right now major safety concerns for metro bus drivers, this comes one day after a bus is hijacked and the driver attacked. tell you about the conditions drivers are saying they face every day. >> and a turning point in the republican race for president with the exit of ted cruz, donald trump talks about his ability to unite the party. we are suffering from solar deprivation. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. when are we going to see the sun for crying out loud? that's coming up. news 4 midday starts now. how safe are you on public transit? and

go? those are the kinds of questions we're asking after that bus jacking in northeast d.c. a driver attacked and a man struck and killed. news 4's kristin wright talked to riders this morning. she's live at the depot. >> reporter: this is where drivers pick up their bus in the morning and drop them off in the evening. the driver we talked to says he considers himself a public servant and the safety of his passengers is number one. the day after it's still just as shocking, a man hijacking a metro bus in northeast, attacking the driver with needle nose pliers and then running over and killing 40-year-old anthony payne. but the job must go on. today metro bus drivers are coming and going knowing that it could have happened to them. >> it's just unbelievable. just loss for words. >> rep

for metro for almost 20 years? >> yes, this is what i do every day. >> reporter: he didn't want us to show his face, but he's got something to say. on the bus every day he watches, pays attention. >> how can we prepare ourselves to, you know, do what we can to be safe to make it home to our families? >> reporter: about 23% of metro buses have protective shields for the drivers. more are supposed to be installed by the end of the year. the driver on that bus yesterday didn't have one. >> he would have had to, you know, climb the dashboard to get over on to the bus driver. but the shield would have been help. >> reporter: our veteran driver says he doesn't want to make himself too paranoid, he just takes it one day, one ride at a time. >> come in and work a day before i enter these gates and i pray. >> reporter: the suspect in the bus hijacking is expected to appear in court this afternoon. and of course news 4 will be

today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. live in northeast, kristin wright, news 4. no need for an umbrella, yet. right now low clouds hang over the capital. that's a live view of the capitol dome. looking like the amazon jungle all green and lush with the rain we've had recently. we've been needing this rain, but the last three days we've had almost as much rain as we had the entire month of april. right now as we take a look at storm team 4 radar getting a few light sprinkles coming into the shenandoah valley. and down around richmond, a few passing light showers on the eastern shore. metro area still dry. storm team 4 radar scanning our sky, don't have any rain anywhere near us right now. but these sprinkles we're seeing right now shenandoah valley, those may be getting closer to us later on in the afternoon. i've got new hour by hour timing on that. and a look at your mother's day weekend that's coming up in just a few

right now a busy commuter line back up and running for the first time this week. sunday's csx train derailment shut down marc's brunswick line into the city. more than a dozen cars went off the rails near the metro station in northeast causing that chemical spill. passengers we spoke with said passengers honoring their tickets really did make things easier. >> wasn't too bad because i was able to take metro. but for some people i think it was a disruption. i think metro allowing us to use marc pass made it easy. >> csx freight transportation will also resume today for the first time since sunday's derailment. that derailment and hazmat situation will be the subject of a meeting between d.c. delegate nor norton and the federal railroad commission. she's concerned about the long-term effects the spill could have on the residents living around the area. yesterday csx said it

the oil affected by the situation. and officials will discuss what kind of chemicals are allowed to travel through the district. coming to you from the live desk, we are tracking a deadly shooting. this is inside a transportation building. new details just coming in off our feed. this in the houston area, suburb actually just west of houston. here's what we know, a man with a shotgun opened fire inside that facility killing at least one person. several others were hurt. we're hearing the man was an ex-employee who'd recently been fired from that facility. the gunman we do know is dead apparently taken his own life. several schools were briefly on lockdown. that lockdown has since been lifted. right now we know a news conference is underway. they're updating with the latest details. we'll bring you those updates as soon as we get it, wendy. thaunk you, david. right now defense attorneys are trying to prove a student at the university of mary washington was insane when he strangled his house mate. both of steven briel's

testified yesterday about their son's increasingly strange behavior prior to that murder. at one point they said he believed his housemates were going to kill him and make it look like an accident. he's charged with killing fellow student grace man last year. the defense could rest today and the jury could begin deliberations as soon as tomorrow. we're in the middle of national police week, and today two local police officers are being honored for the sacrifices they made to our communities. in montgomery county you may remembered suspected drunk driver hit officer noah late last year. the young officer later died from his injuries. earlier this morning law enforcement officials added officer liata's name to the memorial wall. and we're learning that detective wholeson's family will be at a service in his honor tonight. detective coalson died earlier this year after a fellow officer mistook him for a suspect in a shootout. his name will be added to a memorial plaque in

marlboro. new today, something that could help get you through that long line at the airport. the tsa says it's adding agents to help you get through security. that sounds good. there's supposed to be a surge of travelers this summer, of course, in response the tsa is increasing staff and asking congress to pay them for overtime. the agency is also organizing little things that could make a big difference like moving bins back to the front of the line. it's also working to get the word out about pre-check to a [ music playing as many people as it can. today work to replace turf. this is the final phase of the project. the turf will be placed along the mall from 7th street to 14th. well, the republican race is quite different today. after the break, we'll tell you how donald trump plans to beat the democrats and why john kasich is hanging on. plus, the announcement could come in just a couple of hours,

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city today. the white house says today is focused on making sure support continues in the city. and now to decision 2016. wow. that was fast. i'm talking about that surprise announcement that is making the race for president a lot less complicated. >> with a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism for the long-term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign. >> well, with that concession donald trump now becomes the likely republican presidential nominee. he also overwhelmingly won yesterday's indiana primary. and the front-runner now needs fewer than 200 delegates to officially take the republican presidential nomination. nbc's carrie dan here to talk about what's ahead for the gop. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk about what donald trump said today on the "today" show. >> he was a very tough

competitor. he fought very hard. and it was a tough decision for him to make. i think he did the right thing for himself and for the party. but it was a little bit of a surprise to me, yes. >> how well -- do you think we could ever see cruz throwing his support behind trump now? >> he very conspicuously last night did not mention donald trump by name, did not endorse him. the party really has -- is at a cross roads right now. donald trump 24 hours before praising ted cruz as a smart competit was attacking cruz's family and repeating his allegation that it's lying ted cruz. so obviously there is a big gufp there. are they going to unite many having said they don't want as a front-runner do they think he can beat hillary clinton even those who don't like donald trump the goal of keeping hillary

house is ultimately their larger goal. we've already heard he's our presumptive nominee. as for ted cruz there's a lot of personal history. he may want to run again, he's probably making the calculation right now do i want to speak directly to donald trump's voters who are people that he would need going forward if he was to run another national campaign. >> well, trump also said today there are some people in the republican party that he doesn't want. so can he call the shots now? does he have that power? >> he is certainly in a position of great power. remember, he's going into the convention now not as a wounded candidate as we once thought. we once thought he would arrive in cleveland maybe not having the significant number of delegates that he would need to secure a majority. now it appears very clear that he will well surpass that 1,237 number he has to reach. so he will go into the convention with a great position of authority and say i have a mandate from the voters. it's going to be up to the other parts of the party to decide do we line up behind him or do we

the thing is for most republicans the idea of choosing hillary clinton over donald trump is a bitter pill to swallow. >> right. what about john kasich, who is like a satellite out there floating around? he's still hanging in there, but to what end? what's his game plan at this point? >> well, the ohio governor has always argued that in head-to-head matchups against either hillary clinton or bernie sanders, particularly clinton, he performs the best of all of the republicans. now, that is definitely true, most of the head-to-head matchups that we have seen have seen kasich probably beating hillary clinton in a hypothetical race. however, john kasich first of all a lot of people don't know who he is, he hasn't been subjected to the same kind of negative attacks, so that number isn't all that surprising. john kasich's other problem is he's long been mathematically eliminated from getting to that majority of delegates. he's sticking around in the hopes donald trump makes a catastrophic mistake and that republicans change their minds about him. but as of right now he has no chance of becoming the nominee at all. >> isn't it interesting you have to be criticized

to kind of get on the radar. which is interesting. let's look at the democrats. bernie sanders he won indiana, still not -- hillary is clearly going to be the presumptive nominee. is he hurting her at all by hanging in there? >> well, hillary clinton is in a very difficult position right now in the sense she does not want to alienate bernie sanders supporters. obviously he has a lot of energy among independents and young people. she does not want to call for him to get out of the race because those voters might not show up for her in the fall. on the other hand she's fighting a two-front war. she has to continue to fight against bernie sanders in the upcoming contests despite the fact she's far and away very close to capturing the nomination. so she's going to have to kind of fight that war while fending off incoming attacks from donald trump and from the republicans. so that does hurt her. another thing she has to keep in mind the last time she wept through this exercise in 2008, she stuck in the race until the very bitter end. she can't make the argument bernie sanders time for you to

carrie dann, thank you so much. you can follow her on twitter. all right, thanks, wendy. a new warning from the secretary of defense this morning. ash carter says to expect more danger in iraq after a navy s.e.a.l.s. was killed. we learned chart keating iv is a soldier from phoenix. this morning ash carter talked about what happened. >> now, this fight is far from over. and there are great risks. we were reminded of this yesterday. these risks will continue. and we greatly regret his loss. >> keating was killed in a surprise attack by isis yesterday. flags are flying at half staff in arizona to honor him today. another sign of changing times in cuba. take a look at this. an extravagant runway show took to the streets in

chanel showcased with the exclusive show also showed off the new inequalities on the island, heavy security kept locals away from the historic and star-studded event. and developing this morning, the national highway traffic safety administration plans to make a major announcement this afternoon. and it might have to do with that expanded takata airbag recall. government sources telling nbc news safety regulators want the company to recall as many as 35 million more airbag inflators. this is on top of the 29 million already recalled. those inflators are at risk of exploding with a dangerous force. at least 11 people have been killed worldwide and more than 100 have been injured. new questions about one of the most iconic photos in american history. >> some amateur historians are challenging the photo of marines raising the flag at

they say it's possible not everyone in the picture was properly identified. five of the people in the photo are marines, the other was identified as a navy corpsman, but it may not actually be him. >> for 70 years the government has been saying that that was my father there, so it took me a little while to realize that might not be so. >> now, that's james bradley who wrote the book "flags of our fathers." he's now one of the historians, but his father is the one they say was misidentified. they say he raised a different flag at iwo jima hours before and was wearing a bit of a different uniform. the marine corps now investigating those concerns. there are a couple things to look forward to tonight, a caps rebound and a chance to win millions. what you need to know about both of those after the break. >> both of those would be nice. plus rain. not so nice. has been in our forecast for the past nine days, why are we counting? more is on the way. tom

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you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast rock the red. the caps have a big game tonight in the quest for the stanley cup as game four against the pittsburgh penguins. and the caps have lost two games now. one more and they'll be on the brink of elimination. this could make a difference though penguins defenseman chris letang was suspended one game so he can't play tonight. the game begins at 8:00. the caps are on the road in pittsburgh of course, but you can have a viewing party. pa

the jumbo tron at the verizon center. it's free if you want to watch. you'll also have a chance to win some prizes and watch the red rockers perform. doors open tonight at 7:00. well, different parts of our area were hit by severe weather two nights in a row. those storms brought some heavy rain, wind, hail and property damage as a result. if you're not properly insured, you could be facing some big repair bills. our consumer reporter su san hogan working for you with what your options are. >> reporter: so check this out. there were reports of hail the size of golf balls, even baseballs plummeting to the ground at speeds between 50 and 70 miles an hour. and if your car was in the path of one of these hailstones, you could have been facing a lot of damage. so here's what you need to know. if you only have liability insurance, which is required by law in most states, chances are you're finding out today you're not covered for hail or even flood damage to your car. comprehensive coverage is

damage from hail, water and floods in some cases. you may avoid a big repair bill by checking out companies that focus solely on repairing dents. many are mobile repair shops and will actually come to you. now, if your windows were damaged by hail, ask your insurance company to waive the deductible. some will. if the windshield just needs to be repaired and actually not replaced. bottom line, if you don't have comprehensive insurance, now might be the time to actually consider it. it's not going to help you for the damage that may have occurred, but going forward it certainly could be worth it in the long run. susan hogan, news 4. all right. we're so done. we're so very done with this. >> over it. >> just don't hit me. >> we know it's not your fault, however -- >> you're just the messenger. >> i've never seen wendy so grumpy. i mean the last few days -- >> i know. i know. i feel like -- my gosh --

the gray skies are not going to clear up, but put on a happy face anyway. what else are you going to do? there's the live city camera overlooking gray sky over the capitol surrounded by construction cranes. boy, when they get this town finished it's really going to be something, isn't it? >> going to be unrecognizable from above. >> every time you look there's another construction crane. as we look at storm team 4 radar, don't have any rain here locally. getting a few sprinkles out of the mountains and right along the blue ridge now from just south of front royal and around the metro area don't have any rain yet. some of that rain off to our west may be moving in. temperatures just hovering in the mid to upper 50s everywhere. there's a little sun in the shenandoah valley where there's getting a little bit of temperatures up near 60. but look at this rainbow from yesterday taken frnear luray, virginia. gorgeous rainbow after those showers cleared out yesterday late afternoon. here comes more hour by hour timing. by 3:00 somho

then by around 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. they get closer to the metro area, coming in especially to our southern suburbs and southern maryland. and by 8:00 or 9:00 maybe a few lingering light showers into the evening hours. the rest of the evening just some low clouds around, maybe some scattered sprinkles and a little bit of drizzle. that's going to continue all the way into the morning commute on thursday. so for a bike ride for the afternoon should stay dry here between now and around 5:00 or 6:00. just maybe dodging a few sprinkles, maybe making it low to mid 60s by late afternoon. dining out tonight may be dodging some showers. temperatures will be in the upper 50s. and by dawn tomorrow low 50s. another day tomorrow a lot like today although a bit cooler, same thing on friday with chances of showers each day. but finally for the weekend, just in time for the mother's day weekend some sunshine returns. highs in the mid 70s. and that may continue on monday and tuesday as we get into next week. so payback on the way. we deserve it. thank you, tom. may the force be with you. today is may

day, it is. see what i did there, yoda? >> yeah, that was good. >> thank you. you can see nasa tweeted about a real life version of the ice planet hoth. my son is going to go nuts over this. also tickets to see the original three "star wars" films in theaters go on sale. well, you still have time to grab a powerball ticket if you haven't been paying attention it is up to $348 million, or a lump sum cash of about $220 million. that could work. that drawing takes place at 11:00 tonight. it is the largest jackpot since the $1.3 billion. it pales compared to that. it was split three ways. that was back in january. they say they are a girl's best friend, sotheby's jewelry edition says this is a find of a lifetime. the giant auction house will sell the uncut stone to the highest bidder. you can snag this tennis ball sized diazzler

million. if you win the powerball, run out and buy that and still have a lot of money leftover. >> have $70 million hanging around. no problem. imagine having your morning coffee delivered by drone. why the thought could soon be a reality. and a new focus on painkiller addictions after the death of prince and new reports he was seeking help. how you can get someone you love help if they have a similar prblem. o

right now at 11:30 we're watching a couple of stories this morning including president obama's trip to flint, michigan, where he will hear firsthand how that water crisis has affected the people who live there. >> the president is on his way, he boarded air force one less than an hour ago. he plans to meet with city leaders and community members while there in flint. the president will also give formal remarks after touring the city. well, donald trump is now the likely republican presidential nominee. a combination of his strong win in indiana last night and then senator ted cruz immediately deciding to drop out. that all but solidifies the standing for him. trump and party leaders are now turning to the general election saying they have to unite the country and they have to unite their party. the largest convention of its kind is now under way in new orleans. the focus, drones. an industry that is exploding like never before. one company predicts the technology will soon be used for everything from delivering coffto

finding missing people. here's nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the images have always been stunning, but now with the industry taking off, the results are striking. one company pioneering the use of drones to save lives, finding missing people in remote areas including children and alzheimer's patients. >> since project lifesavers inception there's been 1600, all 1600 were found with an average time of less than 30 minutes. >> reporter: another mapping disaster zone, like the recent earthquake in ecuador. >> drones are tools, not just toys. >> reporter: more than 425,000 people have registered their personal drones with the faa. and a number of companies with permission for commercial drone use has skyrocketed from just 500 a year ago to more than 5,000 today. and this year there's more buzz about aerial deliveries. you've probably heard about amazon and google's plan, but now a company called

showing off a drone that would conveniently deliver your morning cup of coffee. i can find you on the app and transport that cup of coffee to me right in my office? >> exactly. it takes actually literally minutes. >> reporter: and remarkably, he says, the technology will be ready by the middle of next year. but don't expect a swarm of delivery drones that fast. the regulatory hurdles are sky high. is the faa moving quickly enough? >> well, not yet. i mean, the technology's moving very, very fast. we have to move faster otherwise we're going to miss on opportunities. >> the head of the faa spoke at the convention today and announced the agency is creating an advisory committee to deal with the regulatory issues and plans are also in the works to make it easier for students to fly drones as part of their course work. well, beyonce can perform under pretty much any circumstances, but not lightning. she sang through the rain but had to stop for an hour during a concert in raleigh, north carolina, last night. one of our producers was there sent us these pictures. th

organizers to evacuate that stadium where the concert was going on. it also caused some major delays on the roads there. new developments about prince and the investigation into his death. a new report from the minneapolis star tribune says the singer was scheduled to meet with a doctor a day after his death. according to the report the doctor was going to talk with prince about an addiction to painkillers. the doctor set up the meeting because prince's lawyers called him. now, they said prince was dealing with, quote, a grave medical emergency. again, this is all from the star tribune. no official autopsy report has been released about prince's death. that report though could confirm that prince was another casualty of the country's opioid epide c epidemic. here to talk about the problem dr. josh, we've been talking about this in the past several days the potential situation with prince has brought it to the forefront. if somebody is abusing and it's your friend, a fami

you think you know them well, what do we look for, what should we see? >> well, so if somebody's sort of new to abusing, you might see them with a change in personality. they might be nodding off a little bit more, or sometimes actually when people start abusing these things they become more energized, they're sleeping less. i think that was really tricky though is if somebody's been using for a while, it is really hard to tell if somebody's using these things. as an example i've had patients in my practice who just shot up heroin i.v. or taken a bunch of painkillers before coming in to see me, i would have no idea if they hadn't just been honest with me. you may think you know somebody really well, but they may be doing these things and you have no idea. >> so the opioid really in the end it causes you to stop breat breathing. >> right. >> so how does this seem to be happening more and more? we're seeing a lot of this. you know, why this drug and why do you think now? >> well, we're seeing more of this because there have been an increase in the number of prescription pain m

there was this real push about 10, 15 years ago to help manage chronic pain for people. so doctors were more liberal in prescribing these medications. more people got hooked on these medications inadvertently. they take them after a surgery or dental procedure or something like that and they go, oh, i like how i feel. i feel pretty good. i'm calm or happy. how bad can this be? they keep taking it and taking it. and after you've been on this stuff for several weeks or longer, it's challenging to get off of this. you feel miserable. so they keep going and then maybe start doctor shopping or getting it on the street. now people are turning to heroin because heroin is actually easier to get than prescription pain pills and cheaper. and now we're having all these heroin overdose deaths. >> overdose deaths. so these overdoses can they happen if you're taking the medicine as prescribed? as somebody who has just had surgery and come out of the hospital and says, you know, my doctor told me to take this and

this negative stuff about it. if i'm taking it as prescribed, am i in any danger? >> no. so you're not really taking it -- you're not in really any danger if you're doing what you're supposed to do. you run into trouble if you inadvertently or purposely combine it with something else. say you're on a benz diazopen and combine with alcohol or together that's when people run into danger. but if you're taking as prescribed, you should be in the clear. i don't think people need to be horribly afraid of taking these after some sort of procedure. the key is you need to go into it knowing that these have potential for abuse and misuse and you want to stay on them for as little time as possible and then try to get off. >> how can we reverse an overdose if we see somebody, family member, friend, obviously you call 911 right away, but how do you reverse overdose on opioids, is it a possibility? >> it is. it's very quick. there's a medication called

if maybe you have a loved one who you know is maybe misusing these medications or has a heroin problem, you can have this on hand. if you see them pinpoint pupils, pupils are really tiny and not breathing much, boom, give them this shot of this medication. literally within seconds they wake up, they start breathing, they're alive, they go through immediate withdrawal, so they're not going to be a happy camper, but they're not going to be dead. so first responders are carrying this stuff. it's good to have it around. but this is quickly reversible. the problem is if you don't get the help right away, somebody's going to die within several minutes if they're not breathing. >> doctor, thank you so much. if you know anybody with an issue, you want to get them help as soon as possible. back to you. no warning, the entire population of a canadian city evacuated because of a fast moving wildfire. how residents are describing ♪ stand bthy me

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wildfires that are now out of control. tens of thousands of people, an entire city evacuated. many had basically no time and little warning to get to safety. >> it's a disaster and i find it's not fair they didn't even let us take our things. and so we lost everything now. >> some people were even air lifted out of that city when the fire blocked a major road. in one neighborhood 80% of the homes were destroyed. >> wow. >> whoa. >> puts things in perspective. >> is it just really dry up there now? >> and very hot. it's been 90 degrees. >> in canada? >> yeah, just amazing. very dry as well. once those fires got going, some winds, they just took off. here, well, we certainly are not dry. we've got the low clouds with us and continues with the threat of some showers around, but even a little sun breaking out. shenandoah valley, so you will need the sunglasses there, but

ready. you'll need a light jacket, we'll stay cool through the afternoon in slacks because we'll have these temperatures hovering only in the low maybe briefly mid 60s later on. right now storm team 4 radar showing a few showers here along the blue ridge there beginning to get a little closer to us. they're still way off to the west though. right now leading edge of that rain is just right near happy creek, but today it's sad creek because of the showers coming through. it will be happy creek by the weekend again. we'll have these coming in closer to the metro area. that's going to be -- that's right near front royal where they're getting that light rain right now. so later this afternoon it does begin to move in. temperatures right now still hovering generally in the 50s, though where the sun has broken out in the shenandoah valley it's low to mid 60s now, mid 50s metro area, low to mid 50s around the bay. and at least the spring colors trying to improve our moods. these are azaleas, i took this photo a couple days ago on a cloudy day. doing our best to brighten the moods and i love

just a few chances of sprinkles, you may be leaping over puddles in recent rains, but hovering low to mid 60s late afternoon. so get your exercise in the afternoon hours. and then this evening chance of showers if you're going out and temperatures in the upper 50s. and then tomorrow and again on friday cool, cloudy, chance of occasional showers each of those days with highs low 60s. then the sun returns just in time for the mother's day weekend. 60s on saturday. mother's day sunday, 70s and nice start to next week as well. >> we'll take that. thank you, tom. the contenders for the kentucky derby this weekend are heading into the home stretch. post positions for saturday's 142nd derby will be drawn tonight at 5:30. most trainers don't want the outside post, but triple crown champ american pharoah proved it's not unlucky. you can catch the derby right here on nbc 4 on saturday. medical mistakes, th

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the 71 years since the liberation of the concentration camps. this exhibit comes from the los angeles museum of the holocaust. it features black and white portraits of survivors. joining me are photographer barbara mack and the executive director of the los angeles museum of the holocaust somara hutman. thank you so much for joining us. barbara, i want to start with you. as the photographer you spent seven years tracking down and photographing these people. how hard was that? and what was your purpose? >> jewish families service in los angeles came to me and asked me if i would photograph survivors from a group -- a support group for holocaust survivors. and when i heard that i said yes. because my -- in my history my great-grandmother was a victim. and so i wanted to do it for them. and when i first started i had no idea it was going to become two exhibits and

ended up in the u.s. senate. >> how many altogether do you have? how many survivors were you able to track down? >> in these two books we have 80. >> wonderful. >> 80 interviews, 80 survivors. >> and it's called survivor and what they carry. what does that mean? what do they carry? >> one of the things we talk about is that they carry what's so clear in these pictures, objects from their life story, if they're lucky enough to have one thing, a blanket, a spoon, a document. but it also is a metaphor for what they carry in terms of the burden of memory and the blessing of memory of a culture and a piece of history that is been inalterably ruptured for millions and millions of people. and they also carry the memories of people who can no longer carry memories for themselves. >> and we're looking at the video of it now, of what the exhibit -- i take it

like in los angeles. so there we see this woman looks like she's carrying -- oh, that's so wonderful. where did they find these objects? they were just the only thing they were able to -- that survived with them? >> each one is different. for instance, the violin she's carrying was her father's violin. and her father survived auschwitz. her mother perished there. but after the war he came back, and he was a traveling salesman. and she had been a hidden child with a catholic family. so he would come back and spend weekends with her. and because he was a traveling salesman trying to make a living. and he bought the violin and he played it and he said this violin restores my soul. >> oh, that's so beautiful. it is going to be here only for a week. and then if people miss it here where else can they find it? >> what we're excited about is that next it will be traveling

to the state capitol in california to sacramento for their days of remembrance with the legislature. and after that we're going to be offering it to communities all over the country that want the opportunity to engage with these stories and these narratives. >> lovely. and you have books that can be purchased? >> absolutely. >> how do they get ahold of them? >> they can go on our website or call the los angeles museum of the holocaust. >> lovely. barbara mack, photographer, somara hutman from the los angeles museum of the holocaust. thank you so much for bringing this here and sharing this with us. >> thank you. thank you for speaking to us. >> and we will put the link to that on our website so that you can if you want to purchase these books we'll do that for you. thank you. >> thank you. all right. thank you, wendy. in news for your health this morning, a new warning about antibiotics. according to the cdc about a third of antibiotics prescribed by doctors every year are not needed. hi

prescribed the most. it seems this overprescribing is creating dangerous drug resistant superbugs. as for adults, well, doctors say if you are healthy you can fight bacteria infections on your own. the cdc now wants to cut the use of the drugs by about 50% within the next four years. medical mistakes are the third biggest killer in the u.s. and researchers at johns hopkins say not enough is being done to stop them. there are new calls this morning to reduce the number of mistakes that kill about 250,000 people each year. according to the study there's no official number of deaths from medical mistakes because of old rules governing what can and can't be written on a death certificate. researchers say more funding is needed for research on improving patient safety. a small school near hollywood is getting rave reviews and not just for its work. nbc's erica hill introduces us to the young adults with autism who are behind the movie "magic." >> reporter: the artists in this classroom ar

stereotypes. >> no motion -- >> reporter: and taking control of their future. >> our whole goal is to get them employed. >> reporter: exceptional minds is a nonprofit vocational school for young adults with autism focus on graphic and visual arts. why visual effects and animation? why is this such a good fit? >> they're all different, so every one of them is going to have a different fit. but for the guys we look for, they're very visual. they're also kind of obsessive at times. >> reporter: the three-year program in digital effects trains students in several areas including rotoscoping, painting out tiny details one frame at a time, and title work, jobs which require a hyper focused attention to detail. graduates have lent their skills to blockbusters like the most recent "the hunger games" film, eli, a 2014 graduate, now works in the school's studio. >> the client wants us to have the face looking clean without the snow. >> reporter: he walked me through a

hbo's "game of thrones." what's it like for you to see your work? >> i feel thrilled. i just like to point out, oh, hey, there's my shot. >> reporter: there's also a strong focus on social skills and teamwork. >> it's what a filmmakers duty is. work together with others and i know that's real meaning of friendship by accomplishing things together. >> reporter: demand is high for both the program. there are at least three applicants for each slot and for their work. >> this program has well exceeded my wildest expectations. we have three of our young adults have moved out of their parents' homes and are working full time. we are just totally blown away. >> reporter: changing lives as the program says, one frame at a time. erica hill, nbc news, los angeles. we have this breaking news, we are rain-free, but only right now. may not be the case all day. tom's back.

might need your umbrella. and a local hero honored by steve harvey.

talk about a whale of a tail. this alaskan fisherman -- this giant humpback whale surfaced five feet from their boat. they were getting ready to go fishing when it surprised them there. people at the marina say they've been

the last couple days. humpbacks are not thought to be dangerous and considered friendly. just quite large and perhaps terrifying. >> come up under your boat, don't get near you that's good. >> yeah. today steve harvey will honor a d.c. woman using social media and technology to make her community a better place. >> she started a nonprofit called m.e.a.n.s. for matching excess and need. helps find leftover food from restaurants and soup kitchens and then matches it with other organizations in need. growing up she volunteered in food shelters with her mom, saw firsthand just how much goes to waste. >> i remember thinking we can do better than this. we have to do better than this. and that instinct and that spark became a nonprofit working in 43 states and counting to build a network to make this possible. >> and that's impressive. you can see her being honored today as one of harvey's heroes on the steve harvey show h o

it starts at 2:00. and it might be raining then. we don't know. tom, good to sit in front of the tv at 2:00? is it going to be rainy? >> good afternoon to stay inside and watch nbc 4. if you're going to be out and not near your tv track the weather where you are latest forecast nbc washington app. right now storm team 4 radar showing showers along the blue ridge. they're coming into loudon county now and falkier county. you've got two or three hours to make get some errands in or do an outdoor run. and we'll be hovering in the low maybe briefly mid-60s by later in the afternoon. no showers coming in, might get a few more tonight. off and on showers and cool weather and cloudy weather on thursday and friday. highs only low 60s. sun back for the weekend just in time, 60s on saturday, sunday mother's day into the mid 70s. thank you, tom. that's it for news 4 midday. thank you so much for joining us. we're back on this afternoon first at 4:00. >> and don't forget this exhibit at the capitol in the

about the holocaust survivors and what they are holding. dve a good

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