forced out. i'm pat lawson muse with the removal of a dozen tents in the past hour from a homeless camp near union station. >> from the live desk, a call from witnesses after two gunmen opened fire on a backyard party, leaving five people dead and three wounded. i'm erika gonzalez with a busy morning at the white house. canada's new prime minister welcomed ahead of meetings with the president and a statement dinner tonight. and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal tracking record warmth today and then cooler air heading into the weekend. i'll update what you can expect, including some rain. ne "news4 a

right now, moving the homeless. d.c. is clearing out a homeless encampment near union station. melissa mcgrath is live in washington where she spoke with some of the people being forced out. megan? >> reporter: well, some of the people that you see behind me here have been camped out here along union station on the sidewalk for a year or more. they have all of their possessions here. and this morning they are being moved out. now, back in february, the city gave notice that this tent city would be cleared out. there are concerns about trash and rats and the blocking of the sidewalk. today there is action being taken. the city is offering services and shelter, and some are accepting that help. we've talked to a number of people who are going to be attempting to move into a shelter facility. they left in vans here from the scene. but others are reluctant to come in off the streets. they say that if they have to, they will simply find another spot. >> if ey

if they put me in housing, get me an apartment, i guess i'll -- i'll go wherever they want me -- wherever they put me. >> where will you go? >> there's always places to go. i mean, i don't worry about it. i always find me a place to stay. >> reporter: and so, you can see that there are a lot of people bagging up their possessions, collecting their things. here's basically how it's been playing out. folks who are with their belongings, they will be taken from the site by the city, catalogued and stored. the owners can then come and claim them. any items that are not with a person -- there's no owner that can be identified -- we've actually seen those items being placed in the back of a trash truck that was brought here on the scene. we've seen some tents, we've seen some sleeping bags and other personal items put in the back of that trash truck because, again, they could not find the owner of those possessions. so, an o

on first street in northeast. reporting live in northeast, megan mcgrath, news4. record warmth in the forecast today with high temperatures in the low to mid-80s. look at where we're currently at, temperatures in the 70s for most of us. washington actually one of the cooler spots with winds coming off of the potomac keeping a temperature there of 69 degrees. but it's 77 in leesburg and 72 up in frederick with a mix of clouds and sun. hazy sunshine out there. so, here's the forecast high temperature today versus the record high in the district. i'm forecasting a high of 80. the record to beat 78. and notice records at dulles and baltimore also likely falling today with temperatures again warming into the low to mid-80s as you head on into the afternoon hours. now, cooler air moves in tomorrow. i'll have more on that in ten minutes. i'm melissa mallay at the live desk. two gunmen on the loose this afternoon after a late-night shooting outside of pittsburgh

that left five people dead. another three injured. we now know four of those killed were women and one of the victims was a mother of five. investigators say the shooters barged into a cookout and opened fire. police said party-goers appeared to try to run into the home when someone started shooting at the back porch. one witness says she heard about 30 gunshots. people were running and screaming, she says. police do not believe anyone at the party actually fired back. the suspects then ran off. erika? developing right now, police are searching for suspects after a violent night in the district. two men are in critical condition after a shooting on benning road just before 1:00 in the morning. bullets hit cars and an apartment building in that area. police are also investigating a stabbing that happened a couple blocks away from there and a separate shooting near fourth and atlantic streets. still no suspects in any of those incidents. in decision 2016, the four remaining republican presidential candidates will debate tonight in miami.

tuesday. right now, donald trump is leading in the polls. marco rubio will need a strong performance at tonight's debate to convince voters to hit the polls on tuesday. he's betting his entire campaign on winning the sunshine state. >> if you come out and vote, we are going to win florida, we are going to take 99 delegates, and i'm going to be the nominee of the republican party. >> and we are waiting to see whether former presidential candidate jeb bush will announce who he will endorse as the republican nominee. bush met with rubio yesterday and plans to meet with john kasich today. jeb bush suspended his white house bid last month. >> secretary clinton did not support those children coming into this country. i did. >> senator sanders supported indefinite detention for people facing deportation and stood with -- >> immigration dominated last night's democratic presidential debate. the candidates agreed on

immigrants a path to citizenship, and both pledged not to deport children of undocumented immigrants. however, they disagreed on each other's records, as you just heard there. last night's debate was the last time that the two will battle face-to-face before tuesday's florida primary. clinton currently leads sanders in the primary polls. after the break, two travel stories that are pretty hard to believe. first, where a passenger tried to hide their child. and then this new video of a fight on a spirit airline plane headed from baltimore to l.a. stay with us. we've got the story behind this video coming up ne

i'm eun yang. here are stories lighting up social media this morning. a woman flew from istanbul to paris with an infant girl hidden inside her carry-on! can you believe that? according to the

traveled without a ticket on monday night. the woman was a resident of france who was in the process of adopting the child from haiti. no charges have been filed. a university of maryland baltimore police officer snapped this photo that's lighting up facebook. more than 35,000 people have liked this post. the officer watched a young man approach a homeless man and started praying over him. the post says "not all baltimore youth are lost and i had to post this." ben & jerry's fans, this is not the week to count calories, with three new flavors for you to try. hello! cookies and cream cheesecake, brownie batter and coconuts for caramel. i will take all three! and definitely ice cream weather, so do indulge. you don't really need an excuse for ice cream, as far as

dry conditions during the day, but as you move into the overnight hours and very early-morning hours tomorrow, a weak cold front will move through the area, bringing some scattered, light showers, potentially, especially north and west of town, and cooler temps for our friday. so, here's the timing with future weather. 10:00 tonight, we're still dry. so, even if you're out late tonight, still spectacular, especially in the temperature department. but look at what happens as we move toward 2:00 to 4:00 a.m. showers start to impact parts of montgomery, loudoun, frederick and faulkier counties, very light in nature. they could fall apart before making it into the district, parts of maryland and the northern neck around 6:00 a.m., so the morning commute tomorrow is dry. then we'll have increasing sun throughout the day, but again, cool cooler temps. i'll have the next four days coming up. one person is very upset about the noise coming from reagan airport. last year, the airport received more than

6,500 of them came from the same person. that's according to our news partner, wtop. that is the equivalent of 18 calls every day of the year. the airport is not identifying this complainer. airport officials say they are working with residents to address the noise issue. punches on the plane. a fight breaks out on a spirit airlines flight, and it was all caught on camera. officials say this happened on a flight from bwi marshall to l.a. apparently, two groups of women had been arguing throughout the entire flight over loud music, and once they landed, they started throwing blows. well, police had to, of course, enter the plane, give some assistance there. the women were removed from the pla plane, and oddly, nobody has been arrested or charged. >> well, that's not the kind of thing you want to happen on your flight. >> no, of course not. you don't want that to happen. >> maybe they had too much to drink. i

we have more from the live desk after the break. >> shots fired from a car on new york avenue. who police are looking for. i do everything on the internet, but it's kinda slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest, but i thought it would be too expensive. who's that, jenny? no kate. turns out they have a deal that cost me even less than my slow service. and it's 100 megs. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. we're out of 2% then i thought, maybe other things could be better. i heard that. now's the best time to switch to better internet.

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i'm melissa mollet. right now, park police asking for your help. they're looking for a suspect who fired shots at a moving car. now, it happened tuesday afternoon. the victim was headed east on new york avenue approaching 295 when someone started shooting. now, the victim says that shooter was

black bmw. the car was last seen driving eastbound there on 50. anybody with any information about this shooting is asked to call police. pat? >> thanks, melissa. just how much did the blizzard of 2016 cost? well, in frederick county, officials have tallied up a $4 million bill. that's according to the "frederick news-post." the expenses are spread out between the county's different municipalities and the county schools. amelia? well, no snow in the forecast today. in fact, we're talking about temperatures running a good 25 degrees above normal. a high today of 80. and if we hit 80 at reagan national, a new record. record to beat in the upper 70s. you will continue to notice a mix of clouds and sun as we head on into the afternoon hours and the potential for a light shower very early tomorrow morning. otherwise, clouds diminish throughout your friday. temperatures still pretty comfortable, still very pleasant. today it's hot, tomorrow it's nice. temperatures near 70 degrees for a high tomorrow with a bit of a

dining out tonight probably a better idea than dining out tomorrow night. i'll have that forecast coming up. erika, for the weekend, plenty of clouds in the forecast, maybe an isolated shower later in the day on saturday. that's an update on the forecast. i'll have much more on the weekend coming up. >> thanks, amelia. montgomery county's police chief is getting ready to testify before maryland's senate. he's going to ftry to strengthe what he calls the "watered-down noah's law." it's named after officer noah leotta who died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver at a dui checkpoint. chief manger tells our partner, wtop, that penalties he hoped would be expanded have not changed and that lawmakers have created a new offense that may be unenforceable. chief manger says he will laugh at the bill being returned to its original strength. we'll have latest for you coming up on news4 at 4:00. new this morning, d.c. police need your help locating two suspects involved in an armed robbery on georgia avenue. they just

both suspects got away with cash. so, now there's a $10,000 reward available for information leading to an arrest in this case. >> if god hadn't have sent them, i'd still be in there. she says she's grateful that a d.c. firefighter saved her om a burning apartment building in southeast. now he is fighting for his life in the hospital. four school resource officers working nearby are being credited with sounding the alarm as one firefighter climbed a ladder. he had to share oxygen with one of the residents. he remains in the hospital this morning for smoke inhalation. three elderly people and a dog were rescued from that building. well, can you imagine what an extra million people would mean for d.c. traffic? the metropolitan council of government says the washington region is actually expected to grow in the next 30 years exponentially. it expects the region will add more than a million people. d.c., arlington and alexandria can expt

42%. planners say we're going to need to plan for more housing and infrastructure to keep up with all the growth. recall alert. after the break, the pistachios that you should avoid. and don't forget, you can watch "news4 midday" from anywhere. all you need is your smartphone or tablet. just open the nbc washington app vnd hit "watch live t now."

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk with a recall to tell you about now. giant food is recalling wonderful pistachios. that's the brand name, wonderful. the shell and shelled pistachios are recalled because of potential salmonella. there have not been reports of illness so far. salmonella can be life-threatening with symptoms like nausea, headache and chills. that graphic was not up there for long, so check our nbc

washington app for details on what lots are being recalled. pat? there is a man out there that police are looking for who's throwing $100 bills around. what he does is he gives the $100 bills to businesses and then tricks cashiers into giving the bills back. montgomery county police want you to call them if you recognize him. this is his picture. they say he scammed two businesses in jermantown last month. police say he uses a quick-change scam. that's when someone confuses cashiers and then gets the money back. a water fight is under way between neighbors and d.c. water. they are furious over recent water bills. recent work has caused their statements to rise. the water bills of about $80 to $100 have gone up hundreds of bucks for some. >> hober, they put in a new water meter. after that, we started to receive very high bills. i think the first one was for $500 and some? the next was for $1,700. >> we reached out

d.c. water tells news4 that they are conducting sealed investigations to ensure the meters are properly programmed, and if they're not, they will reprogram the meters and make the appropriate adjustments to customer accounts. we are back in 60 seconds with an island that just appeared. plus, what you should do if someone calls you claiming you owe the irs.

all this warm weather has pushed the peak bloom season for the cherry blossoms. they're now expected to peak between march 18th and the 23rd. more than 1.5 million people are expected to visit the district to enjoy the cherry blossom festival, which is really good news for businesses. >> well, it could be very positive for cities, that they're actually blooming during the time of spring break. so, lots of people have more flexibility. >> the blossom festival will take place as scheduled, but some

coincide with the peak bloom. so, amelia, you were at the tidal basin this morning. how's it looking down there? >> well, the pat, the buds are on the trees. i posted a few pictures on my instagram, twitter and facebook pages, where you can actually see exactly what they look like, but they're still very, very tight. but of course, this 80-degree weather is going to help, not just the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin, but blossoms everywhere, and buds continuing to come up. here's a live look outside right now, the capitol building. you can kind of see that hazy sunshine out there, and this will continue to be the case for the remainder of today. dining out tonight, simply spectacular. it's march, we'll take it. temperatures this evening will be in the 70s during the earlier evening hours and falling into the 60s. so, if you are going to be out a little bit later, might want just a light jacket. otherwise, spectacular. tomorrow during the evening hours, temperatures will be in the 50s, so i think a little bit too chilly to eat outside. i'll have more on the weekend weather impacts coming up in a little bit, erika. >> thanks, amelia. the irs is warning people

tax frauds happening this season. nbc's olivia sterns met with one woman who can't escape the threatening calls. >> this call is an official final notice call from the internal revenue services. we have filed a lawsuit -- >> reporter: so, he's saying final notice and we have filed a lawsuit. >> yes! it's scary. >> reporter: that's the third call gretchen lynn quist has gotten in three weeks from someone pretending to be with the irs and demanding money. >> it's very upsetting. and then this morning, again, one more time, from a different phone number. i'm starting to feel threatened by the repeat calls. >> reporter: luckily, gretchen, an ip analyst in houston, is savvy enough to know these calls are bogus. 900,000 people have reported getting one of these calls, and the irs estimates 5,000 have paid up. >> the concern is that we're just scratching the surface, that this is just the tip of the iceberg. and even anecdotally, knowing people in this office have gotten calls like this,

father has gotten calls like this. >> reporter: u.s. attorney preede bharara is working to find the people on the other end of the line. last year, he sent the ringleader of a massive fraud to jail for 14 years. how difficult is it to catch these guys? >> in some cases, very difficult because you have people outside of the united states and shell companies being used. >> reporter: the irs says it will never contact you for the first time by phone, demand credit card information or threatening arrest. gretchen and i decided to call one of the numbers back. >> thank you for calling the investigation team of irs. how can i help you? >> reporter: you just called my friend and threatened her with a lawsuit -- >> claiming to be a federal agency. >> it's a prank! >> reporter: for gretchen, though, it's no joke. >> i don't even want to answer the phone. really, i'm about to get my cellular phone number changed. >> incredible. that was nbc's olivia sterns reporting. and we've got an interesting story out of california this morning, a mystery floating island seems to be moving around pinto lake in califia

now scientists believe they might end up being extremely beneficial to the ecosystem. by actually helping pinto lake's toxic algae problem. it's now up to public works to decide what to do with the island. they're hoping it will root itself, or they may have to anchor it, but they're also anxious to see if more floating islands will appear in the weeks to come. debate right now over hearings on a new supreme court justice. and prime minister justin trudeau at the white house right now holding a news conference. he is very popular on social media. what you may not know about canada's new leade r.

president obama and prime minister justin trudeau of canada are meeting. the two are expected to hold a joint news conference -- in fact, they're holing that right now. it's the first official state visit for the prime minister. the two leaders meet this morning to talk about a wide range of topics, including isis and climate change. they did do that during their meeting. just minutes ago, the prime minister spoke about new agreements on border safety and trade. the first lady is spending time with the prime minister's wife, sophie gregoire trudeau, this morning, hosting a program called "let girls learn." then tonight there will be a state dinner at the white house. it will be the first state dinner held for a canadian government head since 1997. a few facts about canada's first couple. trudeau is a former school

tv journalist. they have three children. and here's a look at what's on the menu tonight. baked halibut casserole and baby lamb chops. dessert sounds delicious, butterscotch swirl ice cream. i'm melissa mollet right now at the live desk. another big old pothole to deal with. take a look at this, crews working to repair that really sinkhole next to the iwo jima memorial. part of the road along marshall drive shut down there as they make repairs. we'll keep you updated as to when that road reopens. amelia? well, here's your weekend outlook. probably not the best idea to get the car washed this weekend. rain is looking likely sunday night, and at times on monday. new information coming in suggesting monday could be a pretty soggy day. but if you do want to start cleaning out your garden this weekend, the weather's certainly cooperating. maybe a light shower later in the day on saturday, but most, if not all of the weekend is really looking

that's perfect for outdoor exercise, whether you want to take out the bicycle or go for a jog, nice temperatures for that. i'll have a look at the allergy report coming up in a little bit. thousands of people are paying their last respects to nancy reagan. the former first lady is lying in repose right now at the ronald reagan presidential library in california. tomorrow she'll be laid to rest. nancy reagan will be buried alongside her husband. the reagans' daughter, patty davis, spoke exclusively to the "today" show about her parents and her complicated relationship with them. >> past recriminations, anger, blame, all of our sort of strained history together. there's no peace of mind in that at all. and i really made a decision to look at her and look at us through a different lens, through a more loving, forgiving lens. >> patti d

and first ladies, including rosalynn carter, hillary clinton and michelle obama, are all expected to attend tomorrow's private funeral service. tonight, the four remaining republican presidential candidates will debate in miami. the florida primary takes place next tuesday. on the democratic side, immigration dominated last night's debate. the candidates attacked each other on their records on immigration policy. nbc's kristen welker worts now on which candidate made the strongest impression. >> reporter: with the democrats locked in an increasingly fierce fight, secretary clinton faced one of the sharpest exchanges yet about the fbi investigation into her private e-mail server. >> if you get indicted, would you -- >> oh, my goodness, that is not happening. i'm not even answering that question. >> reporter: trying to get on offense, clinton again took aim at senator sanders for opposing the auto bailout, which saved millions of midwest jobs. >> but if everyone had voted as he

rescued the auto industry. >> it was the wall street bailout! >> reporter: clinton used the strategy heading into the michigan primary but still lost in a stunning upset to sanders. now she's hoping the attack will help her win states like ohio and illinois, where sanders is looking increasingly competitive. >> i will match my record against yours any day of the week. >> reporter: the candidates also sparred over immigration. >> you're telling us tonight that if you become president, you won't deport children who are already here? >> i will not. >> let me just say this, i don't think that the secretary fully answered your question. and i think the proof may be in the pudding. >> reporter: and while both candidates took sharp aim at donald trump, they deflected a question about whether he's a racist. >> i think it's un-american. i think what he has promoted is not at all in keeping with american values. >> i think that the american people are never going to

a president who insults mexicans, who insults muslims. >> reporter: and clinton flashed a rare moment of candor when asked why so many voters say they don't trust her. >> i am not a natural politician, in case you haven't noticed, like my husband or president obama. so, i have a view that i just have to do the best i can. >> that was kristen welker reporting. both clinton and sanders are in florida right now campaigning. it is a busy morning on capitol hill. right now the senate judiciary committee is meeting. senator chuck grassley of iowa wants a full debate on whether to hold a hearing on a supreme court nomination. but so far this morning, no surprises, republicans are saying no hearings and democrats call the refusal shameless. also right now, nasa administrator charles bolden is on capitol hill. he is answering questions about the budget and priorities of the space agency.

commercial space flight industry will be watching the hearing very closely. some congressional leaders think nasa should be putting more resources into building its own rockets. new numbers on all the parking tickets and moving violations that the district has handed out. aaa mid-atlantic says drivers owe the district more than $84 million in tickets from last year alone. and believe it or not, that number is low compared to other cities. in new york city, the number of unpaid tickets adds up to more than $750 million. in chicago, it's at more than $1 billion right now. aaa says the number of delinquent d.c. tickets is up 24% from the year before. it's also warning drivers that you can face a penalty on your taxes if you leave those tickets unpaid. after the break, the carmakers unveiling a new

a first of its kind car that won't need gas will be headed to the u.s. by the end of this year. honda unveiled its first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in tokyo today. it's the world's first five-passenger fuel cell car. the $67,000 sedan can travel 466 miles on a single tank of gas. >> incredible. maybe you want the next "star wars" movie to come out right now. well, you're going to have to wait almost two years for episode eight. but here's a pretty good reason to get excited -- the movie just started filming in croatia. take a look at the crew setting up lights and all the other equipment there. they're filming in a section of the historic city of dubrovink. film experts say the movie's presence will boost the city's economy by about $5.5 million. after the break, how much we can expect temperatures to drop for the weekend. and dangerous flooding to our sout

in louisiana, residents are thacuating wi rain expected to

mcdonald's may expand its all-day breakfast menu. reports saying they are testing more items in oklahoma and north carolina and could roll them out nationwide in the coming months. currently, mcdonald's' all-day breakfast, which has boosted sales its launch in october, only offers a limited number of items, things like egg mcmuffins and hotcakes. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm jackie deangelis. -- has led to a state of emergency right now in louisiana, where thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes. entire neighborhoods are under

water expected in the state today. nbc's janet shamlian shows us the worst of the damage. >> reporter: there is no relief for the people of many communities in the state of louisiana. right now the rain is coming down as it has been for the past 48 hours. an additional 3 to 5 inches in the forecast for today, and that is not going to help folks who are trying to get back into their homes in this flooded-out neighborhood known as tall timbers. some 100 homes in this community are under water. some of them have as much as 5 feet of water in their residences. >> everything you see is gone. i've got a brand-new roof on the house that's absolutely worthless. so, me and my three kids lost everything today. >> reporter: last night they called for an additional 3,500 families to a mandatory evacuation because as these waters rise, there is the concern that another levee will be breached by rising floodwaters here, and they do not want to take any chances. >> we want to keep everybody safe through this

everybody kind of works together, we'll get through it. >> reporter: finally, this system will be moving out, but not until the weekend. for now, people are watching the floodwaters and the rain fall. janet shamlian, nbc news, louisiana. after the break, a story gaining attention all over the country, an accidental shooting of a mother by her 4-year i do everything on the internet, but it's kinda slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest, but i thought it would be too expensive. who's that, jenny? no kate. turns out they have a deal that cost me even less than my slow service. and it's 100 megs. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. we're out of 2% then i thought, maybe other things could be better. i heard that. now's the best time to switch to better internet. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available.

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bald eagles that died on maryland's eastern shore did not die of natural causes. now, this is according to maryland natural resources police. they say the investigation has now turned to human causes. a necropsy showed no aviation flu and that they were not shot. they were found on a farm and their deaths sparked a federal investigation. the bald eagle is no longer endangered, but is a protected species. a $25,000 reward is being offered this morning for more information. more now on a brazen, multiple shooting near pittsburgh. right now police are looking for at least two gunmen who opened fire during a backyard house party. four women and a man were killed. three others were wounded. police said people scrambled toward the house when the bullets started flying. jennifer tomasic reports. >> reporter: this is the backyard here in wilkinsburg where police say eight people were shot last night. five of them have died. three people are still alive and

hospital. it happened about 11:00 last night in wilkinsburg. franklin avenue is where the home actually sits, but it's the alley, hazel way, where they believe that one of the gunmen was standing when he started opening fire on a group crowded for a barbecue. the other believed gunman was in a neighboring backyard and started firing as well. they say that four people died here at the home, one died at the hospital, and at this point, the medical examiner has not released any of the names of the victims. and police at this point don't have a motive and they are looking for the public's help in trying to find what they believe are two gunmen who opened fire here on this backyard. jennifer tomazic for nbc news. a 4-year-old boy shot his mother in the back, and now she could face charges. the sheriff's office in putnam county, florida, says it appears this was an accident. they say the woman left a gun in the back seat of her car. then her son picked it up and shot her. this happened earlier this week. jamie gilt appears to be

pro-gun rights advocate because of this facebook post. however, nbc news is working to verify that that's actually her page. right now, gilt is in stable condition, but the sheriff's office says it's against the law for someone to leave a loaded gun where a child can get it. the florida department of child and family services is investigating. i'm melissa mollet with your "first 4 traffic" and some track work that starts tonight at 10:00 on metro. as for the certain lines here that we have running every 20 to 25 minutes, we're talking about the red line, the green line, the orange line and the blue line. yellow line the only one running regular service here tonight. after 10:00 p.m., silver line and boston only. see you tomorrow morning for "news4 today." here's your allergy report for today. all the seasonal allergy sufferers out there, i feel you. the trees continue to run on the high side. the main culprit, elm, cedar and juniper. grasses and mold spores coming in at low, weeds not

running in the rock and roll half marathon or marathon saturday morning, it's looking like nice running weather. now, it will be cool out there, but that's what you want when you're getting some outdoor exercise in. 7:00 a.m., the temperature around 50 degrees. by 9:00 p.m., temps in the mid-50s. and as the marathon is wrapping up, we'll have plenty of clouds and temperatures around 60 degrees. there is the chance for a few isolated showers, mainly later in the day on saturday. so, here's what you can expect. today a high temperature around 80, hazy sunshine, chance of a shower very early tomorrow morning. it's going to be cooler throughout the day tomorrow with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and a bit of a breeze at times will make it feel even cooler. we'll have clouds diminishing throughout the day. on saturday, again, there is the chance for an isolated late-day shower with a high of 64. daylight saving time begins this weekend, so we move our clocks ahead. as we go to bed saturday night. we lose that hour of sleep. and sunrise/sunset, just from the 6:00 hour on saturday changes to the 7:00 h

degrees, so close to 70, so it will feel better on sunday. and new information coming in suggesting that sunday is almost completely dry, but the best chance of rain holds off until sunday night. and then i think we will have some rain in the forecast on monday. temperatures, though, still running well above normal. normal now 55. you can see monday a high temperature of 68 degrees. chance of some lingering showers around on tuesday. otherwise, a high around 70. next wednesday, temperatures in the mid-70s with a mix of clouds and sunshine. at that point, we should start to see a little bit more color showing up in the cherry blossoms, expected peak bloom now between the 18th and the 23rd of this month, so that's in about a week to two weeks from now. currently, temperatures for the most part in the low to mid-70s, except for washington, erika. >> thanks, amelia. looking forward to the extra sunshine, not necessarily losing an hour of sleep. all right, this week's "wednesday's child" was a bit shy when we first met him, but it didn't take long for

>> barbara harrison spent time with him at a place called art jans, where he explored his artistic side. >> reporter: deon told us he likes all kinds of creative endeavors. >> i'm going to introduce you guys to shawn, your art teacher today. >> reporter: with a blank canvas ready, he asks deon -- >> what do you want to paint? iron man. >> the whole body or the mask? >> the mask. >> reporter: he decided on an iron man mask. social services says deon is a bright boy who tries very hard at whatever he does and really wants to do well in school. what's your favorite subject at school? >> science and math. >> he's doing really well in school. he just moved schools back in october and he's transitioned wonderfully. >> reporter: deon took some time out from his painting to tell me a few of his favorite riddles. >> what do you call a bear with no teeth? >> reporter: he says that's one of his best riddles, and he says it's one that most people can't answer. >> a gummy bear. >> he has a grea

with an even better smile. >> reporter: deon says he wants to study engineering in college. and where would he like to go? >> the best college with engineering courses. >> reporter: those who know deon says he tries to be perfect in everything he does. >> he is a perfectionist to the "t." he wants to make sure he is giving you his best work. >> reporter: deon is hopeful an adoptive family will come along for him. as for the iron man mask, everyone agreed deon did a great job, and they had gifts for him to take along, including a shirt that said he is a work of art. barbara harrison, news4 for "wednesday's child." >> if you've got room in your home and your heart for deon or another child who is waiting, call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me. transplant failure. the disappointing outcome to what could have been a medical breakthrough. and febook's new feature, ac

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close to 800 cases of water have come into our area to help people in flint, michigan. prince george's county state's attorney angela alsobrooks dropped off ten cases on wednesday. we told you about the volunteer emt who is leading this effort. four fire stations and a police station are accepting donations of water. you can find the complete list on the nbc washington app. just search "donate water." they hope to sell a tractor-trailer in the next few weeks. i'm eun yang. we are following the stories you are clicking on this morning, the first attempt in the u.s. at a uterus transplant has failed. we brought you this story earlier this week. we can tell you that the 26-year-old woman is recovering today. doctors say she experienced a sudden complication and doctors had to remove the transplanted uterus. we found this next story on mashable.com. get ready for a lot of face-swapping on facebook video. mark zuckerberg announced the update by posting a

face filter of an animated iron man mask. you can see it there. no word when facebook plans to integrate the new feature. seems the competition is heating up. snapchat just added the face-swapping feature about a month ago. all right, baby gender reveal in a whole new way. freddie freeman of the atlanta braves and his wife, chelsea, hit an exploding baseball to reveal to family and friends the gender of their baby. you get it? how fun is that? so, what are they expecting? it's a boy! looks like future moms and dads are getting more creative. how do you top that? back to you. >> i'm not sure you can. >> right. saying good-bye to a member of the "today" show.

it was a bittersweet day on the "today" show this morning. today was wrangler's last day. the pup with the big personality is going on to become a guide dog. he joined

old, and he spent 288 mornings on the "today" show, brightening everybody's day and making some great, memorable moments. wrangler takes his interactive functional test on tuesday, and if he passes, he'll train for five months before becoming an official guide dog. bittersweet story. maybe a perfect day to go out and have our lunch outside. >> or a great day to walk your dog. >> it is going to be perfect for that. unfortunately, we do have some cloud cover today versus yesterday, but temperatures still well above normal. not only just above where we should be this time of year, but we're talking about record warmth. we're already at 70 degrees in washington, 77 in leesburg and 75 in manassas. spectacular out there. the records to beat in the upper 70s. highs today across the area will generally warm into the low to even mid-80s. now, as we look to tomorrow, there's a chance of a shower very early in the day. otherwise, we'll

afternoon hours and noticeably cooler with a high temperature near 70 degrees but still pretty nice. a bit of a breeze at times. know, though, it's definitely going to feel a lot cooler from the warm weather we've had over the past few days. over the weekend, pleasantm of clouds in the forecast. saturday, high temperatures in the mid-60s with a chance of a few isolated showers, mainly later in the day. sunday i'm going to keep it mainly dry. temperatures a little bit warmer, in the mid to upper 60s for highs. daylight saving time begins this weekend. some rain looking likely sunday night on into monday. a high temperature of 68 degrees. there's the chance of some showers on tuesday, where temperatures start to warm back up, a high around 70. 75 on wednesday with partly sunny skies. of course, we have new information coming in this afternoon, so veronica will be updating the forecast as far as rain chances over the weekend coming up on "news4" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> thanks, amelia. and thank you. that's "news4 midday." thanks for joining us, and we're back on the air this afternoon at 4:00. >> you can get news and weather updates any time

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