ce shooting. the board chairman hopes settling the lawsuit will help the geer family. >> giving the geer family closure and for us to be able to put this behind us and for them to be able to find some closure in this case i think is important. >> reporter: in that conversation i had with john geer's father don this afternoon he told me this quote, it's a step up the ladder on getting to the top and getting to final closure. we still have a ways to go. again a reference to that still unresolved criminal investigation. coming up at 6, the family's lawyer explains why this settlement fulfills one of john geer's lifelong dreams. and you'll hear what the chairman bulova had to say when i asked her whether or not she thinks john geer was wrongly killed. there was an emotional good-bye today to a university of mary washington student. grace mann died from asphyxiation after being

strangled in her home near the fredericksburg campus. her roommate steven vander briel is charged tonight with first degree murder and kidnapping. he's being held in jail after a court appearance this morning. at that good-bye for grace mann today, bus loads of mary washington students and teachers joined family and friends. mann's mother is remembering her daughter's passion for life, saying they're getting through this, thanks to the outpouring of love and support from the community. news4's mark segraves has more from her roommates who spoke today at the funeral in falls church. >> reporter: nearly 1200 people packed into the falls church synagogue, including grace mann's roommates who found their friend's body inside the home they shared at the university of mary washington. >> we were lucky enough to spend the first minutes following grace's passing by her side. we'd like to believe we brought her comfort as she left this

earth to be with god. >> reporter: katheriner win told those gathered at the service that the three men had been friends since their first day of college three years ago. >> she sat right next to me and we were bound together by mutual passion for speaking our minds and overdressing for every occasion. >> reporter: students and staff from mary washington university came by the bus load to remember mann who was known on campus for her work with victims of sexual assault. but her roommates will remember her for other reasons. >> she walked with determination to every destination. >> reporter: irwin said the three roommates look forward to being friends for life. >> over the first two years of college, the three of us saw each other through the trials and tribulations, the joys and sorrows that confronted each of us every single day. >> reporter: mann's family plans to establish a fund at mary

washington university to honor their daughter. in falls church mark segraves, news4. >> and we have some breaking news. the justice department is opening an investigation to determine whether civil rights were violated during the arrest of that baltimore man who eventually died. 25-year-old freddie gray he suffered a spinal cord injury while he was in police custody last week and died this weekend. police have not said why gray was arrested or what caused the injury. today police released the names of the six officers who have been suspended with pay pending this investigation. we are working this story right now. we're going to have a report from baltimore a little later in our newscast. on capitol hill a group of demonstrators is marching against bruce tality, calling it a march to justice. some of them traveled from new york over the weekend. later in our newscast we'll go live to news4's a shomari stone at the rally. a woman arrested in our area will be returning to philadelphia to face charges after allegedly leaving her

disabled son alone in the woods. news4's kristin wright is live in rockville with more on what happened when the mother appeared in court today. kristin kristin? >> reporter: jim, many times in the courthouse here a defendant will not actually be in the courtroom. they will appear on closed circuit tv in a video monitor. and when that happens, which was the case today, it can be difficult to really get a sense of the defendant's demeanor. that was the case today. now, nia parler heads to court in philadelphia. a mother accused of a monstrous crime in court in montgomery county, maryland. nia parler holding a tissue at times to her face waiving her right to fight extradition in a brief appearance before the judge. parler will return to philadelphia to face charges of the attempted murder, aggravated assault, and kidnapping of her disabled son who has cerebral palsy. police say the 41-year-old mother left her 21-year-old

quadriplegic son alone in the woods in a philadelphia park with only a blanket and a bible. he stayed out in the cold and rain for five days until a passerby found him on the ground feet from his wheelchair. police say parler abandoned her son, then came to silver spring maryland, to see her boyfriend. parler appearing via closed circuit tv in court said nothing except her name. parler's attorney was not in court this afternoon, but we have reached out to him. he is in philadelphia. we are still waiting to hear back from him. tonight at 6, we tell you where nia parler's son is right now. back to you. well, police are hoping this water fountain pit stop is going to be enough to identify a thirsty burglar at a local school. surveillance shows this guy walking around without his shoes in the huls of jefferson middle school in southwest d.c. and at one point he stops to take a drink and puts his shoes on. later as he walks out he is carrying a desktop computer. this happened earlier this month

on a sunday afternoon. concern over spilled fuel from a fiery wreck is keeping a highway shut down on maryland's eastern shore tonight. three people died in the crash on route 404 in talbot county today. that area between route 50 and church lane is still closed. a tractor trailer driver crossed into oncoming traffic around 7:00 a.m., hit two other semis before bursting into flames. the truck driver and two people died. a local sheriff's department is facing a lawsuit tonight over claims of excessive force. pat lawson muse is live with details on this case and what the victim wants out of the lawsuit. pat? >> jim, the suit stems from an incident that happened in 2012. 72-year-old robert jones says a deputy punched kicked and pepper-sprayed him on his own property. jones says the deputy arrived at his home as he was burning leaves after hurricane sandy. the deputy began to question jones about the safety measures he was taking and then asked for

jones' i.d. but when jones asked why his white neighbors weren't questioned about burning leaves on their lawn, he says the deputy became irritated punched him and arrested him. a jury found jones not guilty of six charges against him stemming from this incident. i now says he hopes the lawsuit will help him move on. >> i've been downhill ever since that happened. it can't leave my mind, just won't leave. now i feel that i'm going to start to get some justice. >> the charles county sheriff's office just sent us a response that says the incident happened under a different administration and that the deputy involved is no longer with the department. it also says it has not yet received an official copy of the lawsuit. jim? >> pat muse. today we're hearing from a 13-year-old boy as he describes what he did to save his 9-year-old sister. the two met the twier crew and dispatcher who helped save them from a burning house in clinton just this past sunday. marcus mccoy said he was just doing what he had to do.

>> i didn't think i was that brave. i just tried to call and get help and get out. >> coming up at 5:30, we'll hear more from the boy and from his 9-year-old sister about what she said to her brother as the flames were closing in. and we're just getting started here on news4 at 5. our crews are working several developing stories for you. >> erika gonzalez working a story on mosquito prevention. >> that's right. tonight we are going to talk about mosquito repellents. what works best. carol, what are you working on? >> reporter: with the bright lights about to shine the lights on the caps here in long island they're trying to have fun and win. >> come on caps. 70 degrees right now, but to the west temperatures only in the 20s and low 60s. i'll be back in a

new video of a frightening fall at a d.c. metro station. a man in a motorized wheelchair lost control fell off the platform at the "u" street station today, people who saw it are jumping into action. they help pull him off the tracks. news4's pat collins is talking to people at the station right

now. he'll have a live report later in our newscast. well, mosquitoes are seasonal, but battling the bug can be tricky. erika gonzalez found that the real deal on repellents before you go out and buy them. >> swatting mosquitoes not enough and not all repellents are created equal. so we visited the department of entomology at the university of maryland and talked to its bug guy. warmer temperatures mean blood-sucking mosquitoes will soon emerge and could be after you. >> some people simply attract more mosquitoes than other people. >> reporter: mike routh, entomologist at the university of maryland, knows all about mosquitoes. >> mosquitoes use several different volatile cue that's come off a human being. >> reporter: routh says they may have more interest in you just after a workout if you wear perfume or skin care products that contain lactic acid something our bodies naturally produce. but the big question, what wards them off best?

>> the best way to prevent being bitten is personal protection. that starts by wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants. this will help keep the mosquitoes off of you. >> reporter: there are even clothing lines pretreated with mosquito repellents good for about 20 washes. >> they really do a good job in cutting way back on the bites. >> what about the wrist band that's advertise they fight off mosquitoes? >> frankly i've tried them and for me they haven't been nearly as effective as a repellent spray. >> earlier this year, the federal trade commission charged one company via tech with deceptively marketing mosquito repellent wrist bands. the ftc says the claims weren't backed by scientific evidence. we contacted the company for comment, but we've not heard back. many of you probably use repellent spray thz time of year. when raupp wants to find out which ones really work, he puts his own skin to the test.

inside a lab raised box of mosquitoes mosquitoes. >> deet really is the gold standard. it's just a compound that mosquitoes really, really abhor. it repels them extremely effectively. >> but not everyone likes the active ingredient deet and some people have a bad reaction to it. >> if used excessively, there have been indications of neurological damage, things like dizziness or nausea. there are alternatives. >> for example, pa care adane. >> i like repel anlts that are going to provide protection for a pretty long period of time. >> then there's the organic choice. >> one of my favorites if you want to go with the botanically based product is oil of lemon eucalyptus. >> another way to reduce mosquitoes, get rid of every bit of standing water, even something as little as water in a frisbee. >> then the tiny mosquito larvae will develop in standing water. >> one trip raupp does on his own?

he uses oscillating fans. >> mosquitoes don't like them. >> makes you want to scratch and itch just watching. keep cool and keep the mosquitoes away. also apply sunscreen first, then the bug repellent after. if you use a repellent with the ingredient deet, only apply it to exposed skin don't do it underneath clothing. jim in. >> thanks erika. arlington is considering hike being the price of parking. the board set a public hearing for next month over plans to add 25 cents to each hour of parking and two hours would be added to the operating hours from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. the public hearing is set for may 16th. maryland's gaming control agency mishandled slot vouchers worth more than $700,000. a enough audit by the state's department of legislative services says all of the unclaimed winnings should have gone to the state, but the audit found the gaming agency treated it like regular gambling proceeds with nearly half going

to the casinos back in 2013. there is more trouble for a high-hanking counter -- daniel rosen was scolded because he violated his home confinement. he was originally arrested early this year on a charge of soliciting sex from an under ds aijage girl. then police say they were searching his phone and found secret videos of women undressing in their d.c. homes. according to "the washington post," the judge said today that a gps showed rosen recently leaving his house at 2:00 a.m. the judge threatened to send him to jail if he ever does it again. the oklahoma deputy who killed a man who was pinned to the ground is starting a month-long beach vacation. a judge is allowing robert bates to take his planned trip to the bahamas. the family of the man who was killed says the judge's decision sends a message of apathy about this killing. bates pleaded not guilty to second degree manslaughter today. he shot a suspect earlier this

month. he says he thought his gun was a taser. a detroit-area officer accused in a brutal beating is charged with two felonies. william melendez was arraigned for mistreatment of a prisoner and assault. he is seen on video here punching a suspect more than a dozen times in january. he could face more than 15 years in prison. mel evenendez is in jail until his court appearance next month. the city of ferguson, missouri, planted a new tree in memory of michael brown. somebody chopped down the original memorial tree. a new one was planted yesterday. a ferguson police officer shot and killed brown last august. brown's death sparked protests nationwide and a federal investigation. the justice department cleared the officer of violating any civil rights. hundreds of apps including uber and flixster on apple's operating system may be at risk for hackers. source dna first reported that this bug involved secure log

ins. that bug will not put your personal information out on a blast could make it easier for hackers to steal it. you can search "bug" to find eye link to check your apps for vul ermts. if your app is affected wait for a new version. an historic schoolhouse in georgetown has been sold. george washington university says it has revealed an agreement to sell the fillmore building to the nonprofit s&r foundation. it plans to have an arts education program at that site. gw used the funds from the sale to renovate the historic corchoran museum near the white house. big night for the washington caps. game four of their series against the islanders. carol maloney joins us from new york. the caps really need to win this one tonight. >> reporter: man, do they ever. many of the caps are admitting this is the biggest game of their series, a chance to tie on the road and take back the

momentum. we know on big game days like these that it's not what they say but how they say it. >> we look forward to tonight play the way we want to play tonight. play better. that's it. >> tonight is a big game. we have to come out and play our game and we play our game, we'll be all right. >> we're just going to try to take it the same way stick to our system and game plan. hopefully we're going back to d.c. with an even series. >> we're focusing on how we need to play hockey. if we do that right, i firmly believe we'll be going home 2-2. >> reporter: in the background of all of this determination, you could hear the guys singing in the shower. >> just trying to learn. >> reporter: drowning out an interview. maybe off-key but on target with what the coach wants. >> time to work time to play. don't get the two mixed up. they haven't. they haven't done that all year so i don't want to change a lot of things. they realize the importance of

tonight's game. i have a lot of trust in our group, and that's something that we've built in our culture this year. i think we have a good team togetherness, and everybody has good accountability to each other. >> reporter: who wants to have some fun? well we know alex ovechkin is due for some. he hasn't scored on the road in a playoff in three years. we'll hear from him coming up news4 at 6. dianana russini has the latest on the wizards later in the show. >> our ears are still ringing from that singing. boy that was rough. >> reporter: it's a little off-key. heroism and an unbreakable bond kept them alive. >> two local children escape a fire with the help of a dispatcher. new at 5, what a 9-year-old girl said to her brother as flames and smoke closed in. and we're talking about a changing pattern over the next week or so.

it starts tomorrow a chance of thunderstorms during the day, highest risk a chance for high winds. we'll talk about those storms and talk about what's coming after in my forecast next.

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what's happening outside right now. a very nice day plenty of sunshine early. we're seeing a few clouds move on in. we'll continue to see those as we move through the rest of the evening hours. a nice shot. notice all the green out there. it's really coming to life over the last one to two weeks as our weather has been fantastic. across the area, we've got the leaves on the trees finally. we've all been waiting for that. the cherry blossoms first, now looking at a very nice evening. temperature around 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies, winds out of the west at about 12 miles per hour. now we have seen winds gusting upwards to 20, 25 miles per hour today. it's been breezy at tierms but not bad. it is 66 in frederick and leesburg only 61 in martinsburg and hagerstown 70 toward the fredericksburg area. radar showing nothing. that's the good news. we're not going to be seeing any showers through the rest of the evening hours. some trying to form to the west, all due to some colder air aloft that's moving through. see how the clouds come up and see how the little popcorn

clouds? they'll move our way this evening bushgs they're not going to make it here. one they won't get over the mountains and, two as the sun goes down they all fizzle out. but as we widen out here, look what's happening. you can see this motion, the storm motion up into canada and then back down there's snow around minneapolis. this is a very cold air mass just back to our west. and this air mass is going to be moving through our region over the next couple of days. so let's show you where we've been. you know we've been on the warm side. as a matter of fact, it has felt much more like early june lately than april. the next couple of days, the warm air goes away and the cold air moves down even across our area. we're talking about temperatures more like march temperatures than april. so we are going to see a little bit of a cooldown. we're not talking really cold air. it's just cold for the season. the average high temperature up to 70 degrees. i think we'll struggle to get to 60 degrees in many areas the next few days. future weather timing it out for us, no problems tonight clear skies. meteor shower out there tonight, going to be a nice one going off

tonight. 8:00 tomorrow morning, notice just a couple of isolated showers most of the morning hours shutd be dry. but then watch what hatches during the afternoon. 1:00, dry in d.c. but back to the west we do have the showers trying to make their way through the area. it's cold enough there's some snow back here toward western maryland. how about that, garrett county, some of the higher elevations. that's the kind of cold air we've got coming through. then around 2:45, notice we have a little bit of a line of storms, could see thunder during the day tomorrow, maybe a couple of thunderstorms. i don't think we'll see the same type of storms we saw last night but maybe one or two stronger storms moving through even 5:00. the rush tomorrow evening could be a little on the problem side. what to expect tomorrow? well, a nice start. shower chance between 1:00 to the west and 6:00 to the east. that puts them right around 4:00, 5:00 in d.c. these will be very quick hitting stormses not lingering ch. high of city tomorrow, then 58 on thursday, 60 on friday 59 on

saturday. very cool, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average only 64 on sunday. the weekend right now looks dry, but there will be a chance for rain saturday night. so if you have plans saturday night, something else to watch for. guys? >> thank you, doug. developing tonight, a call to congress to fix the justice system. >> protesters walking down from new york just arrived at the capitol. we'll go live to the march for justice next. >> reporter: it's a reunion a 13-year-old boy and little sister who were saved in a fire in clinton have the opportunity to meet the folks who helped to save their lives. i'm tracee wilkins. that story is up next. >> a story getting a lot of shares on facebook. parents decide to let their transgender child live publicly as a bloi. we'll talk to nbc's kate snow

an emotional reunion today. >> two children met the 911 operate, the dispatcher, the firefighter who helped save them during a frightening house fire. >> prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is live at their home in clinton on more of today's ceremony. >> reporter: jim and wendy, there were a lot of tears in this meeting today because it was just so emotional for these folks to actually lay the eyes on the kids who they helped to save their lives. of course, the big brother here is the one who is being call aid hero for his bravery and all of his hard work. hear why. here is some of the audio from

the 911 call made that day. >> we're going to die! >> reporter: marcus mccoy is being called a hero for his bravery and calmness. this that 911 call you hear him repeatedly calming his sister while providing all of the information 911 responders needed to get to the house and to safely rescue them both. today marcus received an award for his efforts and he met all of the folks who helped him along the way, from the 911 dispatcher to the operator and the actual firefighter who saved him. his little sister who couldn't stop crying and staring up at her big brother today had this to say about their moments inside that burning home. >> the operator tell him to tell me to get on the floor and go where he is. so i did. thank you for saving my life marcus.

>> reporter: talking about how important it is to listen to her big brother she did just that. the 911 operator also talked about how great it was that marcus knew what to do when he called, knew his address, where he was in the house, was able to give the specific information. a good reminder to parents to discuss these things with their children. coming up on news4 at 6, we hear from marcus and his sister as they describe exactly what it was like for them inside of that house. aim tracee wilkins, back to new the studio. >> thank you, tracee. right now, dozens are gathering for the march to justice demonstrating against police brutalityew talty and racial profiling. let's go to show shomari. >> reporter: there are activists taking center stage right now. let me move out of the way. you can see them over there. they're talking on the stage about alleged police brutality around the nation. let's show you video. these demonstrators marched from nine days from new york. the group is here and are going

to deliver a package of criminal justice reform legislation to congress. they're marching to bring attention to the recent police-involved fatal shootings and alleged boot beatings many of them say the criminal justice system is broken and change is needed in law enforcement around the country. many of the protesters are pleased the justice department has opened a federal investigation into the death of freddie gray, who died of spinal injuries after baltimore police arrested him. they're going to continue to be out here on the west lawn outside the u.s. capitol. they are also going to continue to march until they say they see justice in regards to the criminal justice system. outside the u.s. capitol, shomari stone back to you in the studio. we are just learning about a serious safety risk for bike riders. trek is recalling 900,000 bicycles due to a crash hazard that can cause serious injuries, including quad mreej ya. the recall involves all models

of trek bicycles from the past 15 years with front disk brakes and a quick release lever on the front wheel hub. the consumer product safety commission says an open quick release lever on that front wheel hub can come in contact with the front disk brake assembly causing the wheel to suddenly stop or separate from the bike altogether. trek knows of at least three injuries from this issue, including one which resulted in quad mreej ya. if you've got one of these bikes, first things first. stop using it and contact a trek retailer for free installation of a new quick release on that front wheel we've been talk about. at the live desk, erika gonzalez. four anne arundel detention officers are charged tonight in connection with a jail smuggling ring. they're accused of smuggling things to inmates. the four were arrested today at their job at the jennifer road detention center in annapolis. the head of anne arundel county detention says he hopes the

charges let the public know that safety will not be compromised. it was an emotionally wrenching day in court as the penalty phase begins in the boston marathon bombing trial. jurors have to decide whether to sentence convicted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev to death. it's a question with no easy answer, especially for some of the bombing victims. >> it doesn't affect me and it's not good to affect my life at all. >> the defense is expected to argue that tsarnaev was under the control of his domineering older brother tamerlan. but the prosecution contends dzhokhar tsarnaev has shown no remorse and to demonstrate that they showed a picture of him making an obscene gesture to a surveillance camera in his cell. it was taken three months after he was arrested. a former book keeper at auschwitz is strand standing trial tonight nearly -- oscar

graining faces 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. graining was 21 when he came to work at the infamous death camp. he collected belongings from victims but says he never killed anyone. this trial is the first of its kind to test a reasoning that anyone who stood guard at a nazi death camp could be charged with accessory to murders even without specific involvement. a judge is set to decide john hinckley's future this week. >> so why are the doctors saying he deserves more time outside of the hospital? and how are prosecutors trying to prevent that from happening? a man in a wheelchair falls onto the tracks of a metro station. what happened when bystanders jumped into action? you're watching new

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president reagan. some members of minnesota's somali community are disputing charges against a group of men accused of trying to join isis. dozens gathered in the courtroom as some of the six young men appeared for bond hearings. a father for two of the suspects said he believes they're innocent. a community activist says they believe entrapment may have happened. he also pushed for the government to counter terror recruitment efforts. >> what gets into them? who's done it to them? part of us are concerned about who's doing this to their kids. the sad part is that they fall for this propaganda. >> federal prosecutors said yesterday they believe the six men planned to join a terrorist group by any means possible. tonight the u.n. says a ship that capsized killing at least 800 off the italian coast is the deadliest ever in the mediterranean sea.

coast guard released this video of another overcrowded boat trying to reach italy. the agency says everyone on board that ship was rescued. european leaders are concerned the recent wave of deadly accidents will not stop thousands more from making the dangerous trek. born a girl. living now as a boy. straight ahead, we'll talk to nbc's kate snow about her story on 5-year-old jacob and how his parents are handling his decision. and we've got a mixture of sun and clouds across the area tonight. what does that mean for tomorrow? a chance of storms. i'll show you when in my forecast. and quite a scene in this d.c. metro station today. a man in a wheelchair falls onto the tracks and witnesses jump in to save him. our pat collins has the story for you next on news4 at 5.

quick action from fellow passengers when a man in a wheelchair rolls off a metro platform and onto the tracks. >> unbelievable. news4's pat collins just caught up with one of the man's friends. he's outside the "u" street station for us. pat? >> reporter: jim, what can you do in 30 seconds? could you save a man's life? the man has no legs. he's wheelchair bound.

he's falls onto the metro tracks. let's start the clock. a metro rider in a motorized wheelchair drifts offer ss off the platform at the u-street station. he appears to land facedown on the tracks. within 15 seconds a man in a suit realized what's happened. he drops a case from his hand, then jumps from the platform onto the tracks to try and save the handicapped man. he's joined quickly by a second man. in 30 seconds 30 seconds from the time of the fall, the man in the wheelchair is lifted back to safety, back to that platform. a short time later the men hoist the wheelchair off the tracks. now, at the time this happened the nearest train was three stations away but the third rail was hot. and those good samaritans wasted no time making that save.

emergency workers arrive and tend to the man in the wheelchair. they say he was conscious and breathing and had some cuts to the face. then they brought out the man's motor motorized wheelchair. and when the people saw the redskins bag on the back, they knew exactly who it was. they say he's a regular on u-street. this woman says she rides the subway with him every day. she didn't want her face shown. >> it's sad. i mean if he's falling off tracks, maybe somebody needs to be with him. maybe he's to a point where he can't be by himself before. >> reporter: joe the pizza guy says he knows the wheelchair man, too. he says he gives him samples just about every day. >> good timing i tell you that. good timing. the guy was -- he's a regular down here as well, you know. we see him all the time, you know. comes to have pizza. he's a good guy. i'm glad they rescued him, took care of him. >> reporter: an incredible save by two brave metro riders. wendy back to you. >> pat, thanks so much.

an alexandria is taking another step to revitalize its waterfront. the city council has approved the redevelopment of the water terminal south warehouse. it will become a used development, 96 town homes and condos will be built there, and retail space. construction is expected to begin winter 2016 and is slated for completion in fall of 2017. >> waterfront, good to be on the water today, doug. not bad at all unless you suffer from allergies. >> which we do. >> it's high today, huh? >> it's really high and it will continue to be high the wind getting it goinging. all the pollen out there, you probably see it on your car. tree pollen very high for the trees down below, the oak way up there, ash, sweet gum. i didn't even know we had sweet gum trees around here. sycamore as well. weeds and grasses is low, mold moderate. it's the trees, everything is blooming. right now toward the reston area, showing cloud cover around the area.

temperatures now 66 in rockville, 66 in camp springs, 66 in bow we. a nice around but it's cooler. yesterday we got to 82 now at 63 in gaithersburg. yeah significantly cooler for sure. first pitch font, the nationals taking on the cardinals, nats park looking good, first pitch 7:05. if you go take a jacket because wee we are talking about cool conditions especially around the seventh inning, temperatures dropping into 60 degrees, then the upper 50s. it will be kind of chilly tonight as you make your way out and about. be ready for that. no rain on the radar. tomorrow, however we have a chance. maybe an isolated early shower between 7:00 and 9:00. but the best chance for showers and maybe some storms is between 2:00 and 5:00 in and around the d.c. metro area. this is something we'll be watch. yeah, we could see a strong storm or two. nothing severe i don't think but it's a storm system we'll be watching. high temperatures tomorrow between 65 and about 71. next four days, down to 58 on thursday. this is when the cool weather

really starts to move in. high of only 58. that's about 10 to 15 degrees below average in parts much the area, 60 on friday high of 59 during the day on saturday, sunday a high temperature of 64. so a cool weekend but a dry weekend for the most part. showers, though, are possible late saturday. if you're going out saturday night and a lot of people are, we have the correspond eptents dinner saturday night, we'll see shower activity saturday night. plenty of dry time, though, during the day. if you've got games on saturday or sunday, i think they should be okay. monday and tuesday, hey, we stay on the cool side. the warmest day in the next seven, tomorrow at 70. after that, we're only in the mid-60s. little cooldown. now to the story of a transgender child that is leading to a broad discussion on multiple nbc news platforms tonight. born in 2010, mia was a beautiful little girl who very early on started to identify as a boy and is now living at age 5

as jacob. nbc national correspondent kate snow. >> i want someone to cut my hair, and i want it to be like that. >> her needs have played boy roles and her needs are spoken to as a boy at home became very persistent. and very consistent. those are the hallmarks of a possibly transgender child. >> reporter: national correspondent kate snow tells jacob's story in the first installment of a special series on transgender kids tonight on "nbc nightly news." kate, talk to us about this family. >> jim this family is really incredible i think because they're so relatable. i think as a parent myself when you see their story, you sort of understand what it would be like for your child to suddenly start saying, as mia, i'm a boy i'm a boy, i want to be a boy and i want to be called jacob. you think to yourself, what would you do if you were faced

with that? this has really been a journey for this family. it's not something that the parents were accepting of right away. it's not something that they -- they say they didn't want this for their child because they were worried about his future. but now he is jacob. they transitioned last summer when he was 4 years old to calling him jacob, cutting his hair, putting him in boy clothes all the time. and he's a happy, thriving little boy. >> kate, this is something that a lot of parents may fear. they may be unsure how to talk to their kids about this topic. what, if any, advice did jacob's parents share? >> you know, i think jacob's parents said they are doing this and speaking out to "nbc nightly news" knowing that their story would then be out there and other parents could see it who might be in the same situation. that's one thing. and, two i think they just want everyone whether or not you know anyone who's transgender, to be educated about it. they want to make sure that people understand this isn't a choice that jacob's made.

this is they believe how he was born and gender identity as experts will tell you is here in your head. it's not about your body parts it's about what uf believe in your mind. but what they're doing is certainly something that wouldn't have happened maybe 20 years ago transitioning a child at such a young age. >> nbc's kate snow. we'll look forward to your report tonight at 7:00 on "nightly news." thanks so much. he was the last man to cross the boston marathon finish line but first in hearts of many on social media. today michael melamed has muscular dystrophy and crossed the finish line at 4:19 a.m., more than 20 hours after the race began. the 39-year-old from venezuela has run five other marathons. this one will be his last. but he isn't done inspiring others. >> now we have other human efforts to send a message to the

people to rise the bar of their own success. >> he was running to support a group that educates children in venezuela. well, d.c. has not one but two teams in action tonight in the playoffs. we talked about the caps earlier. well, the wizards are in action as well. dianna russini joins us with more. >> wendy, can you keep up with all of this good news for d.c. sports? game two between the wizards and raptors tonight. if the wizards win, they'll be up 2-0 heading back to d.c. music to fans' ears. the wizards stole game one on the road on saturday. it was 37-year-old vet paul pierce who had 20 points in the win. pierce had that performance to a chorus of boos. why? because days before he said the raptors don't have the, quote, it factor to worry him. what they do have is

desperation. >> yeah, ny team that's down 1-0 and they know they'll be going on the road is desperate. we're playing desperate, too. you feel like the series is 0-0. you want to go home up 2-0. >> let's hope the caps have the "t" factor too, coming in an hour. we'll go back out live to nassau coliseum before the caps take the ice against the islanders. we continue to follow a developing story. the justice department is now investigating the death of a man who was injured in police custody. tonight why the victim's family says officers should have never stopped him in the first place. >> reporter: local lawmakers demonstrating in annapolis calling on governor hogan to release $68 million in school funding. if they don't, it will affect prince george's and montgomery county schools

tonight the justice department says it will open its own investigation into the case of freddie gray. he's the man who died after suffering a severe spinal injury while in police custody in baltimore earlier this month. we get the latest now from jane miller. >> reporter: footage from the city's crime camera system from the morning of april 12th shows a man running down the street. it is the reason 25-year-old freddie gray was pursued by police. according to the report police wrote, gray fled unprovoked upon

noticing police presence. police caught up to gray and, even though he was compliant according to their description, police put him on the sidewalk, handcuffed him and searched him, finding a small knife that led to his arrest and that fatal trip in a police wagon. >> they seem to admit the only basis of the stop is the man started running. >> reporter: billy murphy is the lawyer for the gray family. >> well you know black men running is not probable cause. black men being scared of the police and running from police is n commissioner said yesterday the reason for chasing gray is part of the investigation. established case law allows police to use the mere act of running away for a reason to stop someone if it's in a high crimea crimea. but handcuffing and search searching gray may have caused additional probable cause. longtime community activist see the freddie gray case the reason to change the hardcore policing practices that have been in place in baltimore for years. >> if the police see people on the corner 8:30 a.m. they could

pull up and say, get off the corner, move. but to apprehend someone then charge them, didn't know what he was doing, is just drugs on the corner. it could have been me or you. right now at 6:00, new reaction to a $3 million payout after fairfax county police shot and killed a man. we'll tell you what's next in the case for the officer who pulled the trigger. remembering a local college student who police say was murdered by her roommate. the emotional farewell from her parents today. also, the funding fight for maryland schools. why tens of millions are tied up and the impact if that money doesn't make it to local classrooms. tonight the geer family lawyer says the settlement with fairfax county will help fulfill one of the dreams of the victim. >> we sent out a breaking news alert on our app when the $3 million deal was announced in this wrongful death case. john geer was shot to death in his springfield townhouse during a standoff with police in august

of 2013. >> julie carey is in fairfax with reaction and a report on what comes next. >> reporter: well, the settlement hashed out by lawyers was by the fairfax county board of supervisors. it closes one chapter in what the geer family and supporters have said have been a painful 18 month-long struggle for justice. but there's a still big open question. these are the images of a police standoff on august 29 2013 just moments before john geer was shot to death. four officers there say the fewer of two had his hands held up and posed no immediate threat. but officer adam torres told investigators he saw geer's hands drop to his waist, and he fired. it was the wrongful death lawsuit by geer's family that forced fairfax county to release those details. fairfax county's board chairman says settling the lawsuit was the right thing to do