it's starting you off with warm weather and peak bloom. what a combination. right now on news4 today, thousands heading to the tidal basin for one of the best sights all year. but when rain might make its way in. no deal. the next challenge for the republicans and the white house as they move past trying to repeal and replace obamacare. and we're working for you this morning on how to safely get rid of unwanted documents and take advantage of the nbc 4 all state community shred. that is always a huge event arou

moment from now. on this march 25th, saturday morning, we welcome you in. i am david culver. >> and i am meagan fitzgerald. it's going to be a great day because it's the weekend and great weather ahead. it's all good, folks. >> we're in the midst of the cherry blossom festival. let's get over to meteorologist tom kierein. what do you think for folks heading out? >> i agree with meagan. we've got clouds around but no rain locally. right now reagan national at 56 degrees. at dulles, cooler in the low 50s. around the bay, annapolis at 59 degrees. fredricksburg up to 61 degrees. temperatures near 60 in the panhandle of west virginia. all dry here locally. sprinkles north of baltimore. here's your forecast. peak blossoms. a lot of clouds around.

this afternoon with showers moving in from the west. i've got new hour-by-hour timing of the showers in the metro area. that's in a few minutes. >> thank you. a grethe cherry blossoms ar blooming. peak bloom is expected to happen during this wonderful weather weekend around the tidal basin. thousands of folks are expected out there. opening ceremony at the warner theater is set to kick off tonight but it is sold out already. there are other things happening for the next couple of weeks. and if you plan on usie ining m there are delays on blue and yellow line because of safetrack related work. no deal. the republican measure to replace the obamacare act was pulled moments before a vote. why this is a major setback for president trump who's now blaming democrats for the bill's

>> reporter: after a seven-year race to repeal obamacare, for republicans a stunning fall at the finish line. >> i will not sugar coat this. this is a disappointing day for us. doing big things is hard. we're going to go back and figure out what the next steps are. >> reporter: in the end, the republican plan undone by republicans. unable to reach a deal. >> i'm not betrayed. they're friends of mine. i'm disappointed because we could have had it. so i'm disappointed. i'm a little surprised, to be honest with you. >> reporter: time ran out on a week that started with republican leaders scrambling for votes. the first major negotiation test for a president who literally wrote the book on deal making. >> it was an interesting period of time. we all learned a lot. we learned about loyalty. we learned about the vote getting process. >> reporter: obamacare now remains the law of the land for the foreseeable future. president trump refusing to take it as a loss. >> perhaps the best thing that could happen is exactly what happened today because we'll end up with

care bill in the future after this mess known as obamacare explodes. >> reporter: instead, a new focus. tax reform. the president switching gears to tackle another major campaign promise even ahemid questions o how he can rally his own party. nbc news, washington. you can expect the health care bill to be a hot topic on this week's "meet the press." chuck todd also going to have an exclusive interview with governor jerry brown. then virginia senator mark warner also on the show. that's going to be tomorrow here on nbc 4. going to start at 10:30. police say a teenage girl was raped at rockford high school. now another student's lawyer is accusing the school of not telling parents about a violent attack that happened weeks earlier. this is according to our partners at

video was shown of a girl being beaten up in the main lobby. montgomery county schools says they take fighting seriously and are taking steps to address it but that it, quote, doesn't inform the community after every altercation. tragic story out of prince georges county where a woman was gunned down. tears and memories flowed at a packed gym. >> my heart is broken. >> reporter: the parents of murder victim iany mcallister speak at a vigil in memory of their daughter. >> as a father, i mourn for this. >> god loaned her to me for 18 years and i'm grateful. >> reporter: hundreds packed into the gym to remember the teen who was shot and killed in d.c. she was there watching others

>> we truly loved her like a sister. >> reporter: iyana was home for spring break. the shooting happened around 8:40 monday night. the shooter is still on the loose. >> i am forgiving whoever killed my baby because it's not going to bring her back. but what i am saying is if you're dealing with guns, if you got a shady lifestyle, i'm going to need you to do something with your life. >> reporter: this is the second shooting death in the family in recent months. iyana's cousin was killed in capitol heights in december. her parents say stories about her daughter are helping them in the healing process and they're relying on their faith to keep them strong. darby spencer, news4. investigators are still looking to see what

to kill his daughter before killing himself. he kill ed his daughters and thn themselves on thursday night. investigators say goodwin shot his wife but she managed to escape and get help. he didn't have a criminal record or history of domestic violence. we're now getting a look at new photos of a person of interest. this is in the death of a local artist. police are looking for the man in these images here. karina meal was found in a basement dead. developing right now, an 8-year-old boy and five other people are recovering this morning after a mass shooting. a total of seven people were shot in st. louis and a teenager was killed. police say there could be as many as three

so far there still isn't any reason as to why they opened fire. coming up at 6:08 on this saturday. talking major delays on one of our country's busiest delays. after a train headed here to d.c. went off the tracks. a deadly attack on parliament. what's now being discoved about trehe

if you need to take amtrak to new york city or anywhere north, things should be getting back on track after a minor derailment. yesterday an express train you're looking at it right there heading for d.c. partially went off the track as it pulled out of penn station. it scraped the side of an arriving new jersey transit train. there were no serious juinjurie but some passengers may experience ds

cancellations today. this morning we're learning more about the prime suspect in that deadly attack in london. the saudi arabian embassy said khalid masood killed four people in the heart of london in the parliament building. one of the victims was an american who grew up in maryland. a. >> a guy that challenged my faith, took my faith to another level by challenging me about it. >> so that was tim mcgregor right there. he says he still thinks about cochran's last words to him. quote, don't let your faith get in the way of caring for humanity. all right. clean out your desk and start to clean for spring cleaning. we'll show you where you can safely get rid of unwanted and old documents this morning. it's one of the warmest weekends we have seen in months. we have tom tracking the b

know when rain might get in the way of your plans. 6:12 on thisaturday. s

good morning. starting off this saturday morning, it's cloudy and cool. live view from the storm team 4 tour camera overlooking northeast washington in the foreground. in the horizon is prince georges county. a lot of clouds around, no rai

evening. between now and then, look at our temperatures. what a traumatic warming. in fact, as we get into the afternoon by 1:00 or 2:00, climbing into the low 70s. peaking mid-70s mid-afternoon. new hour-by-hour timing on that rain this evening in a few minutes. 6:15 on this saturday and one marine is making history in his community by overcoming the odds. this after suffering major injuries on the battlefield. >> kristen dalg rhlgren shares new mission to protect and serve. >> reporter: for ferrera, becoming a police officer is a dream come true. >> since i was little, i was always out playing cops and robbers. >> reporter: he was always one of the good guys. after 9/11 the immigrant became a u.s. citizen so he could join the marines. it was in afghanistan that all of his dreams almost ended. >> i landed on a 30 pound ied which amputated my legs below the knees.

>> before you know it, it was a year later and i was running a half marathon. >> reporter: he started playing for the wounded warriors softball team. and in 2015 on the way home from his wedding rehearsal, he saved a baby in a smoking car. it seemed serving was still something he was meant to do. so today he became one of the country's first double amputee police officers. no special passes. as a recruit, he had to run a mile and a half in 12 minutes. >> 11 minutes. yes, ma'am. >> reporter: and he'll be on the streets serving and protecting. he doesn't consider himself a hero. >> i'm just your ordinary guy who was given a second chance at life. >> reporter: his family disagrees. >> she doesn't need to look up to a hero on tv. she's living with one in her home. >> reporter: for the kids he'll

to the community and really have dreams of being something big when they get older. >> reporter: the uniform and his body may be different, but his bravery is every bit the same. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, brentwood, new york. >> best story. best story of the day by far. awesome. love that. as early as next week, the d.c. council could vote on whether peter newshom will become the new police chief. 80 people weighed in on whether they believe newsham is qualified for the job. the acting chief says he is committed to providing fair policing to everyone. >> i have gone out of my way in my career to be empathetic. nobody wants to see no victims of violent crime in our city more than i do. >> opponents of newsham have called into question

accountability. muri muriel bowser supports him. the former president of penn state is appealing a verdict that could send him to prison for the next five years. graham spanier was found guilty of child endangerment in connection to the jerry sandusky case. sandusky is in prison for sexually abusing several children. specifically they said spanier should have called police when he heard of the abuse in 2001. he wasn't arrested until ten years after that. the university of maryland has a high profile march madness game today. the terps women's basketball team is playing oregon. game starts at 11:30 this morning. the coach says they're not thinking too far ahead. >> you know, obviously any time you get to a sweet 16, i mean, it's great teams that are left in the bracket. and so both teams are going to o battle it out for 40 minutes. >> if maryland wins, they will

team in the country, uconn. uconn's team has won more than 100 games in a row including the last four national championships. but how sweet would it be if they beat uconn? that would be a story. that would be awesome. we're cheering for them. 6:19 is your time now. if you've got some confidential, maybe private papers piling up, today is a good day to get rid of them. >> indeed. head out and shred them up at the nbc 4 all state community shred. you can bring any documents you don't use or need anymore. also it's completely free. >> this shred is in annandale. starts at 8:00 this morning. the lines can get long. so you got to give yourself some time to get in there. you have to be in line by 11:00 this morning to be sure that you'll get your documents shredded. and this is always as we say a very popular event. >> yeah. >> not always the nicest of weather to head out there and do

it. today looks like people can roll down the windows as they wait in line. >> yeah. people might want to shred march. >> i'm one of those, yeah. >> come on. let's do it. and finally march is acting like a spring month today. as we'll see our temperatures soaring into the mid-70s by mid-afternoon. already off to a pretty mild start on this saturday morning. a lot of clouds around, though, and temperatures -- look at that. martinsburg already 60 degrees. it's 56 now at reagan national. fredricksburg up to 60. around the bay, mild there. temperatures in the 50s. just about everywhere we are all dry except north of baltimore getting a few sprinkles on storm team 4 radar. those are tracking off up into pennsylvania. and we may get a few -- this may be coming in later this afternoon. here's the hour-by-hour timing. few sprinkles of light rain along the panhandle of

then 6:00, 7:00 p.m., it gets closer to us. loudoun county by 5:00 p.m. then coming into fairfax county, montgomery county. by 6:00 p.m., the light showers coming through. then a few lingering light sprinkles to the north of the metro area. by 11:00 tonight, it is all gone. here's your planner for today. we'll stay cool and dry for the morning. we'll be in the 60s by 10:00. a little sun breaking out. jumping into the 70s. then that light rain coming on through. back down to low 70s. then the low 60s. and some clouds breaking up after that. so the forecast for tomorrow, it'll be cooler after we reach the 70s today. highs tomorrow, low 60s. and we'll have a partly sunny sky today on sunday. storm team 4, ten-day outlook gets mild on monday. maybe morning and midday

the mid-70s. maybe some afternoon showers. that following friday perhaps some showers around. then day eight, nine, and ten will be mild again. that's the way it looks. >> tom, thanks. coming up, using social media to actually come together. physically. can you imagine that? the big meetup today for instagramers in d.c. and the good cause organizers hope you'llepost on your profile. r

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so if you want to head outdoors to enjoy this beautiful weather this weekend, you may want to think about heading to loudoun county. the new artisan trail is taking shape there. it is bringing together local artists and businesses with an emphasis on local products. you can stop in to art galleries, breweries, and even pottery shops. >> i think folks really like to see where things are made, see how things are made. and so being in a remote location and being part of this is a great opportunity to let people know what's going on. >> loudoun county wants your help to come up with a unique name for the trail. if you have ideas, head to the naming event happening march 28th at stone tower winery in leesburg. for folks not headed there,

come on into the district especially if you're on instagr instagram. instagram is holding what they call instameets. so the theme of all the gatherings, kindness. you hear that, meagan? kindness. >> love that. >> here people are bringing much needed supplies to the humane rescue alliance. you can join in. check out the nbc washington app. come on down to the instameet. it starts at 8:30 this morning. looks like it's going to be a nice day to head out there too. if you're getting up early as we look live at union station. starting out pretty mild. tracking how we're getting up to the 70s. and then how fast showers may be in your neighborhood. developing right now, not so nice in the south. severe storms have slammed some communities there. the overnight damage and major cleanup effort undway. er

6:29 on this saturday. the blossoms, oh, they're blooming. the cherry blossoms along the tidal basin are blooming and warm weather should make for a nice walk to see the famous trees. plan for some crowds. and the affordable care act is sticking around for awhile. house republicans had to pull their alternative health care bill after it did not h

president trump says the bill fell short because democrats did not support it. we're finding out more about the man police say killed four people in london. the royal embassy of saudi arabia said khalid masood taught english in saudi arabia for two years. we welcome you back into news4 today on this saturday. i'm david culver. >> good morning. i'm meagan fitzgerald. going to be a beautiful day. >> already starting off pretty. >> yeah. don't really need a coat this morning. >> and add to that cherry blossoms, great combination. >> perfect day to be outside. >> to the guy who tracks the temperatures, we should stop talking and let tom kierein tell us how it's going to be. >> gaining respect as a spring month finally. right now it's fairly mild. we're in the 50s and cherry blossom pink sunrise

eastern horizon. our sunrise, a little more than a half an hour away. but not going to see a lot of sun. there's a lot of cloud cover around the region now. those clouds are reaching north of us. for the day, clouds and sun mid-afternoon. but we should soar to the mid-70s by mid-afternoon. a light breeze and showers moving in by late afternoon into the metro area. after that, i've got the new hour-by-hour timing on that and a look at sunday coming up in a few minutes. >> tom, thank you. right now we're seeing significant damage to communities slammed by severe storms. you're looking at the video there. as many as 20,000 people don't have power in arkansas. so take a look at these trees. just lying in the middle of the road. mobile homes, especially, were seriously damaged. some flipped over. a couple of people were hurt, but they are expected to be okay. opioid abuse and related deaths are a

commonwealth of virginia. the state health department releasing new figures that show the number of deaths increased in many counties. we can give you the breakdown from january to september of 2016. we'll start with arlington county. they had 12 deaths. in fairfax county, 52. loudoun and prince william county, they each lost more than 20 people to overdoses. we now know the terms of the plea deal sfr the man accused of opening fire in the d.c. restaurant. ed welsh could spend the next ten years in prison. he pleaded guilty to assault charges after shooting inside comet ping-pong. welch told the police he was investigating a fake news story about democrats and child sex trafficking. he will be sentenced later this year. today the faa is going to be investigating a tragic plane crash. >> and that tragic plane

was outside atlanta. it slammed into a home. only the plane pilot died. no one on the ground or in the home was hurt. you can see the dark smoke rising from above the crash site last night. witnesses say they saw the plane start to spin moments before it crashed. the cause of that crash is still unknown. and maryland governor larry hogan says he will veto a bill about education in the state. the protect our school act would limit how the state identifies low-performing schools. it would also prevent actions like trying to convert schools to private charters. the bill is a direct response to the federal every student succeeds act. about school accountability. hogan says the bill gets in the way of improving failing schools. it seems those who need a little extra medical attention will get the help they need in prince georges county. >> shomari stone explains how a new program will free up firefighters to let them respon

>> reporter: as tears fall down robin dickerson's face, she feels helpless in her bedroom. it looks like a hospital room. >> going places, you know, having children, doing things. i can't do none of that. >> reporter: she had two knee replacements last november and they became infected. >> it's like my life is taken away. >> reporter: she came home a month ago and says her insurance company won't pay for a nurse's aide. so she called 911 15 times when she needed help after falling down the steps. robin is one of 38 people who have repeatedly called 911. >> some people call for stubbed toes. >> reporter: the department launched a new program called mobile integrated health care to lessen the burden on the 911 system. the program has cut 911 cal

a whopping 61% compared to this time last year. that helps prince georges county resident who is are called 911 for major emergencies. the program links prince georges county residents with nurses that can check on health needs provided by washington and venice hospital. here's an example of how it works. >> let's say you've called 911 ten times for chest pains in the last year. a nurse and a paramedic would schedule you an appointment. >> reporter: hickey is in the process of finding robin a nurse's aide. >> thank you, i love you. it's a great thing that they're doing. >> reporter: a relief during her recovery. in clinton, maryland, shomari stone, news4. >> so shomari was working for you and reached out to other jurisdictions. other fire departments have similar programs. there's one in d.c. it's called street calls. montgomery county's got one as well. to find out more about all of the programs in our area, just head over to the nbc washington app and search emergency resources.

very soon fracking could become illegal in maryland. there's a bill moving through the general assembly and according to "the washington pos post", it could be signed into law as early as next week. fracking is a controversial way of getting oil or gas from rock deep in the ground. opponents including governor hogan say it's bad for the environment. 6:36 on this saturday. this is the craziest video you're going to see all morning. no thank you. divers willingly inches away from sharks with no cage and a big mission. words can't describe what i'm feeling. if the truth is concealed then life must be revealing. >> laying down rihymes and a story of suess. cc

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social media this morning in a buzzer beater. florida's chris chioza hit an overtime shot. that means the florida gators are now headed to the elite eight against south carolina. final score of the game between florida and wisconsin 84-83. great win and that loss, though, has to sting. >> getting closer there. we've got to show you this right here. take a look at this. >> this diver probably saved this shark's life. he pulled out a huge hook from the shark's belly the other day. and, yeah, you're looking at it. >> this is incredible. from a group of scuba divers. they usually see sharks when they dive. this one, however, was nudging and bumping one of them. >> hopefully he's okay today. but that's just crazy. the idea that he just thought, let me grab this hook from this shark. >> no kiddg.

or anything. >> i like watching it from the video perspective. not being down there. >> right? >> good on them. 6:40 your time now. you won't need your winter jacket today, but you might want to pull out the umbrella. tom's tracking not only a big warm-up, but also when you could expect to see rain this weekend. lights out. why buildings from d.c. to paris to australia are going dark tonight for a special cause.

good morning. great day to get outside and get some exercise. your fitness forecast for this saturday, great day to get in a bike ride, a run, a hike, kayaking. we'll be near the 60-degree mark by 9:00. then by noon time, the upper 60s hitting mid-70s mid-afternoon with some sunshine breaking out. chance of rain tonight we'll look into that in a few minutes. the "today" show is next on nbc 4. >> that's right. starts in about 15 minutes from now. let's get a preview. we've got sheinelle jones and craig melvin standing by live in new york. good morning. >> good morning. >> good to see you. coming up on a saturday morning here on "today," a lot o the get to. >> an epic fail for the new administration after the president plans to decide to pull the plug on the new health care bill. what it means for you and your health care. details on harrison ford's close call in california. what the actor had to

accidentally brought his plane down on a taxiway and nearly collided with a passenger plane. then the big challenge for us. pint sized pizza tossers are going to sling some dough around in our studio and put us to the test. >> that won't go well. and take a look at a fresh approach to fitness, faith, and fellowship. it's gaining steam across the country. those stories and a whole lot more when we get started on a saturday morning here on "today," guys. >> looking forward to that. welcome back from your world travels, craig. >> it's good to be back. >> all right. we'll see you in 15 minutes, guys. 6:44 is your time now. you may come across one of the more popular stories in our nbc washington app. we debunked a fake report that 14 girls went missing from d.c. in just one day. unfortunately this was spreading quickly. >> typically does on social media. this is important. d.c. police tells us they're

social media. agrees there is no increase. >> nothing about significant increases in missing children. frankly what we're seeing is not unlike what we see in major metropolitan areas. >> a d.c. teenager who went missing monday is now home with her family. but the girl's mother tells kristin wright they still have a lot of recovering to do. >> thinking that somebody's done something to your child and that you'll never see them again -- >> reporter: the things that went through her mind. >> as a mother, i been dying. >> reporter: katrina hunter didn't know if her 17-year-old daughter was dead. she couldn't find her anywhere. the longest three days ever. >> we was just riding around just having god lead us. turning down different streets and praying the whole time. >> reporter: d.c., it's a

to be lost, to be missing, to be out there somewhere. raw emotion at a packed town hall meeting monday. and questions about missing children of color in the district. >> i think there's a lot more than we can do. >> reporter: so far this month d.c. police have tweeted out 27 missing person fliers of children between the ages of 10 and 17. most have been found. d.c. police commander chanel dickerson reached out live on facebook to address what has now risen to a national worry. katherine came home. things are complicated. there are issues. her mother says she's run away many times before. katherine won't say where she was. but says many of the missing teens in d.c. simply want out. >> they're leaving. they don't know what they're looking for. they don't know what they're trying to find. >> that's all parents want is

say, hey, i'm all right. >> reporter: a mother of four, katrina is the first to tell you she and her daughter katherine have a long road ahead but at least they are together. >> and mayor bowser's office announced six new initiatives including boosting the number of officers assigned to those cases and expanding the local missing person's website. on the nbc washington app we look at what's true and what's not about the issue here in d.c. and more and more businesses are calling the shaw neighborhood home. howard university may be looking for partnerships. it wants to transform more than a half dozen properties along georgia and florida avenues into mixed use developments. the possible sites include parking lots near the 9:30 club and atlantic plumbing complex. this next series filled with talent. sooc

their rhyming skills to the international stage. >> aimee cho shows us how slam poets are preparing for their shot at a major competition. >> if the truth is concealed -- >> reporter: take writing lines -- >> i'm tired of bleed for this p pap paper. >> reporter: add in reporting them to memory. and the result is slam poetry. they're all part of a local group split this up. they perform for judges and get scored from one to ten. to win, creativity is key. >> i feel pretty free when i'm writing my poetry. i'm really happy. >> and it brought out feelings in a way, like, that no other art form has for me. literally saying -- >> reporter: the poems don't have to rhyme. but they've certainly got reason. >> you better be talking to your mother. >> and i saw these two guys bothering this girl, like cat calling to an extreme. they kept following her down the

i said i'm going to write a poem about that. >> walking on new world water. when simon seeing a bunch of violent attacks on people that look like me or are my age. >> reporter: the team tells me their work is never over. they're constantly going through line by line to see how they can make it better. >> i definitely feel as a human being i should care about other human beings and what it is that they struggle through. >> reporter: and they do it through words that speak volumes. >> -- crying inside of confessional booths. >> reporter: aimee cho, news4. >> the more than 200 teens from our area are competing for five spots at the international finals. the winning poets will be selected tonight at arena in southwest d.c. you'd like to attend, open the nbc washington app and search slam poetry. so the national cathedral about to be illuminated by the sunlight. but tonight it's all about lights out. >> oh, ah

it's one of many landmarks going dark for earth hour. that includes the seattle space needle and the empire state building. >> they're all turning off the lights for one hour to raise awareness about climate change. in our area, the city of rockville will also hit the light switch tonight. if you want to participate, earth hour begins at 8:30 tonight. >> beautiful look out there and it's going to be a beautiful day. it's going to be warm. my question, is it tanning weather? or am i getting too excited? >> i would say no. >> temper the excitement here, right? >> a lot of clouds around but they're not going to be producing rain until later. you can track it when you're away from your tv with the new nbc washington app. upgraded look at the radar on the new updated app. if you get the notice there to update, go ahead and do that. we do have a lot of clouds moving to the east. there is a little cherry blossom color there on the eastern ri

but probably not going to see it. a lot of clouds around. fredricksburg is up to 60. it's near 60 on the bay waters. storm team 4 radar all dry here locally. just a few sprinkles of rain here in northern maryland up near the pennsylvania border. that's going track away from us. hour-by-hour timing here may be sprinkles coming in. this is as of 4:00 p.m. a few sprinkles shenandoah valley. they cross the blue ridge 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. perhaps our suburbs getting sprinkles around 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. then after that it's going to be dissipating. the cloud cover will be breaking up and sunshine will be returning tomorrow. so cool and dry morning in the low 60s by 10:00 a.m. a lot of clouds. a little sun in and out. hitting the low to mid-70s by the mid-afternoon. then chances of rain this evening. if you plan to head out on this

then tomorrow it's slowly going to be reaching the low 60s after we bottom out in the 50s. partly sunny day on sunday. breeze coming out of the north and east. and the outlook is showing mild air returning on monday. although in the morning and midday, rain showers looking likely. but a little sun back in the afternoon. low 70s. then increasing clouds tuesday. mid-70s by mid-afternoon on tuesday. does look like another round of rain coming in on tuesday afternoon evening. drying out after that wednesday and thursday. cooler. maybe some rain next friday. next saturday is april 1st and back into the mid-70s. that's the way it looks. >> tom, thanks. remember her? bao bao. we'll tell you about her big adventure and how she's settling into her new home in china as well as the welcome change th

it's a boy. congratulations to redskins quarterback kirk cousins and his wife julie. they put this gender reveal video on instagram. and of course cousins makes the reveal by throwing a football. >> creative way to do it. >> yeah. very cute. are you okay if i talk about bao bao right now? not going to bring up any emotions? all right. obviously all of us here, we are missing bao bao in d.c. but it

into her new home in china. yesterday she was allowed into her new enclosure for the first time. a huge crowd as you can see there came to check out the panda who made a long trek from the u.s. >> i think she misses us though. i kind of get that sense. yeah. bao bao has a separate house area and a playground there. her keepers say she is healthy and she's gaining weight. and she's been eating a lot of bamboo, apples, and steamed corn bread these days. >> that's a tough life. 6:56 is your time now. let's get you four things to know on this saturday. expect large crowds if you're heading out to the tidal basin this weekend. the cherry blossoms expected to reach peak bloom. the weather is going to be perfect for it. >> president trump is blaming democrats for the failure of the health care bill. house republicans had to pull the measure after it did not have enough votes to pass.

in the attack in london taught english in saudi arabia for two years. there's lots of cleanup in arkansas right now. the state was slammed by severe storms that toppled trees and flipped mobile homes. thousands of people don't have power there right now. a few people there were hurt. and mild start to this saturday, tom. >> spring has sprung. highs in the mid-70s. enjoy. >> does it for news4 today. we'll be bk withac

good morning. dead on arrival. >> i'm disappointed because we could have had it. >> this morning president trump and congressional republicans picking up the pieces after their seven-year-long bid to repeal and replace obamacare imploded in the halls of congress. >> i will not sugar coat this. this is a disappointing day for us. >> the president now saying he thinks obamacare will explode and the democrats will be to blame. this morning the political fallout, what it means for the president's agenda, and your health care. spring storm warning. a massive system stretching from the gulf coast to the midwest threatening 16 million people today with severe weather. everything from flash