right now, a large crowd has gathered for the funeral services of 25-year-old freddie gray. his death after being taken into police custody has sparked days of protests in baltimore. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk with his family's call for peace today. i'm eun yang. we're keeping an eye on what has become a desperate situation in nepal. the death toll continues to rise and we're learning about missing americans in the quake zone. i'm chuck bell. clouds are building rain chances are increasing. complete check of the forecast just ahead. i'm barbara harrison with what you need to know about tonight's must-win matchup for the capitals. news 4 midday begins right now.

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. the funeral for the baltimore man who died after becoming critically hurt in police custody is just beginning. you can see right now lots of folks at the funeral for freddie gray. we're streaming this live on the nbc washington app. thousands of people expected to attend 25-year-old freddie gray's funeral. you can see dozens of them in that shot right there. of course gray died last week after stuffing a spinal injury. baltimore police have not explained how or when that incident happened. the cemetery burial will follow this morning's funeral. we'll have much more on twitter and facebook throughout the morning. tensions remain high following a turning point in the freddie gray demonstrations over the weekend. saturday's protests turned violent as night fell. police cars damaged, businesses vandalized and looted 346789 people were thrown in jail. the baltimore police department

launched an internal investigation into freddie gray's death. the six police officers are being questioned. the investigation centers on how gray's spine was severed in police custody on april 12. he died a week later. the justice department has opened a civil rights investigation into this matter within. people are desperately trying to find their loved ones in nepal today. the death toll keeps growing. as of minutes ago, officials confirmed more than 4,000 people died. one american from georgia is still missing now. posts on google person finder show american families are looking for at least 10 others. so many planes are trying to reach the country, air traffic controllers turned some away to keep the airport running. aftershocks are still rocking the ground as well. nbc's richard engel shows us how they're forcing people from their homes. >> reporter: with the aftershocks still coming people here understandably don't want to spend time indoors, let alone spend the night in their homes so they're camping out on the sidewalks and in the parks, any

bit of green space is being occupied. this frightening new video gives you a closeup of an avalanche that cascaded down mount everest following the earthquake. take a look. you can see people duck for cover right before a wave of snow and rocks descends on a base camp on that mountain. right before it happened a man recording the video said "the ground is shaking." the avalanche killed at least 17 people including three americans. we told you several countries are sending search-and-rescue teams to kathmandu. northern virginia sent one elite team there. take a look this is virginia task force one, part of the fairfax county fire department. we're following the group's progress through the department's facebook page. the team should arrive in nepal tonight. also tonight, students at george mason university will hold a vigil for the victims at 6:30. you can follow all the stories if here and nepal on

nbcwashington.com. chuck, how about our weather? around here things have warmed up nicely after a chilly start. we're well into the 50s in most neighborhoods. 59 in downtown washington. 52 gaithersburg, 57 in manassas cloud cover continues to increase. notice the thicker clouds west of the blue ridge up into the shenandoah valley and parts of northern maryland. rainfall nothing to worry about yet but rain chances will increase as this pocket of cold air aloft swings down overhead. that will help generate showers around the area, especially after 1:002:00 this afternoon so have that in the back of your minds. spotty showers possible between about 3:00 and 6:00 temperatures into the low 60s. >> thank you, chuck. breaking news right now u. one person is dead after a machine accident in prince george's county. chopper 4 flew over the scene in clinton just a little while ago. the man apparently became trapped in machinery in a rock

quarry at the 5400 block of kirby road in clinton. osha investigators are headed to the scene. as they say, this one is for all the marbles. it's do or die loser go home game seven between the caps and the new york islanders. the game is at 7:30 at the verizon center. there's still some tickets for less than $100 available. you can watch the game on comcast sports net, the winner goes on to the eastern conference semifinals. the loser will be hitting the golf course. the wizards have to wait to see who they'll play in the next round of the playoffs. they took care of business beating the raptors 125-94 and sweeping the first round. it's the first four-game sweep in franchise history. the wizards will play the winner of their series between the atlanta hawks and the brooklyn nets. game four of that series is tonight. new information this morning from the national zoo. what has panda keepers on high alert this morning. promising news for jeb bush in the state of virginia.

it's a first for him. plus, the supreme court getting ready for a case the whole country will be watching. how one group is already

. this is just one of the thousands of images coming out of nepal after that powerful and deathly earthquake. nepal is now trending on social media, and not just to share pictures. social media is helping some people and it's how they're communicating with their families. both facebook and google rolled out features to help families locate loved ones. people check in to say they're safe and the program notifies everyone in their networks. the earthquake triggered an avalanche on mount everest killing 17 people including three americans. google executive daniel fredinburg is among the dead. his sister making an

announcement over instagram. filmmaker tom taplin and camp dr. marisa girawong also died. if you want to help the victims the people in nepal, you can donate through organizations like the red cross or even world vision. we posted donation information on the nbc washington app. more than 3,000 people were

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. we're waiting for vice president joe biden to begin swearing in our new attorney general. loretta lynch will be the woman for the job. the senate approved lynch last week. lynch won the confirmation with a 56-43 vote. eric holder stepped down on friday. we'll keep an eye on that for you. the clinton foundation said it made some mistakes in how it

disclosed its donors. the foundation is under fire after a new book sparked questions about whether its donors sought influence with hillary clinton while she was secretary of state. the charity says it accidentally lumped in government grants with other donations. critics say the book lacks hard evidence but the author says it lays out a pattern. the book is due on shelves on may 5. there are a couple interesting takeaways in the 2016 poll numbers of battleground states in virginia. this is a poll of registered numbers in virginia. will it's start with the basic question. is anyone ahead of hillary clinton? look at this right here. only one candidate is able to edge her out. that's former florida governor jeb bush. keep in mind bush has not officially declared he's running. so how is the gop looking right now? well as you can see it's wide open. jeb bush clearly has a lead right now with 17% of the vote. marco rubio's not far behind with 16%. then you have chris christie with 10%. rand paul with 10% as well and

scott walker with 10%. so wide open all in the mix. now on the other side, here's the democratic field as you're taking a look here. dominating the democratic field is hillary clinton with 80% of the vote then you have everyone else jim web with 6, joe biden with 5, bernie sanders with 2 and way on the bottom of the list is martin o'malley polling at just 1%. temperatures right now have made it into the mid-and uper 50s across the area. most locations will jump up into the low and mid-60s but clouds are building and there's a chance for a couple passing showers starting early this afternoon up to early this evening as well. it could be breezy at times. here's future weather. there's the shower chance building to our north and west and over time the chance of the scattered showers making it to the metro. not everyone will get rained on but there's about a 30%, 40% chance of a better risk across northern maryland and the panhandle of west virginia then everybody dries out tonight. here's your first check of the four-day forecast.

64 with a shower chance near 70 with sunshine for the next two days. we'll talk more about that late week rain chance when i see you in a few. you better stash away extra cash for your summer driving. gas prices are up. you're paying 13 cents a gallon more today than you were two weeks ago. d.c. drivers are paying the most. a gallon costs about $2.63 on average. in our area of maryland drivers are paying $2.57 on average. in virginia, a gallon costs around $2.34. in west virginia, a gallon will run you about $2.53 on average. americans are driving more than ever. we want to show you new numbers from the federal highway administration. in february alone, americans drove more than 221 billion miles. that's the second-highest figure for february in the past 25 years. so far, driving is up 4% from last year. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk.

could giant panda mei-shong be a mama once again? she's been on hormones for the past couple of weeks now. two procedures were done in the last 24 hours. one was a specimen from tien-tien, the other from china. they'll have to do a dna test to determine who the father is. giant panda pregnancies last between three and six months. we'll keep our fingers crossed here. after the break, images just released by metro of the man police say spit in the face of a 69-year-old man then beat him until he fell down an escalator. how you can help investigators.

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. new photos just into the newsroom of a person police say attacked a man at the eastern market metro stop on friday. take a look at these new photos. this is the suspect, police say. police say he spit in the face of a 69-year-old man then beat him until he fell down an escalator. the victim and suspect got off an orange line train at the eastern market metro around 1:00 friday afternoon. the victim shoved the man as they exited the train, they had words and he began beating the victim until he fell to the ground. the victim is expected to be okay. you will notice extra security at a fairfax county public school following an attempted abduction. police say a man grabbed a boy in front of ravensworth

elementary school in springfield on friday. the boy managed to get away. news 4's megan mcgrath talked with parents and students as they arrived at school this morning. megan, good morning to you. >> well good morning, eun. if you look across the street you can see the mobile surveillance camera system they've set up in the front parking lot of ravensworth elementary school and when the kids came to class this morning, there were police officers standing out front keeping an eye on things. this is a disturbing situation. it happened in broad daylight. a man tried to snatch a 12-year-old boy right on school grounds. added security at ravensworth elementary in springfield as police continue to search for a man who tried to abduct a boy there last friday. >> it was very scary. if you have your kid going to any school and you hear of something like this you are very very concerned. it could happen to your own child. >> reporter: it happened right around 3:15 in the afternoon. police say the boy was near the

main entrance of the school when a man grabbed him from behind and tried to lure him away. the child broke free and was not hurt but with the suspect still out there, parents like donna quackenbush are talking to their kids, reminding them to be careful. >> staying together in pairs, in groups. never being by himself. being very aware of his surroundings. i am glad there is increased police presence because that makes her feel better and that makes me feel better. >> reporter: police are looking for a white man between 20 and 30 years old, six feet tall with blond hair. he was wearing a black long sleeved shirt and jeans. >> reporter: and police still haven't figured out who that man is. they're hoping that someone from the public may have seen him in the area might come forward with information and if you do have any information, you are asked to contact police. in springfield, megan mcgrath news 4. >> thank you, megan. today we expect to hear opening statements in the case of a man on trial for the

colorado movie theater massacre. james holmes is charged with more than 160 counts including murder attempted murder and rigging explosives at his apartment. prosecutors say holmes shot and killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a theert outside denver in 2012. holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. his defense attorney says homes was "in the throes of a psychotic episode." prosecutors say holmes carefully planned the shooting. right now lawyers are making their case in defense of dzhokhar tsarnaev's life. tsarnaev was found guilty on all counts for the bombing at the boston marathon two years ago. today his family is taking the stand. you can see some of them right here. defense lawyers say that tsarnaev deserves life in prison not the death penalty. >> oh my gosh we've got softball sized hail going on -- and i just -- >> did you see that? talk about a close call. a strong storm system brought high winds and hail to northern

texas. the video was taken yesterday about 75 miles outside of fort worth. you can see the hail smash into the windshield. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. at least 19 tornados were reported. one of those twisters was a mile wide. the storm system knocked out power to more than 30,000 customers, crews are still working to turn the lights back on. the same storm system is moving into louisiana today. so we want to find out from chuck bell what our area is going to experience weather wise. i hope nothing serious like that chuck. >> nothing like that. i've chased for many many years when i was in college at oklahoma. i can tell you one thing, when you see softball size hail it's time to stop. that stuff will smash the window as you saw in that video. i've been in several cars that have lost the windows. it can be quite scary. weather slowdowns for us today, between now and 4:00 not much. a few showers in the evening, combine that with rush hour might be a little slowdown between 4:00 and 8:00 and clearing up after that.

temperatures this afternoon climbing up into the low maybe even mid-60s for a brief time. that shower chance late on in the day. all concerns on a monday are about the weekend. eun i have good news for you. saturday and sunday look great with sunshine and temps in the 70s. >> awesome. thanks chuck. a new poll finds most americans support same-sex marriage. quinnipiac university surveyed more than 1,300 registered voters across the country. 58% of them said they support same-sex marriage 34% say they oppose it. the numbers are one day before the supreme court hears four same-sex marriage cases. the court could rule to effectively legalize gay marriage nationwide. in fact, tomorrow the supreme court will hear arguments in a landmark case that could pave the way for same-sex couples to legally marry in all 50 states. the group called freedom to marry is running tv ads before the justices hear that case. >> today 63% of americans agree that marriage is a

constitutional right and once marriage comes to a state, support increases even more rapidly. it's time. america is ready for the freedom to marry. >> reporter: the ad includes both republican and democrats who support same-sex marriage. opponents are urging the high court to resist embracing what they see as a radical change in society's view of marriage. right now, gay couples in our area can get married in the district maryland virginia and in west virginia. after the break, why your

even a little bit of television can make your quds overweight. kids who watched one hour of tv a day were 70% more likely to be obese. researchers at the university of virginia conducted the study. they found most five-year-olds watch more than three hours of tv everyday. this next story is sure to warm your heart. four-year-old leah still got the

chance of a lifetime to run in a touchdown. take a look. her dad passed her the ball during temple university's spring football game. there she goes leah and her dad were special guests and leah's dad is cincinnati bengals tackle devin still. you may remember last year leah was battling stage four cancer. she is in remission and doing well. after her big moment, the players celebrated around her. you can't even see her. she has been such an inspiration. her father brought the story to light to bring awareness to her condition and she's been such a fighter. >> the whole family. >> every time i hear that story -- >> i got chill bumps when i saw her running to think she's healthy you have no do that when we've seen pictures of her in much worse condition. after the break,

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police say jon jones is wanted with a hit-and-run crash in albuquerque. they haven't been able to contact jones. a woman in the other car was not seriously injured. jones is supposed to defend his light heavyweight crown on may 23 in las vegas. eun. >> one rogue coyote is off the new york street this is morning. take a look. this is surveillance camera rolling when police officers cornered the animal at an outdoor cafe. there you can see it highlighted right there. officers moved in and tranquilized the coyote. she was not hurt. she's going to the aspca for care and she should be released back into the wild soon. this is the latest in a string of coyote sightings in the city this month. interpret the i pretty wild out there. chuckpark after dark? that's where the coyote belongs. outside around our area, we have a fair amount of sunshine for now but clouds on the increase. a little shower chance later on. it's 53 in hagerstown 59 in

fredericksburg. the next couple days around the d.c. metro area look nice. the chance of a few showers around later on this afternoon, temperatures mid-60s. for tomorrow plenty of sunshine back in the picture, breezy at times but we can take that. tomorrow's highs 69. mild and dry wednesday with a high near 70. more about that with your seven-day next. barbara? >> chuck, thanks. kim kardashian says her family is still adjusting to step dad bruce jenner's transition from man to woman. in an interview with abc's diane sawyer jenner says he is transgender. during an interview with matt lauer on the "today" show kardashian says the process is one big learning experience for their family. >> you know until that transition is done we've learned what you do refer to him as him. but bruce has always been really really good at explaining everything to us even though it's really new and these have been newer feelings -- not newer feelings for him but for us to digest.

he's done a good job walking us through it. >> she says the family has experienced every emotion possible dealing with the news. kardashian says she's proud of bruce for the new role he will take on by helping others who identify as transgender. a developing story out of virginia. early-morning gunfire in stafford county leaves one person dead. what police are making public this morning. and major danger to trees in our area. the killer insect to be on the

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a developing story in stafford county. stafford county sheriffs say a man died in a shooting 5r7bd o'clock a.m. we sent chopper 4 to clint lane where it happened. you can see detectives searching for clues. we're working to learn the man's name. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. right now, the funeral for the baltimore man who died after being in police custody and then having his spine severed. he it's starting right now. thousands of people are expected to attend 25-year-old freddie gray's funeral. freddie gray died last week. he suffered a spinal while in police custody the week before. we are streaming this live for you on our nbc washington app. baltimore police have not explained how or when that incident happened. the cemetery burial will follow this morning's funeral. tensions very high after a demonstration turned violent there.

tracie potts joining us now with more on that and the investigation into into freddie gray's death. >> reporter: those protests drew a lot of national attention. there were thousands of people in the streets of baltimore and most of them police said were peaceful. but some of them -- and police said most of those were out of towners -- were not. 34 arrests, there were some stores that were looted there were cars with the windows smashed in. at one point they had to hold people at camden yards because of the demonstrations going on outside. now, the investigation. there are at least three that we know of -- the city the justice department the federal investigation, and the state. and we should get some information on that state investigation, some results by friday. back to you. thanks tracie. the death toll from the earthquake in nepal keeps growing. officials have confirmed more than 4,000 people have died.

at least one american from georgia is still missing. posts on google are looking for people and they say that an american family says that there are still at least ten other people missing. so many planes are trying to reach the country air traffic control has turned some away to keep the airport running. aftershocks are still rocking the ground forcing people from their homes there. we're also hearing from the people in our area affected by this earthquake. sajita basneth works at the subway in rockville. she told us her family survived but lost everything. she said they need more than donations. >> please pray for me my family all my nepalese people. they need your hip, they need your support, they need your blessings. she told us the haitian seventh day adventist church in rockville is holding a fund-raiser for victim this is coming weekend. we're posting the latest news from nepal to the nbc washington

facebook page. also on facebook we're watching a growing number of people who say they will be at a vigil for the victims tonight. this is at george mason university at 6:30. as of right now, 300 people plan to be there. chuck, how about our weather? it's going to be a nice day to be outside for the next couple of hours. you can see on our tower camera clouds are on the increase mostly cloudy now across parts of northern marylandment still getting filtered sunshine around the metro area. forecasted highs around 64 in clinton, maryland 64 in burke, virginia, 63 fairfax, 62 in bethesda. next seven day, mid-60s today with that little chance for a shower or two today. tomorrow sunshine returns, high 69 near 70 on wednesday. into thursday and friday, that's our best chance for rain this week thursday into friday. but no one cares ant that if it's nice by the weekend. crews are looking for four missing sailors off the coast of

alabama. they were part of a regatta when their boats overturned near hurricane-force winds. two people died. nbc's mark potter reports on their recovery efforts. >> reporter: with bothers still missing this morning. race participants who survived the storm know just how lucky they are to be alive: i'm very fortunate. i'm very blessed. >> reporter: joshua edwards, who took these pictures at the height of the storm with his mother at the helm says it's the worst he's ever seen. >> by the time we realized it was going to hit us it was on top of us a matter of minutes. >> reporter: coast guard boats and aircraft along with local authorities have been searching mobile bay non-stop. >> we're working our hardest still to bring those still missing back to their families. >> reporter: 40 boaters -- some racers, but mostly others just out sailing -- were rescued after the storm hit. richard mather who shot this video says he and his crew pulled three people from the water, all three clinging to a single life preserver. even while the search goes on

some are asking why there was no warning that could have averted this tragedy. meteorologist kelly foster from our mobile affiliate wpmi says the storms blew up very quickly. >> winds were gusting at more than 70 mile per hour as a line of storms moved across mobile bay racing ahead at almost 60 miles per hour. boaters had no time to take cover. >> everybody has technology in their pockets. all the sailors out here were watching the werth but we had no idea it was going to be that severe that fast. i don't think anyone would have ever gone out. >> that was mark potter reporting. the coast guard says it will launch a formal investigation into this incident. right now the guards' priority is the search for survivors. we're back in one minute with a dog treat being pulled off the market and the the answer

to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. recommended by vets. loved by dogs. from the makers of frontline plus. trending online this morning, nylabone puppy dog chews have been recalled. the puppy starter kit chews may

have been exposed, they say, to salmonella. if you have these chews here, you can return them to nylabone. and greys anatomy, lots of people have been talking about that of course. "grey's anatomy fans" have started a petition. they won't take mcdreamy's death lying down. more than 4,000 people have signed a change.org petition to bring patrick dempsey back. his character was killed off the show last thursday. the petition writer suggests creator shonda rimes makes the episode a dream. she might want to the do that. call of duty fans you are getting the first look at block ops 3. the new trailer for the new game was released today. take a look here. there are new features in the game, including the option to play with up to four other

we should have known this before. in news for your health more kids will choose a healthy

school lunch as long as it comes with a happy face and a prize. researchers at the cincinnati children's hospital medical center found more students bought so-called power plates at elementary school. it has four nutritious foods, kids were given prizes like sticker, mini beach balls and temporary tattoos and sales rose 300%. researchers say this is a low-cost and effective way of getting your children to eat healthier at school. i'm going to need more than a smiley face to eat my broccoli i can tell you that right now, barbara. outside for now, plenty of filtered sunshine in northwest washington but on the satellite picture clouds are building and thickening across parts of frederick county towards the panhandle of west virginia through the shenandoah valley and along the blue ridge. currently, radar showing nothing to worry about out there, but there are showers upstream from us and a little pocket of cold air aloft will swing through here during the peak of the

afternoon heating so as a result i think we'll have an enhanced shower chance especially in the higher terrain north and west of town. what to expect? clouds building best chance of a passing shower between 3:00 and 8:00 a little breezy at times. it's being called one of the biggest problem insects in the u.s. right now, the emerald ash boarer. it's already infected trees in rockville. christie king from our news partner wtop explains why these experts are worried. >> once you notice ash trees are infested it may be too late. they'll have to be cut down. >> the other possibility is we have good chemical protectants we can use to protect and save our ash trees from emerald ash boarer. >> reporter: ash trees need to be protected. that i play an important role. >> cooling cities remediating storm water runoff taking pollutants off the air.

>> it was christie king reporting. for help identifying ash trees and the emerald ash borer killing them head to nbc.com. after the break, the questions that the supreme court will need to answer during tomorrow's case on same-sex marriages.

right now, there are extra security officers at ravensworth

elementary school in springfield. fairfax county police say a man tried to abduct a boy in front of the school on friday. it happened after school was dismissed. police say the boy was near the main entrance when a man grabbed him from behind and tried to lure him away. the child escaped and was not hurt. we posted a description of the suspect on nbcwashington.com. this afternoon, opening statements are expected to begin in the trial of the man charged in the colorado theater massacre. james holmes faces more than 160 counts. prosecutors say holmes shot and killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a movie theater back in 2012. nbc's leanne greg has the story. >> reporter: here at the arapaho county courthouse for the first time prosecutors and defense teams will outline their cases which, until now, have remained secret because of a gag order. james holmes faces more than 160 counts including first degree murder attempted murder and charges of rigging his apartment with explosives as a diversion from his attack at the theater.

but the question is not whether holmes, a former neuroscience studented committed the crimes it's whether he was sane enough to be punished for them. prosecutors have said the only justice is death. >> this case comes down to insanity and the death penalty. nothing else. was the shooter legally insane at the time he committed the heinous crime? >> reporter: results of two state mental evaluations will be among evidence heard by the 12-member jury and 12 alternates. the defense will argue holmes was in the middle of a psychotic episode at the time of the attack, unable to know right from wrong. if the jury agrees his life would be spared and holmes without committed to a state psychiatric hospital. leanne greg nbc news centennial colorado. right now, lawyers are making their case in the defense of dzhokhar tsarnaev's life. tsarnaev was found guilty on all counts for the bombing at the boston marathon two years ago. today his family is taking the

stand. you can see some of them here in this video. defense lawyers say tsarnaev deserves life in prison and not the death penalty. chuck? another nice day to be outside, eun. i don't know about you, but i'm going to make sure i run my miles today after those doughnut this is morning. cumulous clouds building up in our sky. you're looking northbound from northwest washington into southern montgomery county. these clouds will be gaining a little bit of height and thickness as we go through the remainder of the day. current temperatures mid to upper 50s. we'll gradually reach to the low and mid-60s. 356 o'clock, 4:00, there will be a chance for a few hit-and-miss scattered showers. a better chance in the higher terrain north and west but can't rule out a quick shower around town. next time i see you, we'll talk about that seven-day forecast. a new poll finds most americans support same-sex marriage. quinnipiac university surveyed more than 1300 registered voters across the country. 58% of them said they support same-sex marriage. 34% said they oppose it.

the numbers are out one day before the supreme court hears four same-sex marriage cases. right now people are already lining up at the supreme court to hear those cases. the justices will hear arguments tomorrow. the court will basically decide two questions -- does the constitution require states to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? the second -- does the constitution require states to recognize a same-sex marriage when it was lawfully licensed in other states? the justices will hear cases from kentucky michigan ohio and tennessee. same-sex marriage bans have been upheld by the federal appeals court in cincinnati. a florida couple will be in the district tomorrow to support the plaintiffs in the case. jeff and todd dell may were the first gay men to marry in florida. >> really more than just one case or in this case four cases going to the supreme court. it's about the entire movement going to court. >> there's a lot of plaintiff couples from other states that are going to be there as well so

it's going to be wonderful to network with them and meet them and get to know them. >> reporter: the supreme court is expected to rule on that case by the end of june, we understand. the decision could make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. opponents are urging the high court to resist embracing what they say is a radical change in society's view of marriage. right now, gay couples can legally get mare need the district maryland virginia and west virginia in our area. >> anticipation is building over the arrival of the royal baby. everyone expected kate middleton to have the prince or princess over the weekend. an bell annabelle roberts has more from buckingham balance. >> no signs of the baby but we have seen senior members of the royal family over the weekend, business as usual. william and harry. prince william was at the memory of the gallipoli campaign with his grandparents the queen and prince phillip. prince harry at the london

marathon not taking part i hasten to add, but he was handing out medals some of the competitors who crossed the finishing line. no sign of kate though. we think she is over her due date that that was over the weekend, possibly thursday or friday at the end of the last week so no doubt her medical team are discussing with her the options of inducing the baby but no sign of that yet. we will let you know as soon as we hear something. back to you. and we know that babies don't come on time. sometimes you're waiting many days for the baby to arrive. >> it must be hard to have that many people waiting across the world to see when the baby will come. >> we'll hear news. a poll in the sunday "times" shows diana is the favored name if the baby turns out to be a girl. we're also hearing alice and charlotte. all great names. >> after the break, a look at how far

a credible threat to law enforcement. this is just in to the newsroom. the baltimore police department has received information that various gangs, including the black gorilla family bloods and cripps have entered into a partnership to "take out law enforcement officers." they're warning law enforcement agencies to take appropriate precautions to ensure the safety of all of their officers. today chipotle says that they will serve you food that has not been genetically modified. all of the burrito chain's restaurants are using non-gmo tortillas, rice and marinades. its pork and chicken sill come from animals that eat gmo feed. chipotle is the first national fast food chain to totally remove gmos from its food. for more than two months now, ellen degeneres and matt lauer have not let up with their pranks on each other. well now, ellen pulled another fast one on matt but it's all for a good cause. look at their announcement just

days before last night's daytime emmy awards. >> ellen and i are here to announce that we are officially ending our prank war. [ laughter ] >> matt please this is a dignified celebration and this is the best of daytime. pull it together! here's why we're here -- >> that's classic ellen. for the first time tyra host took to the stage to announce thank you, 16 people thanked matt lauer and that's $16,000. it's not clear which charity will receive the cash. we'll probably find out wednesday morning when matt lauer returns to the "today" show. we know he's probably thinking of a good one to get back at ellen. chuck is back with a l

i'm megan mcgrath live in fairfax station where you can see behind me we have a developing story. the driver of this car lost

control for some reason possibly a medical emergency of some kind and went slamming into the side of the dirga temple. this is a place of worship for people of hindu faith. i just talked to a police officer on the scene here asking about the condition of the woman. he told me she is expected to be okay. we're obviously waiting to see structural engineers what the extent of the damage of the building is right now. but this just happened within the hour. reporting live from fairfax station, megan mcgrath news 4. have. sunshine for now. more and more clouds as the afternoon goes along and a chance for a few showers today, no washouts and no gully washer mainly between about 3:00 and 7:00. then for tomorrow sunshine's back. it will still be a little breezy. north to northwesterly winds tomorrow. another cool morning in the 40s but probably not as chilly as this morning. a nice day tomorrow high near 69. wednesday partly sunny near 70 and increasing confidence that

the thursday/friday stretch is going to be a cool and rainy one. veronica and doug will have the latest forecast at 4:00 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. plan on a cool rain thursday and friday afternoons. that's okay because as we get into the weekend, both saturday and sunday this weekend are looking great. saturday mostly sunny, highs around 70. sunday mostly sunny with highs up into the mid-70s. perfect weather for the first full weekend of may. make your plans now. it's derby day coming up. i know we have that on nbc. get your mint julep and funny hat ready to go. >> excellent. thank you, chuck. and, chuck, thanks for bringing us doughnuts from goody's today. >> i was glad i could resist. >> good job. i didn't. that does it for news 4 midday. we have news 4 from 4:00 to 7:00 later this afternoon. i'll be back at 4:26 for news 4 today, hope you join us then. and join us tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for news 4 midday. we hope you'll be with us then. have a great day. see you in the morning.

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that's not your call to make, brady. no? well, maybe the baby has daniel's lips, maybe not. maybe it has theresa's nose, maybe it has my chin. i already told you that wasn't true. yeah? well, as melanie pointed out earlier, you do tend to lie, kristen. so here's the deal. i'm not letting that baby out of my sight until we have a dna test that determines the parentage. i want to know who the mother is and i want to know who the father is. i see. okay. well... in that case... you're not going anywhere. [suspenseful music] ♪ ♪ a press release, yes.