information just now into our newsroom. search crews found the body of a three-year-old from washington in a pond near texas -- near houston in texas. i'm kristin wright at the live desk with more on what he was doing there. i'm barbara harrison watching developments near oklahoma city. tornados left behind this mess. the area is also dealing with high water. and beautiful today with lower humidity and dry conditions but humidity quickly returns to the area followed by the chances for rain. i'll have the latest timing coming up. i've got new information on a title ix complaint just filed against the university of mary washington. why the school is being accused of failing to protect students.

news 4 midday starts right now. >> reporter: this is chris gordon reporting live from from rockville, maryland where within the past hour a car crashed into a building. this is a physical therapy office. you see the car which had been in an adjoining underground garage must have lurched war forward. you see the brake lights of the car inside the window of the office. there were people inside there are injuries. you see fire police and ems on the scene, there have been injuries so joining me right now is pete perringer from montgomery county fire and ems. tell us about the injuries. >> a couple people were in the office at the time. one person was trapped underneath the car and the desk. they were extricated and transported to the hospital. that was the most serious injury traumatic injury what we would call prior to two. >> not life threatening? >> not life threatening. then we had the driver of the car and two or three other

people in the office were trapt ed ed. we evaluated six or seven others and they refused transport. >> do you have any idea what caused the car to lurch forward. >> i don't have any idea. there's not much of a barrier. there's a sparking space, a cement sidewalk and the gratszssy area and the building. the car was completely in the building. no structural damage per say but a lot of property damage and debris. >> reporter: what can you tell us about the driver. >> the driver was a adult female ellerderly. ems personnel drive her as elderly. >> reporter: chris gordon live on the scene. back to the studio. more breaking news we are just learning that a three-year-old boy from the d.c. area drowned near houston. nigel parkinson was visiting family in texas when he

disappeared last night. surveillance video showed the boy walking out of the house and toward a pond. his body was found in that pond. police say nigel and his family were in texas to celebrate a relative's 90th birthday. at the live desk, i'm chriskristin wright. >> this is it folks, you've got to be ready for it. it's getting big, i have trees coming down on me and power flashes. i have to back out of here. following more breaking news in oklahoma. police just confirmed one person died as a result of yesterday's storms. the victim was in a storm shelter at least 20 tornados were reported yesterday in kansas oklahoma and nebraska. oklahoma city seems to have taken the brunt of the damage. take a look at the debris from above. at least 50 homes were damage and 12 people were hurt. amelia let's talk about this weather down there. >> well barbara, after the storms we had yesterday, dry weather here today and a temperature of 73 degrees.

it was humid. we talk about the humidity it's about the dew point temperature. it's 57 degrees. 56 or higher is when you say it's humid outside. not the case today a high in washington of 80 gaithersburg 77. the weather having a low impact on your day. sunglasses for the evening commute, drink plenty of water. gorgeous if you're heading out and about. in less than ten minutes i'll take a closer look at your evening planner and a look ahead to the forecast for tomorrow. today a medical examiner is working to find out why a d.c. firefighter died while on the job. lieutenant kevin mcrae collapsed just after fighting an intense blaze in northwest washington. you can see firefighters lined up and saluted him as his body was taken away from the hospital yesterday. mcrae worked for the department for 24 years. he was the father of three and he was 44 years old.

today the public and d.c. council will discuss the police body camera program. councilman kenyan mcduffie called for the round table. it will discuss things like policy and paying for the program's expansion. to late to sign up today but you can submit written statements to the council until next wednesday. law enforcement agencies across the country are here in the district today. they are here to discuss ways to use -- use of police force. it's topic that is polarizing communities. high-profile incidents like freddie gray's death in baltimore have impacted how officers perform on the job. and how police relate to the communities they serve. today's police executive research forum will address those concerns. >> right now a big announcement coming out of george mason ter will be renamed. the new name eagle bank arena. gmu tweeted out this picture. it's rendering of the center with the new name.

the partnership is expected to bring millions of dollars to the university over the next decade. at the live desk, i'm kristin wright. the capitals are one win away now. they need one more win to move on to the stanley cup playoffs. you can watch the team play the new york rangers tomorrow night. the caps are on the road. if they lose tomorrow's game they'll come back to the verizon center this weekend. mean while, some national stars are rocking the red to cheer the caps on. look at this. after he launched three home runs last night, bryce harper hit the caps' locker room to say congrats to the team. harper is only 22 years old, as you may know. the guy who scored both caps goals yesterday, andrer be cow ski is only 20 years old. we showed you the hard work being done by rescue crews in earthquake damaged areas in nepal. and a retired basketball player who took a

here's some of the stories lighting up social media. it was a discovery with a difference for two divers snorkeling in the colorado river. they reported seeing two sun glassed clad skeletons to police thinking they were real human skeletons. luckily, they were just plastic. clearly someone's idea of a joke. social media editor brittany johnson has her finger on the trending pulse locally. brittany what's catching people's attention this morning? >> d.c. mayor bowser has reopened the debate about having the redskins play back in the city they represent. she's asked her twitter followers about what they think, whether they should play at the rfk stadium or a whole new stadium in d.c. however, the responses have been interesting. some people think before anything else the redskins name should be changed while others agreed they should play at the rfk stadium but think affordable housing should be built in order

to create some more revenue. now, we want to know what you think. do you think the redskins should play in d.c. or at the fedex field? let us know at our facebook page. and thanks to variety.com we got a laugh this morning. shaquille o'neal took a dive on the set of tnt's "inside the nba" last night. as you would expect, the gentle giant took the fall very well. don't panic, he is okay and he sent out this tweet after the tumble. he called himself clumsy but we know he never was on the basketball court. and we life's super scary sounds. and sneaking in without moving the bed.

life's super scary sounds. and sneaking in without moving the bed. a developing story this morning. the family of a missing howard university student needs your help. lance buckley was last seen tuesday morning heading to howard university in washington from stafford county. we posted his picture on the nbc washington facebook page so you can spread the word.

buckley is set to graduate on saturday with a ph.d.. police know he picked up his graduation packet then disappeared. if you have any information, police want to hear from you. the university of mary washington is facing a title ix complaint. student group feminists united is filing the sex discrimination complaint today, accusing the school's administration of refusing to protect female students from threats of violence and sexual assault. >> it is inexcusable that women came to the administration and showed them the kind of vicious assaults that were occurring everyday. amplified because they're online. and these women don't know whether these are classmates making these comments and attacks, whether it's someone in their dormitory. it amplyifyamplifys the fear factor. >> the university says to their knowledge there have been no known reports of direct threats of violence and ignored on campus. this announcement follows the murder of student grace mann, a

leading voice on campus for feminist and gay causes. at the live desk i'm kristin wright. temperatures right now in the upper 60s and low 70s. 73 in washington 67 in annapolis. beautiful weather for this evening. here is your planner. plenty of sunshine perfect night for grilling walking the dog, going for that run. 5:00 p.m. a temperature around 80 degrees. that will be our high for the day. 7:00 p.m. still plenty of sunshine upper 70s, picture-perfect 9:00 just gorgeous. low 70s and low humidity more importantly. now, for tomorrow the humidity remains low, pretty much a repeat performance of what we're expecting today, just a touch warmer. so at the bus stop it's already mild likely near 70 at that point. recess beautiful. coming up i'll have a look ahead to mother's day weekend. >> i'm eun yang. britons are casting their votes for the closest election in decades. here's the state of play.

there are 650 seats in british parliament. win a majority and your party takes control, your party leader becomes prime minister. if no party wins a majority different parties team up to form a majority coalition and try to take control. the headline right now, conservatives could lose control to liberals. the torreys are expected to lose seats. if labour wins enough seats or forms a big enough coalition, leader ed miliband likely becomes prime minister. here's how this impacts us. cameron has promised a referendum on whether to stay in the european union. that could upset markets. on the flip side labour-led government could be less friendly to business. no party is willing to raise defense spending that means fewer pounds for u.s.-led nato operations. we don't expect more results until tomorrow. thanks eun. he is the talk of social media today, tom brady. coming up, a look at how his part in those underinflated

footballs at the super bowl could end up costing the football star. we're coming right back. stay with us.

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when fairfax search-and-rescue responded to the nepal earthquake they needed every tool available to help in the rescue effort and northern virginia is one of the places testing out some new technology. it can find people trapped under feet of rubble just by hearing a heart beat. news 4's megan mcgrath gotten a

inside look today at the virginia task force training facility. megan, good morning. what an amazing piece of equipment. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. yeah it really is amazing. look at it. it looks like a small rolling suitcase but this gizmo can actually scan a large pile of concrete like what you see behind me here and figure out if anyone is alive. not only that it can tell you where they are within feet. >> i have somebody here. >> reporter: this is a simulation. >> watch the head. >> reporter: but just recently, the high-tech locating device proved its value in nepal, helping david lewis find four earthquake victims buried beneath the rubble. >> the first thought in my mind was that of relief and then i thought about all the victims i saw, the moms and the kids sitting on the side of the road crying. you smell some very bad smells and you know why they're sitting there crying and then you see that family member and they have this spirit of hope that flows

from them into you. >> reporter: it's called the finder. >> it's scanning the pile. >> reporter: several search-and-rescue teams including virginia task force one have been testing and providing feedback to the designers. they hope this final prototype will be a lifesaver. >> instead of having to dig or break rock two or three feet away we now may be able to dig or break rock right next to somebody and be able to get them out faster. >> when the light is flashing -- >> reporter: using microwave radar technology it can also pinpoint the victim's location within five feet. critical information whenever minute counts. >> when you need to find somebody somebody's lost or somebody's trapped in a building every minute counts because, you know, they only have a certain time to live depending on if they have injuries or things like that. finder was developed by nasa's jet propulsion lab and homeland security science and technology directorate. now it's going commercial.

they'll be manufactured in the private sector so that search-and-rescue teams around the world can use them. back to you in the studio. right now, attorney general loretta lynch testifying for the first time as a.g. it's a hearing on the department of justice's budget request. attorney general lynch has to explain how she intends to lead the department. she says her number-one priority is national security. >> our most important objective must continue to be protecting the american people from terrorism and other threats to our national security. >> with law enforcement nationwide under scrutiny for use of force, lynch is facing questions about her handling of tensions in baltimore. lynch says he will decide in the coming days whether to undertake a civil rights investigation into the baltimore police force. at the live desk i'm kristin wright. newly released video shows the moments before fairfax county police shot and killed an

unarmed man back in 2009. chief edwin rossler released in the an effort to bring transparency to police-involved shootings in fairfax county. this video begins with police chasing driver david masters in a large suv. that's when you see two officers run after the suv and you hear gunshots. but you don't see them being fired. no one faces criminal charges. the officer involved no longer works for the department. in baltimore, cvs says today it will rebuild the stores that burned during the riots last week. both stores are in west baltimore. in this video you can see the one at west north and pennsylvania avenues as it was effectively destroyed. cvs says it is also donating $100,000 to support the people in the worst-hit areas of baltimore. the company says it doesn't know exactly when those stores will reopen. today we expect to learn the specifics of a new plan to stop white house fence jumpers. the secret service and national

parks service are expected to approve temporary spikes for the top of the fence. several permanent solutions are on the table, including a ten-foot fence or possibly a double-fence. amelia? barbara, tomorrow will be a touch warmer than today with the high of 38383 but plenty of sunshine once again. it might feel humid but the humidity holds off until the weekend. a mild start, 70 degrees at 7:00 a.m. near 80 by noon. your friday night simply gorgeous 7:00 p.m. a temperature around 79. your weekend forecast for saturday highs still in the low 80s, humid, maybe an isolated shower on saturday. on sunday a bit of a better chance of tracking a shower or thundershower, otherwise a little bit more clouds around and muggy with a high temperature of 83. these minor rain chances come from a disturbance we're tracking mainly off of the carolina coast. i'll have more on that coming up in a little bit. >> i've always played within the rules. i would never do anything to break the rules. i believe in fair play and i

respect the league. well we're hearing and waiting to hear more from the nfl about tom brady, but his agent is already responding calling the report "tainted" and "not based on all of the facts." investigators say brady may have known about the deflategate scandal when the afc championship game four months ago now. you heard brady denied those claims. the patriots went on to win the super bowl as we all know. today you can see the "new york daily news" called him a liar. it labeled the patriots the deflateriots. here's what brady's agent had to say this morning. he said "this was not an independent investigation and the contents of the report bear that out. all one has to do is read closely and critically as opposed to simply reading headlines." if the league decides to punish brady, he could face a suspension or fine. we could also hear directly from him today at an event at the university of massachusetts.

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prince harry got way more than he bargained for during a meeting and meet and greet in sydney. take a look one fan proposed she even stole a kiss from the british royal. prince harry seemed taken aback a bit but laughed and told the fan he'd think about that proposal. the prince later described the opportunity to meet the australian public as fantastic and admitted he never expected so many people to turn up. well, the 30-year-old royal is wrapping up a month long stay there this weekend. always the ever popular. speaking of royals, a zoo in japan is apologizing for naming a baby monkey charlotte, the same name of the newborn british princess. the monkey was born yesterday. the name charlotte was picked though weeks ago by the public. shortly after the zoo announced the name yesterday, it was flooded with angry calls and

e-mails. critics say giving the princess's name to the monkey is disrespectful to british royals. the zoo says it may rename the animal. >> as we say, that ain't right. >> they'd already picked the name. the public picked it. >> change it. >> charlotte is getting to be a popular name here in the united states right now. even before the announcement. >> exactly. it's a beautiful name too.

christine mao is the first u.s. female fighter jet pilot. she took to the skies from florida in the f-35 lightning two jet. she got a chance to try it out with 14 virtual flights ahead of the real thing. back in 2011 she was part of the first all female combat group in afghanistan, but this time she was in control. well mcdonald's is bringing back a classic, the hamburger

will is coming back after a 13 year absence. mcdonald's tweeted out a commercial of the grown-up mascot now he's a dad living the quiet life in suburbia until mcdonald's announced the release of the new sirloin third pounder burgers. the move lures the burger thief back into the spotlight. here is a picture of that new mascot. he's wearing a more fashionable version of the old costume, including a black trench coat and fedora with a yellow band. and whole foods has earned the mocking nickname requested whole paycheck" for its high prices but now the company plans to open a chain of smaller low-priced stores aimed at younger bargain conscious shoppers. it could be a shot at trader joe's. that's your cnbc morning business report. for those of you who love whole foods, we learned a brand new one is coming to tysons corner. we don't know when it will open. whole foods says the store will be the biggest one in our area. you'll see it near the

greensboro metro station in a new development called the boro which is opening there. temperatures right now in the upper 60s and low 70s. 27 in gaithersburg 73 in washington and here's future weather. saturday at 2:00 p.m. a disturbance off the carolina coast right now kind of continues to sit there, slowly meandering north-northeastward potentially and this is going to bring us those minor nuisance rain chances for our mother's day weekend. an isolated chance of a shower on saturday with the high of 82. it's humid otherwise. down right muggy on sunday with a high of 83 and the chance of some scattered showers, maybe a thunderstorm on monday. a bit of a better chance seeing a thunderstorm or showers, still humid through tuesday with highs near 90 by tuesday, jim. >> amelia thanks. the story of a murdered d.c. socialite and herring aing eccentric husband is coming to the big

screen. kristof waltz will star in the movie. it chronicles the murder of viola draft by her husband. he had a variety of fabricated backgrounds he talked about through the years, including a count, a foreign spy, and a general in the iraqi army. draft was 45 years older than muth he's serving 50 years in prison for her death. the hollywood reporter says filming will begin in october. lumber liquidators making big changes. the company is facing lawsuits and possible criminal charges now after a news report on the dangers of certain flooring being sold. we'll tell you about those changes. and what not to do if you plan to

this is it. folks, you've got to be ready for it. mike it's hitting big. i have trees coming down on me and power flashes. i have to back out of here. dramatic video taken just as a tornado in oklahoma touched down. about 30 minutes ago police confirmed a woman drowned when her storm shelter flooded from the heavy rain. jay gray has a closer look at the damage in oklahoma city. >> reporter: it was a difficult night overnight, more storms could be on the way, let's show you the devastation from this round of tornados. take a look at the motel behind me. you can see the rooms literally ripped away here. there were people staying in this motel at the time serve thankfully got out of here alive. if you push across the parking lot and over to this rv park, 12

people injured, two critically in this park as the tornado ripped through this area. if it wasn't the wind it was the rain there was flash flooding across the entire region. seven inches in some areas breaking records in oklahoma city. and there's concern that more severe weather again could be on the way today and the through the weekend. that is the latest in oklahoma city. i'm jay gray, nbc news. i'm kristin wright at the live desk where we're following a big move by a virginia company. lumber liquidateors is suspending sales of its laminate flooring made in china. the specialty retailer is under federal investigation by the justice department after news reports that said the flooring contained high level or formaldehyde. lumber liquidators said they've spend $2.3 million on an air quality assurance program but the company does face more than 100 pending class action lawsuits related to the flooring. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. we're watching several other

developing stories at this hour. >> including an accident that sent four people to the hospital in rockville. take a look. a car crashed into a physical therapy office a short time ago here on park lawn drive. the receptionreceptionist in the office was trapped under the desk and had to be rescued. montgomery county fire and ems tells us everybody is expected to be okay. >> so glad that you were finally finally, finally confirmed and we could get beyond the petty politics. that's maryland senator barbara mikulski at a hearing on the justice department's 2016 budget. she also thanked attorney general loretta lynch during her opening statement for lynch's visit to balti arrest of six police officer s. just 90 minutes ago george mason university and eaglebank announced a partnership. moening the changes you may notice, the maim of the patriots

center will now change to eaglebank arena at the university. it was a cooler morning out there. right now temperatures aree back in the 80s soon. amelia what do you expect? no storms in the forecast low humidity picture-perfect weather into tomorrow. humidity starts to creep back into the area on saturday about a 20% chance of an isolated shower on saturday and about a 30% chance of some scattered showers, maybe a thundershower for your sunday which is mother's day. otherwise it's going to be muggy, highs will be in the low 80s. here's what you can expect as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. nice because the humidity hasdropped back down. 3:00 p.m., a temperature around 08 81 at 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. it's gorgeous. a temperature of 78 degrees, jim. >> amelia, thanks we like it. jab 23-year-old man says he didn't do it. he's talking about a bank robbery. the same robbery he posted videos of on instagram.

police tell us we walked into a bank monday afternoon in virginia beach, handed the teller a note asking for $150,000 please. he recorded the entire incident showing the teller placing the stacks of cash there into the bag. then he posted two videos and a picture of the note on instagram. >> a robbery is demanding, going and demanding something and taking the money or whatever like that. i didn't do that. i went and i gave a note and i asked actually politely. >> police arrested alfonseca 20 minutes after it happened. that's a guy i want doing my taxes and finances you know? >> wow. after the break, how you can help someone in

here are the stories lighting up social media this morning. tom's shoes is celebrating its ninth birthday. "usa today" says to celebrate the milestone the company is

giving away a pair of shoes to a child each time someone posts a photo to instagram of bare feet. use the hashtag "without shoes." that promotion ends on may 21 or when the company gives away one million pairs of shoes. and buzzfeed is buzzing about mcdonald's showcasing its new look for spring and twitter is going nuts over this. you think the new hamburglar is mcfabulous? he's masked intriguing and making many of you a little hot under the collar. is he hot or not? we'd love to hear your thoughts on twitter at nbc washington. lip liner and gloss is not the only reason kiley jenner has the perfect pout. the 17-year-old now admits her perfect pout is a result of lip fillers. recently she launched the hashtag "cuylerhai"kiley jenner challenge" where teens posted selfies. sorry, kids seems that that was all

the push to bring the washington redskins back to washington is once again picking up steam. muriel bowser made her opinion known. she sent this tweet out asking for your opinion. after a few decades in landover owner daniel snyder has started the process of looking for a new home, as you know. d.c. maryland and virginia are all vying for the revenue the team could bring. the mayor says the team belongs in a new stadium where the old one still stands. >> we know that the perfect location for the redskins is where they play for decades very successfully. we have the structure sitting on top of a metro station. >> d.c. council members say they'd support the redskins return if the plan for a new stadium includes new affordable housing. others want the team's name changed first. make sure you follow our david culver on twitter. he'll be at the fairfax county school board meeting tonight which is covering a

controversial topic. the school district is considering adding gender identity to its non-discrimination policy. supporters say the move could protect transgender students and teachers in fairfax county. critics are concerned a policy change could lead to mixed-sex bathrooms. the school department said it would hire a consultant to help with that. the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. at the school board office in falls church. as schools make decisions like these, bruce jenner's recent admission about being transgender has opened the conversation about people living with gender dysphoria. we asked psychiatrist joshua weiner about what families should do who are dealing with a similar situation dr. weiner at what age do kids generally identify themselves as gender dysphoria? >> it can vary. there are some kids at very young ages even the ages of four five six, who will start to feel like they don't match their gender their gender doesn't match their biological sex. for others it starts to happen when they're in teens but this

can be a very fluid thing. there's an interesting study that's shown that for kids that have gender dysphoria, only 20% of them will be adults with gender dysphoria. so this can be something that some kids outgrow, so to speak. >> >> how can their parents know they're going through this? >> a lot of times parents will know because the kids will want to dress like the opposite sex. they're going to identify with characters in movies that are the opposite sex. they'll want to basically be and behave like the opposite sex. >> should they encourage this? >> i don't think they necessarily need to encourage it but i don't think they need to be critical and discourage it. this is very hard for parents and if parents are struggling with trying to figure out how to navigate through this process, that i no ed to seek help and guidance from a professional who has experience in dealing with these issues. >> are there places in our area that are helpful other than psychiatrists such as yourself? >> we're fortunate in this area medical center has a program called the center for gender and

sexuality development program. and this is one of the only centers in the united states that actually specifically treats kids and families with this issue. so i think people in this area have a very good resource to go to children's national medical center get information, get help there and then go from there. >> i think it's a good thing we're talking about this at this time. this is something a lot of people don't know about. i didn't know very much about it. >> with bruce jenner it's becoming much more out there. >> absolutely. thank you for talki okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better.

right now, terror experts are testifying on capitol hill about how groups use social media to recruit new members. that hearing comes as we're seeing a clear connection between one of the gunmen who attacked a draw mohammed event in texas and isis sympathizers. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is connecting the dots online. >> reporter: in the wake of the plot by two phoenix men to shoot up the texas meeting, isis sympathizers and recruiters have suggested more is coming. "you ain't seen nothing yet" tweets a british isis convert. "i smell something big coming soon" says another. as investigators look for exactly what prompted the two gunmen elton simpson and nadir soofi, to plan their attack.

they say simpson was immersed in jihadist twitter accounts including some that called for attacking the texas event. two weeks before the texas gathering the fbi and homeland security warned it carried the risk of being targeted. federal officials say more than 5,000 people are following the kind of radical twitter accounts that elton simpson did. but how to tell which followers are truly dangerous? >> this is a very difficult task for law enforcement. there are a lot of people who say a lot of things on twitter and most of them don't carry out terrorist strikes. >> reporter: people who knew the other gunman nadir soofi, say he showed no signs of violence helping out at a nonprofit for the homeless. >> he was very gentle with the clients that he worked with. he helped them with their computer systems and so he was just a really nice person. >> that was nbc's pete williams reporting. the fbi says the shooting in texas shows just how easy it is for isis to urge violence by

finding willing listeners online. just in and this is good news soon you'll pay less to travel some maryland roads. today the state's transportation authority approved cuts to tolls across the state. cash tolls on the bay bridge will go from $6 down to $4. . est pass on the bay bridge will be $2.50 in said of $5.40. at the live desk i'm kristin wright. mild with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. 70 degrees back in winchester. here's the high temperature today in your neighborhood. d.c. warms to 80 degrees. low humidity no rain in the forecast for today. hagerstown a high temperature of 77. for tomorrow a touch warmer with the high of 83. you might notice the humiditrow but it holds off until the weekend. so a mild start, 7:00 a.m. temperature around 70. by noon we're at 79 mostly sunny skies, 7:00 p.m.

tomorrow evening still beautiful with high temperatures in the upper 70s. the chance of rain over the weekend mainly on sunday more on that barbara, coming up in a bit. >> thanks amelia. our wednesday's child today is even a-year-old named khai. he has big hurdles to get over but he's up for learning anything anyone will take the time to show him. we spent an afternoon recently at a local gymboree with play instructor vicki couch. meet khai. on a recent trip to gymboree he tested his skills in gymnastics. >> i can do it. hi khai! look where you are. >> reporter: this was his first time here and he was anxious to try out everything. khai want to go do something? that probably meant "i want to keep doing this" because no sooner had he said those words that he was ready to pull back up and hang from the bars again. khai was born with down syndrome and he's finally learning to

community kate after years of neglect. his social worker says he came into foster care at five. >> he's been with us for two years and he came in due to his diagnosis of down syndrome. he needed additional services. >> let's go meet miss vicki. >> hi khai! >> hi. >> you ready to play basketball khai. can you make a basket? good job! more balls to play basketball, khai? >> vicki couch is the play and music director at this gymboree and she realized playing ball would be something khai would like. those who know khai say he's a wonderful youngster who is finally catching up developmentally. as a young child he no doubt had little stimulation or encouragement to develop the skills they now see he's capable of. >> he was completely non-verbal. he was not potty trained. just completely different. you know just did not have this bubbly bright personality that he does now. >> down the slide!

>> you made it! yeah you made it. >> since he's been with us, he's expanded his vocabulary so he is receiving speech services. we've got him connected with sign language services so that's been able to open up his communication. >> and khai is afraid of nothing. always willing to try something new and comment on it. >> he loves to learn, loves to play just loves time at school. >> and while he's learning lots in school he would no doubt learn even more in a home with a loving family. >> we are looking for a forever family. ideally we are looking for a two-parent household, specifically people that have experience with children with developmental disability or down syndrome. additional children in the home would be fantastic, he does emulate other children and learn from them. >> here at gymboree khai showed off his dancing skills as miss vicki filled the room with bubbles. >> we feel that if he's surrounded by love and by people he will grow tremendously. not only in his speech but with

his community, with his school and just grow and develop into a wonderful adult. >> and that's what we want for khai. if you have room in your home and your heart for khai or another child who's waiting, please call our spec 1-88-to-adopt-me. or search wednesday's child at nbcwashington.com. the pope shows off his basketball skills after a short break. stay with us.

the pope showing he can play ball with the best. look at this tweet. the harlem globe trotters named pope francis an honorary globy. yes, the group met with the pontiff at the vatican yesterday. he tried his hand at a few globe trotter tricks. the team presented the pope with a framed number 90 jersey. the globe trotters who went on the trip said it was definitely a highlight of their career. that is a sight.

>> reporter: mcdonald's newest menu item? kale what else? earlier the chain bragged it would never serve kale on a hamburger and that's true for now. but the chain is testing the leafy green in breakfast bowls in southern california. mcdonald's corporation is working to shake its junk food image the bowls will cost you about four bucks. one is made with turkey sausage, egg white, kale and spinach. so would you go to a mcdonald's for kale? >> let me think about it no. that sounds like a southern california thing. i'm not into kale so much not unless they smothered it with mcdonald's fry. >> i prefer spinach still. >> it's supposed to be so good for you. >> that's what they say. coming up after the break, a look at

here's your allergy report for today. trees continue to run high grass is moderate weeds and mold spores on the low side. here's the latest check of storm

team 4 radar. tracking this disturbance off of the carolinas and this will bring us isolated rain chances over the weekend, unfortunately for the mother's day weekend. today mostly sunny, high of 80. pretty much a carbon copy of the weather for tomorrow. saturday 82, a little bit humid and maybe an isolated shower on sunday about a 30% chance of scattered showers, maybe a thundershower for mother's day. otherwise, it's muggy with a high of 83. a better chance of seeing scattered showers and storms monday. a high of 82. still on the muggy side. tuesday it's hot but the chance of storms mainly later in the day, jim. >> all right, amelia. thanks so much. that does it for news 4 midday. we have news today at 4:003, 5:00 6:00 and 11:00 tonight. >> what do you think so far? >> i loved it. thanks for having me. except i made a mess my coffee my scripts everywhere. we're instagraming these pictures. >> join us tomorrow morning at

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