a fresh blanket of snow despite how pretty it looks out there, the hardest hit neighborhoods are over it and over winter. the conditions that kept many schoolchildren home a little longer today. >> and the good news, barbara. ♪ is over and the sun is coming out but there is rain in the forecast for the weekend. the latest timing coming up. >> let's start talking about the issues. >> people say everywhere i go, you seem to be the adult on the stage. >> name calling and taunts. part of another republican debate. i'm pat lawson. we have the low blows of the

night, new 4z ms 4 midday start. >> time lapse video takenout side our studios at 3:00 this morning when snow was covering the ground. you see the snow coming down hard at times but never sticking to the parking lot or sidewalks. and as the sun came up, about an inch of wet snow covered the ground. how quickly is that snow going to melt out there. >> a lot of snow has fallen off the trees, beautiful winter wonderland out there. so many of you sharing pictures with me on instagram, facebook and twitter. they're spectacular. but look at these temperatures, everybody now is above freezing. washington coming in at 37 degrees. manassas as well. a lot of the snow is going to be history. here is a live look outside with our city camera, you can see beautiful sunshine there. and notice no snow on the trees. here's the latest check of the satellite and radar. we were tracking a few flurries. about an hour ago, but even that activity has fizzled out. i'll have your hour by hour

minutes. >> some love it, some are sick of it, a lot of us sent us your photos of the latest snowfall. and it seems like you're either hoping it is over or wondering what's next. we all are. and that's especially true in st. mary's county. it got more snow than anywhere else. megan mcgrath is in california, maryland, and it looks pretty nice out there, megan. >> it really doesn't snow in california. but not so in california, maryland. look at it here. folks woke up to about six inches of snow. and we're not seeing any problems with the roads. if you look behind me here, you see the traffic is moving at speed and things are starting to melt. even so, people around here, they say enough already. a gorgeous sight to wake up to. trees and grass covered in snow. folks in st. mary's county saw the highest snow totals in our

inches in spots. >> i think the snow is pretty this tight. the roads are clear. it is good. >> the roads have been good. just wet pavement, even the sidewalks are clear. no shoveling needed. while this was a hassle free snow, folks we spoke to still say enough is enough. bring on spring. >> this is it. no more snow. needs to warm up. it is back and forth all the time, so annoying. >> what do you think? last storm? >> we hope so. i'm getting tired of it. we need warm weather. >> not everyone thinks we're out of the woods yet. >> not yet. i think we'll get one more good one before the end and then our spri spring. >> and whatever happens over the next couple of weeks, one thing is for certain, this snow is not going to stick around a whole lot longer. we're already starting to see it melt and of course we're expecting temperatures next week near 70. back to you all in the

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. a pedestrian crash in silver spring has some lanes of randolph road still shut down. look at video just into the newsroom. a woman was hit just after 8:00 this morning, a little west of 29 at tourmaline court. the reconstruction unit is now back there at the scene of that bad accident. the woman who was hit suffered serious injuries, no word yet on when the eastbound lanes of randolph road will reopen. barbara? >> thanks, melissa. to decision 2016 now. senators marco rubio and ted cruz are on the attack, cruz arguably having one of his best debate performances last night at just the right time for him. he systematically made his case saying donald trump is not a real conservative and could not win the white house in a fight against hillary clinton. senator rubio turned nearly every question into an attack on trump, ganging up with cruz against the front-runner. >> donald tp

checks to hillary clinton, not once, not twice, not three times, ten times. >> of all the people on this stage, he performs the worst against hillary clinton. >> wrong. >> trump shot back defending his positions and nicknaming his opponents. meanwhile, democratic presidential hopefuls were all over twitter during last night's gop debate. hillary clinton tweeted there is nothing political about calling the flint water crisis a moral outrage. she also posted a meme, getting a lot from shares on facebook, the word unintelligible yelling over a picture of the republicans. a picture of clinton looking bored was below. senator bernie sanders avoided attacking the gop. he used twitter to push his own platforms instead. a few hours from now, a prince george's county teacher's aide, former aide, will face federal charges in a child sex abuse case. prosecutors say

look for an alert on your nbc washington app when we get an update from court. a shooting and a standoff has neighbors in manassas on edge now and police say manuel gonzalez is responsible. police surrounded his house on aspen place yesterday afternoon when two men shooting at cars were seen running inside. several cars were damaged. five nearby cools were put on lockdown. he was later arrested and now faces multiple firearms charges. new today, a better than expected jobs report. the incredible recovery of a teen doctors thought was dead

happy friday. here is a look at some of the stories trending this morning. let's start with a

michigan. one of the teens recovering from the shooting rampage in kalamazoo lastwalking again. she willed her way back after being pronounced dead by doctors. she took a few steps with assistance this week and with rehabilitation, doctors believe she could make a full recovery. a viral post helped a homeless man land himself a job. he set up shop outside a california grocery store for two years passing out resumes instead of asking for money. last month someone bought him some food and posted his resume on social media. he's now working as a line cook at a pizza restaurant and doing well. the restaurant gave him clothes to wear and a friend is providing him with a place to stay until he can get back on his feet. certainly wishing him all the best. many diehard house of card fans are probably still struggling this morning. season four of the award winning showre

yesterday. won't give anything away, only that many are saying this season mirrors the current presidential election surprisingly well. that should be exciting. let us know what you think.

right now, fresh snow on the ground out there. but with a slow warmup we're expecting over the next few days, it is not going to last long. the snow that is. amelia, tell us about the weekend. >> well, the weather is having a low impact on your weekend if you're heading to the slopes. this is likely going to be one of the last weekends to go skiing or snowboarding. next weekend, white tail having their pond skimming contest. always a sign the season is quickly winding down. want to do some spring cleaning this weekend, trying to get a jump on that. i think it is going to be a little too cool to have the windows open to get fresh air into your home. heading out on date n

tonight, just fine, chilly. you want the warmer jacket. saturday date night, though, bring the small umbrellas. we'll be tracking some rain showers moving through the area. not heavy rain, not any snow. just will lead to some wet roads. here is what you can expect for the remainder of today. temperatures warm in the low to mid-40s during the afternoon hours. high of 43 degrees at 3:00. and clouds continue to break up a world of difference later this afternoon from what we woke up to this morning. a lot of the snow will have already melted by 4:00, 5:00 p.m. we could even get a lot of sunshine by 5:00. folks might need the sunglasses for the evening commute. >> thank you. the u.s. labor market bounced back despite a global slowdown. employers added 242,000 jobs in february. the labor department says many of those jobs were from retailers, restaurants and health care providers. the employment rate staid yed unchanged at 4.9%, but the stock

expect sol consumer demand in the coming months. we could learn about the possibility of traveling even farther out into space some day. nasa is holding a news conference about astronaut scott kelly and his year aboard the space station. kelly came home this week, he was in space for a year. so nasa could study the effects on the human body over time. by the 2030s, nasa wants to send someone to mars. new information released today about the death of bobbi kristina brown. more from the live desk after the break.

for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message.

bobbi kristina brown, her autopsy has now been unsealed. it was a combination of marijuana, alcohol, morphine and other drugs along with her face being emerged in water that led to her death. this is according to a report just out by the medical examiner in the case who said her death is still considered undetermined, technically, because it wasn't possible to tell whether her death was accidental or intentional. bobbi kristina is the daughter of whitney houston and bobbi brown. she was 22 when she was found face down in her tub in january of last year and died this past july. a group of congressional leaders are heading to flint, michigan, to check out the water crisis for themselves. the group will get a chance to speak directly with families

is leading the delegation. nancy pelosi and assistant minority leader jim cli born are also among the group. firefighters are doing their part to help them out there. the branchville volunteer fire department started collecting bottled water to send to flint and now looking for more donations to help the families desperately in need. you can bring water to four fire stations, branchville, chillum, adelphi, kettering, and glendale. knock on the door. the person had been made aware what's been going on and they're excited to be able to help. >> a department hopes a truck filled by march 20th to send out to flint. don't be alarmed if your water smells like chlorine next week. beginning on monday, d.c., arlington and parts of fairfax county will temporarily switch the drinking water

from chloamine to chlorine. the cleaning will run through may 2nd. that snow really stuck to trees and branches and bushes this morning. but not the roads. amelia, this is -- it is the kind of snow we like, isn't it? >> i have to agree with you. a winter wonderland this morning, just wet roads and birds chipping a lot during the morning hours. as we head into the weekend, saturday day, sunday day drive, but saturday evening. during the overnight hours, we're going to be tracking some rain showers moving through the area. want to show you that on future weather. 6:00 p.m., scattered showers at that point. keep that in mind. if you have dinner plans, 9:00, still tracking areas of rain impacting the region. maybe a little wet snow mixing in, around the baltimore area, northern frederick, and parts of washington counties. this system pulls away from the area early sunday morning. lauren will be in on sunday morning updating the forecast at that point. for th

at nice weather. more on that in a little bit. >> first 4 traffic, we have some issues we want to pass along here for the rails this weekend. some weekend track work. so the red line running every 12 to 24 minutes. blue line every 20. same thing on the orange line, green line and yellow line, we'll talk about those more in depth. some bigger changes there. red line, single-tracking between friendship heights this weekend and grovener and farragut north and silver spring as well. silver line alert there trains run every ten minutes between boston and really west and east only here this weekend. yellow line regular service between huntington and mount vernon square. and green line buses replace trains between navy yard and congress heights. have a wonderful weekend. see you next week for news 4 today. get ready to trade in a paper metro fair

the fare gates will accept cards. the change to plastic will make it more secure and faster for customers. if you don't have a smart trip card, get one at any of metro's blue fare vending machines. driverless cars may be a reality for the near future, but the future has a lost peopt of scared. 75% of people would be afraid to rise in a self-driving car. what is interesting is that about 60% in the same survey say they want a self-driving feature like self-parking or lane warnings. 80% of baby boomers were afraid of completely self-driving cars, compared to about 70% of younger people. she said he got thousands of cards wishing her a strong and speedy recovery. now the woman who survived the on air shooting in virginia is back on the job. vicki gardener has been back in her office at the smith mountain lake regional chamber of commerce for a few weeks now. she was right in the middle of

adam ward when they were shot and killed last week. she was shot in the back but survived. now she's working on smith mountain lake's 50th anniversary celebration, which takes place next week. after the break, the steps to stay safe when you go to the games. catch news 4 midday wherever you are. it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us. as a single mom, she knows the challenges our families face. she'll be our voice. tightening regulations on the big banks and fighting to keep dark money out of politics. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator.

an independent law firm says there is no evidence that germany paid for the chance to host the world cup ten years ago, however, it said there is a lot of missing evidence and it can't be conclusive right now. in other words, there may have been vote buying and corruption, they just don't know. the firm said deleted e-mails, missing files and people who refuse to talk all hindered the

we'll all soon be hearing play ball at the national stadium. the ball game is a great way to spend time with your family. now they're making changes to keep you and your family safe when you go to the games. here is what you see the next time you go to that park. they are extending the netting from behind home plate to the dugout. so fans aren't at risk of getting hit by balls. the nationals say the change is based on new safety guidelines from major league baseball. sometimes you can strike it rich by accident. that's what happened to a man in arlington who is now $2.5 million richer thanks to a scratch off lotto ticket. >> according to our news you partner, wtop, john johns is waiting to get his car fixed in alexandria. he decided to snag some lottery tickets with his cup of coffee at a nearby 7/eleven. one of the tickets was a winner. >> can't beat that. soccer player brandi chastain agrees to some day donate her

>> after the break, what convinced her to make the decision and who it could help most.

and snow from the overnight and early morning hours is now over. clouds continue to break out as we head into the afternoon hours. and a lot of melting with the high today of 43. a high tomorrow of 45. that's still below our normal high, now about 53 degrees. plenty of clouds in the forecast for tomorrow. and during the evening and overnight hours, be prepared for some rain showers moving through the area. on sunday, we'll have more sunshine and temperatures a little warmer. highs sunday around 50 degrees with mostly to partly cloudy skies. and then look at next week, monday, highs around 60. tuesday and wednesday, high temperature is in the low 70s. beautiful sunshine, cloud s increase throughout the day on thursday. still balmy, high of 72. there is the chance of rain mainly later in the day on thursday. >> that sunshine sounds great for nt

american soccer star brandi chastain is making a major donation to science. it is all about raising awareness about the dangers of concussions to women and girls. erica hill has more. >> reporter: the woman behind one of the most iconic moments in sports history is hoping to leave a more lasting legacy. pledging to donate her brain for research. chastain spoke to nbc news about head injuries last november. >> when you hear things like cte, traumatic brain injury, these are real. these are long lasting. and what we can't do is we can't study the brain while somebody's alive. >> reporter: her brain will go to researchers at boston university, studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy or cte and possible link to concussions. the lab has 307 brains. only seven are from women. >> we really don't know about cte in girls sports or women's sports.

more ways to diagnose. >> reporter: chastain, who retired from soccer in 2010, estimates there were probably half a dozen times she shook off possible concussions from heading the ball. girls soccer has the second highest number of concussions among high school athletes. with female players suffering 40% more than their male counterparts. now a mom and coach, chastain works with u.s. soccer last year to change the rules for heading in youth leagues. >> as a coach and advocate and soccer ambassador, i have to do what's right for the safety of the players. >> reporter: continuing her commitment to the game and its future. erica hill, nbc news, new york. did you know that happiness can break your heart? according to a report in the european science journal, you can be so happy that your heart suffers symptoms that are synonymous with the symptoms your heart suffers when you're

looking at this, but a smile never really hurt anyone. barbara? >> well, stay with us. we're coming right back. >> new this midday, mitt romney and his outspokenness about the repubcan debate last night.li

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new this midday, mitt romney tells today's matt lauer despite his new involvement in the gop race for the white house, he won't be running for president. >> under any circumstances would you be a part of this presidential race as a candidate? >> there are no circumstances i can foresee where that would possibly happen. but let me say something -- >> i can foresee. >> no reasonable scenario i can imagine. >> just slam the door on it. close the door. unambiguous. you will not run for president. >> i'm not running for president and i won't run for president. >> this morning, the exclusive interview comes less than 24 hours after romney slammed donald trump calling him everything from a phony to a fake. tracie potts has more on the race for the nomination and last night's gop debate. >> this little guy has lied so much -- >> reporter: beyond the bigering. >> donald, learn not to interrupt. >> reporter: -- the name calling. >> i've given my answer. >> reporter: the insults and accusations. >>

marco. you ought to -- >> you got to do better than that. >> i don't think the people of america are interested in a bunch of bickering schoolchildren. >> reporter: there was substance in the fox news channel debate. most of it directed at the front-runner. >> why did you write checks to hillary clinton to be president in 2008? >> it was for business. it was -- it was. >> reporter: the moderator challenged trump on his new health plan. >> we'll save more than $300 billion a year. >> the numbers don't add up. >> reporter: trump explained why he changed positions on syrian refugees and guest worker visas. >> i'm softening the position because we have to have talented people in this country. >> reporter: trump refusing to release a new york times tape that reportedly shows him backing off building the wall with mexico, but admits -- >> you have to be able to have some flexibility, some negotiation. >> reporter: marco rubio and john kasich agreed we now need proof in libya to go after isis. >> we have to be there on the ground in signi

think of the debate. >> getting boring. i did think it would be more evil. i did think it would be more vicious. >> reporter: so this weekend, four republican contests are happening, that's kansas and kentucky. louisiana and maine. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. the former mayor of d.c. gets back in politics this weekend. tomorrow, vincent gray launches his run for the city council, representing ward seven. his campaign will host a kickoff event at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon in northeast. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. brazilian police are questioning the country's ex-president in a corruption probe. police pulled former president in for questioning on friday and searched homes and other buildings connected to the leader and his family. he is the most towering political figure. it surrounds the i'll joint p petrob petroba

amelia, how are we looking? >> we're warming up and the snow is melting. sunshine is coming out. not too bad. temperatures currently in the 30s across the area from 37 in washington to 34 at dulles airport, 37 in manassas now. highs today in the low to mid-40s. highs again tomorrow will warm into the 40s. after a chilly start, show ttho 7:00 a.m., dry during the daytime hours. by lunch time on saturday, temperature around 44. and during the evening and overnight hours tracking some scattered showers moving through the area. pretty low impact on the area, but if you have)ás?t plans out, sure you grab the rain jacket or small umbrella. a bill to keep you safe named in the memory of a police officer who was killed by a drunk driver. noah's law is moving forward in maryland. it is designed to keep drunk drivers off the road by requiring ignition locks for people convicted

montgomery county officer noah leota was killed by a suspected drunk driver last september. the washington post says his father made an emotional plea to get the bill passed by committee which did so unanimously. it was one of the most shared mysteries on our nbc washington app all week. now a prince george's county family finally has an answer. when virginia gray's family went to horton's funeral home,h tey looked in the casket and did not recognize her. the family went back for a second look and they took heir grandmother's personal doctor. >> the physician determined that it is my grandmother. we had them to strip her down of all her makeup and put her in her natural -- as much as her natural like as possible. >> turns out the funeral home had their grandmother the entire time, her family says they don't blame the funeral home for what happened, and now they can start pl

medical bills can add up no matter what your insurance is, but there is a new website that could save you money by treating health care like buying a plane ticket. olivia stern show s us the difference it can make. >> every fall john wakefield goes hiking with his buddies out west. last year his back was hurting. so he decided to get an mri before the trip. >> wasn't going to be caught in the woods with back issues. >> in tampa, where john lives, an mri costs on average $1700. with his insurance deductible, john would have had to pay all of it out of pocket. then, he found an amazing deal. >> i paid $450. >> john used a new online marketplace call ed save on medical. >> almost like expedia for medical care. >> here is how it works. simply choose your procedure, and enter your zip, and a list of providers pops up alongside ratings, reviews and most importantly,

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a member of the d.c. city council wants to make graduation day less stressful for students, yvette alexander has introduced a bill that would give free graduation caps, gounz awns and tassels to students. thousands of students in the city would qualify. >> it looks like president obama and the first family will be staying in d.c. after the president leaves office. >> we're going to have to stay for a couple of years in d.c. probably so sasha can graduate. transferring somebody in high school, tough. >> sasha obama is a

president obama hasn't said where they plan to settle after they leave the white house. >> chipotle recently under fire after an e. coli outbreak seems to be on the rise again. find out where it apparently places in popularity. >> and if you have trouble squeezing into tight parking spaces, one automaker says it has just the solution you're looking for.

welcome back. in happy friday, dinner plans out tonight, chilly with temperatures in the 30s and low 40s. it will be dry across the area. no rain or snow in the forecast tonight. your weekend outlook liking okay. we'll have plenty of clouds, not a picture perfect weekend, but weather has a pretty low impact on your saturday as well as your sunday. if you're heading to the slopes, one of the last weekends. likely next weekend, white tail, liberty, round top, probably closing. so this weekend, the weekend to go doing spring cleaning, too cool to en

the weather cooperating, staying indoors, running the vacuum what we want to do on friday and saturday. heading out for date night on saturday, you want the smaller umbrella. we'll track light showers across the area. >> consumers may be getting a taste for chipotle again. negative sentiment from the burrito chain's e. coli scare is fading. it gave out digital cue upons for a free entree. i'm landon dowdy. federal investigators are looking into complaints about failing brakes on ford f-150 pickup trucks. they're investigating 420,000 of those pickups. they're focusing on models from 3.5 liter engines from 2013 and 2014. there have been 33 complaints so far including drivers completely losing their ability to brake. the agency is looking na how often the problem happens and

>> knee onnissan is working on technology that could eventually help you get into one of those tight city parking spots. right now it is experimenting with chairs. four sensors detect each chair's position. a computer calculates the route to move those chairs back to their original location. in a car, the driver shifts into gear and controls the brake and the gas while the computer does all the steering. >> wow. >> you think you want one? having some assistance in parallel parking wouldn't be bad. >> that would be -- just a little unsure about those -- >> i'm not sure i would let the car take over completely. >> keeping your feet on the brake. erin andrews case against a major hotel chain could go to the jury today. we'll take you inside for closing arguments in a few minutes. big earth da y

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very little impact on the roads out there. take a look, this is what it looks like in southern maryland, six inches of snow fell overnight. the snow has stopped falling now. right now we don't know when we might get some more. most of us hoping we're not. definitely not this week. >> barbara, the good news, no snow in the seven-day forecast. this could have been our last snow for this season. the foca

5:00 and 6:00, a lot of melting going on. good news. future weather for tomorrow, not any snow in the forecast, there are rain showers. lunch time hours, notice plenty of clouds, we're dry across the area. as you move into the evening hours, dinner plans, you'll be dealing with scattered rain showers across the area. we continue to track areas of rain through 9:00 on to the overnight hours. maybe a little bit of wet snow mixing in. that will be north of the metro area. parts of carol, baltimore county, up around frederick.quin end. closing arguments under way in the $75 million lawsuit brought by sportscaster erin andrews suing a convicted stalker and hotel she blamed for letting that stalker get near her. morgan radford is outside the courthouse in nashville. >> reporter: the jury could get this case as early as today. in which case they have to decide whether the hotel shares the blame forat

recorded stalker video, b, whether erin andrews has suffered and, c, whether that suffering was worth a potential $75 million. the last chance for erin andrews legal team to convince a juror her stalker video left her emotionally damaged. >> erin andrews suffered and continues to suffer. >> reporter: the defense argued if that's the case, it hasn't hurt her career. >> would you agree with me that her career is not thriving? >> reporter: that's why the defense says the hotel shouldn't have to pay. >> emotional distress without physical injury cannot state a claim. >> reporter: especially, they argue, the front desk clerk who checked in andrews' stalk, michael barrett, says she didn't give him andrews room number. >> i was not giving that information out. >> reporter: but the lawyer says the hotel did give out her room number, allowing barrett to shoot the video, something andrews has said over the past two weeks she will never get over. >> i think about

>> reporter: the jury is given guidelines on how to assess emotional damage. no fixed amount they have to award and don't have to award anything at all. morgan radford, nbc news, nashville. in a few hours from now, a teacher's aide will face a federal judge. caraway faces 13 federal counts. we'll send out an update on your nbc washington app this afternoon. a local school bus driver who also once worked as a d.c. jail guard is charged with trafficking a teenage girl for sex. raleigh mcclam will resign from the jail in 2012 and now is prince george's county school bus driver. he and 21-year-old sharp are accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution. police say the girl called 911 from the bathroom of

she was raped and threatened with a knife. they say she is now safe and being cared for. a teen will go to prison for being part of a plan to shoot students at river band high school last year. the freelance star reports 17-year-old tristan smith entered a no contest plea in circuit court. he was charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. smith and another teen who were arrested after police learned about the plot to call in a bomb threat and then shoot students and staff. smith will face a maximum penalty of ten years in prison. it started with a bad pass and it ended with a brawl in the middle of a busy intersection. more of this bizarre road rage incident caught on camera and look at a w

take a look at this road rage incident. it is here on t

and apparently two drivers began to fight in the middle of a busy intersection, a man ran over to a truck and started fighting a man in the passenger seat after he was cut off. the brawl lasted less than 30 seconds and ended after two other men intervened. everyone went back into their cars and just drove off. let's send things over to britney johnson for a look at a popular festival heading to the district next month. you won't want to miss this event coming up next month and april, the broccoli city festival. they're back with their music festival, great lineup this year. and it is all in celebration of earth day and promoting a healthier lifestyle. you can find more information on how to purchase tickets on our app. m&m celebrating the 75th anniversary. this is chilly

and coffee nut. they're only available in new york, it will hit the store shelves nationwide next month. i still like the classic peanut m&ms, my favorite. a look at what's trending this friday. back to you. >> sounds interesting. >> it is a different kind of audience for a group of young readers. meet the four legged friends at the center of the unique program when we come back. is this the last of the snow that we saw today? a finalook at the forecast l in

live picture from los angeles where reporters are waiting to hear from members of the los angeles police department. we're told the purpose of the news conference is to talk about a knife being tested for evidence and how it relates to the o.j. simpson case in the 1990s. this is just coming into our newsroom. the nbc washington app will have

updates for you. some young raerds a readers getting a new kind of audience to listen to their stories. >> how an unconventional partnership is not just good for the kids. >> when you're a shelter dog, you are your own salesman. for a timid pup, that's not always the easiest job. >> most dogs in a shelter setting are scared and frightened and anxiety ridden and they show signs of stress. >> why the humane society is pulling out every trick in the book. >> look at all the angels. >> at the st. louis shelter, kids volunteer their time reading to pets that are waiting for a good home. >> they call it the shelter buddies reading program, an idea that started around christmas and quickly took off. >> i personally love animals. they're my favorite things in the world. >> the children are actually trained to seek out anxious dogs

>> it is amazing to see the reaction of these dogs. in almost every situation, they come from the back to the front to greet the kids. >> the more these dogs learn to engage with people, the better their chances of adoption. >> i think they really enjoy it because they're getting to interact with people. >> and the kids get something out of it too. they're learning empathy. a win-win situation thanks to an unconventional partnership, even biscuit is looking a lot more confident, one of many precious pups ready to close the sale and mack a life changing connection. joe fryer, nbc news. >> wonder how many kids want to take one home they read to each day. >> probably all of them. i love that idea. >> it is a great idea. the dogs look like they enjoyed it. let's check on our forecast. >> what a sweet story. i love that. temperatures now in the mid to upper 30

already up to 38 in washington. 36 back in leesburg. clouds continue to doe minhish diminish. plenty of clouds tomorrow. rain during the evening and overnight hours. high of 45. 50 for a high on sunday. more sunshine, partly to mosticalmost ical cloudy skies. high of 62. balmy on tuesday and wednesday, highs in the low 70s. plenty of sunshine. still mild on thursday. high of 72. but as the cold front moves toward the area, some rain showers are possible later in the day. a lot of the snow we received overnight and during the early morning hours will melt during the afternoon hours. veronica is in now and they'll have the latest on news 4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> that's it for news 4 midday. thank you for being with us today. we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4. >> news and weather updates anytime with the nbc washington app. have a great day, a terrific weekend and we'll look forward to hav

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