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intersection of alabama avenue and ainger place. a new search will begin for two children missing from montgomery county since 2014. sarah and jacob hoggle last seen with their mother catherine. their father is looking for volunteers to come out and help with this weekend's search. you're looking at it right now. this is the goshen recreation park. and they are hoping for folks to help join them in that search. we'll have much more on that. one man is dead and another injured after a double stabbing in arlington, virginia. police were called out at 8:00 last night. it is arlington's first homicide last year. the seven is on for suspects. >> rain today, bitter cold tomorrow. it is april 2nd. we're getting you ready for a storm team 4 weather alert day. i'm angie goff. so glad you could join us. you will need to get ready for a

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is live at the storm team 4 weather deck. i want to look at your live shot. >> tinley town, just a few sprinkles. i have my storm team 4 umbrella ready to go. grab the umbrella. you can check right where you are with nbc washington app. this area of rain stretches from north carolina all the way to massachusetts. and it's right in virginia, the district, maryland as well. all of this tracking north and east is going to be around here. it is slowing down a little bit. it may not end here for another hour or two. so have a jacket and umbrella this morning. you may need your sunglasses by later this afternoon. a look in a few minutes. back to you.

then. 9:03. a new mosque and cultural center will open its doors today. the $110 million facility located off good luck road. vice president joe biden, president of turkey and other dignitaries from around the world expected to be there today. tracee wilkins has the latest. >> it is the largest muslim center in america you are instantly transported as soon as you walk on campus. >> i've never been to turkey. but everybody that has been there says this is just like being there. >> the center goes three stories underground. there is a basketball center, swimming. and then the beauty of what's above ground. >> we have a mosque. we have a fellowship hall, which soon will be a four star restaurant serving turkish and mediterranean cuisine, a

>> some people who live near this center are worried about security. >> i'm afraid they may be victimized rather than anything else. in today's society, that is highly likely. and that is a shame. >> i hope we will not have a problem. we move on faith and faith alone. >> all attendees must have security clearance. >> prince george's county police officers have been working with us for the last few months. turkey secret service is also here. the hope is all will go well as it is striving to be a gathering place for muslims and all faiths. >> it can become contagious. >> tracee wilkins reporting there. you can show your support for our nation's police officers today. a support rally at the national

judiciary square. it is organized by united for blue, a group formed to increase public support for our nation's law enforcement officers by uniting them with the communities they seven. serve. the marine corps. 17.75k kicks off today. it will be in aurpb honor of ashley guindon. guindon shot and killed on her first day on the job on a domestic abuse call. it runs throughout forrest park. you may want to give yourself a little extra time. there will be some road closures. a bold attack in fairfax county is under investigation this morning. police are searching for the men who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman behind the commerce plaza shopping center in springfield.

the man forced her into a dumpster before he a attacked her. they do have is a surveillance picture of the car. it is a red older model with a distinguished white or gray mark on one side. a developing story this morning. cleanup under way after strong storms hit parts of the southeast. nearly 4,000 people near maicon, georgia lost power thursday night. high winds and heavy rains did what you see there, damaged roofs, took down power lines. multiple reports of tornadoes touching down in mississippi. more than a dozen homes in total. fortunately, no one hurt. high-flying drones in a race to the finish. the unique way this is breaking local ground. metro made a major decision to shut down for safety. thousands had to find another way to work. if it happens again, the new report on the major routes you m

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still getting light rain around the metro area. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. the ofall trend is gradually breaking up west of the 95 corridor. still moderate showers in the areas in dark green and yellow. that's around the boy. it is moving north and east. another hour before we see this rain totally end. very light sprinkles between now and 10:30, 11:00 this morning. sun back during the afternoon. temperature plunge overnight. strong winds developing too. we'll look at that in a couple of minutes. >> all right, tom. we'll check in with you then. if you had plans to visit the washington monument today, heads-up. it will be closed all day for

repairs. a live look at the monument this morning through the rain and, yeah, drops on the camera there. more than 80 folks stranded at the top yesterday afternoon when another elevator malfunctioned. they had to walk down nearly 900 steps. elevator issues shut the monument down for the second time this week. and the 10th time in less than a year. we will learn when it will reopen. >> 9:14. a live look at the white house where a big protest is expected to happen later today. you may have to deal with marijuana smoke if you are headed that way. demonstrators say they expect to get arrested as they will be smoking pot. organizers of last year's successful ballot measure that legalized pot in d.c. are behind the protest. the laws are not uniform across

the protesters want president obama to change that before he leaves office. >> we thought we were getting change. if he want us to come out and vote for the democratic nominee, he needs to do this now. >> it will happen right in front of the white house 2:00 this afternoon. >> there is an easier way for virginia and maryland residents to get a life-saving medication called narcan. it can reverse the deadly effects from an overdose of heroin. a leading activist says there's been a setback when it comes to who can dispense that drug. >> 1004, 1005. >> when it became available without a prescription, they have trained workers, even drug abusers themselves. >> you spray half up one nostril. >> it is one of the most frightening things in the world. >> priceless. you can't put a price on that.

getting the word out. >> but atwood can no longer provide narcan to those in her classes. she was told to stop, saying and law enforcement to district narcan. >> this is coming down to an interpretation of the law. the pharmacist and the doctor said virginia allows for narcan trainers to dispense. atwood lost her brother. it raised the funds to pay for it free for those who couldn't afford it or make it to a pharmacy. >> this is a life-saving medication. when people need a life-saving medication, they need it now not two weeks from now. >> now atwood is appealing to see if the rules could be reinterpreted or altered. now getting it from cvs stores just got earlier.

maryland and virg jjoined many e cvs provides narcan without a prescription. much like getting some cold medicines. it is still kept behind the counter. well, remember the big metro shutdown a few weeks ago? how can you forget? it was huge. we have learned where the biggest traffic jams were during that closure. d.c., arlington and alexandria had a 14% spike in congestion during what became an extended morning rush hour. now the worst areas were downtown. probably no surprise here. 270 was also on that list. 395 through arlington and alexandria, as well as 295. no surprise there. >> today you can race your drone in northern virginia. it runs from 3:00 and 11:00 at the michael is and son d

sterling. along with racing, local vendors and nonprofits will be talking how drones are used from wildlife conservation to cell phone tower inspections. >> drones are new technology. they are exciting. they're fun. but also they're unknown. people really don't know what to think on it. people have an opportunity to come out, speak with experts in the field and learn firsthand and get to experience what it's like to pilot small drones. >> there is a charge for the event, though. every ticket is a chance to win a free drone. that's the upside of paying for it. but you can find out more. go to nbc washington app and search "drone." probably not the best drone flying weather this morning. >> do drones have windshield wipers? >> if they do, they have to have the lights on. >> real quick, we are on live chat right now. go to nbc facebook page. >> the timing

of slowed down from what it was around dawn. maybe another hour or two before you see the rain end in the metro area. very light rain across northern virginia and maryland. the area in yellow and darker green is coming out harder on the eastern shore. that's pulling away, moving off north and east. your exercise forecast, want to get out and do a bike ride or run, it will dry out 11:00 noon time or so. temperatures out of the 50s, up to near 60 degrees. a cool afternoon. a little sunshine breaking out during the afternoon. then come the winds tonight. a wind weather advisory -- a wind advisory for that zone, for somewhat less wind. but the high wind warnings, areas in orange out of the mountains and eastern shore, gusts, 65 miles per hour. most of the region, nearby areas around

55-mile-per-hour gusts. there could be some scattered power outages late tonight, early tomorrow morning. this purple zone, north and west, there could be some freezing temperatures. northern montgomery, loudoun, points north interest west. could have a frosty car. a weather alert day tomorrow with strong winds and cold temperatures in the morning. highs low 50s tomorrow. near 40 by dawn. partly cloudy, milder, mid six on monday. might get an afternoon shower. chilly weather tuesday and wednesday. temperatures in the 30s. afternoon highs tuesday. near mid 60 thursday with a chance of rain showers. that's the way it looks. tom, thank you. secret service officer saving three lives in less than two years. the emotional reuon that nenive

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travel at off-peak times. avoid sitting seen yann if you can. sunday, metro opening early at 5:00 a.m. for the 10 mile run. use smith is seen yann, le enfant. good luck to all the runners and everyone heading down to see the cherry blossoms one last time. imagine saving someone from the brink of death. it's rare but it does happen. >> that is what happened to one secret service officer. now she is nominated for homeland security's highest service award for saving a life not once but three times. megan fitzgerald has the story. >> not much is predictable for secret service officers. just ask cody hughes. she's been interacting with the public for years. >> there can be different scenarios. >> the last three months there have been three times she saved the lives of complete strangers.

one man collapsed in lees burg. a few months later she revived a homeless man lying on a park bench at lafayette park. but the first event was in 2014. >> an elderly gentleman collapsed and was turning blue. so my medical instincts kicked in. >> jack torres is also the mayor of bernolio, new mexico. he had a heart attack in the hall way and briefly died. and his son carlos is thankful too. >> carlos was also there that day and for the first time since, he's able to personally thank his hero. >> i'm so glad he's doing good. >> they have gone on to celebrate so many moments since

then. and it's all thanks to an officer who goes above and beyond because she cares. >> i like helping people. if i see something isn't right i'm going to go and assess to see if everything is okay. >> next week hughes will be recognized by the town of lees burg. she will be presented with an award to thank her for her heroism. megan fitzgerald, news 4. egyptian archaeologists have done scans of king tut's tomb. it is part of a quest that some hope could lead to queen nefertiti's remains. it could determine if the mummy lies behind false walls in that complex. 9:26. first comes the rain. then the cold. we are in for a lot of changes in the weather department the next 24

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two missing children and a father hoping to find closure >> another incident at the fence of the white house. the information just in to our newsroom on a late night fence jumper. this just coming in as well is. gun out and demanding cash. the dangerous situation at a northern virginia gas station. getting ready for the big temperature change. >> welcome to news 4 today on this saturday. tomorrow you may want to bring out the winter coat. storm team 4 meteorologist tracking. >> probably this time tomorrow morning and dawn sunday, near freezing temperatures. storm team 4 radar showing areas of light rain across virginia and maryland. light green is sprinkles in much of on virginia and