probe that began with the raid of the prince george's county liquor board offices. the director of the liquor board and two liquor store owners have also been indicted along with former prince george's county councilmember will campos. there was reaction to this latest indictment in annapolis. >> the legal process will work its way out and the most we can do is make certain we're making our citizens know that that's not representative of all of the leadership in our county. >> reporter: we asked vaughn for comment. he did not have any comment. his attorney said everything that needs to be said will be said inside of the greenbelt courthouse. if he is convicted, he's looking at 35 years in prison and the possibility of forfeiture of his home and some other property that the feds believe he obtained by illegal means. reporting live in greenbelt, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you in the stu

it has been a day of rallies, marches, protests as people here and across the country mark a day without a woman, a movement of support of women's rights. let's go live to news 4's meagan fitzgerald. she has been following the demonstrations since this morning. are they happy with the turnout and what they accomplished? >> reporter: wendy, they are. they tell us they're pleased with the turnout. just a couple minutes ago we watched protesters demonstrating outside the department of labor behind us here. they made their way down constitution avenue. they were holding signs and calling for things like paid family leave and equal pay for equal work. but that was just the latest demonstration we've seen here around the district. >> shut it down! >> reporter: there were many reasons why hundreds of pr protesters marched down pennsylvania avenue towards the white house. >> we have to support immigrants, the lgbt community, women, minorities. it's not okay to divide us. >> reporter: but what was

>> if we don't get it -- >> shut it down! >> reporter: -- is these demonstrators say they want to live in a world where women are equal to men. >> i came out because i wanted to support all the women who need equal pay. >> reporter: so with signs in hand, protesters made it to lafayette square hoping president trump could hear their cries. >> i just see too many people that want to divide instead of get together. >> reporter: this man didn't want us to use his name but says he thinks protesters are exacerbating the issues women say they face on a daily basis. >> i'm not so sure it exists at the level they would like us to believe that it does. personally i don't see it. i've been in the workforce almost 50 years. >> reporter: but other male protesters see things differently. >> i felt i had to be here in solidarity with them. >> reporter: demonstrators say they realize change doesn't happen overnight but they hope these protests get them one step

closer to the changes they want to see. coming up at 6:00 the plan the protesters have in place to create legislative change. reporting in northwest, meagan fitzgera fitzgerald, news 4. the battle to replace obamacare is going on at both ends of pennsylvania avenue with republicans on the hill and the president each pitching the american health care act. right now president trump is meeting with conservative leaders at the white house to discuss the legislation that was introduced earlier this week by the gop. but at the hill today two house committees met to debate and amend parts of the proposal. we'll have more on this in just a minute. we'll be talking to casey hunt with a closer look at the plan. that's coming up. thousands of kids from around our area, the day without a woman meant a day without school. and as we found out that left a lot of parents scrambling to find other places for their children to be today. mark segraves is in the newsroom with that part of the story.

>> reporter: that's right, chris. schools were closed in alexandria and prince george's county as well as some charter schools in the district. all closed because officials said they didn't have enough staff to open up. >> i just think it's a waste of kids' time. they should be in school today not, you know -- i'm a single mom. what if i did have to pay an extra day of child care because they're going to be out of school for those six hours? either way it kind of messes up single parents who have to pay extra money now for daycare. >> reporter: for michelle, a day without a woman means had her daughter is having to go to work with her since her school in prince george's county is closed today. >> now my daughter has to sit at my desk all day today with a laptop instead of learning something. >> reporter: in northern virginia alexandria city public schools also closed because so many teachers and staff requested personal leave to take the day off. school officials say the decision to

indication of support of what many see as a political protest. >> personal leave is taken for a personal reason and so we tend not to judge that. we don't make a call on the politics. that's not our policy. this is not for us. it is not a political decision. >> reporter: the fairfax county school board member elizabeth schultz disagrees. >> i think it's 100% politically motivated. international women's day is something that has been celebrated for years, but this is the co-opting of a day that is meant to celebrate women. instead, it is to supplant it with political motivation and for what end? what is it exactly these women are protesting? >> reporter: not everyone we spoke with was upset about having schools closing. kyle johnson and his mom decided to wear red today in support of a day without women. >> it's just another day off. i think it's really good they took the day off. they're not going to beb

>> reporter: we spoke to officials from fairfax county, montgomery county as well as d.c. public schools today. they all told us they did not have a higher than normal number of staff request today off. coming up at 6:00, whether these kids need to make up the lost day of classes at the end of the year. in the newsroom, mark segraves, news 4. and more now on the battle to replace obamacare and the controversy within the gop over the president's plan. nbc's capitol hill correspondent casey hunt has a closer look at that. >> reporter: good evening. republicans here in congress are in the first stages of trying to push through this major health care bill that they've pulled together. it's been in what are called markups in the committees. they're editing it, potentially making changes, but they do keep in many ways some of the things that the former president obama's health care law laid out. there are some big changes to medicaid. that's one of the things that will be a real sticking point. so if you're a lower income american and

insurance through medicaid it's possible that the state you live in might be shrinking that expansion. that could really affect some people. they're also making changes to the subsidies that some people receive to buy health insurance. if you make too much money to qualify but you might be in that space where the government says, okay, we'll give you a little bit of mopey money to help you insurance, those subsidies will be tax credits under the republican plan and they'll be based on age not income. there's a lot of conservative n opposition on the one hand arguing that this is obamacare-lite, that's how senator rand paul described it. on the flip side you have moderate republicans who are concerned about what this might do to lower income americans particularly in states that accepted the major medicaid expansion that was part of the original health care law. this is going to be a pretty long battle to try to get to 216 votes in the house and then potentially even tougher in the senate where you have, again, the same dynamic. senator ted cruz of texas saying he doesn't think the bill can pass congr

form. back to you. >> kasie hunt on capitol hill. the country's largest physician group, the american medical association, says it will not support this proposed plan as it stands and is calling it flawed. in a statement the ama says in part that's because of the expected decline in health insurance coverage and the potential harm it will cause to vulnerable patient populations. nbc's political team will have a total wrapup of the health care debate. ahead on nightly news with lester holt at 6:00. the youngest son of virginia senator tim kaine has been released from police custody this evening after officers arrested him during a protest. they took him into custody during a counter protest of a donald trump rally at minnesota's capitol building in st. paul. a police report says the group set off fireworks and smoke bombs inside the building. the prosecutor declined to press charges against kaine. the city's prosecutor is still reviewing the case.

i'm carol maloney at the news desk. the redskins and general manager scot mccloughan are close to parting ways. this news breaking at the most critical time of the nfl off-season with free agency beginning tomorrow and the draft coming up next month. according to our source mccloughan has seen this coming for months. there are reports the redskins mulling options for a new gm but as of today mccloughan is still a team employee. his agent peter schaefer is expected to meet with team officials soon. according to my sources' knowledge, his absence has nothing to do with his past history of alcohol addiction. the same source said about team president bruce allen, quote, bruce needs a yes man. when reached for comment the redskins said we are focusing on free agency. from the live desk, i'm carol maloney. d.c. is a

construction. we know that. but are the construction trucks now starting to become a nuisance to people who live here? some say absolutely. plus, a woman carjacked in our area and she's not her vehicle she's worried about. it's what was in the vehicle that was so important to her. and how she was able to get it back. it's a soundtrack a group of folks and their drum sticks. the class that's making everyone feel good has some unexpected benefits. since i started teaching pound i've gotten better at playing the drums. it's a win-win. i've seen that class once or twice. it looks like fun. out there today temperatures, you could do it outside. 67 degrees. temperatures well above average but the temperatures are coming crashing down by the end of this week and into the weekend. we'll talk more about the numbers and how we're about to cut those

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in business and finance. the work that still needs to be done. state street says that among the 3,000 largest companies in the world, one in four still have no women on their board of directors. >> when you live near a major road, you expect some noise, but you don't expect your house to shake and rattle and crack when a truck goes by. one community in the district says so many of these heavy trucks are coming through there. they're leaving sleep. adam it tuss is looking into that issue tonight. >> reporter: residents in this community in northeast d.c. say they love their peace and quiet but they're not exactly getting their peace and quiet because of that road and why it's changed. d.c. is a city filled with construction and specifically construction trucks, mega projects rumble and grumble. now some residents who live along the route these trucks are taking, they're

>> reporter: delores has lived here nearly two decades. the equipment coming through has made her house pay the price. you think this is caused by all the vibration? >> oh, yes, yeah. look, i had this plastered once before and then with the motion it's constantly moving. constantly. when i go to sleep i feel like somebody is rocking me to sleep. that's how bad it is. >> reporter: delores is not alone. >> they're rumbling our homes, shaking, vibrating. >> reporter: marcia lives on lane place and says cracks are showing up outside her house. she's tried to tell the city about the issue but they told her there isn't much they can do. >> they can be rerouted. they can reduce the speed limit. >> reporter: th

45. the residents say the trucks are flying faster than that. vdot didn't respond to a request about this story specifically but a change may be in the works for 295 and the way it operates. that part of the story at 6:00. in northeast, adam tuss, news 4. well, a pickup truck was involved in a hit-and-run in northern virginia and now police need your help to find it. it happened near 395 in the springfield interchange. a vdot safety patrol officer was getting back into a service vehicle after helping another driver on the shoulder. that's when a pickup truck hit him and kept right on going. police are looking for a blue ford f-150 that may have damage to the front passenger side. a high school freshman in manassas got the surprise of a life. he's facing some major surgery late they are month. before going to the hospital he wanted to accomplish a few things. one of the things on his bucket list was a fire uc

he got to ride in it today with his uncle. >> he was calm, looking at everyone. enjoying. he got to get control of the handle. >> to be able to put him up in the bucket, to watch his face, to watch him wave from 60, 70 feet in the air was really a great thing for us, too. >> and that isn't as high as he got. he was surprised with another dream. he got to ride in a helicopter. jamie's sister is also fight in the same -- it's a hereditary disease. so you can imagine that the medical bills are straining this family. if you'd like to help, we have a link. go to their go fund me page, search jamie martinez in the nbc washington app. >> a lot of folks out there are still praying for jamie and his sister's recovery. exercise can be a great way to reloieve stress. tonight we're looking

>> reporter: if you're a fan of this is us on nbc on tuesday nights, you might have seen kate pearson take an unusual workout class at her weight loss camp. well, it looked pretty interesting. it was a pound class. >> find that rhythm, guys. >> reporter: yes, that's kate pearson, a character on "this is us" in a pound class. >> take it in, up and in, up, pound. >> reporter: but you don't need to be in a tv show or even travel to l.a. to try this yourself. these women are pounding in the basement of christian bresler's home in great falls, virginia. >> not only is pound cardio but there's also a lot of moves where it's isometric poses and pilates. >> reporter: she plays the drums but when her husband suggested the idea of becoming a pound insuc

>> i love that i can incorporate my love for playing the drums along with fitness. >> reporter: the class helped kate get in touch with her feelings. this class is a little more, well, extroverted. and first timers have also been happy with the health benefits. >> i'm actually on a new medication for my heart, and i was taking it really easy, didn't know how it was going to play out. i really enjoyed it. i'm glad i came. i tried it out and my heart, i feel really good. >> reporter: using rip sticks, which are these green, lightly weighted drum sticks designed specifically for exercise, pound transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out. that's how the website describes it. >> take it down. >> reporter: everyone in this class seems to agree, even christian's 12-year-old daughter, vivian. >> it's a

of people like it because it's very upbeat and you get to move around and it's really fun. >> reporter: christian trained to be an instructor and gives classes in had her home studio. she says she loves teaching this class and it's offering her some unexpected benefits. >> ever since i started teaching pound i've actually gotten better at playing the drums. it's a win-win. >> reporter: there were some other first timers in the class you just saw, and they all said they loved it. they said it did help relieve stress and gave them a good workout as well. i'm interested in trying pound. it looks fun. >> something different. >> it's different from your average zumba class, right? i want to tell people we have information on our app on where you can find a pound class in the area. >> cool. it is the season with the warm weather, all looking at our shorts. >> what are we going to do? >> the kids are going to be like, mom, keep it down, mom.

drum sticks. >> that's right. >> give us something new. >> thanks, doreen. some concern for prince george's county school bus drivers. the issue they say is putting their health at risk while they're on the job. and painting the ground with their voices. and our flash survey question today, how do you feel about a day without a woman? head over to the nbc washington facebook page during our quick break and vote.

the coast guard has a new weapon in keeping our borders safe called the fast response cutter. the coast guard showed it off today at the fireboat pier in southwest d.c. the cutter will be stationed in new jersey but they can also use it to patrol some of the offshore waters right here in maryland. and wouldn't it be nice to be on a boat today? >> but not tomorrow or saturday. >> not friday. we still have another day to enjoy. >> so many people have been asking can we do the gardening, get the boat ready? our answer is, no. >> you warned us about the gardening. >> we have a lot more cold air to come. a very cold weekend and this weekend will be equally as cold. take a look out there now. not cold at all across our region. look at this, though, the wind

winds gust iing 20 to 30 miles hour, even gusts close to 40. look there just to the right. yeah, we have the blossoms on the trees. they're confused. they're saying i'm not sure what to do. it's 67 today and you're telling me it will be 37 saturday? that will be the case as we move on through. current temperatures right now coming in at 67 degrees. look at the numbers dropping through the 60s to the 50s by around 11:00, 56 degrees. nice and mild out there across our region. as we move on out the rest of the area not bad at all. a beautiful, beautiful evening, 63 in gaithersburg. there's winchester. i mentioned the winds. 37-mile-an-hour wind gusts in martinsburg. 25 in d.c. and 20 towards annapolis. if you were out on a boat it would be rather breezy for sure. pretty good chop on the open waters. not dealing with that for too many of us. the radar is clear and we will st c

this system, go back to the beginning here, look at that line of showers and even some thunderstorms came through bringing 40-mile-an-hour winds with it. we saw quite a few wind gusts, over 40 with the line now. we're clear. we have some breezy conditions, but that's it. and look at this from d.c. back to chicago, all clear. and the temperatures are all warm, 58 indianapolis, 68 in nashville. this is the air mass we're going to continue to tap into until friday. and by friday we tap into this air mass, very cold air that will be making its way down across our area but not tomorrow. another nice day. high temperature around 69 degrees. breezy and warm. nice afternoon. tomorrow will be a very nice one, very much like today. less breezy. still a little breezy tomorrow. wind on friday, now, again, friday something to watch. some rain maybe mixing with some snow early in the day. it will not amount to anything but wet roadways. frid friday, dropping temperatures, 38 on your saturday. 39 on sunday. sp

daylight saving time. the next chance of a storm making its way our way. we are going to see the storm sunday. tuesday, though, that's the day now we have to watch for snow. the storm on tuesday could be the one that brings us snowfall in march. >> a long time since i've seen that many 2s and 3s in the forecast. new at 5:00 tonight we're learning more about the man who tried to escape police by hiding in the ceiling of a local movie theater. the case of the stolen violin. police didn't fiddle around with this one. they got the suspect like that. of course he left one big, fat clue behind. that story coming up. and the change is made in the wake of those cia hacking revelations. what you need to know about your devices and the weaknesses and the risk of them being surveilled.

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now at 5:30, companies are scrambling to address security holes in response to the leaked cia documents. what you need to know about your devices and the possibility they can be hacked. first, a man from bethesda charged in a carjacking and the theft of an expensive violin.

5:30. a carjacking involving a pricey instrument. and this evening we've learned the suspect in this case is also wanted for a series of other crimes in our region. news 4's pat collins at the police headquarters. pat? >> reporter: wendy, this is a story about two carjackings. two armed robberies and the theft of a violin. the theft of a violin from a woman who was using it to get a graduate degree in music. don't worry, it has a happy ending. it's a violin but not just any violin. it was made in paris, france. it's worth thousands and thousands of dollars. stolen in a robbery a week ago, recovered today from a pawnshop by montgomery county detective ed drew. the suspect in the case michael

on his facebook page he says he's a chef from bethesda, maryland. but for the last week he's been what you might call public enemy number one. march 1st, the parking lot of barnes & noble in rockville. police say he carjacks a woman and steals her lexus car. in that car the treasured violin. march 4th, police say he robs a 7-eleven on mcarthur boulevard. here's a surveillance picture of him with a gun demanding money. march 6th, police say he used that stolen lexus to rob a gas station in howard county. but as he drove away he wreck the lexus and ended up stealing a mini cooptory continue his getaway. arrested fast, real fast, because in that stolen lexus car he left a key clue behind. >> the officers searched th

suspect's license in the vehicle. >> reporter: he left his driver's license in the stolen car he left behind? >> correct. >> reporter: now that violin -- that violin was worth $6,000. you know what he pawned it for? $200. stick around. at 6:00 we'll meet the woman as she's reunited with her violin. she even plays a little for us. in montgomery county, pat collins, news 4. all right, pat. let's stay in montgomery county for breaking news at the live desk. a big traffic mess on i-270 because of a police chase that just ended there. chopper 4 near route 109 in clarksburg. state police say they were going after a car in the northbound lanes of 270. that car reportedly hit several others before police finally stopped the car and brought the driver into custody. you can see that vehicle now being towed away. cause a lot oftr

lanes funnel down to two lanes and the jam is going to tie things up for quite a while. right now it sounds like one person was injured close to where the chase ended. more as details come in. for now at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. bad timing on that one. we'll manufacture over to prince george's county now. new video of a dramatic takedown. we brought you the story yesterday as breaking news. police arrested sherrod weaver after they say he barricaded him seven in the vents of a movie theater at the beltway plaza mall in greenbelt. officers had him under surveillance. the video shows weaver parked behind a home he had burglarized near the mall. that led to a confrontation between weaver and an officer and a chase into the mall. weaver scaled some scaffolding in one of the theaters, then hid out in the ceiling for hours before he surrendered. now he's facing a dozen different charges and is being held on $100,000 bond. the latest now surrounding the

of alleged cia documents that involve hacking secrets for the electronics that we use every day. the white house and the cia have both declined to say whether those leaks are you a thent ek. but in response apple relowsed a statement saying that many of the security vulnerabilities disclosed in those wikileaks had been addressed weeks ago in the latest software update. other it tech companies say they're looking into all of it. >> well, these hacking techniques involving not only smart phones but smart tvs as well. >> joining us to tell you what you should know is nbc's tom costello. do we need to be concerned? they say the documents allege they're using these hacking techniques to surveil people overseas. are they doing it in the u.s. as well? >> if they are, they're breaking the law. it's illegal for the cia to spy on people in the united states. however, what the story is here many security experts have said to he me, and i find this fascing,

security experts -- pardon me, the cia -- let's start this it again, shall we. the cia says, in fact, the cia operatives and mi-5 operatives and spies are very often working in the dark web with hackers. security experts say it's not uncommon that hackers and spies from various countries would be trading and swapping and stealing techniques and software back and forth. so what's the point that have? while the cia denies any -- they won't acknowledge this is, in fact, their stuff, it is true that if they have it, there's a very good chance hackers have it. in other words it's already out there. so maybe you don't have to worry about the cia spying on you at home. you shouldn't. it's illegal. if they have those tools and techniques chances are hackers do as well. does anybody really want to hack your tv? probably not. you're one of 300 million people in the country, right? what about your phone? it's

so should we take steps to protect ourselves? yes. we should constantly upgrade, they say, our software. the latest operating system on your phone, on your tv, anything that's connected to the internet because you may not think that your phone or, pardon me, your refrigerator connected to the internet is in any way a security risk, but it's a back door. that's the concern. it is a potential back door that hackers can get into. so always update, keep your operating systems up to date. your software, your security up to date. hopefully you'll be okay. >> they don't want pictures of my cat. >> your kate maybe. if you're paranoid, then you can tape -- use a piece of tape, tape over the camera on your phone, on your tv. some people are doing that. >> my wife does that on our laptop. >> i think i misspoke at the top. the cia is not commenting -- >> right. >> but this is really about security analysts saying hackers and spies are often working in the same dark web.

>> thank you, tom. >> you bet. >> you can see more of tom's reporting ahead on the "nbc nightly news" with lester holt that will air right after news 4 at 6:00. coming up, a young woman is gunned down in a parking lot. >> this was a high-profile crime that a mother says was made possible by a loophole in maryland's gun law. now she's trying to change that. poetry signs. i'm tom sherwood just below dupont circle. these signs are popping up along the street scape. why are they

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it turns out human error is to blame for lady liberty's lighting problem. say that a couple times fast. during the partial power outage last night her crown and her torch did keep shining. and you know social media likes a good conspiracy theory so many online speculated the outage was deliberate, part of a day without a woman strike with our lady liberty. the national park service, however, says the lights went out during a work project. >> way to go. march madness is in full swing. george washington needs a huge week to earn a trip to the big dance. this season was almost over before it even started for the colonials. one player just would not let the ship go down. carol maloney juns us now with

washington colonials. they are poised to make a run thanks to cavanaugh. he's in the conversation for the atlantic 10's conference player of the year. quite remarkable when you think of how the season started. an n.i.t. championship and team trip to japan in august. the george washington men's basketball team prime for a breakout season. but amid verbal abuse allegations the school fired head coach two weeks before the first practice. >> i haven't had time to dwell on how weird or odd the situation was. i put my head down and went to work. >> bizarre is the right word. i didn't know what to expect. >> reporter: tyler cavanaugh did know his options. the team's leading scorer could, as a grad student, transfer anywhere in the nation and not sit out a single game. >> going to play for a huge program and someone that's guared

appealing. my biggest accomplishment in basketball is hanging that nit banner last year and i wanted to be remembered here as a player and good heart, good willed. i didn't want to be not be able to come back and show my family that. >> reporter: cavanaugh came back strong leading gw in points and rebounds but, more importantly, being a leader to a team that includes six freshmen. >> just being there for them to lean on if they need to or just trying to keep them positive, keep them going. not all of them are going to play, but we have to keep this unit together. >> a lot of players do a good job scoring the ball, producing. when you drag guys along with you and bring them with you, that's when you're a special player. that's what he is. >> the poster boy for how to do it on and off the court. gw hoping to win the a-10 tournament and get that automatic bid to the big dance. colonials' first game tomorrow night. >> thanks,

approaching peak bloom but now the date is being pushed back. the reason for the change. ahead, why montgomery county's top prosecutor john mccarthy came to annapolis to

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calling for change to gun laws in maryland nearly two years after the murder of a woman in a busy parking lot. the victim was shot outside a target in germwn

ex-boyfriend who was able to legally buy a specific kind of gun online even though he had a felony conviction on his record. news 4's chris gordon has more on the push to close what her family and prosecutors are calling a loophole in the law. >> reporter: kasandra atkins overcame her nervousness to testify before the senate committee. she says she got strength from the memory of her daughter, who was murdered in 2015 by her former boyfriend. this surveillance video shows the moment she was shot in the parking lot of target in germantown. police later tound him with a gun. maryland law prohibits convicted felons from purchasing firearms but bricker was able to buy the represent lica antique handgun . >> he's a sex offender and i guess he

the internet to get the replica of the gun. >> reporter: bricker admitted shooting adebayo at close range. >> maybe ten feet. >> reporter: bricker is serving a life sentence. montgomery county state's attorney mccarthy says the legal loophole must be closed that allowed the convicted sex offender to buy the antique replica. >> it fired like a 2017 manufactured modern handgun and was capable of lethal force. >> reporter: but gun advocates oppose restrict iing replicas. >> there was one murder committed with it. if we look around at other weapons used, knifes, blunt objects, they are far more dangerous by statistics than the black powder firearms. >> reporter: this is one of a handful of gun laws being considered by the maryland general assembly before it adjourns on april 10th. in

4. a former student at centreville high school contributing to the death after classmate by giving her drugs, and now he's going to spend the next seven years behind bars. late this afternoon a judge sentenced david evers. he pled guilty to giving a 17-year-old classmate a morphine pill at a party. springer had been part of a group of students taking and trading pills at the party. she was found dead the next day. springer had been a homecoming princess and soccer player at centreville high. new apartments in retail are coming to alexandria. a new project in old town north. three blocks from the potomac river the 530 first street project will be three stories high and include more than 230 apartments and retail spaces. it's expected to wrap up construction in about two years. we are over the

and then -- >> the roller coaster it continues. >> and snow next week. how does that sound? we're in march. daylight saving time begins this weekend. so typically you're starting to think about definitely springlike weather, not the potential for the most snow we've seen all season. take a look at weather headlines. we were near 70 today. ir first weather headline mild once again. it will be breezy during the afternoon hours. that does add a chill at times when you're heading out and about. it's cold this weekend. we're talking about highs only in the 30s saturday and sunday and our snow chances fall next tuesday. something we'll continue to keep a close eye on. temperatures currently in the 60s still holding at 67 in the district. that was our official high today. cooler around the corridor. beautiful sunshine out there now. plenty of sun tomorrow. take a look at the gusts, winds gusting from 20 miles an hour in

manassas to 35 miles an hour in hagerstown and it will be a similar story tomorrow afternoon with high temperature of 69 degrees but still all in all nice for march. as we look to your thursday outlook, weather having a low impact on your day. the commute to and from work looking fine. sunglasses will be the biggest concern. recess for the kids, it's refreshing. great for them to get out there and burn off energy. long sleeves i would recommend. exercise nice during the afternoon hours and dinner out on your thursday night. nice for march. i think you could find an outdoor restaurant with the heaters turned on that would be comfortable. not necessarily the case on friday. first, notice the temperatures, mid to upper 40s for the morning, midday and afternoon hours and then falling during the evening hours. friday morning some wet snow mixing in especially for areas north of town. but it's not going to accumulate. temperatures just too warm so it's going to be falling, not sticking like we've seen all season. then we look to the

saturday a high of 38. sunday a high of 39, dry both days now. daylight saving time begins sunday. so we spring forward. we lose that hour of sleep but we trade that off for later s sunset. sunset time sunday right around 7:10. monday mostly cloudy. 43 for a high. tuesday, this is the day we'll keep a close eye on. temperatures, though, you can see still largely above freezing during that event which will, of course, kind of cut down on the snow totals. we have the rock 'n' roll marathon saturday morning. breezy and cold but dry. dress in layers. some school bus drivers in prince george's county are worried about mold. mold that they say is in a place that is hurting their health. news 4's pat lawson muse with this. pat? wendy, bus driver who operate out of the robert godard bus lot say their lounge is infested with something that they believe may be mold. take a look at this picture of one of the problem areas. several t

operate out of the lot which is located in lanham, have complained about respiratory problems. today they raised concerns raised by would school board members. >> i was made aware of this by a bus driver on friday night. monday morning i came. it looked like mold on the wall, but i'm not a mold expert. i was told our maintenance crew would be out here 5:00 a.m. this morning to test for mold. and when that didn't happen, i was very disappointed. >> until we get to the bottom of this, our employees need to be removed from the building immediately, given some accommodati accommodations. we have two to three schools in walking distance we can make available for them to use. you'll see we're talking about a temporary building something students are in. we can get a new one for them. >> now a school spokesperson says the county is aware there's something wrong with the lounge building and they're trying to find the cause. the district has requested money in next year's budget to replace many of the bus lounge buildings. back to y

around the city -- >> haik nu a special place. >> our story in just a few. >> and at 6:00, the plan that could mov jobs well outesi

you're going to have to wait a little longer to see the cherry blossoms. peak bloom is projected for march 19-22. the original prediction was march

with these colder temperatures have pushed the peak date back. you can look at the budding blossoms 24/7. just open our nbc washington app and search cherry blossoms. you'll see a live stream video. and now for something different, a haiku for you. it is a small poem that doesn't need to rhyme. part of an annual contest. tom sherwood was out on poetry patrol today. >> reporter: now despite what you've heard haiku poems in english doesn english don't have to have a ridge i had number of symbols. >> a haiku that jumps out at me like a flower. >> reporter: poet and author was a judge in this year's contest for the business district. more than 1,200 local and worldwide entries came in.

some displayed for people to see. so on busy 19th street northwest, how are they going over? >> winter garden, a harvest of long shadows. >> reporter: passerby langley, a multimedia artist himself, loves them. he was unaware of the seasonal contest. it's supposed to be the release from a cold winter and spring. that's what it's for every year. >> except we haven't had one. it's a lovely thing to see. this is the first time i've seen one. >> reporter: but then there was this haiku fan who becomes a haiku hater with this particular contest. why do you make fun of the sweet little haiku contest? >> because it's the worst. it's the lamest i've ever seen. >> it was about a pile of manure. >> reporter: leona says this is the fourth year. she says it's popular and growing. and you say you have a haiku? >> well, i've been wog

own personally privately. >> reporter: they're not that long. >> you know a poet looks carefully at every word. >> reporter: we're out of words for the story. the pro and cons, we're done. tom sherwood, news 4. >> if we don't get it -- >> shut it down. >> now at 6:00, marching through the streets and walking off the job. washington marks a day without a woman but not everybody is happy about it. in this center prince george's county residents who are hispanic and latino can get all the assistance they need, everything from legal to health services. as you can see no one is in this waiting room. coming up on news 4, why aren't residents coming here anymore? >> who wants to move thousands of federal jobs outside the nation's capital?

the day without a woman continues as women across america take the day off, keep their wallets shut and wear red to show their economic strength. >> it's all part of international women's day but not every woman is supporting these demonstrations. schools in alexander and prince george's county were closed today. and that caught some parents off guard. >> my daughter is losing a day of education and i'm a woman and yet i have to take my daughter to school with me. i didn't get the chance to take the day off. why should they. we begin with meagan fitzgerald downtown. hi, meagan. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters demonstrated across the district today starting as early as 11:00 this morning. the latest protest was outside the department of labor which is just behind us here. that demonstration concluded just moments ago.