>> 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 tried to

take on this fire by>> himself. ll i know, i started smelling smoke and then we left. >> reporter: for many residents re, an unnerving event. tell me what it was like inside. >> it is so scary and smoky. >> reporter: the scene, the skyline plaza at baileys crossroads. a transformer fire sent a giant column of smoke up the side of the building. the smoke seeped inside forcing firefighters to evacuate the whole thing. this is wt it looked like from a balcony on high. i talked by pho with kathleen. she had to walk dow from her apartment on the 23rd floor. it wasn't easy. she suffers from asthma. >> i had to take it very i got down to what we call the b1 level and my legs were shaking very badly. >> reporter: the fire seemed enormous. at least 25 pieces ofapparatus,

close to 100 firefighters, alexandria, arlington allpi chipng in to help fairfax. so big was this event that t d.c. fire department sent trucks to arlington just in ca. so when will the people here get back into their homes? well, the red cross and fairfax officials, they're working on thatow. dominion power says it could be a couple days beforeis electricy fully restored here. now back t you. >> pat collins. pat, thank youk take a l this video of a young boy being taken away in handcuffs. it is raisinguestions tonight and creating quite a stir on social media. neighbors h ard asking d.c. police why they're treating the boy that way. newsroom s is in the with some answers. what's happening here, leon? >> jim, this is a curious situation. d.c. police say they this boy for armed robbery.

he was one of five suspects a accused of theft near union station. this is the scenerehere police ed this boy on saturday. we have not been able to confirm the boy's age at this point, but police say that he and four other accomplices attacked a victimma oachusetts avenue. investigators say one suspect placed the victim in a headlock while the boy here allegedly slashed a bb gun and demanded the victim's cell phone. the group was caught nearby and police say this boy was one of the primary aggressors i the incident. the video was first posted on social media over the weekend and raised questions about why police were taking this young boy into custody in handcuffs. we got our answer from police this afternoo we'll have it for you soon. back to you. a scary experienceor a young girl in district heights. a 10-year-old says two men attempted toer kidnap h last friday after school. she says the men asked her to get into an suv while she was walking home from the bus stop. here's what she told us she did. >> the driver told me that get

the car first. he told me, like, normally and then he yelled at me. then when i saw that he was trying to open the door, i run. >> theot little girl g the attention of a neighbor. the two men ran off while police investigate. her parents say they are walking her to and from the bus stop. prince george's county police are a fively looki the killer of a transgender woman. she was shotple times saturday morning in fairmont heightnc her fiaee tells news 4 he could n imagine why someone would want to hurt her. police haven't found a motive yet. he says she was out with friends the night before and she was shot near aspe and jost street. police haven't determined if ths crime hate related. happening now, a water safety warni for some residents in prince george's county because of this. a geyser opening up here on indian head highway. the water main break happened

sunday, but 2 hours later that boil water alert is still in effect tonight for tens of thousands of people. news 4 darcy spencer is live for us in ft. washington with what you need to know. darcy. >> reporter: well, jim, first of all,eo lot ofe telling me today this is really an inconvenience. i'm literally standingian i head highway. they're continuing to do work to repair the road. youan see just one lane getting by on the north bound side. wee near ft.washington road. that boil water warning still in effect. it affects a lot of people in the southern part of the county. beu will see a map of that area. >> this will an interesting day with water. >> gava randolph is babitting and with a boil water alert in effect, it will be a little more challenging. i have to watch him today, so it's an inconvenience.

i have to boil the wat if they have to drink water which of course they need to. >> reporter: it looked like a geyser, a water main break under ini indian head highway. they're advised to boil their water for at least three minutes to makesa sure they'r. >> we lost pressure in the pipe. when that happens, there is a possibility thatonmination can happen which is why we're doing this. no indication right now and 're continually testing the water. >> reporter: the break initially shut down traffic on the busy highway that runs right by national harbor. eventually one northbod lane s reopened. there are still heavy traffic delays asm crews f wssc make the repairs. 4 i sat there for, like, minutes yesterday on sunday sitting right here on 210 forever trying toafet through c. >> wsse workers had to dig up the road and replace thed pipe a section of road will have repave they're trying to get the work done so it doesn't stretch into another day. >> at first i didn't even know

what woing on. my water just cut off. then when i cald them they said there was one of these watern m breaks that was major. then they called me later and said make sure i boil my water. >> reporter: the area is thelighted on this map from maryland line to the creek, from e0 west to the potomac river. s er todayso i when will things get back to normal? ey are hoping to have the road completely reopened by tomorrow morning' rush hour a they're also hoping to lift that boil water alert sometime tomorrow ae . back to you, wendy. >> thank you, darcy. boy,l it didn't f too much like spring today. it was cold out there. but it was just spectacularly beautiful. even aloid the basin where the cherry blossoms are in peak bloom. this is a live look from high above the trees. down there somewhere is mark segraves among thes. blo it must just be spectacular on

the ground, but i hope you're wearing your puffy coat. >> reporter: i do indeed have my puffy coat i was down here saturday in my shorts and t-shirt and this isn't even enough to keep me warm down here. it is chilly. but as you said, it is absolutely beautiful. 1out00 this afternoon the national park service made it official. they are atom peak b down here along the tidal basin. all of the traffic and theds cr and all the cold weather, none of tha has donenything to keep the crowds from coming down here. despite the chilly temperatures, throngs of people to the tidal basin to catch the first day of peak bloom. >> it's chilly, but cooler temperatures keep the blossoms from going on to the next stage which is the green leaves. >> reporter: like every year the park service wants to remind everyone that climbing on the trees or pullis off the blo is a no no. even on a chilly weekday, traffic around the tidal base

s -- basin was bumper to bumper. >> this is a blessing e down and see this every year. people complain about the crowds, but it's beautiful. >> reporter: people als complain about the weather, but i find you to be the one and only guy in shorts down here. >> you'll find me in shorts unless it's less than 20 degrees. >> reporter: but this group traveled all the way from michigan to find one very special cherry blossom tree. a tree that was dedicated to this woman's best friend who worked with the park service for yeses. >> she p away ten years ago andvi the park s planted a tree in her honor. t. we're here today trying to find she loved the parks and the park service. >> reporter: so now we it el you while they're blooming right now, they hope that the full bloom will continue through this weekend. if you're not able to get down within the next week, don't fear. a couple of weeks there will be a second round of blooms.

aboutth 60% o trees are cherry trees, but there are others that bloom a little bit later in the year. you've got that to look forward to re. a we'll see you maybe at sunset around 6:30. thanks so much. we are expecting some colder temps tonight and that may have an impact on the blossoms. let's find out with amelia draper. she's in the storm center help how low do we have to go befnge these t finish up fast sner. >> well,jim, the temperature we do not want to hit is 27 degrees. thankfully we're not getting anywhere close to 27 degrees. if you'ren the rural areas north and west of washington, you're likely going close tos 2 degror a temperature overnight tonight. it is going to be a cold night out there. first a little bit more on the cher bssom. peak bloom is when 70% of the cherry blossoms are out which as you heard mark say the national park service declared that todou lunchtime. what we want to preserve the blooms are temperatures ave 27

and we don't want any wins out there. windsacking some stronger on wednesday and potentially on friday as well. that being said, i do thinkbl pk m is likely through saturday. right now 51 degrees. the winds diminishing. a cold start tomorrow morning. i'm going to have more on that plus rain chances later in the day coming up at about5:20. >> we' see you then. we have some breaking news out ofthaltimore. city's mayor is taking a leave of absence. mayor katherine pugh's office says it's because of pneumonia. however, earlier today maryland governor larry hogan called for an investigation into her book deal with the university of maryland medical system. she is one of three board members who have being accused of profiting hundreds of thousands of dollars off of dea with the system. there is new help forti ts at one of the region's busiest hospitals after a news 4 i-team investigation. as scott macfarlane reports, now

it will be easier for local military veterans to get inside d.c.'s giant v.a. medical center. scott. >> gngd eve a recent news 4 i-team report revealed a big problem for local vets. a parkinghortage outside the medical center. it serves more than 100,000 veterans a year. we found some vets with severe mobility challenges struggling to walk nearly a third of a mile during that parking shortage. the v.a. pmised it would open a new larger garage by april. today it happened. elevators inside still aren't working sohere is a shuttle to carry vets with mobility challenges from the garage to the front door. the walk is now shorter and it's welcome change for veterans who told us they considered skipping doctors appointments because of the hassle ofinetting side. that's the director of the medical center who said it was designed with patient mobility challenges in mind. >> when you look athis garage blind us, the first two floors

are rerved for handicap parking and there's handicap parking on o eachthe additional upper floors and it's taken relief off some handicap spots in the other lots. >> it holds about 400 oucars, be fully operational by november. among those advocating, the paralyzed veterans ofri a. among the largest of its kind in the nation. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-acam. >> scottrlane getting results for us. more big news onhe way from the news i-team. when we come right back, an investigation into the aions of special police officer at a d.c. apartment complex. why residents thereell us the police turned them away wheney thent to complain. and news back and forth between virginia's lieutenant gonrnor jus fairfax and one of the two women accus him of sexual assault. and how president trump's threat to close theouthern border will affect yr wallet. ou

encounters like this caught on camera all involving the same special police officer. when the residents who witnessed this went to complain, t the metropolitan police department turned them away. the news 4 i-team found the private security company that this officer worked for does have ties to mpd.nv ourtigative reporter jodie fleischer has more on their stories. >> reporter: mpd has a special division that'sposed to handle complaints against special police officers, you several d.c. residents told us they couldn't complain even though they have video of what happened. an't feely ists. >> antoine is the man on the ground in this video. it all started while he s visiting his girlfriend at the frederick douglas garden apartment in southeast d.c. in

2018. >> nobody should have been eated thatway. nobody. >> reporter: the special police officer assigned to the apartment complex arrested h forssault and unlawful entry. prosecutors dismissed the case, but rd told the i-team after he filed a complaint with mpd which licenses discipline and security officers, he went back to get a copy and was told there wasn't one on file. >> i called back to follow-up. no no anything. >> he isn't alone. the man being arrested in this video, and the twoomen fro this encounter all said they tried to file complaints against the same officerhe and that were turned away. >> i feel like this security dge is, like, really saving him. it's not fair. >> mpd declined the i-team's request for an interview. so did the security company the officer worked for. the management company for the apartment complex and that special police officer. >> sir, can we talk to youor a second? see what happened when we tried to get answers about the officer an the securitycompany. that's coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00.

jodie fleischer, news 4 i-team. >> for more on this investigation and other recent reports from the i-team, you visit our nbc washington app. o of the women accusing virginia's lieutenant governor story assault tells her to a national audience. vanessa tyson tells her version justinncounter with fairfax 14 years ago. >> i was completely caught off guard. it was almost as if i was dumbstruck. >> the lieutenantovernor has denied her accusations and says a polygraph test proves his truth. ne 4's meagan fitzgerald reports. >> reporter: from the very beginning, virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfaxas said he's innocent. >> this allegation is completely false. >> reporter: fairfax says theai wms he sexually assaulted meredithatson and vanessa tyso a over decade ago aren't true and he's doing what he can to t and prove it. fairf

fairfax said he underwent a polygraph with the same expert tyson's attorney has used in the past and the results show he's been. truthf he was asked questions like, quote, did meredith watson give k you any physical or verbal indication she did not want to sexual contact with you? answered no. the polygraph examination showed that this was a truthful answer. he was also asked, quote, did you e aage in nonconsensual sexual activity with vanessa tyson? lieutenant governor fairfax answered no. alsoolygraph examination showed that this was a truthful answer. but this morning tysoneled what she describes as a traumatic and criminal encounter with fairfax in an interview with cbs news. >> i was so humiliated on so many levels. rginia people need to know who it is that they elected. >> reporter: she released a statement which says in part my

accusers have not filed kcriminl charges and they have not sued me. instead we see escalated media appearances and desire for a political process that is ndprecedented in virginiaeesdo g nuld truth. meagan fitzgerald, news 4. ic formerpresident joe biden is also defending himself from an accusatio that he had inappropriate contact with a former nevada lucy flores says when he complained for her in 2014 he put his hands on her shoulders, smelled her hair and kissed the back of her head. flores says she not believe it was sexual, but she thought it may be revant with biden likely to enter the 2020 race. in a statement biden says during his years on the campaign trail, he has offered affection, support, and comfort, but hever believ act ed inappropriately. president trump has shown no signs of backing downrom his latest threat to shut down the southern border. it's a move that the chamb of commerce says would be, quote, an unmitigated economic debacle.

the u.s. and mexico trade more than $1.5 billion in goods every dake over the wee several of the president's top aides said this latest threat should be taken seriously. the president is also c threatening t off aide to several central american countries over the number ofan mi crossing the border. ollowf the president does through, there could be major repercussions with all of us maying more for goods. our country relies heavily on produce from mexico. nearly half of all imported vegetables, 40% are fruit, comes fromgexico. alith tomatoes, bucumbers and berries.ut we could run of avocados. this time mexico supplies 100%

of our afr cvocado supply. it's ney just food. 're the largest importer of refined fuels that our country exports. >> don't take our guac. healthy food opti fs known asood deserts, the new plan to incrseccess to high quality foods. amelia tracking some showers in our forecast for tomorrow. what you can expec

saturday reeled us in. boy, it was cold. we evare done wit this, amelia. >> today it looked so beautiful. you walked outside and it was like winter. >> tomorrow we're in for another illy day. after that we do warm up nicely for the rest of the workwk into theeekend. talking about 70s. we do a 10-day forecast. five out of the ten days, 70 degrees or higher. another chilly day tomorrow. in addition to, that we'll have some spotty showers around for the late afternoon e andning hours. especially along i-95 and areas off to the east from a coastal storm system. after themo chill ow, warmer temperatures move in for the rest of the workweek on into the weekend. but i am trackingom additional rain chances out there. that will be on our fri cy. thnce for rain this week going to be tomorrow and then friday. currently it's cold.

we're in the mid 40s to low 50s. 51 in washington. 48 in fredericks well as leesburg. 50 degrees back in -- we're running a good 10 degrees below normal. notice the suburbs starting off right around freezing at 8:0 a.m. 40 degrees in washington. you want the jacket heading out the doorkeomorrow. ure the kids have the coat as well. if you're getting home a little bit balater, you py want to bring that umbrella as well as i track those rain chances moving in. around 4:00 or 5:00 and then the evening t hours. the high temperature of 53 degrees. here's theood thing. we're going to start off with sunshine at least. it's not a cloudy day from start to finish but clouds do bui and that leads to some scattered showers later in the day. a bit of a breeze will with us throughout the entire day tomorrow. not as strong as today here's the storm system i'm talking about on storm team 4 radar. i want time it out for future weather.

this is tonight at 7:00 p.m.t there's ttorm system. it approaches the area overnight tonight on into tomorrow morning. it starts to send some clouds into the area tomorrow during the morning and midday hours. 3:00 p.m. most of the area still dry. but starting to track some rain in parts of southern maryland down through the northern neck and potentially as close as the fredericksburg area. this is 3:00as p.m. we continue on into the evening hours, we see rain moving this computer model bringing rain as far back as i-81. i think it will stay closer to i-95, but you get the idea. showers out there impacting that evening commute. we continue to track rain in spots until about 9:0 10:00. after that the storm system exiting the area. f as your pollen report, we have mold and weeds coming in low. trs coming in moderate. grasses are absent today. and this storm system as it pulls away tomorrow will lead to breezy winds out there on wednesday with a high temp ter

of consecutiv67. one more chilly da i and tmn things wup. despite clouds on thursday, we have a high temperature of around 70 degrees. spotty showers are possible at times throughout the day on friday. ote cloudy skies with a igh temp erature on friday of 66. i'll have more on how friday's rain impacts the forecast coming up. tributes tonight for an up and coming rperhot to death outside a store he opened in the neighborhood he hoped to rebuild. ahead at 5:00, the latest the on search for his killer. 500 days. still no answers. a family's call for closer. more than a year after u.s. park police shot and killed their unarmed son. there are more food deserts some prince george's county than anywhere else in our region. this gem dr. store and beauty supply used to be a grocery store. the county e

buying food is about to get a whole lot easier for parts of prince george's county. >> there is a new grocery store coming to peak pleasant. it will be built in what is called a food gsert. >> thed food store will open in aspen plaza. tracee wilkins explains just how important today's announcement is for localresidents. >> reporter: there was one

grocery store in peak pleasant. in 2016 it closed its doors a was not replaced leaving no supermarkets between here and the d. lin >> the store was used henstantly. so safeway closed, it was a real abyss that was created. >> reporter: 15% prince george's county is considered a food desert by the usda. ose areas are shown here in pink. that means there are fewer healthy food options for residents. princere more deserts i george's county than anywhere else in our region. seat pleasant is one ofth . >> this is the result of policies that have been in place that have nd years led to this of businesses pulling out of communities, of communities ing seen at least as less desirable for investment. it usually happen necessarily income communities of relor. >> we not claiming the victory because we know we have a lot of work to do, but tks is a h of a start. >> reporter: today a county executive announced good food

market, a grocer with a location in d.c. will soon move into the addison road shopping center. the store's mission is to build where other retail grocers won't go. >> to making sureou that y zip code does not determine yournd health aealth outcomes. >> reporter: for the people who live here, the wait for decent d healthy food options has been unfair and too long. >> we just need somebody to come in and give us an opportunity to do what everybody needs to do. go to the store, get some vegetables, buy a nice piece of salmon. >> super beauty, dollar tree, all of that is where safeway used to be. this new grocery store is going in this one location behind the wells fargo atm. we have no specific date yet on when that's going to happen. in seat pleasant, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. there are new details ahead ofaz's arrival in arlington. the washington business journal is reporting tha the companys considering a zy o enempus for its new headquaratrs. th means it would use as --

the buildings would generate as muchnergy as they use. nothing is official yet, but it could be a key sustainability amazon.or this comes as the city of alexandria is hosting the first in a series of communityme etings tonight about virginia tech's planned innovation campus. just across the river, top golf says it' planning to hire about 500 part and full-time workers for its newest location. topgolf national harbor. it's slated to openn sometime early summer. it will be near clipper way and o ton hill road off the bay. we posted a link in our nbc washington app if you'd like to see what kind of jobs and how to apply. just search topgolf. >> that's a lot of jobs there. well, today marks 500 days sinc park police shot man during a traffic shop on the

park way. since then has family has been working to learn why it happened nd they've received very few answers. aimee cho talked to his parents as they call for more transparency. >> a family with signs in hand searching for answers. it's been 500 days sin u.s. park police shot and killed him and it's unclear why. >> nothing. absolutely nothing. silence. ghaisar says every little thing reminds her of her son. >> the cherry blossoms, what i u used to do wit my ki >> he was driving along the bw park way. another car rear end him but he drove off. dash cam video released shows the

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dollarings dolla dollars to set up withohn this tecogy. >> while your car may notee getting kinds of alerts, your smartphone already can. another way the road experience is evolving. in arlington. adam tuss. nes 4. >> how long can you listen to that? ew tonight a approach to traffic in manhattan. new york city will become the first city in the nation charge drivers on some of its busiest streets. lawmakers reaching deal this weekend to begin a congestion pricing program. the details still have to be worked out by aly specia appointed panel. here's what we know now. t's an electronic toll that would impactvi anyone d south of 60s street. driving there could cost you as much a $11.52 or higher. the mta is banking on a return of $15 billion, revenue that will be used to fix the subway system. the w tolls won't go into effect until the end of 2020.

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on00% fiber-optic network. go to getfios.cotetoday to get st a new lawsuits claiming dozens of teachers have been exploited by a local company. >> they have been accused of preying on teachers who werere uited from foreign companies. susan hogan joins us with the details on this. >> here is what we know so far. according to the attorn general's office, d.c. is in need of spanish speaking cteachers, so there arpanies out there that recruit teachers from othernt ces, in this

case colombia, and then bring them here on visas. butccording to the lawsuit, earl francisco lopez and his companies bilingual teacher exchange, also known as b.t.e and related business, falsely represented themselves to the teachers as federally designated visa sponsor compies and representatives of d.c. public schools. now, in then compl the a.g. also alleges that after teacherd siontracts with defendants and moved to the united states, defen tnts demandedchers pay all fees and renew their contracts by threatening deportation. >> they varied from $3,000 a year to $13,000 a year.ov they could pe little or no services. and when the teachers got behiea in pay, tned to have them deported. >> now, attorney general racine tells us the true cts of

obtaining the visas run uto 151 $1,500. these are uncraeate and untrue. over the pastb five years has provided professional recruitment training and support program for d.c. public schools. we will not litigate these false allegations in the media. the a.g.'s office also tells us there e at least 45 teachers working in d.c. schools who were recruited by these particular company. the story continues. >> thank you, susan. elizabeth taylor'san hildren were in washington today to carry on her fight for those with hiv aids. years ago, decades ago, taylor helped create the whitman walker center. that center is being transformed into a complex that not only honors elizabeth taylor's ac le but also finds a clever way to keep charity alive,

thriving, and one of the hippest and more expensive neighborhoods in our city. >> when you first see elizabeth taylor's grandchildren, you search for the resemblance. the sapphire es. the dark beauty. it's all there. but taylor gave them something deeper. her humanity. >> if i could do any small part in carrying on her legacy of ompassion, i would be honored to do so. >> today three of taylor's grandchildren came to 14th street to seepm dent simply called liz that honors her work in hiv aids. liz is a reimagination of the be original eli taylor medical center at whit man walker. some 30 years ago as the aids cries raged, taylor become an outspoken advocate for a community that faced condemnation and despair. heing create a center that brought hope and support to a

ople who were burying too many of their young friends. >> whitman walker meant so much to my grandmother. she was so inspiri by she was so impressed by it. and i think that the center here meant a lot to her. >> here's the genius in this new project. with the help of five square development, whitman walker is building luxury apartments and retail space on its land. >> whitman walkerhended up majority owner of this. >> which will continue to bring in money that will pay for whit ma whitman walker'smission for decades to come. >> we're now supporting 20,000 atients, 300 employees. >> taylor will be here in more than name. the original center will be enlarged and reinvigorated becoming a research center and cultural center that will celebrate just how farhey've come thanks to her tenacity, something not lost on her

offspring. >> the elizabeth taylor i knew was grandma, so not elizabeth taylor the celebrity, but elizabeth taylor you make ice cream dsdaes and watch a movie with. here in this capacity, it's a great honoro be able to take inspiration from her work and her legacy. >> whitman walker's liz development will open this summer. >> it is so amazing that you can see her in em. >> you walk up and quinn had his sunglasses on, but he really has her -- thoseyesapphire and those dark eyelashes. all three of them really look like her. at first you just stare at themy like oh god, you look just like her. >> and they're all involved in her -- the elizabeth taylor aids foundation. in fact, they're to lobby for that in addition to touring the site. well, let's talk about the

weather. they had a chil one here, but a beautiful day out there. >> kind of brutally breezy and cold. >> when you factor in the winds today, it felt much colder than the thermometer was actually saying. we're going to contin to have winds that will be a bit breezy throughout the day and another chilly day orall. look at the temperature trend. overall it is heading in the rit direction. so chilly tomorrow. guys, can you believe our average high is now 62 degrees? starting to get more comfortahee out for sure. we are above normal.rday dn even on into sunday. currently we're atee 51 de right now. our unofficial high so far today. the winsontinuing toie down through the evening hours. they're not going to be an issue vernight tonight. we do stay dry tonight with mainly clear skies for the most part. by 9:00 p.m. we're down to 46 degrees. at 11:00 we're at a chilly 43 and a cold startomorrow morning. 35 in washington.

the sub eurbs stading off at 40 rees. we do have the chance for rain later in the day tomorrow between about 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. at night. best chance for rain tomorrow during the late afternoon and evening hours is going to be in washington and areas off to the ea. if you're getting out in the garden tomorrow, you probably want to do so early in the day versus later with that rain chance. 53 degrees at 5:00 p.m. will be the high temperature. the experts at marysville gardet are celebrating the peak blossoms. you can choose in form and size if you want to plant your ownc rry tree. talking about peak bloom, it is officially declared today on april take a look back. between 1931 and 1960, peak bloom averaged around april 6th. fast forward to present time, peak bloom now occurring about

ve days earlier than between 1931 and 1960. we're saying that peak bloom about five days earlier between 1981, 2010, even to present day out there. and again, we're seeing that is year as well. looking to the weekend forecastb 70 degreth saturday and sunday for a high. on the mild side. it's looking dry both days. right now seeing a little bit more sunshine out there o saturday versus sunday. another weekend where we have dry conditions out there and te comfortablerature, not just one day but two. 53 tomorrow. so aglln, c but check it out. that is the coldest high tempera re on the10-day forecast. breeze oh wednesday with the high near 70. we hit 70 on thursday despite centy ofuds. some showers are possible at times on friday. otherwise cloudy skies with the high of66. the weekend not looking so bad with high temperatures around 70, wendy and jim. waiting in line to renew your license or register your car can be tedious. now there is average to make

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hey, back now with a quick norle. eaer this hour we told you swran alexandria is hosting the first community meeting with amazon hq2 and virginia tech's innovation campus. we've now learned that meeting has been postponed. we'll update you as we learn more. managers of a local motor vehicle administration are hoping some short stories are the answer to longlines. >> news 4 corey smith has details tonight on the literature vending machine that is helping kill time and some anxiety. >> let's face it. no wo no one likes going to the mva. standing and waiting for hours your number calle was a way to a way to he escape without losing your place in line. that's it. out ofmta into a world bound only by your imagination.

>> i thought it was a phone charging station. or >> this is s edition, the new short story dispenser. think of it as literature on demand providing some light, lighter and the lightest reading you can do to pass the time. >> while you're waiting. i like that. >> the process is pretty simple. press abutton, get a story. it draws from more than 100,000 different titles. classics, new authors, and winning of writing competitions. depending on how long your wait in line is going to be, you can get through quite a few short stories. they grabbed a few five minute reads before renewing their ez pass. >> everyone who came here for a one minute story has never been toa. m nobody will be here one minute. >> the mba and prince george'sm orial library hope it will grab yur attenti

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>> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. there are tw questions ight about president trump's threat to close out southern border and the possibility of unintended consequences. >> but first a white house whistle blower raises newns concbout protecting the nation's secrets. house democrats threen multiple subpoenas. >> the house oversight committee wants documents on the security clearance process for several senior white house officials that include the president's daughter ivanka trump, her husband jared kushner, and national security viser john bolton. the move follows a whistle blower's allegation that at least 25 employees were granted clearances after their applications had been denied by career security experts in thih deadline democrats have set for ttorney general william barr to turnover the full mueller report. arr has said he'll hav redacted version ready in t next couple of weeks. now he could face a subpoena as well. republicans are dismissing both subpoenas s part