derrick. >> indeed. we just talked to one man who said he lost everything. take a look at this. this fire started at 2:18 this morning. there are still hot spots. they are putting water on it. 100 firefighters. fairfax county greater springfield. fort bell fore 100 firefighters 100 ges evacuated to a hotel across the parking lot here. fortunately no one injured. take a look at video. when they get the call at 2:18 they got here and found smoke and flames. also a challenge here. they had to wait for dominion power to get here to cut off power to this hotel before they could fight that fire in earnest. we talked to one guest earlier who said he lost everything after hearing explosions. >> it was a real real big explosion. that's when i started telling people to get out because i saw the smoke all of a sudden.

you can see behind me it burned down. >> they are working on determining the cause of this fire. but again that's going to take some time. they can't get into what's left of the structure. it appears the roof is gone some of the outside wall compromised. they are still putting water on it. we'll have more later on news 4. we're live in fairfax. back to you. >> derrick ward. a sad story for many residents there. thank you so much. right now we want to turn our eyes on the weather. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell says the sun is going to make an appearance today. have faith. right, chuck? >> not only have faith, i can see it out the window currently. once you can see it out the window you know it's going to happen. outside we go on a chilly sunday morning. temperatures are in the 40s. depending on where you live you're either seeing mostly sunny or mostly cloudy skies as evidenced by our tower cameras. this one is pointing to the north into montgomery county. look at that sky, clearing out

beautifully there. camera on the other side of the tower is looking southbound. as you look south, there's a lot more in the way of cloud cover. there you go. clouds over washington down along potomac. depends where you live farther north, more sunshine you're getting, last of raps over st. marys county and lower parts of the bay. in the 40s now but as i mentioned, improving weather picture. sky cast 4, clouds giving way to blue skies later this morning and early afternoon. highs low and mid-60s. rest of the week when i see you next. chuck, thanks. new from overnight people smashed doors of businesses and stole items in baltimore. this was the scene showing looters in the streets. it follows a day of peaceful protests in the death of a 25-year-old man in police custody. protesters clashed near camden yards and police arrested more than a dozen people. >> reporter: nightfall in baltimore and a day of peaceful

protests turned to violence. police lined the streets trying to move protesters away from orioles baseball stadium. fans inside asked to stay at the stadium until further notice. >> unfortunately a small group of agitators intervened and turned what was otherwise a peaceful demonstration into a violent protest. >> reporter: as those small groups clashed with police, other citizens risked injury to prevent confrontation. >> those people who put themselves in harm's way, to stand between those who wish to destroy our city and the men and women who were fighting so hard to protect it. >> cars damaged, store windows broken. baltimore police announced 12 arrests so far. the day began peacefully, demonstrators taking to the streets of baltimore marching to the western district police station and to city hall as well where hundreds more joined in the call for answers in the death of freddie gray.

as police worked to prevent any more violence overnight, a call for peace from gray's family. >> please, please stop the violence. freddie gray would not want this. >> for a community anxious for answers, now on edge. nbc news. today in annapolis, organizers are expecting at least 100 people at a rally in support of police. the united for blue rally starts at noon. demonstrators will march for maryland firefighters memorial to lawyers mall. several speakers will talk about the way they show officers their appreciation and support. >> we continue to follow that developing story out of nepal. joyous reunions in kathmandu today as sherpas and campers returned from mt. everest. 17 people died on he have rest after yesterday's deadly earthquake triggered and avalanche. now, among them google executive dan fredinburg. nepal's capital hardest hit by

7.8 magnitude quake with majority of buildings damaged. take a look at this video we got in of rescues in the capital. nepal police say more than 2100 people dead several charities and countries are now dispatching aid to the region. >> among those lending supportive resources to nepal, fairfax county. this rescue team on its way to nepal. we caught up with group members last night as they are collecting supplies. once they arrive the team will help search for survivors. they are trained to deal with structural collapses and perform rope and water rescues. lots of people taking sides in advance of the supreme court case happening this week. the court is hearing arguments on same-sex marriage tuesday. the crowd you see here marched on the national mall yesterday in support of traditional marriage between a woman and a man. the supreme court could permit or ban same-sex marriage nationwide.

its decision is expected sometime in june. and we're watching the stories that will impact you in the week ahead. on tuesday a lot of you are choosing some of the next leaders of the district. there are special elections in wards 4 and 8 to fill two spots on the d.c. council. ward 4 mayor bowser's former seat. marion barry held the seat in ward 8. wednesday several law enforcement agencies will face a grilling on capitol hill. you'll remember the man who flew the gyrocopter onto the capital grounds earlier this month, he -- lawmakers want to know how he made it so far into highly restricted airspace. thursday you can go to another public hearing about the new metro station coming to potomac yard. the station built on the blue line. the city of alexandria says it wants the station close to potomac yard shopping center. that's right there by the target store. one man spent more than four days in what he calls a concrete coffin. in the wake of the tragedy this

earthquake survivor reliving painful memories. plus -- >> after midterm elections my advisers asked me, mr. president, do you have a bucket list. i said well i have something that rhymes with bucket list. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> the comedian in chief tells us how he really feels during white house correspondents dinner.

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trending on facebook and twitter. a lot of you talking about white house correspondent's dinner this morning. not just the jokes. this woman seen on c-span feed like this apparently on her

phone texting during the national anthem. well as you can imagine, this stirred up quite the debate online generated a lot of reaction. the woman responded. her name is helena andrews. her twitter says she works with "washington post." i believe she's with reliable sources gossip column. she said she was taking notes because it's 2015. meanwhile on a lighter note there were tons of jokes that made a big splash at the event including the ones from the president. it was the host cecily strong from snl who really stirred up the audience. >> all right, guys. this next part is a repeat after me. put your hands up.

i solemnly swear i will not talk about hillary's appearance because that is not journalism. >> we are going to hear from president obama a little later this morning. a lot of the best jokes on nbc washington app. a lot of people saying she did a pretty good job. never any low blows. >> at this point you're expected to take sharp jabs. >> she got everybody. nobody was safe. >> that's it. you can't focus on one person. donald trump got it pretty bad but you've got to work the room. >> he was mentioned last night. the president said donald trump is here and everybody started laughing. >> and that was it. >> that was the end of the joke. sometimes you've got to let it go. very good. coming up fire in the pit. what went wrong to cause an emergency during nascar races in richmond. >> outside now, i know it's another gloomy start but chuck bell is timing out when that sun is going to ret

we have a huge fire on the pit lane. >> scary moments during nascar

examinex xfinity xfinity. a gas fire breaks out. a man becomes engulfed crews quickly put out the fire. paramedics treated him and took him to the hospital. everyone is expected to be okay. >> take a look at the picture outside of kansas. during the weather, someone went outside and snapped a photo of what looked like a tornado, multiple tornado in kansas over the last few days. the good thing is they didn't hurt anyone. what a sight. ashburn man spent four days in the rubble following the earthquake that hit india in 2001. >> he made it ah out alive. darcy spencer shares his stories as the latest are affected in nepal. >> i'm fine. >> reporter: the man you see emerging from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in india, 25 years old, spent 4.5 days as what he described as a

concrete coffin, unsure if he would ever be rescued. >> i was in total darkness. i didn't know where i was. >> reporter: it happened in 2001. he was staying at an apartment with relatives when he heard thunder. >> the sound of thunder was coming from underneath the ground. >> then everything began to shake. >> it was about 8 to 10 inches, the floor was jumping. so i had no control over myself. >> he remembers looking up. the ceiling was cracked all the way across. >> so the slab above me fell and the entire building collapsed, so it collapsed like that and then it toppled over. >> it was lying down, unable to move. >> the ceiling which had fallen, it was about two inches away from my forehead. >> he said that's the way he stayed for 4.5 days living on hope. >> i wanted to see my family and i wanted to see my family alive. >> they pulled him from the rubble and provided this video.

he would learn in the days to come no one else from his family survived. he's reminded of what happened to him as he sees images of the earthquake in nepal. fourteen years later he said his experience has changed his life. >> every single day for me is happiness. every single day is like i'm living a beautiful life. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. today one woman will celebrate a huge accomplishment at the gw parkway classic. when jamie watts turned 34 years old. she decided she was going to run 34 races this year. she has cerebral palsy. no matter how long it takes, jamie completed 34 races. this will be race number 34 gw. you can take your pet to the park and raise money for humane society in montgomery county. it's happening newtown at bohrer

park gaithersburg. celebrate all types of activities for furry friends, $25 for individuals and $55 for families. a woman rescued a puppy from a dumpster in arizona. take a look. she saw the post on facebook about this newborn dog in phoenix. she rushed over to the dumpster and found the dog wrapped in a bag. >> i don't see how people could be so heartless for anything living. >> yeah. she took the dog to the emergency animal clinic. they named the guy panda. she says she'll take care of the dog until a family adopts it. >> glad she rescued it. queue up you're going to need a bigger boat. >> you stole that from chuck and he stole it from everybody else. >> i was going to give him credit angie. a group of fishermen caught one ton stingray measures 26 feet long. found near peru and ecuador border. giant sting rays like this one

are an endangered species. >> a lot of ropes. >> as chuck said earlier, toss it back. >> you see that on the end of the line got it. >> take a picture. >> something that big, imagine how long is been living in the deep waters of the pack. >> it's pretty wild. >> like you said that's why i don't go in there, pictures like that. >> staying away. and i read enough about sharks. there you go. >> a gloomy start. >> are we seeing sunshine peek through at all. >> turning beautiful. a full sunshine now, really depends where you live. farther north of washington already swimming in sunshine. the clouds are going to take a little longer for friends and neighbors in southern maryland and along nompb neck. here is live view from rushton town center. can you see your house out there. you didn't mow the lawn. >> it's a big one. >> hey, bob. hey, dora. >> outside, blue skies out there across parts of northwestern virginia now. even here in washington skies are clearing out with each and every passing minute.

it's going to turn into a pretty day. 50 at reagan national airport, winds out of the north at 8 miles per hour. what to expect off to a cool start this morning. it will turn milder this afternoon. should be 10 degrees, warmer than it was yesterday courtesy of sunshine coming back into the picture. there's your hourly temperatures. 52 next hour 58 at lunchtime. most of the afternoon in the low- to mid-60s. not even that much of a breeze to contend with today. tomorrow will be a noticeable windier day. storm team 4 radar. raindrops across farther southern st. marys now, colonial beach, montrose st. george island still cloudy skies. last of the raindrops starting to move through those areas, bay and shore. upstream drier air moving its way in. as a result we have an improving weather picture on the way for the rest of the day. there goes future weather, last of the raindrops out. here comes the clearing line further south with time. again, nice enough day coming up today. you actually could get away with

washing your car if you wanted to 62 high in gaithersburg 65 frederick, maryland 63 fredericksburg 62 culpeper. again, you can get the car washed. we may have a little rain chance most dry monday. chance for rain comes into the picture thursday. for tomorrow plenty of sunshine early. i do think clouds will increase in our skies by 2:00 or 3:00. there's partly to mostly cloudy sky there. there may be a quick shower run out of those clouds between 3:00 and 5:00 and 6:00. most of the day will be dry for most of us. seven-day forecast time. today things looking up up up. 64 with sunshine coming back. there's that little chance for a shower tomorrow afternoon. again, most of us adopt need to worry about that. noticeably breezier and cooler. breezy tuesday, too. by then temperatures starting to warm up. a little chance for rain on thursday as the real warmer air

starts to come in. back to 80 by next weekend. >> 80 degrees. nice work. there's a really cool project happening in the district and it is changing the way you think about barber shops. >> how it is connecting cancer prevention and good hair. stick around.

d.c. beauty salons and

barber shops now on the cutting edge in cancer prevention. >> they are raising awareness for a particularly deadly form of the disease. news 4's zachary kiesch shows us how. >> already a close-knit community, but we learn things talking about things you don't normally feel comfortable talking about. >> at christopher's grooming lounge on 8th street i jumped in the chair. instead of the nats game, the topic is colon cancer. it's a new initiative geared at health promotion and disease prevention specifically in the black community. it's division a dr. stretch thomas professor department of health services administration at the university of maryland. >> we're looking in the mirror at ourselves as health professionals and saying what you're doing is not working, get

out of the office campus get out in the neighborhood. this the on ramp. >> the doctors have been perfecting the idea for the past decade. with the corporate support of cigna, it's taking flight. >> health advocates and research respond. >> 10 barber shots in d.c. will be involved 240 subjects for the study over the course of three or four months and screening for a year after. >> more likely to be diagnosed in colorectal cancer than hispanics or whites. >> it's about bringing people together passionate about improving health. >> what better platform, place to do it than here in a safe space. >> the other part training bar percent to more knowledgeable. >> organizations and professionals that can arm us with the correct information, not myths. in the barber shop here we solve

most of the problems of the world anyway. >> sharing some knowledge, getting a cut, maybe even saving a life. reporting in northeast d.c. zachary kiesch news 4. coming up want to update you on some stories. right now we're learning about a shooting in d.c.'s northwest. what police are telling us about the victims involved. also the scope of the damage and destruction after that 7.8 earthquake in fepal. a live report coming up and why local parents are getting ready to let their young children walk to school alone even if it means cl

taking a look at today's top stories, fairfax firefighters putting out hot spots from a fire at alexandria hotel. the electrical fire started after 2:00 at the quality inn on richmond highway. the hotels was heavily destroyed. some guests had to go to the hospital for smoke inhalation. >> people smashed windows and stole items from businesses following a day of protest in baltimore. you're looking at new video we got overnight. police arrested more than a dozen people. protesters clashed with police near camden yards. >> what is senate and why am i required to talk to it. jeb bush do you really want to do this? >> you may be scrolling through

dvr to find best jokes from last night's white house correspondents dinner. the president's so-called anger translator was just one star of the night. >> luther. he was tearing it up. turned things around. had things rolling. >> certainly got your attention. >> we hope you're off to a great sunday. we hope the forecast sun is trying to work its way back. >> the sun has and just like chuck said it would. >> beautiful outside. turn your back to the camera fullover left shoulder here. beautiful morning in progress in northwest washington. clouds linger south of town. even there the sunshine is on its way everybody. it's going to be a beautiful day. raindrops left ahead of schedule and no one will complain about that. i wish i had an anger translator behind me. tower camera looks good. looking north blue skies, a little more cloudiness south of

town right now. tower camera there. we're working on it. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. there's the view over bethesda chevy chase, blueness over montgomery county skies. there are clouds south of washington fredericksburg that's where clouds are last to leave today. raindrops off southern tip of st. marys, salisbury, moving away from us. that's all that matters. it's 48 in gaithersburg right now, same in culpeper 46 in fredericksburg. sunday weather forecast sunshine to our north and clouds to our south for now. temperatures in the 40s. by later on today, how about that. sunshine for all. high temperature near 64. seven-day forecast when i see you next. >> nothing to be angry about there. thank you very much. new this morning, d.c. police looking for someone who killed a man in northwest washington. it happened on butternut street northwest around 2:00 a.m. you can see police pretty much shut down the area according to officers whoever they are

searching for shot two people one in the chest, one in the leg. the man with the chest injury died. the other recovering in the hospital. >> people in india raid for victims of deadly earthquake. 34 people in india killed in the quake and its aftershocks. india sent a military aircraft to nepal with medical equipment and relief teams. united states will send a million dollars in aid to nepal following earthquake. more than 2100 people have died thousands more hurt. magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit outside the capital of kathmandu. kelly cobiella live at the london bureau with more on the massive cleanup effort. really kelly, a deteriorating situation. >> good morning. more strong aftershocks this morning have triggered more avalanches on mt. everest. kathmandu, more building falling down. images of people people from the

debris pulled out alive from a hotel. unfortunately the number of dead and injured is climbing. nearly 5,000 are injured and treated in makeshift hospitals. that number is sure to rise. on mt. everest it's a tense day today. three more avalanches hit one of the camps. climbers talked about hearing rocks falling and not being able to see them. about 15 of the most seriously injured were taken off the mountain by helicopter today. at least 17 are dead on mount he have rece. among them dan fredinburg the man who worked for google. it was his second trip to mt. everest. he was there last year when sherpas. they are treating people in the streets because of the fear of more buildings falling down and also are running out of medical

supplies. as you mentioned help is on the way from the u.s. china, india, pakistan britain, many other companies. the problems here are a lot of roads are still blocked. rescue teams are having to trek across mountain trails to reach the more remote villages. the rescue and search continues across nepal. adam. >> all right. nbc's kelly cobiella in london. thank you. george mason university will hold a vigil for nepal at gmu clock tower on campus starting at 6:30 p.m. right now the search is on for four missing boaters. several sailboats during a regatta during a powerful storm off the coast of alabama. at least one person died. coast guard rescued one person as well. more than 100 sailboats participating in the race when that storm rolled through yesterday afternoon. >> there's an event coming up to encourage parents to let their children walk home alone. the the latest chapter in that

free range parenting story in montgomery county. child protective services are investigating a couple that let their 7 and 10-year-old out a few months ago. on may 9th, you can support those parents taking your kids to ellsworth park in silver spring and let them walk home. you should be there by 10:00 a.m. hackers read president obama's e-mails, that's according to "new york times." they report the breach is far more intrusive and worrisome than first acknowledged publicly. no word on what e-mails were hacked. it's loudoun county parents versus school system. what they claim they are hiding setting the stage for a showdown this week. >> metro passengers climbing onto the track. get this. they are doing it on purpose. some striking that perfect pose for social media. see what iteam uncovered in the

warning to riders. you won't believe the $1,000 discov

welcome back. faculty members at a virginia women's college are suing to keep the school from kiloing. 56 faculty members at sweet briar say the school's budget crisis doesn't exist. they are seeking damages. in february sweet briar's board voted to close the school. in the week ahead the first lady will visit fairfax county. the wife of president obama and wife of the prime minister of japan will meet in great falls. during their visit the first ladies will tour japanese immersion classroom and watch a student performance. to commemorate the visit great falls elementary will plant a cherry tree in the garden. this wednesday we're learn whether loudoun county schools broke the law. a parent is suing.

a parent said the loudun school board did not respond to 50 requests for information under freedom of information act. the school's public information officer said the parent failed to pay any of the required fees for the request. this week's wednesday's child, we shared the story of julie and her new family. you may remember her from last march when she talked about having lost a connection with her cultural heritage when her parents died and she became a foster child. barbara harrison recently got to see julie again for the first time at her new home. >> hello. >> hi. oh my gosh. it's so great to see you again. it's been just over a year since we first met julie at a lesson in korean cooking. after her parents had passed away julie was placed in foster care and was sad to have lost a connection to korean american culture, especially the food and music she loved. one year later -- >> who is here.

>> my parents. >> julie's new adoptive parents larry and leticia, their family members, brother anthony and cousin shania and another in school. >> as soon as wednesday's child aired we called. >> she said she had always thought of adding to her family this way. when she heard julie say she longed for herculture, she thought she had found the child she was waiting for. so did larry. >> julie has been here in the house now for seven months and everything is like it's always been. >> that's what it seems like around here when the kids get together. the two girls love hanging out together. brother anthony loves having julie to compete with when playing mario. >> gradually we started getting more close. yeah now we're like brother and sister. >> julie is at home now. it's a wonderful story that's

just beginning to be happily ever after. great update barbara. if you have room in your home and heart for a child that is waiting, please call our special adoption hot line. the number on the screen 188 to adopt me or search wednesday's child on nbcwashington.com. check this out. people doing yoga on metra tracks. one case of riders pushing the limits. see what news 4 team uncovered and what metro is saying. >> we're going to give you the real deal on mosquito repellant, what works the best at warding nasty things off. we have the answer. >> clouds outside. they are making way for sun t

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limit walking on the track, putting not only themself at risk but other passengers as well. >> not very smart. an investigation by i-team reveals a series of people doing this at different stations. as scott mcfarland reports all of them are facing the same deadly risk. >> reporter: like so many of us the guy was typing on his phone waiting for a train at the pentagon metro station. >> he fell off in front of us. >> as the train approached.

>> the lights started flashing when he fell off. >> jennifer buchanan and her dad pulled him. >> i had to reach over and grabbed him. >> reporter: they too, were almost pulled down on the tracks in the process of saving the man who had falling. news 4 iteam found many are deliberately ending up on the tracks. >> this is a dare or stunt they want to put on social media. >> reporter: a dare or risk. check this out, nearly a dozen metro passengers intentionally trespassing on the tracks just since late last year. including this platform at the west falls church. watch as she takes off her coat and scarf. she begins to strike yoga poses while he snaps pictures.

she nearly slips twice close to the high-voltage third rail. she does hand styles close to the electric third rail. a metro employee intervenes and they would hop on the next train. that's not all the i-team found. in march a man lowered himself onto the tracks in lando. another did it to, d.c. metro center. he struggled to get out until 30 seconds later when a man ran over to help. metro transit police chief some of these images. >> maybe easy to get in but not easy to get out. >> it's not. you take the average male 6 foot give or take the distance from the roadway to the granite edge is about 4 feet almost. you'd have to have incredible -- not incredible but decent upper body strength. >> like this man climbing over two sets of tracks. transit police eventually pulled him to the platform and then arrested him. >> they go down for different reasons. personal property, some for a

game. >> why they do it is a mystery. >> we know why this woman at reagan national ended up there, retrieved a package blown onto the tracks by the wind. she struggles to go down on the track and struggles to come back, narrowly escaping the train. increasingly common for passengers to lose their cell phones on the track. you should never chase after them but ask metro staff to help. this, he said, is not common. metro police say they are actively searching for the yoga couple fearing they will push their luck again for the perfect pose. >> that was scott mcfarland reporting. last august a man trespassing on the tracks was hit by a train and killed. >> talk about a buried treasure, a maine walmart customer found a packet of money. get this, it had been buried under a packet of snow four months. it had $4400. he turned that money over to security. it belonged to a man who works at a restaurant nearby.

it's nice he returned the money. >> sure is. >> absolutely. christmas come late. that's all right. >> he probably wrote it off. all of a sudden he's got thousands of dollars back. >> you know what though that's karma. if you've ever thought about being in that situation, you return it. that's it. >> you've got to return it. >> i had a great day yesterday before the rain set in i was at charles flowers, and the taste of flowers. he was talked to the principal. always nice to talk to the principal when you're not in their office. great cookbook some of the great from flowers, stem school. $14 million in scholarship money earned by students. >> high-five. >> thanks for having me. had a good time. heard a lot of people worried the rain would ruin it. held off long enough to get everybody out of the parking lot before rain showers settled in. hope you enjoyed your saturday.

good book reading and soup making. today take your soup outside. a great day for picnic on the lawn or national mall or anything you want to do. as long as you're cold weather tolerant put the top down on convertible as well. there's the view from the camera this morning. increasingly blue skies, 50 degrees right now. a few fair weather clouds on the south side of town. north wind is an important part of the weather picture. bringing drier air down in from pennsylvania and new york. so the drier air is eating up those clouds. temperatures upper 40s in hagerstown upper 40s, naval air station. hourly planner, 40s in the next hour or two. mid-50s by noon. low- to mid-60s for high with more and more sunshine as the day goes along. i think you'll appreciate how nice it is compared to yesterday. storm team 4, last of the raindrops over lower parts of chesapeake bay, off the tip of st. marys, northern neck down to lower bay they go. part of what with us a pretty

good cluster of rain showers through the overnight hours last night. there you can see that whole batch of rain drefting off to sea where it will bother nobody. even the fish. future weather. here comes the line of clearing skies, south of town. as i mentioned, nice enough to be outside. cooler along the bay. as long as you're away from water temperatures hometown forecast have it in the palm of your hand with storm team 4 weather app. tomorrow back to work and school. clear to partly cloudy skies first thing in the morning. with time during the day tomorrow we'll have times, mostly cloudy skies. those skies could ring out one or two lonesome showers. don't have to worry too much. 30% precautionary raindrop for monday. otherwise most will stay dry. breezy and cooler tomorrow than today. nicer weather starts to turn back for tuesday, wednesday. that's the warm front coming by which means nice and spring like

for first weekend in may. >> thanks. mosquito season coming up. not really something to get excited about. >> barely getting through the allergies and already talking about mosquitoes. what? get excited about saving money on the right bug repellant. we break down what works

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okay. we were talking about this during the break. >> bugs. >> makes my skin crawl. mosquitoes. like spring flowers are seasonal. they are back again. >> battling the bag can be tricky. not all repellents are equal. the real deal on repellents before you go out and buy them. >> reporter: warmer temperatures mean blood sucking mosquitoes will soon emerge and could be after you. >> some people simply attract more than other people. >> entomologist knows all about mosquitoes. >> mosquitoes use several different volatile cues that come off human beings. >> ralph says they may have more interest in you just after a workout, if you wear perfume or skin care prouts that contain lactic acid. what wards them off best. >> the best way to prevent being beaten is personal protection.

that starts by wearing long sleeved shirts long pants. this will help keep mosquitoes off you. >> there are even clothing lines pretreated with mosquito repellence good for 20 washes. >> really do a good job cutting back on bites. >> what about wrist bands that ties they fight off mosquitoes? >> frankly i've tried these. for me they haven't been nearly as effective as a repellent spray i put on my skin. >> earlier this year federal trade commission charged one company with deceptively marketing wrist bands. the ftv said vate k's claims weren't back by scientific evidence. we contacted the company but haven't heard back. many use spaces this time of year. when ralph wants to find out which ones really work he puts his own skin to work inside a bag of mosquitoes.

>> it's just a compound mosquitoes really really abhor, it repels them extremely effectively. >> 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 dizziness or nausea. so there are many alternatives to deity. >> for example, picardin. >> i like certain ones because they provide protection for a period of time. >> organic choice. >> one of my favorites, if you want to go with a botanically based product is oil of eucalyptus. >> another way to reduce mosquitoes get rid of every bit of standing water, even water in a frisbee. >> tiny mosquito lar va in standing water. >> one trick on his own, oscillating or box fans. >> mosquitoes in particular don't like to fly in a breeze.

>> earthquakericaka gonzalez news 4. >> get itchy watching that. >> some people like me i can be totally exposed with a little exposure and they will get me there. my husband could walk out without a shirt on which he doesn't, but they don't even attack him. >> thanks for the sound effects, guys. you're on your a game. coming up chaos and clashes with police are overshadowed by peaceful protests in baltimore. >> big story we're following. we're getting a look at the damage left over and the actions that led to arrest last night. >> almost eight hours after it started firefighters on the scene of this fire at a hotel in