deeply concerned, that's how one senator is describing how he feels about the security breach on the capitol lawn. i'm barbara harris. coming up, the first court appearance for the man responsible. >> i'm adam tess russian president vladimir putin spent hours answering questions, some very serious, but a mom's request for a puppy is among the questions getting the most attention. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, gorgeous spring day under way but clouds are closing back in and rain will be moving in later.

right now on capitol hill a look at the worst government jobs. do you or someone you know have one of these jobs? find out, news 4 midday starts right now. >> i'm molette green at the live desk. new video just in shows us the tough ride on metro's green and yellow lines. metro just tweeted moments ago this message -- no longer single tracking. but passengers there are still caught up in the delays that have lasted throughout the morning. this video we want to show you shows the emergency vehicles in the area. we told you about a track problem at the fort totten station that prompted metro to initially suspend service we're keep an eye on this from the live desk. >> the green belt metro station is back open. a pedestrian bridge collapse shut the station down until 5:45

this morn ging. yesterday a crane hit the bridge causing it to collapse. it came down on the top of the tracks between the green belt and college park stations. mark service was also suspended but has been restored now. crews worked throughout the night to get everything open ahead of schedule. the man who admitted to flying that gyrocopter over the national mall on to the capitol grounds will be in a d.c. courtroom in just a few hours. doug hughes is scheduled to make his appearance at 1:30 this afternoon. he's facing charges for flying into restricted airspace. that's sparking more questions about security in our area. senator ron johnson chairs the homeland security committee. he's issued this statement just a little while ago. he says "i am deeply concerned that someone has the ability to fly for over an hour through the most restricted airspace in our country and land on the lawn of the capitol. i'm investigating this incident and requesting a full accounting by all federal organizations

entrusted with securing the united states with from this and similar events. news 4's derek ward will have much more on hughes and what the secret service may have known at 11:15. a live look at the white house this morning where new security changes could be approved today. the i team's scott macfarlane broke this story on twitter. the security plan calls for steel spikes to be added to the top of the fence outside the white house. the changes are in response to the incident where a man made it over the fence and through the front door before he was stopped. the commission of fine arts has to sign off on the plan today. >> right now a gorgeous blue sky, live view from the team team national harbor camera overlooking the tidal pa comack reflecting the blue sky. there's the wilson bridge. clouds in the distance to our west and north will begin to track right on over us as we get into the afternoon reducing sunshine and capping

temperatures which are right now into the low and mid-60s already from the shenandoah valley to the bay. reagan national is at 65 degrees. it's near 60 shenandoah valley out of the mountains, a few locations are still just in the 50s. new this morning, we were there for the first court appearance for a former fairfax county police information officer who's now the focus of a child porn investigation. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey tweeted about william bud walker's first appearance via closed circuit tv looking very different than he does in this old footage here. julie reports he was quiet, no comment to the judge and dressed in a dark green jail jump suit. now walker will be back in court tomorrow for a bond hearing. his wife was in the courtroom but she didn't make any comment. news 4 told you about this arrest last night on charges of possessing child pornography. police took action after getting a tip from the national center

for missing and exploited children. back to you. thanks molette. the department of homeland security is the worst agency to work for within the federal government according to thousands of you who filled out federal employee view point surveys. a house oversight subcommittee discussed those findings today within dhs, the secret service scored low among places to work. >> i continue to get e-mails from agents who are willing to give their life for the president yet they're afraid to engage with supervisors in terms of making decisions. >> that survey found federal employee morale fell to its lowest point ever. one of the best places to work according to employees is nasa. >> well, you may have the day off today as the district is celebrating emancipation day. today honors the day slavery became illegal in d.c. the parade was set to kick off just a few minutes ago, it may be on its way on 4th street downtown.

festivities will continue with a concert from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at freedom plaza. a fireworks display caps off the events at 8:45 tonight. megan mcgrath will be live at the parade later in this hour. just released, "time's" list of the most influential people. the rapper who topped that list plus reporters even taken by surprise by this morning's pricey commute. and why your income could determine the size of your

. here are the stories you're talking about today. if you're a "time" magazine subscriber subscriber these are the covers you'll see on "time" magazine today. they released their most influential people's list. you can see the one people consider the most influential in the world, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, actor

bradley cooper as you well know jorge ramos here and also the incredible misty copeland who is just stunning and musician kanye west rounding out our list right now. now, if you have a subscription to netflix, you are not alone. apparently the company sent out a letter to investors saying it has 40 million subscriptions in the u.s. in other words, in more than one-third of american household there is's netflix. netflix says it added five million new users this year alone. and this is video you're seeing a lot of shares on facebook right now. you may have seen nba players flop but probably never a referee. you can see this one took a spill, yikes, during the hornets raptors game last night. there it is. and, of course unfortunately, this video is on vine and it plays over and

today virginia marked eight years since the fatal shooting of virginia tech. the events will include a 3.2 mile run to honor each life lost. 32 people died in thes. it turns out traffic doesn't just cost you time and frustration. if you want to avoid it sometimes it costs you cash as well. julie carey told me about this situation in the first four traffic center this morning via twitter and then an e-mail. look at the toll on the beltway express lanes. julie tweeted she paid $13.40. we kept an eye on the toll after, that it went up past $14 to get from the springfield interchange to maryland during rush hour. the express lane tolls rise as volume increases to keep the lanes as traffic free as possible. you can always tweet me at first 4 traffic to let your friends and neighbors know about any issues as long as you do it

safely. gorgeous day under way, your weather headlines for this thursday april 16 mild afternoon on the way and a few showers likely moving in. now it's not going to be until late tonight and then we're setting the stage for a summer-like saturday coming up. i just took this photo about an hour ago in northwest washington, magnolias full bloom under a blue sky. certainly looking and feeling like spring around much of the region. and if you suffer from allergies as well i took this picture of a tree nearby there where it's all budding out producing pollen. pollen count last 24 hours is moderate and may jump into the high range by later this afternoon with this dry air around. grass and weed is low for pollen but it will climb later today. barbara? >> thank you, tom. meanwhile, reagan national looking for a solution after the backlash over a so-called nursing lounge. local parenting blogger and wtop commentator leslie morgan

steiner shows a disabled restroom stall converted into a designated space for nursing mothers. she called it appalling and says mothers should be able to nurse anywhere in the airport the sign has been removed an an airport spokesman says they are looking for a better option. in news for your health, a new study suggests poor kids have smaller brains. you may have noticed the article in the "washington post." scientists at columbia university discovered the surface area of the cerebral cortex located in the front part of your brain is lunged edlinked to family income. children and families earning less than $25,000 has surface areas 6% smaller than those in kids from families who earned significantly more. that area of the brain handles language memory and reasoning skills and while researchers don't have a reason for the disparity yet, they suggest two possibilities, someone that poor families lack access to good nutrition and adequate health care the other is that the stress poor families experience

may inhibit optimal brain development in their children. pretty interesting story. >> a very interesting study. >> i hope they will find an answer and do something about. >> it make everybody equal if they can. thank you, barbara. we have more ahead including the fight over airline safety. are seats too closely packed in to get out safely in case of an emergency?

in less than two hours, the man who breached capitol security with a small aircraft will appear in court for the first time. this as a powerful senator is calling on security agencies to explain to congress how he got there. derek ward is live at the capitol with the breach and the fallout. good morning, derek. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. the pilot is being charged under title 49 of the u.s. code that deals with transportation issues on the ground and space and it's about him flying all the way here literally under the radar through the most secure airspace in the country just to make a point. his landing on the west lawn of the capitol landed him in jail 61-year-old postal worker doug hughes had a message for congress essentially calling out corruption and calling if what he termed a voters' rebellion. it was contained in a letter for each member via airmail brought

in via a route that he knew would get him into trouble. >> i'm going to violate the no-fly zone non-violently and for nobody to get hurt. >> reporter: sound and images from online posting hughes made before launching what was apparently no secret. his talk of the plan over the past couple years earned him two visits from the secret service. hughes says he didn't want to hurt anyone and he didn't believe he would be hurt despite the security breach of local restricted airspace. >> i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old mailman in a flying bike. >> he apparently chose the gyrocopter over a fixed wing ultra light because he thought it would seem like less of a threat. still, questions remain how any aircraft was able to fly from gettysburg pennsylvania to the heart of federal washington and not be confronted. until it was on the ground. he said that if we end up paying more attention to him than his message than we are missing the point and yes we have talked about campaign reform a little

more than usual without there being any movement up here on the hill but whether that talk can survive the din of concern over the security breach remains to be seen. derrick ward news 4. >> thanks derrick. always activity on capitol hill. if you're tired of how cramped seating is on airplanes, some groups are saying it could impact your family's safety in an emergency. flight attendants are saying space could violate federal rules. nbc's richard jordon breaks down the concerns. >> reporter: adam we've all been there in those tight airplane seats and the leg room is what's causing controversy now for security reasons. back in 1967 the faa required that airplane manufacturers prove that all the passengers on board a plane could safely evacuate in case of an emergency in just 90 seconds with half of the exits blocked. now the night attendants' association suspect sure that's possible anymore, partly because of legplanes. it used to be about 31 inches now on some planes it's down to

28 inches and that extra space is being used to add more seats for more paz rssengers. so the flight attendants' association says there are more people on the planes many of them are larger old, and carrying larger carry-on luggage with them making it difficult to evacuate a plane in case of an emergency. airlines say they don't want the government to get involved they believe that the airlines should do what is best for passengers but this is annish shoo that is getting some attention here on the hill not only because of the comfort issue but more importantly the safety issue. melissa? >> thanks richard. russian president vladimir putin addressed a number of serious issues in a nationally televised call in. however a lighter moment has the internet talking this morning. after questions about iran ukraine and the economy one woman called in with a question about a puppy. the woman wanted but tin to convince her husband to buy a puppy. putin said he couldn't order anything and the woman put him

in a tight spot. the russian president eventually warmed up to the idea and said to the husband "boris let your wife have a dog." >> >>. this morning if you're walking the dog beautiful weather for that. the trees are greening up quickly. a lot of blossoms came down from the rain on tuesday and mostly sunny for the rest of the afternoon by 1:00 p.m. upper 60s, then hovering near 70 between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. a gorgeous day. just some clouds on the increase as we get into the latter part of the afternoon. the nationals play the phillies. doug firster for the nationals. cole hamills for the fillies. it will be cooler so wear a jacket as you're getting there and we'll be in the mid-60s 7:05. thanks tom. we can tell you when you'll be able to watch the wizard's playoff run this year. the team released its first round schedule against the

toronto rap torz thistorsraptors. the first game is in toronto. game three, the first game in washington is a week from tomorrow april 24. you can still by tickets from the wizards for as little as 55 bucks. meanwhile, the caps will try to dig themselves out of an early playoff hole. they faced the islanders in game two tomorrow. last night's game one loss means the caps lose home ice advantage for the rest of the subpoena. we've been keeping an eye on ticket prices here. you can still get a seat for under a hundred bucks if you want to support the team rock the red. tomorrow night's game is at 7:00 p.m. at verizon center. a name famous for ice cream now making another type of treat. this one

did you know you can handwrite your e-mail or text messages thanks to a new app. it's called google handwriting input. take a look. you can write your name and the app will tape it in words. you can input both words and joemys by hand drawing the

words or shapes. it works with printed and cursive. you can start downloading the app from google play. sorry, apple users, this is only available to android smart phones and tablets. i was going to try to download that right away. >> try and check it out. you may soon be able to grab a beer when you those ben & jerry's and not just any kind of beer. the ice cream giant is teaming with new belgium brewing to create salty caramel browny brown ale. now i'm hungry and thirsty. >> i'm in. >> it contains more than 6% alcohol, even more reason for adam to enjoy this. sounds say thety. >> you want your beer to taste like a brownie? >> i don't know. why not just combine all the things you love put it together, knock it out in one shot. why not? >> i wouldn't mind chasing the brownie with a beer. >> all of this is a great idea. after the break, an update

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just into the live desk a lady ant bell lum tour bus caught fire on a texas highway this morning and singer hillary scott posted this picture and a message on instagram about what she calls her crazy morning saying everyone on board is safe including her husband, tour manager, and the bus driver. a tire blew and then the bus caught fire. this happened on i-30 in the dallas area. they were on their way to the country music awards in nashville. that's the latest. back to you, barbara. all right, molette. the movement "women on 20s" has made its way to the senate. it's a grass-roots effort to put a woman on the $20 bill. a bill requires them to put a panel to discuss this idea. organizers asked who they would like to see to replace andrew

jackson. the field has narrowed to eleanor roosevelt, rosa parks, wilma mankiller the first female chief of the cherokee nation. who do you think it should be? take our poll on the nbc washington app or on our facebook page. >> right now, a showdown over separation of church and state is brewing in tennessee. today, the state senate looks at a bill that makes the andrew jackson bible the official state book. the house passed the measure yesterday, but the state's attorney general says it violates both the state and the federal constitution. proponents say the bill reflects the bible's impact on tennessee. republican governor bill haslem opposes the idea. he says it's disrespectful and belittles the bible. no word on whether he'll sign the bill if it does pass. less than an hour from now the national park service will be unveiling a new tool for you to brag about your favorite park. the park service is installing an interactive kiosk at the jefferson memorial. it's part of a new find your park campaign to encourage

people to connect with the more than 400 national parks across the country. park service hopes the campaign encourages public support for those parks and raises funds for maintenance

the tulsa, oklahoma county sheriff's department tells nbc news that they do not respond to rumors. this after questions about a report in the tulsa "world" that

quote sources that say training records for falsified for a reserve deputy who shot and killed a suspect. >> on your stomach, now. >> reporter: this incident was captured on camera. according to the tulsa county sheriff's office, a reserve deputy robert bates, shot and killed eric harris when he grabbed his gun instead of his taser by mistake. today's report in the "tulsa world" says supervisors at the sheriff's office were actually ordered to falsify bates' training records giving him credit for field training that he never actually had with firearms certifications as well. bait is charged with manslaughter. fairfax county police's former public information made his first court appearance today on charges that he collected child pornography. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was tweeting from inside the courtroom during his appearance. pfc william "bud" walker is charged with possessing and the intent to distribute child pornography. investigators were led to walker by a tip from an online blog.

according to police they traced uploads on the web site to walker's home in fairfax county. his bond hearing will be tomorrow. today members of congress and holocaust survivors are meeting in the u.s. capitol building to rep the holocaust. it's holocaust remembrance day today. six million jews were killed by the nazi. the memorial observed on a slightly different day each year that corresponds to the warsaw ghetto uprising on the hebrew calendar. we're learning the measles outbreak in california is almost over. health officials say the outbreak which started at disneyland will be considered over if no cases pop up in the next day. the outbreak started in december and spread to several other states. 131 people were infected in california alone. quintuplets born to a texas family will stay in the intensive care unit for several more weeks. the girled named olivia ava, hazel, parker and riley were born at 28 weeks. their mother says they are all doing well. she finally got to hold two of

her daughters on tuesday night and told the "today" show it was a great feeling. >> oh man, it was an emotional downpour. i did, i got to hold her two days ago and i got to hold ava last night. so it's been hard to see your baby in the eist lets but there's no better feeling than for sure. >> they are beautiful. the girls need to gain a little weight before they leave the nicu. they're officially the nation's first set of all female quintuplets. right now we've got bright sunshine temperatures in the mid-60s. later today low 70s in the metro area. just increasing clouds later today then it should be good weather for tonight's nationals/fillnationals/ nationals/phillies game. a few sprinkles maybe after midnight and light showers mid-morning to late morning on friday. a little sun back friday

afternoon and mild up into the mid-70s. almost summer like on saturday with sunshine temperatures up around 80 degrees on saturday afternoon. as we get into sunday increasing clouds cooler temperatures in the 60s and showers moving in looks like sunday evening so the daylight hours of the weekend looking great, then a rainy monday with temperatures 60s to near 70. drying out on tuesday and wednesday, barbara. >> thank you, tom. nice day for a celebration. right now there is a celebration happening in the district. it's emancipation day. on this day 153 years ago, over 3,000 slaves were freed in d.c. there are a handful of events marking this day today and news 4's megan mcgrath is at one of them at the parade on pennsylvania avenue right now and can tell us lots of folks throughout? looks like there are behind you. >> we've got people turning out. the parade itself got off to a bit of a late start the first units are just starting to arrive at freedom plaza. we have officers on horse back

here you can see the crowd gathered. we have the bleachers set up on freedom plaza. there will be marching bands, military units as well as neighborhood groups participating in the parade. it was on this day back in 1862 that slavery was ended in the district. that was eight months before the emancipation proclamation freed slaves in the south. a little while ago i spoke to a woman who came out to the parade and she says it's important for people to remember that there was a time when not everyone was free. >> the freeing of the slaves and i guess that was really important so you had the freedom to do what you want say what you want and the education that we were denied of and so many things that we can enjoy. >> reporter: and as you can see, the unit's just now starting to reach the wilson building here down on freedom plaza and in terms of the schedule of events

they say it's going to last until about 1:00 or so so keep in mind if new the area of freedom plaza we do have road closures. pennsylvania avenue is closed from 4th street to freedom plaza as well as the streets that cut through. that will be the case until probably a little bit after 1 o'clock. back to you in the studio. >> all right, megan, nice that you've got such great weather out there right now. nbcwashington.com has more about our web site. check it out and we're back in one minute w

it's a big day today if you're a "star wars" fan. oh i love that music, it gives me chills. we haven't seen any new footage yet, but we're expecting to see it at the "star wars" celebration in anaheim today. it's now under way. it started at 11:00. the event features a lot of

people involved with the movie. they're also supposed to unveil a new "star wars" game there today. episode vii, the force awakens, is due out later this year. cannot wait. it's a big day if you're a movie fan. zach snyder who's directing the batman versus superman movie directed they'll be tweet eded a tweet that said there will be some trailers today. i tweeted the link you can go to to reserve tickets for that

just into the live desk wounded warriors cycled their way on to the white house grounds. >> get set -- [ horn blows ]

>> and there they go. this stop is part of their five-day event to raise awareness about the benefits of cycling for disabled veterans. their bikes have adaptive gear to accommodate their specific needs. among the soldier riders there, service members who did combat in iraq and afghanistan. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. >> thank you, molette. well today virginia observed a moment of silence to mark eight years since the fatal shootings at virginia tech. remembrance events are happening throughout the day on campus including tributes and exhibits. the events will include 3.2 mile run to honor each life lost. 32 people died in the shootings. you may soon be able to buy a beer at the university of maryland sporting events. the university is considering allowing alcohol starting this fall during football season. the idea stemmed from a student proposal. under the plan only a certain number of drunks could be purchased at a time and sales would stop before the end of a football or basketball game. the university president has the

final say on whether or not to allow the plan. tom? it's a dreamy spring day. temperatures into the mid-60s in the metro area. just near 60 by a the bay, any breeze off the chilly waters of the bay keeping it cooler there. inland away from the waters beautiful in the shenandoah valley clouds closing in there around the skyline drive and into the mountains. upper 50s to near 60 degrees. we'll stay here in the next couple of hours hovering in the mid-60s and briefly later today we'll climb to near 70. pollen count up. new pollen count just in. back into the high range for trees, grass and weeds are generally low. big game tonight. the nationals return to town after a road trip. big win yesterday up in boston. tonight first pitch is at 7:05. wear a jacket it will be in the mid-70s by then. cloudy through the game. it should stay dry, back to near 60 by the last out. bash rar? >> i'll take it tom. the fda cracking down as

popular snack bars marketed as being healthy. that may not be the case. we have what the debate is about and the word "healthy." >> reporter: it's an immensely popular energy bar called "kind" and the snacks are described as healthy and tasty. but the fda says a few kinds of kind bars are not healthy enough. in a warning letter to the company, the fda writes that these bars must have one gram or less of saturated fat in order to even put the word "healthy" on the label. the fda says four flavors of kind bars have levels that are too high between 2.5 and five grams of saturated fat. >> it's kind of shocking to me that it has so much saturated fat. >> reporter: what else has around three grams of saturated fat? one fast food hamburger, or a 'twixt bar, two eggs. but kind says its bars are different because nuts are causing the higher fat levels adding "there is an overwhelming body of scientific evidence

supporting that nuts are wholesome and nutritious." dr. david katz has collaborated with kind on the effort and feels that kind bars are healthy. >> if they can't be healthy because of their fat content it immys almonds can't be healthy because of their fat content. those are the sources of the fat in the kind bars causing this controversy controversy. >> reporter: with so many emergency bar choices, this nutritionist says consumers need to look back past the marketing. >> we're educating people on what to look for. >> reporter: look for balance. . 1.5 grams of saturated fat. it's low. three grams of fiber, nine grams of sugar, six grams of protein. overall a good choice. >> reporter: she prefers bars with no more than 14 grams of sugar. some popular brands have 24 grams, the same amount you'd find in a hershey bar. justice even makes her own snacks with berries, seeds, dark

chocolate and, yes, nuts. no fancy packaging. >> but really healthy. >> my problem is i can't eat just one of those bars. >> i think the thing to do now is have a piece of pizza instead. >> why not? >> it might be the same thing. who knows? >> i agree. after the break, a look at what's being called the most dangerous movie ever made.

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today russian president vladimir putin defended his decision to approve the delivery of long-range defense missiles to iran. putin spoke about the delivery during a nationally televised call in show. earlier this month, putin lifted the 2010 sanction that banned the delivery of s-300 air missiles to iran. the ban was lifted after a nuclear deal was reached with secretary of state john kerry's help. putin said iran should be rewarded for showing a great degree of flexibility and the missiles shouldn't pose he says any threat to israel. new this morning malszaysia's goth is planning to expand the search area to find missing plane mh-370. the search team will be doubled if they can't find the plane by the end of may.

malaysia china and australia says they are committed to find the plane. a federal judge ruled gm is shielded from hundreds of claims from crashes before it exited bankruptcy in 2009. that allows gm to block potentially billions of dollars in damages being sought by customers over defective ignition switches. the switches are blamed for more than 200 deaths and serious injuries. that's your cnbc morning business report. take a look at the scene outside the new york stock exchange this morning. it's the atmosphere for, what else party city st. store made its stock market debut today. the initial public offering could value the company at nearly $2 billion. it's been called the most dangerous movie ever made and it's about to be rey released in theaters after more than 30 years. some of these images are frightening. take a look. >> the cats go t a little excited, that's all. >> i mean these are clips of the original trailer for "roar"

a 1981 adventure film that hits theaters tomorrow night. it stars tippi head written and melanie griffith alongside tigers jaguars and elephants. 70 members of the cast and crew were injured. no surprise it's the story of a wildlife preservationist and his family fighting off attacks from the animals. if you want something to do with your family tonight, tickets are still available for black heritage day at nationals park. the nats will donate some of those proceeds from the tickets to the greater washington urban league. the team will also honor the jackie robinson foundation before tonight's game. at the game in boston yesterday the nats and red sox wore the number 42 to honor jackie robinson. he was the first black player in the major leagues. tom? they return tonight playing the philly. it should be good weather for just clouds coming in. live view from the storm team 4 national harbor camera in prince george's county overlooking the potomac river.

we're seeing the clouds move from the west. they'll ahead of rain moving in late tonight. temperatures between now and then up around 70 degrees by 4:00 5:00 then down into the 60s. during the game it will drop down into the low 60s and a cloudy sky. then those sprinkles will show up here by around dawn tomorrow maybe a passing shower during the day on friday. then a little drying out friday afternoon, warmer weather on the way for the weekend. we'll look at that in just a few minutes. barbara. >> sounds good. thank you, tom. this week's "wednesday's child" has had a disappointing start to his life. he was adopted as a toddler but the adoptive mother passed away a few years ago and he sadly ended up in the foster care system again. he celebrated his 12th birthday rely so we went to chow down on his favorite food giant burritos. meet hunter. >> wow, this looks like your kind of place. i hear you like giant burritos is that right? >> my favorite. >> detective taco shall we try it snout. >> sure. >> hi dan.

i want you to meet hunter. 12-year-old hunter says burritos is his favorite meal and dan of district taco says here he can make one as big as he likes. >> hunter, you can grab anything you want from the kitchen. jesse will be helping us out. >> hunter knew what he wanted. some rice some chicken, some shrimp. >> lettuce, too, please. >> all right. >> hunter's a very polite young man. he always says please and thank you. he's in middle school and not sure yet what he wants to be when he grows up. if you had to pick one favorite subject, though what would you like? >> it would be math. >> are you doing well in math? >> yeah. >> what kind of grades are you getting? >> i have an a+right now. >> a+? that's fantastic. >> he's very smart, he's an honor roll student in the sixth grade. >> after washing hands, donning gloves and aprons we were ready to see how it's done. and with our hot tortillas in hand we begin building our

burritos. hunter knew what he wanted on his. >> rice meat cheese lettuce. >> reporter: hunter also knows what he wants in an adoptive family. >> hunter has said that he would be happy with both a mom and a dad and he's fine being the only child. he's also fine with siblings. we want a family who will commit to being his family forever and who is patient and loving and nurturing and kind. >> there were gifts for hunter to take home. but the best part of the day was thinking about diving into that great big burrito. we had a good time. if you have room in your home and your heart for hunter or another child waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me or search wednesday's child on nbcwashington.com and see that story about hunter again. a surprise actress reese

diamonds are a girl's best friend and with that in mind reese witherspoon is recreating one of the most memorable movie proposals. witherspoon tweeted this picture of her inside the tiffany store in new york city. the tweet reads "tiffany and company just surprised me with a sweet home alabama moment." 12 years ago witherspoon played melanie carmichael in the movie "sweet home alabama." her boyfriend proposed inside the store. after he popped the question he famously told her "pick one." meaning pick any ring inside the display cases. talk about a memorable moment. how school that? these 100 influential people became even more influential. who made the "time" magazine out with the 100 most influential people list? well hillary clinton for one and from the republican party senator bob corker is there. actor bradley cooper made it as

did comedian john oliver director lee daniels is also on the list and you could have guessed this yes, taylor swift, she's wherever and in the mix now. get ready for a little bit of side eye here. both kanye west and kim kardashian are on the list. we don't know why. we'll let you be the judge in how influential you think they are. well we're getting close to the weekend. tom is coming back after

thould there be a woman on the $20 bill? some lawmakers in the u.s. senate say it's time and they've introduced a bill adding steam to the women on 20s movement, the campaign aimed at getting a woman to replace andrew jackson on the $20 bill. legislation requires the treasury to organize a panel to discuss this idea. president obama has been resentive to the idea. he asked -- we asked you earl kwlaer woman you'd like to see what woman you'd like to see

wean el noor roosevelt, harriet tub man, rosa parks and wilma mankiller. the majority say they want to see eleanor roosevelt. harriet tubman came in second -- >> no harriet tubman was first 3rk9s%. >> you're right, harriet tubman then eleanor roosevelt. i was fooled by the order they were put in. >> that's what it is. right now as we approach the noon hour temperatures are in the mid and upper 60s. we ought to hit the low 70s. gorgeous day with increasing clouds. light rain off-and-on light showers, a 30% chance, a small chance after midnight tonight through midday friday. mid-70s on friday. beautiful day saturday near 08 and sunshine could get showers late sunday into monday. back to you. >> thanks tom, that's news 4 midday. we have news at 4:00 5:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. >> i'll be on the first 4 traffic office for you starting at 4:26 for news 4 today. >> and join us tomorrow for news

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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.

paige, i love you. but i just really think that you need to know this. and i don't know how else to do it but to just-- than to just tell you flat out. but your mother's lying to you. and so am i. i don't understand. lying to me about what? jj, tell me. what have you and my mom been lying to me about? (eve) it is--it's really you. oh, my--hey. hey, yourself. gosh, you know i'm surprised it took this long for us to actual