state community shred. first to breaking news. a man was killed this morning. prince georges county police say they got a call for a shooting a little before 6:00. officers found a man's lifeless body on edinburgh lane. police did not say exactly how this man was killed. they are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. at 9:00 we welcome you into news4 today on this saturday, march 25th. good morning. i'm david culver. >> good morning. i'm meagan fitzgerald. we're getting closer and closer to feel like spring temperatures. >> i think today finally is going to start feeling like it. the man who's tracking it all in the storm team 4 weather center joining us. tom kierein. a mild start. you think it's going to get warmer too. >> yeah. and a week from today is april 1st. this final saturday of march finally feeling like spring as temperatures will be soaring

afternoon. we do have the sun shining through oha high overcast. we'll have that sun through the high overcast throughout the day ahead. temperatures already up now around 60 degrees. annapolis up to 64 right now. this milder air is going to continue to push on on. temperatures hour-by-hour soaring to near 70 by noontime. hitting mid-70s mid-afternoon with some sun through the high overcast. might get sprinkles of light rain tonight. cooler weather moving in for sunday. that's coming up this hour. >> thank you. and if you wanted that warm weather and cherry blossoms, you're in luck today. we're talking 70s, folks, for peak bloom weekend. >> derrick ward is checking out the blossoms and the early crowds this morning. derrick, beautiful sight behind you. how are folks filing in already? >> reporter: you know, pretty

enthusiastic people. there's actually a lot of folks moving around. you can see the group down here probably one of the most picturesque spots on this side of the tidal basin. this year compared to other, there's been more speculation about the peak bloom and whether it would happen. good to see you. what is the state of the bloom? >> well, they're just about to peak. so within the next couple days, you'll see 70% of all the blossoms will be blooming. and then hopefully they'll be on all next week as well. >> reporter: that's not bad considering how worried we were with the frost and things like that. >> right. we're so lucky. we just didn't know what to expect. it was totally unprecedented. it's beautiful for everybody to enjoy. >> reporter: this is the tale of two trees. this is in great shape. colored and pink. maybe here in the foreground, one that's in the midst of a struggle here. >> you can see where some of

the cold weather took them away. so hopefully that is going to be not the majority. >> reporter: that's the gamut of what you'll see. but there's a lot to do today. the festival begins today at the warner theater. >> the festival has been going on the last few days. we have performances over at the a&a stage. the welcome area. but opening ceremony today at warner theater. all the seats have been reserved, unfortunately. we have world class performances but you can for the first time tune in to facebook live to see the show. >> reporter: excellent. that's going to get it out to a lot more people. >> all over the world. >> reporter: lots of things to do today and until april 16th. come on down. derrick ward, news4. back to you. >> all right. thanks. 9:03 your time now on this saturday. no deal. the republican measure to end the affordable care act though it was pulled minutes before a vote. why this is a major setback for president trump who's now blaming democrats for the bill's failure.

>> reporter: after a seven-year race to repeal obamacare for republicans, a stunning fall at the finishline. >> 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. 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 negotiation test far president who literally wrote the book on deal making. >> it certainly was an interesting period of time. we all learned a lot. we learned a lot about loyalty. we learned a lot 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. >> the best thing that could happen is exactly what happened today. because we'll end up with a

truly great health 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 amid questions about how effectively he can rally his own party. blaine alexander, nbc news, washington. and you can certainly 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 with california governor jerry brown to talk about the impact of president trump's proposals on his state. and virginia senator mark warner also going to be on the show. that's all tomorrow morning here on nbc 4. going to start at 10:30. teenage girl was raped at rockville high school. now another student's lawyer is accusing the school of not telling parents about violent attacks that happened earlier in weeks earlier. this is according to our partners at

reeni sandler showed them video of a girl being beaten up in the main lobby. her client was pulled, punched, kicked in the head. the school says they're taking steps to address the fighting. but it doesn't inform the community after every altercation. outpouring of emotion for a local college freshman who was gunned down while on spring break. yesterday family and friends of iyana mcallister packed the gym. they shared stories of the 18-year-old who was going at school in raleigh. on monday night she was killed in d.c. while she watched some people record a rap video in northeast. no one's been arrested yet. >> 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. >> this family has had a devastating few months. this i

death for them. in december her cousin was killed in capitol heights. in the district we are now getting a look at new photos of a person of interest in the death of a local artist. officers are looking for this guy. on tuesday corrina mehiel was found bound and stabbed to death inside a basement apartment in northeast. mehiel was working at gw school for art and design. 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 suspects, but so far there's still no reason as to why they opened fire. 9:07 on your saturday morning. major delays on one of our country's busiest railways. we're going to tell you about the nightmare travel situation after a train headed here to d.c. went off the tracks. a deadly attack on parliament. what we're learning about the terrorist

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if you need to take amtrak to anywhere north, things should be getting back on track after a minor derailment. yesterday an express train heading for d.c. partially went off the tracks as it pulled out of penn station. it scraped the side of an arriving new jersey transit train. there were no serious injuries. but some passengers in new york and new jersey may experience delays and cancellations today. we're gathering more details about the prime suspect in that deadly london attack. the saudi arabian embassy said khalid masood visited saudi arabia three times and taught english there for two years. police say masood killed four people in the heart of london. this was near the parliament building this week. one of the victims was

grew up in maryland. kurt cochran made a friend a better person, he said. >> a guy that challenged my faith. took my faith to another level by challenging me about it. >> that's pastor tim mcgregor you just heard from 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. and it's time for spring cleaning. we'll show you where you can safely get rid of those unwanted and old documents this morning. >> looking like a good weekend for it too. one of the warmest weekends we've seen in months. we've got tom tracking the best time to get outside and when to prepare to maybe pull out the umbrella as he's trackg some rainin

good morning. a great day to get some outdoor exercise. bike ride, hike, or a quick run. maybe some kayaking. temperatures by noontime will be up near 70 degrees. ought to hit mid-70s mid-afternoon. sun through a high overcast with a light breeze. and then by 6:00 p.m., there's a slight chance of some sprinkles around with temperatures back down into the low 70s. cooler weather tomorrow. we'll look at that and up and down temperatures for the week ahead. that's coming up this half hour. >> we'll check in with you then. a marine is making history in his community by overcoming the odds after suffering major ri

>> nbc's kristen dahlgren shares his 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. >> reporter: he lost his knees but never his spirit. 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

he did better. >> mile and a half in 11 minutes, yes, ma'am. >> reporter: and starting monday 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 including a 2-year-old daughter disagrees. >> she doesn't need to look up to a hero on tv. she's living with one in her own home. >> reporter: for the kids he'll meet, he has a message. >> it has nothing to do with a disability. it's the ability to give back to the community and just really have dreams of being something 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. the university of maryland has a high profile march madness today. the terps women's basketball team is playing oregon. the game starts at

morning. >> any time you get to a sweet 16, that's the great teams left in the bracket. both teams will ball it out for 40 minutes. >> if maryland wins, they will likely play the number one team in the country, uconn. uconn has won more than a hundred games in a row including the last four national championships. maybe a little bit of a challenge that lies ahead, but i think they can do it. >> a lot of excitement behind that. >> oh, yeah. a lot of excitement behind this too. happening this morning, it's the nbc 4 all state community shred. >> and you can safely get rid of any of the sensitive documents you have lying around your house. this is all happening at the northern virginia community college in annaannandale. we are joined by kathy johnson. >> and also recycling coordinator erica carter. you see them there. erica, we'll start with you. i'm always surprised -- i don't know why i am -- by the long line of folks that show up for these events. how long do you have events

this, the shred it opportunity, so to speak? >> well, fairfax county in particular has nine shredding events every year. we start in march and go through october. this is the one that we do in coordination with northern virginia community college and nbc 4. so this is really a bigger one. it's a regional effort. the ones that we have throughout the year are just for fairfax county residents. >> how important is this? why should people come out? >> well, if they like free shredding, they're definitely going to come out. it's a great way to protect your secure documents. they do a great job here of getting your documents out of your car and shredding them securely so that you don't have to worry as much about identity theft. >> kathy, as we have you with us this morning, we know the loud hum of all those shredders is tough to listen through.

but we appreciate the effort. why have something like this on campus? why is it important to you all at northern virginia community college? >> you know, nova is a big part of the community here. i start getting calls november and december asking when the shred is going to be. hour neighbors really look forward to this event. it's important to them and therefore it's important to us. so we're very happy to do it. we're happy to work with all state and the country and all of the other different layers of people that make this happen. >> and to both of you -- or either of -- how can people find out about upcoming shred events. >> they're all posted on the fairfax county.gov website. so go there, look for recycling. that will tell you the dates for all the shredding events for 2017. >> erica and kathy, thank you so much for your time this morning. and we want to remind folks as you can see behind the two of them the lines are growing.

if you want to get rid of your documents. it has always been a popular event. also on the desk with us, tom kierein. folks can sit in line and roll down the windows and enjoy the springlike temperatures. >> get outside. >> we're recycling march and getting it -- >> that's the hope. >> acting more like a spring month finally. you can probably notice that if you've been out already. if you haven't been out, over the knicks couple of hours you'll notice a feeling of spring in the air. sun coming through the high overcast. now, live view from the storm team 4 city camera. you can see the tidal basin ringed by those cherry trees that are now near peak blossom. they'll be near peak tomorrow afternoon even though it's cooler sunday. certainly not cold. and these temperatures are going to quickly jump. right now we're around 60 degrees. just within the next hour or two, it's jumping up to

don't have any rain at all anywhere in the region. and hour-by-hour as we get into the evening hours, this is around 4:00 in the afternoon. these areas of green off to our west. shenandoah valley in the mountains. might get a few sprinkles of light rain there. then that crosses the mountains by 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. fairfax county by 6:00 p.m. just a few scattered sprinkles coming through and maybe in the metro area between 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. we'll get the cloud cover breaking up. so a great day for a bike ride. temperatures mid-70s, mid-afternoon. and get in a hike or a brisk run. even this evening, dodging a few sprinkles if you're going to do an evening run. forecast for tomorrow is cooler. highs may only make it up to around 60 degrees for morning lows near 50. but it'll billion partly sunny. blustery wind out of the east and northeast bringing in chillier air. tomorrow team 4

we get a little rain monday morning through midday monday. during the afternoon on monday, ought to make it back into the low 70s. and then even milder again on tuesday. morning lows mid-50s. then looks like another pass of rain showers. tuesday late afternoon into the early evening. then dries out after that. turning a bit cooler. highs wednesday mid-60s. thursday into the 50s. then friday end of the week, some rain showers and highs in the low 50s. that gets mild again. next weekend, next saturday is the first day of april. hitting the mid-70s that following sunday. mid-70s with maybe some rain showers around. and that's the way it looks. >> tom, thanks. so here's a novel concept. imagine using social media to physically come together. can you picture that? it's happening today. the big meetup for instagramers d

y2b7ly ysty so if you're looking for something to do outside, this beautiful weekend that's in store for us, you might consider heading to loudoun county. you could see the new artisan trail. it's bringing together local artists and businesses and they're really highlighting local products. you can stop into an art gallery, breweriebreweries, and

>> i think folks like to see where things are made, see how things are made. so being in a remote location and being part of this network of agribusiness and artists 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 inside, head to the naming event happening march 28th at the stone tower winery in leesburg. >> you just posted something on instagram is short time ago. today is a big day if you are on instagram. they're holding their instameets. the goal? kindness. they're bringing much needed supplies to the humane rescue alliance. check out the nbc washington app. they've got a list of supplies. you can come down to join the

if you're headed out there, it's going to be beautiful. great day to meet outside. tom is tracking how soon we'll see the 70s. along with that, we've got some showers he's tracking coming through the neighborhood. we'll check in with them him. and developing right now, severe storms slamming communities down south. the overnit damage and majorgh

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we're just a few seconds shy of 9:30 on this saturday. we are following breaking news. a man killed in laurel this morning. a shooting there around 6:00. investigators have not said if the man was actually shot. right now they're working to identify a suspect in this case. house republicans couldn't reach a deal on a plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the health care bill was pulled shortly before a vote yesterday because it did not have enough votes to pass. a beautiful weekend to go along with a beautiful site. peak bloom expected to happen along the tidal basin. and you can expect to see large crowds coming to check out one of the spring's best spectacles. welcome back in on this saturday, march 25th. good morning. i'm david culver. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. what a perfect day to get up and see the cherry blossoms. we're talking 70s today. >> you can see where they are. right tre

beautiful out there. >> you know what? we can just head outside right now. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein on the weather deck. >> here in northwest washington, i'm comfortable wearing my sport coat under a milky blue sky. just have a few high clouds drifting over. storm team 4 tower cover ahead. sun shining through that. reagan national now is at 59 degrees. hour-by-hour by 10:00 we'll be into the low 60s. then by 2:00 p.m., hitting the low to mid-70s. hovering in the mid-70s by mid-afternoon. then by 6:00 p.m., chance of a sprink sprinkle. any light sprinkles or rain showers will be down to the low 60s by then. low 50 by dawn. look at rain chances for the week ahead. that's coming up this half hour. >> tom, thank you. right now we're seeing significant damage to a community slammed by severe storms. take l

here. this is from arkansas. there are trees lying in the road. mobile homes were thrown off their foundation, some even flipped over. a lot of bad damage there. at one point this morning, 20,000 people didn't have electricity because of the storm. a couple of people were hurt, but we're told they should be okay. >> opioid abuse and related deaths becoming a major issue in virginia. the state health department just releasing new figures and they show the number of deaths increased in many counties. let's give the breakdown for our area. this grooes to january to september of 2016. arlington county had 12 deaths. fairfax county, 52. and loudoun and prince william counties both lost over 20 people to overdoses. we now know the terms of a plea deal for a man kused of opening fire on a d.c. restaurant. edgar welch pleaded guilty to assault charges and bringing a gun from north carolina and

on connecticut avenue. police say welch told them he was investigating a fake news story about democrats and child sex trafficking. he will be sentenced later this year. today the faa will be investigating a tragic plane crash. this happened outside atlanta and the plane slammed into a home. only the plane's pilot died. no one on the ground or in the home was hurt. but you can see that dark smoke right there rising from above the crash site. this was last night. witnesses say they saw the plane start to spin moments before it went down. cause of the crash still unknown. larry hogan says he will veto an education bill. the protect our school act would limit how low performing schools. it would also prevent actions like trying to change schools to private charters. it is a response to the every student succeed act. about school accountability. hogan says the bill gets in the way of improving failing schools. let's stay in

where very soon fracking could become illegal. there's a bill moving through the general assembly. according to "the washington post" it could be signed into law as early as next week. fracking is that controversial way of getting oil or gas from rocks deep in the ground. opponents including governor hogan say it's bad for the environment. so you may have come across this. it was really one of the most popular stories on the nbc washington app. we notice it's been shared several times. it's about debunking a fake report that 14 girls went missing from d.c. in just one day. >> this is important. a lot of false information floating around out there. so d.c. police told us they're simply just sharing more missing person cases more often on social media. take a listen though center for missing and exploited children. here's what they had to say. >> we're not seeing -- the reports what we're hearing about significant increases in missing children. what we're seeing in d.c. is not

major metropolitan areas. >> again, they are not seeing an increase. a d.c. teenager, though, who went missing on monday is now home with her family. but the girl's mother tells news4's kristin wright they still have a lot of recovering to do. >> thinking that somebody's done something to your child and that you would 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. you know, turning down different streets and just praying the whole time. >> reporter: d.c., it's a big place in an even bigger world. to be lost, to be missing, to be out there somewhere. raw emotion at a packed town hall meeting monday with questions about missing teens of color in the district. >> ihi

do. >> reporter: so far this month d.c. police have tweeted out 17 fliers of the missing kids between the age of 10 and 17. most have been found. the head of youth and family division reached out on facebook to address what has been a large story. 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 for them to pick up a phone and 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. in the district, kristin wright,

>> as we stay on this topic, mayor bowser's office also announced six new initiatives including boosting the number of officers assigned to those cases a and expanding the website. we look at what's true and what's not true. a lot of things untrue about this when it comes to the issue of missing girls in d.c. we invite you to check that out and share those stories. at 9:37, you're looking at this video right here. the craziest you'll see all morning. divers willingly inches away from sharks. there's no cage but there's a big mission. words can't describe what i'm feeling. if the truth is concealed then life would be revealed. >> laying down rhymes and a story of success. meet the tom slam poets who can turn ahrase. p

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of your friends are talking about on social media this morning. in a buzzer beater, florida's chris chiozza hit a three-point shot during overtime against wisconsin. that means that the florida gators are now headed to the elite eight against south carolina. final score of the game between florida and wisconsin? 84-83. >> close one. >> that's a good game. so if sharks could say thank you, this would probably be what one shark said to this diver who saved his life. >> this is one of those don't try this if it ever happens to you. take a look at this video. a scuba diver down in florida. well, they say -- they see a lot of sharks down there according to this guy. then this happened. one guy pulled a huge hook from the shark's belly. this happened just the other day. the diver says this shark was nudging and bumping one of them practical asking for help. and we hope that shark is okay. >> yeah. some brave guys right there. so if

outside, not going need that winter jacket today, but you might want to bring the umbrella, maybe a raincoat. we've got tom tracking the warm-up and what you can expect rainwise this weekend. and lights out. why buildings from d.c. to paris to australia are going dark tonight for a special cae. us

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live view from the storm team 4 prince georges county camera overlooking the capitol wheel at national harbor on this saturday morning. great waters of the potomac reflecting a gray bluish sky. sunshine through the overcast. temperatures hour-by-hour will quickly jump to near 70 by noontime. peaking in the mid-70s. few sprinkles of light rain this evening. look at that and the chance for rain in the outlook coming up. it's a wonderful day to see the cherry blossoms. we're talking 70s, folks, for this peak bloom weekend. >> derrick ward out there checking out the blossoms and the crowds this morning. how's it looks out there? >> reporter: it's looking great. you can't beat the weather. you can't beat the surroundings here. let me give a sense of what the blossoms are. as you can see here, you got some blooms that are pretty good. pink, uf

survive the winter. now, over on the other side of the tidal basin, they have an indicator tree. and that one bloomed i think before the frost. so it's a few weeks or a few days ahead of the other trees. still plenty of reason to come down. the trees are growing and the crowds are growing as well. it was a pretty good crowd for an early time. you might even want to call it people that are just sharing a leisurely stroll with you. that's kind of what it is. and also this whole festival itself embodies an international flavor. it's actually an international event. >> it is a great example of what this gift, a gift of peace and friendship has expanded into. so even our facebook covers over 52 countries. people all over the world has their eyes on the nation's capital. it's the greatest place to celebrate spring. >> reporter: now, the actual opening ceremony happens later today. it's going to be 5:00 athe

they've all sold out of tickets, but for the first time it's going to be up on facebook live. and they've got some other things going on like the blossom moment. they're asking for people to send in their pictures maybe from cherry blossom festivals past or from this one. they're going to choose two and will get all expense trips to japan on all initiation rnippon. come down, get a lot of sunshine and blossoms and happiness. back to you. >> i like the pen flick. >> landed it too. beautiful backdrop there. today some local teens hoping to take their rhyming skills from the d.c. area and launch to the international stage. >> aimee cho shows us. >> reporter: take writing lines -- >> i'm tired of

this paper. >> reporter: add them to committing them to memory -- and the result slam poetry. they're all part of a local group split this up. a 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. >> 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 street. i said i'm going to write a poem about that. >> walking on new world water. i've seen like a bunch of violent attacks on people that are -- that look like me or are my age. >> reporter: the team tells me their work is never over. even after they've written their poems, they're constantlyoi

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: in northwest, aimee cho, news4. >> more than 200 teens from our area are competing for five spots a the international finals. the winning poets will be selected tonight. that's going to be at arena stage. if you're interested in attending, head over to the nbc washington app and search slam poetry. today is a great day for a lot of things. get outside and see the cherry blossoms. but you can also get rid of paperwork with sensitive information. it's another one of our nbc 4 all state community shreds. >> go to the northern virginia community college in annandale to get r o

about why people should come out today. >> well, we are here to prevent personal identity theft. we're helping the community shred their items. >> we know folks head out there and they have to be in line by 11:00. it is a popular event. you have to have some sort of cutoff. when they head there, what sort of things do you advise they bring versus leaving behind, leaving at home? >> shredding is the first line of the -- this is the first line of defense to protect the personal identity of theft. that's why we -- all state has great event. a ento shred the personal documents here. >> if someone wants to get out there but can't make it today, when's the next time they can get out there? >> we are also having event in june in montgomery county. and you

four boxes of your personal documents. >> all right. michael from all state, thank you so much. >> thank you so mouch. vp a great weekend, guys. >> you too. >> beautiful out there. and if you're perhaps wondering some more information about what you should and should not bring, go to the nbc washington app or check out the website. we list it there. some things you're going to want to leave behind for sure. at 9:50 your time now on this saturday, all around the world monuments and landmarks are saying lights out. this is a call for action when it comes to climate change. >> and right here in d.c., the national cathedral is going dark for earth hour. this is a live look right now, what it looks like out there. and some landmarks around the world are doing the same and around our country like the empire state building and the eiffel tower, big ben. >> and as we said, they're doing this to raise awareness about climate change. they'll do it for a full hour. you're interested in participating, earth hour begins at 8:30 tonight local time. all right. the hour now is

be up into the 70s. i'm excited ab t it. i like warm weather. >> i know. people to the tidal basin soaking it in. >> a lot of people coming out of hibernation yawning and stretching. winter's over. >> me included. >> you can just feel it in the air. that spring has finally sprung. and it is springing upon us here on this saturday. take a look at this live view from our storm team 4 camera. overlooking the jefferson memorial there. just to the left there right there around the tidal basin, you can see that little pink swath. and those are the cherry blossoms that are near peak color right now. peak pink is what we call that. that is where it's going to be this afternoon and for the next few days. no cold air coming in, no strong winds either to knock the blossoms down. already climbing into the 60s. shenandoah valley in northern virginia, fredricksburg. reagan national now 59 degrees. all dry

hour-by-hour as we get into the evening hours, patches of green. sprinkles of rain coming through northern virginia, parts of the shenandoah valley. otherwise a few clouds coming through early evening. really only a small chance of some sprinkles in the late evening. in the afternoon, mid-70s. maybe a few sprinkles to the west. a very light breeze. a great day to get out and see the blossoms. a bit of a blustery wind. the blossoms will still hang on. near 60 degrees sunday afternoon under a partly sunny skies. we'll get milder again on monday after some morning rain. some sun back monday afternoon with a high near 70 degrees. then on to the mid-70s tuesday afternoon. late afternoon tuesday into the evening we may get some more rain showers coming through. then on wednesday and thursday, we dry out, turns a bit cooler. another round of rain. next saturday is april 1st. in the mid-70s again. mid-70

and congratulations to redskins quarterback kirk cousins and his wife julie. they put this gender reveal video on instagram. that blue dust there, that means it's a boy. the dog getting excited there too. that's really cute. of course cousins made the reveal by throwing a football because how else would he do it? >> that's creative. >> yeah.

cute. so many of you missing bao bao in d.c. but looks like she's settling into her new home in china. yesterday she was allowed into her new enclosure. huge crowds came to check out the panda who made a long trek from the u.s. >> bao bao has a separate house and an area there, have a good little time to play. her keepers say she is healthy and gaining weight. she has been eating a lot of bamboo, some apples, even some steamed corn bread these days. >> she doesn't look that sad. >> i think she misses us though. >> i'm not buying it. she's eating too well. no. she's settling in. 9:56 on this saturday. four things to know. we'll start in prince georges county. police there investigating an early morning homicide. a man was killed in laurel around 6:00 in the morning. looks like it happened in an apartment complex. investigators are offering a reward for information. president donald trump is blaming democrats for the failure of

bill meant to repeal and replace the affordable care act. house republicans had to pull the measure after it did not have enough votes to pass. major damage from storms that moved through. you can see this is part of a much bigger system. this was in arkansas. they toppled trees, flipped mobile homes, a few folks got hurt, thousands were without electricity. and lots of people are taking advantage of this beautiful weather to check out those cherry blossoms today. they are supposed to be in peak bloom this weekend. temperatures will reach the 70s. a lot of folks headed out there too. enjoy it. >> great day to be outthere.

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