plus why this border threat from the president could hit consumers straight in the gut. >> announcer: news 4 at h4:00 begins with breaking news in. breaking news in northern virginia where hundreds ofhaeem been forced out of their homes. >> a fire damaging a tnsformer at a 26 story high rise building. >> it all start this morning at a complex on south george mason drive in the baileys cross roads area. >> news 4 pat collins has beent ing with those on the scene. he joins us with the latest. >> reporter: how big was this? well well, if you're a firefighter in northern virginia and yer weren't today, chances are you had the day off. this is the steam. it's the skyli plaza condominium. 26 stories here in baileys cresroads. thers no power here now.

hundreds of people live here, but they may not be able to go homeonight because of a large transformer fireer for manyes rents here, an unnerving d tell me what it was like inside. >> iwas so scary and smoking. >> reporter: the scene, the skine plaza at baileys crossroads. trarnnsformer fire sent a gian column of smoke up the side of the building. the smokeideeped i forcing firefighters to evacuate the whole thing. this is what it looked like from a balcony on high. i talked by phone w with kathle. she had to walk down from her apartment on the 23rd floor. it wasn't easy. she suffers from asthma. >> i had to take it very slow and easy. i had -- i think i stopped at

the 18th and ended up stoppingh at 9th and i got down to what we call the b1 lel and my legs were shaking very badly. >> reporter: the fire seemed enormous. at least 25 pieces of apparatus, close to 100er firefig alexandria, arlington chipping in to help fairfax. so big was the d.c. fire department sent tru to arlington just in case. on the scene today assistant chief joe knerr. how dangerous was this situation? >> significant to those without protection. >> reporter: dominion electric says it could be a couple days before they can get things back to normal. pat, back to. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. now to an arrest that is straising qns and creating a stir on social media. d.c. policeg tak a boy into

custody using handcuffs. scott macfarne is in our newsroom with the video. scott. >> d.c. police sayrr theyted the boy for armed robbery. he was one of five suspects accused in the theft near union station. you're about to see video of police arresting the boy near 5th and 8th streets in northeast saturday. we have not been able to confirm the boy's age at this point. police say he and four other accomplices attacked a victim on massachusettsvee. investigators say one suspect placed the victim in a headlock whileheoy allegedly slashed a bb gun and demanded the victim's cellehone. roup was caught nearby. police say this boy was one of the primary aggressors. the video was first posted on social media over the weekend and raised questions about why police were taking a young boy into custody. we now have our answer from d.c. police. backyo to >> unbelievable. thank you, scott. happening now, a water safety warning for some people in prince george's county. a boiledle water still in effect right now for southern parts of the county.

take a look at your screen. you can see the impacted areas there colored in. this all started after a massive water main break. darcy spencer is live in ft.hi wton. let's go to her for an update on >>e repairs. darcy. eporter: we are right here on indian head highway. if you take a look behind me, you shey are still looking to repair the roadway. one lane of the s northbounde is getting through. all the lanes on the southbound side are open. there's just heavyraffic there. the boil water warning is still in effect. i spoke toesents today. they say they understand but it's an inconvenience. it looked like a geyser. water spewing on to indian head highway in ft. washington. it was caused by a water main break sunday. as a precaution, a large section of prince george's county is under a boil water alert. >> boihi water for tea and bath and things likethat. >> reporter: what did you think about that? >> it was really inconvenient,

beuse i had to out and buy dinner. i couldn't cook. >> reporter: the break initially shut down traffic on the busy highway that runs right by national harbor. eventually one northbound lane was reopened. there are still heavy traffic delays as crews from wssc make the repairs. >> i sat there for, like5 minutes yesterday on sunday. sitting right here on 210 forever trying to get through the traffic. >> reporter: when you got hot, you didave any water? >> no water and i was out of gas in my car. my car was out of gas. just double trouble. >> reporter: wsse workers had to dig up the road and replace the pipe and a section of road will have to be repaved. they're trying to get the work done so it doesn't stretch into another day. >> pressure went down yesterday to just trickle, but at least we had a little bit and then ie about an hour and a half, two hours later it came back full. and then we heard the respect where we had to boil the water. >> reporter: the boil water alert affects 23,000 customers.

that's businesses and homes. the area is higsighted on t map from the maryland line to the creek, from 210 west to the potomac river. >> we're currently testing and once we know 100% sure that the water is completely 100% safe, that's when we'll lift that advisory. >> reporter: back out live, they're hoping to get all of indian head highway reopened at least in time for tomorrow morning's commute. that boil water alert will also continue into tomorrow. back toyou. >> thank you, darcy. here's one more look at the impacted areas. you can open up the washington app and check out that map and see everything between route 210 and the river at's being affected. we're learning more about what caused theto rollings to postpone the upcoming america tour. the drudge reportnt says f man mick jagger is expected to undergo heart valve r surgery this week. last week the group announced they were postponinghe tour.

however, they didn't specify at that time what was it's reported that jagger is expected to make a full recovery and should be back on the road and on the stage soon. pat. a new back and forth between virginia's lieutenant governor justin fairfax and one of two women accusing him of sex assault. fairfax deniela thes and says a polygraph test proves he's innocent. but one of his accusers went on national television to tell her stor news 4's meagan fitzgerald reports. >> reporter: it's been nearly two months sin sexual assault allegations surrounding justin fairfax became public. ever since he d stronglyied claims by meredith watson and ninessa tyson. this m tyson relived what she describes as a t criminal encounter with fairfax in an interview with cbs news. >> i was so ashamed. i was so humiliated o so many

levels. >> reporter: but this weekend fairfax announced he volunbmrily ted to a polygraph test using an expert his accuser's attorney used to test cistine blaz swr christine blasey ford. fairfax says he passed the tes and would questions, quote, did you engage in any itnonconsensual sexual ay. he answered no. the polygraph examination showed this was a truthful answer. while res aren't admissible in court, experts say they're used by law enforcement to detect deception. fairfax says taking this type o examination was another step in trying to prove his innocence. he released a statement which says in part, quote, iave also called for a fair, full, and impartial investigation of th allegations and my denials. i am completely confident that such an investigation would xonerate me and clear my good name in northern virginia, megan f z

fitzgerald, news 4. >> his accusers have not file ccriminalrges and they haven't sued, but both have said they will testify at a hearing before the general assembly. today is the day that we've been counting down fo long to reach. the cherry blossoms along t tidal basin now in peak boom. >> there is something new the park service and crowds are dae mark seagraves is here to say how scooters are impacting the trees. >> reporter: it's crowded down here. the sun is out so that is helping to warm things up a bi but let's look at some video from earlier today to show you e crowds thatave been down here since earlier this morning. predawn people started showing up to get picture about noon the park service announced we are at full peak bloom. sat's about 70% of the tr are at their peak right now. but as you mentioned, one of the

things ty're calling a new phenomenon down here this year are the use of those scooters, those rentable scooters you can represent by the minute. we saw them all over the place both being used in areas where llople aren'ted to ride bikes or scooters and people have been leaving them propped up against the o treesr in other places around the tidal basin. we asked the park service officials about what the scoo drs are doingn here and how it's impacting the tidal basin. >> when we are as crowded s we are during peak bloom, bicycles andcooters are f a lot of time going to be more difficult to maneuver through the crowds. we ask everybody to use common sense and be respectful of the crowds and the people around you. >> reporter: so again, are coming down here, whether you're on a scooter or bike or on foot or by car, expect there could be crowds. particularly if you're coming by car, you can expect to sit in a lot of traffic anywhere around the tidal basin. the big question, how long will

these peak bloomr lasts? hat we'll go to our good friend amelia draper. >> we d't want to see the temperatures hit 27 degrees or colder. strong winds bring down the pedals as well. i am tracking some stronger winds on wednesday and potentially friday as weoi. we are to see some pedal drop as the workweek moves on. that being said s ill think we'll have a pretty good showing down there at the tidal basin sthrough at leasturday. you saw it was cold in mark's live shot out there. he had on his puf coa we're looking at other cold day tomorrow plus the chance for some rain as well. i'll be timing out that in about ten minutes. the president continues his threat to close downhe u.s./mexico border. >> coming up, we'll explain the possib consequences for consumers, what could end upin miss from your grocery stores. >> we are working for you with how much college scholarship money goes unused every year. how to make sure your child gets a shot at >collecting.

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. all right. we've been talking about it for weeks and the d is finally here. the cherry blossoms on the tidal basin he officially reached peak bloom. isn't that beautiful? amelia's forecast coming in three minutes and she's going to talk about how the cold and

ie wind coming in here could impact how thiss going to look later this week. pat. developing now, president trump continuing to ratchet up his threat to close the u.s./mexico border this week. all weekend the president's aides were out saying this is not a bluff. this morning he sent out a tweet calling -- the president also i announced he cutting aid to central america to stop migrantt caravans heade the u.s. opponents say that move could backfire creating more crime in those countries and forcing more people to flee. an potential shutd the u.s./mexico border isn't just a political nuisance. it could have a major impact on how you eat and thatea may no more avocados. more than 40% of the produce that we import thisea time of comes from mexico. that includes virtually all of e avocados in local grocery stores. f the border were to close, stores would run out of avocados in three weeks.

mexico also provides the majority of the tomatoes, cucumbers, blackberries and raspberries. all of this will likely mean higher prices for consumers as the supply g down and stores search for other suppliers around the globe. mexico could be impacted as well. they are the largest import of u.s.ue refined like gasoline and diesel. all of this depends on just how much othe border shuts down and if that includes most ports of entry. wewire fol breaking news from southeast washington. police are on the scene of a shooting at branch avenue and alabama avenue. officials say a man w discovered unconscious and breathing just a short time o. he i expected to survive. police are now looking for a man in aho hoody drove away in a gray vehicle. this week we w areking for you to help your family get ready for college. we start our week long series withunclaimed scholarships.

about that, millions of dollars go unclaimed every year. consumer reporter susan hogan has four apps and websites to help you score that cash. >> reporter: scholly, fast web and scholarships.com. all four ask youo fill out a profile in order to get the most accurate results. it's really cri fcal toill out as many details as you can. once you submit your answers, you'll get a listf scholarships that match your needs or address. if you're from a low incomemi , the stepshaoring scholarship awards $2,000. you have to prove your commitment to making an impact on your community. if you love horses, there's a av5,000 jkey club scholarship. applicants must he a minimum 3.0 gpa. you may be required to write an essay or submit a video depending o the scholarship you end up applying for. what's it going to cost you?

fast web and scholarships.com. scholly chaes a membership fee. we asked them what sets them apart from the fe sites. they tell us members get access to an editor whota ily proof reads their college essay, academic papers, and resumes. >> susan hogan reporting. well, speaking of leaving money on the table, tomorrow she explains why billions of dollars go unclaimed in federal loans. >> that's right. you c find out why every student should fill out one important application. that comes your wayn tomorrow news 4 today. kathie lee gifford is celebrating her last week on "the today show". they hosted the final installment of favorite things. make sure you catch them all.

"the today showir every weekday at 7:00 a.m. right after news 4 tongy. turo the weather, nice. amelia, it too cold to be spring. >> definitely. then we had a bit of a breeze throughout the day, so we were dealing with a windchill factor at times feeling lik we were in the 30s out there on thisay mo far cry from that beautiful weather we had out there on satuelay. unfortun guys, we're going to be chilly again tomorrow. temperatures in the low 50 in addition to that, maybe a few spotty showers out there for the late afternoonnd evening hours. getting ready for your tuesday, etting the kids ready for school, you'll still want a jacket again tomorrow. grab that small umbrella as well just in case you need to use it. m going to show you future weather here in just a moment. warmer temperatures do move in for the remainder of the workweek. the weekend right now not looking bad, but i amraing some additional rain chances out there on your friday. currently aur temperatures in the upper 40s, low 50s. 49 into washi 47 in gaithersburg.

this is what greets us tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. yeah, it' i chill a lot of the suburbs. at and below freezing. the a district about 38 degrees. another cold start out there and a chilly dayra o with the high of 53. that's about 10 degrees below normal. we do start offith some sunshine. clouds build in throughout the y. we see som spotty showers out there for the late afternoon and evening hours. in addition, a bit breezy at times throughout the day tomorrow. not as bad as today, but you'll be noticing t i win you're out and about running errands. here's the storm system that brings us tha chancef rain tomorrow. now i'm showing you future weather at 7:00 p.m. tonight, there's that storm system. now how i tracks up along the coastline. it first puts clouds into the area during morningours. 3:00 p.m. most of us still completely dry. as we move toward 5:00 p.m. we'r seeing showers towards the area. we track showers in spots. after that the rain moves out. your pollen report, mold spores

coming in low as well as weeds. trees coming in moderate. grasses today are absent. hopefully that rain rimorrow will down the pollen count for a few of us. i was really noticing it out there on saturday. that rain timing tomorrow mainlt between a 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. not everybody is guaranteed rain. in fact, i thiis the is pretty low to about 40% with the best chancetlong and e of i-95. it's chilly for everybody tomorrow with that high53 of we're going to have the clouds increasing throughout theda after tomorrow look at your high temperatures wednesday, thursday, and friday. 60s to near 70 degrees. wednesday 67 for a high. we have plenty of sunshine, but its going to be breezut there on wednesday so it will add a bit of a chill in you're heading down toal the t basin for a picnic. i love when i see families going down there to do that. bring the jacket along. more clouds on thursday. rain potentially i area on friday with the high of 66. i'm going to have more on how friday rain impacts your weekend forecast coming up in about 4:45.

>> waiting for the warmup. >> thanks amelia. sports fans, d. is getting another profes>>onal team. ear from some athletes trying out for our region's first pro rugby team. we've got new information coming up next. coming up next. this is the murder of a grammy

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. a chilling reminder to make sure your uber driver is legitimate before you get into that car. the south carolina community is grieving today after a college student got into the wrong car on friday and wound up dead. 21-year-old samantha joseph left a bar friday night. she was found murdered in nearby wood hours later. police arrested nathaniel roll lin and charged him withki apping andnt murder. sa's mother testified at ro rollin's bill hearing. >> his face was the last thing my baby girl saw n this eart >> later this hour sarah explains the compelling evidence found in that suspect's carnd that's what led to the arrest. there's a manhunt under way fright now in los angel the suspect police say shot and per nipsey hussle and wounded two others. today fans andrh neighd

leaders gathered to remember the artist for his muse skpik hic a impact on the community. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: as los angeles police search for a suspect and answer, celebrities including fellow artists and fans are rembering grammy nominated rapper nipsey hussle gunned down outside the clothing store he founded with his brother. >> folks in the neighborhed could hjobs, folks in the neighborhood could learn how to be entrepreneurs and leaders that'sxactly who nipsey hussle was. >> the 33-year-old grew up in southern los angeles and publicly acknowledged his long association with the rolling 60s crips, one of l.a.'s largest gangro >> we came the ground all the way to the top. >> reporter: minutes before he was kill, he post thd tweet. having strong enemies is a

blessing. ♪ as his career grew, so did the rapper's commitment to his community. >> to make music speaks to opportunity and speaks to aspiring. >> reporter: in recent years, hussle supported a number of empowerment projects focused on l.a.'s crenshaw district, t same community where he lost his life. jay gray, nbcnews. coming up next, we talk about the controversy surrounding former vice president joe biden. >> and the woman who is accusin him of touching her inappropriately. >> it was unwanted. it was shoing because of the power difference. next, biden's response to to mull a run for the white ues house. and increasing and improving access for people in a local food desert. the new optn forio

>> announcer: you're watching news 4 at 4:00. and welcome back on this monday afternoon. currently we're at 49 degrees, but some good news. i'm starting to see the winds i dimini diminish across the area. now only about 3 miles an hour. but throughout the day today, we had wind chills in the 30s at times. as we head into the evening hours, though, with clear skies in place, we're going to see our temperatures fal fast. by 9:00 p.m. we're already in the upper 30s ander gly low 40s.

by 11:00 tonight most of us are in the 30s. it is a cold start tomorrow morning. 9:00 a.m. we have temperatures in the low to mid 40s and overall withy day the high of 53. and a bit of a breeze throughout the day. in addition toe that, s spotty showers during the late afternoon and evening hours between about 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. an 10:00 tonight, especially along and east of i-95. as w talk about the cold and the impact on the blossoms, we don't want a temperature of 27 or colder. i'm not tracking that in our 10-day forecast, but i am tracking a nice warm up. we'll hav moren that coming up in about 15 minutes. to the race for the white house now and the big news threatening to complicate one candidate's path. >> new problems for joe biden. accused by former nevada political candidate lucy flores of inappropriate touching during a campaign event in 2014. flores spoke about it on msnbc. >> this type of behavior yiel it's nott -- doesn't rise to

the level of sexual assault and it doesn't rise to the severity in which we are often times hearing about various violations to your body, we don't take often times this lower level of invasion of space and touching of yr body unwanted touching of your body in the exact same kind of seriousness. >> here to talk about, and all the big 2020 news thisweekend, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. good to see you, mark. let's start with the big news, the problem for joe biden. what has his response been and does this complicate his pathar fo especially when he's trying to connect with younger voters needed to win? >> it certainly does complicate things and certainly it's important to notehat he is not a candidate yet in the race. therect is exion that he ends up running, but the complicating factor is thatt's just not lucy flores you heard from. there is a report from t hartford current that another connecticut woman made a very

similar allegation. with the biden team has done, they put out a statement from biden himself on sunday morning saying that he can be very agreeable and be -- try to be affectionate. he's never meant any harm to any woman bwhatsoever and also you end up having his people sendt out t other women who we've seen video from who have been whispered in their ear or touched on their shoulders, that that was welcome behavior by these testimonials from these different women. that's how the biden team has pushed back. >> this is just beginning to bubble up we'll hav to wait and see how this plays out. at the moment biden is basicalln running neck neck in the earlyve poles witont senator bernie sanders. he's raising a lot of money, but the question, is this more about his statu and how viable he is or does it say more about the way political fundraising is done now? >> so joe biden, if he decides get in the race, one thing that would benefit him is just name i.d.

being barack obama's vice president. everyone knows who joe biden's name is. that gives him status. that's why he's leading in of the polls. that should actually help him in fundraising. as youlluded to on the fundraising front, one formidable cllenge would be being able to raise all the online money that people likean berniers and beto o'rourke have been able to do. that is the new way of doing politics. rse old way is going to the chicken din where you grab a bunch of big donors and they write you $5,000 checks. the waveut of thee is small dollar donations as opposed to to big checks. joe biden com from big check path. can he pete with bernie sanders and beto o'rourke. >> those three names you mentioned, biden, beto o'rourke, and bernie sanders. you've got a huge range of ages there that areoi all to be competing for the same votes out there. the younger guys like beto o'rourke, getting his name out there, making waves this weekend as well, how does the age factor

in with the younger guy's popularity? >> i think this is a fascinating dynamic. you have the people w veryl known like joe biden and bernie sanders, but also the people who, if you're a democratic voter, you're hungry for something new and that explains beto 'srourke. also important to know let's don't just talk about the guys. there's kamala harris or kirste, gillibrao democrats with these 14, 15, 16 different candidates who are all running, they have a bevy of choicesio the que is how do you actually narrow down these choices in the next year? >> it's just going to give you something to talk about for the next year, year and a half. >> plent to talk about, leon. >> thanks, mark. good to see you. folks, stay with nbc hnews. we'le more on the latest of all of these major headles tonight on nbc nightly news. mark will be reporting at 7:00 p.m. tonight. commuting on the baltimorea

washington way should be a little smoother now. over the weekend road crews shut swn sectif the highway to repair large fields of potholes. workers focused o the section between route 197 and 198. it's just a temporary fix. later this month the national park service will start a long-term repaving project. now to a boomi local business that began in of all athroom. a woman from falls church started hand dyeing shirts at her parameter in virginia tech. now she's set up shop in her family's dininghe room and sold hundreds of shirts online. as news 4 aimee cho explains, her business isebout much m than just shirts. >> this's one done. >> when you run a business -- >> it's a lot of fun. >> nothing is off the table. >> being a small business owner, i make due with what i have. all the t-shirts are homemade. >> vicki will tell you she spent countless hours inhi room and

making hundreds of shirts, perfecting every inch of every item. >> i get a new shipment of ersupply. >> h business, through thenless hours of lettering logos and shipping shirts, one thing has always helpe her press forward. >> people just get so excitedkn ing that their money is going to help fund cancer >>research. vicki donates part of her profits to the american cancer society hoping her colorful shirts can help brighten up people's dkest days. >> to inspire someone else to find positivity in a negative or unpleasant situation. >> she knows alll too w what that's like. >> when i was younger, i was actually diagnosed with al leukemia. when you're 6 years old, going through chem motherapy is not really a pleasant experience. the says crafting at e doctor's office helped her get through tough times

as her booming business moves forward, she's always determined to give back. >> it's hard to explain. it just feels really good. i love giving back to the community. >> aimee cho, news 4. a day beforeg mak his much-anticipated return to d.c., bryce harper is making news i another way. the philliesta sand his wife announcing they are expecting their first baby, a little boy. this post from bryce today with the caption philly raise the little man will be. baby harper will make his debut in august. hopefully bryce harper will be exhausted then and won't be in a playoff run and we'll be doing just great here. he's going to be facing the nat for t first time since joining our division rival phillies tomorrow at nats park.iv we'll have coverage all afternoon on news 4 and the nbc washington app. >> don't count on a baby getting him out of the game. >> got to hope. got to hope. sports fans have a new reason to get excited.

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traction in the states, soso mu he sport is about to have its own professional league in e d.c. will be ho a franchise next season. to have the team have players. old glory h held a sear rosries combines, the last this week. >> i'm here trying to accomplish a dream in playing professionah rugby in united states. i have been workingowards this since i picked thaup that rugby sll nine ye ago. >> it's almost comforting to know that i'm going to get the amountonf competihat i'm seeking. there's a high amount of vy talented rugby players, so i know i'm actually going to be. test it's not going to be a fluke. >> we do not think the united states is in need of yet another professional sport. we do think the united states is bravely in need o the values and the culture and the traditions that rugby brings as a sport. in professional rugby there's actually a relatively thin talent pool in the u.s., but in

buildingm here in d.c. we're committed to draw from the talent weble rional can. >> the fact that they're c willg ome out here and put themselves through a pretty physical fitness test here showl you aittle bit about their character and what we're trying to build here with the sport of rugby in d.c. >> among the or 200 athletes, 19-year-old caron gleason who made the trip from ireland. >> for years i've been playie sias i 9. i saw this opportunity here and said why not go for it. i'm kind of disappointed there won't be much tackling. >> people are become, i at is a sport in the united states and they're h learningow much fun it is to watch and participate in. regardless of what happens, it's a great opportunity to be a part of something bigger in t rby community. >> if you want to check out the team beforeext season four exhi games in may and june at catholic cardinal stadium.

back to you. >> good stuff. thank you,rr s. a new option for shoppers in loca >> coming up next, details on the good food market in prince george's county and why more stores could be on the ouy. ife been waiting to see the cherry blossoms, today is your day. andill the col and the wind that's coming in here impact how these -- how long these blooms are going to stick

if you are just joining us, let' you caught up with four things to know. a transformer fire at a high rise in fairfax county has forced hundreds of people out of their homes. this is along south george mason rive in the baileys crossroads area right now there is no electricity in that complex and minion power says it could be a couple ofe days befhe power is back on. new video of a young boy taken awa from handcuffs ocused of taking part in an

armed robber the weekend near union station. police say the boy was part of a group of suspects who attacked the victim, flashed a bb gun and took off the victim's cel this boy is facing an armed robbery charge. happening right now, a boil water alert affecting parts of prince george's county after this water main break on indian head highway. more than 23,000 custors are impacted, including businesses and homes. if you live in the affected area here, officials say you should for three ater minutes before using it to drink or brush your teeth o wash pro deuce. the cherry blossoms are in peak bloom. as long as the weathernd cooperatest doesn't get too cold or windy, peak bloom could last maybe through saturday. today a welcome change in prince george's county. a brandew grocery store is coming to the peak pleasant a area, spot that desperately

needs it. the good food market will be build in addison plaza. ust howwilkins explains important today's announcement is for local residents. >> reporter: there was one grocery store in peak pleasant.t in 201losed its doors and was not replaced leaving no asupermarket between her the d.c. line. >> the store wassed constantly. so when safeway closed, it was a real abyss that was created. f>> reporter: 15% prince george's county is considered a food desert by the usda. sthose areas arewn here in pink. that means therere fewer healthy food options for residents. there are more deserts in prince george's county than anywhere else in our region. peak pleasant is one of them. >> we are not claiming the total victory today because we know that we have a lotf rk to dorks but this dor do, but this is a heck of a start. >> reporter: good food market will soon move into the road shopping center.

the store's mission is to build where other retail grocers won't go. >> making sure your zip code does not determine your health and wellness outcomes. >> reporter: the wait for healthy food optns has bee unfair and too long. >> we need somebody to come in and give us an opportunity toato verybody needs to do. go to the sere. get som vegetables. buy a nice piece of salmon. >> reporter: theuper beauty planet fitness and dollar tree all used to be where the safeway was. this is going to be where the new grocery store goes, right behind thatgo wells f atm. no specific date yet on when s,ey're going to break ground. i'm tracee wilkin news 4. we're sitting here watching her hair blowing around. that wind when it happens this time of year, it's usually the biggest enemy of the blossoms. it absolutely. we were dealing wind chills today in the 30s, wind gusts at 20 to 30 miles an hour. now the cherry blossoms are outt

we d want any wind to bring down these beautiful petal based on thforecast, if you're planning on heading down to the tidal basin this coming weekend, you're still going to get a great show we also don't want temperatures to dip below 27 degles. that wake all of the petals off of the trees. we had that happen a fewears back. thankfully i'm not seeing that at all this year. our average highte erature, we now warm to 62 for an average high. happ april, by the way. tomorrow another chilly day out there, but that wednesday, thursdayfriday, saturday temperatures running above normal and we're nearde 7ees on thursday as well as saturday. right now, though, it's 49 degrees. the win are starting to diminish. that will continue to be the case through the early evening hours. it's dry out there tonight but it is chilly with the lack of cloud cover acting as a blanket. we're going to see our temperatures dipunng to a 30 in the suburbs, 35 here in washington. 11:00 tonight, taking the dog out one last time, grab the

puffy coat. same for the kids at the bus stop tomorrow morning. 35 degrees out there the sun rise time 6:52. more clouds out grabbing your lunch, running errands in the d middle of th with the temperature around 50 degrees. we warm to about 23 tomorrow. a few degrees warmer. the after-ithool acts we could see rain impacting the area. the chance for rain tomorrow between 4:00 and 10:or especiallyhe d.c. metro area and then off to the east. heat's thet on bloom watch. we're now in stage six, the last stage where we have peak bloom. i think we'll see peak s icking arouo the weekend. today of course april 1st. this was when the national park service declared that pea bloom, but as we look at present year compared to past years,ch k out how much the cherry blossom peak bloom date has changed. between the time period of 1931 d 1960, peak blom averaged around april 6.

we now see a peak bloom of about april 1st. this includes 1981 to present day we still see the peak bloom eaaverage about five daysier, around april 1st. as we look to the weekend, mild temperatures inrihe forecast t now. 70 degrees is the high on both saturday as well as sunday. it's looking dry boths. d right now a little bit more sunshine out there on saturday versus sunday. that's kind of splitting hairs. the weengnd is loo good for your workweek. again, maybe some late day showerssoomorrow. spotty rain possible at times throughout the day on friday. otherwise plenty of clouds. after tomorrow we warm 70 degrees. wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday, and then next monda maybe tracking a few rumbles of thunder. signs of spring. warmer weather all across the area. >> we'll take anything but snow. anything but that. >> thanks, amelia. if you are following o molette green on her journey to get fit for spring, you should be over a little over halfway >> yht be getting bored mthere.

with your routine. moletteimpent some t with her traineris on four exerc you can add to your routine to shake it up. >> we have leona showing us several other options here. you have what going on right there? >> the pushups, they work the upper body, working the chest. actually engeing the c too. >> next we have? >> sprinter crunches. working on the core. actually, the good cardio move as well. >> i'm doing diplomacy. what are y going to show us? >> plank up. >> as you know, i'm not doing plank u for aood reason. i don't want to do that live on television. all of these are great for doing at home, work, anywhere, right? >> yes. you can do these anywhere. you can take a break at your job. you do it in the hotel room. you can even do this in the airpt. you can do it anywhere. >> i love it. i want to thank our conversion fitness trainerngor helpi me out. can i please get prince george's county ton come out? leona and i and everybodyti wil

be g fit for spring with a boat camp. it's free on april 12th. it's a friday morning at the westphalia com cnityter. i'm a little out of breath from doing the diplomacy. we'll talk more about that a little bit later on. let's get fit for spring right now. i'll do dips. back to you guys. >> just a few easy moves there. coming up tw on news 4 today, spring break is. almost he so molette is checking out a really cool installation at the alexandria water park. uber, lyft, usually they're safe ando convenient wayst around with just a few taps on your phone. >> next, a fatal mistake. a college students turns up g dd afterting into what she thought was the uber she had ordered. >> first let's take a look at what's all new on news 4 at five. jim and wendy standinby in the

newsroom. >> it is a major distraction behind the wheel and a danger on the road. people using their smartphones while driving. >> but now it may actually help make the streets safer. adam tuss is going to expla how itould help you be more alert and help traffic flow better. plus a news 4 i-team vestigation into the actions of a special police officer at a d.c. apartment complex. >> just ahead why residents say the police turned them away when they wentomoain. we'll see you soon with those stories and more on that. >> you've got it.ig >> you've got it.ig see you rht here inas

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now to a deadly mistake that has shaken a south carolina community to its re. >> a 21-year-old student at the university of south carolina murdered after getting into a car she thought was her uber. a suspect has been arrested and nbc's sarah doll zaigses re ethey found chillydence in her car. >> reporter: through tears family and friends remembered samantha josephson. security video shows the student leaving a college bar early friday morning. police say mistakenly got into a blac chevy impala thinking it was her uber ride. >> she got into it and departed

with the suspect driving. >> reporter: her body was found later that day. policees ad 24-year-old nathaniel david roland after spotting his c near where she was last seen. josephson's university is st tting a campaign keep other ride share users safe. having them ask drivers a simple question. what's my name. >> making sure by takedg a that you will never get into the back seat of a vehicle without asking what's my name. it's got to become a national movement. >> rep ter: in addition to making sure the driver knows the rider's name, you can check the license plate and photo pdovided on the app. josephson's family encouraging friends to ride together. >> she had absolutely no chance. if there was somebodylse in the car, there's actually a chance. >> reporter: a grief-stricken community determined to prevent

future tragedy. nbc news. now at 5:00, caught on camera, a boy in handcuffs taken into custody. d.c. police explain why it happened and how it went down. a news 4 i-team inveigation into complaints against a special police officer employed by a company with ties to d.c. police. >> i feel like this security manu ohs it' not safe. wired for your-b weng. the new technology using your smartphone to make the streets safer for everyone. aynd 500 without answers. >>re sad. we are grieving. everything. >> a family call for closure more than a year after u.s. park police shot and killed their son. but we're going to begin in fairfax county thier evening hundreds of people may have to find somewhere else to stay tonight. good evening. i'm wendy rieger.

>> i'm jim handly. this tower 26 stories up. >> and right now tha power of course is out. it could be a couple of days before things are bk to normal. >> let's get the latest from pat collins. he'sive in the baileys crossroads area. what a scare, pat. >> reporter: indeed, jim. it's been seven hours. the fire department is still here. this is a big condo. 26 stories. undreds and hundreds of people live here. well, not now. not after what happened. this is the transformer site, the origin of the fire. the fire that left tuising without power. the fire that left scores ofit peopleut a home tonight. and at that transformer site, you can see a handheld extinguisher left behind by someone. by someone who may have tri