us they're overwhelm with patients at hospitals. the northbound lanes of g.w. parkway is closed because of a crash at spout run. >> investigators are on the scene. the southbound lanes of the parkway are still open there. we want to welcome you in with all of that news on what is a busy news morning here. >> it already has been. adam here joining us. i'm angie goff. so glad you can join us early on this saturday morning. we do however, want to start off also with the weather. and chuck bell is in the storm team 4 weather center with more on this cold snap that we're still in. >> not only cold it is four months after christmas and we are still talking about snow flakes. you're like chuck, that's crazy. you're making it up. i'm not making it up. here's the view outside our window at northwest. full gray cloud cover in northwest washington. this is looking northbound into northern maryland where this picture was taken moments ago in meyersville. those are snow flakes on the

deck and cherry trees and dogwood trees in bloom in the background. crazy stuff. ground is too warm to get accumulation but that's crazy. temperatures now mid to upper 40s around town but a whole lot colder here in northern maryland. here it is on storm team 4 radar. the little pockets of white are places where there may be a little bit of light snow reaching the ground. more light rain across parts of central virginia right now. clouds will lower and thicken. rain chances for everybody increase later this afternoon. break down the timing on all that and talk about tomorrow when i see you next. >> thank you. right now crews are cleaning up a big mess in texas. storms battered the south last night. take a look at some of this video we got in. wow. you can see it's just pouring out there. 70 mile-an-hour winds. and hail also hitting the region. caused tens of thousands of people to lose their power. hundreds of flights also canceled or delayed.

just listen to that. pretty intense. this is out in kansas. they had hail that was the size of baseballs they said. tornadoes also touched down in this region. that hail that we mentioned, hitting a lot of cars and doing a lot of damage to people's homes. it's supposed to rain there today as well. >> and now the severe weather system is headed our way. chuck bell was telling us about what we can expect later this week. also we want to get to a developing story. new this morning investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that forced several people from their homes in montgomery county. the fire broke out in a complex on blackburn lane. derek ward is live there. what do we know? >> reporter: it was about 11:30 before firefighters got this under control. want to show some video from the actual fire last night. we are at the country place apartments in the 3900 block of blackburn lane in burtonsville. firefighters were called here

when they got here and discovered the fire that appears to have started in the third floor of the four-story apartment buildings. several families were displaced. it did take them awhile to get the fire down. but as you can see, half of this building is evacuated. the red cross is always able to take care of families like that that haven't made other arrangements. you can imagine pretty frightful moments from residents as we hear from one resident who lives in the same building. >> well last night i was asleep and one of my dogs barked so i got up and looked out the window and i saw emergency vehicles everywhere. i didn't know what was happening, so i got dressed. my building had been evacuated and the firefighters were putting out the fire in the building next door. i never heard the alarm. >> reporter: and we don't have any word on injuries here to residents or firefighters. cleanup crews are here on the scene now as the investigation continues into just how this

fire started. we are live in burtonsville back to you. >> thank you, derrick. metro transit police need your help finding the person who attacked a 69-year-old man on a metro escalator. surveillance video shows the assault. investigators say the man argued with a teenager at the eastern market station yesterday afternoon. the teen then spat on the man, then started throwing punches at the top of the escalator. the victim fell and hit his head. then the teen took off. the man went to the hospital for treatment. if you have any information on this attack call metro transit police. new this morning, you can buy your favorite cup of joe at starbucks without any problems. this followed a computer glitch overnight. the company said it fixed the register outage. last night some stores across the country closed because of that glitch. we found some starbucks in our region giving out free coffee while they were down. once again, the computer system is back up and running at

starbucks. i bet a lot of people are feeling good about that. they need their poison. >> some people are probably happy to get a free cup of coffee last night. >> no complaints. we do continue to have our eyes on the breaking news information in nepal. a 7.9 earthquake. >> and there are reports of widespread damage and a deadly avalanche on mt. everest. we'll bring you updates on survivors and damage throughout the newscast. and bruce jenner tells the world, i am a woman. we've heard her side. now we're getting reaction from the kardashian family next.

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well today celebrities, journalists, and politicians will all come together for the white house correspondents dinner. you can watch it on c-span at 6:00 tonight.

>> john legend is in town already performing at parties. but there's more going on. >> a lot more going on. >> reporter: the toughest ticket of course is the dinner itself. 26,000 seats, 260 tables. already 1,200 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 roost. are you going to take it easy on anybody? >> i don't want to be too harsh, i don't think. but it -- i will get a little tough here and there. >> reporter: the president will be right beside you. first lady too. >> yeah. 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 the big names expected to attend. donald trump, jane fonda, "walking dead" cast members and stars of the washington themed

shows like kerry washington of "scandal." if you'd like to see the latest on what's happening, we'll post on the nbc washington app. i'm jim handly. 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 soul and everything i do in life it is part of me. >> bruce jenner is trending on twitter this morning. in an interview with diane sawyer the olympic gold medalist admitted he is transgender. jenner's famous family watched the family at home on twitter. jenner's daughter caylee and kendall posted their support.

and kris jenner said not only was i able to call him husband for 25 years and father of my children i am now able to call him my hero. other stars and activists are also sending messages of support on twitter. ellen degeneres saying bruce is a beautiful, brave human being. sending him lots of love. oprah winfrey also sending out a tweet saying all of us deserve the right to be loved for who we are. bravo. so there you go. lots of support for bruce jenner. >> thank you. looking at 8:40 right now. three words to brighten your morning. free prom dresses. where you can get your hands on one today. and after a night out partying how can you tell if you're legally sober enough to drive. how some people are doing it right from the palm of their hand and for free. and chuck bell says expect some rain today. coming up when he says to expect it to all stop. stay with us.

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♪ don't stop believing ♪ [ screaming ] wow. several high schoolers are now home from the hospital after this scary scene in indiana. we first told you about it at this time yesterday. the students were on stage performing journey's "don't stop believing" when the stage collapsed beneath 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 sure no one thought in a million years this would happen. >> school says it's still not clear why the stage collapsed. investigators will be working to find that out today. a former teacher now facing sex abuse charges. robert otis wilson iii had a relationship with a 13-year-old student. he worked in silver spring at the time. take a look at this though. wilson's family leaving his first appearance in court yesterday. one pushed a news camera away. another told us that she found out about the charges that day. >> i just want justice. i don't believe he done this. i really don't believe he done this. >> well this is the fourth sex offense incident at montgomery county schools in the last two years. today in an effort to make your neighborhood safer, there'll be a community meeting. frustrated by the recent increase in violence in the park

view areas in d.c. anita bonds decided to put on the meeting. it will be at the swift apartments on georgia avenue in northwest. and it begins at 10:00 this morning. april is alcohol responsibility month and there are online tools to determine your blood alcohol concentration. you put in your weight what how much you drank in this online tool called virtual bar. the group is working to fight underaged drinking and drunk driving. we are going to post a link to their site on nbcwashington.com. well today moms you can help your daughter get ready for the prom and save money in the process. reston community center is giving away prom dresses. it begins at noon in reston. the giveaway will last until 6:00 tonight. community members donated all the dresses that you'll see there today. get this. wedding costs a lot of money. but pre-parties are going to cost you more than the actual wedding itself. we got these results from

priceline.com. a majority of guests say that they spend more on the bachelor and bachelorette parties than on the big day. a third of people paid more than $850 on pre-wedding parties. that's ridiculous. wow. the average wedding guest spends about $673 to attend the wedding. >> well you know it is what it is. >> i know. and it's definitely worth it. i can't say that i ever went to a wedding that i didn't want to. these guys are ready to tie it up. the caps can move on to the next round of the stanley cup playoffs today with a win. they take them on this afternoon, the islanders, here in d.c. i believe. their game is at 3:00 p.m. you can watch it right here on nbc 4. tomorrow the wizards will go for the sweep in their playoff series. they take on the raptors at the verizon center. tickets to the game are now sold out. we checked on stubhub and you

can buy an upper level seat for $56. >> making this all the much sweeter is they went to the dreaded "s" word. i'm talking slump. the wizards were slumping. now they're back. everybody's excited. but we do want to move over to weather. a glorious scene as we take a live look out there. too bad it doesn't feel like that. freeze warnings frost. >> so crazy out there. don't be fooled by what looks to be a pretty enough picture. we have some sunshine getting through in the northwest. but that is it. cloudy and chilly outside. and yes, indeed the snow pictures continue to come in on my twitter feed. i'll show you one of those here in just a second. here's the way it looks outside from our city camera. full cloud cover now. just a sliver or two of sunshine as it makes its way through. you say chuck, you're making up the snow pictures aren't you. no i'm not. buck sent me this one here. they're pretty easy to see. they're not sticking to the ground much but you can see

them flying out of the sky there. absolutely insane for the 25th day of april. temperature in washington is 48 degrees. so we're not going to see a single flake here in washington. but up across northern maryland temperatures there only in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. 40s in hagerstown. still in the upper 30s in some valleys. out towards south mountain temperatures are just cold enough to support an occasional flake making its way all the way to the ground. here's future weather on our high resolution model. there's the little chance for showers up here across northern maryland and sprinkles this morning. we'll dry out just a smidge here. don't be fooled by that. by the time we get to 3:00 4:00 this afternoon, rain moving back into the area. have your umbrella ready to go and by this evening -- rain pretty much everywhere across

the area through the overnight hours. timing out the arrival of the steadier rains. late morning into early afternoon down to the west and southwest. right through the heart of the metro area. i still think 1:00 to 4:00 somewhere in that time range is when the steadier showers will move in. you can get a drop or two before then. but talking about the steadier rain coming on in. and not going to be a pretty day outside today. so just sort of keep that in mind. any sunshine you get, that's just bonus rays. overall weather impact outside of the occasional snow flake, a low to moderate impact. radar shows the clouds spilling on in. there's that little ripple in the atmosphere. just enough cold air and just enough lift to bring out a couple of snow flakes there along the mason-dixson line. severe weather today if you're traveling towards chicago or st. louis or atlanta to change planes do know there will probably be some delays.

frederick over to mt. airy couple of passing snow flakes out there. if you have a picture of flakes send it to me on twitter. so for today, cloudy skies. you'll get rained on at some point between the time the sun goes down today. and i'm getting more optimistic we could get the done by lunchtime tomorrow and get some sunshine tomorrow afternoon. temperatures back into the low 60s. another chance for a passing shower on monday. tuesday and wednesday look nice. highs up close to 70 degrees switch our average high for this time of the year. >> thanks. we'll take it. coming up protesters are demanding answers in the death of a man while in police custody. what they're threatening to do today if they don't get justice. and a boater survived 12 days at sea and now they are

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. nbc's debra weiner is alive in baltimore at city hall with more on the protest.deborah. >> reporter: good morning. it's anticipated that thousands will gather here at city hall. this is a national protest that will tonight to beg national

scrutiny on the city of baltimore. we're told the events will begin over at the western district which is of course where all of this began. and that eventually thousands of people will make their way here to city hall for a 5:00 rally. it is unclear exactly how all of this is going to go. it's been organized by a group called black lawyers for america. what we know is that the mayor and the police commissioner and community activists asked for this to be a peaceful demonstration. essentially it has been a peaceful demonstration all week. that is where we are right now with a call for calm in the city of baltimore. freddie gray will be buried on monday at new shiloh baptist church. and tomorrow marks one week since his death. so still many lingering questions about the death of freddie gray. but the headline today, a huge national protest in baltimore. angie? >> deborah, thanks so much for that live report.

a lot of lingering questions as she mentioned and a lot of raw emotions. >> definitely. well right now a search is underway for a boater who is lost at sea again. >> ron ingraham last survived for 12 days at sea. >> reporter: the coast guard got the may day call just after midnight about three hours later they were hoisting kenny out of the water. but his friend ron ingram was nowhere to be found. >> i turned back and he was gone. the things he was floating on were gone. >> reporter: kenny courter is the captain of the munchkin. fishing is his career and life. overnight the munchkin ran aground. that was the quick may day call from the munchkin. you can see the debris field in these coast guard pictures. courter says he and his fishing buddy ron ingram both shares a

life ring and each had a piece of wood to stay afloat. >> i seen the positioning device that tells the helicopter and airplanes and everything where we are. i seen that floating and i told him, don't go anywhere. i'll be right back. and i grabbed my piece of wood like a boogie board and went over and picked it up. when i came back he wasn't there. >> reporter: ingram is a survivor. >> thought i was going to die. >> reporter: that was him after surviving 12 days lost at sea on his fishing boat after his equipment failed. he managed to catch his own food and drink rain water. >> i was yelling and screaming for him for a couple hours. he make a peep. he should have said something. >> because the nature of a person in the water case it's difficult to see someone in the water. >> reporter: after hours of floating on the piece of wood corder was rescued. >> i'm home and safe.

i sure wish my friend was. >> reporter: but he admits if anyone can survive the sea, it's ingram. >> the coast guard says they will continue to search for ingram ingram. we have breaking news right now out of nepal. >> hundreds have died in an earthquake and avalanche. information is coming in by the minute. we'll bring you the latest on damages. and also reaction from a new york senator after his aide's arrest. plus get ready for showers. chuck says to have the umbrella today.

taking a look at today's top stories. an earthquake rocked the capital of nepal. the u.s. geological survey says this was a magnitude 7.9 earthquake. 688 people are dead. search teams continue to comb through the rubble right now. eight people died in an avalanche on mt. everest. deaths also reported from neighboring countries. 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 not far from columbia pike in burtonsville. that fire is now out. it's 9:00 on the dot. time now for a check on your forecast. we want to check in with meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, might need an extra layer today. >> oh yeah. an extra layer for sure. especially for our friends and

neighbors in northern maryland and out towards the shenandoah valley where the cold air has been entrenched early this morning. from our tower here in northwest looking inbound, a lot of clouds outside this morning. temperatures still mostly in the 40s to near 50 around town. but temperatures get noticeably colder. even snow flakes being reported across parts of washington and frederick counties up near the pennsylvania border. flowering trees in the background and snow flakes on the deck there. very unusual for the 25th day of april. it's a white christmas four months late or eight months early depending how you look at it. near 50 degrees near fredricksburg. here's that normal combination of slight there. just along interstate 70 and the northern half of frederick county. and had a couple of snow flakes reported out here. west of luray near harrisburg one or two random snow flakes there. not expecting accumulating snow.

but we are expecting rain drops this afternoon. temperatures mid to upper 50s later today. >> thanks. a senator has suspended one of his top aides. police arrested the staffer in d.c. fred pagan told officers he intended to trade the drugs for sex. what led police to his door. >> reporter: a man about to answer the front door at the home of the top senate staffer quickly turned away when he saw the news4 microphone. the criminal information began after a dhl package from china was found to contain a drug a so-called party drug that can be distilled to be used as ghg often used as a date rape drug. the address was this home in northwest d.c. when border protection agents showed up to the house after finding a quantity of methamphetamines they arrested

the occupant. 49-year-old fred wesley pagan is a top staffer and office manager for mississippi senator thad cochran, chairman of the powerful senate appropriations committee. court documents say pagan told the agency he was going to trade for sexual behaviors. he worked for cochran since he was 16 years old. the senator's officer released a statement saying senator cochran is saddened by the arrest of his long-time aide fred pagan and is suspending him of all duties pending the outonly of this case. news4 today. right now we're getting new information on the 7.9 earthquake that rocked nepal. >> hundreds are dead. we get the latest from kelly cobiella in london. kelly? >> reporter: that's right. the numbers are now in the several hundreds. possibly as many as 800 dead in nepal and surrounding countries. survivors are describing running

from collapsing walls and falling bricks in the middle of the day. this hit just before noon. the 7.9 magnitude quake hit at 11:56 local time. the epicenter about 50 miles west of kathmandu. there is widespread damage in nepal. in the capital of kathmandu, hundreds are injured. hospitals absolutely overwhelmed with patients being treated in parking lots and on the streets. simply not enough health care workers to take care of all of the injured. a historic 200-year-old tower tumbled to the ground. rescuers there trying to dig people out. as many as 50 people possibly more are believed trapped in that rubble. and on mt. everest, the quake triggered an avalanche with climbers from around the world preparing to push to the submit there. the group northmen pk actually tweeted after that avalanche tweeting camp one and camp two both swept away by avalanche. many climbers missing.

we now know from a tourism official in nepal that at least eight people have died in that avalanche. there's an unknown number of missing. and there are reports of deaths in india, bangladesh and tibet. but nepal is the worst hit. back to you. >> kelly cobiella joining us live with the update. thanks so much. a new twist in the investigation of a baby's death in stafford county. the medical examiner ruled the death of 1-year-old caron mason an accident. mason's foster father david marc marcusin was released on bail yesterday. investigators say the foster father bathed mason is blistering hot water back in january. the baby died several weeks later from his burns. well metro has now had to respond to a new lawsuit filed by someone on the train trapped by the underground smoke emergency earlier this year. jeremy reed said he was trapped

on the train for 45 minutes as it filled with smoke. you remember it happened near the plaza station. one woman died. reed seeking a million dollars from metro. he says they failed to maintain their system and he feared for his life. in the week ahead, maryland governor larry hogan will sign nine safety bills into law. one to allow audio with body cameras. another measure requires police to give information about a person who dies in custody to a state police officer. another measure requires police to record the race and other information during those traffic stops. other bills will deal with day-to-day operations for law enforcement officers. well today you and the family can take in the sights and sounds of spring in fairfax county. spring fest begins this morning at the work house arts center. there will be pony rides for the kids food trucks and live music. this event is to celebrate earth day and arbor day. admission and parking is free.

>> just don't forget that light jacket right? >> absolutely. especially if you're riding the pony. the major health risk of eating shrimp. who knew? what scientists found in the popular seafood. and how you can keep your family safe. that and more coming nup a few minutes. also more paying to get to work. the virginia community that could soon charge you congestion pricing during rush hour. and if you drive a ford the recall you need to know about before getting back on the road.

if you drive a ford we have a recall to tell you about. ford says a faulty latch could cause your door to fly wide open while you're on the road. it's recalling 390,000 cars. fiestas, fusions, mkzs. the dealership will replace that part for free. the weather is getting warmer.

maybe not today. and you might be ready to try out the grill. but you may want to ask yourself how safe -- say this. how safe is the shrimp? >> how many s's can we get into that lead right? well, news4 consumer reporter erika gonzalez talked to consumer reports about its latest test. she shows us how to buy the safest shrimp for your family without going broke. >> reporter: shrimp. americans eat an average of four pounds a year making it more popular than tuna. the majority of it imported is farmed. >> farming can be done responsibly. but when it's not, bacteria and disease can thrive. antibiotics may seem like a fix, but we don't think so. and they're illegal for use in imported shrimp. >> reporter: consumer reports tested to find out how safe is our shrimp. scientists analyzed 432 packages of shrimp.

overall 60% of the raw shrimp samples tested positive for bacteria. so safe preparation is very important. and 11 samples or about 5% of imported raw farmed shrimp had antibiotic residues. >> the antibiotic use is particularly troubling because it's illegal. it promotes antibiotic resistance. and it isn't a responsible way of farming. >> reporter: consumer reports recommends responsibly sourced wild shrimp like those recommended by seafood watch or certified by the marine stewardship council. if farmed shrimp are better for your budget look for those by natureland aqua stewardship council. knowing what to look for will help you make better choices for you and the environment. erika gonzalez news4. >> the food and drug administration is in charge of inspecting shrimp coming into the u.s. the agency told consumer reports

it proposed new rules to help sew they're not adulterated. why it may cost you just to sit through rush hour. >> plus we want to take a live look over washington right now. there you go. if you plan on going to the monument today, chuck says are remember the umbrella. and how you could

well people upset with the prosecutor's handling of the ferguson case are suing. a missouri judge is giving strong indications he may toss out a lawsuit by activists seeking an independent investigation into robert mccullough's handling of the case. may be unnecessary since the justice department reached the same conclusion adds the grand jury. the grand jury did not indict a white officer who shot and killed brown. in the days ahead, part of an all-day symposium on the national mall. leaders will talk about race relations as well as the use of police force. and in virginia alcoholic beverage control officers will soon have a special panel o answer to. governor terry mcauliffe will review abc law enforcement practices. he created it after the violent arrest of the uva student last month. mcauliffe reported 20 people to

that panel and they'll meet for the first time come may 4th. so you drive through rush hour you've got to sit through all that. well now you might have to pay for it. the plan could make a big difference for traffic, but it could also cost you. i talked to some people who could be directly affected by congestion pricing in our area. >> reporter: for this full-time uber and car service driver there's no downtime from the congestion. >> the traffic is -- there is no time limit. >> reporter: we've tried lots of things to fight it but now a proposal he's not too happy about. congestion pricing or imposing a toll to enter busy areas during certain hours. so too is fast developing tyson's corner. >> congestion is not only affecting our lifestyle, but our way of living in this area. >> reporter: john townsend said it could push more people to car pooling or could backfire

causing people to leave the area all together. >> if you start talking about congestion pricing, they may entertain that idea. >> reporter: it's a strategy that cities like london have used. it costs 17 bucks to enter downtown london during the day. >> i guess it would be nice for the economy to boost additional revenue. >> reporter: here in d.c. those living here talking about the toll. >> a lot of people working outside of the city. so they don't want to pay extra money for the road. >> let me tell you. you start charging $17 a day to enter the city that place is going to clear out like this. >> that's the hope. it's also to find a way to cut down on greenhouse gases. if you want to do that put a toll on people and it wouldn't be like a toll boot it will be an electronic tolling system. traffic goes down. could work. >> what's the timeline on

something on this actually? >> it would take years to develop. right now it's in the exploratory stage, i would say. so you don't have to pay 17 bucks on monday to go. >> no you don't. but definitely going to have debates on this. today you get a chance to appear on the cover of reader's digest. go to the washington monument at 1:00 p.m. photographers will be out and about snapping pictures of you holding giant usa letters and your photo could appear on the july/august issue. the issue is focusing on extraordinary america. bet you didn't know today's a good day to be a penguin. when isn't it? today is world penguin day. you get on twitter, the maryland zoo will be answering any penguin-related questions from 1:30 to 3:00 this afternoon. believe it or not, this is the second penguin-based holiday this year. january 20th is penguin awareness day. and chuck bell just waddled on into the studio here.

>> that's right. -- >> there he is. he just splashed in. do a trick for us. >> i had a second piece of cake and now i'm waddling. >> there you go. let's say congratulations. >> yeah. a married man coming back to the show. >> off the market. >> someone finally picked me off the sale rack. >> and now your life is over. just kidding. >> i've been told it's just beginning. that's what i was told. >> it is. >> outside, man, can you believe it. snow flakes flying on april the 25th all across parts of northern maryland. even a few snow flakes spotted across the higher terrain of the shenandoah valley. i'll be sharing these pictures with you all morning. if you have a picture of a snow flake this morning, send it in. happy to show you some retweet love over social media with the pictures coming in. that's the view from washington right now. cloudy skies for everybody. and it's chilly but not all that cold in washington. temperatures noticeably colder in maryland. 49 degrees now downtown at

reagan national airport. 41 in frederick. 43 in martinsburg. and pockets of cooler air towards tom's brook and luray as well. hourly temperatures in and around the metro area will be climbing up into the mid-50s today. but rain chances are increasing every hour we go farther and farther into the afternoon. so keep that in mind. here's another one of the snow picktures from northern maryland. it is april 25th. but the fact that there are snow flakes out there has a lot of people rather worked up first thing this morning. these are mostly rain drops but snow flakes mixing in. that will be quickly coming to an end over the next little bit. there's more moisture lying in wait. that will be coming in towards the second half of the afternoon. here's 4:00 in the afternoon. rain chances increasing here in the metro after about 3:00 or 4:00. everybody should be wet by 5:00 6:00 7:00 this evening. and it will rain steadily here into the evening hours. could have pockets of moderate rain along the 270 and i-95 kor

dors. this is part of a larger system that brought in an abundance and will do so again today. there could be severe weather up here across the plains states. out ahead of it we have that cold air in place. just enough to make a couple of snow flakes out there. again, no accumulations being reported. but nenonetheless the high spots here right along the crest of the blue ridge. skyline drive. could be some snow flakes to be spotted up there. there's storm team 4 radar. light rain showers now. and this light patch is coming to an end. good rid dance to it. nobody is all that happy about snow flakes in april. have your storm team 4 weather app for later on in the day. you can have theup dated image in your hand. for tomorrow increasing confidence the rain should be done before lunchtime tomorrow. and we should start to get some sunshine back tomorrow by

tomorrow afternoon. fingers crossed for that after this nasty morning. here's your seven-day forecast now. 50s requestwith the rain moving in today. passing shower on monday. and rest of the week dry but cooler than average. well the redskins player about to get a

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a redskins star getting his own reality show. you'll be able to start watching desean jackson on b.e.t. starting in june. his show is called "desean jackson home team." it's about the women in his life like his mom, sister, and his new girlfriend. >> he'll have plenty to say. >> that will keep it very interesting. >> definitely. well the sky is the limit for one little boy with special needs. >> this is a fantastic story. with the help of photography, his father is helping him fly. nbc's hallie jackson reports. >> 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 alan dent share

pictures. >> when the doctor said he had down syndrome i didn't want and know he had down syndrome. >> reporter: it took a wakeup call from his wife to see beyond the down syndrome diagnosis. >> i said buddy, we will deal with what comes our way. but right now he's healthy, happy, 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 will look at the pictures and turn and look at me can he really fly. >> reporter: it's magic mostly. >> i'm simply just holding him and then i go into photo shop and brush myself out. >> reporter: on allen's blog thousands of comments from other parents who appreciate this perspective. >> 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 wants to do. he can fly. >> reporter: and when will flies, he lifts all of us with him. hallie jackson, nbc news, paradise, utah. >> i think what's so beautiful about that story is just how the father was able to finally connect with his son in that way. >> yeah. he had to come to terms with something inside himself and then found an awesome way to do it. through technology to air brush himself out, really cool. >> he shows his son can do anything. >> love that story. well we do have new updates on some breaking news out of nepal. a 7.9 earthquake. >> hundreds are dead and there are reports of widespread damage. we'll bring you updates on survivors and damage throughout the newscast. more information on an

we want to begin with that breaking news. a powerful earthquake rocks the capital of nepal. lots of new information still coming in right now, but we do want to start off with what we know. the u.s. geological survey saying this was a magnitude 7.9 earthquake. >> 688 people are dead. search teams continue to comb through the rubble right now. we're hearing a first-hand report from a reporter in nepal when the quake hit. take a listen. >> the road was going in waves.