a large crowd remembering the virginia college student. making the trip today to say good-bye. more on the court appearance. >> i'm angie. a clean up could take hours. >> after yesterday's storms noticeably cooler today and as we work through the week temperatures begin to tumble. i'll let you know how cold it will be coming up. >> i'm melissa. it's enough to make you get into tonight's schedule.

midday begins right now. >> i'm angie here at the live desk. new details on the triple fatal crash in maryland. police saying three people have died in an accident on route 404 looking at the maps near church lane in talbot county. three tractor trailers were involved. it happened just before 7:00 this morning and route 404 has been closed for hours. no timetable when things are going to open back up. no word on what caused this bad crash. >> right now family and friends are saying a final good buy to a university of washington student who was killed. grace died last week. her roommate is charged with her murder. the funeral is now underway. >> reporter: good morning. the funeral is just now wrapping up. the casket is being brought out

of the temple as we speak. friends and family lined up here. very emotional here. this young college student 20 years old killed right there near her university on friday afternoon. we're told 1,200 people turned out for the funeral today including her very own roommates who were there during her final moments. >> the white coffin is lifted and taken inside the temple. a funeral for a young woman. >> we want to think about her comfort as she leaves to be with god. >> grace was just 20 years old. a university of mary washington junior murdered in her own home just off campus. dozens of students came here by bus to attend the funeral. a family friend read a statement

from her grief stricken parents melissa and judge thomas man. grace was their only child. >> our hearts are simply broken. our beautiful sparkling compassionate wonderful funny grace is not with us. >> man's house mate and fellow mary washington student is charged with her murder. steve is 30 years old being held without bond. we still don't know the motive for the killing. man was active on campus serving in student government and feminist causes. she was appointed to a task force to fight sexual assault. she had plans to become a lawyer some day. >> she was fearless in her quest to defend protect and advocate others. she had a deep seeded love and respect for her parents. >> reporter: okay back at live again, you can see that the funeral is just now breaking up again. 100 people turned out today to

say their final good-byes to the college student. the medical examiner did announce the cause of death this morning, affixiation by strangling. >> in the courtroom this morning as the victims disagree on whether capitol punishment is the right punishment or if the sentence is automatically life in prison. busy cleaning up the mess after last night's storms. jefferson memorial and d.c. intersections overnight a power line came out and started the fire that damaged this parked car at 27th nelson and arlington. strong winds heavy rain and hail moved through the area. lightning lit up the sky. much nicer outside now i have to say, amelia.

>> it's a complete 180. yesterday was more like summer. today more like spring. you can see a live lookout side from the storm team 4 weather. the trees blowing in the wind. a little breezy outside. it is going to be for the remainder of the day 60s. highs today will be in the upper 60s and we're going to keep plenty of sunshine around. yesterday our high temperature was 82. today more typical for this time of year. up to 64 and today's high temperature near 70. winds northwest at 20 miles an hour. there's rain in the forecast for tomorrow. i'm going to have more on the timing. no severe weather in the forecast barbara. news there expecting more showers coming up in a little bit. >> okay amelia thank you. right now six baltimore police

officers are on paid leaf followve following the death of a man whose in police custody. it appears his spinal cord was nearly severseded and several backbones broke. at some point the paramedics were called and they rushed him to the hospital. he remained in a coma until his death sunday. abc's tom castillo has been following the story closely. we asked about police brutality in baltimore. >> i talked about the mayor yesterday with this. i said have you had a problem with police brutality in the city and she said we have had, yes but so has much of america. this could be a homicide investigation but they'll determine that as it unveils and goesz forward in the coming days. >> gray's death has sparked protest. this morning a memorial tree

for an 18-year-old shot and killed by a police officer in ferguson missouri. vandals cut down a tree over the weekend after it was planted in memory of michael brown. vandals cut the tree and stole a plaque at a city park. brown was shot and killed last august. is officer has sense left the police force. >> while your remote control could be getting a workout tonight, two big playoff games. wizard take on the rap or thes looking to take a 0-2 lead before they return home and then at 7:30 the capitols taking on the new york islands. they are down a game in the series and hoping to tie it up tonight, of course. packs player will not play after he was hurt in this weekend's game. the nationals also playing tonight. high-tech additions to the

broadcast. we're going to explain coming up in a couple of minutes plus the ice cream accompany taking no chances. the recall clearing now store freezers free

hear are the stories taking over the internet today. starting with an update to a story we told you about yesterday at this time. bobbi kristina's family say she's woken up with a medically induced coma and could live a long life. she's unresponsive. take a look at this. the lawyer said bobbi kristina is presenty embarking on a process and the quality of her life will not be known.

>> tomorrow is earth day. we have exciting news for you. angry birds, the popular game is releasing an earth day level tomorrow. we don't know what the level will include. you'll find out tomorrow when it releases. also we have a whole page on earth week. we'll be following where president obama will be spending earth day tomorrow. i'll be tweeting out all the information. you can find more

it's a red alert day for blue bell creameries. the accompany pulling all products from store shelves. ice cream samples tested positive for listeria. three people died in kansas and five people in kansas and texas

became ill. blue bell trying to break down the source of the outbreak. the ceo is apologizing. >> we're heart broken over this situation and apologize to all the blue bell fans and customers. >> a lot of you tweeting about this. this product recall does impact our area specifically right here in virginia but there's 23 other places. virginia is one of 23 states where blue bell products hit the shelves. here are some of the tips you want to know about if you bought or ate blue bell ice cream. you can return the products. blue bell is offering a full refund. if you're experiencing any symptoms get to the hospital to get checked out. headaches, nausea, fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea. clean any surfaces in your home that may have come in contact

with blue bell products. >> hormel less likely to sell much turkey this year because of an outbreak. they can't say mr.whether prices or thanksgiving will be effected. >> here's a lookout side. you can see clean and breezy conditions outside. it's going to stay breezy throughout the day today. for the most part breezy afternoons through friday. here's future weather tomorrow. 6:00 a.m., an isolated shower possible. some cloudiness around. late morning hours and midday hours we'll see sunshine and during the afternoon a cold front moves through the area. that front brings showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two but the chance of severe weather tomorrow is very low. it's going to be cooler and not as humid as it was yesterday. you can see by 6:00 p.m. on wednesday we start to clear out and that's going to set the stage for cooler temperatures. coming up, we're going to let

you know how cool it will be tomorrow and wait until you see how it's going to feel on thursday. >> warmer temperatures mean mosquitos are on the way. what's the best way to ward them off? please tell me i need help. some attract the bugs more than others of course. consumer reporter erika gonezalez knows why. find out why the federal trade commission says one accompany making false promises on protecting consumers. look for the real deal on news 4 at 5:00. if you own an iphone or ipad your apps could be carrying a virus right now. about a thousand apps were exposed to a bug that could allow hackers to access your information. we just tweeted a link to search your apps to see if they're effected. developers are working on a solution to that problem. coming up a stolen robot returned to virginia. students prepared for an important competition. more on that after the break.

together again. about an hour ago a robot team was reunited with its long lost robot. the robot was found in knoxville, tennessee. it was stolen from their van in a resent competition. we are life with a look at how this is going to effect the team in their biggest competition

yet. good morning. >> reporter: well barbara, the robot is called the red baron by the kids. while the robot is back where it belongs, it will not be competing in the world championship. the replacement robot that the team had to build will get that honor but the kids say they are still happy to have their friend back. the red baron arrived back home to dominion high school. it's been a long journey for this louden county robotics team fromty second place victory at the robotics regionals in knoxville to heart break when their van, the robot inside it was stolen. then the community rallied around the team giving them the funds to build a replacement robot to go on to the world championship in st. louis.

the icing on the cake. >> unfortunately, the team left before the red baron arrived. >> the thrill that we're getting it back did not expect anything out of this and we've received so much support. >> the replacement robot will represent the team at the world feenls. >> are you sorry you're not competing with the first? >> sorry but not sorry. we're happy to be in st. louis. we're still thrilled to be able to go. >> reporter: and united airlines flew the red baron back free of charge this morning. it was an uneventful flight although the robot raised eyebrows at the t.s.a. baggage check in. reporting live in sterling news 4.

>> thank you, megan. hillary clinton focussing on community colleges on her second day on the campaign trail in new hampshire. she's speaking at the new hampshire technical institute in concord. democratic presidential hopeful talked about questions of her e-mail controversy. she called them distractions. >> hillary certainly looked like a presidential candidate in new hampshire there. take a look at the picture she posted on twitter. she was holding a baby with a stylish hat and talked to those locals. meanwhile, bill clinton spoke at georgetown university. we're learning that our 42nd president not shy about showing his sense of style. take a look at some colorful kicks mr. clinton was spotted

wearing during an afternoon stroll yesterday in d.c. yeah those are hot pink sneakers. he wore them as he walked down massachusetts avenue. andrea mitt which he willchell tweeted out the photo. >> and right now, the temperature is 64 degrees as we work our way into the afternoon and evening hours. temperatures will warm to near 70 today and it remains breezy. for tomorrow a similar temperature in washington and areas off to the east and south. areas to the north and west are going to be cooler. leaseburg, chesterburg only warming to the low 60s. not only that but mainly cloudy skies overall and showers during the afternoon and evening hours. we can't rule out a rumble of thunder. showers with a cold front tomorrow. that front is going to cool us down not only for thursday but right to the weekend. i'm going to have a check on the

seven day coming up a bit. >> baseball fans are you ready for a data? baseball giving you a ple pregnant -- eventually you'll see it on all regional networks. the roll out is expected to be done by june. a family favorite getting a make over

google recommends websites on your smart phones. now when you search something sites google design as mobile friendly shows up first.

most big companies already meet the standard. the new accompany could threaten the small businesses that don't have the money or incentive to adopt sites for smart phones. >> say good-bye to orange cheese powder in the blue box. >> the mac and cheese will be colored using spices like paprika. they wanted to make sure customers didn't notice a change in taste. i have to say i just bought a couple of boxes of this. the die obviously has not detoured me. it might be my last. maybe i'll put it on ebay. after the break a look at why the number of breast

new this morning an egyptian court sentenced president moor moorsey to 20 years in prison. he's inside the cage in the courtroom. he faces several other trials following the military overthrowing that he went through back in 2013. president obama's hosting a parade of big sporting names this week at the white house. today he's living the life in the fast lane as he honors nascar driver kevin harvick. he won the sprint cup series last year. yesterday he met with ohio state football team. one brave buckeye decided to make bunny ears behind the president's head during the team photo shoot. defensive tackle tweeted after the shoot, did the bunny ears show up on tv or was it too late? the president meets super bowl

champions and new england patriots on thursday. amelia. >> right now it's chilly outside. the temperature 64 degrees. yesterday our high was 82. today a good 10 degrees cooler than that. tomorrow similar temperatures at least in washington. a high of 69. we'll be tracking showers. the chance of a shower during the morning hours. as we get to the afternoon and evening hours, this is when the showers are most likely and maybe a thunderstorm or two. severe weather tomorrow is not looking likely. the rain tomorrow with a cold front. that cold front cools us down to the weekend. high temperatures in the low 60s thursday friday and saturday. chance of showers on saturday melissa. >> all right. thank you, amelia. the number of breast cancer cases is expected to rise by 50% by 2030. the washington post reports more than 440,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

joining us live right now from the washington post is lenny bernstein who wrote the article. what is the main factor and why do they think the cases are going to spike? >> they didn't look at causes. it was a mathematical model. women are living longer. there are more older women and an increase in the number of a certain kind of tumor. those three things together probably combine to create the increase. >> it's a scary thing. when anybody sees this number they know someone effected in some way by the breast cancer. it's frightening so see that. >> i have heard before that the growth in the older age population was going to create a

situation like this and many other health situations similar. i haven't seen the 50% before. that's sobering. it's comparison with 2011. we're talking about 20 years. 50% is pretty significant growth. >> it is a big spike there. any good news out of this study here? >> there is one kind of tumor called an e.r. negative tumor that's difficult to treat and those are forecasted to go down. they don't know why but if a smaller portion of women get these kinds of breast cancers and they are difficult to treat, the news that those are going to be declining was a bit of good news. >> all right. lenny bernstein with the washington post. coming up. an american couple sentenced today. why a judge is calling the sentences fairly lenient. plus news from the national zoo,

what the zoo is

breaking news out of maryland. i-95 in maryland. take a look at the photo tweeted out. a truck there flipped over on its side. south bound on i-95 at the icc. if you're headed this way you're going to want to stay at the

right to get by. your alternate is going to be through laurel. route 29, route 1 or the v.w. parkway towards the beltway. looks like emergency response is going to be there for quiet some time. barbara, back to you. >> right now the penalty phase in the boston marathon bombing trial is under way. the jury must decide whether he'll die by lethal injection or live the rest of his life in prison. nbc's pete williams spoke to the families of the victims for their input. >> boston frequentprepares for the trial's second phase. saying now is the time to turn the page. newlyweds both lost legs in the bombing. they say we must overcome the vengeance. heather says the death sentence

wouldn't fix anything. >> it doesn't effect me and it's not going to effect my life at all because i'm never going to get my leg back. >> karen, permanently injured says he doesn't deserve to live even in prison. >> he was grown enough intelligent enough to make the decision knowing what was going to happen to people. >> they argue he was 19 at the time. when police arrested him they found he had written a message saying his older brother achieved paradise. they're calling questions whether jurors should give him the same outcome. >> it would be ironic if a jury here in boston would do what he was not willing or not able to do that night and that is to

make him a martyr. >> that was pete williams reporting. indonesian reports found guilty of killing her mother. tommy shafer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murt.der. they both expressed remorse during the trial. >> robert is stepping down as the bishop for kansas city st. joseph over his criminal convection from over three years ago. he waited six months to report a priest suspected of child abuse and that priest is serving 50 years in prison. barbara. >> thank you. right now a chance to get you caught up. >> starting with funeral services for grace man. the university of mary

washington student was killed last week. police arrested her roommate. she was in court where asked about a public offender. next appearance in may. >> very serious investigation. police turning the finding over to the state attorney a week from friday. >> that's nbc's tom castillo reporting on the death of 25 year old gray in baltimore. appears his spinal cord was severed during an arrest with police. six baltimore police officers are now on paid leave. >> another tough morning commute. this is a tweet from northern virginia chief. >> it is a big night for the washington sports fans. caps and wizards in playoff

action. >> take a look at our current temperatures. much cooler today but no rain. the question is what can we expect for the rest of the day? >> well for the rest of the day we're going to warm up to highs near 70 degrees. so noticeably cooler than yesterday. especially when you factor in the winds. it's breezy outside but we have plenty of sunshine. only 59 in leesburg right now. traveling today you need to sun glasses. a nice day to exercise outdoors. it's cooler, the humidity is low. heading out and about you want to grab the light jacket especially if you're going to the nationals game tonight. it will be chilly. not a bad night to fire up the grill. it will be breezy till 6, 7:00 p.m. still comfortable. 68 at 8:00 p.m. rain in the forecast for tomorrow. i'm going to have the timing coming up. >> i'm angie at the live desk.

this just in. the first sign of panda watch 2015. looks like a still shot but no that's just the panda a little tired taking a nap there. the zoo saying that frozen semen from china has just arrived. the sperm may be used for an artificial insimilar nation. now for all you pan can fanatics. the zoo has documented this entire process on its instagram account using #instascience. we'll see. >> the

a reboot of full house. it's going to be called fuller house. let's see what's trending on the websites. oh maize has this. already raffling off tickets to see the final episode of john stewart's daily show. if you click the yellow button there, you can buy $20,000 worth of tickets if interested. moving it over to the sports world. this is causing big buzz. an interview some of you are talking about online. 77 curses by one count. if you look at it you see a lot more stars than letters here.

your blue bell ice cream product macon take listeria. you can head to the n brk c washington app to learn about the symptoms. blue bell started recalling products last month after three deaths in kansas were connected to the contaminated ice cream. it extends to retail outlets in 23 states including virginia. now, if you've bought any products blue bell wants you to return them for a full refund. in 15 minutes two kids trapped inside inside a burning house meets the 911 operator who helped save their life.

13 year old mccoy and his brother was trapped inside their bedroom. the boy called 911 and dispatcher kristin stayed on the line until the help arrived. the children are okay. fire investigators say the fire appeared to start near a computer desk. >> live lookout side the white house this monoing. you can learn more about what goes on behind the white house doors. a new book the residence gives you a new book. kate anderson shares the stories of what happened the last 50 years. >> can you guess? >> the most zif we understand from this book first lady nancy reagan says she was

a decision facing a federal judge this week. should john hangly jr. be fwranted more time away from the hospital where he's been treated more than 30 years? kristin takes a look at the fight between doctors and prosecutors. >> this exclusive gaited community overlooks a golf course and resort where presidents have stayed. it's now a part time home for the man who 34 years ago shot and nearly killed president

ronald reagan and three others including press secretary. john hankley spends 17 days a month here. he enjoys taking long walks, driving around town and eating fast food. >> he comes here when he's here he walks around and goes to local stores. >> on wednesday hearings begin again to decide if he's allowed more time. doctors argue his mental illness is under control. not everyone is convinced. >> the belief he's a permanently psychotic and has the cramerica patty to kill again. >> mr. hinkley uses deception as

a way to cover up what his true intentions are. >> his attorney didn't respond to request for comment but at the last court hearing said this man is not dangerous. chris gordon fighting the application funding and shissues $25 million for new york public schools and local lawmakers and educators came here to ask governor hogan to release $68 million from the school budget and spend it in those counties where it cost the most to educate students will cover this demonstration an get a response from the governor's office as we cover the story here in anap lis. that's the latest. back to you in the studio. >> temperatures today will be cooler than yesterday. low humidity and breezy throughout the rest of the day. high temperatures in washington of 69.

66 in winchester and 71 for a high in fredericksburg. right now 64 degrees with a bluster blustery wind out of the northwest. tomorrow similn areas east and south. to the north it's going to be cooler. highs there only make it to the low 60s. the chance of an isolated chance in the morning and expect showers for the afternoon hours and we can't rule out a rumble or two of thunder. coming up i'm going to have a look at the 7-day. starting tomorrow temperatures drop off dramatically and remain cool through the weekend. >> thanks, amale i can't amelia. >> at 8:00 p.m. we'll get the schedule doubt you. of course we know who the red skins will be playing next year but today we find out when. and the pittsburgh pirates offering thoughts and players to

a fan hit by a ball. take a look at this play. the batter fouled the ball back behind home plate. it hit the woman. the pirates offered the statement on twitter saying the woman was taken to the hospital and conscious and alert at the time. she is lucky. >> she certainly is. that's scary. >> that is very scary. >> well wishes from us to

this trending on line this morning. rosanne bar going blind. she's losing eye site due to glaucoma. >> some royal fans hoping queen elizabeth's fifth great grand

child will be born today. the dutch es is due to give birth any day now. >> cooler temperatures and more

it's a blind date with a twist. not set up on your likes or looks but your refrigerator. aprntly your fridge could be the see to your love life. finding love is all about your fridge and what's inside and how you pack it. >> when you look at someone's fridge you can learn about their health and life style. >> the fridge brand, that's a hint. are they renting? if so they may be more mobile. meet 26 year old brittney. >> i see one organized and everything's put up and aligned

properly. >> a neatly lined fridge. >> she's not water gatorade and protein shakes. >> i'm open to kind of finding out if this works or not. i think it's interesting. >> down here. >> look how much hummus she has. >> she matched her up with scott. our expert looking for the big five. for brittney and scott, check, check, check. stone hill says to think of your fridge as a billboard. brittney loves her eagles and scott has a dog too. >> i think they're going to like each other. >> in scott's fridge. >> more wine. >> there's also food.

>> he's got kale lettuce. >> turns out they both love animals working real-estate and like to work out. >> i see two people taking care of themselves and eating well and exercising. again, i think they'll have something in common like going hiking on sundays. >> instead of hiking they take a painting class and dinner. they had a great time and want to see where this little experiment might lead. >> this is a lot of fun. obviously, you never know, right. >> i think most unmarried people don't do a whole lot of grocery shopping especially if they're dating dating. >> you're going out a lot. >> amelia, tell us what you got

in your refrigerator. >> temperatures now in the 60s across the area. 65 in washington. 61 degrees in annapolis. it's breezy and it's spring and feeling like it. tomorrow similar. a high near 70. some showers are likely mainly later in the day. it's not a wash out but you want to anticipate some rain maybe a rumble of thunder. that's going to set us up for a cool finish to the week. low 60s thursday friday and saturday. the chance of showers on saturday. sunday we struggle to make it out of the 50s. next monday high of 63. skbr. >> all right. thanks amelia. that is news4 midday. i'll be back at 4:26 tomorrow morning for news4 today. >> be sure to join us tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for news4 midday.

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