we clean up from a messy storm, i'm going to be here in the weather center with doug and amelia to bring you up to date. and i'm leon harris at the live desk with startling new details about a local man's arrest. plus, a change behind the scenes at the white house is getting lots of attention. news4 at 4:00 starts now. first at 4:00, charges dropped. prosecutors say evidence does not support a 14-year-old girl's claim that she was raped at rockville hoop. henry sanchez milan and 17-year-old jose mon tannio face lesser charges related to the same accuser. chris gordon has the details. chris? >> reporter: well, pat, defense lawyers discovered graphic videos that the 14-year-old girl had sent to one of the two teenage boys. prosecutors today dropped the rape ca

charges against the teenagers, charging them with possessing pornography. prosecutors say they conducted an exhaustive investigation. they reviewed security video from inside rockville high school. they interviewed many witnesses, including the 14-year-old girl who claimed she was dragged into a school rest room and attacked in mid march. prosecutor john mccarthy, accompanied by montgomery county leaders, concluded the evidence does not support the charges of rape and sex assault against the two teenage boys. >> after a complete and thorough assessment of the facts, our duty is to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to support criminal violations, in violation of maryland law, regardless of public opinion or political pressure.

17-year-old have maintained they had consensual sex. >> i command the state's attorneys offices in dropping the rape charges, because this young girl was not raped, as we stated from the beginning wp. >> reporter: text messages with explicit videos and photos of herself were sent. they agreed to have sex. now they say it's unfair that the sexting they uncovered is being used to charge him with pornography. >> if they're going to charge, which they have, our client, then they should also charge her, because she was the maker of this and the distributor. ahead what the montgomery county school superintendent says about the future of these two teenage defendants. if they are

to go to public school. that's coming up at 5:00. that's the latest live at rockville high school. chris gordon, news4. and now to breaking news coming in from the district where a man has been arrested for buying an kemak-47 from an informant. according to court documents, clark callaway wanted to start a race war against white people. he supported isis and posted violent messages on facebook. he's a former marine and had explosives training and wanted to attack law enforcement officers and a police station in d.c. he just made his first court appearance and our mark segraves was there. he'll have more coming up later this hour. we've been tracking the storm, it's created driving hazards and brought down some

northwest, debris. the storm team told us this was coming. we got a real soaking today, and all that rain is creating pretty dangerous driving conditions as well. one driver ran into trouble trying to plow through this troubled road. firefighters had to be called in to rescue them. if you know doug and amelia, you know nothing gets them riled up like people plowing through standing water. your skin is crawling. >> we talk about it all the time, turn around, don't drown. fortunately we only heard when that one water rescue, even though it's coming down. >> and it's easily preventable. if you see water on road, don't drive through it. we saw one to two inches. flood warnings and potentially

activity in through the panhandle of west virginia, and look at these down around the fredericksburg area. up to winchester, martinsburg, right now, here's martinsburg. i'm going to do this differently and go a little bit wider, so we can go in. some heavy rain around 45 and 11, and down to the south, look at these storms, all firing up over the last few minutes. thunderstorm activity, lightning to the west of richmond. these are moving up in towards northern virginia. and look back to the south, the upper level low, it's in the 40s right now, into northern alabama and georgia, and that upper low is moving our way. so yes, we'll have more rain during the day. saturday, not the best day. more showers coming, a cool weekend. chilly next week and another one of these storms, my complete forecast in t

as you plan your evening and into your weekend, doug and amelia will be keeping an eye on things. you can follow their forecast and get alerts specifically for your neighborhood right on your phone. download the nbc washington app. pat? some american university students are staging a sit-in on campus, angry about the racist messages earlier this week. and the case took another sour turn. here's how everything unfolded. early monday morning, someone hung bananas from black nooses on several campus locations. they appeared to target the student body's first black female government president, taylor dumpson and her sorority, the akas. on tuesday and wednesday, students held town halls and rallies. the school canceled a meeting with dumpson and the black student union. then one school official sent ples to protect dumpson after online threats written by

white supremacist. meagan fitzgerald is there. what's happening now? >> reporter: there's a protest happening right now, and it's because students say they're still concerned about the way in which the university handled these latest incidents. more than two dozen student protesters marched on campus. you'll see where that police car is, he's blocking traffic, because students are beyond that. they blocked off the tunnel and they are calling for changes. they are calling for a safer environment, because they say something has to happen. >> last night, it just felt different. i was definitely watching my back and making sure i'm okay. >> reporter: there's no doubt about it, the vibe on campus has changed for many students since monday, but concerns are growing after sga president taylor dumpson was targeted boo i a white supremacist online. a letter from the university says in part, quote, the author encouraged followers to troll the presi

taylor dumpson. the university immediately dispatched law enforcement to her home to provide her and her family with additional security. it's an issue for many students on campus and it's part of the reason they've decided to protest again today. >> basically asking for administration to give students of color extensions on their finals, as well as any exams or any tests that they have taken after the first banana incident occurred if they could be revisited for people of color. >> reporter: these students say they've lost a lot of sleep in the middle of finals or trying to study for finals. they are asking the university if they will accommodate them. we reachedute to the universi oy for a statement, and are waiting to hear back from them. you may not recognize her name or know what she does, but it's got a lot of people talking, at least what happened to her does. the white house

chief usher. angela reared, the first woman, and the second african american to hold that post. she was hired back in 2011 during the obama administration. "the washington post" reported her dismissal and said that no reason was given. despite the title, the chief usher has a variety of responsibilities. they manage the large white house staff, the cooks, butlers, florists and other people in the west wing, and they work very closely with the first family on things like decorations for the mang mansions and making sure state dinners run snoothly. according to "the washington post" it's unusual for an administration to fire its chief usher. in object fact, it's so rare, t have only been nine people holding that post since the beginning of the 20th century. they said she left on very good terms. but she's not

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people living in a home on capitol hill had to be evacuated today after a manhole exploded. it happened on the sidewalk on independence avenue near 13th street southeast. pepco is working to try to fik the problem. this weekend, former president barack obama will receive a kennedy courage award, in honor of someone who displayed political courage

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central virginia are in clean-up mode after a severe storm tore through that area. this family barn in dinwiddie is a total loss. you can see debris flung across the field, snapped trees and power lines brought down by that storm. we saw similar scenes in north carolina. businesses and homes in the western part of the state were completely destroyed. this isn't the only rain we'll see this weekend. doug's tracking another round and will join us with more in just a few minutes. more than 150 images capturi capturing centuries of american history, this weekend, you can get a clearer picture. the national museum of african american history and culture is unveiling its first exhibit, it's called more than a picture, it

sherwood got a sneak peek. >> and even if you don't have a ticket to the museum and let's be honest, they're fairly hard to get. you have a lot of options for your weekend. >> wtop entertainment editor jason fraley joins us now. if we want to go to the movies this weekend, there's a sequel that's gotten a lot of hype. tell us about it. >> hey, guys, yeah. gardians of the galaxy volume 2. the last one in 2014 was the skraby underdog movie that took everybody by surprise. you had x-men days of future past and captain america, and this one snuck in as an underdog and became the top grossing superhero movie of the year. i think

if you want to be nit picky, it's comedic vignettes more than a cohesive overall story line, but it doesn't matter because it's so funny. rocket, voiced by bradley cooper, has a great time making fun of one of the henchman's names. and it's hilarious. and then groot, voiced by vin diesel, steals the show. i'd say check it out. you'll have a great time. >> i loved the first one. i can't wait to see the second. let's talk another kind of theater. we can choose comedy or disco this weekend. >> right. two kind of different things. yes, if you want stand-up comedy, kevin nealon will be at the kennedy center.

he was in "snl" and "happy gilmore." and tomorrow, we have gloria gainor, the disco queen who sang, "i will survive." she'll be doing a disco dance party, and the end of this two month series they've done doing. check that out. she's out with a new book with how fans were inspired by "i will survive," so she's coming back. >> and if we want to take a day trip, got a suggestion for us? >> right. i know we usually only cover d.c. things, but this is too cool to ignore. hop on 95 if you have a car and do a road trip to baltimore for the 19th annual maryland film festival. it's at this old movie palace that's been closed since 1978. they restored it and it looks great. we caught up with john waters a

check out what he had to say. >> i've been coming to this -- this festival was called many things before. i've been involved with all of them since the beginning, but this one has grown to be the biggest and the best. >> in closing, look into the camera and tell our listeners why they should come out to the festival in early may. >> because baltimore is so much cooler than d.c. >> i don't know about that. >> i don't know about that, i don't know about that. but them's fighting words, john waters. but great options this week. >> thank you, jason fraley. you know, it's may now and that means it's prom season, and the cost of a dress is not going to price students out of their proms in fairfax county. centreville high school's dress shop just opened at fair oaks mall. for 11 years now,

marketing students have been making donated dresses available to financially strapped students from any middle or high school. >> it gives people the opportunity to feel pretty and go out to prom wearing a new dress and i just think it's a great option for people to have. >> i get thank you cards from students who have come in the past. we get students who return year after year. they'll donate last year's dress and get a new dress. >> the shop is open select hours for the next three weeks. >> i think that's a great program. it takes a big strain off of a lot of budgets. we've seen plenty of rain already today, but are you ready for this? some of us could see the 30s. 30s! over the next couple days. yes, doug

>> i don't know about you, but i put my coats away. the blankets are packed. they've got mothballs in them now. >> big them out. go back up to the attic and dig them out. right, doug? >> i even told my wife two weeks ago, put away the kids' sweaters, leggings, that kind of thing. but you may have to get them out. we're talking really cold air after this system moves out of here. but first, let's talk about the

sunshine. currently at 74 degrees. winds out of the south at 23 miles an hour. so the wind has been helping to push temperatures up out of the south. temperatures around the rest of the region, 67 in martinsburg, a shower there, but notice 78 down towards culpeper, sunshine has developed. with this instability, creating more showers and thunderstorms. inch and a half in d.c., two inches towards charlottesville, inch and a half in fredericksburg. it was coming down early this morning, ending by 9/10:00 in most locations. still tracking some showers. between martinsburg and hagerstown. down to the south, this line north of fredericksburg and southern fauquier county, moving to the north, around warrenton and manassas, be there in the next hour or

it extends down to the south. there's been lightning with these two. they're not expected to be too strong, but could have very heavy downpours. right now, this one along route 15, as you make your way towards fredericksburg. you can see the storms, moving out, and then you see the ones developing in parts of northern virginia. as we widen out, look at this low pressure. i mean, this is just an amazing area of low pressure. this is a massive storm. the cold air dipping all the way down to florida. temperatures only in the upper 40s in alabama and georgia. again, ahead of this, we're in the 70s, but the cold air is coming down. so we have some cooler air making its way in time for the weekend. and also some showers. if you're heading out tonight for dinner, take the umbrella. see a few showers. 9:00, some shower activity around the d.c./metro area and the beltway. a break tonight, 7:00 a.m., no rain. and watch what happens. the rain moves back in, shower activity during the morning and

more showers around 1/2:00, by 3:00, they're moving out and colder air settles in. tomorrow, high of 63, and then temperatures fall in the afternoon. a few a.m. showers, midday showers as well. that's what we'll be watching. here's the next ten days. 63 on saturday, 62 on sunday. monday going for a high of 60, but a low of 45. that's in the city. many of the suburbs, maybe around 37, 38. i wouldn't even be surprised if we had a little bit of frost. can we say it? i don't think it will happen, but that might happen on monday and tuesday with temperatures in the upper 30s, but again in the city, we'll be in the mid 40s. temperature of 63 degrees on tuesday. and look at next weekend, guys. it's mother's day weekend. my mom doesn't live here, she'll be okay with this. it's going to be raining here and it's going to be cold. she's in florida where it's nice and sunny and warmer, but next weekend, not looking good at all. >> the pictures you see on mother's

dresses and it's great this time of year. >> this is cruel, doug. >> but we got a lot of time to watch that storm. that's the kind of weather we have for maybe the next two weeks. >> all right, get used to it. thanks, doug. she's one of the most beloved people of our time, even 20 years after her death. now, some new details about the personal life of princess diana, what we did not know about her until now. and we're staying on top of some of the breaking news we told you about at the top of the show. a man arrested for plotting a terror attack in our ar. an updateae

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letter that aaron hernandez wrote to his fiance before he killed himself last month. in this note, he appears to make reference to his decision to take his own life. he wrote, you have always been my soul mate and i'm always with you. i told you what was coming indirectly. look after my boys. and he ended with, you're rich. investigators say that he left several hand-written notes in his prison cell before he hanged himself. he told his fiancee to tell his story fully. hernandez was serving a life sentence for murder and had been acquitted in two other killings just days before his death inside that massachusetts prison. prosecutors now are fighting a move by hernandez's lawyers to dismiss his murder conviction. at the live desk, leon harris, news4. >> thank you, leon. federal prosecutors charged a local man they say was threatening to attack a police station in downtown d.c. >> that

and he appeared before a judge today. mark segraves was in court and has more on how this investigation has been unfolding. >> reporter: in this 30-page indictment prosecutors allege the construction worker from washington, d.c. was trying to buy an automatic rifle, so he could attack a police station. 38-year-old clark callaway was polite and reserved as he appeared before a federal judge, facing two gun charges. he has not been charged with terrorism or making threats. but the charging documents reveal callaway bought an ak-47 from an fbi informant, after posting pro-isis messages on facebook pages. prosecutors say callaway had threatened to attack the first district police station in southwest, d.c., near nationals park. callaway did not enter a plea today. he's being held until a preliminary hearing next week. at u.s. district court, mark segraves, news4.

victory in the latest health care battle, but they haven't won the war, and we're learning a lot more about the bill that the house has just handed off to the senate. and new job numbers are capping off a pretty good week for president trump. blayne alexander is live with new details. >> good afternoon to you. the president is spending the weekend at his home in new jersey, and he is still celebrating that win on health care, even as it goes on to face a tougher battle in the senate. meanwhile today, millions of families are still trying to figure out exactly what all of this means for their coverage and their families. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: on the heels of a health care victory, more good news for president trump. 211,000 jobs added in april, unemployment dropping to 4.4%, the lowest since 2007. >> the president and his entire team will continue this laser focus on creating jobs for heard-working americans. >> reporter: it caps off a

who today signed a bill to avoid a government shutdown through september. >> he's stopping obamacare regulations, got his health care plan through the house of representatives and now we see a jobs report that there's economic enthusiam in the country. >> reporter: this morning on twitter, the president celebrating what he calls a big win on health care, but it's facing a major battle and likely changes in the senate. >> absolutely zero chance of that bill ever becoming law. >> the senate will carefully review the house bill and now we'll go to work on a senate bill. >> reporter: now resetting a debate that proved so contentious in the house. experts still sorting out details of the house bill. >> there's no doubt in my mind that millions fewer people will be covered. >> reporter: a plan still in the works as many americans live in fear. >> thank you for setting a death sentence for our children. >> reporter: the health care future for millions now in the hands of the senate. and news today on president trump's still

we just learned that mark green has now withdrawn his name from consideration for army secretary. you'll remember that he came under fire from a number of lgbtq community advocates, he's now the second person to withdraw his name from consideration for that position. and later tonight, "dateline" nbc takes a look at the life and death of princess diana, killed in a car crash nearly 20 years ago. andrea canning talks to diana's head of security and describes how she struggled to carve out a role for herself within the royal family. according to chief body guards, diana felt she was the target of a smear campaign. she believed it was being orchestrated by the palace, which deployed surrogates to discredit her. >> friends of the prince of wales went on public television to say that diana was paranoid, that she was bulimic and even a friend of the queen said diana was

heavy stuff because whoever was watching was going to believe that, but that wasn't true. diana wasn't paranoid, she wasn't damaged goods. she was very unhappy with the state of her marriage. >> reporter: diana was used to being the most popular royal and knew she had the power to fight back. >> so diana thought, how the hell am i going to counteract that? there's only one way to do that. for me to tell them myself. >> reporter: you can watch the entire two-hour "dateline" special, it airs tonight at 9:00, right here on nbc4. >> sounds like a fascinating watch. if you plan to use metro, build extra time in your trip. crews will be making repairs to virtually every rail line this weekend. >> and here's a look at your first 4 traffic. we're still under safe track surge 14, it's the second phase

replace trains between greenbelt and college park this weekend. on the yellow line, running every 20 minutes between huntington and mt. vernon square only. same on the silver line, running every 20 between wheelie, reston east and ballston only. on orange, green, blue, trains in general running every 20 mnts. on the green line, with the exception of the safe track situation on the two stations and red line, regular weekend service there. have a great one. i'll see you monday morning for news4 today. lots of kids play the piano, but how many teach themselves? this boy did, and he can't even see the music in front of him. meet the local super kid who is living proof you can do anything you set your mind to. >> amazing. >> but first, a wet end to the workweek, and it may stretch right int o

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as we were talking about earlier, the widespread rain from this morning, well over. but take a look right now on storm team4. we're continuing to track rain across the area. i want to time this out for you, this rain here in parts of prince william counties. even in fair fox county. moving to the north at 40 miles an hour. gainesville, 5:45. warrenton, 5:00 p.m. poolsville,

leesburg, 5:15. heavier rain and scattered showers around hagerstown as well. take the umbrella tonight. coastal flood advisories going to be in effect until early tomorrow morning and also returning much cooler, 74 degrees right now. by 11:00, still not that bad. 68. but this weekend, we're only going to be around 60 degrees. and some showers in the forecast. i'll have the latest timing at about 4:50. >> thanks, amelia. it's the 5th of may, cinco de mayo. many believe it's the day of mexican independence. it is not. this is the day mexico invaded french forces in the 19th century. however, on this day, a lot of folks spend it celebrating and enjoying mexican food. we have a list of the ten best places to celebrate cinco de mayo with deals on tacos and margaritas. and it's all in the nbc washington app. open it now and searc

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here are 4 things to know this friday afternoon. students at american university just held a sit-in on campus in the wake of those recent racist symbols left earlier on campus this week. meanwhile, the student who was targeted by those bananas strung with nooses, is getting extra police protection after a post on a white supremacist website encouraging others to harass her online. rape charges have been dropped against two teen immigrants accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a bathroom at rockville high school.

the ibs dent made national news after the white house called it an example of why president trump is cracking down on illegal immigration. angela reed, chief usher, was hired six years ago and has now been dismissed. and we're watching swollen creeks and streams after heavy rain drenched our area. the rain may not be done with us yet. a complete look at your weekend with storm team4 in about three minutes. >> he grew up in buoy, maryland, and he's being remembered this afternoon as a man who loved helping other people. >> officers came today from far and wide to mourn the death of stephen ballard who was killed in the line of duty. nbc's tim furlong takes us there. >> reporter: the weather seemed to fit the mood, a long procession, the body of corporal stephen ballard taken into the chase center.

showing tremendous strength on this difficult day. >> it's just encouraging, uplifting, to see at a time when this family needs support, woo, they got it, they got it from all over the country. >> the senator presented the family with the flag that flew over the u.s. capitol the day ballard was gunned down. the biden family came through to pay respects and law enforcement agencies from 36 states were here in wilmington as well. >> we were standing next to people from new mexico and california. it's the least we could do to drive down here. >> the family didn't want coverage of the ceremony itself, but officers said it was upbeat and energetic. lots of people in one building to get through this tough moment together. chopper4 is live over breaking news happening in fairfax county. fire and rescue is on the scene of a fire in the 5900 blocks of leesburg pike in

cross roads area. it's a fire at a mattress store. and leesburg pike is closed in that area. these are live pictures. you can see the smoke coming from that building. no reports of any injuries. we'll keep an eye on this. no word yet on what caused it. but we'll follow it and bring you any new developments. and there's also been a massive bust in north americern virginia, but not for drugs. it's for illegal cigarette trafficking. >> jim and wendy have a look at what's coming up on news4 at 5:00. >> this was no small time smuggling ring. listen to these numbers. 600,000 cartons of smokes, worth in excess of 30 million bucks. >> and their crimes were not just limited to illegal tobacco. police say that dozens of suspects also were responsible for robberies, burglaries, shootings. julie carey will find out how this investigation came together. plus, fairfax county schools at the center of a controversy this evening,

policy supporting transgender students. still ahead, the national organization that is citing the school system as ground zero and why they say fairfax county is an example of what not to do regarding gender identity. those stories and more at 5:00. >> thank you. so, amelia, are we going to have to crank up the heat tonight? even a little bit? or does it just depend on your body temperature? >> all right, all right, it's friday! i had to look myself sometimes to make sure my hair's in the right place. >> i wasn't going to be able to hold it together. so, thank you. >> that's all right. >> yeah, it's fine. anyway, we are definitely going to need the heat on. not just this weekend, but over the next ten days. i've had a rough two days. okay, my air conditioner went out, now i'm talking about 50s and 60s. so i wouldn't have needed it anyway. it's definitely cool. both saturday and sunday. showers in the forecast

and midday hours. no heavy rain like we saw this morning, but it's going to be a damp, cloudy kind of day, and maybe late-day sunshine. we stay on the cool side, not only for the weekend, but the entire ten-day forecast. next weekend, we're talking about highs in the 50s and looking at some rain as well for mother's day weekend. forecast still a ways away, and we'll continue to keep an eye on it. take a look at storm team4, some scattered areas of rain, fauquier counties, washington county as well. this is moving toward the north at about 40 miles an hour. not picking up any lightning around the manassas area. moving toward reston, just clipping the fairfax area as well. so some scattered showers to deal with as folks are coming home from work this weekend, and then more scattered showers out there tomorrow morning. temperatures, though, the warmest we're going to be in quite some time. 73 in washington, 79 in

gaithersburg. before i talk about temperatures throughout the day, future weather, 6:00 a.m., clouds in place, but we are dry. look at what happens as we move to 9:00 a.m. start to see scattered showers, especially around the mason-dixon line, in the panhandle of west virginia. 10:00 a.m., draki.c. metro area fairfax, montgomery, and potentially prince george's county. more showers around the noontime hours. 3:00, most of the rain now over on the eastern shore and maybe some late day sunshine. 59 degrees at 7:00 a.m. and we hang out around 60 throughout the day tomorrow. 4:00 p.m., a temperature of 61 degrees. take a look at your sunday forecast. it's dry, the better of the two weekend days, but still cool. monday, 60s. tuesday, wednesday, thursday and right on into friday. >> what a change. >> don't know what season this is. we're getting confused here. well, we do know today is a major milestone for nbc4 responds. >> yeah, we're

one-year anniversary. since we launched a year ago, the nbc4 responds team has recovered nearly $1.2 million for our viewers. >> wow! consumer reporter susan hogan joins us to celebrate the year and tell us the top four splane complaints from the past year. >> we've received over 7,000 complaints in total since launching nbc4 responds a year ago today. it includes everything from airlines to insurance issues. the number one complaint is utility bills. high water bills to be exact. so when we did one of these stories, it opened up floodgates. while many were due to incorrect meter readings, many more were due to toilet leaks. in fact, just this week, we showed you how you can easily detect a toilet leak and fix it at very little cost. number two

washing machine that viewers couldn't get fixed or replaced. our number three complaint, cable and cell phone companies, a lot of these complaints were about customer service problems with the providers. the majority of our viewers said they either couldn't get through to the company in a timely manner or they were passed from one customer service rep to another without ever getting their problem resolved. and the number four most complained about issue, car problems. mostly used cars. our viewers are having a horrible time when they buy a used car that breaks down shortly after. nbc4 responds, that the lack of laws to protect the buyers from unscrupulous sellers and private party sellers and contacting us, helps give all our viewers a voice when they feel they're not being heard. we're so happy to be that voice for them.

powerless. >> exactly, for sure. >> great work, susan. >> thanks so much. and there are different ways that people can certainly get in touch with us too. and how we can help people resolve their problems. and we have a little bit of a secret for you coming up tonight. we'll reveal four ways viewers can get things done to ensure the best outcome in solving their problems for them as well. >> all right, that sounds good. >> happy to do so. >> thanks, susan. ♪ ♪ talk about a super kid. meet the self-taught piano pr prodigy who is proving you don't need to see to be a star. >> you're watching news4 first at 4:00.

♪ ♪ >> boy oh boy, all month long, news4 is bringing you stories of super kids from our area and their incredible talents. you're going to be amazed with jose montano's way with music. >> we're amazed. he's only 12 and not only did he teach himself, but he did it whil overcoming a very serious disability. amy cho has his story. >> reporter: when jose montano st

to anyone's ears. but to truly appreciate his piano-playing prowess, you have to consider he's doing it from an uneven playing field. you see jose was born blind. >> with my ears, listen to music and then memorize it. >> reporter: and that's all it takes for him to master a piece. he's had a few lessons, but for the most part, this piano prodigy is self-taught. >> i can feel the music with my heart and that's why i can make music. because it's born of my heart. >> reporter: that music in his heart, it's why he hopes to one day become a piano teacher. >> teaching how to feel the music, you have to enjoy the life, laugh, and share with others. >> reporter: at just 12, he's already figured out the

success. in northwest, amy cho, news4. >> isn't that fantastic. do you know a local super kid that we should talk to? from music to art, academics, or sport, we want to hear about them. so tell us on social media, using the hash tag nbc4 dc. news4 at 5:00 begins with breaking news. >> leon harris at the live desk where we're uncovering more disturbing details about a plot to attack a d.c. police station. the fbi says that clark callaway of d.c. bought an ak-47 from an fbi informant and then made statements about attacking officers. and according to court documents, he was an isis supporter and wanted to start a race war. investigators say they found violent and threatening messages on callaway's facebook pages. he's a former marine and according to the fbi, had explosives training. mark segraves is still

up details and will have more at 5:30. >> thank you, leon. rape charges are dropped against two immigrant teenagers in a case that made national headlines. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. a 14-year-old girl accused them of attacking her in a bathroom at rockville high school. here's how the case unfolded. march 16th, the students are arrested for rape. then the white house weighs in. march 21st. citing the need for stronger immigration laws. >> but a court filing by the defense team claimed that the sex was consensual. fast-forward to today. the rape charges dropped. chris gordon is outside rockville high school tonight with reaction. chris? >> reporter: wendy, this case has attracted international attention because the two teenage boys are undocumented immigrants and their lawyers tell me, they each traveled alone here to get to montgomery cou county to join their families, that they