. breaking tonight at 6:00. one person dead and another injured after a shooting on the vegas strip. police locked in a standoff with the suspect right now. authorities tell us a fisherman pulled a body from the potomac. what we have learned about that investigation ahead. and more fallout tonight after the gop's humiliating loss in the health care battle. . news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. breaking news, a deadly shooting on the las vegas strip. police just confirmed they do not believe this was an act of terror. they part of the famous boulevard closed right now. police in a standoff with the man who they believe is responsible for this. we're told he's barricaded himself on a bus. police believe the man shot at t

person, this afternoon on the vegas boulevard in the heart of the strip near the cosmopolitan hotel and casino. that person has died. one other person went to the hospital. officials tell us that victim is in fair condition. and this story develops, we're going to bring updates on an air in and our nbc washington app. a disturbing discovery on the potomac river, a fishman spotted a body. d.c. police pulled the body of a female from the water and are now handling this investigation. we don't yet have her age or identity. stay with news4 as we continue to follow that story. there is now a reward for anybody who can help catch a killer in prince george's county. police found a man dead early this morning, and they sent these pictures from the scene on edenburg lane. officers are calling this a murder. they have little else to work on in the case right now. it's on to tax

the trump administration. the president says he is moving on from health care. republicans dropping plans to repeal and replace the affordable care act. yesterday. nbc's chris pollone is on capitol hill with reaction. . >> reporter: had hunting beach, california, saturday. competing demonstrations. a symbol of the gulf dividing the country's people and political leaders. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: a day after the president said he's moving on. >> the big tax cuts and tax reform, that will be next. >> reporter: it's clear trump is still thinking about his first big legislative loss, predicting in a tweet saturday morning that obamacare will explode and assuring constituents, do not worry. >> for our vice president, michael pence. >> reporter: mike pence took to a friendly crowd of small business owners in west virginia, a state trump carried by more than 40 points. >> they told me how obamacare

group. a burden not just to job creators, also to the american people. folks, i frankly wasn't surprised to hear it. every promise of obamacare has been broken. >> reporter: despite having a more than 40-vote republican majority in the house, the administration is pointing the finger at democrats for friday's defeat. >> with 100% of house democrats, every single one and a handful of republicans actually standing in the way of president trump's plan to repeal and replace obamacare. we're back to the drawing board. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders, among those happy to claim victory. >> we should be proud as a people that we defeated their proposal. it makes me a little bit nervous that the president of the united states is apparently working and hoping that a major federal plan will fail. and i hope that he doesn't stabtage it. >> reporter: the question now, what's next. democrats admit obamacare needs to be improved. will the administration take another crack

first legislative win somewhere else? chris pollone, nbc news, new york. virginia gop congresswoman, barbara comstock is wrapped up in a bit of an embarrassing stake. a political ad ran last night that thanked several gop congressional members for repealing the affordable care act. that, of course, did not happen. but come stock was featured in the commercial anyway. a d.c.-based advocacy group called the american action network package responsible for that ad. health care will be one of the big topics on "meet the press kocian tomorrow morning. mark warner will join chuck todd. and also an exclusive interview with jerry brown. the democrat will talk about how president trump's proposals are impacting his state. "meet the press" airs at 10:30 right after "ne"news4 today."" news4 is separating fact from fiction when it comes to missing girls in d.c. an instagram pos

girls disappeared over a 24-hour period went viral on thursday. but that post was not true. d.c. police tell us there has been no increase in the number of missing persons in their jurisdiction. police say they're just sharing information in a new way. we've got everything you need to know about missing person cases in the district. you can open our nbc washington app and search "missing." in just a few hours from now, world monuments and landmarks will be going dark to call attention to climate change rights here in d.c. the national cathedral will turn the lights off during earth hour. we'll show you a live look at the cathedral right now. a little cloudy out there, but there it is. the entire state building, the eiffel tower and big ben participating. they're all turning off the lights for one hour to raise awareness about climate change. earth hour begins at 8:30 p.m. local time. ivanka trump shares a neighborhood with former president obama, amazon founder, jeff bezos and

state rex tillerson. why is she the only one catching heat from people living nearby? nbc 4 is working for you in the community with our annual community shred. and today was a big success. >> reporter: old man winter did a number on some of the blossoms, but couldn't stop mother nature from blooming. coming up on news4. and we go from near 80 degrees today to temperatures tomorrow only in the 50s. but i'll let you know when we warnl back up, and also when you

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we are working for you in the community. and we want to thank everybody who came out to our nbc 4 all-state community shred today. this was a packed parking lot at northern virginia community college in annandale. folks brought boxes of sensitive documents like old bank statements and bills, and they got them shredded for free. this is a great way to protect yourself against identity theft. we talk about this. we really mean it. there were 3,000 cars in that parking lot today. >> our 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 allstate and the county and all of the other different layers of people to make this happen. >> so keep storing up all of your documents and we'll post information on the next community shred event on our nbcwashington.com.

it has been a three-ring circus from the day they moved in. those words from a resident who lives across the street from ivanka trump and her family. according to the associated press, residents attended a neighborhood commission meeting to complain. ivanka trump and her husband, jared kushner, moved into a rental home with their kids just after the inauguration. neighbors say vehicles associated with the household are parking in restricted areas. they say the family's private security is aggressive, and according to residents, the family has been leaving trash bags on the curb for days. any famous people, including former president obama, live in the neighborhood. a lot of people took advantage of the mild temperatures today to go and check out the cherry blossoms. and getting some encouraging news about the peak bloom. i'm melissa molette with your first 4 traffic. and a look at metro this weekend. again, safe track

through april 12th. between braddock road and again through the 1th of april. on the yellow line, also singing tracking between braddock road and huntington. red line, regular service. orange line also looking good this weekend. same situation on the silver line and green le. in

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you're watching news4 at 6:00. in case you didn't know, it is the weekend to go see the cherry blossoms. but i'm sure you know that by now. the national park service says the trees are at peak bloom right now, despite the cold snap earlier this month. derrick ward braced the traffic to get you an up-close look. >> very nice. >> reporter: it's become a place where moments are made. all against the backdrop of the blossoming boughs. >> it's beautiful. never seen anything like it. >> traffic was crazy, but it is beautiful. and i love the reflections of the water. with the memorials, too. >> our daughter is 7 months old, it's the first time down here. it is a tradition for my family. >> reporter: and first time visitors are instantly won over. >> i've seen pictures. they're beautiful. they're beautiful today. >> reporter: today the international aspect of this

>> it is a great example of what this gives, a gift of peace and friendship has expanded into. >> reporter: the recent winter weather has had eyes skyward, wondering with the temperatures would do a number on the blossoms. >> the cherry blossoms have more pop, more appeal. typically the crowds are larger, but still having a great time. >> reporter: the bright colors may be a bit muted but it's about what they represent, what they mean to people on a personal level. that no late-winter freeze can take away. >> just the combination of human nature with mother nature. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. not into the tidal basin crowds, don't blame you. we have a gallery of 13 spots to see the cherry blossoms without all of the people. search cherry blossoms. she is the first african-american woman to make the u.s. olympic swim team today. mcclendon is in d.c. and getting kids in the pool. she hosted a free clinic on water safety.

comfortable in the water, blowing bubbles, splashing around and practicing as well. mcclendon says this is an especially great opportunity for hispanic and african-american children. >> in our community, we don't hear a lot about learning to swim. our parents are fearful. there's only a 13% chance our children will learn to swim. so we're here to change that. >> reporter: mcclendon says she hopes some of the kids go on to take swim lessons, join a team and maybe even compete in the olympics some day. she qualified for the u.s. olympic team in 2004. and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> and i'm sure as you were out and about today, potentially thinking about when is the pool going to open? we had a high temperature today at reagan national of 78 degrees. but big changes in the forecast tomorrow. we are going to be about 20 degrees cooler than we were today. a cold front will move through overnight. 'l

with that, some minor shower chances. i wouldn't change or cancel outdoor plans over the next few days. no, some isolated showers here and there. more details on that in a moment. as we cool down tomorrow, we're right back into the 70s for your monday and your tuesday, overall to pretty nice days. here's the latest on the satellite and radar. some light showers up around the baltimore area. but we're still staying dry. i can't rule out an isolated shower overnight tonight but most of us stay completely dry overnight. here's a look at where we're at right now. 75 degrees in frederick. 77 in washington. but then look at annapolis with winds off of the water, only 62 degrees there. and that's going to be everywhere tomorrow. highs in the mid to upper 50s after, again, we were near 80 today. so take a look at your sunday planner. 7:00 a.m. it's cool, it's dry, and it's cloudy. 54 degrees. and we kind of have steady temperatures throughout the day. lunch time, 55. 4:00 in the afternoon, we'll

degrees and a few light showers around 7:00 p.m. only about 20%. otherwise we're in the mid 50s during the evening hours. and also tomorrow, you can see mostly cloudy skies here. toda we had kind of that hazy sunshine. tomorrow the skies will likely be a little bit more gray with thicker clouds around from start to finish. despite that, the weather having a pretty low impact on your sunday outdoor exercise, comfortably cool out there, especially going for the run, maybe chilly for the bike ride. cherry blossoms as you saw in derrick's package, peak bloom. next weekend we see the blossoms off of the trees. if you're heading out to sunday brunch, long sleeves, light jacket, on the cool side. overall, pretty nice and dry around the midday hours. if you are going to be heading out to dinner tomorrow night, maybe a shower. anything that would happen would be very light. then fast forwarding to monday. this is monday morning at 5:00 m. the chance for some scattered showers around, potentially slowing down that morning

some light rain moving through the district. but for the midday and afternoon hours, we're dry. we keep the clouds around, but our temperatures soar. on monday, highs in the low to mid 70s. and then on tuesday, we're mild again. a high temperature of 75 degrees. a bit of a better chance for some scattered showers, maybe even a thunderstorm on tuesday. the timing on any rain tuesday would be later in the day. wednesday we're cooler, but still pleasant. partly sunny skies. a high temperature of 64. comfortably cool on thursday. 57. and then friday we cool down into the low 50s with a chance for some showers, especially later in the day. chance for some showers, erika, next saturday. the timing right now favors the morning hours with a high around 60. next sunday it looks like we'll have a high temperature near 60 degrees, as well. with plenty of sunshine. but again, a big drop in temperatures tomorrow, and then we warm back up into the 70s for monday and tuesday. >> this is why i love our ten-day. now we get a longer look at the beautiful 60 and 70-degree temperatures. >> just a little chill

with a high of 53. >> we can handle it. thank you, ma'am. prom season is coming up, and some students in northern virginia are getting some beautiful dresses for free! this is the annual diva central dress give-away at the reston community center. high school and middle school students each get to choose a dress along with shoes, and accessories. and they all go home with that and a swag bag. several hundred dresses were donated so they could go home with those. i love this story. it was a sad day for maryland fans, as the terps suffer an early exit in the sweet 16. highlits, next.gh

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this is the xfinity sports desk. maryland senior walker doesn't have a lot to hate about this season. 32 wins and just two losses for the terps going into this afternoon's sweet 16 game against oregon. brenda freezes team, maryland in third seed, facing a dutch team that has never made it to the elite eight. we pick up the action now. first quarter, destiny slocum. going to

the terps. they take a one-point lead. the final minute of the second. it's the walks on the attack. nesscal a lead at the half. at yo turtle power in the third. maryland closes the gap to just three. e oregon offense just keeps rolling. bandel part of a 13-4 oregon run. they lead by 12 after three. strikes again. the freshman led everyone with 21 points. maryland falls in the sweet 167 77-63. >> i really don't want to take my uniform off. but unfortunately, i'm going have to. i mean, i just want to thank the university of maryland for all the doors open for me. like i said, my teammates, these teammates, past teammates.

wasn't maryland. anybody who has watched us play knows we're a completely different team than that. and it's sad today was just not our day. and sad it had to be in the tournament that we had a -- not our type of game. >> you can go down when you know you've left everything out there, and played to the best of your ability. but you know, uncharacteristic play tonight by us. obviously, oregon had a lot to do with that. but disappointed, obviously, in the finish. but it's not going to define our season. utah women have now won more games in a row than any college sports team in division 1 history. that's not just women sports or basketball. that's in all of sports. they beat ucla 86-71, taking home their 110th consecutive victory. huskies have not lost a game since november of 2014. college lacrosse, tenth ranked maryland taking on north carolina. great start for the terps.

six goals. red-hot. third quarter, matt randall makes it 11-3, earns his 200th career point. fifth player in terps history to reach the milestone. over a minute later, rambo does it again. maryland cruises 15-7, the final. the wizards clinch the playoff berth for the third time in four years with a win against brooklyn last night. they're in cleveland tonight to embark on a brutal run in their regular season. they play eight of their final ten games on the road. stellar play, brandon jennings against the nets, allowed field to get some rest last night. whiz cats take the court at 7:30 tonight. niklas backstrom, marcus joe hanson and the cavs have arrived. the last home game before they embark on an eight-night road trip. capitals hold on to the best record in the nhl. puck drops at

that i their inaugural game in less than two weeks in the verizon center. both arena league franchises owned by ted leonsis. a fresh start for some talented players. >> it's new, it's fresh. it's like a fresh start for a lot of guys. i think it's coming together so far. looking like it's going to be a good season ahead. as long as we prepare in the way we're supposed to prepare. >> football in the summer. most importantly, indoors, erika. get ready for it. valor season starts in 13 days, and it runs through august. >> right, chris miles. we look forward to it. thank you so much, sir. if you are like me and you have the windows open today, close 'em up for tomorrow. >> yes, it's chilly out tomorrow. it's going to be normal for this time of year, but when you get an 80-degree day and then a 59-degree day, well, you're noticing that 20-degree temperature drop. and erika, we're also going to have plenty of clouds around tomorrow. kind of more of a gray look.

>> right. >> but then look at the ten-day. we're back in the mid 70s on monday and tuesday. maybe some scattered showers around tomorrow night. maybe a shower around monday morning. but a better chance for rain later in the day on tuesday. and we still need the rain most of the area in a moderate drought. >> spring cleaning today. i don't want it to rain on my windows. now when can i do this? wednesday? >> all right. thank you, ma'am. that's the news for now. thanks for joining us. "nbc nightly news" is next. we'll see you again for news4 at 11:00. good night, everybody. and happy sunday.

night, breaking news. death on the strip. a deadly shooting and standoff on a bus in las vegas. tonight, late details on this unfolding story. what's next? after the stunning rejection of president trump's health care plan, who was behind the revolt and what it means for consumers now that obamamacare remains the law of the land. college dilemma. fewer applications to many u.s. colleges by international students. a climate of fear prompting some to stay home. northern exposure. training with u.s. forces in a harsh place that could become the battleground of a future war. inspiring america. he's training to become a