there before after interrupting a session of the house. the lockdown on the hill has been partially lifted now, but the visitor center is still closed. >> we have team coverage on the hill and outside the hospital where we believe dawson was taken, and we start with pat collins. pat? >> reporter: doreen, it happened around 2:40 this afternoon. a man with a gun tries to go into the capitol visitor center. a metal detector goes off, he pulls out a gun, a cop sees it and wounds that man. here is what some visitors had to say. >> it was just shock like what was even happening. like the police were just running around. our tour guide, she was a freshman in college. she had no idea what was going on. she was trying to call her office building to figure out if there was any word on what was happening. >> reporter: kay yot snchaotic? >> definitely. >> reporter: scary? >>

us to all gather into this room and stay away from the doors and the glass, and then they held us there for 20 to 30 minutes. >> we weren't told anything. we weren't updated on anything during that, so we were confused. we were looking up things on our phone and calling people from the outside to try to find out what's going on. >> reporter: now, a short time ago we heard from matthew verderosa, the capitol police chief. he says this guy is a lone actor. there's no evidence of terrorism. he says this guy was previously known to the capitol hill police and his vehicle has been located. the investigation of that vehicle continues on. here nis the chief. >> reporter: during routine administrative screening, the individual drew what appeared to be a weapon and pointed it at officers. an officer fired and struck the suspect who was subsequently treated by medical personnel.

single person who has frequented the capitol grounds before and there is no reason to believe that this is anything more than a criminal act. >> reporter: now, chief verderosa says he expects everything on the capitol hill to be back to normal tomorrow. doreen, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. this is cell phone video showing the moments following the shooting from inside the capitol visitor center. you can see it was a chaotic scene as people were scrambling, rushing out, doing whatever they could to make sure they were safe. >> the coverage continues now. ska scott macfarlane is on capitol hill with more on the suspect. scott? >> reporter: his name is larry russell dawson, 67 years old, and he's known to u.s. capitol police. he's from antioch, tennessee. in fact, a vehicle outside the capitol grounds with tennessee markings still being investigated by police. we have some images of that. why is he known to capitol police? dawson was arrested last fall for

proceeding. in fact, he was in the chamber and police say he shoved or assaulted a capitol police officer after she tried to stop him. d.c. superior court judge issued a stay away order to dawson that included the entirety of the u.s. capitol grounds, the library of congress, the house and senate office buildings, the capitol and the visitor center. larry dawson is suspected of having what they call a pellet gun on him today, and if so, at least 12 times since 2012 somebody carried a gun or something that appeared to be a gun on capitol grounds. the shot that was fired by u.s. cop toll police, injured dawson. the second time gunfire has occurred since last april when a man committed suicide on the west front. live on the east front of the capitol which is now reopened to traffic, scott macfarlane, news4. >> thanks, scott. shortly after all this began this morning we watched as paramedics wheeled a man into an ambulance outside the capitol. we now believe that man is the

that ambulance went to med star washington hospital center. our jackie bensen is there with the latest. >> reporter: some new information. officials do confirm that man is in the hospital and in critical condition. we understand he's still in surgery at this time. now, as you said, we saw that exclusive nbc news video of the man being taken away from the hospital. he was brought here to washington hospital center which is a level one trauma center, meaning they deal with the most serious injuries, gunshots, of course, among them. during our afternoon here we have been watching investigators come and go. at least one detective from d.c. police as well as others coming in and out of the hospital. at one point an officer took into the hospital what looked like an evidence bag, possibly the suspect's clothing or his personal belongings, but again right now what we're told is the suspect in surgery or recently just out

hospital officials here we are told that he is in critical condition. we do not know how many times that he was shot. and, again, i'm sorry for the interruption there, but investigators coming and going. we just saw a group of people we believe are fbi agents have actually left this area now. live in northwest, jackie bensen, news4. >> jackie, thank you. again, the suspect, larry dawson, in critical condition believed to be in surgery right now. capitol police shot him after he pulled a gun at the capitol visitor center. sources say that gun was a pellet gun. as we said before dawson is known to capitol police and we have more details on our nbc washington app. now to presidential politics and another momentum shift in the democratic race. hillary clinton still has a large lead in delegates, but bernie sanders is riding high after a western sweep over

weekend. edward lawrence is live on capitol hill to break down both sides of this race. edward? >> reporter: good evening, doreen. now that things have calmed down on capitol hill, some of the talk has turned back to presidential politics. a big showdown is happening next week in wisconsin. bernie sanders' campaign is rejr revitalized. bernie sanders still trails hillary clinton's delegate count by 675 winning three western states this weekend. this changes her strategy slightly. >> her delegate lead is slightly decreased and she's going to be putting more resources and a little more effort into some of the big and diverse states where she hopes to counter bernie sanders' wins with big margins herself. >> reporter: sanders will need a wisconsin win april 5th to further narrow the gap. >> our campaign is the campaign of energy, of momentum. >> reporter: clinton is in wisconsin no

senate republicans for refusing to hold hearings on supreme court nominee merrick garland. meanwhi meanwhile, there's now information reported in "the washington post" that she was warned use of her personal e-mail server while secretary of state could cause a security breach. the article says the fbi sped up the investigation to finish it well before election day. the republicans have their own controversy. senator ted cruz attacked donald trump in wisconsin today saying trump has no real policy plans. >> so instead he yells and screams and curses and attacks people and threatens lawsuits and attacks their wives and attacks their families. >> donald trump, good morning, sir. >> reporter: on a morning talk show in wisconsin, trump says he would stop the personal family attacks if cruz did. >> and i didn't start it. he started it. if he didn't start it, it would have never happened. nothing like this would have ever happened. >> reporter: trump will make an official appeal to the gop over the louisiana primary where he won the state but cruz received more delegates. and donald trump will be in wisin

campaigning tomorrow. he needs most of the state's 42 delegates to help him reach the 500 more he needs to get the republican nomination. reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence. now back to you, jim. >> thanks, edward. there's some controversy over whether people can take guns to the republican convention. as of today there are 42,000 signatures on a petition that would allow people to openly carry guns into the convention in cleveland in july. it's called open carry. it is allowed by ohio law. but the convention will be held at an arena that bans all weapons. in addition, the secret service does not intend to allow anybody in there to take guns in. in a statement to news4, the secret service says it has the authority to ban firearms at sites visited by the people the agency protects. and anyone who takes a gun will not be allowed through security. a developing story right now involving med star lt

a computer virus that's affected several hospitals, including washington hospital center and georgetown university hospital. med star says the virus prevented some employees from logging into systems, but all of its clinics remain open and functioning. the fbi now trying to figure out whether the virus is so-called ransom wear in which hackers will extort money in exchange for running a victim's systems to normal. med star has no evidence so far that any patient information has been stolen or promised. compromised. tracking a windy evening out there. in fact, a wind advisory is going to be in effect for just about everybody, and that's going to run through midnight tonight. now, here is the latest temperature forecast. you can see 8:00 temperatures fall into the mid-50s. by the time we hit midnight, low 50s at that point. it will be a chilly one out there this evening. here is the latest on the wind

you can see it's for the district. arlington, alexandria, prince george's county, montgomery, and fairfax. it's windy tonight and it will stay breezy throughout the day tomorrow. currently we're at 62 degrees with the westerly wind at 24 miles an hour. it will feel quite chilly tomorrow. i'll have more on how cool your tuesday will be coming up in a little bit, doreen. >> thanks, amelia. two southern states are locked in big debates in evening over laws regarding their gay, lesbian, and transgender residents. leaders from around the world will be in the district this week, and their presence might have an impact on the way you get around. and the latest on the breaking news, the lockdown lifted at the u.s. capitol after a shooting at the capitol visitor center.

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we continue to follow that breaking news on capitol hill where the lockdown has been lifted after a shooting this afternoon at the capitol visitor center. the focus now at washington hospital center where the suspect is in critical condition and has been in surgery. we've learned that suspect is larry dawson, a man from tennessee. sources say he pulled a pellet gun at the visitor center security check point and police opened fire. he was arrested on the hill last year after interrupting a session of the house.

we're also following some breaking news here at the live desk. nbc news has confirmed the fbi has broken into an iphone that belongs to one of the san bernardino shooters and accessed data from it. that means the government is saying it doesn't need apple's help anymore and it's dropping the court order against the company. the government has been locked in this battle with apple over the past couple months. the tech company was concerned if it helped the government unlock a phone, that would set a bad precedent and possibly compromise security for all of its users. vance? >> thanks, chris. there's some new details about a man who was hild and killed by a marc train in howard county. he was a suspect in a number of shootings over the weekend. tracee wilkins in maryland now with a look at how police put this all together. tracee? >> reporter: well, that train struck the man here in lanham. prince george's county pol

looking into this man. we're told he's a gunman who is a suspect in two shootings, including one here in prince george's county. it was a suicide that shut down the marc baltimore penn line as police investigated the body of a man struck by a train in lanham. police confirm that man was a suspected murderer on the run. police have identified the decedent at 52-year-old del prado of greenbelt. >> the shooting occurred just outside of the travel center. >> yesterday howard county police say dell prado allegedly shot and killed chad daniel of florida and shot and injured 57-year-old warren weeden of baltimore. in an unexpected twist, howard county police now say the double shooting may have been a case of mistaken identity and del prado may have been looking for somebody else. after that shooting, he then shot and

greenbelt road. he was in a relationship with this woman and that relationship somehow led to the multiple shootings. now, again, three people shot, one person killed. two others are expected to survive their injuries. this is an ongoing investigation. reporting live in lanham, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> thank you, tracee. get ready for some major traffic headaches in d.c. the nuclear security summit begins this week closing some of the busiest roads in the city. the summit starts wednesday night at the washington convention center. security fencing is already being put into place around the flex. the suck mimmit will run throug saturday. it doesn't matter how you get around, if you drive or walk or take the bus or ride metro, you are likely be impacted in some way. >> thursday and friday are the main days for the things that are going to happen on the convention center. we're going to have traffic backups around the security perimeter. folkst

but really thursday and friday if you're coming around the convention center, new york avenue, that whole area around there, it's going to be pretty tough. >> there are some parking restrictions already in place so be sure to pay extra close attention to signs. the whole area will be shut down by wednesday night. for a map and a fum lill list ol the street closures search road closures in our nbc washington app. the senate is in recess until april 4th but some senators are on the job. today supreme court nominee merrick garland met with maryland senator ben cardin. afterwards senator cardin said the senate has a constitutional duties to hold hearings on president obama's nominee. >> to suggest we don't have the time and the president doesn't have the authority to appoint is just absolutely outrageous. i'm not talking about what's going to happen next year. i want his nomination considered in this congress. i want there

a vote. >> judge garland's first meeting with a republican senator is set to take place tomorrow. neverthele nevertheless, republican leaders are standing firm on their insistence that the supreme court vacancy should be filled by the next president. private ambulances are on duty in the district now. american medical response or amr will help respond to calls 18 hours a day. they will have 12 to 24 ambulances working at a time. d.c. fire and ems will still respond to all 911 calls. they will call amr to transport patients with nonlife threatening injuries. d.c. is paying the company about $9 million for the first year. american university is launching a skerearch for a new leader. president neil cohen announced today he's stepping down at the end of the next academic year. in a statement too the au community, he said he will leave with in his words well-founded optimism for au's futu

strategic plan has transformed the school into an institution that is, in his words again, stronger, more vibrant, more relevant, and better positioned. kerwin will have been president for 12 years when he believes au at the end of may 2017. there is already a legal challenge to a new law in north carolina. that law requires transgender students to use bathrooms as assigned to their biological sex. >> georgia's governor veal toe vetoed a similar law today. jay gray reports. >> reporter: anger and frustration is boiling over across parts of the south right now. >> these acts are not only unconscionable, they're also plainly unconstitutional. >> reporter: opponents filed a federal lawsuit this morning in north carolina challenging a new law say they blocks cities and counties from creating anti-discrimination protections covering sexual

requires transgender people to use bathrooms assigned to their biological sex. >> hb-2 is personal. it's a message to us from the legislature and the governor that we are not welcome here. >> reporter: north carolina governor pat mccori is defending the measure. >> this changes no discrimination rights in any city in north carolina or for any corporation in north carolina. >> reporter: that as georgia's governor announces he will veto is similar so-called religious freedom measure in his state. >> i do not think that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in georgia. >> reporter: governor deal's decision comes after heavy criticism from sports leagues and corporations, including comcast and nbc universal, the parent companies of nbc news. pr

they will continue to push for new legislation in georgia and other states. jay gray, nbc news. news4s a uncovered new details on a local man believed to be behind a major crime spree, including a home invasion and a near fatal fire. and we're following those developments down at the capitol today as we learn more about the suspect who pulled out a pell gun atet t

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well, our monday got off to a cold and rainy start, but then things brightened up a little bit. >> not so bad out there now, amelia. >> not so bad. it is blustery and we'll have windy conditions throughout the evening and daytime tomorrow. it will warm to near 70 degrees. it will be cooler and will feel cooler when you fact yoor in th winds. from start to finish tomorrow, we'll finally lose the winds by wednesday and when you factor in the winds tomorrow throughout the day, it will feel like simpsons are in the 40s and 50s. so below normal for this time of year. you probably want the light jacket or sweatshirt at least as you head out and about. our next chance of rain arrives later in the day on thursday and continues on into friday. tomorrow the weather having a pretty low impact on your day. it will be chilly and blustery but we'll have beautiful sunshine as well. one of those days with barely any cloud cover in the sky. you can see your

will start off around a chilly 44 choutidegrees. by lunchtime we're in the mid-50s and then really noticing the winds at that point. we hit our high temperature of 60 at 4:00. again feeling like 40s and 50s. 7:00 p.m. in the evening, plenty of sunshine but still on the cool side with temperature tomorrow night around 55 degrees. dining out tonight probably not the best idea as we continue to track these windy conditions, but tomorrow night and wednesday night looking pretty nice. just a little bit on the cool side. so feeling very refreshing if you want to go to a restaurant or fire up the grill. now, thursday rain is likely during the evening hours so you probably don't want to make plans to eat outside thursday night. currently temperatures right now are in the 50s and 60s. from 62 degrees in washington to 60 over in annapolis and 55 right now in gaithersburg. we'll have clear skies overnight tonight and temperatures will dip on into the 30s to mid-40s. tomorrow again starting off with temperature in the district around 39. a high tempere

61 degrees. for wednesday a high of 62. beautiful sunshine in the forecast. we'll start off thursday dry. clouds will quickly increase. rain moves into the area later in the day on thursday. you can see we're mild. a high around 70. we'll have some rain around likely friday morning on into the midday hours and then start to dry out. so by friday afternoon and evening not looking too bad out there with a high temperature still near that 70 degrees mark. the weekend looking kind of cool. saturday right now is looking like the better of the two weekend days because it's warmer with a high of 61 and then plenty of sun on sunday and monday with highs in the low to mid-50s. >> all right. thank you, amelia. a setback in the investigation into the brussels terror attacks. >> a man thought to be connected to the carnage there has been set free. newly unsealed search warrant documents reveal who police think started the fire that nearly killed the woman who

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now at 6:30, we are learning more details about a police shooting at the u.s. capitol visitor center. >> sources tell nbc news that the weapon the suspect pulled

gun. a capitol police officer shot him and he's now in critical -- or the suspect is now in critical condition tonight. larry dawson is no stranger to u.s. capitol police. he was arrested last october for disrupting a session of the house and for assaulting an officer. police believe they have found his truck parked on the capitol grounds. news4's darcy spencer is at that scene with the latest on that. darcy? >> reporter: hi, doreen. we are on maryland avenue on the southwest side of the capitol. we're basically in a holding pattern as police wait to search what we believe is the suspect's pickup truck. you can take a look here. this is the truck. it is parked in a permit parking lot only right next to the reflecting pool. the capitol building is off to my right and then the botanical gardens. that's where this truck is parked. police have been out here for the last couple hours. you can see u.s. capitol police officers have surrounded the truck. tric

maryland avenue. joggers and walkers are still able to come through this area, so it's not a complete shutdown. they are keeping people away from the truck, about a 20-foot distance, and keeping an eye on it, but we believe they are waiting for a search warrant in order to get inside this truck and see if there's any evidence inside that could lead them to the suspect, also any evidence in connection with why he entered that building today, sort of what was the motivation. i'm not sure if courts are open today but it may be a matter of trying to geldt ahold of a judg today to get a search warrant signed so they can come back out here and begin that process. we would suspect later on they would probably tow the vehicle away. right now u.s. capitol police are still here waiting to get inside this pickup truck just to see if there's any evidence inside that could help them with this investigation. the streets here are open. the sidewalks are open. it's a very popular tourist time so those activities are

search warrant. back to you. >> darcy, thanks. as you can imagine, this was a chaotic day for lawmakers trying to make sure their staff was safe. >> these are not tweets from senators today. first from maryland senator ben cardin who told everybody earlier today his staff was safe. >> connecticut senator chris murphy said his staff was accounted for and new york senator chuck schumer and many others proaised the work of capitol police and thanked them for keeping visitors and staff safe. now, new information tonight connecting some high-profile crimes in reston. police are looking at a man already in prison for a long list of crimes. >> there are now documents that have been unsealed that link him to a violent home invasion on edgemere circle and a nearly fatal fire on st. trinian's court. julie carey has

>> reporter: antwan green, he grew up in reston and now he's accused of a long-running crime spree there. the 35-year-old has not yet been charged with the arson fire that destroyed this townhouse or with the nearby home invasion, but this search warrant document connects him to both crimes. december 3rd, two suspects knock on the door of this town home on edgemer, circle. one grabs the 67-year-old resident and throws her to the floor. her hands and feet are bound with electrical cords. they flee with her vehicle but dump it later. inside police find mail addressed to antwan green. then december 4th, green is suspected of starting this townhouse on fire. neighbors tell news4 he rented out the basement but had just had a falling out with the town homeowner. she received critical injuries jumping from the second-story window to escape the flames. residentrecalled her cries for help this night. >> within five minutes the living room was pretty much

>> reporter: these court documents again point to antwan green. investigators write that green was captured and video at a nearby convenience store just before the fire. he was buying a lighter, charcoal, and lighter fluid. what's more, a juvenile informant tells police green was present at both the home invasion and the fire. even though green hasn't been charged with the arson or the home invasion, he's been accused of plenty of other crimes in fairfax county to keep him behind bars. look at this long list. and this, this is his mug shot from arlington. he faces nine charges there after smashing a stolen car into several other vehicles on the day he was finally arrested. in reston, julie carey, news4. we're following a developing story in belgium tonight. the stole suspect arrested directly in relation to the brussels terror attack is now a free man. nbc's ayman mohyeldin is working the story from brussels tonight. >> reporter: belgium's federal prosecutor announced on monday

they have been holding since thursday night known only as faycal c. he was released because of a lack of evidence. he was a man the federal prosecutor had initially charged with three crimes including committing murder through an act of terrorism, belonging to a terrorist organization, and a conspiracy to commit terrorist acts. now, the surprise announcement came just on the heels of the belgium police once again appealing to the public to help them identify a man seen on airport surveillance video wearing a light colored jacket and a dark-colored bucket hat. now, this man authorities believe was involved in the attack. he has not been seen since last tuesday. police thought they may have had him with the arrest of the man known as faycal c. it's been considered by some as a setback on the investigation. there have been continued home searches and raids across the country. there are people that have been takn

some have been released. others have been charged with participating in a terrorist organization but none of the charges have any indication that they were necessarily linked to last tuesday's terrorist attacks. in addition to that, we also know that the death toll from those attacks has now steadily risen to 35. that does not include the three atta attackers. that after four people who were being treated at a belgium hospital died as a result of their wounds. ayman mohyeldin, nbc news, brussels. the sheriff in loudoun county has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing as it relates to accusations related to his re-election last year. sheriff mike chapman had been accused of taking donations from corporations and then reporting them as personal donations. he also was accused of committing computer trespass for obtaining e-mails between one of his employees who was running against him and a fairfax county employee. the

the city of alexandria investigated all of that and as it regards the campaign donations, the investigation says that sheriff chapman included the names of the corporations on the required paperwork. and as it relates to the e-mails, they were obtained using the freedom of information act and no laws were broken. we're going to tell you coming up who former maryland governor is the supporting for congress. the school redistricting plan has some local parents concerned. we'll tell you many in the latino community say they feel left out of the decisionmaking process. blustery tonight and tomorrow. coming up, i'll walk you throughout your day, how cool it will feel when you factor in the winds in your neighborhood.

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glendeni glendening, a former governor of maryland, today putting his support behind a candidate for congress. >> he's endorsing former prince george's county state's attorney glen ivy in the race to fill the open seat in the fourth congressional district. the former governor talked to bureau chief tracee wilkins. >> my support for glen is not negative about any one of the candidates. we're fortunate to have a nice range here, but it's just the knowledge that he can do what needs to be done. >> he's been a great mentor to me over the years. so it's -- for me it's just a wonderful opportunity. >> other candidates for the seat include former lieutenant governor anthony brown and state delegate jocelyn pena melnick. the primary in maryland is april 26th. the national museum for the marine corps will reopen on friday. it's been closed for about three months now

two newly restored aircraft were installed during the closure. visitors can check out, for example, a world war ii dive bomber and of a helicopter that the marines used during the vietnam war. admission and parking at the museum are free. david culver in loudoun county where the school board is meeting ahead of a controversial vote tomorrow. why some parents say the school board is going to be segregating

we are working right now to learn more about the man shot at the capitol visitor center this afternoon. police say that larry dawson pulled a

turned out to be a pellet gun, at the security checkpoint forcing officers to shoot him. he is in critical condition and has been undergoing surgery. he was arrested on the hill just last year after interrupting a session of the house. darcy spencer is working to learn more about today's shooting and the suspect and she'll have the latest on news4 at 11:00. right now the loudoun county school board members of meeting ahead of a controversial vote tomorrow. one of the options would move about 1,900 students to different schools. as northern virginia reporter david culver reports now, some parents claim that would lead to segregation ofhtino and lower income families. >> reporter: this group of loudoun county moms relying on each other to stay informed on loudoun county school's proposed redistricting plans. >> we are talking about 2,000 kids that they are going to be moved. >> reporter: she has been working to provide her hispanic

community bilingual versions of what the school board is proposing and many of these moms responding by backing the educate don't segregate lcps group. they worry one of the school board options, a proposed plan 12 as its known, would create two schools with a student body that would be majority low income and english language learners or ell, predominantly latino. >> it's very emotional because, i mean, you want your child to get the best education possible. >> kindergarten mom holly landsberry uneasy about plan 12. >> it's taking most of the sections of the downtown area and putting them in two schools so the outlying schools are becoming very -- a lot less diverse. >> it's very unfortunate that it's come to this. get emotional. it's something very personal to me. i taught these students. i love these students. >> reporter: the thought of being accused of something agree gating schools, emotional for former teacher turned school board member jill turgeon.

people who will say we're segregating but in the next paragraph they're upset their property values are going to decrease because there will now be zoned in a title one school. >> reporter: she supports plan 12 and says misinformation is rampant. >> we will have two schools in the 50% but we will have others in 20%, 30% range. so it's not as though we were placing all of these students in two schools. >> reporter: that controversial vote will take place right here tomorrow evening. public expected to weigh in as well. in ashburn, david culver, news4. ♪ i gave her my heart but she wanted my soul ♪ >> what a voice, huh? d.c. native owen danoff is headed to the knockout round on "the voice." he lives in new york now. he's on adam levine's team on the show and tonight miley cyrus will be an adviser to the contestants. you can watch "the voice" tonight at

nbc 4. and amelia joins us now with the forecast for a day that started out really crummy, but, boy, did it get delightful later on. >> blustery. >> yeah. the winds picked up. we had a little bit of everything. morning rain, clouds, sunshine, windy conditions, a high of 70. tomorrow we're going to be talking about cooler temperatures and tracking breezy winds. from start to finish, a wind advisory show still in effect for most of the area. it will run until midnight tonight. what does this mean? it means when you walk outside you immediately notice the winds. maybe some isolated branches coming down in spots and, unfortunately, definitely having a negative impact on the cherry blossoms. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. 62 in washington. 54 back in winchester. for travel you definitely need the sunglasses. outdoor exercise, cool and breezy. maybe some long sleeves and just heading out and about, i would recommend a light jacket. temperatures will feel like they're in the 40s and 50s.

the overnight and early morning hours. so waking up around 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. when news4 today is on, temperatures will be around 48 degrees. a little cooler in the suburbs. and as we look toward lunchtime, this is what it's going to feel like with the winds. temperatures generally feeling like they're in the 40s and low 50s. from 48 in the district to 50 in manassas as we move into the afternoon hours. it only feels like a high temperature of 55, so you want to keep that in mind. you will be noticing how much cooler the air is tomorrow than today. 7:00 tomorrow evening. temperatures feeling like they're in the 40s and 50s. the latest on the cherry blossom forecast. we're already starting to notice some of the petals coming down and the winds tonight and tomorrow will continue to bring the beautiful petals down. heads down to the tidal basin tomorrow, you will want a light jacket. on wednesday high temperature of 62. thursday we will start off with limited sunshine but clouds quickly make their way on into the area. we are warmer though.

by the late afternoon and evening hours, rain moves into the area. we'll be tracking rain it looks like on friday morning on into the midday hours. maybe even a rumble of thunder late thursday into early friday. something we'll continue to track. notice temps on friday still not too bad. around 70 degrees. our average high right now is about 60. so we'll be above normal on thursday and friday. as we look to the weekend not too bad. we'll keep it dry saturday and sunday. saturday a high temperature around 60 degrees. on sunday cooler but plenty of sunshine. highs in the mid-50s. and then next monday it looks like we could be pretty chilly with a high of 53. we're noticing the winds tovent and throughout the day tomorrow. >> we'll take it. >> thanks, amelia. >> we have no choice, do we? >> pretty much. we have sports coming up. caps on the brink of another milestone. they are paying it no mind at all. here is lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nightly news." >> hello. ahead f

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this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> caps playing some hoppy -- hockey tonight. >> we're hoppy about that too. >> jason. >> we hope they win. >> never mind. go ahead, jason. i can't win here. you take it. >> reporter: here is the thing, vance. the cap tolls haven't been playing with a lot of urgency and that has a lot of people concerned about this team as they head into the playoffs, but a chance to get things rectified tonight against a very bad columbus team. so much to play for. they could win the president's trophy if they pick up a point against the blue jackets. now, earlier this morning it was everyone's favorite day. picture day. the team all smiles, the entire squad and the front office posed for this year's photo. c

picture of the 2015-'16 champions. tonight they can check off another milestone. the president's trophy awarded to the team with the most points in the nhl. the caps just one point shy of that. but that's not the trophy these guys are focused on. >> doesn't even mean anything because we lost last time the first round and we won the president's trophy. it's just a matter of get to the playoffs. the teams one through eight can beat anyone. >> every player in that room, even when they were growing up, no matter when they started playing, they were playing for the stanley cup. any never played for the president's trophy. we would all like to be in that position to play for the one cup that we all dreamed about when you were playing on the streets or in the hallways of the house or hotel or whatever. that's the one that we want to play for. >> reporter: so we'll see if the capitals can get it done tonight. puck drops against the blue jackets at 7:00 p.m. you can watch that game over on comcast sports net. >>

college basketball now for a moment. i'm sure you ripped up your bracket by now. the final four is set. not many people had these four in the final four. syracuse, north carolina, villanova, and oklahoma, the last four teams standing in college basketball. let's talk about the major upset though from yesterday and that was the syracuse orange taking out the virginia cavaliers. what a game this was. the big surprise, syracuse a tenth seed in this tournament taking on virginia, a one seed. they trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half. the cavaliers looked ready for houston, but they rode their freshman, malachi richardson. 21 points in the second half to help the orange to punch their ticket. the cavaliers a sad end to one of the most decorated senior classes in uva history but as always, they were humble in defeat. >> we're not going to hold our head over this one

further because it's just right there, but, you know, we done so much great for this university and this university has done so many great things for us as well. >> i was reminded, i don't know if it's an old church song but it says weeping will endure for the night but joy comes in the morning. we will have some tough moments but absolutely joy will come in the morning for what these guys have established for virginia basketball. >> reporter: with virginia out, just one local team still alive this march. george washington. the colonials leaving for new york city this morning. gw, they'll take on san diego state in the nit semi-finals tomorrow night. that game being played at the mec mecca, madison square garden. the furthest they have advanced in the nit and they're not ready for their college careers to be over. >> i'm going to soak everything in and just breathe everything, just notice everything, tak

out as a champion. >> having the opportunity to go play in madison square garden in an porment tournament like the nit and being able to be in the last four teams in that tournament i think is a very special moment for us, for the program, for the community, and it's definitely something we're going to remember for a long time. >> reporter: and finally the wizards with a good start to their west coast road trip. late last night out in los angeles, john wall put on a show against kobe bryant and the lakers. wall dropped 22 points, 13 assists. the wizards hit 2.5 games back of that final playoff spot in the eastern conference. pretty easy game for them tomorrow night, just a visit with the golden state warriors. the warriors haven't lost a game at home this entire season. just remarkable. they're going for the best regular season record, that '95 bulls team, 72 wins, they're trying to break that mark, the warriors. as for tonight, the capitals, again, they cain

president's trophy if they pick up a point against the columbus blue jackets. it should be a great night for hockey, hoppy, whatever you want to call it, vance. >> villanova all the way. "nightly news" next. >> good nig. htse they say character is what you do when no one is watching. david trone banned the box so people who've paid their debt to society could have a chance. and fought so hard for criminal justice reform, they named a center after him. and because education was his way out david offered it free to employees. and over 14 years ago began offering them partner benefits. evening the playing field has always been david's mission. in congress it'll be his job. it's not how you run, it's how you live. i'm david trone and i approve this message.

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