hour. so any of these storms that produce rain can produce windy conditions. look what's happening down to the south. and again, here's the line. tornado watch just to the north and west. we are not in a watch at this hour, but take a look at the storms developing now. just to our south and west. and these are all moving our way. next couple of hours could be a little bit bumpy, especially west of i-95. we'll keep you posted and have the latest with the radar in just a few minutes. american university is investigating a racist incident on campus in the northwest washington campus. bananas were found hanging from strings in the shape of nooses in three locations on that campus. news4's jackie bensen has the latest on this. >> reporter: wendy, a disheartening discovery here, just as the stress of finals begins today. now what we know, the university confirms there are three locations on campus where

bananas tied in nooses of black string were found this morning. the three locations, a shuttle bus stop at les anderson hall, in front of the mare graden center and near the east quad building. it's the first full day on the job for the university's government association president, who is a member of the alpha kappa alpha sorority referenced in this incident. we have the statement by the newly sworn university president, it reads in part, i impror all of us to unite in solidarity with those impacted by the situation. we must show those in the community that bigotry, hate, and racism cannot and will not be tolerated. now, american university released a statement confirming again where these were found. they deplored this, they said that there's an investigation under way. they are reviewing video that they believe may have captured part of this and they said they will address this further with the student body in the next 24 hours. live in northwest, washington,

>> jackie, thank you. the u.s. marshall service is now taking over the search for a maximum security inmate who has eluded police in maryland for a fourth day. 28-year-old david watson was being transported from prison in sauls bur toe a mental hospital in jess up. that was friday. when he freed himself from handcuffs and a waist chain and ran off into the woods. watson is serving a 106-year sentence for attempted murder. there's now a $10,000 reward in this case. we're working to learn more about a fire that investigators tell us may have started with a fight between a husband and wife. first responders found the couple in their stafford county home this morning with injuries from that blaze. one of them had to be airlifted to the hospital. >> this was the result of a domestic situation between a husband and

both injured by the fire and both have been taken to regional hospitals. >> deputies say the husband and wife are the only people who live in that house. well, the protesters came from dupont circle, malcolm x park, arlington, all finding their way to the white house today to rally against the trump administration's immigration policies. just one of a dozen may day marches. meagan fitzgerald is at the white house with details. >> reporter: wendy, they're calling for policy change. they want the trump administration to protect undocumented workers that don't have criminal histories, from being deported back to their native country. you can see just over my shoulder here, thousands of people are here at lafayette park, they are chanting, listening to speakers, being motivated, hoping that this white house hears their message. from large crowds in dupont

circle -- ♪ ♪ >> reporter: -- to malcolm x park, may day protesters made sure their message was heard. they want the trump administration to stop deporting immigrants that don't have criminal records. >> to fight against the injustice that the groups are going through, especially with the new presidential regime. >> reporter: there were rolling closures as they marched toward lafayette park. once the crowd arrived chants grew louder and they were met by notable speakers by dnc chairman tom perez, and members of congress. >> i want to make sure that trump gets the message that we do not support his politics, we do not support his agenda. >> reporter: opponents say they're wasting their time and want citizens to accept that president trump won the election, but activists like elise bryant believe these demonstrations will insp

>> i'm here because martin luther king marched. i'm here because rosa parks sat down. i'm here for all the people who sat at lunch counters, and nobody thought that would make a difference. it made a difference, and this will make a difference. >> reporter: now, organizers of this protest say over a hundred local businesses supported the march by closing their doors and coming up at 6:00, you'll hear from one of those owners who says deportation efforts are already starting to impact business. jim? >> meagan, thank you. the government will remain open until the fall thanks to a new trillion dollar budget deal that has democrats and republicans claiming victory. while it does boost spending on border security, it does not include any money for a southern border wall. the agreement also maintains funding for planned parenthood, sanctuary cities, obamacare subsidies. republicans are touting the $25 billion in additional defense spending. >> when the fiscal year starts the end of september, we will have

infuse the president's priority. this is a down payment on border security, on his ability to rebuild the military and repealing and replacing obamacare will address a lot of the other health care issues. >> the house and senate are expected to vote on the funding bail lat bill later this week. a rough start to the week for people who woke up to find that someone smashed their windshields in montgomery county. now a group of teenagers facing charges. pat collins is in gaithersburg on this monday evening. pat? >> reporter: wendy, when some people in gaithersburg got in their car this morning, this is what they saw. it was a wind field smasha rama. car after car after car, windshields knocked in. how did they move so fast? it was like military-like precision. did they use a baseball bat? did they use a golf club? no, come over here, t

at this car. there's a shoe print right here on the hood. it appears they jumped on the hoods of the car and kicked in the windshields with bear feet. -- bare feet. when mikel went to drive his kids to school this morning, this is what his car looked like. >> hey, dad, why are the cops here? and next thing i knew, we saw this one and that one and that one. >> reporter: one right after another. when maria saw her car, what went through your mind? >> oh, my god, feel so bad. almost crying. >> reporter: liz borrowed her parents car and parked it here last night. this morning she found it this way. >> i felt guilty more because it wasn't even my car. it was my parents' car. >> and you were using it? >> yes. >> and you parked it here? >> yes. >> and look at it now? >> yeah, yeah. >> what do you make of something like this? >> it's unfortunate. but no one got hurt. that's the most important thing. >> reporter:

the honda accord, the hyundai, the nissan, and over there a gmc truck. one after another after another, smash, smash, smash. in all, 36 cars vandalized in two apartment communities along christopher avenue. it happened around 1:00 in the morning. a short time later, police arrested three teenage boys, one 14, two 15, all three charged with destruction of property. now to add insult to injury, it appears the teens also smashed the windshield of a tow truck. a tow truck that could have been used to take away the wounded cars. coming up at 6:00, more about the foot detectives, more from the victims, broken glass, broken hearts, all coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat, do you know if insurance will pay for vandalism to your car like this? >>

your deductible. some people have policies that will cover it. some people have $500 deductibles. they have to put up the 500 bucks. some people have no clause here that will cover it. but i'll have more about that because it could be that the parents of these teens could be financially responsible for all the damage done out here. we'll see what happens in court. >> there you go. all righty. thank you, pat. >> there's your deterrent. in the next couple of weeks, you'll see new parking meters along your national mall. starting in june, you'll have to pay to park along the streets that border the mall. it's about 1,200 spots that are currently free. revenue from the meters will go toward programs that enhance the mall visitor experience. these new meters will also be the first in the district to be in effect all year, including sundays and holidays. >> speaking of meters in d.c., the

source of confusion and now the rules surrounding them are changing yet again. what you have to pay more attention to when you're parking. plus, call it bittersweet, we're going sugar-free, folks. all this week, how you can still join us, it's fun! >> i'm julie carey in loudoun county where the trump administration's secretary lunches with students, before making an announcement about school lunch standards that some fear will roll bac nutritionk

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still tracking storms, storm team4 starting to fire up towards fauquier county, right down 15. heads up into loudoun county, especially western loudoun. around warrenton, seeing showers, and notice what's happening just down to the south. we're tracking this area, a couple of very strong, even one severe storm moving our way. we'll see these move through over the next couple of hours and continue to keep you posted. i'm back in seven minutes. yay! woo! >> those are parents protesting as the trump administration's new agriculture secretary says it's time to make school meals great again. he stops by a loudoun county cafeteria today to announce he's easing up on some obama-era school lunch nutrition rules. as julie carey says, some parentre

move. >> reporter: a grandfather of 14, new agriculture secretary sonny perdue looked at home lunching with catoctin elementary school students. just a week into his new job, he says there's a problem with school lunch nutritional rules that cut back on salt, require skim milk only and more whole grains. he says too much food is going in the trash, and fewer kids are eating school lunch. >> meals can't be nutritious if they aren't consumed. if they're put in the trash. >> reporter: but outside cat objectic elementary, some parents and others demonstrating their displeasure with a plan to back down from school lunch nutrition standards put in place during the obama administration. >> this flexible term just means we're lowering the standards and taking away the healthy lunch program that michelle obama started. >> reporter: purdue signs a

plan to tighten nutritional standards further. >> this is not reducing nutritional standards whatsoever. it's pausing here to evaluate whether or not the progressive standards are moving even further are appropriate or not. >> reporter: but this local pastor and mom of two kids who eat school lunch fears backing away from higher standards will make for less healthy kids. >> when we relax the nutritional value, then we pretty much relax their opportunities for the future. i mean, healthy kids, unhealthy kids have a problem learning. >> reporter: but here in loudoun county and much of our area, the revised rules probably won't make much of a difference because these places already meet or exceed the stricter obama-era nutrition rules. in loudoun county, i'm julie carey, news4. so in our nbc washington flash survey this evening, who do you think this

school lunch programs? the feds, the state, local school boards, parents, or no one? the opinions are split down the middle. join the conversation on aur nbc washington facebook page. >> on the same subject, three years ago, a news4 i-team investigation discovered that 60,000 low income students in our area skipped the free lunch offered at school every day and that cost the school district millions of dollars. this investigation found the students were not happy about the federal requirements for healthier options. social pressures, and they have access to fast food outside of the school. those were factors in not claiming that free lunch. all right, we have started, folks. in case you haven't heard. we are cutting back, cutting back seriously on sugar. i'm in there, the morning team, aaron gilchrist too, started out this morning, first thing after

grams. it hurts a little bit. this is only day one. but we can do it. reduce sugar -- we can, doreen. >> i'm not doing it. >> doreen, who is doing the challenge too, and we may be holding personally responsible for kicking this whole thing off. these donuts are for later. >> cutting sugar is good for all of us. >> it is. >> as you know, too much added sugar in the diet can have serious consequences for your health. it can lead to heart disease, diabetes, even possibly some types of cancer. the u.s. da sounded the alarm saying on average a u.s. diet was high in sodium, saturated fat and added sugars. sugar can be very tempting. it's everywhere, and it can be hard to avoid. there are the naturally occurring sugars, the ones in fruits and some grains and vegetables. then there's the added

endocrinologist at george washington university hospital. >> sodas, snack packs with added sugars. yogurt has added sugars. all those types of things, like a yogurt may appear healthy, but it's not healthy if it has 28 grams of sugar in it. >> i started paying attention to the sugar in my diet years ago because a family history of diabetes puts me at risk. so when they signed up for the sugar challenge, i joined them. >> i love dessert. >> i don't think about it. i eat and drink what i want to. >> must be nice. >> no, no, i just don't worry about it. i should be. i'm aware. so just to quit cold turkey, i'm a little worried. i'm a little worried i'm gonna hit somebody. [ laughter ] >> that is what happens if you cut sugar out, you get pretty cranky for a week or two. >> i know. i'm going to be insufferable. you're telling me, i

be problematic. >> and somebody brought a big pile of donuts to the set. >> and they decorated them with tiny halloween candy. >> i can resist all of those things. but giving up things like chocolate, ice cream, wine. that's going to be tough. but a week, we can handle it. >> i think it's a great learning opportunity. i'm reading labels in a way that i haven't in the past. >> we were just talking about skim milk. >> skim milk is loaded with sugar. i thought i was doing myself a favor. it has fewer calories, but it's got a lot of sugar. >> i'm finding all this candy everywhere. i mean, everywhere i look, there's little things of candy everywhere. >> she's just taunting us. >> tomorrow, meanwhile -- >> we'll meet one of dr. erhard's patient who is cut out sugar in january and he and his

results. that's coming up tomorrow. we'll show you first hand the reason why. >> thanks, doreen. high school students are taking the next step to further their education. national college signing day. still ahead, susan hogan joining us with ways for you to pay for it all now that the schools have been chosen. and keeping track of those storms out there. doug's up next with a weather alert.

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all right, we need to talk to doug about how close are these storms and how severe will they be. >> well, they're coming close right now. just down to our south and west, already seeing some showers and a few rumbles of thunder now into parts of our area. the severe weather will get here over the next one to three hours. let's take a look right now. the storms in a line from all the way up towards new york, right on down to pennsylvania, in through west virginia and now, in portions of virginia and north carolina too. in our immediate area, not much. we have some showers. wouldn't be surprised to see a rumble of thunder from this, just to the west of leesburg, through the blue ridge. look at this area to the south. couple of severe thunderstorm warnings here. west of richmond, but on this track, these will be

towards the d.c. metro area. so heads up in that region. right now, not a lot of lightning associated with these, but there are at least two. they'll be moving up into your region over the next hour or so. 8:00, a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. during that time frame, the biggest potential tonight is wind damage. not expecting too much in the way of tornadoes or hail. although could see heavy downpours along with lightning as well. by 10:00, more towards the chesapeake bay, few showers through the evening hours and waking up tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. now there's cloud cover across the region. and also starting to see some breaks of sunshine. temperatures at 81 degrees, winds out of the south at 21 miles per hour. a very breezy day. we mentioned this wind to you last week, saying we could see 30, 40-mile-an-hour winds. if the storms move in, the winds could gust up to 40 to 60 miles per hour. that's why we're track

warm side. 83 huntingtown, so the fuel is here as far as the heat is concerned. well above average for this time of year. the storm itself, way back to the west. look at the spin in the atmosphere. moving around chicago and minneapolis, currently in the 30s, and bringing that moisture out of the gulf. tapping into the atlantic. over the next couple days, the storm moves out. tomorrow, looking pretty good. high temperature of 76 degrees on your tuesday. wednesday a high of 68. then we go 67 degrees on thursday. we'll be tracking that, 75 degrees on friday. that's an area of heavy rain coming up on friday. i want to check something, guys, you heard the dinging. i want to see what that is. a thunderstorm watch or possibly another warning, but not right now. we'll continue to get back to you as soon as i get it, you'll have it. orange is the new hack. netflix got hacked a

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you're watching news4 at 5:00. right now at 5:30, netflix targeted by hackers in what could be hollywood's biggest breach in years and it may just be the beginning. but first tonight, d.c.'s confusing red top meter program facing yet another change. a big change is coming to the way we all park around here. and it has to do with those red top meters in the district. in a week, those meters all around d.c.'s central business district will only be allowed for people with disabilities. a series of changes have led to mass confusion with those meters. our transportation reporter adam tuss is live along k street to clear up some of those questions. adam? >> reporter: that's right. i get asked so many questions about this. starting next monday, do not park at one of these meters unless you are a person with

disability. parking in d.c. is tough enough. and for years, there's been confusion with the hundreds of red-top meters you see on city streets. >> i've seen them, i don't know what they mean. >> do you understand what's going to be changing in a week about them? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: we'll say it again. starting next monday, you can only park here if you are a person with a disability. part of the story with these meters has to do with misinformation. since 2012, different rules have been in place with them. there are 350 of these in d.c.'s central business district. this map shows you the central business district. and most recently anyone could park at these meters as long as they paid. but now, it changes. >> may 8, it's going to begin. >> reporter: talking about the campaign rolling out this week. >> a step by step guide, what to do with the red top, what to do at other meters and then how

pay. >> reporter: still, even with the current rules, some get tripped up. darn ease has had four knee surgeries and parked at a red top meter today with her sticker and still got a ticket because she didn't pay. >> they didn't tell me i had to pay. they just said move to a different zone. >> so it's a little bit confusing? >> it is confusing. hopefully the confusion ends in a week when the new enforcement begins. even though she had the placard, she still has to pay, if you're at one of these meters. coming up next hour at 6:00, a little bit more confusion here. the rules are different outside the central business district. i'll tell you about that next hour. >> adam tuss, thank you. hollywood is hacked. and the ransom demand is made but not met. now there's fall-out. the new episodes for the new season of the netflix season orange is the new black, released online, weeks ahead of schedule and the same hacker

miguel almaguer has more on this. how does the shacker get access to this and and what's the purpose? >> always good to be with you. it sounds like from what we understand, authorities are telling us this hacker was able to breach a third-party. so netflix makes orange is the new black. they sent it to a production studio for sound mixing, and it's from that third party that authorities say the hack happened, the hacker was able to then take these episodes, upload them and then demand that a ransom from netflix, who has the deeper pockets, it sounds like the ransom was not met. netflix has said they are aware of the situation, but not commented on the ransom. then the hacker uploaded these episodes onto a public sharing site, on what is called the dark web, where many people were able to view them.

other corporations, fox, abc among many others, national geographic. saying they'll release other episodes if demands are not met. one would assume that the hacker is also asking for money from other corporations. so it's making big headlines and it affects how many of us watch tv. >> if you're a fan of the orange is the new black, can you go to the dark web and watch it, or were they able to take it down? >> no, you're able to go and watch it. netflix has no control over this website. so they're not able to take it down. and of course the hacker is able to change some of the coding so they can keep it up. a short time ago, we spoke to an expert on how this hacker separates. here's what he had to say. >> computer hackers have figured out something really critical in the last couple of years. stealing credit card data is a hard way to make money. you have to sell the data. when you steal a secret like a first-run tv s

value. instead of having to go to a thousand people and get $10 each, you go to one big company with big pockets and you get a big pay day. >> that didn't pay off in this example, but officials are very concerned that other people will be targeted and that these hackers will continue to go after these big corporations, wendy. >> wow, it's amazing where this is taking us. miguel, always good to see you and talk to you. thanks so much. you can watch miguel's full report tonight on "nightly news" starting at 7:00. rocking the red, to call tonight's caps' game a big one would be an understatement. the caps have no wins in the series. the penguins already have two. the next two games, you guessed it, they're in pittsburgh, where we find sherree burruss. you talked to the team. how are these guys feeling tonight? >> reporter: jim, the guys are focused. one player

kevin shattenkirk, he was traded to the caps from st. louis back in march. the blues' biggest rival were the chicago blackhawks. last year in the playoffs they were able to beat them. this year, what's what the caps are hoping to do to their biggest rival, the pittsburgh penguins. i had a chance to ask shattenkirk what he learned from finally being able to beat a rival? >> the first thing you take out of it is that it's really hard. this is a tested team. they know how to handle a lot of situations in the playoffs. and we have to learn from that. and i think coach trotz said something earlier, when you play against a defending champions, they're going to get the breaks, they're going to get the bounces. we're going to have to work harder for the bounces and the breaks. we have some room to improve and if we play games for a full 60 minutes, we're going to be fine. >> reporter: shattenkirk admits he struggled this series and just needs to go out the

>> i think having a couple days to just take a step back, you know, it made me realize, like i said, that i wasn't enjoying it like i should be. and i think that's important. we're professionals, but we're still playing a game that we love and i think this is a great opportunity for me tonight to just go out there, enjoy the atmosphere, not think and just play. and that's when i'm my best. >> reporter: this is shattenkirk's sixth year of postseason play, first with the capitals, and coming up at 6:00, how the team has continued confidence in goalie braden holtby. >> thank you, sherree. the caps loss on saturday night was heartbreaking, but you can't blame it on the ice, because it was perfect. how do i know? i was in the zamboni. i was invited to join zamboni driver jamie gibson on the ice during the second break and it was a blast. and you caps

bring it. being on the ice and looking up at that sea of red, it was just crazy, crazy fun. and jamie told me, jamie gibson, that he's been driving that zamboni for more than 20 years and he's a smooth operator. that was a smooth ride, and he was such a sweetheart to put up with my silliness. >> and you went like seven times. >> it felt like an hour and a half. it was really fun. if you get a chance to do it, i recommend it. >> and you had your own jersey with rieger on it. >> they were nice to give me that. >> and it was playoffs. part of history. >> it was wonderful. >> then it was like -- then that happened. >> all right, coming up another big deal in town about to go away. the infinity mirrors exhibit was a success, but it is disappearing soon. we'll tell you what's nex t ere.

good afternoon, i'm tom kierein. we have some severe thunderstorm warnings. this is southwest of richmond. some of those storms are producing some hail and perhaps some damaging winds. locally, we don't really have any storms around. just some rain in loudoun county, tracking into northern montgomery county, frederick county. likely no lightning with that, but w

south and west of us moving in between 7 and 9:00 p.m. i have the hour by hour timing in just a few minutes. standing by at the live desk, we have breaking developments on a shooting in dallas that left a paramedic critically injured. the city's mayor is now telling us that two bodies have been found inside a home where the shooting broke out. one of those people is believed to be the person who opened fire. now, police say this all began when a person was shot outside that home this morning. and then when paramedics arrived to assist, someone inside the home opened fire on them. the mayor says the paramedic is now out of surgery in intensive care and the other person injured outside the house is also in intensive care. police say the threat to the neighborhood is now over. wendy? >> thanks, leon. if you're hoping to check out the popular infinity mirror exhibitadded hersh horn, today was your last chance

forward to his next major exhibit, sunrise sunset, an immersive mural painted on the wall of the museum over the course of two weeks. nicholas pardy has been commissioned for this. he was once a graffiti artist, and is now known for his canvas paintings that transform large spaces. >> that looks cool. the mirrors thing -- >> cool to look at everyone's pictures on facebook. world cup,coming up, time f school seniors to decide where to spend their college years. >> and it's stressful for families figuring out how to pay for it. susan hogan has more on financing. it is american flag is at half-staff for the father of the delaware state trooper who was shot and killed in the line of duty. i' tracee wilkmin

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good afternoon. i'm tom kierein, tracking storms getting closer to us. right now, we have some ominous dark clouds racing through our sky. there's the live view from the storm team4 reston camera overlooking the dulles toll way. you can see the dark clouds racing through. don't have any storms locally yet, but some are developing southwest of richmond, producing some lightning and some strong gusts of wind. several warnings here southwest of richmond, in addition, reports of some hail there as well. but right now, locallyt

county, just about to cross the potomac river, moving into frederick county, maryland, and northern montgomery county. light to moderate rain showers moving on through there. so we're all quiet here now, but it's these cells of strong storms from charlottesville down to near lynchburg and roanoke. these are the ones getting closer to fredericksburg in about another half hour or so. they're moving quickly. 40 to 50 miles an hour. and this one cell developing near charlottesville, getting to fauquier county in about half an hour. into metro around 7:00 p.m. that looks like that's the hour by hour timing going forward, into the evening hours. all the area in colors are the scattered storms on the panhandle of virginia, into maryland and the district. this is as of 8:00 p.m., when we'll likely see some showers and storms coming through. some of them could be severe with some damaging winds and hail. at 9:00, still some showers and storms right in the

and south from fredericksburg down 95 to richmond. advancing into southern maryland, anne arundel, some storms moving through there between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. these storms likely not going to be producing tornadoes, but there's a pretty good chance of some strong gusts of wind that may cause brief damage and tree limbs coming down and a small chance of hail and brief, heavy downpours, as they move through. that will help to wash out some of the pollen in the air. we still have high pollen count for trees and grass pollen. low for weeds, and mold spores in the moderate range. temperatures hovering around 80 degrees. hour by hour, into the rest of the evening, after that rain ends, we'll be back down to near 70 degrees by midnight. and then by dawn tomorrow, the low 60s, dealing with some sun, sunrise, 6:09. blustery winds tomorrow. afternoon temperatures into the mid 70s. after that, another storm system coming our way, thursday night into friday, dries out next

un-may-like, with highs only in the 50s as we get into next week. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. parents are not supposed to bury their children and when your child grows up and becomes a police officer, you pray that you will never have to accept that folded flag in their honor. delaware state trooper stephen ballard grew up in buoy and he died in the line of duty last week. his father opened up about the last thing he said to his son and how he keeps going after losing his whole world. >> if i could give my life right now to bring him back, i would. because he didn't deserve the fate that he got. >> reporter: as kevin ballard revisits pictures of his son growing up in buoy, maryland, reality hits. >> i'll never get him back. >> reporter: his son, 32-year-old delaware state trooper stephen ballard was shot multiple times after a traffic op

ballard says he got the call from his daughter-in-law. he said i'm going to put you on speaker phone so you can talk to him and the last words out of my mouth were, i love you, you can't leave me because you're all i have. >> reporter: he says he quickly began making his way to his son's bedside. when i got in the helicopter, i asked, how is my son. they said, unfortunately he passed. at that time, it was like everything inside me went numb. >> reporter: the gunman, burgon sealy, had barricaded himself in a home for more than a day while shooting at police. he was eventually shot and killed on the scene. why the traffic stop resulted in a shooting is under investigation. >> i want my son back. i would do anything to get him back now. >> reporter: ballard said once he arrived in delaware, the love from colleagues and the community his son served for more than eight years, filled him with joy beyond all

before was coming up, hugging me and crying. >> you just took away a future from a young man that was promising to the community, promising to his family, and we can't get him back. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news4. >> such a tremendous loss there. parents often can be overwhelmed by caring for young preschoolchildren, and they may not know what government or non-profit programs might help them. so today d.c. mayor muriel bowser visited a childcare center at martha's table on 14th street in northwest. she announced a new website, thrive for five that will compile all the programs for parents in one place. >> people ask us all the time, what is there for us to do? what is a new resource for a new parent or a new family moving to washington, d.c.? we want

one place and find out what the city offers. >> the mayor's also proposing $15 million in new city spending to assist opening more daycare facilities. a growing and expensive need in the district. now you can find a link to the city's new website on our nbc washington app. just search thrive for five. >> so very cute. and once they grow up, this day comes. college signing day. in prince george's county, high school seniors were sharing their college picks on social media. oxen hill high school, a number of students wearing gear from their future schools as they announced their decisions. and we saw a number of students repping schools like touson, george mason, and maryland. they're going to miss being around their friends, but they're looking forward to their next experience. >> they can't wait. and it's a unanimous decision for this group of gaud ruplets from ohio. the wade brothers are headed for

earlier this year. the brothers got into harvard and had offers from a combined 59 schools. the boys tell nbc news that yale offered an extraordinary financial aid package. that will do it. picking the right school can be stressful enough. >> and now comes the stressful part, how are you going to pay for it? susan hogan has advise about your different financing options. >> this should be national how the heck are we going to pay for it day. as you know, i have college tuition times two with twins. like many of you, now that we know where our kids are going, it's time to figure out the best way to finance it. your kid got in, great! if you're lucky, you got a financial aid package and some scholarship money. then reality hits. you owe the balance. >> there are a lot of times we see parents doling out 40, 50, $60,000 a year, which depending on their situation might be appropriate, b

it isn't. >> reporter: this is a typical award package if you apply for federal student aid. >> i don't have a problem with students taking debt in their own name and having skin in the game. >> reporter: if offered, consider having your kids take advantage of the federal direct subsidized and unsubsidized loans known as stafford loans, usually about $5500 a year is offered. >> they can build a little bit of credit history while they're in school, come out and choose a payment plan that works for them. >> reporter: the difference, subsidized loans, the u.s. department of education pays for the interest while your child is enrolled as a student. and six months after graduation. unsubsidized loans, interest begins accruing immediately. parent-plus loans are another option. they are not need-based. you must have good credit, and borrowing is limited to the full cost of attendance minus any other loans or grants your child receives. but these loans typically have a

repayment terms. and one other very important thing to remember, that federal student aid award that you got this year is only for this year. you have to reapply for federal aid with faff sa every single year. >> i like that skin in the game. >> yeah. my kids don't like it, but mom and dad do. >> thank you, susan. and a familiar face with a message about developments. >> what the reverend jesse jackson is saying about housing in a neighborhood that's in the midst of a big change. >> and coming up at 6:00, it's marked a milestone in mental health care looking back at the

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the district is an increasingly expensive place to live. probably don't have to tell ya, especially for middle and lower income people. >> today jesse jackson visited the historical neighborhood of anacostia to talk about preserving housing there for them. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: historical anacostia, just over the anacostia river and the 11th street bridge. an old african american neighborhood with signs of new life and new commercial energy not far from capitol hill. the reverend jesse jackson, the famous civil rights leader, now 75, came to the new anacostia

housing and gentrification an old issue worrying many in anacostia, including new council member, trayion white. >> housing is most definitely a kris i. how can can alleviate some of the pressure, and stay here and grow here. >> say amen. >> reporter: jackson offered to have the chicago based rainbow coalition help neighborhood activists fight displacement. >> we've gone over it, from rent strikes and different combinations of schemes to fight encroachment. >> reporter: sandy allen said access to affordable housing remains a core issue. >> the issues on housing have not really change the in the district. we're trying to be progressive under the new leap. but there hasn't been a lot of change. >> reporter: the district spends about a hundred million a year to support affordable

news4 begins now with storm team4. >> first at 6:00, severe storms to the west and they're coming at a bad time. >> that's for sure. strong rain and heavy wind impacting the evening commute. doug has what's happening and what's coming in next. >> i no the pinotice the pink o severe thunderstorm watch issued for just about the entire area. the only exception are counties in maryland that touch the chesapeake bay. that is about it. the rest of us under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00. the storms will start rolling in here in about the next half hour to an hour. right now, scattered showers around the area. some around the frederick region, towards parts of fairfax and towards rappahannock. culpeper starting to see some. no lightning with these. and really these are just light to moderate showers. the storms just down to our south. you can see severe thunderstorm warnings just out of our area. these storms are coming fast

even a tornado warning into north carolina. i want to zoom in now on the storms. just south of culpeper county, where some of the strongest storms. and they're about to move into our region. severe thunderstorm watch as i just mentioned in effect until 11:00 tonight. you know we'll keep you posted right here from the storm center. >> thank you, doug. the same storm system that's affecting us right now, turned deadly in other parts of the country. at least 15 people were killed in the midwest and southwest this weekend. >> you're looking here at drone video. this is damage in texas. three tornadoes touched down saturday night there. one of them was on the ground for some 51 miles. >> historic flooding is the problem in missouri. homes are surrounded by water. more than a hundred people had to be rescued from flooded cars and homes. the governor declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard. >>