plane that deals with safety there is a problem there's a big probm. plus new rules when it comes to recycling. your efforts to help our environment could be hurting. >> people need to pay attention to what they put in their cycling bins. emergency repairs to fixll of those potholes are coming. >> you're probably trying to dodge them left and right in the middle of traffic. the potholes have become so bad in fact that speeds have been reduced on parts of the parkway. when we coule see s fixes out there. cory? >> reporter: you will srt seeing those fixes as early as this weekend. the northbounth and sund portions of of the vw parkway will be closed on different days so that the national park service can come out and repair as you said all those potholes.

and we've seen so many pictures but we'll show you again how bad it got o the 18 mile parkway. the surface of the road looking more like erika said the surface moohe what they're doing is implementing their emergencyg contractuthority to close the parkway on friday and saturday. they're also moving up the long-term solutions to this problem, which is repaing the entire 18 mile stretch of the baltimore parkway. to start latered this fall. it is actually going to start ftxt month. all of this comes maryland and congressional leaders really pressured the park service to just do something. here's what scepter chris van sallen had to >> obviously there were winter conditions and other conditions, but i think, you know, tpo ant news now, national park service, department of transportation, we've got them to focus on this, on an urgent

basis, and hopefully we'll have a road in good repair and a reliable and safe commute f people in the very near future. >> all right, here's h this is going to work. starting friday, 7:30 p.m. to friday saturday morning the southbound portions of of the bw parkway will be closed. we've got all this information on the home page at nbcwashington.com. t>> all right, cory, w a relief for all of us who use that roadway. than somuch. all right we're going to turn to some breaking news now out of alexandria. jury deliberations are in their sird day of a man accused of killing an old towre manager because he thought the victim was a werewolf. at one point today the jur tried to call it quits, telling the judge they were hung.

juli? >> reporter: as you knowhu juries are pretty unusual, but this is a very unusual case. it w around 11:30 this morning at the jurors notified the judge they were hung, theyac couldn't a verdict. she did what was standard. break d them to take and work a little harder and now they have been behind closed doors for three hours. we haven't heard a word from juem since. here is what thi has to consider. both sides agree that the defendant was suffering from severe mentass ill when he left his new jersey home last july 13th only days after getting released from a psychiatric hospital. he came to oldtown, went to the second door and the men were total strangers and he box cutter in the office and he slashed and stabbed jackson some 53 times also beating him and breaking his neck. doctors who examined him say

that they believe he was insane at the time ofri the and was in the midst of a psychotic episode in which he suffered a delusion that made him believe that the victim was a werewolf. now, based on that the defenser has jurors to find their client not guilty by reason of insanity. but therosecution here seeking a first degree murder verdict. i'm going to head back inside right now, and we will see if this jury comes to some kind of conclusion yet this afternoon. back to you in theio st >> all right, julie, so very much. to hear testimony by the jurors and hear what friends of the victims think about the werewolf defense you canpen our nbc washington app and search alexandria murder. tf man convicted the deadly attack at the whiteti alist rally in charlottesville has pleaded guilty. james flds was charged with dozens of federal hate crime. one of them carried the death

penalty. fields just appeared in cou an changed his plea to guilty. last december he wased convi on state charges for ramming his car into counter protesters killing heather heyer back in 2017. he faces a recommended life sentence in statet. co first on news 4 we have learned when you'll be able to star betting in the district. city official husband hoped to start in time for baseball's opening day, tomorrow. won'tw we know betting begin until opening day for the nfl, and that won't be until september. district officials say regulations contracts still need to be approved before any bets are placed, but they say that should be settled by football and for privately operated pk capital arena. more breaking news now, british prime minister theresa may is signa sng she'llp down if it will mean passage of her brexit plan.

play is telling lawmakers that she wants to do what's right for th country. she's been locked in contentious negotiations with the europeaun n over a brexit divorce deve. lawmakers ejected her plan twice. may told her conservative party that she knows there's a desire for new leadership. happening right now on capitol hill, congress is ermanding answers a the grounding of the boeing 737 max jets. we'll show you aoo live at a senate safety hearing that started just about anour ago. news 4's susan hogan has been monitoriri the h and joins us now with more on that. what are we learning so >> this is the first of many congressional hearings planned about the safety of boeing planes. it comes of course after those two deadly accidents involving the new max 8et. now, the lion-air b crashk last october and then the ethiopian airlines crash earlier this month. lawmakers have two big questions they really want answered. first, h have both boeing and the faa responded to the

crashes, and the second big question, how was the maxin orly certified for flight, and why is it that boeing is essentially able to certify itself? thprogram, by the way, was actually approved by congress. in hista openingments just in the last 15 minutes the transportation department's inspector gener admitted there are weaknesses. >> faa plans to revamp the oversight process by the end of july 201 it. >> reporter: today's hearing comes on the same day boeing showff what it says is a new 37 max e fix for the planes. now, the update is for theto ted anti-stall system called the mcast. boeing propoepsed a preliminary upgrade on january21 st but it still wasn't finalized or evenp ed two months later when

the ethioan jetliner crashed. there is growing anger over thepa education ment's plan to cut funding for the specialo pics. secretary betso devos getting grilled by lawmakers on the hill yesterday. today maria shriver whose mother founded the foundation weighed in. shriver sent out tweets out to devos and the second lady. don't try to balance our nation's budget on the bks of those with special needs, not your best, end quote. the proposed cuts would slash all $18 million in federal funds. yesterday devos said the special olympics as well is supported by philanthropic groups. aew twist today in the jussie smollett case. chicago police say they have a mountain of evidence the "empire" star faked his own attack but today police were hedered not to reveal any

evidence about t case. this comes just a day aft the stunning news that all 16 felony charges against him have been dropped. smollett reached a deal wit prosecutors. he'll do two days of community rvice and forfeit his bond. the deal has angered chicago's police superintendent and the mayor. smollett maintains his innocence saying he's been truthful from the start. after historic advances a bill that would ill patients to end their own ives has failed in the u.s. senate. the rejection is major blow for the legislation that advanced h through these of delegates this year despite a strong opposition that is from the catholic church. the bill would have made maryland the eight state to allow medical aid in dying. it's also legal in the district. all right, now we go t some breaking news right here in the district. several blocks on a veryy b road have been closed off for a

shooting. >> we're told one person has be shot, a young man who may have been riding a dirt bike. all right, let's get tos n 4's pat collins live along good hopo in southeast with more on this. >> reporter: erika, we're in the 2200 block of good road hope southeast. we have an extensive crime scene here. you can see the ribbons of police tape going every which way across the road for blocks and blocks as cops investigate a shooting that happened herehis afternoon. we're told that the victim was a young man riding a dirt bike. we know at least two shots were fired. we know at least one of the shots took affect. we're told the young man was taken tohe hospital. it is unclear asha to his condition is at this time.nu police con to investigate. but i did talk to joyce. she was here. this is what she had to say.

>> last nights it was several of them but today they started again today. >> reporter: they started fighting up and down the street. >> a then i heard gunfire. because the gunfire -- i had to come out here because i couldn't believe this was happening in the daytime in washington, d.c. part of this is theirs. >> rorter: when youeard that gunfire you hit the floor. >> i hit the floor. i'm 71 years old. i'm too old for that. >> reporter: again, police on ere scene at good hope road. a shooting victim. he's believed to be a young man on a dirt bike. they say dirt bikes have been a problem on this road for some time. the road is shot off for a number of blocks as the investigation continues on. i'll be back at 5:00 with more. now back to you. >> all right, pat collins thank you so very much. a guilty plea today in a notoriousin kidna case that captivated the country earlier this year. wendy?

>> reporter: well, this unfolded just a few months ago. 13-year-old jamie closs was found after 28 days by 20-year-old jake patterson in wisk. well, today patterson pled jayme andkidnapping murdering her parents. patterson's lawyers said he wanted to plead guilty so jayme'samily would n have to worry about a trial. before kidnapping her andld g her in a remote home for months. closs finally escaped in january and with the help of a neighbor was able to call 911 alerting police. patterson is facing a maximum sentence of life prison for murder, and 40 years additional for kidnapping. so he'll be sentenced in may. back to you, erika. >> all right, wendy. thank you so very much. an important consumer alert fo pet owners. >> certain recalled today for

salmonella concerns. plus we are helping youet your garden ready for spring. tips from the experts. and mother nature giving us some good things for the garden as well. a lot of sunshinendarmer temperatures. today still on the cool side. relatively we should be closer to 60 this time of year. we'll sho you when the temperatures start moving ithen

all right, we are back with a live look it is a sunny day. still a little chilly out there. doug says we areunng about 5 degrees positive average for this time of year. and he's back with a big warmup as well and our next chances for rain. and that sun means it's time to get busy ie garden. now's the perfect time to start planting your spring garden. now, if you've never done it before gardening can be a bit intimidati. some tip from master gardeners who can tell you how to get in there and dig it up and plant it in the soil and with a little help from sunshine and help from the rain, pretty soon you'llom havehing nice growing in your garden. hopefully something to eat or something just to look at. here's justin finch. >> reporter: new buds blossoming, digging your hands down in the dirt. cultivating a pot or plot into something you plant thrives. there's just somethingbo being in a spring garden and

even better the benefits you could reap that don't just grow from the ground. >> you get af lotod exercise, a lot of stretching, therapy, breathing in fresh air, enjoying the sound of natureet >> reporter:ting started is easy, it just takes patient, curiosity and a trip to the hardware store. >> you needot least 6 8 hours of sunlight, some good nice potsnd thenome potting mix that will grow seedlings. >> repter: those pots and potting mix can really help a garden that may n have much space. she reitmmends starting w herbs, and some gardeners she works with recommend them, too. >> chives, arugula. you just throw some seeds in the dirt and they'll pop u in a few days. >> reporter: plus the herbs you grow but don't use you can dry out or freeze to save. >> i grow about 300 tomatoes and

peppers. you know, why not grow them because you can grow like a little red tomato that's only a foot tall and you can get four or five pints of tomatoes off of them. >> and that's one of the benefitshat i enjoy in my home garden. that is growing t thingshat the e not going to find on market that readily. >> reporter: expect to be in your garden aost daily. maintaining it takes work, especially tackling weeds and pest >> you might pick them off by hand andquish them. >> reporter: but what if your pests are rodents or reach out to your gardening expert about what works best for your needs. justin finch, news 4. >> pat, you have such a green thumb. have you started yet? >> i have asparagus, cucumbers.i we're to try to harvest

them before they're hagreen. >> and did you just say about tomatoes? >> they just proliferate. >> get ready or you're going have a truckload of tomatoes. >> giving a lot away. my son loves tomatoes. really nic outsidetoday, but it's one of those days it's kind of deceiving kindf like yesterday. one oside of the street i was walking in the shade was a little on the chilly side. boy, once you're in the sun it really is just a fantasticke da. look at this shot right here and you'll notice starting to see moreolor. notice right here a lot of color. every once in a while you get a tree. there's one, i saw one a bit earlier maybe back over this way hat was a bit in the white puffy stage. peak bloom most likely this weekend or early next weekon

aroundy we're thinking. winds 3 miles an hour. no big deal there. really a nice afternoon all the way around. and everybody's at least at 50. 50 degrees right now in annapolis. tomorrow i think we get about 5s to 10 degrees warmer a result of some warm air trying to make its way in urcross our region with plenty of sunshine once again. no rain to speak of. and storm team 4 radar is going toe clear ahe way through it day on sunday. so that's some good news, too. eaking of clear, a few clouds streaming on through here. but alln all not much going on. there is a nor'easter however, guys. a nor'easter not for us. for florida. down towards the south down around jacksonville, down around orlando they actually had hail that covered the ground a little bit earlier. a nor'easter in florida, same for us. strong northeasterly flow that gives much cooler temperatures, rip currents all along.

if you've got some friends on spring break it d not g for spring break this week at all. if you're thinking about the next couple of days we want the warmer weather. here it is 60 and 70s. no real heat anywhere, but we will start to moderate our temperatures. heading out to the nationals game opening day we'll be down there live all day long. really i'm so excited aut this because last year was a chilly dayg buzz tomorrow is go be wolf. opening day take the jacket.eg 54 des there, and 105 and 65 degrees by the time the game is over. come see us. we'll be down at the salt line. look at saturday, 75 and then sunday, oh,sunday, sunday, sunday, chance of showers, temperatures falling. amelia's going to join me ath 4:45 w a lot more on your weekend planner. >> all right, thank you, eug. sonow taking care of the environment is important to a lot of folks. des and that's why you probably

recycle. a little later on changes to local recycling rules and what you're recycling now could be doing more harm than good. plus fast food goes digital. susan hogan explains

happening now at a house, a medal of honor cere uny just gettier way. president trump will bestow the military's highest recognition. these are live pictures. on june 1 of 2007 atkins gave his live while fighting in iraq, throwing himself on top of a suicide bomber to save the live of three f soldiers. his son trevor was just 3 years old at the time today trevor will accept the medal of honor on his father'sb lf. news 4 is working for you to keep you safe andaf your pet s as well. today the fda is issuing a health warning for anyone oo who feeds their dogs darwins natural pet food. the fda says it poses a risk to both animals and humans, so if you have the pet food you should throw it outright away.

we have a list of the affected products. from pet food to people food, fast food that is, mcdonald's drive-thru isbout to get a lot smarter. >> the company making a big investment in artificial intell mence. what ins for you. >> so pat and erika, big investment i right. we're talking $300 million. so mcdonald's is buying a startup company called dynamic yield. if you haven't heard of the company you soon will. so they specialize in software that personalizes customer experience. this technology can literally change-up the drive-thru menu to show food options based on the time of day, the weather, current restaurant traffic and even what's trending on the menu for the items. and get this, based on what you pick it can also suggest additional menu items to go with it. the new technology has already been tested in some stores, and

it will be rolled out in all of e u.s. locations this year. this is mcdonald's largest deal in nearly two decades. it's also a sign the company is serious abt upgrading its restaurants for the 21st century. ladies? >> i'm ready to take offense when i order the quarter poundec wiese and fries and it suggests the diet coke to go with it. >> thank you, susan. a closer look at d.c.'s changing riverfront. as we gear up for spring daye fall, we tak look of what's to come. the cherry blossoms ready to pop. that puts amelia's peak bloom prediction right on target. ahead she's going to w explain peak bloom seems to be happening earlier every year. and democrats taking new action tod toay

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right now a new and unexpected battle over health care is growi more intense. democrats are taking new steps to protect the affordable care act. and that's because president trump's administration is moving to dismantle obacare altogether. a step that could leave 28 million people with no health insurance. on capitol hill now. health care was the number one issue for mid-term v iers. coul be the number one issue

heading into the0 2elections? >> reporter: absolutely a major issue f voters. it's something we already are hearing from candidate and ople questioning candidates on the 2020 campaign trail. so that's why this unexpected move by president trump's justice department to support ending obamacare is really a political favor for democrats now gearing up for a new fight to protect health care. with the trump administration backing a push to eliminate obamacare completely. >> if the supreme court rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that's far than obamacare. >> reporter: democrats rallying to save it. >> i think we're going to do erything in our power. we just had a meeting on it as a bunch of freshman members so we're going to fight . >> reporter: democrats eager to focus on a issue they believe helped themin the house in 2018. >> health care should bers unod to be a right.

>> a guaranteed high quality universal health care for all americans. >> reporter: but some republican lawmaks more hesitant saying without a concrete plan to replace now's not the time to repeal. >> i'm very disappointed and ruhospitally opposed. >> reporter: it comes as congress expectsom moreete release on mueller's report on the russia investigation withinn week months according to the justice department. >> when i think it basically kelped calm things down and bring people bac together. >> reporter: today republican senator l after speaking with attorney general william barr congress can expectav to that report before may. andcu today a federal pror revealed even though mueller's investigation is finished the grand jury is still worki robustly. pat? >> all right, thank you, byne. more now onnn the sg

reversal of torture for "empire" actor jussie smollett. under a neweal reached by prosecutors smollett walks way with a clean recorden though prosecutors believe he staged his own hate crime. he'll have to do two days of community service and he'll forfeit his $10,000 bond. all righ so whur's tayrer thomas is ith today's talk around town. even though prosecutors dropped the charges they are notat exong smollett and chicago police insist they've got this mountain odence stacked against him. smollett, on the other hand, has and always has since the very beginning of this maintained his innocence. >> our listeners felt pretty much like they did when they heard the mueller after waiting all that time they were hoping there was going to be an answer andowrosecutors in chicago have changeds thing

because now they feel there's more questions than answers after theirecision. ushey're also divided about whether or not jce has been served. so we have our listener sean and tony who kind ofxpressed the spectrum of what our listeners we saying after the story broke. >> nothing surprises me anymore. as you get older nothing surprises me anymore. >> i felt chicago can only clear 25% of their murder rates, let alone anything mor like jussie smollett. >> this is interesting here because the top cop is -- very -- he made his voice known. >> he did. >> not only when the charges initially came out but now just recently. he's not pleased with this. and the mayor also infuriated by this. so let's listen to what they had s say yesterday. >> it's mr.llett who committed this hoax, period. if he wanted to clear his name,

the way to do that was in a court of law so that everyone could see the evidence. >> this is without a doubt a whitewash of justice and sends a clear message that if you're in a position of influence and power you'll get treated one way, other people will be trted another way. >> you know, and so today we also learned tt police are barred from releasing more details about the investigation. and your listeners also had some pretty strong reaction how the police and am mayor handled that press conference. >> our listeners just wanted to know why it seemed like so a invest dead set on taking this to triaespecially going the city is dealing a number of unsolved homicides. >> other issues >> so j this is what he shared when he heard the press conference. >> i was completely shocked and surprised by t level of

incensety as tme police depa and mayor displayed in the smollett case. ami would like to see the level of intensity towards the many unsolved homicide cases in the chicago land area. >> definitely going to be something that continues to be a talker around town, no pun intended. thank you so much, tlor thomas. >> thank you both. >> now to a crime alert in the distri thieves caught on camera stealing nearly $12,000 worth of tools. take a look at the video from earlier this month. this is at a construction site right off dupont circle. you canee the crooks dressed as workers making multiple trips as they wheel away their items. and right now d.c. police are looking for this man in a separate theft in the forest hills neighborhood. the thief was caught stealing a backpack from a car.

if you recognize the men either theft call police. well, you take the extra recycling, t your hopefully you do. >> but what if we to you your environmentally friendly efforts may be backfire something we break down now recycling rules that may have some of your sorting goods going to a landfill. and amazon's hq2, an update on constion plans. and based on warmer kemperatures in the forecast i upped the pea bloom date. and plus how we've seen paemm blhange over the years. that coming up after the break. we've got your first look inside the experience. celebrity 60 on the road today. i've got four s things yuld know before you check out salina meyer's office. >> number one, where we're sitting a replicationf the

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n' arling crystal city neighborhood is echoing the sounds of demolition as crews is under way on zon's arrival. what will soon ucnstr bthe tech giant's temporary offices. mazon is leasing three buildings until its brand new hq2 is complete. and when it's fished the campus will have 4 million square feet of office space amazon is expected to begin hiring later this year. right now we ar on blossom watch. amelia says peak bloom flo the cherryom trees will happen on monday. >> she's our resident cherry blossom expert and she's got the pants to prove it. you'll have to see herfo instagm that. amelia is here with more on why

that could be. hello, my friend. >> first, we have to look at the cherry blossoms. we're starting to see the blossoms come out officially. y'e national park service still saying t in stage 4 out of 6. when i came in on mon the temperature forecast i did up that peak bloom projection now, april 4th through the 5th. so take a look. next weekend i going to be the time to go. not only this year did i up the ak projection date but as we look back over the years we've seen that deak bloome change on average to about five days earlier than it used to be. so between the time period of 1931 and 1960 the average peak bloom fell on aprth and then we compared it to more recent years from climate central. now 1981 through 2010 even through last year the peak bloom averages about april 1ist.

so we're seeing warmer temperatures not just this year but overall push up that peak bloom date. this is where we talkbout the difference between weather and climate. worthy is going to be your day a y state of the atmosphere. generally 30 years. an easy way to think of it,u whn walkout doors climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get. we're going to have much or on the cherry blossoms, some rain in the forecastwe thiend. all of that coming up with doug at about 4:50. all right, a spring-like trend is in our future. doug and amelia are going to be back in just a little bit with how warm we actually get before the rain washes away our sunny temperatures. many of us at home areth king that the items we're putting inside recycling will be put to good use. instead in places like prince william county and reay across much of the country they're ending up back here in thell landfi trash if you will. just ahead here i'll explain what you can be

all right, it is 4:45 and if you areust yoining us let's get you caught up with the four things to know. >> emergency irrepas are coming to the bw parkway. speeds have bed. re this weekend the national parke servicill shutdown sections of the parkway from 7:30 at night to 5:00 in the morning. you can find details right now on the nbc washington app. jurors are in their third tay of deliberations at thehe trial ofan accused of killing an alexandria store manager. he's accused of killing brad johnson because he thought johnson was a werewolf. earlier today the jury told the couldn't reach a decision, and the judge told them to try again. inneo-nazi who drove into a arlottesville crowd and killed a woman during a white nationalist ral epleads guiltye to federal h crimes. james fields just changed his

plea in court. the moveeans he avoids a potential death penalty. he's facing a life sentence for his state murder conviction. first on news 4 we've learned sports bettil launch in d.c. for the start of the nflseason. egulations still need to be approved. so starting in september you'll be allowed to place bets at privately operated venues like nats park and capital arena. you take steps in separating your trash. >> but what if we tell you your environmental friendly efforts may be backfiring? >> reporter: when we envision where our recycling ends up, this is what you might picture, turning the old into something new. but notice the amount of effort take tuesday make all of this happen, which raises the

question is it sustainabl a >> i've see lot of changes, and this is the worst i've seen forli rec markets since i've been working here. they are putting out new guidelines when c ites to recycling certain items like grass. tom says the cost of transport and roiked glass is going way up, moreouhaning in the past couple of months. add to that increased standards from china and india who purchase many of our recyclables. making the cost here not worth recycling. >> right now it'sn ending up residue and going back to the landfill. >> reporter: this is perhaps one of most dit heartening parts of the entire process especially for those of us who hope we're doing something beneficial. instead iany of thetems including glass now in places like prince william county and really in pas around the untry are rejected. the recycling plants are unable to process them.

they are too expensive, and so they're put back into the land fill. to help guarantee certain items get recycled you should choose a focused recycling approach in your own own home and office. >> right now if you focus on newspapers, card boards, aluminum and steel cans and plastic bottles and jugs it' going to get roecycled. >> repor going to have to put the glass in the trash. turning to the weather, that'll make useeel a lit better. it's so lovely. >> just over the next couple of days i mean it's g going to stronger and stronger out there. we'll be able to see i from this vantage point. every once in a while you get to see those colors really look so vibrant. i think we're going to see it ne week for sure. and really over the next two

weeks you start to see leaves on th trees. >> and all the sneeze and the coughs that are going to come with it. we'll take it, though. >> we've even got a couple of cherryrees right outside our studios here. you can see at the base of that nice littl tower there, look at those. beautiful cherry trees right the that are blooming. around the rest of the area current temperatures on the cooi . 50 degrees at 7:00, dropping to about 43 by 11:00. a cool night tonight. last night was definitelyon bit he cooler side than it will be tonight. but still 52 in gaithersburg, and 51 in college park. tomoow i think we gethere and then some and then we really start to increase as we make i r wayo friday and saturday. but right now the radar nothing to show. we're going totay high and dry the next couple of day this is good news. before 7:00 a.m. all the way through september 26th and soon

it be after 7:30, so our days continue to get longer, warmer. this is what we're talking about. you starting to feel me maybe as getting tocean city, memorial day right around the corner, too? 4 degrees at the bus stop. 64 by the time we're picking up the kids. yes, a beautiful day when the kids come home. get them outside. doug said no video games on thursday. amelia, you don't have kid but trust me it is a big problem. >> no video games on friy ther. and as we look to the weekend it's kind of a 50/ split. check it out. saturday a high of 75 degrees. on sunday wre cooler. temperatures on sunday kind of hanging out in the 50s throughout the. d that being said we do have a breeze with us on saturday especially during the secon half of the day andki as w ke look to sunday, it's cooler and not only that weave rain in the forecast. inght now the t of the rain

on sunday favors the morning and midday hours with better chance that you're dry for the afternoon and evening hours. i knoy so m of us want to get out in the lawn and garden this i do that on saturday as weekend. we track rain and cooler temperatures on sunday. if you're heading down to the tidal bin to see the cherry trees i would also pick saturday. but i think later in the daysun ay if you bundle up you're going have to a spectacular showing out there as well. already looking forward to my run. saen might want to grab the rain gear especially if you're heading out during the morning hos. we have t kite festival on saturday, overall looking like pretty nice kite flying weather with the sun in and out and temperatures starting off in the low 60s and warming into the mid-70s. but again, doug, a noticeable breeze on saturday and sunday, too. >> and i am n a kite flying expert but i'm assumin 10 to 20 mile an hour sustained winds are pretty good.

>> any kite fliers out there message us because we want to confirm that.gh all temperatures the next couple of days really warming into the 70s.s therhat rain chance on sunday. 59, and temperatures falling ont sunday,. some cooler weather monday, tuesday, wednesday still belowe e. and then above average as we head towards the end of it nexl week and r just a couple of rain chances out there. right now we think it stays to our south. it's something we've got to keep watching. aoo closer next at the exploding neighborhood near nats park. we take you back in time to see what the areak used to l like, and we'll take a look at what's to come. but fir l ak at what's all new on news 4 at 5:00. >> coming up at 5:00, they hoped to have online sport betting up and running in the district in time for baseball's opening day. >> well, that's not happening by tomorrow but our mark seagraves will explain the time line for

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> back now with a live look at nationals park as we count down to thetart of baseball season. >> tomorrow's opening day would mark 12 years for nationals par if you can believe that. and these days the area near the stadium is harniy recble from what it once was. >> wow, you can say that again. news 4's mark seagraves shows us how the neighborhood hasnd transformedhat's still to come. >> today nats park is surrounded by office buildings, condos and dozens and dozens of restaurants. and construction in the area is far from over. but this is not what the neighborhood looks like 12 years ago. before nats park the area was dumostly rial. >> they opened at the perfect time because --

>> the capitalus front bess district points out that today the area is mixedulous community with offices, apartment buildings, restaurants and retail. >> the naibd actually recently celebrated 10,000 residents. so we currentlyave 24 residential buildings. now we're at 57 plus restaurants. retail, we have about 40 retailers in the neighborhood. >> reporter: two of the newest restaurants in the neighborhood. >> we've seen the change the ball mark has brought to it and i think that was probably a driving force, but i think the neighborhood in general h grown so much and just so much change, you want to try to get into new and developing uiighborhoods so you can a base with the people that live here. >> reporter: while the area around the ballpark appears crowded now there's a lot more coming in the next ten years. >> by 2020 we're expected to be 65% built out with about 14,000 residents. >> reporter: and then by 2030

when all theonstruction is completed. >> we're expected to be about 20,000 residents. >> reporter: s points out in addition to all the people living here about 3 million visitors come through here each year. and while everyone suggests us tg public transportatio get here, if you have to drive there areeval parking lots around the ballpark. >> and rememberews 4 will have complete coverage of nats opening day. ourta coverages early tomorrow morning. doug and jim will be there with all of the action. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. right now at 5:00, playing the odds. first on 4, when you can officially start betting on sports in the district. hope for hair loss. >> you have hair loss in your 20s, you can do this. if you have hair loss in your 50s you can do this.r: >> reporhe unique treatment that uses your own blood to help stimulate hair

growth. but first road repairs. d>> they've got to it. it's about time. >> it got so bad they evento ha ower the speed limit. >> reporter: the emergency closures just announced to fix a major pothole problem. >> we'll have details on that in just a bit, b we want to begin with some breaking news out of alexandria right now. a mistrial declared in a high profile mu in old town. >> the jurors just told the judge they could not reach a verdict in the case of the man who was on trial for killing a store manager bause he thought the victim was a werewolf. >> news 4's g erikazalez is following the latest from our live desk. >> well, jurors in alexandria told the judge this morning they were hung and unable to reach a verdict in the aurder of store manager. the judge told them to go back and try again. and they did but just a few moments agoy tid they were still deadlocked and we know now a judge has just declared a mistrial. doctors who exa fned him the

defense say thate was in a psychotic state at the time of the killing, and hisgu lawyers he committed the murder because he thought johnson was a werewolf. northern virginia bureau chief at the courthouse right now gathering reaction and will jusn little later in this broadcastor an update. >> all right, thank you, erika. now to some breaking nths here i district. a young man on a dirt bike shot and wounded in a brazen daytime shooting. >> those shots rang out around busy good hope road this froob. and p nowice are shutting down several blocks in that area. >> news 4's pat collins has been talking to people in the area and he joins us live in southeast with details. >> reporter: you canve see we an extensive crime scene here. police tape, bac and forth across the road, blocked off for aumber of streets