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. >>

flooding in the spring, but not this. snow. the same storm drops snow in western kansas and as you might imagine, it caused problems for drivers and pulled down branchs and power lines as well. >> to stay on top of the weather here and across the country, download our nbc washington app and get alerts sent directly to your phone. now developing in virginia at this hour, investigators say a fire may have started after a fight between a husband and a wife. first responders found them inside their home with burn injuries. one of them had to be airlifted to the hospital. deputies say no one else was inside the home. it's unclear how bad the injuries are or how much damage was done inside the home. if you think you're having a case of the mondays, check out the damage in montgomery county. police say a group of teenagers stomped in the windshields of about three dozen vehicles overnight at an apartment complex in gaithersburg. that's a mess, pat.

doreen. it was a windshield smash-a-rama. they got this red chevy. look at this, bull's eye. and this nissan over here, you don't even want to see what it's like inside there. you know, for these vandalism victims, it's more than just broken glass. there's a lot of annoyance too. we begin our story now with victim larry velton. you called the rental company to get a rental car. >> yes. >> you called your insurance company to make a claim? >> yes. >> reporter: it happened with military-like precision. one right after another. windshields smashed in 36 cars in two communities in gaithersburg. >> you called the car dealership to fix your car? >> right. >> right? >> and i called the police. >> and called the police. so how did they break all this glass? baseball bat? lf

foot prints on the hood. it appears they jumped on the hood and kicked out the windshield with their feet. in fact, crime scene search techs were out today taking foot impressions. foot impressions from the car hoods as they tried to build this criminal case. >> you made a lot of calls? >> all morning. >> what's your morning been like? >> that's what i said, i was in for a bad day. >> reporter: now police say this happened around 1:00 in the morning. a short time later, they had three teenage boys in custody. one 14, two 15. all charged with destruction of property. at the scene today, jim steter, his daughter's windshield broken out this morning. >> i got a $500 deductible. i'm going to try to

parents. >> think you'll have any luck? >> probably not. but somebody's got to take responsibility. >> reporter: maybe the parents of the teens could be held financially responsible for all the damage out here. we have to wait and see what happens in court. leon? >> thanks, pat. keep us posted. may 1st is traditionally a day when people rally for workers' rights. this year thousands of immigrants joined to protest the trump administration, from l.a., to new york, chicago, and d.c. people marched against the administration's tougher immigration policies. meagan fitzgerald talked with business owners who say the policies are already affecting their businesses. >> reporter: from large crowds in dupont circle -- ♪ ♪ >> reporter: -- to malcolm x park, may day protesters made

they're calling on the president to stop deporting immigrants without criminal records. and they want racial and social justice for all people. >> to fight for humanity, to fight for the injustice that immigrants and other oppressed groups are going through, especially with the new presidential regime. >> reporter: there were rolling street closures as demonstrators made their way down 16th and on to u street as they marched towards lafayette park. once the crowd arrived, chants grew louder and they were met by notable speakers like dnc chairman tom perez and members of congress. >> i want to make sure 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. >> people are scared. >> reporter: but business owners like angie closed their doors today to support the march. he said mass deportation of undocumented immigrants is harming businesses, because it's

and impacting their productivity. >> they live in year that their family will be split up, that they're not going to have jobs. and they live a life underground. >> reporter: you're taking a live look at the protests. you can see it's -- the crowd has dwindled down significantly, but among the protesters or those supporting them, over a hundred businesses that closed their doors in solidarity. we'll told this will not be the last of the protesters. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald. we can see the wind starting to kick up. thanks. there could be some serious prison time heed for people involved in the violent protests that injured several police officers in downtown d.c. on inauguration day. a man from tampa pleaded guilty to charges of felony rioting and assault on a police officer. he's facing two to six years in

returned indictments against 212 defendants in connection with that inauguration day violation. this was the first guilty plea on felony charges. crisis averted, at least for now. congress has agreed on a budget plan that removes the threat of a government shutdown through september. but the spending battles are just gearing up. blayne alexander now has more as republicans get ready to vote on a second bill that could affect your health care. >> good evening to you. when we talk about health care for american families, for lawmakers here on capitol hill, so much of it comes down to pre-existing conditions. and exactly how those will be covered. that's really becoming a major sticking point in this debate. now republicans say they are very close to a deal on this, and they're hoping to have a vote by the end of the week. >> reporter: on capitol hill it's a budget deal, lawmakers agreeing to a $1.2 trillion deal to

through september. >> this is a down payment on his ability to rebuild the military. >> reporter: the budget includes a $25 billion increase in military spending, a win for the president. $1.5 billion for border security, half of what he requested, with no money for the wall. and the national institutes of health get a big boost that the president did not want. >> we couldn't have our entire way on this. >> reporter: on health care, republicans pricking a possible vote this week. >> there will not be a vote unless there are 216 votes for it. the worst thing you can do is put up a bill and watch it be defeated. >> reporter: a major sticking point, coverage for pre-existing conditions. >> the president telling cbs news -- >> pre-existing conditions are in the bill and i mandated it. >> reporter: but that mandate is not in the current bill which allows states to opt out, a possible return to insurance practices before obamacare. >> essentially charge deterrent pricing. extremely

times what the normal rate would be. >> reporter: blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. the caps' quest for the cup continues tonight and boy, this team really needs a win. >> that's right. sherree burruss is live in pittsburgh, where all eyes are going to be on the caps' goalie, berat braden holtby. >> lot of pressure. >> reporter: hey, guys, yeah. all eyes on braden holtby, because on saturday, he played his worst game of the playoffs, but he's hoping to make it up tonight. right now the penguins lead the series 2-0. the caps gave up six goals on saturday, three got past holtby. despite being told after the second period, the team's confident in their starting goalkeeper. >> he's the best. so we support him, it doesn't er

confidence in each other. we've had success throughout the year and i think that's why we'll have success now, sticking together as a team, trusting in each other and playing the games that have made us successful. >> reporter: holtby will be starting between the pipes tonight for the capitals. coming up, barry trotz is still having fun and we'll tell you why. >> all right, sherree burruss, thank you. hateful messages on a local college campus, tonight a closer look at the controversy and how students are responding. it says these meters are for people with disabilities, but are they really? how do the rules work? they're changing. i'll explain the d.c. parking change coming up. making school lunches great again and making sure less of it winds up in the trash. i'm julie carey in loudoun county where the trump

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jackie bensen has the details. jackie? >> reporter: doreen, the university says its police force is investigating and it's examining video that may help catch who did this. >> you are being disrespectful. >> reporter: news of the shameful incident and the hurtful images traveled fast on the american university campus. >> very hurtful to me as well. because at some level you feel disappointed in the people. >> reporter: the university issued a brief statement on its facebook page and promised an additional reach-out to students in the next 24 hours. it reads in part, these racist, hateful messages have no place in our community. the safety of our students is para mou paramount. the university says they were found at a shuttle bus stop, in front of mary graydon center and near the east quad building. today was the first day on the job for the university's new student

president, taylor dumson, the first african american woman to hold that position and a member of alpha kappa alpha, the predominantly african american sorority mentioned in in incident. her statement said, i implore 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. this is not the first incident upon this kind on the american university campus. in 2016, a student reported that someone threw a banana at her dorm room. so there was an investigation at that time. >> thank you, jackie. the trump administration's new agriculture secretary says it's time to make school meals great again. y and stopped by a loudoun county cafeteria today to make the announcement he's easing up on school nutrition rules. ju

from parents. >> reporter: loudoun county parents and other residents holding protests signs and munching on apples. their demonstration meant to let the secretary know they don't like his plan to relax school nutrition standards. something championed by former first lady michelle obama. >> it's putting our children as pawns in this political game that's going on right now. >> reporter: inside catoctin elementary sonny perdue sat down with the kids. he said there's a problem with rules that cut back on salt, require skim milk only and more whole grain. too much food, he says, is getting tossed. >> meals can't be nutritious if they aren't consumed, if they're put in the trash. >> reporter: he signed a proclamation that will keep salt restrictions at the current level instead of moving to further reduce sodium. the plan to have them move to 100% whole grains

and 1% flavored milk will be back in the lunch line. supporting the move, the school nutrition association and this kansas senator who has pushed for more flexibility. >> try eating a biscuit out of whole grains, or some grits. it just doesn't work. >> reporter: but these moms fear relaxing standards will have consequences. >> 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 in the school lunch line, because these places already meet or exceed the stricter obama-era nutrition rules. in loudoun county, i'm julie carey, news4. this is the focus of our flash survey tonight. we want to know what you think. who do you think should regulate school lunch programs? the results we're getting now, split down the

boards should be the ones making the call. about 19% think it should be the parents. you can join the conversation on the nbc washington facebook page. if you've tried parking in downtown d.c., you've probably been confused by the rules around the red top meters. those rules are changing again. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live along k street in northwest to break down what we need to know before we get a ticket, or another ticket. adam? >> reporter: or another ticket, absolutely, doreen. let's not have that happen. finding a parking space here in the district is hard enough. imagine if you're disabled. that's why these red top spaces once again will be protected for the disabled community. these red top meters, the rules have been murky and unclear for sometime in the district. for a while, everyone's been allowed to use them, even though they really are supposed to be for the disabled. >> it's jusik

for disabled and seniors. people don't read that and understand it, they just take the seat. >> reporter: part of the story has to do with misinformation. since 2012, different rules have been in place with them. there are roughly 350 of these in d.c. 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. >> next week, may 8, enforcement begins. we have that scheduled. that's everybody red for a person with disabilities. >> reporter: in patterson, talking about a campaign rolling out this week. >> step by step guide, what to expect from the program. all must pay. what to do at the red top, what to do at other meters, and how to pay. >> reporter: outside of the central business district, anyone with a disability placard can park at any d.c. meter and not have to pay. still even with the current rules some get tripped

darnice parked at a red top meter 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. >> reporter: hopefully the confusion ends in a week when the new enforcement begins. she got a ticket because even though she had the disabled placard, she still has to pay at the red top meters and that rule stays in effect. if you don't have the placard and you park there, next week, you could get a $250 ticket. >> we're still a little confused, adam. >> probably. just don't park there at all. >> got it. coming up next, the reward doubles as the search intensifies for an escaped prisoner in maryland. >> it's not your everyday van. it's a labor of love. how one young marine is helping

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we can see in some of the live shots, the wind is kicking up out there. >> we've seen the wind all day, ahead of the storms that are moving in our direction. as we just mentioned, national weather service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts

our area. storm prediction center rather. here's the line of storms moving in our area. extending from canada all the way down towards parts of the georgia area. it's a long time. the storm itself is way back to the west. here's what's happening now. areas in pink are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00. it doesn't include anne arundel or st. mary's. but best chance west of i-95. tracking showers in through loudoun. fauquier county you've been seeing showers on and off. heavy showers coming through warrenton. and culpeper, the strongest storm in the area now. lightning associated with this one. no warning just yet on this. we'll wait and see. a lot of these have moved to the north and died just a little bit. we'll see if this continues. but culpeper right now under the gun. there's bound to be some wind, maybe even hail with this. heads up in you're in the culpeper area, there's a line that has formed culpeper south, this is the line that we're

another line back to the west and another back into portions of west virginia. we'll see how these all come together over the next few hours. we're still taking around 7:30, 8:00 in the d.c. metro area. if you're thinking about getting out, you might want to do it now if you live in d.c., to make sure you get back inside quickly before the 7:00 hour. out there now, currently some clouds, some little areas of sunshine. currently 81, winds out of the south at 18 miles an hour. they've been gusting up to 30 miles per hour. and the winds out of the south have given up warm numbers. temperatures in the 80s today. 72 back towards winchester. 73 in charlottesville. this is the area that's already seen some of the rain during the afternoon. now the storm system itself has been a monster of a storm. you've heard about it over the last couple days, creating major flooding. historic flooding along the tributaries of the mississippi. snowfall, upwards of 18 to 20 inches into western kansas and

around parts of minneapolis -- or big-time storm around parts of minneapolis with a little snowfall and a line of storms making its way our way now. this is going to be the scenario over the next week or so, because we have similar storm coming late this week and another one next week. currently 81, but behind it, only 38 in minneapolis. we're going to stay on the warmer side of this storm. highs tomorrow still on the mild side. nice afternoon, breezy, and a little bit on the warm side too. high of 76 degrees. winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour tomorrow. next couple days here's what we have for you. 68 on wednesday, breezy there. the next big storm moves in thursday into friday. heavy rain thursday night into friday, especially early on friday. high temperature of 75, and then look what happens here. that storm kinda sticks around and keeps the clouds and the cool weather in the forecast. we've got highs only in the0s

we just ended the warmest april ever. may not looking that warm. >> 90s over the weekend. and now back to 50s pretty soon. it's hard to keep track. thank you, doug. next and only on news4, why people over the age of 21 will soon be carded in one local county. the father of the delaware state trooper who was shot and killed in the line of duty has his american flag at half-staff in his s's honor.on

a father is still coming to grips with a terrible tragedy. his son, a state trooper in delaware, killed in the line of duty. >> if i could give my life right now to bring him back, i would. because he didn't deserve the fate that he got. >> the victim has deep roots in prince george's county. >> and his family and friends mourn the enormous loss, they're talking to news4 about the deadly shooting. >> tracee wilkins has more on the father's surprising message to the man who killed his son. >> he was always quick to learn. curious, what's that, what are you doing. >> reporter: stephen ballard's curiosity led him from buoy, maryland to the delaware state police department. >> he cared about the public and he went out of his way to make sure the public stayed

for eight years until last wednesday. >> if i could give my life right now to bring him back, i would. because he didn't deserve the fate he got. >> reporter: corporal ballard was shot multiple times during a traffic stop. his father said he got the call from his daughter-in-law. >> she said, i'm going to put you on speaker phone so you can talk to him. the last words out of my mouth were, i love you, you can't leave me, because you're all i have. >> reporter: he said he quickly began makes his way to his son's bedside. police escorted him to joint base andrews where he caught a chopper. i asked the gentleman, he said unfortunately he passed. and at the time, it was like everything inside me just went numb. >> reporter: the gunman, 26-year-old 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. >> i don't hate him. i don't hate him, because i don't know him. >> reporter:

into why sealy fired at the trooper continues. his dad hopes the search for answers goes beyond the crime scene. >> i'm sorry for their loss. but somewhere between a week ago, a month ago, to the day he killed my son, somebody should have saw a sign somewhere. >> reporter: mr. ballard has his american flag at half-staff outside his home in honor of his son. this friday he'll be speaking at his memorial service, and he says he'll be speaking from the heart. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. tonight the reward has doubled in the search for an escaped pris ner. $10,000 is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of this man, david watson. the u.s. marshalls are now taking the lead in the search for the suspect, who was convicted of attempted murder. he escaped on friday at the clifton t. perkins hospital near the jessup correctional institution in maryland. today detectives asked nearby

surveillance videos and look for signs of a break-in or a theft. it's an everyday convenience a lot of us take for granted. driving. one local marine is doing what he can to get wounded veterans back behind the wheel and back to their independence. kristin wright has his story all new at 6:00. joshua himen said he joined the marines because his country needed him. the mission of this wounded warrior has evolved. >> we want as much normalcy as we can and one of those things is driving. >> reporter: the corporal co-founded driver rehabilitation center of excellence in chantily, virginia. he and his mechanics are transforming vehicles and lives. >> if they have anyone who is a high level quadriplegic or suffers severe paralysis, we can teach them to drive again. >> he said the feeling he got when he drove again is hard to describe. >> reporter: the joy that you feel, the sense of entitlement back.

>> reporter: he was awarded a purposel heart and other honors. soon he'll add one more. he's being awarded hero of the year at a gala thursday. >> you can never say thank you enough to the men and women who go off, volunteer to fight and win our nation's wars. >> reporter: after serving, hypen earned two masters degrees in finance and economics. the total cost of a converted vehicle can be almost 200 grand. >> we do have a great job here at drc, working with the va, working with a lot of non-profits. >> reporter: the corporal says the wounded warriors on the wall he passes every day is why he does it. and for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> every one of them would trade places with me today even with the wheelchair. that's what keeps me humble and motivated every day. >> reporter: the corporal and his team hope toll expand to help more wounded veterans and others who have disabilities drive forward in life. in northern virginia, kristin

democratic candidates for governor squared off in their first debate on saturday evening. lieutenant governor ralph northam and tom perriello talked about everything from metro to gridlock on the roads to campaign ethics. we posted a link to the dwateba on aour app. expect to get carded the next time you buy booze in montgomery county. starting july 1st, employees at all 27 liquor stores will card every person who makes a purchase. county officials say this is to protect their employees from subjective carding, in their words. previous rules required that employees check i.d. for anyone who looked under the age of 35. information will start going out to consumers in the next few weeks. hollywood in the crosshairs. still ahead, hackers target a popular show and make new re

are denied. plus, make room for more cyclists, the downtown area that's planning to expand its bike lanes. >> the biggest storm is around culpeper, close to warren ton. heads up in fauquier county. a strong storm moving your way. wel continue to keep you'l a strong storm moving your way. wel continue to keep you'l did you know s low internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business.

new bike lanes are on the way in old town alexandria. the city is putting new markings on cameron and prince streets, running parallel to king street. they'll run most of the distance between the king street metro station and the old town waterfront. in an effort to improve safety for all modes of transportation, alexandria recently adopted the vision zero plan, which aims to cut down on all traffic related deaths. tonight a man's in jail accused of taking stuff out of cars parked along

streets in chantilly, virginia. he's accused of opening unlocked car doors between 2:00 and 4:00 this morning. the 18-year-old rummaged through containers and cup holders. one woman opened her car door to find spare change missing, but nothing else. >> i had sunglasses sitting here, expensive ones. they were not touched. the glove box was not rifled through. everything was in it perfect, same thing with the center console. checked out the back of the car, everything was at we left it. >> detectives in loudoun county think there may be more victims. now to the latest on that hack attack on netflix. there may be more to come. the new season of orange is the new black is not set to be released until next month, but a hacker posted ten episodes online on saturday claiming that netflix failed to meet ransom demands. the cyber criminal go by the dark

they say they have more shows, and the fbi is on the case. this is day one of our sugar challenge. we hope you'll join us in cutting out added sugar for a week. ann yang, aaron gilchrist, jim handly, and i are all sharing our results. here's one myth we'd like to debunk. a lot of people think they can shed sugar by cutting out cereal or candy, but there can be hidden sugar in all sorts of foods, even things like yogurt and bread. if you're wondering if fresh fruit has to fall by the way side, nbc news just shattered some myths. just search sugar myths in our app. >> it's been how many hours now? >> since midnight last night. new member of the team leon, i thought you'd join in. >> since i don't have enough hours, i don't qualify. i haven't been fully vested, so i don't have to give up the

sugar yet. >> never too late to try. it's going to be a fun learning experience. >> any difference yet? >> no, i feel fine. i'm learning to read some labels that i wasn't reading too carefully before. >> we'll check back with you in about 24 hours. >> okay. i'm expecting to get kinda cranky. it marked a milestone in medicine. up next, a rare look inside d.c.'s

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we'll take a look inside washington's oldest and largest psychiatric hospital, st. elizabeth's. a new exhibit is giving us a look at the history of mental health treatment in america. >> reporter: st. elizabeth's opened in 1855 as the government hospital for the insane. mental health was a complete mystery in those days. the first attempts to diagnose what we now call schizophrenia were still half a century away. treatment was a mystery too. discovery of the first psychiatric medication thora zeen wouldn't happen for another century. construction was authorized by congress as part of a national movement to treat people with mental illness in a humane manner in a setting that offered connection to nature and hopefully a path to wellness. >> st. elizabeth's when it was built was really kind of a model for psychiatric hospitals at the ti

though. >> it absolutely was. they were called insane asylums, or state hospitals. st. elizabeth's was one of a network of probably about 80 that were built in the late to mid 19th century. >> reporter: the hospital was a source of pride for the people who created it. the setting offers one of the most beautiful views of the city. >> this is from a window to the outdoor. >> yes, absolutely. instead of window bars, it's more decorative. the idea that it wasn't a prison. it's something to have decorative qualities for the patients. >> reporter: but the view and the hospital experience was not the same for all of the patients. >> from the very beginning, it was segregated, for its first hundred years, in the wards and the activities and the dining halls. you can see evidence of that. the african american patients would have been in completely separate buildings. >> reporter: all of the treatments were experimental for many years and some of them were inhumane by today's standards.

something called hydrotherapy is pictures here with patients wrapped up like wet mummies. there are records of some 18,000 autopsies performed at st. elizabeth's. researchers trying to understand the biology of mental illness and making progress in understanding alzheimer's and other disorders. they don't do autopsies at st. elizabeth's anymore. they started out about 250 patient beds and was soon overcrowded with civil war casualties. the place expanded many times over the years and by the early '60s, there were almost a hundred buildings on campus, housing nearly 8,000 patients, who were still segregated. that was the peak. >> and then you see the institutionalization where patients start being moved out of large custodial hospitals into the '80s as they lose federal funding for those hospitals alm

>> reporter: many of those who would be patients under the old system are now in other types of care. but far too many are now living in prison and on the streets. today st. elizabeth still cares for about 250 patients in a hospital built in 2010 and run now by the city. dr. amir teaches psychology at g.w.'s medical school and hopes his students will visit the exhibit and consider the future. >> we need to have very serious conversations about how we're going to address this crisis. how we're going to address the crisis of mental illness as it relates to our criminal justice system. how are we going to address mental illness as it relates to the issue of homelessness or the issue of overusage of medical resources. >> tough questions. the st. elizabeth's campus is shrinking significantly right now as the city prepares for lots of new development on that prime real estate. you can see the st. elizabeth's exhibit for yourself at the

website and a full list of mental health resources there. >> fascinating. mental health services at suburban hospital just received a generous boost. the hospital announced a $2.5 million gift today, the donation from the david and june testerone family foundation, one of the largest gifts ever received by suburban. david trone ran last year and finished second. he said his interest in sknush an health mental program is motivated in part by a tragedy in his extended family. doug is in the weather center. what's going on now, doug? >> right now, we got a really strong storm, making its way in towards fauquier county. you can tell from the radar where the storm is located. i'll show you the line here first. as we see this line, again, this line has been extending from way up

georgia. you can see what's happening right now in towards our region as well. numerous tornado watches up to the north. for us, it's a severe thunderstorm watch. that's the area in pink here, right on down the i-95 corridor. doesn't include anne arundel, calvert or st. mary's. look at this storm here, very strong, winds upwards of 50 miles per ho miles per hour. i wouldn't be surprised if this went severe at any time. we are seeing lightning associated with it. frederick seeing rain. right now around the herndon, reston, chantilly area. this is the big guy. not a lot of lightning with this. some lightning. the more lightning we see the more intense the thunderstorms are. it's not going to take much to bring down this wind that we continue to see. we'll watch this storm very, very closely as it moves

north and east. manassas, you'll see some of this. gainesville, around 66, going to get very heavy rain as well. down to the south, tracking this storm to the north of louisa, in western spotsylvania county. some lightning here too. these are the only two storms in business. this will come eventually to the stafford county area. and then back to the west, we see this line. this line does have severe thunderstorms associated with it, and we're watching that line make its way our way too. so we have a lot going on across the area tonight. that severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 11:00 tonight. next couple days, 76 on your tuesday, 68 degrees on wednesday. a big storm thursday and friday. with some very heavy rainfall, especially early friday morning. we'll talk much more about that the next couple days and then a very cool pattern. more of a early april pattern than a may pattern. i'll continue to keep you posted on that too. >> you got it, doug. coming up in sports, just ah

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but tonight they're on the road in pittsburgh, game three, they want to silence the arena there for the pens. they play better on the road, but the odds are against them. they've come back from a 2 -0 deficit only one time. sherree burruss is in pittsburgh and has more. let's hope for a quiet night in pittsburgh. >> reporter: hey, carol. this morning at skate they were a little more light hearted, there was some joking around. but this team knows they need a win tonight. they said they're not going to let the reality of trailing in this series affect their determination. >> no matter what, we have to get it done, we have to get it done. it doesn't have to be pretty. it has to be a collective effort from every one of us with more commitment from every one of us and if we do that, we'll be successful. >> it's not a lot of x

or anything like that. it's just little things we looked at and we're confident we can come up with a win tonight. >> we haven't been paralyzed by really any moments. we've been, you know, just like any team, you're disappointed in maybe some of the outcomes, but we're not paralyzed. i think that's the growth of our leadership. i think we understand and we don't get too consumed by the noise. and there's a lot of noise in washington and all that, and we're not consumed by that anymore. i think we're mature enough to understand that it's noise. and all we can do is look forward to tonight. and enjoy this. it's quite fun. >> reporter: you see some caps fans down there by the boards, and i asked one of them, are you guys having fun yet the series? he looked at me and said,

but he thinks they'll be feeling optimistic after tonight's game. >> being down one game sounds a lot better than two. thank you, sherree, we need some opt mimp. the bulls have won two in the garden, the wizards have yet to win a game there all season. another chance, tomorrow night. big markieff morris be in the line-up for the wizards? he left the game in the second quarter after spraining his ankle. he was at practice today. his ankle was wrapped. he didn't practice but he was there. the coach saying they'll evaluate more. martin gortat twisted his ankle. the wizards big men talked about how they're both playing tomorrow, but the way they say it, very different. >> it's final. it's nothing that the doctor's going to say to me for not to be able to play. i mean, we g

so give me leeway, it's my decision. >> i'm not me of sugar. i'm pollen finest, pollen-made. >> could you say that one more time? you're not made of sugar and then what? >> i'm not made of sugar. pollen finest right here. >> everyone's talking about sugar this week. we're not eating sugar. #how about the nats. a little magic when d.c. needs it most. record after record. anthony rendon monster rbi sunday. now we wanted to share some of the other crazy stats the baseball world is talking about. ryan zimmerman named player of the week first time since 2012. 37 hits, a .420 batting average, five homers. bryce harper scoring 32 runs in april. and this team, 170

in april. club record for the nats, setting the franchise record with 23 runs against the mets. the old record for the nats, almost 18 runs in one game. >> want to see the caps dthat o

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