a fairfax county worker accused sexually abusing children. police are warning residents he worked out of an elementary school. new from the national zoo, the panda family could be getting bigger. the action taken overnight. and on storm team 4 i'm trking showers in parts of the area. everyone enjoying mild temperatures today. there's more rain in the forecast for the week. i'll have the latest timing and impacts coming up. announcer: "news4 midday" starts now. >>ood morning. and welcome to "news4 midday." i'm justin finch. >> i'm pat lawson twse. drivegs are expected to crowds to the tidal basin this

weekend, the cherry blossom trees and the warm weather. >> we're counting down toeak bloom. megan mcgrath is live at the tidal basin whereeople are already enjoying the splendor of trees. good morning, megan. >> hi, megan. >> reporter: absolutely, good moing, guys. there's nothing prettier than washington in the spring time and the cherry blossom trees have started to blooe we'r not at peak yet, that's as couple dway but you can see we actually have some of the trees like this one which have reallypopped, the blossoms are really out but then you still have trees like the one right next door to it, those blossoms, those buds are still pretty tightly closed but that's all going to change in a mat days and right now no crowds and it's absolutely beautiful along theidal basin. also a great time to do some people watching. >> it's jus like a dream, yeah. >> reporter: it was rather ke dream- two women in traditional chinese

amongng striking poses the pink blossoms. you see a lot of interesting things along the tidal basin this time of year. plenty of couples taking engement photos, lots of people all dressed up for the experience. brandon johnson wore his pale blue suit with matching pink socks. >> it's wonderful. it's really nice to get the colors with the monuments, it's just something special. >> reporter: the cherry trees have started tobloom, not peak yet, but enough to turn the tidal basin pinknd early enough to beat the big crowds that are expected this weekend. >> we're seeing a lot of t trees already ossoming, you know. i love watching the tidal basin and how it fills up with the memorial. honestly, this is probably the best view with e washington memorial in the background. you can't beat it. >> to be he right before the peak because peak is too crowded, but this time is

perfect. >> reporter: so right now it's not crowded at all down here. we've got people but you can see there's still plenty of place on the sidewalk there to walk. all of that is going to change, of course, as we go into the weekend. we've got good weather coming and that's going to drive these blossoms out even, mo so ng ee to rgbe crowded. >> all right. if you want to miss the crowds go now i sa >> yeah. mark your calendars for a cherry blossom festivalt highli coming this weekend. the annual kite fest on the national mall, tomorrow kite enthusiasts fromcross the country join pro-flyers for competitions, kids activities and more. it begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and coming in the newscast, more on the traffic impact expeed on this very busy cherry blossom weekend. now to the weather that is helping to drivehose crowds. it's cloudy out there but who cares this morning. it feelsri like . >> it does indeed.

we're tracking high temperatures today, guys,ar moving t the low 70s inside of the beltway, upper 60s in th n suburbth and west of washington. here's a look at t stom 4 radar right now some showers out there, getting reports of light rain in frederick county, maryland. for the most part, though, this rain is going to stay outside of theme d.co area. you can see we're not tracking a lot. let's time it our with f weather. here we are at noon. notice we are seeing rain in parts of loudon, maybe upper y montgomery counto frederick and carroll counties as we move toward about, 1:00 p. we see showers up around the mason dixon line, but for the most part most of montgomery county stays drive, all of fairfax and prince george's county stay dry as well including article and alexandria as well. by 2:00 p.m. any showers are starting to wind down. your fridayvening is looking fantastic with mild temperatures in the forecast. i'm going to have more on temperatures com ag up 11:20

because for the weekend i'm tracking big changes. we're talking about windchills on sunday. >> oh, no. all right. thanks, amelia. scary situation folding at dulles airport. seven people w rehed to the hospital after their flight made an emergency landing earlier this morning. officials tell us passengers bhoord a united airlines flight reported feeling sick afterss ly breathing jet fumes. the plane had taken off fro bwi. airport operations at dulles are not impacted by this incident. also in northern virginia, a day-care worker now in custody accused of inappropriate contact withwo childre and police say there could be more victims. rrofficersted rollie hammond last night. police say they got hearted afterhild protective services after the chi said hammond touched them inappropriately. hammond works in the child care program at west springfield elementary school. he's facing multiple counts ofa

avated sexual battery. developing this morning, following scandal after scandal. pope francis is officially taking action with a new vatican city law aimed at stopping sexual abuse. this is the first time that the vatican had implemented such a law. it requires vatican church officials to report possible sex crimes right away. take a look at this. the new l consists of three documents, together they're meant to protect minors and vulnerable adults from abuse. f sexual abuse claims are n immediately reported to police, thereould be prosecution and sanctions involved. the new law follows a february conference at the vatican and it's supposed to be a model for the catholic church worldwide. we're standing by for possible confirmation about who will be washington's next archbishop. the vatican has selected wilten gregory whom you see there. ice v has not confirmed

this report. gregory is a longtime leader in the church. he was president of the u.s. conference of beneficiary hops om 2001 to2004. the church was dealing with its first major sex abuseda sc a local church expert explains how taking over the washington die sis in this pivotal time. >> he has of course a church in washington which, of course, has pastoral ministry to the political community, who has a ministry to those who havelv them been harmed by the abuse, to those who have lost trust in the church in washington. he must rebuild -- >> washington says it's awaiting announcement from the holy sea and has no further comment if archbishop gregory will be appointed. he'll be the first

african-americanrchbishop here washington. the beltway is open again this morning after a nightmare scenario yesterday. >> that's right. a crash shut down all lanes on the interloop bringing traffic to a screeching halt for hours. this whole thing began about 2:00 p.m. yesterday when a fuel tanker overturned after some type of crash with several cars at the american legion memorial bridge. >>eporter: what a huge mess and what a huge cleanup as well. th tanker fuel of 8,500 gallons of fuel some of them beginning to leak as soon as that crash happened here othe beltway inner loop so they had that crash to work with, thatke huge tan leaking, that truck to reright that was just a lot of work to do which took a lot of time here well. very clear it would not be a quick or easy job. opper 4 was over the scene yesterday capturing that wreck

well as the response on the ground. you can see those cars on the inner loopo brought a standstill on the other side, the outer loop cars slowing down to take a look at that crash right by the american legion bridge. on the ground, firefighters had to use a lot of focus here as drivers waited because they did find trouble spots on that tanker as well. >> we estimate abo 150 gallons of gasoline has spilled. our crews were t able --re were a couple of different leaks in the tanker. our crews quick hi plugg those leaks and then also contained the fuel that was running off and got to it before any got into the potomac river. >> as you can see a big messer beltway opened around 2:30 this morning. three cars were involved in that crash with the tanker and luckily no one was seriously hurt. >> amazingly. take a look at this overnit crash in the strict. you can see a metro bus and two vehicles were involved. a this happene southern avenue and bowen road in southeast and it tk a while to clear the

vehicles and all of the debris out of the roadway. not clear what caused this crash or if anyone was injured. now to a different traffic alert to letou know about. tonight the national park otholee begins emergency repairs on the bw parkway. the parkway will be closeou sout between maryland route 197 and route 198 from 7:30 p.m. tonight to 5:00 a.m. s that sametretch will be closed northbound from 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night to 5:00 a.m. on sunday. now, brides will go to great lengths to save up for their wedding. one virginia woman is now in jail after her plan backfired. vanessa klinesf accused embez willing $93,000 to pay for her big day. police say she paid for her wedding dress and wedding anner with a company credit card. she didn't stop there. she also got $7,00 butt lift on the company's indime.

interey enough, the bookkeeper before kline was also arrested for embezzlement. a little bit on the lighter side now with somem news froe national zoo. >> there may soon be a lot of excitement among giant panda lovers. the national zoo says the reproductive team performed artificial insemination on the giant panda yesterday evening and here's a look at her. zookeepers say most female pandas are only able to conceive for a few days each year so the team's have to act quickly. right now zookeepers are in a wait and see mode to see if the insemination was successful. >> that's exciting news. >>ingers crossed. twice in one week, ghth drivers in fauquier county were met with guns after gps directed them on to private property. total exoneration, complete pndication. sident trump takes his victory tour on the road.

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right now two astronauts ard ting a nearly seven hour space walk. this video recorded just moments ago and although there is a lot of excitement about this space walk, it was supposed to be historic for tomen. y was supposed to mark the fialt all-female spacek but plans got changed. nasa says there weren't eeugh spac suits for both women astronauts. then charges had b dropped but that does not mean jussie smollett is out of the spotlight. >> the city of chicago now demanding smollett cover the cost of thenvestigation into his alleged attack. the city now ordering smollett

to pay $130,000. police and the mayor say there is enoughvidence to prove smollett staged thettacko boost his career. they're upset prosecutors dropped the charges against the actor earlier this week. t presidtrump says the fbi will review the case. smollett continues to say the attack was real. a loudon county high school teacher is free and clear this morning after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with ast ent. late last year kimberly winters was accused of having a sexualt reship with a former parkview high school student when he was a jvenile. ge dismissed the charges against her last month. an investigation found no evidence of criminal conduct. winters has been on leave since her re. her attorney tells loudon now she's expected to regain her pay,ut however here at that school is now unclear. another virginia politician in the spotlight this rning, a nia commonwealth university is accusing former governor doug wilder of sexually

harassing her. the 2-year-oldold -- the 22-year-old that wilder took her out to dinner to celebrate her 20th birthday in february of 2017. she says after dinner, wilder invited her back to his condo in richmond, gave her alcohol and kissed her without her consent. she says he also offered to pay for law school and suggested she could live at his home. black reported the incident in december. she was a student at vcu at the time and sheorked as an office assistant at the public affairs named after doug wilder. wilder has n commented about the allegation. vcu tells usch thel doesn't comment about investigations for privacy reasons. president trump is now spending his weekend in florida at mar-a-lago after v atory rally in the midwest, it was his first since the completion o the mueller report and tracie potts has more plus calls for one of the president's toughest critics to now resign.

>> the collusion delusion is over. >> reporter: president trump rallying in michigan overnight looking ahead to the 2020 campaign. >> it's going to be smuch easier the second time. >> reporter: hammering his opponents -- >> the depds have to now decide whether they will continue defraudinghe public with ridiculous [ bleep ]. >> reporter: and slamming the russia investigation. >> planned by those who lost the election to try and illeg regain pow by framing innocent americans. es reporter: in washington, one of the ent's chief critics is under fire for continuing to suggest that convicted trump associates w colludedh russia. >> i think it's immoral, i think it's iunethical, think it's unpatriotic and, yes, i think it's corrupt and evidencef collusion. >> reporter: republicans want adam schiff to resign. >> adamf lied to the

american public. >> reporter: special counsel robert mueller found no collusion, democrats want his full report. >> no thank you, mr. attorney general. we do not nd your interpretation, show us the -- show as the report, we can draw our own conclusions. >> reporter: the attorney general says tha could take weeks. the justice department has now confirmed thatt is more than 300 pages long. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. and meanwhile the trump administrati is doing a 180 here. >> it has reversed a plan to pull federal funding for the special csolym education secretary betsy devos fad scathing criticism this ek over a proposal to eliminate $18 million from the organization. president trump pulled the plug on the planned budget cut yesterday. secretary devos said she agreed with the president's decision s but earli suggested her agency could not afford the cash. congress and not the administration authorizes

spending. it's never a dull day in the district. take a look at the bottom left of yourscreen, a protester dressed as a swamp creature had to be escorted from the senate confirmation hearing yesterday. she's one of two activists that crashed a hearing fnt presi trump's interior secretary nominee davidbehardt. several environmental groups had been wary of him since he's a former oil lobbyist. their goal was to encourage senators on bernhardt and vote against his. confirmati look, we all use our cell phones to get around when we're driving every now and again it takes you down a wrong path but recently those dig al directions led a couple of drivers into a terrifying situation that had them facing gunfire in northern virginia. >> drew wilder has that story. >> turn right. >> reporter: most of us use gps to get where we're going every single day but twice inco fauqur ty in the same week the gps

mistakenly sent drivers down thg wr driveway and the person waiting on the other end met them with gunfire. >> i just did a little u-turn and three guys came out on the porch and they shoot a gun. >> reporter: she was pulling erto town with h daughter. they were coming over from west virginia to visit family. it wasn't exactly the welcome she was expecting and then the shooter hops in a car and her down. >> before i even got to the end of the driveway they were on the tail end of my car. >> reporter: it ends after an argume in her cousin's front law. 52-year-old dale fisher is charged with reckless handling of a >>firearm. u just can't do that to people. >> continue .5>> miles. eporter: in the northern part of the county just a few days earlier, a guy turns downwa this dri and he tells police the homeowner fired multiple rounds a even tried to barricade him on to the property. for thath 58-year-old jos gargen is charged with brandishing a firearm and

reckless handling of the firearm. >> they could have helped them out and sent them on their r:y. >> reporhe sergeant recognizes our right to defend ourselves with guns, if someone s on to your driveway, just call police. >> wow. the changes are coming to 395. the equipment being installed and whall it wi mean for your drive. and one virginia team survived mch madness last night. another faces a big challenge tonight. we'll plain. plus look at how traffic

get ready to rock the red. the caps have officially secured a spotn the playoffs after last night's win. they just managed to squeeze by the carolina hurrica s3-2. right now we don't know which spot d.c. will have in the post-season. this will be the teams 11t time heading to the playoffsn the past 12 seasons. the caps will stay down south to

face the tampa bay lightning tomorrow night. beball season isow officially under way and fans are more than excited to be back at nats park. >> let's be clear, ope did not go exactly how we want. there was plenty of action. d.c. was scoreless the entire game. the nats eventually fell to the ew york mets 2-0 but it was a solid day at the mound for matt scherzer. he closed the game with 12 strikeouts. this is only one game of 162 so plenty of baseball left this season. tham's back home tomorrow afternoon to continue their series with the mets. >> going to be a nic long season. >> absolutely. and some beautiful weather. we've gf a lot clouds out there today, though. is it going to rain? >> there's some rain in parts of the area. i think this will stay north and west of the d.c. area. if you're in upper montgomery, loudon counties, you might get in on shower activity a

further back to the north and west. i think most of montgomery, fairfax, prince george's county down through souern maryland the district, arlington and alexandria stay completely dry today. it's still nice and mild and it willtay mild tomorrow as well but once again we have plenty of clouds and l everybodyks to be completely dry on saturday. i am tracking some rain out there on sunday during the morning hours and then we cool down next weell really c start on monday with most of us below freezing. hopefuy we don't get till below freezing at the tidal basin and that would blooms out there. right now our temperatures are generally in the mid-to-upper 50s. 58 in washington, 57 in frederick, 59d degrees back in winchester already at 62 in culpeper and we'll warm to degrees today. skies remain cloudy out there. we'll see some showers north west of washington. i'll have another check of storm team u 4 radar coming at 11:40.

as we look to the weekend, tomorrow morning we start off at a cool 53 degrees. we warm to 75, though, for the afternoon and evening hours. so really mild again on saturday. check this out, though it is goi to be breezy out there saturday for the afternoon and evening hours. now on sunday, we'll have rain moving through the area during the morning hours and it's much colder. we stait off temperatures in the 40s. we only warm till about 55 degrees ohe sunday and you factor in the winds, we'll have windchills sunday afternoon in the 40s. are big tempera drop is happening over the weekend with those breezy to windyth conditis ughout the entire day on sunday. here's the timing for the rain. 5:00 a.m. the clouds in place, the rain is starting to move in. by 8:00 a.m. it is raining everywhere including the entire d.c./metro area. the district even out throughpo ans as we move toward 11:00 a.m. we're still tracking showers. we start to dry out around 1:00 p.m., the i sunshine out

by about 2:00 or 3:00 as the rain is out of here. i' have more on your hourly planner tomorrow if you're heading down to the kite festivalnd also taking a look at those colder temperatures moving in next week right around 11:40, guys. >> thanks, amelia. picture this, a marylan school gro set to leave for iceland tonight but their airline shut down. the chaos that decisions causing now for passengers around the world. would you be willing to pay more each month so you don't have to recycle? one local county is considering a pla t

you're watching "news4 midday." >> welcome back and take a look s new video showing us just how close we are to full b cherryssom blooms. >> so beautiful. the video is from this morning at the tidal basin and you can re some of the buds starting to open. they're so beautifullyin delicately and right on time. the national park service is

predicting peakak bloom will place on monday. big crowds are expected throughout the weekend. >> reporter: i'm melissa mollet. if you want to take a look at the cherry blossoms a lot of folks will be doing that. the'll be close to peak and ncaa sweet 16 games are happening friday night at capital one arenou ife going to take metro that really is your best kebet. t to smithsonian for the cherry blossoms, blue, silver or orange. as you look in the district right now, not looking so bad here but it's going to be quite ready and busy. metro going tbe your best bet. expect extremely heavy volume on the 14th street and memorial bridges in boths directi if you are driving, again not advised but i know some people will want to. take the roosevelt bridge to e stre expressway for capital one arena. if you're thinking about the

blossoms there friday evening or afternoon, parking around the tidal basin for the next couple weeks is going to bevirtually impossible. here's what you want to do if you have to do that, park downtown north of constitution and then walk through the mall that is our advice to you. as we zoomut here once more, we want to avoid metro commuter crowds. get off at foggy bottom and the tidal basin is less than a mile southere on 23rd street. virginia tech will try to beat nber one seed duke tonight for a spot in the elite eight. the game tips off around 9:30. and new overnight, "the wall street ournal" reporting officials are investigating this month's deadly 737 max 8 crash in ethiopia. they've now reached an early conclusion. the report cites people briefed on that matter. investigators use the black box to find a flight control feature

automatical automatically. > vacation plans are now suddenly up in the air for thousands of travelers who bought theiricts on wow airlines. the carrier is based in iceland. >> they suddenly declared bankruptcy and ceased operations. tom costello reports. >> reporter: this morning thousands of wow air passengers are >> i didn't have any idea. not at all. no email. nothine we came h and just figured, our airline is out of business. >> reporter: without warning or explanation and forom without compensation. >> even now, i got an email this morning, no refund, no nothing. it's tough. >> reporter: passengers scrambling to find flights with other airlines and hoping for refunds. after the ice lannic jud bet

irline grounded it's fleet of 11 planes on thursday. it did post a travel alert on its website that wow air has ceased operation all wow air flights have beencanceled. frustrated passengers continue to vet on social media. absolutely devastated. having to postpone her honeymoo a school group of 16 from baltimore had to cancel their plans to leave for iceland tonight. >> my phone is exploding with parents and staff going oh, my gosh, did you read the news? and just, you know, what do we do? >> reporter: this man missed his uncle's wake after they canceled his fl vht. >> i'mery tired but i'm very strong because i know i have an objective to get to the funeral. >> reporter: his travel cost doubled after rebooking with another airline. >> it's stressful and i'm hoping and i'm praying that we get home and we get to the funeral safely

and we get to be with them with soonamily very >> reporter: since 2012, wow has offered flights for as low as $99 to iceland andpe eu from toronto, boston, detroit, new york and baltimore. though it charged more for luggage food and leg room. fewer tourist visits to iceland and rising fuel costs may have been their downfall. >> and tom costello also reports that wow is suggesting customers ask for a refund from their credit card company or travel agency and a few airlines are also offering the so-called rescue fares for custoolrs alreadyng tickets. these are discounted prices but will not be as low as that wow fare. a federal jury is ordering chemical company monsanto to pay $80 million to aalifornia man who claims their we'd killer caused his cancer. ay he he used round-up we'd killer products for years and

that led to his non-hodgkin's lymphoma. the owners of man san tow plan to appeal that verdict and say their products are safe though attorneys say this landmark decisi could have help several similar cases involving mon santo. and new thismorning, some changes coming to the 395 express lane. hov lanes are being changed to hov toll lanes. they will open as easy pass only lanes this fall. drivers will be okay to use those with ez-pass flex. drivers will start seeing that new tolling technology but the new tolling won't officially begin until the fall. if you live in montgomery county, you may be forced to pay more if you toss certa items into the trash but that also means you could save money by recycling products. meghan fitzgerald has been

yspeaking with the countbout when and how this idea could become a reality. ul reporter: you all know that we sbe recycling things like bottles and cans, but some would ggree theirlty of just throwing it all in the trash. ecmontgomery county's dirr of environmental protection adam ortiz says, residents here do a great job. >> montgomery county has one of the highest recycling rates on the eastern seaboard. >> reporter: there's still a lot more that can n andds to be done because he says the county is losing money, so the transition team from newly elected county executive mark elridge ce up with dozens of ideas on how to get residents of doing aetter job of recycling. pay as you throw. >> it's aystem where people are generally charged more if they throw out more trash. >> reporter: ortiz says the county is still trying to figur out how something like this could even be implemented. the residents we spoke with are split on the idea. right now people just trash

everything and anything they b don't neeause they don't have to pay additionally, but if you have additional costs people are going to be more imindful. >> don't think it's a good idea because i think it would incentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people do agree that something needs to be done to decrease our carbon otprint but fornow, it's up to the county to figure out how it can be done. t>> we'll tak next year to see, does this make sense economically and does it mak sense f us to implement and if so, do we getesents to buy in. we've been talking some abt today's mild weather. coming up, we'll look ahead at s how long i going to stick around. >> international travel can be a great adventure but you've got to be prepared. we have the consumer alert here, the insurance upgrade you may wanto consider t

wind so severe it lifted a man off his feet, are you seeing

this, a into the air. this surveillance video showed people trying to secure abr umla during a wild burst of wind in turkey. one man steps on it and findsng himself b lifted more than ten feet in the air. amazingly, hwas not hurt. another man w hurt when the umbrella fell to the ground, though. it's not clear how sever his injuries were and amelia, i'm hoping here we're not seeing wind like this a time soon. >> right. it is going to be noticeably breezy out there tomorrow during the afternoon and evening hours and then sunday as well. we'll be tracking wind gusts torrow later in the day up to 25 miles an hour on sunday. we could see wind gpts to 30 maybe even 35 miles an hour. we'll be noticing the winds b they're not human carrying winds that are going to be impacting e region. here's a look at your midday planner. we're at 58 degrees. we have cloudy skies out there and we'll keep the clouds around throughout the day today but mild a well by 1:00 p.m. we'll be at 66 degrees as we

move toward 4:00 p.m. we hit a high temperature of 73, almost 15 degrees above normal, 7:00 tonight, make plans out on your friday night. it's dry, it's blcomfor it's mild. 70 degrees even at 7:00 tonight. even if you just open up the windows and let some fresh air in, it's going to be really nice. we have the kite festival down at the tidal basin tomorrow. 100 a.m., it's cloudy. the winds really not an issue just yet. 63 degrees. so okay as the festival'sg gettnder way. around noon we warm to 68 degrees. o becomewhen it starts breezy and then it's breezy as the festival wraps up. sohe amateur flyers down there maybe having a bit o a problem with their kites. the professiol flyers have kites that can handle the various wind speeds. high temperature tomorrow of 75. even a degree or two warmer than today. if you're getting out on the aywn this weekend, i would

recommend satu sunday afternoon will be just fine at the tidal basin as well. outdoor yercise, satur looking fantastic. sunday, you might want to layer up. if you're getting out in th garden this weekend, it's a great weekend for mulching and eanup. also laying down grass seed, good idea to do this weekend. you can put we'd prevention down as well. you have to pick one or the other not both. here's a peak at the 10-day forecast. i'll have anoth check at 11:55. monday is cold starting off around freezing and only warming to around 50. >> all righty. thank you. dumbo is disney assic. a live look at the new action version. we had to do this. this i's bambi and s looking for a new family. she's also helping us sort out she's also helping us sort out the dos migraine with botox®.

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dog and you need to get it off, what's the best way to do that?e >> absolutely best way is to go see your vet and have ttm take off and have a professionals take a crack at it. if you're going toull that out, you could leave part of that tick embedded in your cat or dog and you don't want there. >> the old wives tale of smearing it in vaseline not necessarily a good idea. >> the old we was wrong. >> so best -- if you don't know what you're doing just take it o the vet i s.gu fleas and ticks transmit all kinds of diseases. >>wiyme disease and the make your pet really uncomfortable and they'll bring those things io your house. >> the other problem with fleas is theonant scratching and they get into the rug and next thing they're on you and thatul lead to all kinds of skin problems. >> one vet trip or you have to bomb your whole house. >> thank you very much for

coming in todaynd sharing your tales with us about what not to do about getting ticks off you or your pet and good luck finding bambi a new home here. you can find out how to adopt mbi or any other animal by going to their website, human rescue alliance.org. >> bambi looks very t.swee the humane rescue alliance says it is in urgent need of donations. it's asking for items to help keep the animals comfoable like bedding, blankets and towels. t says it's set to take in dozens of dogs over the next week from overwhelmed slters dosouth. the first group of dogs expected to arrive tomorrow rndht now the greatest donation need is at the adoption center in northwest d.c. now a consumer alert you need to hear before booking your next trip. your health insurance may not cover all of your medical penses outside the u.s. consumer reporter susan hogan now working for you with details on why international travel

medical insurance may be worth the price. >> reporter: this story is nothing short of a miracle she's saf at home in aington now but her journey started a year and a half ago in ugone da. they had just arrived in the country to visit 4-ar-old betty, an orphan la nay is in the process of adopting. >> we waited a long time and really looking forward toit. >> reporter: but on the drive to the orphanage something horrible happened. >> they pickend us up we got on the road and the next thing i knew we were not on the road ane >> reporter: their car violently tumbled down a hill. >> and you have that moment where you're going, this is not oing to end well. >> reporter: itdidn't. while the driver and marta weren't injured, lanaia was. >> they take me to a hospital,t ou never recognize it as a hospital. in the room there's no medical equipment. there's no -- there's a bug light. >> reporter: and the x-ray machine was sketchyt best.

>> the equipment is really old. the x-rays were hard to read. >> reporter: laying flat on her back unable to walk, she snapped pictures of the x-raies and sent th to her doctors back home who told her she needed surgery right away, but not in uganda, they wanted her home. >> you know, you don't want to have paralysis so if you move you could have paralysis. >> reporter: but getting her home safely required an air ambulance, her private health insurance didn't cover it, not a dime. >> you have to pay upfront to t them to come and get you. >> reporter: and how much was that. >> 69,000. >> y buy insurance to cover yourself against catastrophic financial loss. >> reporter: kevin brassler with washington consumers checkbook says travelers like her are often caught off guard when medical emergencies happen outsidef the u.s., while private health plans may cover

some expenses, medicare doesn't cover any foreign medical expense. that's why you may want to consider purchasing international travel medical insurance before you leave. there are medical insurance plans that are specifically set up to cover the costs of any medical care you might need while abroad or even more important, getting you back home. >> reporter: if you're traveling to a region that lacks high quality care, consider buying a policy that includes the cost of an air ambulance, some companies allow you to purchase coverage for a single trip for as little as $100. if you travel often, a full year will run you abo $400, a dro t inhe bucket compared to lanaia's $169,000 ride home. a bill that her loving church nd munity pulled together paid. >> i'm veryd. blesse i am very blessed.

>> reporter: she plans to return to uganda soon. she's just waiting on word that her adoption is final but this time she's not taking any chances. >> now i currently have the air ambulance insurance because you can buy it for your whole family d because i hav trip still pending to uganda, i have that. >> that isngeally a t to consider when you travel overseas. rnational travel medical insurance is different from travel insurance protecting your cost of your trip and you need to purchase it separately. we've got more details on our app just search travel insurance. we're getting you ready for the weekend after the break. from the forecast to one of this weekend's biggestovie m

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the movie two out of four stars. all right. good news if you missed your shot seeing "hamilton" it comes back to.c. nextyear. it returns to the kennedy center from june until sepmber 2020, single tickets won't go on sale until next spring but they'll cost you between 99 and$550. fast n mind they sold o last time so if you can't the show will be up the road in baltimore this summer. might be cheaper. news4 newsro just in fthe national park service, the cherry blossom trees at the tidal basinr at puffy white stage. >> peak is still expected on monday. now let's get a look at thwe weekend her, a final look plus this breaking puffy white blossom news, amelia. >> absosttely. earing from the national park service that we're now in stage five out of sisix, of

course is peak bloom. i'm expecting that on monday ase . i'll be live at the tidal basin this evening. you can skip the crowds, see thi bel cherry trees in all their grandeur later the comfort of your own home. the day to go is saturday or later in the day on sunday, breezy for t second half of saturday but mild, highs in the low to mid-70s. showers out there sunday morning and then we have just blustery conditions throught the day, high sunday into the 50 windchills in the 40s. >> thank you and that's "news4 midday." thank you for being wit bus. we'rk on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. i'm alex trebek here to tell you

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