we begin with breaking news right now. a powerful earthquake rocking the capital of nepal. we want to start with what we know. the u.s. geological survey just upgraded the earthquake to a 7.9 magnitude. nepal police says at least 108 people have been killed in this quake. it hit around 2:00 this morning our time but noon nepal time. the usgs reporting after shocks of magnitudes of 5 and above. >> several avalanches reported on mt. everest after the earthquake hit. everest everest base camp.

other climbers tweeting severals on the mountain are missing. 400 people trapped inside a collapsed ancient building. also right now, there are some texas sized power outages in dallas. tens of thousands of people there will be waking up to blinking clocks today. storms battered the south last night. take a look at some of this video. pretty intense stuff we see coming through. you can see it's just pouring, pounding the roads out there. dealing with high winds, a lot of hail. the weather caused nearly 60,000 outages last night. now, that number is closer to 50,000 right now. take a listen to that. in kansas they had hail. tornadoes also touched down. take a look. in one spot hail the size of baseballs hit cars and people's homes. it's supposed to rain in that area today. now the severe weather system guess what headed our way. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has his eye on it this

morning. what can we expect this weekend? >> good morning, everybody. welcome to your weekend. we will not be facing that level of severe weather around here. we will be dealing with rain drops, but there's no chance for organized severe weather of that caliber here in our area this weekend. rain drops, yes, severe weather, no. take a check of it on storm team 4 radar this morning. we're mostly dry in the metropolitan washington area. there's even a few wet snow flakes reported across pennsylvania as the temperatures are in the mid and upper 30s to the north. a little bit of false return coming out here on radar. if you live near culpepper, you've got rain drops this morning let me know on twitter. i'll report the rain drops accurately. temperatures this morning in the coolest of the 30s in gaithersburg. 49 in washington. plenty of clouds around. temperatures mostly in the low to mid-40s for the next couple

of hours. near 50 degrees around noontime it will rain on yourz saturday night plans and into your sunday morning. more about that part of the forecast in a few minutes. >> all right. thanks chuck. right now we want to tell you about a traffic situation. the northbound lanes of the g.w. parkway are closed at spout run. a car drove off the roadway and may be in the water there. an investigation is just beginning. southbound lanes of the parkway are still open. new this morning, investigators trying to figure out what caused a fire that forced several people from their apartments. this was in montgomery county. the fire broke out on blackburn lane. that's not lar from columbia pike. overnight we see smoke billow from the building. the bulk of the fire is out. well today protesters say they'll shut down baltimore. demonstrators demanding answers over the unexplained death of freddie gray.

gray suffered a spinal injury and died in police custody after his arrest earlier this month. stephanie rawlings-blake says she wants the protest to be peaceful. more on the errors the police made they say in their handling of gray. >> reporter: once freddie gray was arrested and placed into a police a van, they failed to put a seat belt on him, a violation of police policy. >> we know he was not buckled in the transportation wagon as he should have been. no excuses for that. >> reporter: police say gray appeared to be talking and moving in the van until the third stop. among the questions was he given a rough ride. jarring starts and stops that might have caused his injury. >> if someone harmed freddie gray we have to prosecute them. giving too much information to you on the front now may jeopardize that prosecution. >> reporter: in the days since

gray died of a spinal cord injury, protesters demanded answers. including 11-year-old david williams. >> i'm worried about me dying. and i'm thinking my neighborhood is stressed out and crap and i don't want to die. >> reporter: now demonstrators promising to ratchet up the pressure. >> the cycle of black men being shot down gunned down having their backs broken. >> reporter: the mayor urged all protesters to remain peaceful. >> this community and this whole community is committed to seeking justice for mr. gray. so if you're going to come here come to help us. not to hurt us. >> tom costello reporting there. metro police needing your help to find the person who attacked a 69-year-old man on a metro escalator. investigators say the man argued with the teenager at the market

station yesterday afternoon. and then you can see the teen spat on him and then started throwing punches at the top of that escalator. the victim fell and hit his head. then the teen took off. the man was taken to the hospital and was treated. if you have any information on this attack call metro transit police. a former montgomery county teacher facing sex abuse challenges. otis wilson iii had a relationship with a 13-year-old student. he worked in silver spring at the time. this is wilson's family leaving his first appearance in court yesterday. one pushed a news camera away. another told us she found out about the charges that day. >> very very upset about what's being said about my nephew. i don't believe it's true but if it is true i wish he would have told somebody so we could have got him some help. >> this is the fourth sex offense incident at montgomery county schools in the last two

years. in an effort to make your neighborhood safer, there will be a community meeting today. frustrated by the recent increase in violence in the areas. there'll be a meeting at the swift apartments on georgia avenue northwest. it begins at 10:00 this morning. taking a look at the day ahead. celebrities, journalists, politicians, they're all coming together for the white house correspondents dinner. it's happening tonight. >> among the big names in town right now, he's already performed at one party. >> this is always a big event here in this area. jim hanley tells us who else you'll see at the main event. >> reporter: the toughest ticket of course is the dinner itself. 26,000 seats. 260 tables. already 1200 requests have been turned away. at $3,000 a table, it is an expensive room and it can be a rough room too. especially if you're on the receiving end of a barb or if

you're dishing out a roast. are you going to take the gloves off or are you worried about offending anybody? >> i don't want to be too harsh, i don't think. but i will get a little tough heefr and there. >> reporter: president will be right beside you. >> turns out he has to be there. he and i both now have to be there. we signed a contract. that's tough. he's a tough one to follow. >> reporter: we're getting early word on some of the big names expected to attend. donald trump, jane fonda, "walking dead" cast members, and stars like kerry washington of "scandal." if you'd like to follow along and see the latest on what's happening and who's here in town we'll be updating and posting on the nbc washington app. >> going to be a big weekend. >> i'd keep an eye on angie's twitter feed as well. >> we don't do anything exciting. i got to work in the morning. we still have our eyes on

nepal. a 7.9 earthquake. >> we'll bring you the updates on survivors and damage throughout the newscast here. and then after a widespread outage last night, what starbucks is telling customers wanting to get their coffee fix this morning. and bruce jenner tells the world she is a woman. we've heard her side. now we're getting reaction wha

new this morning, you can buy your favorite cup of coffee at starbucks without any problems following a computer glitch this morning. they fixed the register outage. last night some stores closed early because of the glitch. we found places in our area giving out free coffee. once again the computer system is back up and running at starbucks, so bring your money.

>> yes, for all intents and purposes i am a woman. people look at me differently. they see you as this macho male. but my heart and my soul and everything that i do in life, it is part of me. that female side -- >> trending this morning, bruce jenner's interview with diane sawyer. in an interview with abc news publicly admitting he is transgender. the word we're seeing all over social media to describe his admission is brave. jenner's family watching at home together. khloe kardashian posted a picture on her instagram account and she also said of jenner the 1975 games and it reads brave. this is actually a look at her twitter account. kim kardashian said she was proud to be jenner's daughter. kylie and kendall also both

tweeting support. his ex-wife kris also tweeted her support. now, other stars and activists as you can see also lending their support to jenner today. bruce jenner is beautiful, brave human being. those words from ellen degeneres. sending him lots of love. he's saving lives and opening minds. those words coming from the talk show host. and the queen of talk oprah winfrey saying all of us deserve the right to be loved for who we are. bravo. adam adam? >> all right. thanks. 6:13 now. coming up three words to brighten your morning. free prom dresses. where your teen can get one. after a night out partying how can you tell if you're legally sober enough to drive? how people are doing it from the palm of their hand from free. and expect rain coming

want to update the breaking news of the morning. an earthquake rocked the capital of nepal. it was a 7.9. nepal police say at least 107 people are dead. it it about 2:00 a.m. our time. people are trapped in an ancient building in the city. several avalanches also reported on mt. everest after the

earthquake hit. climbers are tweeting several climbers on the mountain are missing. ♪ don't stop believing ♪ [ screaming ] yeah. several high schoolers are now home from the hospital after that scary scene there in indiana. we first told you about this at this time yesterday. the students were on stage performing the journey song "don't stop believing" when the stage collapsed underneath them. 17 teenagers were hurt. >> it's like a great theater department and they like try -- they work hard on it and stuff. i'm pretty sure no one in a million years thought this would ever happen. >> the school says it's still not clear why the stage collapsed. investigators will be working to find that out today. there are new calls for a hostage -- the company says

wienstein was a wonderful human being. al qaeda kidnapped wienstein. drones struck the compound and expected to hit four terrorist but found six bodies. one of those was wienstein. >> we all bleed when we lose an american life. we all grieve when any innocent life is taken. >> wienstein's wife called the assistance inconsistent and disappointing. a new study finds researchers at the university of washington found that more people including women are drinking more. they say heavy drinking is up more than 17% since 2005. they also found more than 78% of adults over 21 drink more than one alcoholic drink a month. that study found the most binge drinking happens in the state of

wisconsin. there are online tools to determine your blood alcohol concentration. you can actually enter your weight what you ate, how much you drank in this online tool. you can see it's called virtual bar. the group called responsibility created this tool. they're now working to fight underage drinking and drunk driving. we're going to post a link to their site on nbcwashington.com so you'll have access. you can help your daughter get ready for prom and also save a little cash. reston community center giving away prom dresses. it begins at noon in reston. the giveaway lasts until 6:00 this evening. community members donated all the dresses you'll see today. tickets now sold out to the wizards next playoff game. you can buy an upper level seat on stubhub for 56 bucks right now. not bad. they're going for a sweep of the toronto raptors.

the caps also leading their playoff series which could end today if the team beats the new york islanders. they'll punch a ticket to the second round if so. they're playing in new york this afternoon. watch them at 3:00 p.m. right here on news4. great to have two teams in the playoffs doing well right now. chance to wrap up the series both of them. >> it would be great. >> exciting times for washington sports. weatherwise, what is going on? i feel like we're going backwards here, chuck bell. >> it's hockey playoff season. you have to have a chill in the air for hockey here. the chill has been around the last couple of mornings. temperatures back down into the 30s and 40s again. our average low temperature now is up to 50 degrees. it is on the cool side. it's a beautiful sky out there this morning. here's the way it looks from our city camera. early morning brightness out there. this will not last long. clouds are coming in fast and rain drops are following right behind them. so enjoy this beautiful sunrise while we have it. 49 degrees at reagan national

with a northeasterly wind at 9 miles per hour. but temperatures are noticeably cooler out to the west and north. it's 41 in hagerstown and gaithersburg gaithersburg. 38 in petersburg and there are pockets cold enough to support wet snow flakes across central parts of pennsylvania. no snow flakes for us. here's hourly temperatures. mid-40s early this morning. up to about 50 at lunchtime today. eventual high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. weather slowdowns, nothing to slow you down this morning. rain drops moving in this afternoon. and by this evening, steady rain. that could make for a slow go on the roads. timing of the rain drops. we could have a little rain before these, this is the steadier rain. 1:00 to 3:00 down to our south and west. i think everyone in the metro gets wet between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. northeastern maryland 5:00 6:00 7:00 this evening. that's the time you're

guaranteed to be wet here. you could have drops before then. here's radar now, just what i think are mostly false returns and rain drops not quite making the ground here. but look at all the moisture and all the energy that's coming our way. here's the weather in kansas yesterday. severe weather in houston this morning. severe thunderstorms possible down south today. if you're flying towards atlanta or chicago, plan for slow going on the major hubs. that could slow travel here into the northeast corridor as well. here's future weather then. cloudy and chilly this morning. we should all be under full cloud cover by lunchtime. here comes the march of steadier rain by 5:00. just down to the southwest sides of the metro area. but everybody should be wet by 4:00, 5:00 6:00 7:00 this evening. have your storm team 4 weather happen ready to go. that way you can have the radar in your hand. then sunday morning starts off with clouds. hopefully into tomorrow we can get the rain turned off and we

should be able to get sunshine back in here by the at least noon time or a little after noon tomorrow. i'm not quite as optimistic as the computer is how fast we can get the clouds out of here. today 100% chance of rain later on today and tonight. tomorrow will be before lunchtime. we should be dry by lunch. we'll see how much clearing we can get later on in the day. then on monday partly to mostly sunny early. could bubble up a stray passing shower. that won't be a big deal at all. another chance for showers there on thursday. sorry about having all that rain chance on your weekend. >> somebody's got to wash the pollen off. look at the plus side of it. >> plus it is april. >> it is. >> thanks chuck. 6:23 right now. there's a struggle to address the needs of transgender students in fairfax county. >> even a small change in

fairfax county schools now taking a look at gender identity. the school system is considered adding the term to the non-discrimination policy. >> gender identity has become a big issue in the community where a local support group formed to help families. >> reporter: roxanne edwards started her transition 14 years ago. >> my spouse didn't know. one knew. >> reporter: now the transgender woman runs fourth fridays for the parents of transgender young

people in fairfax county and i don't understand. edwards is pushing to include gender identity in their policy. bullying is one of her concerns. >> just so to be able to see those words in policies it says you might do it but it's not something we don't accept. >> no one is entitled to take away my rights. i am not confused. i am not going through a phrase. >> reporter: charlie cranford identifies as a boy and girl. the teen is gender fluid. >> why would you want to punish somebody for being who they are? >> reporter: the board heard public comment on a proposal to add gender identity to the school district's non-discrimination policy. opinions at the podium were evenly split. opponents are concerned a policy change could lead to mixed bathrooms. >> providing such access is a

safety issue. it endangers children and violates the rights of both students and parents. >> reporter: charlie is a junior at south lakes high school and feels accepted. >> there's a generational shift. we're seeing a lot more acceptance taking place. i think in some ways some of these issues are going to disappear. >> reporter: the school board will vote on the proposal on may 7th. a district spokesman tells me if the amendment passes they would hire a consultant to work out what happens with things like bathrooms and lockerrooms. kristin wright, news4. we continue to follow the breaking news out of nepal at lee 100 people have died in an earthquake and avalanche there. we'll bring you the latest on damages including tweets from climbers on mt. everest where an avalanche hit. reaction from a senator aide arrest. and chuck says don't walk

out the door without the umbrella. come right bac

we'll begin this breaking -- with this breaking news in this half hour. a powerful earthquake rocked the capital of nepal. the u.s. geological survey says the earthquake was a 7.9. nepal police say 108 people have been killed in the earthquake. deaths also reported in neighboring india. the earthquake hit around 2:00 a.m. our time. that's about noon in nepal.

we're also hearing 400 people trapped inside a collapsed ancient building in the capital city. several avalanches also reported on mt. everest after the earthquake hit. climbers are tweeting several campers are on the mountain and missing. #earthquake is trending worldwide right now. these are the top stories. today protesters say they will shut down baltimore. demonstrators demanding answers over the unexplained death of freddie gray. gray suffered a spinal injury and died in police custody after his arrest earlier this month. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that forced several people from their apartments in montgomery county. the fire broke out last night at a complex on blackburn lane. that's not far from columbia pike in burtonsville. the bulk of the fire is out. it is a busy news morning. right now the northbound lanes of the g.w. parkway are closed at spout run. a car apparently drove off the roadway and may be the the water. an investigation. good morning.

i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie geoff. it is saturday april 25th. we're still in the middle of a cold snap i'd say. >> chuck says the rain drops could be coming too. >> especially if you remember that last saturday we were 84 degrees. we're waking up this morning with temperatures about 40 degrees colder than that. a significant change over the next several days. that means a cool and unsettled bit of weather coming our way. a pretty sunrise in our sky. it's cold enough to support wet snow flakes in pennsylvania. rain chances will continue to increase. most of us will be dry here through the morning hours. anything you're planning on doing outside today after about 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon you may be contending with rain drops. low 40s montgomery county. near 50 in washington right now. headed out the door for your early morning run, early early or run wet.

those are your options. rain likely after 1:00 today. temperatures in the 50s. rain should be over with hopefully before noon tomorrow. tomorrow's highs are a little milder into the low 60s. seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. a senate staffer arrested. fred pagan worked forred that thad cochran for years. what led up to his arrest. >> reporter: a man about to answer the door quickly turned away when he saw the news4 microphone. the criminal investigation began when a dhl package was found to contain a so-called party drug that can be used to make ghb, the date rape drug. the address on this package was this home on colorado avenue in northwest d.c. when u.s. customs and border protection agents showed up to the house with a search warrant

yesterday after finding a quantity of methamphetamines they arrested the occupant. 49-year-old fred wesley pagan is a top staffer for mississippi senator thad cochran. court documents say pagan told the agency intended to distribute both drugs in exchange for sexual behaviors. pagan has worked for cochran since he was 17 years old. senator cochran is disturbed and deeply saddened by the arrest of his long-time aide fred pagan and is suspending him of all duties pending the outcome of this case. news4 today. >> pagan appeared before a judge yesterday who released him until his next appearance in court. we'll miss her activism and her hope. but for me i'll miss her footsteps above he every morning. >> friends held a memorial for a university of mary washington

student found dead in her off-campus home. they remembered grace mann as an outspoken leader in the community. 30-year-old steven briel returned to the campus this speen. he first attended back in 2007. mann and her two female roommates did not know him before they rented him a room in the home they shared. she had been strangled. detectives collected duct tape and two belts from the scene. a friend said he never seemed violent. >> we can't understand what would compel him to do it. especially to her. from what i met and have seen he seemed regular. awkward at first, but regular. nothing unique about him at all. >> he is being held without bond in the regional detention center. a new twist in that investigation of this baby's death in stafford county.

the death of 1-year-old mason an accident. mason's foster father remains indicted on murder charges but was released on bail yesterday. investigators said he bathed mason is scalding hot water in jands. the baby died several weeks later from his burns. still ahead, virginia governor terry mcauliffe is targeting with a new police probe and who he's ordering. and if you drive a ford the recall you need to know about before getting back on the road. call it beauty by subscription. a box of makeup sent to your doorstep. but is it worth the money? which brand giv

well, it's a convenient way to try new products and have them shipped to your door. we're talking about beauty box subscription services. >> a lot of ladies are doing that these days. you can choose from does rns of companies. which boxes give you the most for your money? erika gonzalez has the report of a magazine comparison. >> reporter: it's said that good things come in small packages but that's not always the case. what do you get when you buy a beauty box subscription. consumer reports shop smart signed up for eight services. >> this is a great size. >> reporter: packaging ranged from ecofriendly to pretty color boxes. >> we took a short quiz so they could tailor the products for us. we asked them to point to classic rather than a trendy style. >> reporter: the services cost

between $10 and $25 a month and contain four to six samples per box. how did the boxes stack up? >> the best ones are a great way to try new products. but in our tryout we found some give you a lot more for your money than others. >> reporter: beauty army for example. that costs $12 a month including shipping but shop smart got mostly tiny samples. the kind you might get free in a department store. >> when you compare that to the full size products we got from some of the other services -- >> it seems less substantial. >> reporter: others gave more beauty bang for the buck. at just $10, birch box had generous sample sizes. and glossy box was the hands down favorite. it promises five luxury beauty products each month for $21. >> glossy box really delivered. the box was beautiful and so were the products inside. they were full sizes in colors we would use. a real value for the money. >> reporter: erika gonzalez news4. >> and we did reach out to beauty army.

it tells us quote, we allow our subscribers to choose their own samples which means our subscribers never get anything that's not right for them or receive something that they don't want. we're going to take a live look over the washington monument now. if you plan going there today, bring an umbrella. and you'll want to put on your best

welcome back. the "today" show is next on news4. let's find out what they're working on. >> erica hill and peter alexander join us. >> good morning. >> just ahead on "today," tens of millions of people could be in harm's way this morning. another set of severe weather set to hit through the south up through the midwest. several possible tornadoes already reported. there is a good chance many more could touch down today. we'll have the full forecast. also bruce jenner's extraordinary admission. the olympian speaking out for all intents and purposes he is a woman. we're going to have reaction and we'll hear from his stepdaughter kim kardashian about how the family is taking jenner's news. plus coyote roaming the streets of manhattan and not the first one to be caught on camera. how does it happen in the middle of new york city? we go in search of these wild

creatures. and how would you like to spend a day as a child. imagine finger painting snack time the works. dylan's going to tell us what it went to an adult preschool. apparently that exists. >> and people pay hundreds of hundreds of dollars to go. >> wow. >> they can just come to our houses. >> i know. >> it looks like tuesday at my house. >> if somebody wants to pay me hundreds of dollars, that's fine too. >> it must be a trend. a couple weeks ago you did the story on the coloring books for adults. >> that was our discussion in the meeting. >> thanks guys. well if you drive a ford we have a recall to tell you about. ford says a faulty latch could cause your door to fly open while on the road. they're recalling 390,000 cars. fiestas, fusions, and mkzs. a dealer will replace the part for free.

people upset with the prosecutor's handling of the ferguson case are suing. a judge is saying he may toss a lawsuit seek egg an investigation into the michael brown case. the judge told attorneys an outside investigation may be unnecessary since the justice department reached the same conclusion as the grand jury. the grand jury did not indict a wife officer who shot and killed michael brown. in the day ahead, leaders will focus on the lessons learned from ferguson. it's part of an all-day symposium at the american indian museum on the national mall. leaders will talk about race relations and the use of police force. in virginia alcoholic beverage control officer wills soon have a special panel to answer to. they will review abc law enforcement practices. he created it after the violent arrest of a uva student last month. mcauliffe appointed 20 people to the panel. they'll meet for the first time on may 4th. today you get a shot to

appear on the cover of reader's digest. go to the washington moon yumt around 1:00 this afternoon. photographers will snap photos of you holding giant usa letters. the issue is focusing on extraordinary america. it's a good day to be a penguin. that's right. today is world penguin day. >> they're so cute. >> they are. if you get on twitter, the maryland zoo will be answering any penguin questions from 1:30 to 3:00 this afternoon. this is the second penguin-based holiday this year. >> this is a big day. they say april 25th because this is the day when they begin the big march. >> is it? >> yes. >> the march of the penguins. >> and often we think of penguins and waddling and happy feet. in all reality, these beloved animals are endangered. it's also a day of awareness. >> and it's a formal march so that's why they're in their

tuxedos. >> yes. always dressed to impress. >> well done, chuck. >> i do what i can. >> chuck is back. >> nice enough way to get the weekend started. i think you'll like the way the weekend begins and the way it ends. you may or may not care much for what goes on in the middle which is your saturday afternoon and saturday night. as rain chances are moving right back in in time to mess up your saturday afternoon plans. here's the view outside this morning. skies going mostly cloudy very quickly. we had a lot of color out there earlier. now it's getting above the clouds and it's taking the pretty color out of the sky. we're now 45 in washington. most of the suburbs are considerably cooler. your hourly planner, low 40s at 7:00 a.m. mid-40s at 9:00. upper 40s by noon. you'll be wet between 1:00 and 3:00 in the shenandoah valley. right here in the metro area i think our first drops between 3:00 and 5:00. plan to be wet by those times.

and then as you get farther up to the north and east. baltimore may be not raining there until 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. but do know that you will be facing rain drops later on today. the overall impact the weather's going to have on your day, low to moderate. again, rain moving in later on this afternoon. it will sort of slow down your plans just a touch. it's 49 at reagan national. 45 at annapolis. there are pockets up here of upper 30s in northern maryland. be on the lookout for some cold stuff early this morning. by later on though with the clouds thickening temperatures will rise into the 50s before the steadier rains move in. 56 at 1:00. about 59 degrees in washington before the rains really start to settle in by 5:00 temperatures back into the mid-50s. you had a clear sky earlier last night, but clouds are quickly coming in and this is going to be the trend for the remaunder of the day. and shows the rain across southwestern virginia. that's coming our way. a couple of wet snow flakes up

there in pennsylvania. as far as severe weather today, if you're changing planes at hartsfield-jackson international, could have a slow go today. we have no severe weather threat coming our way. too cool around here and just not the right setup. we don't need to worry about severe weather, but we will have to worry with the clouds and the chilly rain drops moving in. by 5:00 i think it may be in here a little bit sooner than that. one of the different computer models shows the rain in washington as early as about 3:00ish. just know mid to late afternoon, the rain drops move on in. we may not get them out of here until probably mid to late tomorrow morning. from your weather app ready to go. that way you have the radar in the palm of your hand. 50s today with the rain moving in. 60s tomorrow with the rain moving out. a chance of a passing shower. most of the coming week looks pretty nice but temperatures staying a little cooler than average.

>> thanks chuck. breaking news. a 7.9 earthquake rocks the capital of nepal. nepal police saying that 108 people have been killed in this quake. several avalanches also reported on mt. everest after that quake hit. we're going to bring you the latest on air and on the nbc washington app. and how one redskins

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the redskins star is getting his own reality show. reality show. you'll be able to start watching desean jackson in the off-season on b.e.t. this june. his show is called "desean jackson home team." it's about the women in his life like his mom, sister and new girlfriend. so the sky is the limit for one little boy with special needs. >> with the help of photography, his father is helping him fly. nbc's hallie jackson has the story. >> look right there. >> reporter: photographer allen lawrence takes hundreds of pictures of his kids. but one of them is not like the others. because of all the lawrence children only will flies. >> will has always wanted to fly. ever since he learned to roll over on his stomach. >> reporter: so one day dad made it happen. sending the photos to friends and family, a change from when will was first born and allen didn't share any pictures. >> when the doctors told us he

had down syndrome i didn't want people to see him and know that he had downs. >> reporter: it took a wakeup call from his wife to help allen see beyond the down syndrome diagnosis. >> i just had to say, buddy, you know we will deal with what comes our way. but right now he's healthy. he's happy. he's beautiful. >> reporter: and he's special. because whether he's eating breakfast or a midnight snack, on the farm with his friends, his head in the clouds or his head in the game will can fly. and he can dunk. >> mostly kids just look at the pictures they'll turn and look at me. can he really fly? >> reporter: it's magic. mostly. >> omaha simply just holding him and then i go into photoshop and brush myself out. >> on allen's blog comments from thousands of parents who appreciate this perspective. >> i really tried to illustrate how he hasn't placed limits on our family. people with down syndrome have so much to offer the world. >> it might be a harder journey

for him, but he can do anything he wanted to do. he can fly. >> reporter: and when will flies, he lifts all of us with him. hallie jackson, nbc news paradise utah. >> love it. >> yes. >> so cute. >> so precious. i could look at those pictures all day long. >> you can. >> that's right. >> thanks so much for joining us everybody. that's it for news4 today. we'll be back in 25 minutes with a local news update. >> and we hope you join us again. we'll be back here at 8:30 for another 90 minutes of news and

good morning. breaking overnight. disaster in nepal. a magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes the mountain nation. hundreds feared dead. homes levelled. buildings toppled. the scope of the damage still not clear. while at mt. everest, reports of camps swept away in the middle of the climbing season. and tornado threat. 30 million people in the path of the severe weather. damaging winds and heavy rain and at which time ahead. dylan is tracking the latest. and