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and sneaking in without moving the bed. right now on news4 today mothers getting ready to march in washington, d.c. they all share one thing in common. tragic loss at the hands of the police. the message they're sending this mother's day weekend. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. if you haven't looked outside, there's a lot of cloudiness and fogginess to start your weekend. how big of an impact will that have on your plans to be outside? i'll let you know coming up. also coming up more wild weather ahead. oklahoma and texas both bracing for a weekend of rain wind, tornadoes, and possible destruction. keeping our eyes on all of that this morning. 6:00. thanks for joining us.
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>> yeah. right now northbound lanes on i-95 appear to be shot down because of this accident. we just got off the phone with police. they tell us that three cars and that box truck there were involved. police telling it there could be possible injuries but we have not confirmed that yet. we just saw an ambulance leave the scene, however. a tow truck is on the scene. and most of the lanes all closed off. if you are traveling that way, i think the best way probably right now would be to use route 1 as an alternative. >> definitely. getting off there at dumfries. 6:01 as we start off this morning. a beautiful start to this saturday morning. but we're talking severe weather in some parts of the country and a chance for more tornadoes in the plains and a tropical storm in the carolinas. that could possibly impact us.
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>> for now, though we are off to a cloudy and foggy start. but later chuck says to soak in the sun. take a look out there. it's hard to see. little visibility low this morning. >> for sure. we're hoping we'll see some sun, chuck bell. >> we'd all love to see a little sunshine today. but it's going to take a little time here this morning to work through what is a very cloudy and foggy start this morning. there's a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. you probably noticed it increasing during the day today. that will eventually lead to a little chance for rain. there's the view from our national harbor. in the fog early this morning. temperatures mild indeed. feels like summertime for sure. 66 now in washington. na manassas 63. 50s in much of the shenandoah valley. so your morning planner, low to mid-60s here this morning. rising into the low 70s before lunchtime. and with the return of some
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lunchtime should make it into the upper 70s to low 80s around the area. pretty nice weekend today. pretty nice start to the weekend today. a touch of humidity. a better chance for showers coming in on your mother's day. we'll get into the timing of that when i see you in a few minutes. >> thank you. oklahoma now bracing for more severe weather this weekend. you can see it here on storm team 4 radar. the plains will be hint bit strong storms. and nbc's jay gray is keeping a close eye on this situation. he has more on what's going on in oklahoma right now. >> i don't like this at all. >> reporter: storms started building friday evening. an omen of what could be a rough weekend across the middle of the country. >> flash flooding over areas that received 5 to 10 inches of rain it could be a dangerous situation this weekend. >> reporter: the situation is already dire in places like oklahoma city where so many are sifting through the rubble left behind after the first round of
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storms that included more than 50 tornadoes. >> so we're trying to get it done. >> reporter: cleaning up salvaging what they can though for many there's little left. >> this is everything i own. i just lost everything i own. trying to get it out of here before the next storm comes. >> reporter: a storm system that could threaten as many as 16 million. and one that includes the possibility of what meteorologists call long track tornadoes, larger twisters that stay on the ground longer. a dangerous combination. >> they say it's going to get bad again. >> reporter: a concern for so many across tornado alley right now as they brace for the next round of severe weather. jay gray, nbc news, oklahoma city. and this just in. a strong typhoon headed to the northern philippines. officials evacuated hundreds of people living on the slopes of a volcano that exploded earlier in this week. the typhoon is bringing heavy rain and people revac waiting to
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avoid the muddy debris. the six baltimore police officers charged in the freddie gray case want their case dismissed. now in court filings the officers say they are victims of an over zealous prosecuting attorney. they said they did have a legal basis to arrest gray. gray was not carrying any illegal knife and therefore should have never been arrested. federal investigation into the baltimore police department now underway. today a maryland group that supports free range parenting wants you and your kids to meet them at the park. the group empower kids maryland will meet in ellsworth park at 10:00 a.m. parents will let their kids walk home alone. this is the latest chapter in the free range parenting story. child protective services there is investigating a couple who let their 6 and 10-year-olds walk home alone last month.
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the parents are now filing a lawsuit saying it was irresponsible for police and cps to intervene in their parenting style. an nfbi agent recovering after being shot in the leg. the agent was shot while trying to serve a warrant on a bank robbery suspect. it is the longhorn bandit a nickname given to him because he often wears longhorns hats during robberies. today a wreath will be laid to remember a department of corrections official. we are waiting now to hear about a new trial date to be set for the man accused in her murder. she will be honored today at 10:00 a.m. downtown. d.c.'s ward 8 has a new council member this morning. laruby may won. she beat her closest competitor
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by 79 votes. may is the first new council member in ward 8 in more than a decade. the election results still have to be certified. today mothers from around the country are in our area for a somber march. the millions mom march is to support women who lost their children at the hands of police officers. a few hours they'll march down constitution avenue to the department of justice. one of the mothers marching today is marianne gray hopkins. her 19-year-old son gary was killed back in 1999. >> enough is enough. we need to put about some changes and laws that will stop the killings of our unarmed children. >> that will begin at 10:00 this morning. you're going to see a lot of pink on the national mall today as the susan g. komen race for the cure is going to kick off. that starts about two hours from
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now at 8:00. on 15th street northwest. that's near constitution northwest. the walking race starts at 8:30. check out the nbc washington app before you head out as you may be delayed by road closures in that area. and in preparation for that race for the cure metro opened early this morning at 5:00 a.m. the starting stations to the starting line. metro also canceled its planned closure at the greenbelt station this weekend. orange blue and yellow line trains are single tracking and running every 18 minutes. all new this morning, australian police made a huge discovery that may have saved lives. why a 17-year-old is now in big trouble facing terrorism charges. neighbors call a d.c. home a paerpt house and now the homeowner faces a lawsuit for renting it out. the changes he's willing to make
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to keep the business going. a man called 911 during a burglary. how he ended up being shot by the same deputies he called for
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back at 6:11. four family members killed on their way to a graduation ceremony. their plane crashed onto a highway in atlanta. you can see there was nothing left of that aircraft. a father two sons and a fiance of one of the sons had just taken off from a small atlanta airport when that plane went down. they were headed to a graduation at the university of mississippi. the crash shut down the busy highway for hours. >> new this morning, a 17-year-old boy is waking up in custody accused of plotting a bomb attack in australia. police say he planned to
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detonate three homemade bombs in the city of melbourne. the teen will appear in court on monday and faces terrorism charges. a man in serious condition this morning after the sheriff's deputy he called for help shot him. happened in charleston south carolina thursday morning. the man called 911 to report armed men in the home. they found the african-american caller at the back of his house to lower the gun. when he did not, a white deputy shot him twice. >> we had no issue with officers protecting themselves and others when they have their lives in danger when they're protecting other people. but to not take the time and pause to make sure you're not shooting the person who called you is a concern to the family. >> the deputies are not at work today. they're suspended without pay. we should tell you this is in the same county as the police shooting of walter scott that
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happened back on april 4th. beachgoers are in for a wave of problems off the carolinas. the storm prompting major warnings this weekend. >> plus how that storm is impacting mother's day weather here at home. we're going to (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle.
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the owner of a party house in the district is facing a lawsuit this morning. d.c.'s government says he runs the place like a hotel offering
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the house for large parties, even weddings. >> yeah. and the problem is david, is he doesn't have a license and then rents his place out through the popular service airbnb. news4's shemari stone caught up with the homeowner to get his side of the story. >> i don't think this is a lawsuit that will go far. >> reporter: doug jeffreys talks about this lawsuit filed by him from the district. >> i think the issue is that when i listed my home i also said people could have events. it's a sizable home so you can have an event. so i added that in my airbnb description. >> reporter: the lawsuit says he should stop until the gets a certificate of oups. he can make more than $2500 a night renting it out for parties and wedding receptions. he says he donates some money to
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haiti. >> i'm generating enough money in one night to build a house in haiti. >> reporter: the city has received more than a hundred calls to police of the noise over the past year. >> it is what it is. >> reporter: he reminds tenants about the 10:00 noise ordinance. >> if you live in a house and had another house they were renting. and they had a party. would the police come after the tenants that made the noise or come after the owners of the house? >> well the homeowner there says he's changed the listing to say his house is not for events. a very special gift for a grieving mom in maryland that's going to be coming from the pope this weekend. a catholic news agency says pope francis blessed aon key boone and her younger city katie. they died with their grandparents in a january house fire. pope francis prayed over the
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children's photo after he read about their deaths. the photo will be delivered to the parents tomorrow. hurricane season off to an early start. right now spinning off the coast of south carolina tropical storm ana is kicking up the surf in myrtle beach. the tomorrow is carrying winds of 60 miles per hour. could dump as much as 6 inches of rain. tropical storm warnings are up on beaches in north carolina as well. the official start to hurricane season still three weeks away. this isn't a good sign. >> yeah. a lot of folks heading down there in the next couple weeks also for memorial day weekend. >> big vacation time there. >> this storm here won't have an impact by the time we get to memorial day, but it's always a little concerning. you get a subtropical storm before hurricane season starts but it's not unprecedented. in 2003 the same name ana was given to a name before hurricane season in 2003 as well. >> must be the name. >> it's the name exactly right. outside around here that storm
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will have some impact on our weather. but i think most of the impacts will be out of the weekend and into the early parts of back to work and school week. for now, though we have an awful lot of clouds and fogs. not the prettiest looking start to your weekend, but your weekend forecast is not quite as gray or gloomy as this early morning picture would have you believe. it's a mild start as well. temperatures inside the beltway are in the 60s. light wind from the southeast at only 5 miles per hour. and pretty much 60s across the area. 63 warrenton and manassas. on the whole the overall weather impact today will be fairly low. plenty of clouds and there are patches outside this morning. no actually rainfall. just a mistiness out there. that's going to be the case this weekend. cloudy start for the day, warm
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afternoons and relatively low rain chances. comes up tomorrow second part of the afternoon. hourly temperatures with the clouds and fog, will be a bit of a slow warm-up today. should still make it into the 70s before lunchtime. only going to take a few breaks of sunshine to allow temperatures back into the 80s this afternoon. if you're making plans to go out this evening, mild and dry. skies partly to mostly cloudy. but nothing really to concern yourself with. nationals taking on the braves today. it's a 4:05 first pitch down at nationals ballpark. plan on temperatures in the 80s. not much of a threat of rain today around here but man, what a busy weather day it is. there's ana off the coast of the carolinas. big severe weather likely today. not only will it be near 90 in oklahoma and texas, those are winter storm warnings. that cold air is interacting with the warm air at the ground. going to make for severe weather
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in the plains today. this is going to stay to our north and west. and there's the moisture from ana now spinning off the carolina coastline. that moisture is going to gradually work its way in our direction. that's where our increased rain chance comes in for tomorrow. for today, there's the clouds breaking up around lunchtime. and then a nice warm dry afternoon today. again, temperatures making it up into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. and there's another foggy start first thing tomorrow morning with about a 30% chance of showers bubbling up tomorrow afternoon. here's your seven had-day forecast then. 83 today with that foggy start. 85 tomorrow that late afternoon rain chance. best rain chances are saved for tuesday when temperatures might be our first 90 of the year and cooler more maylike weather returns after that. >> all right. 90 are we ready for that? >> i'm not. but i guess we have to be. >> we need a little in between. it's a test your student may need to take to get into college. it seems the technology is
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finally catching up to it. >> this is neat. how the a.c.t. is changing and what your student won't need anywhere. and as the weather gets warmer, more people are headed outside. but as the sun sets can you spot them? how what you wear could put you in harm's way. and the best way to protect yourself before hitting the
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so as parents, your college bound student may not need a pencil to take their college entrance exams. that use the a.c.t. as part of their assessment programs. paper options will remain for students. if you run or bike at night, you're going to want to listen to this next report. we're talking about that special reflective clothing. may not be fashionable, but it's important. news4's consumer reporter erika gonzalez tested out several options for you. >> reporter: as night falls, it's tough to see people along the side of the road. and it can lead to serious accidents. greg cohen was hit while jogging at dusk. he's learned to be safe you have to be seen. >> wearing something bright or high viz is going to be the difference between getting back to your home that night or winding up in the e.r. >> reporter: lots of products promise to make it easier for drivers to see you at night.
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consumer reports assessed reflective jackets, bike shirts and a safety vest. there was even a button down shirt made with reflective thread. some of the clothing stood out from the rest and is easy to use. but some just blends into the night. take that beta brand shirt with reflective thread. on the website it looks easy to spot. but consumer reports said it's not visible from 300 feet and that's the distance it takes for a car to stop if going 60 miles an hour. >> it's really important that the garment you wear can be seen from the front and the back. and the more reflective elements the better. >> reporter: this $180 bake jacket is easy to see coming and going. but it didn't outsign this safety vest with its bright strips and it's inexpensive. you can up your safety game with the addition of accessories like a battery operated wristband or ankle band. they are all highly visible from 300 feet and when they move up
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and down as you're biking or running, they really stand out. >> great idea. i didn't think about the wrist. well the time right now we're looking at 6:27. developing news out of north korea. the country just tested some new missiles. >> what these specialty missiles can do that had security experts really alarmed. and a little boy lying unconscious. his parents waited 23 minutes for help to arrive. this is just the latest case of an ambulance delay in the we'll explain what makes this incident different from the rest. and right now on the roadways backups on i-95 near duffries. we do ha
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it's 6:30. in your morning's top stories, the annual susan g. komen race for the cure hits d.c. today. the race starts at 8:00 this morning on 15th street northwest. that's near constitution northwest. you'll want to check out our nbc washington app this morning before you head out as you may be delayed by road closures. and the six baltimore police officers charged in freddie gray's death want their cases dismissed. they claim the charges are politically motivated and are asking for a new prosecutor. severe storms will move in
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this afternoon well into the afternoon hours. you can stay up-to-date with the weather app. crews getting ready to reopen lanes of i-95 after a crash. this is near dumfries road. it looks like the lanes are now wide open. just a couple utility trucks pushed off to the left shoulder there. earlier, though all northbound lanes were closed causing quite the backup on a early saturday morning. no word on if anybody was hurt but we did see one ambulance leave the scene. all right. 6:31. let's get now straight to your forecast. i don't know if you've noticed it but it seems to me chuck bell looks a little more experienced this morning. >> experienced? >> i don't know why. somebody's birthday a little birthday glow going on. >> either that or i didn't put enough powder on. >> happy birthday, chuck.
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>> thank you. i appreciate it. it's a cloudy start to your weekend out there, everybody. sort of keep that in mind. don't expect full sunshine on your saturday or sunday. but even with all the clouds around there's a fairly low chance you're going to be impacted by rain drops during the course of your weekend. outside this morning, it's a mostly cloudy sky over northern virginia the district suburban maryland. there's reston right there. you can tell skies are definitely mostly cloudy and muggy almost. 66 in washington now. 65 fredricksburg. temperatures have fallen back into the mid-50s in the shenandoah valley and parts of maryland. your hometown forecast, a bit of a foggy start, 64 degrees. 79 degrees by early this afternoon. highs today up around 80 81 degrees. so nice day to be on the outside. we have clouds around this morning. you may need the sunglasses and is spf. you get the worst burn on the cloudy days. it's warm weather for sure. going out this evening, mild and
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dry with the clouds around. temperatures should hold in the 70s through 11:00. thanks. d.c. fire is apologizing to parents who had a 911 call and put them through the scariest 23 minutes of their lives. that's how long they waited for help while their 1-year-old was on the sidewalk unconscious. >> you can imagine that felt like an eternity. the boy survived but the case highlights both the problems with ambulance delays in the city. mark seagraves has the story you'll see only on news4. >> we were sorry that the d.c. department was not a positive experience. and we're looking forward to showing her we'll make positive steps. >> it made me feel so much better. seems like they're taking a totally new approach to this. >> reporter: that's how the rose family feels today. their son was diagnosed with a concussion and is now much
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better. but sunday morning was a much different story. 1-year-old theo had fallen down the porch steps. >> he lost consciousness. i rolled him over onto the grass. i couldn't tell if he was breathing at first and i started to panic and started screaming at the top of my lungs for help. >> and i called and reported the incident. because, you know we felt like we needed immediate assistance because he wasn't responsive. my wife was concerned he was even having a seizure. >> reporter: despite the 1-year-old being unconscious, the dispatcher rated him as conscious and a minor injury. the closest available medics were not dispatched. >> he needed medical care and here 20 minute hs gone by without the sound of a siren. >> reporter: the city has launched an internal investigation. it comes as the new fire chief and ema director says they're looking at the way 911 calls are handled. >> looking at outgoing calls,
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looking at how we dispatch looking at ability going all the way back through and come up with a system to present that i think will help us get better going forward. >> as the chief said we need to take a hard look at all of that. it's not working the way it is. and we need to fix that. >> reporter: mark seagraves, news4. this morning we're learning all military installations are on a heightened state of alert. the increase alert level is due to a higher threat environment. this comes amidst worries of isis-inspired attacks in the u.s. if you work in or visit military bases, you're going to notice the tighter gate security. and we're learning about an alarming development in north korea this morning. security experts there say the country has successfully launched a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine. it can be programmed to hit a specific target. security experts say it's harder
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to track missiles fired from a submerged vessel. liberty university has become a key campaign stop for republicans seeking the presidency. during his speech, bush is expected to call out the obama administration for being small minded and intolerant on religious freedom. bush has not yet said he is running for president. police at the university of mary washington's campus may soon cover the entire city of fredricksburg. right now campus police only have authority over umw locations. umw police chief michaels says the changes would allow the officers to assist the fredricksburg police officers in dealing with students. fredricksburg circuit court judge would have to give final approval. today the wizards are playing at home for game three in the playoffs against the atlanta hawks. john wall smoke for the first time since news came down that he fractured five bones in his
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wrist and hand. wall still is hope >> if the pain goes away do i feel like it's a risk to hurt my hand even more down the road or do i feel i can take the risk to play? if i'm able to do those things and do what i want to do and be myself there's a great percentage i will play. but if i can't be myself there's no point of going out there. >> the series is tied 1-1. wizards play today at 5:00 p.m. you can see an array of world war ii planes on the ground today. if you missed this incredible flyover of planes yesterday, don't worry. you can see them at the air and space museum from 10:00 this morning until 2:30 this afternoon. the centers on the air and space parkway, that's out in chantilly. you won't believe this video. bears chasing tourists. and why the tourists may be to blame. and a student came to this country not speaking any english. two years later, she's nearly
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lawmakers have appointed experts to help develop women's history museum. broadcasting fund raising, and activism will make up the commission. nancy pelosi made the appointments on friday. they include emily rafferty and
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pat mitchell. no english. those were the only two words she knew when coming to this country just two years ago. today a local high schooler is nearly fluent in english and set to graduate in just a few weeks. and this is all thanks to one teacher. we're headed to fredricksburg to find out more. >> reporter: it began with this letter. >> i don't know how i can really put into words how much you have changed my life. >> reporter: 18-year-old jamie alferel reading us the english words she couldn't express to years ago. >> as you know i spend the first 16 years of my life living in the most dangerous city in the world. honduras. >> reporter: did you feel that danger? >> yes, every day. >> reporter: in 2013 her family moved to spotsylvania county. she met this woman. teacher tara hefner. this is your first year. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: clocking in hours of unpaid overtime to tutor students like jamie.
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she said on the weekends you came to her house. >> yes. i said when are you free just the weekends. so i shall come to your house. >> at that moment i realized she was an angel. >> reporter: which brings us back to that letter. >> you said something that i will never forget. you told me i will never give up on you. >> reporter: jamie then entered into the barnes & noble national teacher of the year. mrs. hefner won. $5,000 for this beloved teacher. and another $5,000 for the school. bradley chevrolet offered to pay jamie's first year of college. the emotions poured down her cheeks and her parents, overwhelmed, proud. proud for a good reason. that teacher is an incredible person. the girls told her they couldn't afford prom dresses, so what she did, she collected old dresses, had them ready in her classroom. had 40 dresses. they walked in and she spriessed them with the dresses so they could go. >> the students very lucky.
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>> absolutely. coming up we take a closer look at the virginia search and rescue team working in nepal and the advanced tools they're using to save lives. and we're in for a heat wave with a chance of showers. chuck bell
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an incredible story out of spain. customs agents there discovered
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an 8-year-old boy crammed in a suitcase. agents discovered the little boy after they put the suitcase through the x-ray machine. that's what they saw right there. clearly a human body. a 19-year-old woman had checked the bag in. police noticed her after she began to look nervous while going through security. a spanish newspaper reported that the woman is not related to the boy and was paid by the boy's father to carry that suitcase. we've learned that that boy's father is now facing some charges. >> look at the x-ray right there. >> yeah. >> how do you think that that's going to make it through? i mean there are so many questions here. is the father going to face charges for this? >> he is facing charges. >> okay. >> but the good thing is the boy's okay. >> they said he was in perfect health he was fine. but how scary is that? >> at least several hours. they don't know how long though. >> we always joke pack me in your suitcase and take me on vacation but you don't think people would actually do that.
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i'm glad he's okay. virginia task force 1 is continuing its recovery work in nepal. they assessed earthquake damage and provided technical expertise on stabilizing a temple in kathmandu. crews also helped the embassy. some members of the fairfax search and rescue have returned home from nepal. during their time there they tested a new device that can find a heartbeat that's under a pile of rubble. >> i have something here. >> reporter: this is a simulation. 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 of my mind was the relief. then i thought of all the victims i saw crying next to piles and you smell bad smells and you know why they're sitting
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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 1 having 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 may be able to dig rock right next to somebody and get them out faster. >> reporter: using microwave radar technology the finder cannot only pick up a human heartbeat but it can pinpoint location within five feet. critical information when every moment counts. >> when you need to find somebody somebody's lost or trapped in a building every moment counts. they only have a certain time o live if they have injuries or something like that.
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>> reporter: it's going to go commercial. it's going to be manufactured in the private sector so search and rescue teams around the world can use it. megan mcgrath news4. fairfax county's youngest police recruit right here. >> i can't handle this. i can't. i can't. >> so cute. this is little c.j. fairfax county police department's newest k-9. c.j. is an 8-week-old blood hound. right now she's in training. she's training with her handler officer and her blood relative cody. now, cody is working with them right now but will retire in about a year when c.j. is fully trained. >> i would get zero work done. if i had that little pup running around the office my productivity level, nose dive. >> she's a cute one. mother's day came a little bit early for some very special women in our area. >> that's right.
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we asked you to tell us about some moms in your life who deserved a special delivery of flowers. and we sent the gentlemen of news4 out to surprise four wonderful women. check it out. corintia harris who is a mother of six and has been a foster mom for more than ten years. and here june elder who has battled many cancers and park parkinson's. david, i know you went and made one very lucky mom happy too. >> yeah. a grandma who quit her job just to take care of her grand kids and opened up a day care to do so. and this morning we've got a special coming up. >> that's right. wendy, veronica barbara harris doreen the list goes on. we are going to honor all of our mothers. you can check "from our mothers, 4 our mothers" at 10:00 a.m. on
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news4. and really it's so great because you get to see different moms from different generations. they all have personalities of their own. and more importantly life lessons that i think a lot of us can relate to. >> they've all raised strong headed -- strong willed women, successful women. >> be careful, be careful. >> i'll let chuck bell go on about that. >> exactly. you wouldn't be meaning about my birthday would you? of course not. real no weather concerns coming our way for the front half of the weekend. you're going to get outside and exercise a little bit first this morning, it is a little bit on the cloudy and foggy start. i had to swipe the wipers once or twice on the way to work this morning because of some mistiness out there. no real rainfall out there this morning, but i couldn't misout on the mist or fog this morning. it is a cloudy start. you can still make out the capitol dome there. but nonetheless a little bit of cloudiness and fogginess.
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66 degrees right now. feels more like summer than early may. 63 at dulles. 65 in culver county this morning. taking the bike out for a ride don't forget your water and helmet and spf. climbing into the 80s for a time later this afternoon. here's future weather. there's the bank of clouds along east of the blue ridge and the bay and the shore. that's where the fog is for now. by about lunchtime today, most of that will be burning up and lifting away. that will leave us a chance to get a little sunshine back in here for the second half of the afternoon. rain chances are very low today. but they're not quite zero. i couldn't rule out a spot shower on the eastern shore. maybe one or two little five-minute-long rain showers south of fredricksburg. i don't think we'll have much in the way of rain chance to worry about. back up over again tonight into tomorrow morning. tomorrow will be a bit of a repeat performance of today with the fog and the morning and a
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little better chance for rain tomorrow afternoon. there's going to be a busy weather weekend. snow and ice and winter storm warnings up here across colorado and wyoming. that is just to the north of what's going to probably be a busy weekend of severe weather in oklahoma and texas and kansas. these rain showers here in ohio most of that will be drifting off to the north. that's essentially a bit of a warm front that will keep us warm here. maybe even near 90 on tuesday. then there's tropical storm or subtropical storm ana here off the carolina coastline. it's wobbling its way towards the coastline here. biggest impact will be beach erosion and gusty winds. around here today, you could get the car washed fairly low rain chances. you think the clouds look like they're building. could always have the storm team 4 weather app. 83 today with a partly to mostly cloudy sky. then 85 tomorrow. a little better rain chance on into monday. best rain chance will be tuesday ahead of codrier, better
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weather that moves in late next week. >> thanks. so what would you do if this was you? we'll tell you where a group of tourists w
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tourists at yellowstone national park learned a lesson about wildlife the hard way. you can see what's behind them. black bears running towards the
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people. dozens of tourists pulled off to the side of the road for a look at the mom and her cubs. momma bear didn't like that. she charged at the tourists to keep her cubs safe. people started screaming and running for their cars. eventually the moms and the cubs went off and left everyone alone and nobody was hurt. >> i think they just wanted to play. >> i know. lesson learned, right? >> don't play with the bears. that's right. >> well they say one thing not to do is run or try to climb a tree. two things introducing new flonase allergy relief nasal spray. this changes everything. new flonase outperforms a leading allergy pill so you will inhale life. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over-producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance, flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. so roll down your windows, hug your pet dust off some memories, make new ones. new flonase. six is greather than one. this changes everything.
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good morning. a triple threat. three powerful storm systems threatening the country this morning. in the plains tens of millions on the look out for tornadoes and hail and heavy rains. in the atlanticana headed for the carolinas. upgraded to a tropical storm this morning. in the rockies, up to 2 feet of snow is expected. dylan is in oklahoma watching it all. home grown terror. military bases across the country on heightened alert after the pentagon warns isis followers may take aim at u.s. troops. how serious is this threat? captured. california residents breathing easier after police arrest a

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