she's suspected in the disappearance of her own jin. tonight, catherine hoggle's lawyer answers questions about her attempt to break out of th

hospital. >> president coolidge came on a battleship and took him three years to get here and only took me three hours. >> there was controversy at the landing in cuba. what happened at the airport that left some people unimpressed. you might see a little bit of snow and then spring arrives. expecting a midweek warm up coming up. news at 11 starts now. >> the last time an american president set foot on cuban soil, 1928. that all changed today when air force one landed in havana, cuba. the first family and a delegation wil get down to business tomorrow. as jay gray reports, today they played tourist. >> president obama in cuba, the first for a sitting president in nearly a century. traveling with the first family,

afternoon noon as a tourist, taking in some of the rich history here. while the classic cars and historic architecture for many define the city, right now, there's a new and different rhythm. ♪ in old havana. >> it's an amazing place here, all the people are very friendly, i didn't expect that. >> dartmouth college is touring cuba coincidentally at the same time president obama makes his historic trip. but for this band, this gig isn't about politics. >> the real point is people to people. once you get down to that level it doesn't really matter what the government says or thinks or does, people are people loving each other and loving each other's music is really where the contact is made. >> that contact comes a bit easier now with diplomatic ties restored and travel restrictions eased, you find more americans on the streets here in havana.

[ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: it's clear fortunes are changing for the cuban people. [ speaking foreign language ] interpr interpret >> translator: its a been 50 years since changes with the american government. >> reporter: and this man calls it the beginning of a long story between the two country, one of the most important chapters, president obama's historic visit this week, jay gray, nbc news, havana, cuba. president obama getting blasted by texas senator, ted cruz, for going to cuba. the republican presidential hopeful called today a sad day in american history. cruz, the son of a cuban immigrant says the trip is a disconservatives di disservice to some. >> when president obama is in cuba, you know he who he wil not meet? the

raul and castro being silenced for dearing to stand up. >> donald trump also reacting to the visit and said it is a big deal and called out president castro. trump said castro had no respect because he was not at the airport to greet mr. obama. we are less than a week from peak bloom of the cherry blos m blossoms. people were out paddle boating today, if you can believe that. spring hasn't arrived just yet. amelia, a couple more days, right? >> just a couple more day, please! >> a few more days and it wil look and feel very spring like. i'm continuing to track very light rain and snow showers. this is the last wave. once this is out of here by 2:00, 3:00, it washes out and you can see this activity and this is over by the overnight hours. by the

we're dry but cold. around 35 degrees at 6:00 a.m. mostly sunny skies and tomorrow midday and afternoon hours, all about the wind. wait until you hear how chilly it wil feel in my full forecast. it is one of the most read stories on the washington app, a montgomery county momsuspected in the disappearance of her two children has repeatedly tried to escape from the psychiatric hospital. darcy. >> hoggle was not successful in any of the attempts to escape and her lawyer says she's incompetent. her husband tells me she only cares about herself and knows exactly what she is doing. news4 has confirmed a washington report that catherine hoggle,

of her two children has tried to escape the hospital eight times in the last year and a half. david felsen is her attorney. >> she states the reason she wants to get out is see her children and done everything to protect and love her children. >> reporter: the report said she grabbed starffer security badge and at one point made it through a level of security but never made it off the grounds. her children disappeared in 2014. hoggle is the last person known to be with them. she said she left them with a friend but not seen since. affidavits sworn out by family members in december suggests hoggle is faking her illness to avoid prosecution. they believe she's hoping to stay in the mental health facility and at some point be released. >> she has received extremely strong psychotropeic medication. they monitor her

there's no way she can fake it. >> felsen says this is a medical issue, not a legal one and fi t fighting prosecutor's attempts to get their own psychiatrist to evaluate her. her husband said the biggest issue for him is she's being treated as a patient than criminal and has more rights than his missing children. >> they still have hope these children are alive. they urge any who may have information about their disappearance or may have seen them to call police immediately. hoggle is expected back in court sometime next month. back to you. >> such a difficult story. thank you. new at 11:00, a man is recovering at a hospital after being hit by a car in loudoun county. this happened tonight in potomac falls. the driver stayed on the scene. the victim is expected to be okay. metro is installing 20 new escalato

but if you use the deanwood station you may have to hike up and down this week. starting tomorrow they're replacing the escalators in the northeast. while repairs are done in the first escalator, you have to use the second one or stairs and elevators still be available. the deanwood escalators were installed nearly 40 years ago and replacing them they said wil make them a lot more reliable. it's a been more than 10 years since we could say the following. the maryland men's basketball team is headed to the sweet 16. jason has more. the big victory. >> 2003 the last time the terps made it this far in the big dance. so much expectations placed on them before the season started and the second half, hawaii, they dominated. maryland is marching on after taking down hawaii, 73-60 is your final score. they'll face kansas in their first trip

seasons. for this squad, they'll celebrate now but be ready to take on the jayhawks. >> they bought into it. this doesn't surprise me what we've done. we're looking forward to moving on. >> we're definitely going to celebrate, probably play video ga games. i'll probably beat melo and again and talk trash. it's a good feeling. at the same time we have business to take care of. we have a good team coming up and we won't get too crazy. >> maryland takes down hawaii to advance in the sweet 16. they wil take on the overall top seed in this tournament, the kansas city jayhawks, that game scheduled this thursday. i'm jason pugh in sports. >> thank you so much. residents in lorton are keeping their doors shut tight after hearing gunshots at 1:30 this morning and the officer

conducted an extensive search and couldn't find anything. it happened close to where a man was found dead last week. officers found him next to a broken window outside his home. they have not made any arrests in that case. one week ago tonight a man came up to an unsuspected prince george's county police station and opened fire with the intent to die in a shootout with police. detective jacai collison was mistaken for a suspect and shot and killed by one of this is officers. a moment of silence at 4:30 this afternoon, when those shots were first heard outside the police station next to headquarters. officer collison's grandmother was there tonight. >> he's in a better place and he's at peace with all of you. yes, he's fine. three brothers are facing charges in that attack. i want to move to politics

now. donald trump's response to yesterday's violence in arizona. at a dinner tonight, trump said he does not condone violence at the events but blames media for not showing what led up to the punches being thrown yesterday. he said it was a person dressed in an kkk hood that caused an african-american man to lung out and kick somebody. meanwhile, trying to figure out how to beat trump. john say sick was on meet the -- kasich was on "meet the press" and said his numbers were starting to get off. >> i am not play paragraph lore game. the convention is in the process of nominating somebody. i was there in '76 when reagan challenged the sitting president. they didn't like him doing it either. utah and arizona hold their

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new tonight, a couple kids in baltimore fall 30 feet to the ground when they were playing, jumping on soft ground when it collapsed. they fell into a

time to get them out of there. while one boy had serious injuries they're both expected to be okay. a hero's tribute to fallen officer three weeks ago. she died on her first day on the job. the helicopter that carried her to the hospital to take part in a shift change ceremony honoring her memory and sacrifice. fellow officers and supporters are holding a fund-raiser and want to help her and the two other officers shot that day. the community is rallying around them. >> reporter: this sunday at the blu restaurant in woodbridge was special in a lot of ways. it wasn't just a helicopter flyover in landing or beauty queen at the door or band, why they all came together, the second fund-raiser for these

fallen officer. they were ambushed while responding to a domestic call last month. >> two days in a row, huge numbers of people coming out to show pore myself and dave and ashley's mily has really been special. >> it's been organized by the capitol law enforcement foundation. the police department takes care of medical bills and time to heal. >> reporter: the bill goes on. >> they have to take care of y paying baby-sitters and hospital bills and stuff like that. >> we have known each other for years. >> reporter: joe and dave started this foundation, one no officer wants to need but wants to be without should the need arise. it's been a blanket of concern since the tragedy. >> from the first moment we found out about this we started

>> officer h merks den up and moving and encouraging and said he has talked to officer mcewen, encoura encouraging. >> he is get back to his old self and hopefully wil see him tomorrow and looking forward to getting home soon. in woodbridge. the first day of spring in some parts of new england, colder than it was on christmas day as people in boston start to pack up their winter gear. old man winter gets them one last time. our story tonight. >> reporter: retailers were ready for the first day of spring. this seasonal section now filled with patio furniture and beach gear. >> soon, i hope to go summer shopping. >> reporter: snow shovels replaced with rakes and garden tools. bags of mulch now stacked where bags of salt used to be. >> we put away most of our clothes and the sleds and stuff. >> reporter: just when you th

farewell to winter, it returns with snow just in time for the monday morning commute. >> i think it's terrible. last week 50 degrees and this week 50 degrees and tomorrow, snow. i don't like it at all. >> it's spring and we have snow. >> reporter: because it's new england and seasons are just suggestions. there is some concern about power outages in southern new england. like that one this one wil also have heavier snow. >> it is because of that same system in boston we may have some very blustery conditions tomorrow, right? >> exactly. as this tracks up the coast and intensi intensifies, it causes breezy and windy conditions in our area tomorrow. we wil notice wind chill temperatures feeling like temperatures are in the 30s and 40s throughout the day tomorrow. make sure you bundle

an end. very little impact on the area. on the eastern shore, a coating to 2 inches in spots and blustery and chilly tomorrow. overall for this work week, nice weather for the first week of spring, happy spring. by tomorrow, despite the fact it's not a fabulous day, weather having an impact on your day, get rid of clouds and give way to morning sunshine and finally need the sunglasseses, however, temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. 38 in washington and 36 in fredericksburg and overnight in leesburg. in the low to mid 30s, between 32 and 35 degrees. not a lot of ice patches to early tomorrow morning. suburbs in the low 30s. by noon you start to notice the winds picking up, temperatures in upper

4:00, high of 53, windy at that point. still blustery, temperatures around 46 degrees and plenty of sunshine and make sure to grab your coat and sunglasses tomorrow morning. if you want to dine out, probably not the best tomorrow. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, absolutely spectacular. we had the terps win tonight and if you want to eat outdoors and fire up the grill, i think the weather is good for that. not the best place to make dinner plans. high of 60, bit of breeze in the afternoon. low 70s wednesday, mid-70s, thursday, some chance of snow showers, high of 58. we could see a rumple of thunder on friday. we wil continue to attract the

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warriors, heading to meet the top seeded kansas jayhawks. it's all about tonight for this squad, their first trip to the sweet 16 since 2003. they're happy to be making the trip but know there's unfinished business. >> it's weird feeling. happy we got the win but we're not done yet. >> we celebrate tonight and start preparing when the coach says it's time to prepare. when we get back on the practice floor, this win over and head for another two games and move on. >> feel good about this one. last year, we were in the same position and fell short and he wants to feel good about this tonight and wake up tomorrow morning, more business to take care of. earlier today, a wild finish for notre dame against steven austin. we will skip

just 10 minutes to play. his shot off the mark. watch this tip-in by rex luger, his only two points of the game turn out to be the biggest of his life. notre dame win this 76-75 and advance to their second consecutive sweet 16. capitals on the road vis visiting penguins. penguins, up 2-0 to start this and here comes jason chimera, head butts the pick in. later in the period, things start to get a little heated between these two teams. we know they don't like each other but check this out. sidney crosby, stops, get up and he and t.j. oshie get into it, battle of the babyfaces. plenty of punches thrown

pittsburgh. tom picks nate smith's pocket and the defensive mistake by capitals, they would add three more goals and win this game by a final score of 6-2. maryland, the players said they will celebrate their big win going to the sweet 16 for the first time in 2003 by pl playing fifa on x-box. 18

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tonight on "sports final," maryland marches on as it gets sweet for the terps. caps and penguins show there's no love lost between the two. things heat up on the track, more wrecks than even superman knows what to do with. "sports final" starts now! welcome woo woo -- welcome "sports final." i am jason pugh. carol, we will hear from her in just a few moments. so much to talk abo