sun, heat and even humidity means a greater likelihood for severe storms later today. i'll have the latest impacts and timing in my updated forecast. i'm molette green at the live desk. a news conference just wrapping up in minnesota about the arrests of as many as six men accused of supporting isis. and i'm barbara harris. we have new information on the latest security breach at the white house. what we know about the person who scaled and cleared the fence late last night. news 4 midday begins right now. >> i'm aaron gilchrist starting us out in the storm center with amelia siegel. what a difference a couple of hours can make. it's beautiful outside.

>> gorgeous but there's a greater likelihood we're dealing with strong to severe storms later today. so you're looking at severe weather as we those this orange. there's a greater likelihood those areas are indealing with severe weather. that includes just about everybody. potential for strong winds that could lead to isolated wind damage and hail. the threat in the d.c. metro area starts around 5:00. it starts at 4:00 for areas to the west. keeping the close eye for the potential of strong winds that could lead to damage across the area. heavy rain and small hail. the time period will be this afternoon and evening. there are flood warnings in effect for some rivers. to find out thaw head to my facebook and twitter pages. barbara? >> amelia thank you. it's happened again. another person has hopped a white house fence and is in custody. let's get to news 4's megan mcgrath with details about who this person is.

megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, with barbara, we just got new information in the last couple of minutes about the person who jumped the white house fence. he is from hayward, california he's been identified as 54-year-old jerome hunt. the latest breach happened on the south side of the white house right around 10:30 sunday night. the jumper scaled the fence but was immediately arrested. it's the latest in a string of such incidents. tourists say it's a shame. they would hate to see increased security get in the way of seeing the white house. >> i feel like the accessibility is going to continue to get worse and worse and people will have less and less access to see this beautiful area. >> i think it would be sad if we had to put a big border so the public couldn't see the white house anymore. it's a balance between safety and access to the public to be able to see what belongs to all of us. >> reporter: the white house fence has been under scrutiny following several breaches including this one caught on a cell phone camera last october.

the jumper punched secret service dogs before being taken down. ful and last september a man scaled the fence and got all the way inside the white house before he was stopped. security upgrades are in the works. steel spikes will soon be bolted to the top of the existing fence, making it more difficult to climb. and things are back to normal here at the white house. people are going up to the fence and taking pictures. now, jerome hunt is in custody. he's facing charges of unlawful entry. le from the white house, megan me grath mcgrath, news 4. >> reporter: derrick ward is headed to the navy yard. what will be happening there today? >> it's a homecoming for the naval sea systems command. remember in 2013 a gunman went through there. 13 people including the gunman were killed. another eight were injured. and they've been housed at the buzzard's point facility since then. they've been in the building for

a while but today they're saying this is a homecoming. the building has been repaired but reoriented as well to relieve the psychological pain people had to go through, they were sheltering in place and they heard the shooting going on. so they're making a ceremony out of the homecoming. there will be a barbecue. officials ceremonies and just a way to put this behind them not forget but move on beyond it. >> it will be nice to see out there. derrick ward, thank you. >> thank you. new details just in to the live desk about the six men arrested in a nationwider the roar probe. at a news conference in minnesota just held the u.s. attorney and the fbi briefed reporters on their ten month long investigation into recruiting for isis here in the u.s. let's listen. >> our offices have dedicated enormous resources during the past year to investigating a large groupover friends and relatives who have been meeting with one simple goal in mind.

as the complaint makes clear, this group is committed to joining isil by any means possible. >> two of the suspects arrested in san diego, the other four in minneapolis. the u.s. attorney in minnesota insisting that there is no threat to the public. the feds have been watching this for ten months now. that's the latest from the live desk i'm molette green. back to you. >> molette, thanks. the family of a baltimore man who died after being hurt while in police custody wants some answers this morning. this is cell phone video of freddie gray's arrest last week. police say he tried to run from officer. some time during his trip to the police station, though his spine became partially severed at his neck. the attorney for the family says there is a 30-minute gap in the arrest record. police say gray was talking and you have moving when he was loaded on to the police van. >> i can say with certainty that we have no physical video, or any other evidence of an altercation that would have

resulted this. >> let us see what happened. i think everybody in this room wants to know, the public wants to know. >> this weekend, protesters demonstrated outside the police station in west baltimore. police did not say what crime gray committed that led to his arrest. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says she will ensure the city holds the right people accountable in gray's death. this just in to the live desk. a shooting behind the d.c. convention center. all of this going on in the 1300 block of eighth street and northwest. we have learned that a man found shot is on his way to the hospital. this happened a half hour ago. we understand that he was conscious and breathing at the time and the suspect or suspects were able to get away in a four door gray sedan. we'll keep you posted on this developing story on air and in our nbc washington app. back to you now. >> molette, thank you. the 119th boston marathon is

going on right now. three quarters of the runners have crossed the starting line and the start of the final wave is minutes away. it's been two years since the bombing that killed three people and hurt more than 250 others near the finish line. tomorrow prosecutors will start to argue for the death penalty for dzhokhar tsarnaev, the man responsible for that attack. and today tim tebow expected to become the newest member of the philadelphia eagles. of course this is sparking a whole lot of debate across social media right now. here's the headline on philly.com. can tebow help the eagles? probably not. despite people slamming the move on twitter, philly seems to be split on this. if you look at the poll results on philly.com more people giving him a thumbs up than a thumbs down. the eagles will have three former first round quarter back draft picks on their roster. we're just getting started on news 4 midday. we'll look at the most livable neighborhoods across the country. plus how did they perform? republican presidential hopefuls work to be noticed in the

important state of new hampshire. and taylor swift's emotional moment at the academy of country music

tens of thousands of people are running the boston marathon right now. as many as 100,000 people are cheering them on and you can too. the marathon began at 8:50 this morning and there is a live feed that you can watch online. we've pulled it up here for you. this is through the marathon's web site baa.org. you can see here lots of folks sort of grouped together here maybe some of the front-runners running at this point. the last wave is taking off just a few minutes from now. we know about at least one person from our area who is also going to be a part of the race, in the race right. now prince george's county executive rashaan baker tweeted

out this picture. he said you can follow him by texting his race number to 234567. the marathon is always run on patriots' day in the boston area, it a test holiday that remembers the battles of lexington and concord in the revolutionary war. another tradition always happening on this particular holiday? the red sox play a game before lunch. their matchup with the orioles is happening right now.

right now at the live desk several frantic rescue operations going on while europe gets new pressure to do more to save lives. just got word amnesty international is demanding an immediate search-and-rescue plan be put in place. we've been following two new

sinking boat disasters just this morning involving hundreds of migrants and refugees. the crisis reached new heights over the weekend when a boat packed with 700 capsized in the mediterranean. hundreds are feared drowned. 1600 believed drown this year alone. now, we have just learned that e.u. leaders will have an emergency meeting. that is set for thursday. i'm molette green at the live desk. barbara? >> thanks molette. police in georgia arrested a u.s. veteran after she took an american flag away from a group using in the a protest. a group of students at valdosta were stepping on that flag as part of a demonstration. michelle manhart took the flag from the group. she made part of the police confrontation her profile picture. manhart left the military after posing for playboy while in uniform. in the latest incident she was detained for resisting arrest but wasn't charged for taking the flag. the situation has created controversy, though especially

among conservatives who say manhart shouldn't have been detained at all. amelia? temperatures are in the '60s and '70s, washington at 72. and the heat and sunshine have help to fuel storms later today. here's the timing. by noon mostly sun nip skies across the area. as we get into the 2:00 hour, a mix of clouds and sun. a line of storms start to develop around the i-81 corridor. those advance to loudon county. 4:00 already inside of the beltway. storms are most likely inside the d.c. metro area between about 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. containing potentially heavy rain strang damaging winds and maybe even small hail. cooler temperatures in the forecast for tomorrow aaron. >> amelia, thank you. how livable is your neighborhood? well there's a new tool to help you compare it to other parts of the country. aarp launched that tool today. it lets you put in any zip code and spits out a livability score

based on a couple of different factors that include housing affordability and access neighborhood quality, transportation options, the quality of the environment, and access to health care as well as social engagement opportunities. now, d.c. ranked ninth on the list of most livable cities. the upper west side of manhattan was ranked as one of the top ten moist livable neighborhoods. so during the break, maybe you want to plug in your zip code using the nbc washington app. we put this up to figure out where you fit on the list. other top cities madison, wisconsin, and downcross in boston. >> i'm glad to see d.c. made it because i like living here. >> interesting, aaron. after the break, what you can expect if you're planning to fly on your vacation. you just came back from vacation. you're not thinking about another one are you? >> of course not. >> we'll be right back.

hillary clinton is heading to new hampshire to try to recapture the magic of her big win there in 2008. clinton's victory was crucial there because then senator barack obama has just snapped up a win in iowa. clinton's trip comes as republican candidates wrapped up a huge weekend there. pundits loved it. bloomberg politics is out with rankings for each contender one by one. they gave marco rubio top marks for the republicans there. we're joined by nbc news

political editor mark murray. good to see you. talk with us about why this state means a lot to the clintons. >> new hampshire has been the comeback state for both bill and hillary clinton. bill clinton earned the moniker the comeback kid after he finished second in the new hampshire primary in 19292. if he hadn't finished there, he wouldn't have b president. barack obama won iowa everyone thought he would win new hampshire, the polls all showed it and hillary clinton in a very big surprise ended up winning new hampshire which then pushed that democratic nomination contest into overtime on the way through june. obama barely won but hillary clinton a big important state for her. >> talk about the republicans who were in that state this weekend and marco rubio being the one that came out on top? >> well all these republicans were there. all of them had a lot of red meat a lot pointed at hillary clinton, president barack obama, but this is one of the many

many cattle calls we're seeing. these republicans will meet with voters test out messages and one of the messages that always delivered is attacking the opposition party. >> could that backfire on them? some of this seems a bit on the nasty side. that's all we're hearing from republicans right now. nothing about who they are but how much they hate hillary. >> barbara, in the long run it probably does. people want to here messages about the future not necessarily barbed attacks you would hear on the cable channels. in the short term it pays dividend. the people these republicans are speaking to are your die-hard conservative republican voters. they want to hear the tough talk against president obama and hillary clinton. that's the way you get their support, then you make your which i can message. >> always a part of politics. great to see you. aaron? you can expect a little relief when you buy plane ticket this is summer. the average round trip domestic ticket now stands at $455.

that's down a whopping $2 from last summer. if you're flying the europe a better deal. it will cost you about 1600 to fly across the atlantic, that's about $50 less than this time last year. airlines say lower fuel prices and adding more seats are helping bring down ticket costs. customer satisfaction is on the rise. that's according to new numbers from the coop consumer satisfaction index. jetblue scoring 81 out of 100, southwest took the second score with 78 alaska airlines came in third with 75. spirit airlines came in last place, earning 54 points. let's head back to amelia talking about heat this afternoon and some storms possibly too? amelia, what do you say? >> i say, aaron, it's going to be hot and almost humid today. a high of 80 degrees. the warmest day so far this year was saturday when we hit 84.

we'll have partly to mostly cloudy skies -- excuse me sunny skies for the afternoon hours and with that that will increase our threat of severe weather. the main concern is high winds and any storms later today that could produce wind damage. can't rule out some hail and, of course, and hefavy rain as well. tomorrow cooler high of 69 breezy throughout the day starting off in the mid-50s. tomorrow evening looking cool but nice with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. barbara, i'm going to have your hour-by-hour forecast letting you know when we'll hit the high temperature of 80 degrees. >> and that rain too. amelia thank you. if you think you spend more time in the car than the average driver you're probably right. look at these numbers from aaa. the average driver spends 46 minutes the car everyday trying to travel 29 miles. that average driver probably isn't driving on our roads, though. those of you driving to and from work everyday in our area drive on average 13,000 miles a year.

women take more trips but men are behind the wheel more often and drive further we understand. we want to know how much you drive. more unanimous 13,000 miles a year or less than 13,000 miles a year? you can weigh in on twitter or facebook or text or call us. here's the numb berm: 202-601-3444. we want to hear from you on this. meanwhile, the fashion frenzy that took down

taylor swift may have left country music for pop music but shi had a pretty memorable moment at the academy of country music awards. swift's mother gave an emotional introduction before the singer accepted her milestone award. e is calling it the best moment of the entire show. in front of a cheering audience andrea swift spoke proudly of her daughter saying she remembers her as a tangled hair little girl. the speech brought tears to her eyes. taylor and everybody else in the

room too. two weeks ago, taylor swift revealed her mother has been diagnosed with cancer. >> if you're one of the shoppers able to buy the limited edition lilly pulitzer items from target on sunday you probably know how lucky you are to have gotten something. a frenzy erupted as demand from shoppers who got up at 3:00 a.m. our time overwhelmed target's web site. pretty soon target was tweeting acknowledging its frustrated customers. later in the day lilly pulitzer tweeted encouragement saying there were still items on actual store shelves. but that was a tough sell for folks who'd lined up early outside stores only to watch them empty quickly. there are already some items for sale on ebay but they are marked up by hundreds of dollars in some cases. using your pet as your photographer even for the biggest moments of your life?

investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire that trapped two children in a

home in prince george's county. we're hearing a 13-year-old boy's call for help now. >> that fire broke out yesterday morning in the basement of the home you see here on small drive in clinton. firefighters were able to rescue the two children trapped on the second floor in the back of the house. >> as they were breaking the window out and we were moving the victim out, the other -- the nine-year-old, the nine-year-old grabbed on to my pants leg and started tugging at my pants as i was removing the 13-year-old. >> the children's mother stepfather and older brother were able to make it out on their own. everybody is expected to be okay here. investigators say there were no working smoke detectors in that home. >> before this morning's storm brought us that rain, the first lady enjoyed a hike in virginia. the first family, the whole family went. the obamas went to great falls

park in mcclain. the president even stopped to take a selfie with some visitors there. amelia, are we going to have weather we can get out there today? >> it's looking beautiful right now so from now until the mid-afternoon hours spectacular weather feeling more like early june rather than april. on team team 4 radar, though i'm keeping an eye on this showery activity in parts of kentucky and ohio. looking meager right now but with our lack of cloud cover, increased humidity and warm temperatures, that will help thunderstorms to develop later today and they could become strong to severe. not a definite. from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. we'll hover around our high of 80 degrees so walking the dog going go to the early afternoon hours or wait until after 9:00 p.m. exercising know you'll be dealing with humidity. yard work maybe hold off from dealing with storms.

barbara? it's the talk of the auto industry. check out the headlines from the daylely mail. model makeover helps skirt china auto show crack down. why car babes are banned from china's auto show and al jazeera's headline "shanghai auto shows bans skantly dressed models." organizers announced the ban in february but people are just noticing it now as auto makers come up with ways to fill the void including live bands and line danners. the auto show begins on wednesday. aaron? if you look closely, you'll see a philadelphia man proposing to his girlfriend -- there you go see him right there? the man attached a gopro camera to liz dog's harness before he got down on one knee. this video was taken this month in ocean city new jersey. the couple says they hope to include their dog in their wedding. they're hoping to get married in may or september of next year. already the dog playing a big role in everything there.

i was driving down fox hall and so somebody walking a dog strapped with a gopro. >> at least the dog stayed there. >> good dog. >> good shots, good dog. now we've got new information on a police shooting for you. you have probably seen and heard the video of that incident in tulsa. a news conference just wrapped up. we'll bring you the latest from that. >> also ahead, why happy 4/20 day is trending on twitter right now. and how some

the tulsa sheriff's office just addressed its actions in a deadly shooting involving a reserve deputy. here's what the sheriff had to say just a little while ago. >> the fbi has completed their investigation and they found no wrongdoing at the sheriff's office. >> now, eric harris was the man killed earlier this month when reserve deputy robert bates says he mistakenly pulled out his gun instead of a taser. now, bates will be arraigned later this week. that's the latest. back to you. >> thanks molette. the family of a baltimore man who died over the weekend, a week after his arrest say investigators are hiding something. this is cell phone video of freddie gray's arrest last week. police say that he tried to run from officers some time during gray's trip to the police station his spine became

partially severed at the neck. the attorney for the family says there is a 30-minute gap in the arrest report. police say gray was talking and moving when he was loaded into the police van. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says she will ensure the city holds the right people accountable. right now, the 119th running of the boston marathon is under way. tens of thousands of runners took off from the same finish line that was the target of an attack two years ago. nbc's jay gray is live in boston with a look at how things are going so far today. jay, good morning. >> really well aaron, good morning to you. a lot of people starting to pour into this area near the finish line. the start has happened and now the celebration begins here. the race always held on patriots' day as it is being held today and it's really just a fabric of this city. it's in the history of this city. people get very excited. it's a holiday here. a lot of people expecting to have a very good time and for a very good reason. they say they've got to be down here even though the forecast is

calling for rain because they want to make sure not only this city and nation but the world understands what happened here two years ago hasn't changed this city. they can't take they away. so they're here with a purpose -- to cheer on these runners and make sure that message is sent. that happens on the eve of the penalty phase in this trial beginning, that's storm. and so with the 100,000 or so that are expected to be here there are 18 that won't be, 12 jurors six alternates that are a part of that trial were asked by the judge to stay away from this because they'll be back in the courtroom beginning the process to decide whether dzhokhar tsarnaev, who's been found guilty of his role in the bombing, will spend the rest of his life in prison or be put to death. right now, though it's all about the celebration and that has officially started here in boston. aaron, being to -- back to you. >> all right, jay. rising temperatures happening right now, amelia

segal is keeping an eye on things. going to be a hot one. >> you're right, aaron. high temperatures hard 80 degrees. we're at 72 right now. what's helping us? the southerly components to the winds. temperatures will continue to warm even feeling a little humid with that scattered showers and storms are likely this afternoon and storms could be on the strong to even severe side. my main concern is going to be high winds that could cause isolated wind damage and maybe some small hail. those storms with a cold front that's moving through so tomorrow it won't be as warm. high temperatures near 70 degrees but plenty of sunshine and a little bit breezy. the chance of showers later in the day on wednesday and by the end of the week low 60s for highs. hour by hour forecast with future weather, barbara, coming up in a bit. >> thanks amelia. the caps are getting ready for a must-win game against the new york islanders. they're down 2-1 after yesterday's overtime loss on long island. alex ovechkin had three shots on goal. another big concern, forward

eric fehr won't be able to play after hurting his shoulder in the game. the teams take the ice at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. for the fans counting down to the nationals next game against the cardinal, tomorrow night, dennard span tweeted this after his first game back in uniform this weekend. the outfielder thanked his teammates and fans. span was out after having andnal surgery during spring training but should be back on centerfield everyday now. and you may remember beanie babies. one is making a british citizen a whole lot of

>> i can say today bobbi is awake. >> bobbi kristina brown. you heard her father saying she is -- three month, bobbi

kristina three months the daughter of whitney houston. she was found unresponsive face down in the bathtub. to happier celebrity news justin timberlake and jessica biel posted the first picture of their son, sylas randall. he's wearing a memphis grizzlyies shirt. he is just one week old and apparently a memphis fan. and a very different baby also making news right now as well. a couple bought this beanie baby for 10 pounds in great britain, that's about $15 billion. it's one to honor princess diana after her death. this toy could be worth tens of thousands of dollars. we'll see what kind

the man who jumped a fence at the white house last night

has been identified. he's hunt of hayward, california. he'll be arraigned in superior court on charges of unlawful entry. he climbed the fence around 10:30 p.m. last night. the secret service says he was arrested immediately by uniformed officers. as you know this is the latest in a series of security lapses. in the past five years, 16 jumpers have made it over that fence. now, the man who landed his gyrocopter on the front lawn of the capitol is back home in florida you should house arrest. doug hughes drove back over the weekend. he says the security fallout after his flight into the washington as you can see there was not what he was all about. he said that wasn't the point he was trying to make. >> we need to be worried not about whether somebody can fly into d.c. we need to be worried about the piles of money going into congress. >> reporter: hughes has to come back to d.c. in may for his next court hearing. aaron? big changes outside from early this morning but more rain

is on the way. what with k we expect, akbleelemileamelia? >> >> today's a weather alert day between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. this is what we're looking at ohio and kentucky, no storm there is at all but with the sun shine, heat and humidity, that could cause storms to bubble up bringing heavy rain and strong damaging storm this is afternoon. 2:00 around the i-81 corridor. 3:00 p.m. moving to frederick county. 4:00 p.m. making its way into the d.c. metro area. notice at 5:00 moving through off to the east of i-95. and then after that scattered showers remain in the forecast. that's going to set us up for the a cooler day tomorrow. i'll have your hour-by-hour forecast as far as temperatures go aaron coming up. amelia thank you. it's april 20, 40//20. the idea started decades ago

when people decided to meet at 4:20 in the afternoon to smoke. it's become a day for advocates of legalizing marijuana country wide. in our area you may see a 42 foot tall pole organizers are calling a liberty pole at third street on the national mall in d.c. organizers are standing with it for five straight days to advocate for legalizing marijuana. the new smart phone is easier to get today. more on one plus after the break.

new on news 4 midday. just got proof that d.c.'s new dmv service center is on the way. a ground breaking took place just a short while ago at benning road near a street in southeast. there you see it. the mayor and others did the honors right there on the spot. you will be able to renew your driver's license there and get other motor vehicle at the new site set to open next year. back to you. >> thanks molette. a live look at capitol hill this morning where congress could be closer to nominating a new attorney general in the coming days. it's been a nominate nation that has been held up for months by political infighting. the president has called it an embarrassing situation. nbc's tracie potts has a look at the potential breakthrough that could end this stalemate. >> reporter: barbara, it's been a long wait 54 days as of today to be exact for loretta lynch.

that's twice as long as the previous seven nominees combined. the holdup here is a human sex trafficking bill that republicans want approved but there's some language in that bill that prohibits federal funds to be used for abortion and democrats have been holding it up over there. republicans say as long as that's not dealt with they're not putting loretta lynch up for a vote. so that's been the holdup. now it looks like there have been some discussions behind the scenes and they may be able to work out both issues. so our understanding is that the loretta lynch vote, the full vote should happen possibly as early as midweek. back to you. >> thanks, tracie. martin o'malley said on cbs' "face the nation" that it would be "extreme poverty" if more than one person didn't run. hillary clinton announced her

candidacy last week. o'malley says he will make a decision on whether to run sometime next month. amelia? >> right now temperatures are in the 60s and 70s. gaithersburg gaithersburg leesburg. kul kul culpepper at 75. 6:00 thunderstorms are likely across the area and by 9:00 p.m. just the chanceover showers and we'll cool to a temperature around 73 degrees. now, overall this week today is the warmest day by friday high temperatures in the low 60s. all i'll have more on the extended forecast. aaron? a new search is under way to find two missing toddlers in montgomery county. jacob and sara huggle went missing six months ago. more than a dozen different police departments and search teams went looking for the

children. their father troy turner says he's organizing another search for volunteers. he told us he is still holding out hope they are still alive. >> me i -- unfortunately i had to go back to work november 1 because my kids need a place to come home to when they do come home. >> reporter: police say they believe the children are dead at this point after searching more than 13,000 acres without any results so far. the for. this just into the lye desk. details about a loudon county man charged with indecent exposure. take a look at the i canpicture. 49-year-old william campbell of sterling is accused of exposing himself from his backyard area while a neighbor was having a children's birthday party in their backyard. we're staying on top of this developing story throughout the day and we'll bring you updates in our nbc washington app. barbara? today mourners will mark five years since an explosion killed 11 people on a b.p. oil

rig in the gulf. the blast led to the massive b.p. oil spill, you'll remember. the impacts of the spill are still widely felt especially wildlife. scientists tracking bottle nose dolphins report they've seen far fewer births and have counted more unanimous 1,000 dolphins stranded 95% died. the associated press reports deep sea oil drilling continues to expand into further depths. the number of deep water drilling rigs is up to 48 from 35 at the time of the spill. their motto is "never settle" and it turns out the customers would not. the chinese start up one plus gave into demand and as of today you can buy their one smart phone without an invitation. one plus made a huge splash last year by offering a powerful smart phone for hundreds less than competitors but you couldn't buy it unless you gotten a invite. the celebration was a little clouded when the invite system was dropped. that's because you'll still need an invite to buy their next

model, the one plus two. aaron? >> they get you, one way or another they're going to get you. all right, there's a new frog out there apparently. scientists discovered this new species of glass frog in costa rica. this amphibian is very dell cant and translucent. that allows you to see inside. you can see the organs there. it has huge eyes that make it look like the frogs we know maybe a little kermit in there. the "today" show sent this tweet saying "that kermit?" the newfound species resembles the world's most famous frog. i would say that's a good resemblance there. six of these frogs have been found in the mountains in eastern costa rica and only six at this point. after a quick break, a very memorable birthday party for a special little girl af

a story about ben affleck is getting attention on our nbc washington facebook page. more than 50 people have shared

it so far and there are more than 200 likes. during a filming of a pbs series, affleck discovered his ancestors owned slaves. according to e-mails published on wikileaks, he asked the filmmakers not to incloo ud the relatives who owned slaves. the host of the series e-mailed back and forth debating whether to put that information in the story, the show left out the information. pbs released a statement saying it did not know about the exchanges between the filmmaker sony and affleck. you can tell us what you think about this by posting on our nbc washington facebook page. this next story is still trending on facebook and twitter. a minnesota mom takes matters into her own hands to make sure her daughter has an unforgettable birthday. >> happy birthday mckenzie. >> reporter: mckenzie has a rare genetic disorder that has her grow at a faster pace than other kids. she has a tough time making friends, so much so that everyone she invited to her

birthday party declined the invitation. that's when mckenzie's mom took to facebook asking friends to bring along a few girls close to her daughter's age. more than 500 people showed up including vikings player charles johnson. local businesses donated game food and drinks. >> i have a hard time making friends at school but thanks to all of you, my voice was heard. i love you all. [ cheers and applause ] >> someone created a go fund me account for mckenzie to fund that party. in just two days more than $3,000 has been raised. the family says the extra money will be donated to groups that work with sick children. what a great story. >> nice to see people come through like that. >> it really is. her mom, good mom: if getting out there making sure she had a great

new numbers about how much

time you spend in the car compared to other drivers. aaa says the average driver spends 46 minutes in the car everyday trying to travel 29 miles. some of you may wish it only took 45 minutes to get through your morning commute around here. those of you driving to and from work everyday drive on average 13,000 miles a year around here. women take more trips but men are behind the wheel more often and drive further. that's what the study found. at the beginning of this show we asked you how much you drive. more or less than 13,000 miles a year: here's what you had to say. 54% of you say you drive more than 13,000 miles a year. few less, 46% say you drive less than 13,000 miles a year. so not so bad, i guess, but it's still too much time to spend in the car, especially on a day like this amelia. >> absolutely barbara. enjoy it now because as we work our way into the afternoon and evening hours the weather will have an increasing impact on your day. right now it's low, a bit humid

out there, feeling more like summer. for the afternoon hours, showers and storms mainly west of the d.c. metro area as we get into the evening hours. the weather likely having a moderate impact on your day. storms at that point potentially strong to severe meaning heavy rain some high winds causing wind damage. until we get to that point, though pretty nice with plenty of sunshine high temperatures today around 80. of course, veronica and doug are in this afternoon updating and forecasting the exact time. you can anticipate the potential for strong storms between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. tomorrow it will be cooler breezy with plenty of sunshine a high of 69. showers potentially later in the day on wednesday, mid-60s on thursday low 60s on friday aaron. >> get out and enjoy it while you can. thanks air meal ya. that's news 4 midday. we have news from 4:00 to 7:00. i'm back at 4:26 for news 4 today. >> are you going to try to get out and enjoy the weather? >>.

i am pouring hundred-year-old scotch as we speak. i am ahead of you, my son. [laughs] i have already poured my brandy. a toast. to perfect timing. mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. you know, it could not have worked more perfectly even if you had planned it. you should've seen the look on abigail's face when she realized she'd just eatenall of my date's dinner. [laughs] [laughs] i would have loved to see that. seems the florida bureau of investigation developed a sudden interest in ben because you left town the same day as they made a major bust. that sounds like it was a coincidence. yeah, well they busted a lot of regulars at a place that you were working. again. coincidence. yeah, no, i agree, but that's what got ben flagged and that's why they chased him down.