefighters pulled the body of a driver killed in a two-car

crash out of the beltway of prince georges county. we have an update just in. this is the loop to westbound 50 is back hope. maryland state police confirmed the driver died. the other performs wereassengers were taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. protest yet at the calvary temple church. they are investigating the church after past members made claims of sexual and physical abuse. they are hosting a huge auto show. that draws a lot of folks. protesters are planning to be out there. >> uniformed division officer arthur baldwin was arrested in d.c. they were accused of kicking down the front door and breaking two windows. he was not there, but did come

back while officers were investigateing investigating. he admitted he did kick the door down. he is facing charges of burglary and destruction of property. >> a student died from bacterial ben in meningitis. the health department said there is no evidence of a meningitis outbreak. they do recommend you get vaccinate and wash your hands frequently. public health officials have closed the food section of target in columbia heights. they found mice droppings and insects insects. they were cited for minor injuries on april 3rd and they went back yesterday to see if the managers addressed the problems and they found the droppings. target can ask for a reinspection. >> a man is facing charges with a plot to plant a bomb on a kansas military base. 28-year-old alexander blair knew about john key booker's mansions

and planned to detonate the bombs outside the post. the materials were nonexplosive and planted by the fbi. he wanted to travel overseas to fight for isis. >> we have a rather disturbing story to share that shows video of a man slapping a child in the face. this is caught on surveillance video. >> we want to warn you that the video you are about to see is disturbing. the nbc station in bakersfield, california has the story. >> it's a video that is gaping national attention, a boy getting hit in the face by an older man and yanked off the floor by his arm. the boy is hysterically crying when a woman walks up and takes the boy outside. >> he is crying. >> perry is the owner of best market in downtown bakersfield captured the incident on camera he said the employee told him to check the footage.

>> i knew it was serious and i ran back there and it's in high definition and i saw it all clearly. i wish i didn't see something like that. >> he said the video made him sick to his stomach and he was shocked it happened in the store. he called the police and filed a report. >> no one should ever see this but this is by far the worst. i understand spanking a child, but hitting them in the face. they are so helpless you know. >> bakersfield police said they tracked him down at the home where he lives with the little boy. he was booked on the charge of child endangerment. he was checked out and determined well enough to remain at the home. he sent the video to his friend who put it on facebook and since then the video has nearly 450,000 views. a customer said he watched the

video and was almost too upset to talk to us. >> i would have done something. they are scared. >> happening today, you can head over to capitol heights for a unity in the community festival. they are both teaming up for the second annual community parade festival. >> details of what's happening in the schools. how they feed the country and deal with disciplining students. >> why a couple was

>> virginia leads the country in school-based arrests. the school for public integrity

said 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 and what is handled by the teachers and principals. >> a family did what people with a missing pet would do. but then they are threatened with a fine. >> he ripped down the flyers he posted about his missing dog, ollie. not because the dog has been found, he is being threatened with a huge fine if he doesn't. roger and his wife recently adopted ollie. he was a rescue dog that had been shot in georgia. >> he was abused by his previous owner and shot with a shotgun. he 23 pellets still in his back. >> they were walking ollie in northwest d.c. on march 30th

when he broke loose. >> the cars backfired and he bolted and got away with the leash. >> he filed a missing dog report and said he was encouraged by police to post flyers. volunteers helped put out thousands of them. then a phone call changed everything. ollie's owners received a surprising phone call said they better rip down the signs or pay a testy y hefty fine. >> they said we made the original flyer and we can get fined up to $750,000. >> we asked about the rules and fines. we were shown these regulations. violations can result in a $300 fine. it's unclear if that's per sign. they said they would like to see the law changed to help people looking for missing pets and loved ones. >> it's a big unknown of what should we do to find our dog?

>> darcy spencer, news 4. >> hillary clinton getting ready to make a big announcement regarding a possible white house run. how things are going to be different this go around from the start. >> strike up the band. they will soon. about an hour away

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trending this morning online. former secretary of state hillary clinton expected to announce she is running for president tomorrow. >> people familiar with the plan said she will roll out the campaign online. >> thank you so much. >> call it clinton 2.0. the former secretary of state is set to announce her second bid for the white house on sunday. 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 small face-to-face events next week and avoid acting like an inevitable nominee. >> humility is the order of the day and start off from the ground up and ask people for their vote. >> clinton upon emphasize the sta types, but she focuses on her personal life. >> a new grandchild. >> sheer writes 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 and i looked over and saw a tear in bill's eye. >> i tell you, hillary clinton is going to join with barack obama and the gun grabbers and come after our guns then what i say is come and take it. >> the greatest challenges may be of her own making. like using a personal e-mail account for personal business as secretary of state. >> some believe the biggest opponent she has is herself. she needs to figure out the sense of ease and show voters she understands their economic problems. >> it's about finishing what she started eight years ago. >> although we were not able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time thanks to you, it has about 18 million crack in it.

>> as her mom prepares to make the moment chelsea clinton gracing th elle magazine that hits newsstands on may 21st. she talks about the gender equality and experience of having a woman president. the cover may be more than just a coincidence. sources say gender equality issues are going to be a key part of hillary clinton's presidential campaign. >> congratulations to william baits from person don high school. he is the principal of the year. >> for 15 year he joined the district in 1999 as a special education teacher. >> that's our rival. >> the cherry blosz oms

necessary are in full bloom. >> just for the parade it steps off in less than an hour from now. derek ward is live in the middle of all the action. you have a dancer behind you. >> the first band behind picks up from washington state. they are honored to take part in the parade and the marching bands are lining up since earlier. we have a look at what they are doing. we have princes and princesses walking around. >> just in full peak today. we have the weekend and good

days until next week. they will be out and people can come on down. we will be relaxing and enjoying them on monday. we have the an costa river vest cal. >> this takes a lot more of the city than just down here. they have the blossoms around the tidal basin. a lot of things to do and the blossoms are going to be around quite a while. the predictions that turn up at 14th and sure enough here they are. we are live downtown. back to you. in the thick of it. this makes them top the give up. >> everybody has the days off. most everybody has the weekend off. get your camera ready to go.

you take them on out there and you waited all year to get them. there is a noticeable breeze. that's the one knock on your saturday. the blossoms are fresh and as a result they will be able to hang on through the breeze today. that's the live picture from the city camera. it doesn't get prettier than that in washington. the chamber of commerce weather. northwest wind averaging 16 miles per hour. it's gusting much higher than that. what to expect plenty of sunshine and noticeable breeze. nearly every flower is coming out of its shell. temperatures in the 60s and 53 now at haegerstown. 55 at winchester and 62 charlottesville. 64 in warrenton. we will stay in the 60s today. i don't think too many neighborhoods will crack 70 but

the real thing you will notice is the wind. winds are gusting between 20 and 30 miles per hour. that's going to be the case for the rest of the day. none the less nothing to worry about. morning, afternoon, or evening. go conditions for everything you want to do. going to kindinner and a movie? it will be a good cool down. temperatures will falloff quickly. the weather down to the south and east. the last of the clouds still more across st. marys county. these are the clouds that will keep a few clouds in the skies. all the rain chances are down to the south and east. that's the way it will stay. dry for today, tomorrow and monday. even the week ahead will be more dry than wet. temperatures above average in the best chance for rain. it will be on tuesday. future weather, sunny and breezy

today. nothing to worry about. until you wake up tomorrow morning, it will be chilly. upper 30s in the suburbs to around 43 downtown and mid 40s along the western shore of the bay. cold but not cold enough for frost or freeze threats. that's a welcome relief. 100% sunshine and nowhere near as much of a breeze. a nicer day tomorrow. we will start out with sunshine and clouds back into the skies monday afternoon. it will be mild and temperatures in the mid 70s on your monday. here's the seven-day forecast. 67 and breezy and 75 with increasing clouds monday afternoon. there is your tuesday rain chance. dry again for wednesday and thursday. another chance of rain late next week. the weekend could not be nicer. >> chuck, thanks. still to come how the smithsonian plans t

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. you heard chuck tell you, it will be a beautiful day. you may be tempted to open up the window and let fresh air in but it could be dangerous for your family. thousands of children fall from windows every year. erica shows us the serious, sometimes deadly accidents can happen suddenly. >> it's here. the sounds sights and smells

of spring. a child's curiosity of the outdoors can be a household danger. >> the third floor ran into the bedroom. i saw he wasn't there. the red part was out. >> she realized her 3-year-old son had fallen out of his bedroom window. >> there is a part of his brain that is dead and unusable. we are very lucky. >> thousands of children fall through screens of open windows every year. 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. these are the sounds that can

save a child's life. >> by adding a window guard -- >> >> there different kinds. this one has a metal frame with netting. >> follow the manufacturer's instructions when installing them. have the right guard for your size windows. >> an emergency release allows you to remove them quickly. they are sold online for about 30 to $80. a less expensive product is window stops. >> what they do is allow the windows not to go up more than four inches. >> the window stops run about 10 to $15. 1 change you can make right now for free is rearrange your furniture. >> make sure you don't have beds or cribs or tables things that children can dlooimclimb to look out the windows.

>> children will go to great lengths for a single peek outside. >> the windows they can open from the top. that is a way to keep your children grounded. we have a lot more on the nbc washington app. >> the smithsonian will launch a new magazine called smithsonian journeys that focuses on travelers highlighting stories on history, food, customs and science. copies will sell for $13.99 each. >> today is byoc at you can bring the cup at 7-11 and they will fill it with a slurpee. you can bring any cup you like as long as it fits in a ten-inch cut out they will have. no matter the size of your container, you will get the slurpee for $1.49.

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