temperature wise, we're in the 80s right now, but say hello to the 90s tomorrow, record high temperatures. plus a live picture of the national mall as thousands get ready to flood the city for another weekend rally. first at 4:00, an escape prisoner on the run and the search is intensifying. i'm leon harris filling in for chris lawrence. >> i'm pat lawson muse. the frantic search has been going on for six hours, in and around the jessop, maryland area. the suspect is a 28-year-old, who was serving time for attempted murder. he escaped from custody while be transferred to a state mental facility. we're starting to learn more about the suspect and just how he got away. chris gordon has been on the scene all day and joins us live outside the hospital center. chris, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, leon and pat, police say that he

this parking lot this morning. they don't know if the escape was planned or impromptu, but they believe he should be considered dangerous. they have been looking with search teams. they have been out looking for him all day. armed police follow k-9 units, through the wednesday and along railroad tracks. a helicopter flies overhead, looking for 28-year-old david m. watson, the prisoner who escaped this morning. watson is serving time for attempted murder in delaware. watson faces charges of attempting to murder police officers. he was being transported here to clifton t. perkins hospital for evaluation. two detention officers were in the white van when watson escaped at 9:40 this morning. >> a guard opened the door after the van stopped in the parking lot, and watsoho

only occupant, pushed the guard to the ground and ran into the woods. we did find handcuffs and a waist chain on the scene. >> reporter: police with guns drawn, searched a truck, looking for the escapee. at this asphalt plant nearby, a supervisor tells me they spotted a white van. >> when way was he heading? >> reporter: police say watson was wearing all white, sweat pants and a thermal shirt, which searchers have recovered. they don't think he has a weapon. there are a lot of industrial parks in the area. some of the businesses have been searched. >> we got a phone call from howard county police department that there was an escaped prisoner. that's what -- so the helicopter's been flying around ever since. >> have you seen anyone? >> haven't seen a soul. >> reporter: now,s

from our live picture from chopper 4, the search continues, two helicopters have been up. ahead at 5:00, how police are going to change their plans once night falls here in howard county. that's the latest from clifton t. perkins hospital. back to you. >> thanks, chris. if you are a current or former d.c. government worker, you want to check your pay stubs. >> district officials tell news4 they failed to withhold social security and medicare taxes for hundreds of employees. >> mark segraves reports this problem goes back at least ten years. >> it's one of the many line items on your pay stub, the taxes withheld for social security and medicare,s it as much as 8% of your pay. a recent audit found an error in the retirement system, c

that line to be omitted on some d.c. employees' paychecks. the director of the d.c. department of human resources tells us the problem dates back as long as ten years and spans all d.c. agencies and has impacted hundreds of current, former, and retired d.c. government workers. >> i am so sorry about it, because i can imagine what kind of a blow this would be to someone, especially someone who is living from paycheck to paycheck. what i would say to them is, this is the right thing to do, because what we're doing is looking out for their financial interest long-term and that's retirement. it would be a bigger blow to get to retirement age and find out it's not there. >> reporter: mayor bowser has authorized the hiring of an outside accounting firm to audit the system and sdrm the scope of the problem. it would

be provided free tax assistance. in the district, mark segraves, news4. here's at look at your other top stories. a government shutdown has been avoided, at least for another week. congress passed a short-term spending bill earlier today. next week, talks will continue to try to pass a longer term spending bill. the house will also continue its effort to revive a new gop health care bill. just a little while ago, president trump finished speaking at the nra's meeting. the first sitting president to speak there since ronald reagan. was president trump was an outspoken supporter of gun rights during the campaign. metro is running smoothly despite a mass sick-out by employees. all of this as union employees try to reach a new contract with the metro board. former president jerge h.w. bush is back home today. he was treated for

it's going to be a busy weekend on the national mall. thousands are expected for the people's climate march, that's tomorrow. marchers will be heading from the capitol to the white house, starting at 11:00 a.m., all of this on the heels of last week's march for science. organizers tried to combine the two efforts, but the science group wanted to have a less political message. sir richard branson will take part in tomorrow's march. he told "the washington post" that the world is moving towards clean energy, with the u.s. or without it. >> china has got a clean energy revolution going on. millions of jobs are being created in the clean energy. europe's got a clean energy revolution. >> the climate march is also trying to bring in more progressive movements in the workplace and those who want a $15 minimum wage. if you want to get to that ma

doug kammerer is here. doug, "how to get away with murder" will -- how hot will it? >> record heat. the record for tomorrow is 91. for going tofor a high of 92. richard branson was just in the hallway, i missed him! out there today, sunshine. i told you we'd see a fantastic friday. just a beautiful afternoon. live camera as you look toward silver spring, looking really guild. the numbers in our region, 82 in hagerstown, 83, washington. 84, richmond. new york at 83. the heat's moving in tomorrow. great evening tonight. record-high temperatures tomorrow. still a tough forecast for sunday, but still a nice day. and a big storm next week. i'll break it down for you in just about ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. this is a great day to welcom t

news4 family, a face that's not unfamiliar to many of you. leon harris, welcome. >> well, thank you. this has been a very, very pleasant day for me so far. i've been wanting to sit next to you for a while. >> is that right? >> so this say dream come true. >> and you're going to start tomorrow. >> doing the weekends with erika gonzalez, but 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, you'll hear a lot about this, we'll be doing a caps power play special tomorrow. >> all righty, leon. first at 4:00, the debate over your rights as an airline passenger is about to take center stage after several controversies caught on camera. and michelle obama opening up, what we're hearing for the first time about her family's time in the white house. and a mother arrested for

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just like her former husband -- just like her husband, former first lady attended a gathering of architects. she speaid her time at 1600 pennsylvania avenue was the longest she'd ever lived in one place. she said her daughters liked listening to protesters and fo t

she said barack obama once dreamed about becoming an architect. >> the first lady said she wanted to cry, but she said she held back the tears so people wouldn't think she was crying over the new president. and she repeated, she's not running for public office. she said it's hard on the family. national theater ushers in a new musical generation. two exciting events at the kennedy center. >> and you are being watched a a sci-fi thriller. wtop entertainment editor jason fraley joins us now. should we be making a beeline for the circle? what do you think? >> hey, guys, nice seeing a familiar face on channel 4, mr. leon harris. awesome. i would say maybe check it out, because there's some timely themes,

expectations if you were a fan of the book by david eggers. it starts emma watson as a young woman who goes to work for the largest social media company in the world called the circle. and that company is run by a steve jobs figure played by tom hanks, who seems likeable and charismatic on the outside, but is a little manipulative with a hidden agenda going on. it's very timely themes and fascinating in that regard. regarding transparency versus privacy and how much we're willing to give up. and emma watson's character realizes, she might be sacrificing a lot of her own privacy and the privacy of the entire world. as it goes on, it poses questions that it doesn't really answer. it changes the ending, where the book had a cynical ending, this one has the happy hollywood ending that tries to have it both ways in the end. i

it captures the zeitgeist, but isn't sure about what it wants to say about it. >> what about the entertainment legend and a music car as well at the kennedy center? >> tonight, country star leeann crim rhymes will be performing all her hits. and tomorrow, rita moreno, she'll be participating in the very first profiles in creativity. it's a series of q & a conversations that they'll have with david rubin stein. previous honorees will sit down worry a one-on-one chat. we talked with her ahead of time, whether she had any words of peace for the sharks and the jets. she said, no, get off my turf. >> she still looks great. >> she does. it's good to see her after not seeing her for ahi

there's a tragic comedy and you got to talk to the lead actor in that. >> yes. this one dominated the tonys the year beforehand, winning best musical, and we talked with actress kate shindel and she gave us a preview what it's about. >> alison lektel is a real person who wrote a real book and her family operated a funeral home in a small town in pennsylvania in the '70s. the show is about her writing that book. >> with three generations on stage, we you as an adult, a teen in college, and as a kid, growing up, dealing with her dad. so there's a lot of layers. also hilarious. i was surprised how much i laughed. >> yeah, it's a surprisingly funny show, and it's also a musical that doesn't necessarily sound like every other musical. i think it's a show for people

aren't sure they love musicals, because it's more contemporary. and ultimately, in jason here is any guide, you're going to like it. >> so lots of good entertainment options this weekend. and billy crystal at national harbor. >> lots of big names. and interesting stuff. thank you, jason. and a beautiful afternoon to kick off the weekend. >> but this weekend could be one for the record books. doug, 15 years ago tonight, we were talking about something much, much different. >> yeah, 15 years ago, in 2002, the la plata tornado, this was one of the only, we've only had a couple of them, ef-4 tornadoes that have come through parts of our region. this went right through downtown la plata, winds over 200 miles per hour. five people did die that night and about a hundred people

$100 million worth of damage. that tornado, definitely one that goes down in history. that will always be remembered right there in la plata, an ef-4. today, beautiful conditions, plenty of sunshine. winds out of the south at 13 miles per hour. we got plenty of sunshine right now. we'll continue to see the temperatures. take a look at the numbers here. we have 83 degrees out there in d.c. 82 in gaithersburg. 84 in frederick. 86 in fredericksburg. the next couple days, this is what we'll be looking at, as we move toward the evening hours. there's no rain out there tonight, but could be showers later this evening. we're watching a frontal boundary back to the west, producing some showers toward kentucky that may come through later this evening, but we're not expecting a lot tonight. if you're going to dinner, no problem

the numbers on the east side of the country, 86 in raleigh. you see the heat building there. back to the west, much colder, but we'll stay on the warm side of this. we'll get so warm tomorrow, we could set a record high temperature. tonight, 11:00, we're dry around the i-95 corridor. heading to the wizards game, actually that's in atlanta. anyway, we have the storms moving through. and kinda dying off. if you're out late, we could see some of those. don't be surprised by showers overnight. tomorrow the sunshine comes in, and we get hot. high of 82 -- no. 92 degrees. hot and humid. a few afternoon thunderstorms during the day. most of those towards the north. but even ruined the d.c. metro area, we could have a chance for a stray shower. for the nats game, no storms here,

take the sunscreen. 90 at 2:00. 92 at 4:00. so extreme heat as the mets are in town over the next couple days. so watch out tomorrow. 92 on your saturday, 83 degrees coming up on your sunday. sunday, still a tough forecast. some areas to the south could be near 90, up to the north we may stay in the 70s. a tough forecast but still a very nice day. chance of storms late monday. highs still in the 80s. 70s mid week and a big storm thursday and friday. right now, we could see a lot of rain late income week, but all in all, looking pretty good there. not bad at all for the next few days. 92 is okay. and being wiwelcome, man. i always wanted to sit by her too. >> such gentlemen, thank you. you both have good taste. thank you,

facebook stepped up the fight against fake news. the changes you'll see on your timeline and how you can stop the spread of misinformation. >> plus a giant in the fashion industry, the victim of a shocking crime. the interview that

facebook is fighting fake news with a big crackdown. the social media giant is pulling the plug on tens of thousands of accounts. according to a new company report, the bogus profiles are created on facebook and can be used by governments, most of the fake profiles are not run by social bots, but by people. and the report says governments can use the accounts to manipulate political opinion. the goal may not be to promote one candidate or cause but to fuel tension and create chaos. the biggest fund-raiser of the year for the mt. vernon community school is set for tomorrow. organizers are setting up at the mt. vernon community center and there are thousands of items all available. funds raised by this benefit -- by this will benefit the school in many

>> it funds field trips, classroom enrichment, clubs for kids who can't afford them. we really pride ourselves at mt. vernon community school of being a real community school and we make sure every student can participate in every activity regardless of their ability to pay. >> early birds start at 7:00 a.m., final sales are at 1:00, and there are admittance fees. disturbing allegations, a woman arrested for shoplifting and now plolice are looking

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n and now at 4:30, a mother arrested for shoplifting and now police are looking into whether she used her toddler son to help with a separate crime. i'm leon harris in for chris lawrence. >> i'm pat lawson muse. jim has the details. >> we have a search warrant that talks about a troubling case. charges are pending and police arrested the same suspect for a different cri j

26-year-old zondra smith was arrested for trying to steal from the apple store at tyson's corner center on wednesday. security found her allegedly putting items inside her purse, but the details of that february crime are even more disturbing. it happened at the true religion store. police believe it involved two young children, a baby and a toddler. our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is reviewing surveillance video that appears to show a woman stuffing clothing in her baby's stroller, and apparently handing the clothes to her toddler, who then tests the store's sensors by walking by them repeatedly. smith has not been charged for the crime. david culver will share that video at 5:00. you've got to see this to believe it, folks. that's in our next hour. and in case you haven't noticed, this is kind of a big day here at nbc4. welcome aboard leon ha

we're stoked to have on you on the team. >> thanks, buddy, appreciate that. it's going to be a very different white house correspondents dinner this year. usually the president headlines the event and takes jabs at the media, but president trump has decided to not attend this year. he said he's treated so unfairly by the media, he's going to stay away. and the president will be holding a rally in harrisburg, pennsylvania, during the event. the event is happening tomorrow night at the washington hilton. another big march through the streets of d.c. and major roadwork in northern virginia, just a few things that may cause delays as you travel around town this weekend. >> i'm melissa with a look at your first 4 traffic. the climate march on saturday, we have rolling closures from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

street between independence and pennsylvania avenue. traveling westbound on pennsylvania avenue from 3rd street. we have the full list on the nbc washington app. something else happening this weekend. reston park way lane closures at dulles toll road. friday at 10:00 p.m. and then until sunday at 9:00 a.m. saturday at 8:00 p.m., to monday at 3:00 a.m., two northbound lanes will be closed. also, we have repairs on 95 this weekend. the neabsco creek bridge, the first phase of construction, two southbound lanes gog close south of potomac mills mall. they'll open the express lanes southbound starting on friday afternoon and running all through the weekend. have a great weekend. see you monday morning for news4 today. >> thanks,

the climate march will have record heat in the forecast. 92 degrees forecast. the evening planner right now, beautiful sunshine, more comfortable out there today than yesterday. curveball at 83. we'll know humid, but mainly dry through the early evening hours. by 9:00, we're in the mid 70s. once we work our way to midnight and after midnight, can't rule out scattered showers, maybe an isolated thunderstorm. if you're planning on having dinner outside tonight, firing up the grill, it's looking really nice. feeling more like summer but still pretty nice. tomorrow night, i think it's going to be a little bit too hot and humid, too uncomfortable to dine outdoors, but on sunday, cooler air moving in, slightly cooler. and it's going to be definitely dry for your sunday night. so again, a nice evening to dine outside. coming up, my full forecast, i'm going to be breaking down your saturday hour by hour. letting you know what you can expect and also

outlook in any thunderstorms tomorrow. >> thanks, amelia. >> it's been nearly 20 years since the broughtal murdutal mu versace. >> he was shot in july of 1997. investigators thought it was an sleighted incidents, but then connected it to a series of other murders. >> i got goose bumps because now this is bigger than just gianni versace getting murdered. >> "dateline's" keith morrison joins us live and spoke exclusively with versace's partner. what about this story piques your interest? >> it's such a strange story. it was a long and misunderstood trip that the killer took across the country and committed five murders. a so-called spree killer. as opposed to

until this case came along. but the way the murders were committed puzzled people for so long, and the way the victims were chosen. and this program is about getting the to bottom of that, but it's just such a -- it's fascinating, really. that's all i can say about it. >> keith, what did we learn from versace's partner about his life in south beach and about the events of that day? >> well, antonio was with him 24/7 for several years, knew him probably better than anybody else and knew how much he loved south beach. talked about when he first got to south beach, it was love at first sight. he just thought this was the most amazing, wonderful place he'd ever seen in all of its garishness, but it kind of matched some of the clothes he was designing at the time. antonio took us through the process of reimagining that old

mansion that they had. but also said that versace was fearless, that he did not worry about crowds, that he would wade right into the crowds and say hello to people and love the attention and never feared for his own safety. and now, of course, antonio regrets that deeply. he had a lot of things to say. >> we can't wait to hear them. >> yeah. thanks, keith. you can watch keith's exclusive interview tonight on "dateline" at 9:00 p.m. right here on nbc4. a restaurant rollout, helping you decide which foods are healthier could be put on the back burner once again. and this gorgeous weather is back just in time to get you off the treadmill and send you outside. we posted our top ten places to hike in the dmv on the nbc washington facebook page.

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shutdown averted, with just hours to go, lawmakers on capitol hill pass a plan that will keep the government funded and open at least for another week. and that brings us now to day 99 of the trump administration. >> nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker joins us now. they've been touting a list of successes, but what should we expect to see in the second hundred days? >> thanks for having me. there have been some successes and some failures. the president touting the fact that he got neil gorsuch on the supreme court. he's reversed a number of obama-era policies, but he's also had some failures, of course over health care, being the biggest one. i think you're going to see a new strategy, particularly as it relates to getting big pieces of legislatioas

congress. based on my conversations at the white house and with washington insiders, i think you're going to see the president really try to take the lead more when it comes to getting big pieces of legislation passed. and you'll see that on display with the push for tax reform. the president will be in pennsylvania tomorrow, talking about his tax plan, selling it himself. i also think you're going to see a big push to try to get outside groups on board. something they didn't really do during the push for health care reform. and finally, i think you're going to see a bigger effort to try to identify and build coalitions in congress. remember, during health care, the white house called for a vote but they didn't have the votes. so i'm told they're going to make sure that doesn't happen again. it's a moment of reflection as this president begins this next chapter. pat, leon? >> thanks so much. and kristen and the rest of the nbc news team will have more for us throughout the evening. keep it here for "nbc nightly news" with lester holt at

you've seen the commercial addressing the debate over airbnb rentals in the district. the news4 team took a closer look. >> and jim handly has a closer look at what's coming up at 5:00. >> neighbors from that part of d.c. reached out to us. they had a big question about that ad. so we went looking for answers. wait until you see what they found. also new at 5:00 tonight, it's a big weekend here in town. the white house correspondents dinner. we'll be talking to emily steele, a columnist for "the washington post" about what you can expect this weekend and not expect. we'll show you how a nearly 100-year-old tradition in one montgomery county community comes to life every spring. those stories and a good deal more and doug's got your forecast too. leon, i'm counting up on my twitter page. we've gotten 31 likes so far. so spread the word. leon has arrived. >>

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caps' fans, probably a little cranky today after a tough loss last night against the penguins. the hated penguins. >> the loss made even worse because nemesis sidney crosby scored two goals. it's only one game. tomorrow's another gday, and th caps play game two tomorrow night at the verizon center. >> just like gone with the wind, tomorrow's another day. we're working for you every step of the twa in the caps quest for the cup. join me and erika gonzalez for an hour-long special we're calling the news4 power play. and at 8:00, caps take on the penguins right here on nbc4. >> gotta be hot. >> hot how does, hopefully hot inside for the caps. >> are we going to break a record tomorrow? >> we are. looking at a high of 92 degrees. and doug and myself will be out at the verizon center sweating it out with the fans tomorrow before the game on the power play show. so record heat tomorrow, ki o

scheduled for tomorrow. >> good timing. >> just saying. and talking about the caps' loss last night, somebody i know very well put together a wonderful article for you to read some good facts about losing the first game, maybe we don't need to get too upset. 92 beats the old record of 91 tomorrow. it's mainly dry this weekend. can't rule out a few isolated showers tomorrow and sunday. but the weekend is all about the heat and humidity. and we're watching monday for late-day showers and thunderstorms. in addition to that, some strong winds moving through. the so the biggest concern on monday would be gusty damaging winds. something we'll continue to keep a close eye on. also tracking the pollen count. it's going to be high all weekend. but the mold spores now also coming in high. yesterday they were low to moderate. so if you're really suffering, probably have not only

allergy to tree, but mold as well. 83 degrees right now in washington. and this is the storm system we're watching. this could bring rain overnight tonight. maybe an isolated thunderstorm. notice future weather, starting you off right at midnight, cloudy, scattered showers for hagerstown, the luray area. maybe some scattered showers into very early saturday. but most of your saturday, dry, hot, muggy. so keep that in mind if you're doing yard work. same for for the outdoor run or bike ride. take the kids to the playground. maybe sure they're in the shade. and here you see our power play special, doug and i will see you there 7:00 a.m. he said he's wearing a jersey. i have my caps t-shirt picked out. saturday by lunch time, in the mid 80s. 94 degrees at 4:00 p.m. if we

be gusty winds, maybe a bit of hail. sunday on the cooler side. plenty of clouds around. chance of late-day showers and thunderstorms. we'll be focusing on the potential for strong winds later on monday. tuesday, breezy, dry, nice, near 80. back to you. >> thanks, amelia. we first brought you this young man's incredible story three years ago. a high school athlete excelling on the field and on the mat, despite the fact that he has a prosthetic leg. now we're checking back with him to see how he's doing as he gets a special honor. this is news4, first at 4:00.

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right now, nearly a thousand high school students from across virginia are gathering in loudoun county for a leadership conference. they'll be hearing from students who have overcome enormous obstacles and one of them is trevor la master. we introduced you to him three years ago. he's an amputee who was a two-sport athlete. julie carey checked back in with him to see how things have been going. >> regional place winners three times. >> reporter: trevor la master pointing out the plaques in the wrestling room where his name will soon be added. he's amongst the best here. his picture already on the department's wall of

when we first met trevor as a freshman, he was the starting jv la crosse goalie and had this to say about his motivation. >> one of my biggest pet peeves is when people do have, oh, he has one leg, he can't do this. that just makes me fiery. that's when i go do whatever i can to show them wrong. >> trevor was born missing a bone in one leg. at age 10, he and his parents made a life-changing decision. his right leg was amputated so he could be fitted with a prosthetic, that would allow him to pursue his passion -- sports. he's never looked back. >> definitely not. probably the best decision my family and i ever made. never looked back, it's changed my life as an athlete, and just as a person. >> another big change, getting a blade-runner prosthetic after his freshman year. >> and it made a huge difference with playing la crosse. i was able to run normally, which made me a lot faster, helped with

conditioning. >> diamond, diamond! >> reporter: now on varsity la crosse, he's the backup goalie. it's wrestling where he's made his mark. in his senior year, he came in fourth in the state tournament. those who might have once questioned him, stopped a while ago. this weekend he'll share his story at the leadership conference. >> that the obstacles in their life doesn't define who they are or what they can accomplish. it just defines how they need to overcome that. whatever that obstacle is, whatever that challenge is put in your life, it was put in your life for a reason, and that's to overcome it and become a stronger person. >> reporter: his future after graduation, he'll study engineering at virginia tech, where he'll no longer be recognized as an allstate athlete, but he's thinking about doing a run or triathlon when we gets there, just to make it clear nothing stands in his way. i'm julie carey, news4. >> we can all learnom

with jim and pat. right now at 5:00, three stories you'll see only on news4. a paycheck problem, affecting dozens of city employees. hear about the mistake that all d.c. taxpayers will now be charged for. plus, breaking the rules, a former school leader accused of giving special treatment to some parents, responds to the allegations. >> and a twist tonight in the battle over airbnb, why this company says this ad is raising some serious questions. news4 at 5:00 starts now. and first at 5:00, heavily armed police still on the hunt for an escaped prisoner. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. this intense search has been going on now for about seven hours in and around howard county. they are looking for this