to push them back here for game seven. we'll see what happens. >> and the momentum is in our favor. >> thanks for join ugs. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. we want to get to your weather. another cool start to the weekend. >> we have a breeze rocking the trees on this sunday morning. starting off, quite a chill in the air. around 50 degrees. it will reach near 60 degrees by midafternoon. that's a about 10, 12 degrees below the average high. we have a few clouds racing through now. off to the north, those clouds, you can see a little lower on the horizon. that's up in northern montgomery county into frederick county where it's near 50 degrees or so. reagan national is at 52. those clouds have been produce ago few sprinkles here, this area in green.. frederick county, washington county, out of west virginia. most of this is tracking off to the east, get ago few sprinkles in charles county right there into southern william and northern stafford. that will be breaking up here shortly. we have more chances for some rain. later this afternoon, i have the new hour

coming up this half hour. >> thanks so much. right now, the courtyard outside the louvre museum in paris is back open. this is where french presidential candidate emmanuel macron is planning to celebrate tonight. this all comes as government officials are investigating a hack targeting his campaign. last month, groups linked to russia were accused of targeting his campaign. >> meanwhile, back here at home, houms republicans are dealing with the aftermath of their vote to replace the affordable care act. now some voters are weighing in. chris palone has a look. >> representative tom reed among the first to face constituents following the house's vote to replace obamacare. >> my question is, are you going to take services away from my child? >> voters giving the new york republican an earful.

they're worried they'll lose coverage if the trump-backed plan becomes law. but reed stands by his vote, insisting the american health care act will bring down costs will protect people with pre-existing conditions. >> at least i can look our constituents in the eye and say i tried to be part of trying to fix this. >> the president's push for the aaca's full passage. >> now i'm calling on the senate to take action. >> in his weekly address, the president insisted obamacare is failing and must be replaced. >> the house bill is a plan that will save americans from this disaster and replace it with more choices and more freedom for american families. >> the critics say this bill won't do that at all, and the senate appears to be in no rush to take up the house's bill. chris palone, nbc news, new york. meanwhile, health care will be a big topic on "meet the press" this morning. dr

for chuck todd. she's going to sit down with tom price and talk exclusively with senator dianne feinstein. that's coming up here at 10:30 on nbc 4. hundreds of hours on the road and finally a group of veterans is making the final miles into arlington. >> news 4's derrick ward is tracking the group that started walking from north carolina in order to raise awareness about mental health. hi, derrick. this has been quite the journey. >> oh, i'm sure it has, indeed. we're on the last leg of that journey now. we're here along the gw parkway just a bit north of mt. vernon. and the folks you see behind me here are on a mission. they are coming all the way from camp lejeune and it's been a walk. this is a map that shows you the route that they've taken along the way.. again, we're here on the last leg of that journey. we have the united states park police to give them an escort for that last branch of that march. with me now is brandon. you're the person behind this. talk about why

this. >> well, i'm kind of doing this to raise the awareness that we have, durnt epidemic going on with suicide amongst our veterans and trying to help raise awareness for the ptsd our vets go through on a daily basis as they're coming home, transitioning out of the military.. >> and you obviously have a personal stake in this because you lost a brother to ptsd. >> i do, yeah. eight years ago, my brother took his own life. he served in the army, he was in average, came home and he struggled with ptsd for quite some time before he took his own life. . >> what's been the response you've gotten along this route. have people asked you why you're doing this and you're able to explain why.? had. >> absolutely. we hand out these business cards here to everybody that comes up, kind of asks us what we're doing, a lot of people that stop us on the side of the road. north carolina people come out and stop us and ask us what we're doing and cheer us on. we hand them that card and let them know what we're doing. that's kind of been the progress of this whole trip. >> what's next after this

journey? >> after this, we're looking to put in a retreat that make it mandatory that veterans coming out of the service come to our retreat and decompress. and we're going to do a job placement agency, as well, with that. and we're going to try to raise as much awareness as we can to this epidemic that's going on and try to give somebody -- some of those vets a place to come so that they can transition a little bit better. >> that sounds like a good idea because it sounds like this is the kind of thing that might sneak up on you. you might not know that you have this, but once that spiral starts, right? >> yeah. once that spiral starts, it's very hard to get out and i got a personal friend right here with me that he kind of reached out on facebook before i stepped off of my walk, was thinking about doing that himself. and he put a private note out there that kind of sent off a red signal to me and i reached out to him and brought him along on this walk with us. and i don't know, but i can let him tell you his story and t

>> obviously, you saw this and you saw the need. the timing couldn't have been better, could it? >> though. it's a whole organization, all their support, everyone, it saved my life and it's changed my life. i wanted to reach out to other veterans who have been going through what i'm going through and maybe just do another walk with them, take them and hopefully change their life. >> we're glad you're here with us, man. thank you for your service, all you guys. thank you for what you're doing. again, they're going to end up at arlington national cemetery in about, what, a couple hours from now? >> a few hours. we plan on getting to the 9/11 memorial around 11:00 or so today. then we're going to make our way around to the usmc memorial and walk into arlington national cemetery. >> excellent. so you might see these folks today. give them a honk and let them know you support them. derrick ward b, news 4. back tu. >> thank you so much. so glad we got to hear all those stories. starting tomorrow, a big parking change goes into effect in the district. it has to do with those red topped meters. for

at those meters in the central business district which you see here. as long as you pay you could park there.. but all of that changes tomorrow. starting on monday, only drivers with the disabled placards can use those spaces. that includes strarts streets as far west as washington university and as far north at dupont circle. if you don't have a placard and you park there, you could face a fine of 250 bucks. time right thonow, 9:07. happy sunday because the caps won. fans are riding high after they beat penguins to extend the series. .. >> officially a fun day sunday. we are off to a good start because of that "w" last night. the caps now down three games to two. game six tomorrow night, news 4's david culver has a look at all the celebration. >> if you didn't know the outcome to last night's game, all you have to do is walk down here downtown and you hear the chants just like that. the capitals taking the big win.

z all excited rocking the red as they walked out of the verizon center.. we found a few penguin fans who are trying to cover up and get out of the way quickly. capitals fans feeling very differently from that. we caught up with a few of them. take a listen to all of the excitement. >> normally d.c. sports, we get here and, you know, we get a little sloppy. but this is great. i feel good. the city is out here. we're amazing, we're looking excited. it's a good time for d.c. sorts. >> penguins are not going to win tomorrow night. we're going to come back here. we're going to win, game seven. >> let's go caps! >> we even caught up with one penguins fan who said last night's game, last night's win by the capitals may have convinced her to become a caps fan. so she was covering up that penguins wardrobe. soon will be rocking the red. we're pretty confident. that's the latest outside the verizon center. i'm david culver.

now back to you. >> have we given david some time off here? >> love the red. time right now, 9:09. we are waking up to one of the chilliest mornings that we've had in a while. tom will track how sob we'll we out of the 50s and warming back up. >> one of the biggest online retailers planning to build an actual store where amazon is setting up a new shop you'll be able to check out in person.

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win for trainer todd pletcher and david velasquez. thunder snow started to buck right of the gate. some people were worried about the horse, but he was checked and he is okay. another fan favorite, the one-eyed horse finished 14th. >> always dreaming. mudder like no other. that's what they're calling him. eventually, you won't have to watch for the page turners arrive in the mail. amazon is going to open a bookstore in georgetown. this is according to "the washington post." the store will be right here at the corner of m street and jefferson street. if you have the amazon app, you will be able to look at reviews and potentially scan the items without having to stop. no word on exactly when the store will open. amazon has a handful of stores in other major cities the the. time right now, 9:12.

tom is tracking chilly the temperatures .more rain heading our way. >> your mission today is to answer this question. ♪ where in the world is kel kellyanne conway ♪ >> they're back. we have got a lot of material. "start night live" at it between. the new shots at president trump and kellyanne conway all right getting a l of talkingot

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it is one of the most popular and hardest new museums to get inside of. now the national museum of african-american history and culture is add to go an already impressive collection. more than words features 150 images spanning more than two centuries of history. tom sherwood takes us inside. >> yo, thank you very much. thank you, thank you. >> washington native sharon farmer making her way to her photo of this 97-year-old woman working the hula hoop. >> it's spirit. no matter how old you get, you have to keep moving. >> this is something about spirit no matter what age you are. >> and no matter what color you are. keep moving. keep doing stuff. do not just vegetate away. >> farmer was among a group of photographers and occur raters doing a media preview of an exhibit of 150 photos spanning more than 200 years of history. an 1862 era photo of slaves in alexandria,

modern day protests, a bucolic beach scene of a father and son. >> what do you want people to feel when they come in here? >> a connection. if you don't know that person, maybe you know somebody else in your family who feels how she feels. farmer's boom box photo is among her favorites. >> blows my mind. >> farmer sees the full scope of history. in the 1990s, for president clinton, she was the first african-american and the first woman to oversee the white house photography office. she has a philosophy about being a first. >> if somebody is going to be first, take somebody with you. you've got to take somebody with you. otherwise, your historical status don't mean nothing. >> museum director lonnie bunch caught all of the museum's 25,000 photos, not just the 150 on display, the joy and struggle of life.

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> got to love that energy. we do have more photos to show you. we also have tips for how you can get into the museum. snl had fun with president's expense last night. i all started with alec baldwin calling into a show we know well, "morning joe" as john miller. >> he had a party. it was beer.. a disaster that was obamacare has finally been repealed. >> well, hold on, sir. it's not repealed yet. the bill still has to pass the senate. >> what now? >> the bill goes through the senate. they might even rewrite the entire thing, if they pass it at all. >> but there was beer. >> and that wasn't it.

one of the adam's favorite, "where in the world is carmen san diego." i was living in korea at the time. we had limited tv. and they the turned it into where in the world is kellyanne conway >> now, are you guys ready to help us find kellyanne conway? . >> well, we don't want to find her. >> okay. i guess that's our show. >> kellyanne just tweeted. and melissa mccarthy hosts next week. >> that will be fun. all mixed up with the weather. >> the rules for may weren't somewhere and march is taking back over.

weather on this sunday morning. we have a few spripgels showing up on the radar. much of this is beginning to dissipate. we'll dry out temporarily. later on today, we may get a few passing sprinkles moving through this area in the green. a few of those crossing the blue ridge coming into northern virginia and maybe just south of the metro area. a few scattered sprinkles.. otherwise, sunshine coming and going. most of it is over by 6:00 p.m... and then in this evening, we get cold. our temperatures will stay in the 50s throughout much of the day. low 60s between 3:00 and 4:00. and then we will plummet all the way down to near 40 degrees tomorrow morning. and even in the 30s, shennendoah valley in the mountains. right now, near the bay should be in the mid tourts. we're going to get some exercise today, you'll be dodging the wind. maybe dodge ago shower around 3:00, 4:00. ns

and waiting for the boston metro tomorrow morning. you'll need your warm winter coat. it will be around 40 degrees. near 60 by 5:00 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday, a bit milder after a chilly morning. maybe rain showers thursday drying out friday into next weekend. finally, near the average high a week from today next sunday. >> i'm mark nbc news. if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. that's precisely what house republicans did on thursday. with success when they passed their effort to repeal and replace barack obama's affordable care act. but that was the easy part. the hard part now comes as the legislation moves to the senate where republicans face three challenges. . call them the three "m"s. the first the is margin with republicans enjoy ago slight majority in the senate. they could only afford two deflections. the second is midterm. two senate republicans, dean heller of nevada and jeffe

re-election fights in 2018 .how they navigate the conservative senate will be crucial. the final challenge is mood. with senate republicans in no mood to pass the legislation with president trump's job approval rating sitting in the low 40s. can can they pass the senate and become law? absolutely. will it be easy? no way. ♪ >> music with every note, get to mote the piano playing prodigy proving that you don't node to see to ba star.e

♪ all month long, news 4 is bringing you stories of local super kids and their incredible talent. you'll be amazed by jose montana's way with music. >> and there's more. he's just 12 years old. not only did he teach himself, but he did it while overcoming a disability. here is amy cho. >> when jose montana starts to perform, it's music to anyone's ears. but to truly appreciate his

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. >> 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 my music with my heart and that's why i can be music, though. it's born of my heart. >> 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 always enjoy the life, love each other and share with others. >> at just 12, he's already figured out the keys to success. in northwest, amy cho, news 4.

it is cold outside and you might see a shower or two today. tom is tracking when rain might impact your plans for the rest of the weekend, as well. an olympian found dead. the mystery involving a gold medal athlete who was expected to compete at this year's winter games. it's 9:27.

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in north korea. kim hak song is an american citizen who was working at popping yang science and technology university. north korean state media reports he was detained for suspect hostile acts against the country. we are working to get more details for you from the state department and we will keep you updated throughout the morning. with that in mind, we want to welcome you in on this sunday morning at 9:30. hope you're having a good one so far. thank you for joining us. i'm adam tuss. and i'm angie goff. i'm here standing by with the weather report from tom. we might reach 60? >> yeah. and that's going to be pushing it. much of the region, with we're going to stay in the 50s throughout the rest of the day and winds gusting around 25 miles per hour. certainly an un-may-like look as we take a look at our sky. over tyson corner there on the horizon, you can see gray clouds coming through. kind of thin, overcast. there's sun coming through. it is producing light rain to

frederick county, washington county, this area of green, the panel handle of west virginia and the shennendoah valley. much of this is breaking up and it moves into dryer air moving off to the east. chances for an additional passing showers to the late afternoon, we clear out tonight. cold tomorrow morning. a look at the coldest areas coming up in a few minutes. we are following developments in a debtedly stabbing in green belt. 19-year-old jean-marine ocha was found stabbed to death outside an vista apartment complex. he was killed between midnight and 6:00 a.m. if you have any information, please contact green belt police. the world is remembering team usa gold medalist steven holcomb. he was found dead in his room at the united states training center in lake placid, new york. holcomb was expected to be at the 2018 winter games. he made history in the 2010 vancouver gam

team to gold. that was the first u.s. gold medal in that event since 1948. it's not clear how the 37-year-old died. a high school security guard is fatesing charges of sex abuse of a minor. according to wtot, 57-year-old mark yantsos was arrested on friday for the second time. police say he'd been having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student at richard montgomery high school. the charges were filed against yantsos last month, claiming he not only had that relationship, but gave the girl an iphone 7 and diamond pendant. yantsos was ordered to stay away from her, but apparently he saw her last thursday. right now, a d.c. family needs your helping finding this missing teen. his name is malik scott. the 16-year-old was last seen on friday. we're told he was wearing a black jacket, black shirt with red lettering and white jeans. call police if you know where he is and be sure to share or map of missing teen cases in the district

home. find it all in our nbc washington app. today, the nigerian president is meeting with the kidnapped girls who were just released by boko haram extremists. those girls arriving on these buses in the nigerian capital this morning. amnesty international is asking that the 82 freed girls be quickly released to their parents. yesterday, nigerian officials announced that the girls were released after being kidnapped more than thee years ago. last october, 21 girls were released back to their families. however, there is still more than 100 others who remain unaccounted for. >> all right. fire it up. caps quest for the cup. it is still alive this morning after they beat the penguins last night in game five. >> everybody is so excited about this. you're getting ready for our little prep going here. now the series is back to pittsburgh for a critical game skin. carol

last night's win. >> the bleakest verizon center or all season. facing limb thagz, the caps trailed 2-1 after two periods. but three goals in the third. lifting the spirits, winning the game and extending the series with the pittsburgh penguins. nicholas backstrom wrist shot under the glove of marc-andre fleury tied the game at two and turned the momentum. >> turns around the in our mind, we start believing and we start to play the way we are capable of. . >> that meant putting shots on net and evgeni kutnetsov. caps with a 4-2 win and a momentum boost heading to pittsburgh. >> we have to make a push and we have to play the same way i think the whole

>> you're going into the third period going, let's get this done. i mean, that was pretty good conviction in our room. i would say there's a lot of resiliency and the leadership did all the right things. >> more of the things we just wanted to hold on for as long as we could to give our offense some time. because we knew we were going to come through in that area. it came at the big moment and performed. >> game six in pittsburgh, that's where the season ended last year. a chance to change the same old caps narrative on monday. at verizon center, carol maloney, news 4 sports. meanwhile, the which is ards can tie up their series against the elt celtics today, but kelly oubre was officially suspended from today's game after this incident when he pushed forward kelly olynyk. oubre is putting it in the past .looking forward. >> you know, it's in the past. when it

i just can't change that it happened. now i have to face the consequences. >> game four is tonight at 6:30 at the verizon center. let's take a look outside right now. scattered showers might have an impact on your sunday plans. tom is closely tracking your hour by hour weather. check your pantry before you make that breakfast.

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pinnacle foods which makes the product says they might be contaminated with listeria. no illnesses have been reported and none of the aunt jemima dry mixes or syrup are part of that recall, so you're good to use them. and after claiming a world title, an 58-year-old man has died trying to scale mt. everest. the cause of his death is not immediately known, but it may have been due to cardiac arrest. the great grandfather first climbed everest in 2008 at the age of 76. he was the oldest climber to reach the top but his record was broke by a japanese man in 2013. take a look outside right now at the capital building. the winds flapping the flags right there a bit. you won't be feeling the heat today. tom is updating

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father paul stolia is a priest and someone i have known for much of my life. yet we never much talked about his dad's high profile position on the high court. recently we talked about his life and his upcoming in new york along with his eighth sib lipgs. he's authored and written his first book. it's called "that nothing may be lost," a faith foundation that he says got his family through the pain of this past your. >> it's been good, but it's, you know, not easy. there have been many different memorials and posthumous awards given to my dad and things like that, the naming of george mason law school after my father. and those have been good in a lot of ways because it's just -- it's wonderful to see my father honored in that way.. it's wonderful to see how many peopleiv

>> you can catch our full story with father paul scalia monday night on news 4 at 6:00. back to you. ♪ >> he is a world renown opera star whose recent performance at new york's metropolitan opera was hailed as a showstopper. speedo green not only has an unusual name, he's far from your typical opera star. >> an unusual store. >> mark seagraves shows us the remarkable transformation. from shackles to the stage. >> i was actually shackled. they put me in leg shackles and handcuffs, put me in the back of a police car and drove me 3 1/2 hours to the detention center in virginia and i stayed there for two months. it was the scariest part of my life.

>> ryan speedo green was talking to a small group of at-risk teens monday afternoon about how he was transformed from a 12-year-old on his way to prison to a young man on his way to stardom. at 6'5" tall and 300 pounds, speedo green can be an imposing figure off and on stage. until you see him smile. today, green's life seems perfect, newlywed with his first son on the way and a career that takes him around the world doing something he loves. but the bass baritone is candid, his life could have turned out. differently. growing up in newport news, virginia, he could have ended up like two of his older brothers did, in a gang or in prison. as a young boy living across from a crack house where gun fights were routine, he admits he had trouble curling his anger. he recalls meeting his fourth grade teacher on the first day of school. >> i thry

told her i wouldn't be taught by a white woman. >> that same anger got him in real trouble a few years later at the age of 12, when he threatened to kill his mother and brother. he was locked up for two months. >> i spent a lot of time in solitary, spent a lot of time in my cell by myself because i wasn't allowed to be around other children. >> he spent a lot of that time in solitary confinement listen to go music on a radio the guards gave him. when he was released, he joined the chorus in school. that led him to being accepted at an elite arts school. at age 15, he took a trip to new york to see the metropolitan production of "carmen." starring denise graves. >> seeing her on stage and it being my first opera, seeing someone who looked like me on stage, i knew what i wanted to do. i knew what my purpose was. it was like, i'm going to sing at the met. i told them at age 15 that i'm going to sing at the met. >> nine years later, green realized that dream of singing at the met. today at 31, green travels the world bringing to life rugged

grand audiences. but it's telling his life story to troubled youths like these teens in northeast d.c. that he considers equally if not more rewarding. >> i was incarcerated for two months as a 12-year-old child. >> green hopes that by seeing someone who looks like them, who has faced similar challenges they are now facing, the teens will now realize that just like a kid named speedo, they can live their dreams, too. >> it took almost half my life to get to a point where i didn't hate myself or i accepted the fact that my past is my past and my future is what i make it. not even that long ago, really, i wouldn't have been allowed to sing on an opera stage because of the color of my skin. >> in the district, mark seagraves, news 4. >> what a voice. >> whew, yeah. >> listen, when speedo green --

when he sat down with those kids, none of them knew who he was. he asked them to guess and they all guessed he was a football player or some other type of athlete. >> and most were shocked when he actually told them what he did, that he was an opera singer. that's part of his message is that you can grow up to be whoever you want to be. >> and you can have a second chance, as well. >> good stuff. 54 now. we're ticking up a little bit. >> we're moving. >> we'll take every degree we can get. slowly creeping up, but it's really not going to get much higher. only getting to the low 60s by midafternoon. that's about 10 degrees cooler than average for this time of year. we've got some high clouds coming over us now. the sun is shining through the high cloud cover. there's a live view from the storm 4 tower camera. need an umbrella, maybe this afternoon. and this morning, you'll need your warm coat because of that wind gusting 25 mrrp. need that windbreaker, as well. and during the afternoon, a light jacket at least. righ

shennendoah valley, upper 40s. mid 50s around the bay. reagan national at 54 fwres. storm team radar showing diminishing sprinkles to our north. panhandle of west virginia, all of this is quickly tracking off to the east-southeast. and as it does move on through, we'll have a few clouds coming, but we'll stay dry until around 2:00 or 3:00 this afternoon. by 3:00, only patches of green or scattered light rain showers maintainly south of the metro area. maybe in the metro area, you'll be dodging or encountering a brief rain showers from around 2:00 p.m. until as late at 5:00 p.m. or so. we dry out after that. this evening, low 60s midafternoon. by dawn tomorrow, fwhenear 40 degrees. mid 40s in washington. but 30s,

tomorrow morning. unmay-like for sure. if you're going to get exercise outdoors today, get in a hike or a run, blustery winds through noon time. maybe a brief shower midafternoon. back down near 60 by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow morning, you'll need your wirchbt coat waiting for the bus. weight for the metro, near 40. bright sun, dry roads. your lunch hour, upper 50s. by 5:00 p.m., heading back home around 60 degrees. tuesday, a bit milder, but another cold morning on tuesday morning. only around 40 degrees. afternoon highs reaching low and mid 60s on tuesday. then finally, gets a little milder on wednesday, but 40s in the morning, afternoon highs reaching the upper 60s. then some rain showers, that's our next chance looks to be on thursday. occasional rain showers. temperatures up near 60 degrees. drys out and gets a bit milder into next weekend. in fact, may not be near the average high this time of year until next sunday, a week

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gridlock, game changer, the simple things you can do right now to avoid the stress and madness of a congested commute. >> if you drive, if you ride metro and if you're plan ago trip to the beach, we are revealing all the secret that's skip the traffic. >> join us with adam tuss. whole see you on "news 4 today" at 6:00. this guy, you've got a busy week ahead. dallas a middle school in arlington where students love to staying after class. >> talking about transportation it's because they get to do this. they get to design, make and race their own go karts. northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry got to tag along. she showed us they end up learning so much more than just racing go karts. >> reporter: they start small at the beginning of the school year with the basics, learning to use power tools. at first, creating tiny go-kart prototypes out of cardboard. >> sort of give them a 3d representation of their objects.

plywood into these, racing machines. each complete with a custom paint job. >> this is the steering wheel. this is the break. back here is the back tire. >> steve ellis runs the after school program. with the heck of the tech ed department, the downhill derby club was created three years ago to give the kids something fun to do, but it's become much more. >> i just like the experience of hands on working with something. >> i never imagined i'd be making a car with working brakes and working steering. so it just amazes me how much you can actually do. >> and more than half the teams here are girls. >> out of the way! >> it proves that girls can do what guys can do. >> what's been building all along here, confidence. >> we've even had stories of kids, you know, to come back and tell me they fixed the kitchen cabinets at their house, that the mother was going to pay a contractor to do. those are the types ofto

>> soft gear, daniel, soft gear. >> most of the year, all preparation for the downhill derby race. the competition for 2017 bragging rights. in the end, it was the all eighth grade crazy 8 team versus the bleeding hearts. and experience won the day. the eighth grade girls victorious. in arlington, i'm julie kerry, news 4. >> i wouldn't want to go home after school, either. >> so much fun. right now, the club is constructing boats that would be afloat before the school is out. >> and if you want to take a peek at the only mishap of the day involving our own photographer involving chester crash panzer, go to our nbc washington facebook page. >> he's okay, by the way. >> he is fine. great story. grab a sweater if you're heading outside today. tom is tracking what will be a chilly day .maybe

morning's commute, as well. they're on the last leg of their journey, a walk from camp lejeune to arlingt on

hack in the french presidential race. hundreds of miles, and one goal in mind. the journey coming to a close this morning for a small group of veterans. >> score! >> they called it out. bring on game six. caps fans going wild as the team looks to keep its stanley cup dreams alive. hopefully it works out there. >> local hockey team. hope you're having a good start to your sunday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'med a am tuss. >> we're learning the 10:00 hour. temperatures are slowly rising. >> let's check in with tom kieran who has more about our sunday forecast. >> unmay-like weather continues on this sunday morning. a bit of a blustery wind, high clouds coming over. storm team 4