oo. my name is a new spotlight. that doesn't mean that workers are done protesting. a business morning on the floor of the house lawmakers are voting right now on a vote that could prevent a government shutdown. what republicans put off to get this done. there's a live view from the city camera. look at this, jefferson memorial sitting in sunshine today. temperatures way above average. challenging record highs on saturday. how warm will it get coming up in the forecast.

good morning, everybody. thank you for watching. we begin with the fight happening right now between metro and the biggest union. after metro sayings hundreds of workers fried calling out sick today. the system was still running smoothly this morning. the employees are calling for better working condition which is pay. there is a news conference about metro's sick leave policy. justin is live where this is happening in friendship heights. >> >> reporter: and that event starts in just a few minutes. told the union says they never back any kind of stakeout and any workers who did call out sick were following the three day sick policy now part of their union. policy is unsafe and unfair. and one of the many conditions they're not fighting against. >> looks to be a smooth friday morning rush at the carlton station. buses and training running early riders

sense of relief as transit workers opened up. call the concerns that workers would call out. >> possibility of metro workers not coming to work in the district, could be devastating. >> this week, metro awe nounsed it received more than 500 sick calls for today. all the agencies were denied. as a precaution. supervisors reportedly rolled out 12 hour shifts in case bus and train operators did not show. >> you support them in that you are fight. you still also as an every day commuter you need to rely on transportation. >> tense times as metro continues contract talks with transit union 689. largest union. legally they can't strike so a stake out became a concern. members rallied thursday at a hearing unhappy with proposed contract with the sick day policy, lack of raises and benefit

beginning to gather. you'll see them wearing surgical mask. symbol of issue they're taking with sick tolls enacted. this begins in a few minutes. workers speak and union speak about what is a hazard sick policy now in place. live in friendship heights. justin finch. news 4. >> thank you, justin. starting this weekend. v dot will shutdown two of the four southbound lanes just south of the mall. v dot tells news partners that the bridge has a hole in the deck that has to be repaired. the first phase of construction starts tomorrow night at nine and that will last through monday morning at six. next weekend it will be closed from friday night at ten through monday morning at six starting in about an hour. the 95 express lanes will be open to southbound drivers and we'll stay that way all weekend. the bridge carrying about 71,000 cars per day. we have all ofr

washington app. you can head there for more information about alternate routs on 95 and metro's contract dispute. it's free to download in the phone's app store. okay. summer in april. that may be the perfect way to describe the weekend forecast. today really nice. and then tomorrow, things get interesting. >> a little too warm, a little too early for my personal liking. outside today. bright sunshine. we're already in plus territory today. temperatures already warmer than average. that's the view from our tower looking out westbound. temperature going to start creeping up. had a couple of days without much of rain. 70 in winchester. planning out the rest of your fantastic friday. little taste of summertime. highs in the low 80s. average high is only 71. way

temperatures tomorrow. how hot your saturday is going to be coming up. maryland state police say a sailor is dead following a crash. police have identified him as jonathan griffin. killed on route 301. his car was the only one involved in the crash. he was 34 years old. horrifying, that is how an inmate's lawyer is describing his client's execution. put to death in arkansas. fourth arkansas death row inmate executed in just eight days. the state's lethal injection drug is about to expire. associated press reporter said williams was coughing and kohl vulsing and lurching for several minutes afterward. demanded an investigation. said they followed protocol and doctors say the drug does not

right now, lawmakers are voting on a measure to keep the government open for one week. while they work orthopedic surgeon a longer terms spending deal without the vote the government will shutdown at midnight. house members putting off a health care vote again to get it done. news 4 tracie potts has the store. >> reporter: a vote is expected late this morning. no later than mid-afternoon. to keep the government running. >> the time frames. we need to move. >> democrats promise to block it if republicans tried to rush through health reform. nbc learned thad will not happen this week. the white house watching from afar and the pentagon inspector general looks into why former national security adviser mike flynn did not disclose that he was take $45,000 to visit russia. >> if they think there's wrongdoing then they should look into that. >> congressional investigators release documents flynn was sworn to disclose payments from

white house is covering up for michael flynn. >> this as president trump news on north korea. >> there's a chance we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. absolutely. >> his secretary of state chair, the u.n. security council meeting on north korea today. he said the u.s. is open to direct talks. >> north korea has to decide they're ready to talk to tus about the right agenda. >> balancing foreign affairs and problems back home on day 99. tracie potts, nbc news. washington. >> today president trump will spend parking lot of the-- part his 99th day in office in atlanta. examination how this group helped out trump get into the white house. tomorrow is annual white house correspondence

the youngest host to have snag this job. one dig difference this year, president donald trump will not be there. in an interview with reuters he said it would be dishonest if he went since he's treated to unfairly in the media. instead, his campaign website says he'll hold a rally in harrisburg pennsylvania. picking a doctor can be pretty tough. what you need to know about online reviews in our area and the information that may be missing. plus scam alert. what happens when you pick on this offer that's popping upn o

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poen francis is in egypt right now for historic two day visit. this was his plane arriving earlier this morning before he traveled to meet with the country's president. the pope's visit comes less than three weeks after bombings at christian churching that killed 45 people in two egyptian cities. main reason for the trip is to try to strengthen relations with the sunni muslim center. we are learning more about the delawatrooper who was kille the line of duty. investigator still can't figure out why. started shooting when corporal steven ballard

then barricaded himself inside his family's home for hours. later killed by a swat team when he came out of a home shooting yesterday morning. corporal ballard was an eight year veteran of the force and leaves behind wife and young daughter. those who knew him from his sometime as a student say that he was a natural leader. he was part of a civil air patrol program before heading to delaware for college. his former mentor says he was a man who will be remembered for his commitment to others. >> he was a big lovable teddy beer, i guess you could say. big heart. always there to help people. he will be missed by everyone here. >> a memorial set up outside the store where he was shot. 13th officer to be shot and killed this year across the united states.

morning to be on alert as you fill up your gas tank. reports that a scammer was attached to a pump at the exxon station at center marketplace in centerville. most people don't notice these devices, but they will steal your credit card information. found by fcounty police. head up about a facebook ad scam. offering free $50 coupon to celebrate mother's day. so are other offers. this is what we know. to get the coupon, users click on the ad in facebook, then it takes you to a page that looks like you're on the retailers website. asks you to take a short survey. this is where we learned it's a fishing scam intended to steal your personal information. no coupon at the end of this. reached out to say they are aware of the

names and warn customers to only use coupons on their actual website. >> with all the uncertainties surrounding health these days you may find yourself looking for a new doctor. how do you choose and can you trust online doctor reviews. news four looks at the results of consumer sftudy of the site. >> hasn't had a medical checkup since he left his last doctor two years ago. he's been carefully checking out possible internists on two doctor review websites for months, but says so far he hasn't been persuaded. >> when you go on one of these sites you don't get enough information to make a really good decision about a doctor. >> the problem according to a new study a leading medical journal is that websites like health grade, rate mds, vitals and yelp often have too few patient reviews to be meaningful.

only has one review and many had fewer than seven. we don't think that's enough feed back for such an important decision. >> you will probably have to dig further for sensitive background information that could be critical to your choice. >> won't find information on malpractice claims sanctions. for those you'll need to dig through state medical board record. they may not be easy to navigate. >> get a more thorough picture of a doctor, make the effort to check state million board records. you'll get a link to the agency if there's been action against the doctor. research with the hospital with which the doctor is affiliated. consumer report hospital ratings are a good resource for this. unhappy with the online reviews he saw. jc is relies on old fashioned word of mouth and will try his wife's

>> docinfo.org is the website to check. calling for rules to require doctors to inform patients if for instance they are on probation. all right. so this is the cover of cancer today. look at that gorgeous face and smile on it. former news anchor turned cancer survivor. she joins us now with more on her fierce battle with lieu keu and how fitness helped her in her fight. this is special for us because we used to work in austin together. >> it is great to see you. >> i got emotional to see you again. >> great to see you're doing so well. >> it is a tough road. there are rough days and really rough spots for me and everyone. was you know when i was in austin our throughout my 20 year career on tv, i was the health and wellness reporter as well. ho

then the irony on all irony, i become the story. i felt like i had to answer the viewers and get answers from doctor. i thought i checked everything to prevent it. >> i remember your picture postings of kale chips. tell me, when this is now affecting you personally, where -- the healthy eating we always knew. where does the fitness component come in. >> i brought the shirt and the logo. the doctor said you're going to need to put your armor on. your going to be separated from my then one-year-old son for a year. you may not always be able to prevent in life, but you can prepare. don't be upset with yourself. you showed up prepare. the more fit you are, the more aggressive we can fit you. other patients we have to tiptoe around illness. obesity, high blood pressure. that's our biggest challenge besides finding a c

can't treat people with the dose they need to survive. we could boost numbers and help more people survive if they're fit. i said, well, i get to armor up and people said what can we send you. i said send me fitness gear so i can get fit and be my own hero and be my best version of myself and meet doctors halfway. >> this is your nonprofit. >> it's called armor up. >> did you do anything different from what you were already -- from what was normal for lori? did you do anything different as far as your eating, exercise, did you just simply ramp everything up. >> i ramped everything up. i call it the trifecta. you need to show up fete. stay fit. and recover and be fit. my sister for the bone marrow transplant i needed, they tested her fitness level. if she wasn't fit enough, she wasn't going bee

life. if you were diagnosed how big a dose would you get. if you have a child waiting at home, wouldn't you want too be until the best shape and be the best version of yourself. >> tell me about this. we have partnered with u.s. fitness to help patients at gw hospital and anyone else who wants to apply. 29 fitness locations you can go into any u.s. fitness, one life. and drop off new orientally used fitness gear and we're going to outfit cancer patients all over. our first one is the kickoff tomorrow. outside. and so get your groove on. get your sweat on, armor up will have swag bags from whole foods, a lot of great reasons to come out. >> let's keep talking on this on social. >> one day will set you four days back in muscle strength. >> great to have you with. . stay with us. back to work. back to the capital for planning to do after a game one lose. we're going to take a look at some of the

and blue skies heading to the weekend. that's always a nice thing. chuck joins office the break

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this series could really be all about revenge. if the caps can get past it. news 4, karl maloney at the verizon center. >> reporter: a playoff game decided bay single goal. no surprise. that's all they know this post season. losing the first one at home to the chosen one. that's the nickname for the penguins sidney crosby. that's tough to take. finds the net not once, but twice. two goals to find the section period. not to be outdone. third period. crossing paths. evens the game at two, but nick breaks free in the third period and beets for the game winner. cats lose the first game of the series 3-2. >> we can't play like

they're experienced and a lot of talent. every mistake, they're going use it. >> you cannot lose the first two games at home and expect to win a series. caps know they cannot give another one to the chosen one again. news 4 sports. >> watch news tomorrow at 7:00 for a special warmup before the caps game. anchor the news 4 power play. we're going to have news and sports before the game at eight. karl maloney will be back inside the verizon center. all that starts right here saturday night on nbc 4. >> all right. looks like tomorrow is a good thing they're going be inside. you won't be able to play hockey outside tomorrow. that will be called water polo. >> temperatures near records in all likelihood in all three local airports tomorrow. be ready for a real hint of summertime around here.

up. last three days of april and april is going to go down as the warmest april on record in washington. weather records go back to 1870. warmest april in 140 plus years. not even by a little bit. we're talking about more than a degree and a half warmer than the old record. that is a crushing blow to the climate. outside, on your friday, yes, indeed, plenty of sunshine out there now. very light breeze out of the northeast. 77 degrees now in reagan national. spend most of the afternoon hours with temperatures up in the low, 80s across the area and pure sunshine start to finish. highs today. arlington, washington, 83. 79 in winchester. just a great day to be outside and perfect weather for baseball tonight as well. southwesterly below is going to bring much much much warmer air in for the weekend. now as far as rain chances go over the weekend, may be a quick chance of a shower. this is mgh

midnight to about 3 or 4 in the morning. could have a quick little shower or two. then during the day tomorrow, mostly dry around here and very, very warm indeed. forecast there you go for the weekend. hot as a barbecue outside. around 90 degrees tomorrow and 80 against on sunday. full ten-day forecast and baseball weather coming up. >> thank you chuck. this weekend. a jomajor rally. look at what protesters are going to hear and the famous faces joining the cause. it's a student scandal that has a lot of parents on edge. students drinking something laced. how schls and police are now oo

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become the first sitting president in decades to address the national rifle association. its annual convention is happening right now. nbc jay gray reports from atlanta. >> reporter: the national rifle association annual convention underwra in plant expected to draw more than 80,000 attendees along with thousands of protesters. with the largest expected here later today. president trump, speaking this afternoon. and he travels to atlanta as tensions between the u.s. and north korea continu

something he talked about during his interview yesterday with ri riders. >> there's a chance we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. absolutely. >> now president trump not expected to bring up north korea during his speech here. he spoke to the convention last year and returned as the first sitting president to address the nra since 1983. that's the latest right now from atlanta. i'm jay gray, nbc news. >> switching gears. united airlines has reached a settlement with the passenger dragged off a flight earlier this month. details of doctor dao's settlement are confidential. his attorney calls it amicable. the deal was announced after united unveiled changes to company policies. the airline quote doing the right thing. meanwhile

changes overbooked flight. planning to roll out a new system next month. the last thing southwest ever wants to do is fly last year is bumped 15,000 passengers from flights more than any other u.s. airline. covering northern virginia this morning where there's a growing investigation concerning young students sharing drinks at school, possibly laced with xanax. megan is at river bend middle school where this happened. >> reporter: what is in your medicine cabinet and do your children have easy access to your prescription? those were among the questions last night during a meeting with the parents allowed. meetings with have time tohad t months. took on a new focus following allegations that several students shared a drink that was

laced with xanax. now 100 or more parents attended last night's meeting. a very frank discussion about the issue. one mother told us she will be taking a closer look at the prescriptions that she has in her house. >> i was not worried because i thought to myself, a lot of the stuff i have in my medicine cabinet. so i was saying to myself, wow, i need to be a little careful. i have a lot of teenagers that come to my house. i don't know what they would do, but now this is happening in middle cool very young age. i need to be a little bit more alert. >> substance abuse experts advise parents to keep a close eye on their children's behavior, drowsiness. impaired coordination and slurred speech can be trouble signs. also something to keep in mind, tomorrow is national take back day. return unwanted or unused prescriptions at locations all across the dmv. folks there will

of them. in serylinsterling, news 4. this weekend's hot whether will add fire to the protest at the national mall. people's climate march tomorrow. former vice president al gore and leonardo dicaprio are expected to among them. aimed at trump administration policies than last weekend's march for science and earth day rally. hundreds of smaller rallies planned across the city. >> broccoli city is a festival centered around music and healthy living. here to talk about this year's festival are marcus allen and darrell. guys, great to have you with. >> good morning. let's start first, give me the big picture here. broccoli city. what is it. explain it to me. >> sure.

really setting trends for healthy living and making it cool to think about the environment with healthy situations and be able to do that and have a good time. >> who is the target audience here. who do you want to be out here this weekend. >> urban millennials. races from all over the country, all coming here next week and over the past -- over the next week. >> this is also, there's a strong component here of healthy eating. so how do you incorporate that and how do you get others to get on board with that to maybe change some habits and develop some new ones. >> giving folks one opportunity to eat healthy and present and make something that really accessible. not something that's so far reaching. be able to make healthy meals. eat healthy meals. normally this is like what we're eating, right. >> we

a lot of organic chefs will be there making see begvegan meals bring that together. >> this mind set that healthy is expensive or you know why if i can get something fast for a buck. so tell me about broccoli city and really making this much more than just washington, d.c. and this really spreading outward. >> sure. i mean, we've been working to really develop partnership all over the country and really spread this message. for us, it's about a balanced lifestyle. we found it. urban millennials. they feel more opt to do what's right if there's options for them. if you tell them what to do, they kind of resist against it. broccoli city is about balanced lifestyle and not telling you, hey, don't eat bad, but always have the mind set to think about eating good first. >>

coming down. tell me when we physically see this. >> the festival started may 6. this is our fifth year of the festival. we've expanded it. calling it broccoli city week. we have a conference meeting up to the festival. citying that inclusive of that sustainable, looking how to technology playing a role in that. how people are eating healthy. we have a really incredible lineup. thursday night we have an event called bc all night up in ivy city. it's just a free event that everybody is invited to come to. be at the park. food. beats by dre. there lub music and art gallery. we're working with social club on having events there. and then on friday we'll be having broccoli city conference at the kellogg center. amazing speakers from heads of beats by dre ob

global marketing, representative evans from philadelphia who has been a champion on healthy eating will be there. >> that's a great event. have to cut you guys there. it's our time. marcus and allen, we really appreciate you being here with us and wish your much success during broccoli city. stay with us. we will be right back.

if for some reason people like to see things fall to the ground and smash to pieces. it's a tradition at one of the institutions finer institutions of higher learner, mit. marks the last day students can drop a class.

fun way to ease the stress of very serious economics. also rushing to grab a piece of the piano. >> put that $50,000 to good use. speaking of hot, this weekend, we just went right full throttle to summer. >> it's like texas. >> absolutely right. >> 90 degrees in april. nobody wants that around here. going to be challenging record highs tomorrow. we already have a an the books warmest april on record here. it's not even close. old record april of 1981, our average temperature for that month was 62.1 degrees. we're already in first place. this april now average temperature for the month is already more than a degree above the record. and with today, tomorrow and sunday figured in, we're

warmer than the old record. keep in mind, as of now the top warmest aprils were all within 1.5 degrees. we're going to be 1.5 above second place. that is way, way above. forecast for tomorrow, 92 in washington. the record at national is at 91. dallas's record is 87. bwi record. may not make it all the way to the record there. no matter how you slice it. it's going to be hot around here tomorrow. right now temperatures mid to upper 70s. headed to the 80s today. perfect weather for the boys of summer: baseball tonight. mets are in town. about 80 degrees at first pitch. mid 70s for the remainder of the game. going to the game tomorrow at 1:30 in the afternoon. going to be a sizzler. highs again should be around 90 degrees at game time tomorrow. 1:00 game on sunday as well. won't be quite as hot there. you will need a cold beverage in

have a good weekend and good luck to the mets. ten day coming up. good manners. they are important even for your pets. the key is to teach them the

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people lease lives. we want to take them places. bad behavior can prevent that from happening. improving your dog's bad manners. >> barking, biting, chewing common complaints by dog owners. director of behavior and training from the main rescue alliance here to help us improve manners. my guy is 11. i think he could use a little recap. manners for sure. talk about what is the biggest complaint from people about dogs and their man exercises the things they really want to fix for the roetroactively. >> one thing we get a lot is the dog is jumping up on people. and a lot of times that is just a social greeting from the dog. they like the lick faces. and since people stand up straight, they have to jump in order to do that. so it's a really actually good thing that your dog likes people, but what we can do to help that is just to make sure

they do it. so, but that's one thing that we get a lot and then another thing is loose leash walking, they like to pull on the leash. so those are probably the biggest two things. >> i'm very remiss here in not introducing max well. he is just adorable. tell me a little bit about him. >> max was taken in the area control officer in our organization and when he came in he was uncomfortable with some things we did at the shelter like handling him so i took him home and i worked with him for about three weeks. and got him much more comfortable with those sorts of things and introduced him to things he needed to be comfortable around like churn. a lot of movement. people walking on the street. other dogs. he's doing really well now so he's available for adoption. >> i just love his ears. he's so cute. li

>> what are some basics that people need to know when they're getting a puppy and when they're training. you have the reward only when good. you can reward bad behavior doing something negative like jumping. >> that's right. when we have training challenges, what we want to do is figure out what we can reward. we teach the dog what we want them to do. we make sure they're successful. we make sure we we ward them as quickly as possible. then we make it much harder to do the behaviors we don't want them to do. if you jump, something is going to walk away or you're going get a timeout. if you sit, oh, my goodness. what a good dog. you're going to get a treat and the person is going to greet you. >>. they start to understand. >> most of the questions about barking. one was about excessive barking and o

i've never heard of the on demand barking. people do that if they here at the door. >> it's actually called demand barking. i like on demand though. it's basically the jog barking when they want something. they want attention, they want their food. they want to go out the door. what you need to do is teach them that's not what is going to get them what they want. that's going get them -- again, that's going get them the timeout. that's going get you walking out of the room. if they're quiet and they sit, old neighbors in a different state that would go yip yip yip and i thought something had to be done. employees out there. so just for your dog so they don't eat all their food out of a bowl.

day. giving them as many sorts of outlets to go sniff new things. see new things. hear new sites and sounds. that's all stuff that's really going help them. bark less. and a lot of times it's just because you know, dogs are used to forging for eight hours a day and we leave them at home for eight hours a day. so you need more. >> talk about the jumping thing. my dog does that when people come and. wouldn't just turn your back. because it's not clear enough to the dog. >> okay. >> what about if we want to teach our dog basic manners. what's the best way to do that. where committee with learn to do that. there a lot of good training schools. you would want to

the basic life skills he needs to do well in the home. >> i'm sure you're do very well in whatever home you end up. very nice to have you here. nbc 4 proud to clear the shelters every year. this year's event will be august 19. we have resources on the nbc washington app. max and his sweet little face and hilarious little ears available right now through the h humane rescue. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome. remember this name, jonathan allen. he's the red skins brand new defensive line man and he's from around here. allen played for alabama and he was expected to go in the top ten of the nfl draft. the skins got him at number 17 last night. allen went to stone bridge high school. quarterback curt cousins tweeted at him after he was drafted saying welcome back home. this afternoon is a very special episode oaf the ellen degeneres house is. marking 20

publicly came out back on her sitcom ellen. opening up about the struggle to make the episode long before other episodes had gay main characters. >> this was before facebook. if you wanted to announce something. it was the only way. you had to get sitcom. which is why i thought it was important to celebrate the anniversary. to remember what it was like back then and remember how far we have come. >> oprah winfrey and actress laura will join ellen. ellen appeared on the show after coming out and deern played the character ellen came out to. if you remember that episode. tune in our set the d vr for 3:00. after the break, we're going to introduce you to one of our areas super kids. his knowledge of science is going to blow your mind. if you haven't heard, starting monday, news 4

free. ditching the so-called healthy foods that are really packed with sugar and sharing our experiences on social media and you can join the pledge. just use the hashtag sure free and nbc 4 d.c. to join in. watch for reports on the impact of sugar in your indict. that's all

do you know any kids who are

smarts or talents. over the next few weeks, telling you about super special kids. one local prodigy is often kaul called the next einstein. he's even taught jimmy fallen a thing or two about science. >> please welcome, 7-year-old genius. >> reporter: just seven years old and already schooling celebrities on science. >> what a gentleman. >> watch this. >> his parents realized early on their son had a gift for learning. >> so they made it a point to home-school him. that includes field trips to places like nasa. >> we've been learning right along with him and trying to stay a step or two ahead. it's possible and can be done. >> what is your favorite subject. >> organic

>> you can mess with the chemicals. >> what does a kid genius want to do when he grows up. >> i want to make a star when i'm 19 and put it in the galaxy. >> star or no star. this kid already is one. news 4. >> we're going to be telling you about local super kids each friday through the month of may. we know there are more of them out there. we want to hear from you. leave us a message on facebook, twitter, instagram with stories. and be sure to use the hashtag nbc 4 d.c. let's get back to chuck with a final check of this weekend weather. it's the weekend nonetheless. be happy about that. >> absolutely right. perfect weather for getting outside and enjoying it. just don't forget to stay hydrated. temperatures for the first time this year like the new eclipse, the 90 degree mark on your saturday. could be a stray shower late tonight. probably after midnight. before the sun is

no more than an isolated sprinkle or shower chance. best chance for everyone to get much needed rainfall. still on moderate drought around here. comes up late monday and monday night. more typical early may weather. may showers and nice cooler stretch of weather coming up late next week. perhaps lingering into next weekend. be ready for 90s tomorrow. >> all right. thank you, chuck. >> before we go, we want to show you this video just now coming in to our newsroom from sister station. happening in baltimore. police searching for escapee. escaped from the hospital center. he was being transported to that hospital by the sheriff's office there. when he escaped custody and flooded into a wooden area. you can see a picture of watson. we've got that for you on the nbc washington app. again, this all taking place. happening just right

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