letting some people back in this condo building after an three-alarm fire. others will have to find someplace else to live. >> the fire spreadit was like an inferno. it was horrible. >> we are live at the scene with more on the scary escape. and we are watching a coastal system entering up the eastern seaboard we have snow through central north carolina and there could be a few flakes flying around our area. we'll talk about rain chances and maybe some snow chances for later on today. that is coming up. and it is just week two of

baseball season and we already have a can't-miss game for nats fans. today h bryceper returns to nats park this time in a philliesen uniform. e's saying about being back in d.c. >> announcer "news4 midday" starts now. >> good morning. welcome to "news4 midday" i'm molette green. >> and i'm pat lawson muse. and we begin with the fire trct hundreds of people to evacuate their homes in theg early-mornhours. >> three people taken to the hospital and residents in about a dozen units displaced. >> this is alongniversity boulevard in kensington half a mile past connecticut. >> aimee cho is live with the latest. what could you tell us. >> reporter: molette, i'll show you the damage here at the waterford condos. the 9th floor is where the fire starts and you could see the section ofni bal is charred and pretty much destroyed.

fire investigators are still here hours later sifting through all of the rubble. i also want to show you video oe what hap to cause that damage. several condo uni caught on fire. could you see a huge amount of thick smoke coming from the windows. this is an older building and the fire chief said there is no rinklelers here and the street was filled with first responders and over a hundred firefighters trying to put out the fire and get everyone out of the building safely. now two residents and one firefighter had to be taken to the hospitaan thully it does sound like they're going to be okay. i talked to one resident who ves next to the unit where the fire started and that woke up this morning to his neighbor scream >> it was like an inferno. it was horrible. the fire from her unit was popping, glass shattering everywhere. my husband is fine. our dog is fine. and we're just trying to make it through the day, through the morning. >> you saw the light and people going outside, so only thing we

couldo s get out as fast as we could. >> reporter: now most of the residents have been allowed back inside. but about a dozen units have been displaced so the red cross is helping them find a place to htstay tonig. live in kensington, aimee cho, news 4. >> thank yo now to the latest on another high-rise fire just in the matter of two days. >> take a look at this one in fairfax county. ftransformer caughe at the skyline plaza complex in bailey's cross roads yesterday morning. now dominion power is working to replace the transformers and restore electricity. the fire displaced about a thousand people. the red cross set up temporaryg housearby for those displaced. justin finch will have the latest on this coming up later this hour. let's turn our attention to erour wea a cold start to the day, pat. out there ll chilly and after morning sun, some

parts of the area could get in. lauryn joins us with more on what we could expect later today. lauryn. >> and even as said, maybe snow in higher elevations later on this afternoon through and now it is a beautiful morning. we had sunshine for a couple of hours. now you cld see the cloud have started to roll in to the area and they will continue to pile in as this system down to the south continues to mosey to e north. winds are not bad. five miles per hour. temperatures up to 49 degrees. we'll top out in the low 50s. this is the massive system headed our way. this is cloud cerer right but you could see, look at this, right t whes "r" is in rally is snow and entering the virginia area and this up the south side of the virginia blue ridge and up the carolina coastline. the thing about this system, if it continues to move out to the coast it will take rain with it. if it hugs the eastern seaboard

we'll have a decentramount of here. we'll talk about that and let you know what to expect. we have a big nats game coming t, 7:05 is the first pitch and we'll show yout forecast coming up. we turn now to a developing stn maryland. for the second time in a week a person has been hit andd kil by an amtrak train. >> and just like last week, this incident took place in prince happenedcounty. it just before 11:00 last night on tracks north of landover near the new carrollton station. the train was heading from d.c. to philadelphia. we're told no one on the train was hurt but the accident caused delays for those travelers. lice say the person was trespassing on the tracks. officers have not released that person's name. you may remember just last monday a different amtrak train hit two people in bowie. one of the people died. investigators say the people were also trespassing on the tracks. new development in a homicide investigation. we've learned the victim is

urice wheele he was shot to death on hillside road south00st around 1ast night. our cameras were liv there soon after police responded. there is still not much information about what could have led to the shooting or any possible suspects in the case, but there is a reward being offered of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide. a second person was shot and killed in southeast yesterday. we know his name, it was rodney gordon, officers found thed 44-year-ol just after 2:00 in the afternoon n branch and alabama avenue. there is a reward also being offered in this eocase. v of a young boy being placed in handcuffs causing a stir on social media db -- d.c. police say the so-year-old and two other boy were involved in a robbery on massachusetts avenue on saturday. the victim said o of them placed him in a headlock while other flashed a bb gun and

demanded his cell phone. in a statement the d.c. police say officersif nd the 10-year-old's mother immediately and placed him in h drove him to his mother's house. they say he was never under arrest. however, police did arrest a 13-year-old boy for his role in this reported robbery. this morning maryland man is accused of trying to hire someone to threaten a little mother. her police say 63-year-o massoud mokhtari met an undercover police officer in the parking lot oftg monery mall in bethesda and offering him $350. he wanted him to go to a north potomac town holm and force hisd way i of the home and put a gun to the 7-year-old's head. w he then instructed to tell the mother that she had just three days to leave the home or that her daughter would be, quote, gone. >> detectives learned what his plans were and fearing for the

safety of the adult female and her daughter they immediately arrested m. >> polic don't know why mokhtari targeted this family and is now facing four felony counts including solicitation of kidnapping, assault and home invasion. we have an update to that boil water advisory that we've been telng you about, the wsse has now lifted the advisory. it said water quality tests show the water is safe. just make sure to run cold water lines for five minutes before you consume the water. this map here, ts advisory is affecting the red-colored portions of southern prince c georountries since sunday and that area includes national harbor and ft. washington. the boil water advisory the result of a wat main break along the highway and the water main is fixed and the rd is back open. today is one of the most anticipated regular season baseball games in recent memory.

bryce harper willace the nats for the first time since joining the division rival philadelphia phillies. as we all know, harper left the nats in the off-seasonor a 13-year, $330 million deal. >> quite a home despite some fans being stung by his decision to leave washington, harper pted a thank you on instagram this morning and said he's looking forward to being back in nats park. >> iart of the game. it is part of sports. so i always remember and cherish and the screaming and yelling and the exciting times that we had the last seven years. like i saidbefore, wish them nothing but the best. >> but he's getting a chill reception from the mayor. check out what mayor bowser's twitter account posted yesterday, parker as the infamous traitor benedict arnold, only up for a few nutes before ias deleted.

but this is a week big for tnd familyothing to do with the game. >> and we could all agree that e can share the love with this one. the 26-year-old and his wife expecting their first child. it i a baby boy. baby harper due in august. congratulations to well soon you'll have a chance to score seats to the washington capitals next attempt to keep the stanley cup right here in d.c. tickets for home playoff games go on sale today and they secured the playoff spot last week. the nhl won't announce games and until the pponents regular season end this is season. buy online at the capital one arena or the medstar capital iceplex. chaos at a vigil for rapper nipsey hussle. >> after policeame a suspect in his death. we'll have the latest on it. >> reporter: how president trump's threat to shut down the

border could affect your grocery bill. i' tracie potts and more coming up on that. andlus will the mueller report show up on capitol hill by y's deadline. >> and a cancer scare. deborah norville is thankful for deborah norville is thankful for an observe abts

z388qz z16fz y388qy y16fy right now nearly 20 people are being treated for injuries, including one stabbing after a fightroke out at a stampede that ensued during a vigil for rapper nipsey hussle. this is video of the crowds last night. vonteers are now working to clean up this area just outside of his clothing store which is become a gathering place for mourners. grammy-nominated rapper was shot an o killedside of the store on sunday and overnight of the lapdse rel a picture of the suspected killer, eric holder. police believe the shooting was

gang-related. hussle planned to meet with week with police officials to discuss ways to combat gang violence. baltimore has a new acting mayor. over katherine hughes temporary leav ofbsence went into affect. she took time off to rest as she ttled pneumonia but also battling political drama. yesterday the governor asked prosecutors to investigate her for alleged self--dealing accused of awarding contracts to one company that previously paid for her self published children's books the baltimore city president will take over her day-to-day responsibilities. democrats say they're fed up with excuses and wan attorne general willar -- william barve to hand the mueller report today or face a subpoena. lawmakers are not the onl ones making demands of barr. some of the largest grassro as operatio taking to the day o for a nationwide

action on thursday. the initiative was sparked by barr expect the failure of today's deadline to turn over the report. tracie ports has now. >> reporter: the justice department said a redacted version of thet mueller rep on russian election interference should be ready by mid april, but if congress doesn'tet that full report by today, democrats are threatening a subpoenaote tomorrow. >> i assume we'll be issuing subpoenas soon. >> reporter: the vote would authorize jerry nadler to subpoena thend report five white house officials. >> talking about this nonsense further, especially after two years in being wronged so many times, it is just not and quite frankly it is kind of an embarrassment for our democracy. >> reporter: meantime presieant trump's is serious about shutting down the border with mexico. >> just look at the math. w many folks are coming across. this is a crisis. we need t fix it. >> reporter: a record number of families and unaccompanied children are trying to enter the

u.s. but closing the border would also shut down trade. nearly half of all imported fruits and vegetable come from mexico. avocados could run out in three weeks. >> americans could see this play out on the shelves of their grocery store. >> something that closes off the borderrankly predict carries with it the peril of a recession. >> reporter: said america is at a breaking point. critics say closing the border could maket worse. >> the associated press is reporting the president is considering hiring an immigration and border czar, someone to coordinate his policies and that he's already got a couple of candidates in mind. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a second woman has come forward accusing former vice president joe biden of unwanted contact. a former campaign volunteer said biden rubbed h noses wit at a fundraiser in 2009. in a statement she said the contact wasn't sexual but that,

quote, unffvitedtion is not okay. her account has not been verifiedy nbc news. last month the former nevada candidate said biden made her uncomfortable in 2014 as he continues to consider running for president, biden's potential opponentsre weighing in. >> have you ever seen him being too huggy -- too touchy and feely. >> i haven't seen that. >> i believe lucy flores. and joe biden needs to give an answer. >> the former vice president responded to the original allegations by explaining that he has engaged in countsless interactions in public and don't believee ever acted interappropriately. it is one year since a scathing report found failures at washington's huge v.a. medical center. now a news 4 i-team investigation provides an updaprd nosis. >> the flagship medical center is still struggling to find its

>> reporter: it is one of the largest v.a. mad cal centers in the nation but inspections and repos obtaine by the i-team over the past year show it is among the, if not the, worst performing in the nation too. the medical center has been plagued by mismanagement and staff shortages and wasted money and supply issues. the new director, theth fan to hold the job in the last two years said there is progress.io a big reduin infections acquired inside of the building and fewer postponed procedures. >> we ha h not a procedure postponed due to equipment availabilityeally sincely ear december. >> reporter: but current employees who asked not to reveal identities for fear of retaliation face a far different picture. u have enough people helping you. >> no. >> and describing a staff wildly understaffed and suffering supply shortages and still

scrambling. >> even my coworkers throughout the hospital are broken,re the overworked and undervalued and underappreciated. >> do you think as crisis. >> it is. this is critical. >> eporter: tonight at 5:0 what fixes are being plan and what veterans experience when they get treatment in a hospital under scrutiny. for now, scott macfarlan nbc4 i-team. we'rut learning more abo why the rolling stones have postponed the upcoming north american tour. the drudge report said mick undergos expected to heart valve replacement surgery this week. the tour was to incde a stop at fedex field in may. if you have tickets for the shod you're being t to hang on to them. jagger is expected to make a ll recovery and should be back on the road soon. > inside addition host and former "today" show angor

deborah norville is thanking a g viewer for hav keen eye. >> norville said a while back the viewer noticed that a lump on her neck. she said she had never noticed it before. d hertors kept an eye on the lump and it seemed to be benign untiltl rec norville had it tested and said it i turnedo a cancerous thyroid nod you'll. >> there is no chemo or radiation but i will have surgery and be away for a bit. >> norville told viewers on th show's youtube channel that she'll be a wole recuperate but she'll be okay. >> we wish her well and thankful that tt viewer noticed something. >> and said something. >> well today is world autism day and sesame street is introducing something new for its first muppet with autism. fans can now meet julia's entire family. her 7-year-old brother samuel loves playing. socc she also has aolompanion named rose. next week they will help julia

overco her fear ofuesting a hair cut. i have the same fear. the up so-- the episode is mean to highly coping strategies that a child with autism might use in that scary situation. well we talk about the risks ofvi distracted d but now there is word your smartphone could actually help keep you safe. we'll show you ome new technology. >> want to see that. and see how that works. oo> and is it a day to get oo> and is it a day to get out and see those beautiful [phone ringing]

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available. and look, the chilly temperatures outside, they are not keeping away the cherry blossom .vers, fol the crowds came out to see the first day of peak bloom yesterday and the national park service said cooler temperatures could help and hurt the ms blos if it gets too hot, the blooms will move into their nextstage, that is the green leaves faster tan we want them but temperatures that are too cold and windy could make a lot of thoselossoms fall. so we don't want that either. the cherry blossom festival runs through next week. if y don't have to driveown to the tidal basin, don't do thew. there are places to park. you just want to take metro. and if you can walk, that gets exercise and take in the beautiful sight. >> it is a little brisk for that, though. >> it is. it is a little chilly out there. the temperatures in the 40s right now. going to are they warm up the blossoms, or slow them down? nd tomorrow. mid to upper 60s temperatures above normal. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. >> love it.

>> butng we're talbout a little bit of snow possible. north carolina is getting snow. >> i heard you say that. >> i know. because we didn't mention it much this morning. nowth carolina is getting right now in charlotte, in april. and i looked at chuck earlier and i wonder if thoseog meteorts called for that because this system has intensified and it will continue tontensify as moves up therd eastern seabnd that is we have a chance for rain later on. i can't wait to see the snow. they are shocked down there. hard to get snow around here april. the clouds out there and beautiful sunshine this morning but the clouds are pilg in. a chance for some rain today. the best chance on friday. now pat and molette were just talking about the cherry blossoms. i think we'll be fine up until friday, but fday weet windy conditions and heavy downpours so that might be the end of it. so if you are planning to go, maybe next weekendr this upcoming weekend, there is still -- they are still in tact all don't think there is of them in tact.

i think a lot of them will fall on friday. so here we s. thishe look right now. area of low pressure off the coast of georgia overnight last night and rolling up the eastern seaboard. look at this snowust outside of raleigh up to the virginia border right so through central and eastern -- or western north rolina they're seeing the snow. enough to whiten the ground. fur just to the east of eythat, e getting heavy rain. for us, we're starting to see a few light sprinkles and not hitting the ground but we'll wait until after lunchtime to see rain showers. in the shenandoah gvalley,d chance you'll stay dry. if you are in the yellow area, better chance, east of the blue ridge mountains and east of i-95 the best chance to seethain if stays on track. if we do get some of the rain to move into the area right along the blue ridge untains, that could follow a few flakes at the high elevations. so if you are heading to the big

game tonight, the nationals ainst the phillies, we do have a chance for light showers passing through and it isly ch not a wind but chilly. somebody reminded me today, i kept saying bring your umbrtla, do do that it blocks the view. we'll talk more in detail and i'll show you the future-cast in >>few minutes. hank you, lauryn. right now dominion energy working to restore power to a huge condominium after a transformer fire. we'll have theth latest o thousands of residents displaced. and noeing said itds more time to fix the 737 maxtl iners. what that means for planes sll ounded after the two cgrra

in>> announcer: you're wat "news4 midday". back now at 11:30. residents in about a dozen condo units will have to find mewhere else to stay this evening. fire broke out early this morning on the 9th floor of the

waterford complex. this is along university boulevard in kensington. we are told first responders took two residentsnd a firefighter to the itho, all are expected to be okay. no word on what may have started the fire in the first place. and take a loo this cell phone video. the transformer fire at a fairfax county high-rise building forces hundreds out of their apartments. justin finch explains the repairs now being made before residents can go back. >> reporter: fairfax county omunts close to a thousand people now out of at the skyline plaza and they were told to take enoh things for at least a week. they were allowed to come back yesterday a their things again and told they will not be home for at least several days, up to a week's time as repairs hereet underway handled by dominion energy. it is all because of this fire that broke out late yesteeray morning at the skyline

plaza tower. this fire, a transformer fire, the flames did not get inside of the building, however the smoke did. it created verymokey nditions as residents were forced to evacuate however, hundreds of units here now are without power as a result of theire and that is why residents are now either with family or friends or waking up in the morning at the james lee community center, a put on by the fairfax county and the red cross. >> we'll have food t andletry items and blankets and towels and items for the children and providing a safe place for residents to stay while they figureut what theirext steps are going to be. >> reporter: and dominion energy had crews here overnight. the work set to begin today on restoring power here as well as replacing the burned-out transformers. in bailey's cross roads, i'm justin finch, nbc4. 20 years in sentence handed down yesterday

to a maryland man who pled guilty to childorn charges. jonathan oldale was arrested a few years ago after a camera was found in the bathroom of the silver stars gymnastics and fitness in silver spring. he set up spy cameras in his home and recorded children undressing after splash parties in his yard. after he serves his prison sentence he'll have to register as a sex offender. new details now on a delay in the potential fix in a softre glitch that grounded boeing 737 max planes. he glitch is believed to be responsible for two deadly air crashes in the last five t mont. no entire fleet of max jets may remain grounded for weeks or .even mont here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it is the fatal flaw suspected of taking down two37ax flights overseas, a

software glitch impacting a plane's automated stall prevention system known as mcas. boeing has been work on a fix t hope to have it ready as soon as this week. even as it invited hundreds of pilots and airline execs to the headquarters last week to brief them on the upgrade. >> we're working with customers and regulators around the world to restore faith in o industry -- >> reporter: but now boeing sid the fin package of software enhances won't be ready for weeks. the faa is saying inor statement,work is needed on that fix before it could be submitted for approval. the agency adding it will conduct a rigorous safety review and the new software won't best led until faa officials are completely satisfied that boeing has identified and appropriately addressed all pertinent issues. the max, boeing's newest and most sophisticate and best-selling plane er, was grounded around the world in wirch fol the crash of the ethiopian flights 302. that deadly accident coming five

months after a similar crash involving a lion airplane that plungednto the java sea in indonesia. according to black box tta, pilots in both cases fought the planes which pitched wildly in the sky before ultimately going down. the crashes killed all 346 people on board both jets. in a statement on monday boeing fsaid safety is ourst priority and we will take a thorough and methodical approach to the development and testing of the update to ensure we take the time to get it rig. that was tom costello reporting. and he also tells us that once regulators receive the boeing software update, t it coulde weeks for approval. that means the max jets will remain grounded until everyone is 100% sure that the planes are safe. > well listen here if you plan on traveling anywhere on the east coast soon. amtrak is having a flash sale. those are two words i love to hear. that is going to be happening on service through the northeast

region, that means all trips booked this spring and summer will be 30%. fares have been as low as $39 each way from d.c. to new york. amtrak said there arebl no kout dates but the special is only good forg rid coach and the sale ends tomorrow. you've probably experienced distracted driving byne someone you. but now there is a new app called travel safely to kee your focus on the road. transportation reporterss adam is in the passenger seat for a test ordrive. >> repter: getting an alert -- >> get ready for green. >> reporter: when is the light is about to turn green. going too fast in a school - zone >> speeding in school zone. >> reporter: approaching a red light. >> red light. ngs that er: all war could be sent straight to your smartphone as intersections and roads become connected to new wiless technology. l of this is essentially make the roads smarter. >> there is a lost ways to make the infrastructure safer byvi

alerts in school zones, speed zones, learning whege emy vehicles are approaching and what direction. >> reporter: now, look, this isn't cheap. it would cost about $5,000 per intersection to get it set up but consider this, a lot of intersections already cost tens of thousands of dollars to set up without the tchnology. inhe meantime, while your car may not get these kind of lerts justyet, but your smartphone already cot. anr way the road experience is evolving. in arlington, adam tuss, nbc4. so if you would like to start using the app and connect your phone, it is called travel safely and you can download it for free c tomers at one maryland motor vehicle administration office now havell of the time te going to beilaving to while you wait there. waiecause we do have to the prince george's memorial library system installed a new short story dispenser at the mva

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rugby is pretty popular in europe. and it is gaining a lot of traction right here in the united states. >> so much so that the sport is about to have its own professional league. d.c. will be home to a fnchise next ason, folks. the team goes by old glory, our cameras were at its combine over e weekend at catholic university. players are very excited about thew venture. >> it is almost comfortingo know that i'm going to get amount of competition that i'm seeking. there ismo a high at of very talent rugby players here so i'll b >> if you want to check out the team before next season, old glory will f holdr exhibition games in may and june at

catholic cardinal stadium. >> that will be fun, one more team to add to finish out our roster in the national's capital. tell us more about the snow. >> i know. that is what everybody -- >> on second thought, d't tell us. >> listen, maybe a few flakes flying around at the higher elevations like shenandoah valley and the blue ring mountains but not around here. we won't see it but i had to mention it. >> the cherry blossoms thank you. >> and they should be all right rough the rain event that we get later on this afternoon and through this evening. if we do see rain. and i think we will see a little bit here in the d.c. area. but keep tha in mind, if headed out to nats park because we have a big game tonight. we're watching the track. if it slips out of the coast, our rain chances lessen. but if it moves inland our rain chances increase but we keep the rain chances through the afternoon and evening and then by friday some of the cherry blossoms could be down on the ground with the wds and rain we may get on friday.

it is chilly out there. mperatures in the 40s. topping out in the low 50s. abt that is about as good as it gets. t 10 degrees below normal for this time of the year. here is this massive system bringingnow to portions of charlotte all the way up to the virginia border. but heavy rain also making its way up the virgini coastline in the eastern seaboard so we'll see rain chances increase through the afternoon. now a lot of this isn't just yet. so it is evaporating before it hits the ground. so let mehow you our future-cast. here is the system right there. watch what happens. so starts to scoot out to sea. okay. hat brings the rain with it. so i really think -- my model just updated. areas east of 95 will have the best chance to see rain. there we go. putting it in motion more, through thevening commute along the i-95 corridor we could have rain chances but then i oots out of here by late evening and by midnight we're dry. so we'll watch the track. i think areas aloi- and to the east will have the best chance to see rain. but wednesday looks fantastic.

i know we have another game tomorrow and wait until i show you what we have for this peekend. that is comingn a few minutes. guys? >> can't wait to hear that. thanks, lauryn. well if you are looking for something to do this weekend -- >> how about a champagne bruh and shake-spear where you could find both of those things coming up. there are more food deserts in prince george's count than anywhere else in our region. this beauty supply and dollar store and gto use be a grocery store. ohe executives want t change

be not afraid of greatness. some are born great and some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them. that is some of te wisdom t you're going to hear from these actors in shakespeare in the burg. gina ford and dan hassy are here

with me this morning with more on the production. good mornior. >> thanksaving us. >> that is my acting at the top there. how did i do? >> >> thank you. jeanne, tell us what we could expect. what is shakespeare ithe burg. >> it is a theater festival to bring shakespeare to the small beautiful historic village much like a village shakespeare might have written about and bring it to people to make it accessibl in a intimate way and that is what we've done the last six years. >> and this is the middleberg area where you are from. so nice setting there, back home. >> good to be home. >> even though you startedhis in new york. tell us about that whole plan. >> we srted a company called shakespeare in the squareonn washincare park in new york and when we started doing touring jeanne reachedut to bringing a production and then we did midsummer and now back with 12th night. >> how is shakespeare still

relating --in rel to what we do and experience today? how are you able to adapt it and make it so audiences can really appreciate it? >> well it is timeless, but dan, as the director, can address that. >> sure. well the play 12t night is about twins who are ship wrecked and landed in a foreign country where they don't know anyone so there are themes of immigration and disassimilation and the twin has to disguise herself as a man to survive so themes of genderr and gen identity and it is also a musical in a way. shakespeare loved music and incorporated a ton of that into the show. >> who are you hoping to appeal to because we want to bring in our younger people into this classic kind of eerience. and how were you able to do that best, would you say? >> well this year for the first time we have a matinee with student pricing -- >> that helps.

>> that is a lot. and they have to still come in that way and i think that shakespeare is being taught as it always was in schools but i've seen people more edaged - because it is timeless. and the themes arena et it doesn't matter if it was 400 years ago or yesterday. >> and we've bn doing workshops in the community to let the students know the show is happeningnd get them ready to experience 12th night and make sure they understand the premise of the play. they've been really receptive. >> and i love you have brunch on >> champagne brunch. >> this is a special part for me because i understand that writers struggle to be heard and when wetu insd the playwrighting competition it was to give them another place to be. another place to go with their and this year we hadth mor 430 submissions from all over the world. >> oh, wow. >> new zealand and brazil and even one from azerbaan.

>> and h to get in on this wonderful opportunity, shakpeare in the burg at the hill school this weekend, april 5th through the 7. so friday, saturday, sunday. go see it. all right. pat. molette. ou, we> frequent flyers have spoken and chosen sou at the best overall carrier in the u.s. for this year's traveller choice award. singapore was named number one in the world. it is the second straight year that both airlines haveak ten the toppots. now here is cnbc morning business report. good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. amazon will cut prices at whole foods srrrting to. those discounts which will primarily focus on meat and produce wl extend to all customers not just amazon prime members. shoppers will savegen ave of about 20%. whole foods last price cut nor evemyone was in nr of

2017. since then it has been rolling outerks to amazon prime tembers such as an extra 10% off discountedms and two-hour delivery. with your cnbc morning businesso re, i'm frank holland. we are learning more about the new grocery storeg com to prince george's county. the good food market will open in sea pleasant in an area that is a scalled food desert. the bureau chief tracee wilkins explains how important the announcement is for local residents. >> reporter: there are more food deserts in prince george's county than anywhere elseur in region. there was one grocery store in sea pleasant. in 2016 it closed doors and was not replaced leaving no supermarkets between here and the d.c. line. 15% of prince george's county is considered a foodth desert b usda, the areas sho here in pink. that means there are fewer healthy food optio for residents. there are more deserts in prince george's countries than any other else in our region. seat pleasant is one of themn' >> we d have a grocer but

we had right up on the ends here a dialysis center and i just want to be real about it. and to tell you how hurt i was to realize that we had left the people of this community in tha situatio >> reporter: county executives announced good food market, a gross her a location in d.c. wi soon move into the advertise road shopping center. the's storeission is to build whererother retailrs won't go. the super beauty planet fitness dollar tree and all is where the safeway used to be. it was a large store. the new store is going in this one location behind the wells fargo we have no specific day yet on when that will happen. in seat pleasant, i'm tracee wilkins, nbc4. 11:51 is the time. national park service had fun on april fool's day. >> why not. the monument a for more than 70 years

smokey bear has been preventin wildfires. >> and yesterday he was part of an april fool's day joke. a tweet was sent out showing smokey as a 500-foot monument at the national mall. look at that. and hitting that ground breaking on a smokey monument was about to happen. and of course not true. the twier accountollowed up sith a fooled you photo. by the way, t year marks 75 years of smokey, pat. >> that would surely change the landscape on the mall, wouldn't

it. >> oh, my goodness. and interactive artst lation is drawing big kiowds in northern virginia. >> we're t about mirror, mirror at the alexandria water front plk. beautiight and day. and had a chance to spend some time there this morning. take a look. look what is bringing a lot of color to alexandria water front. we're inside of mirror, mirror. you clap your hands and stomp your feet and the cors change. it is the new art display ready for you t come on out.h diane wit the alexandria office of the arts is going to talk to me quickly about mirror-mirror. fantastic, diane. >> we're so excited abo this art piece being here in old town and in our new park here on the water front. >> reporter: and you wanted this to be a piece to work at night and day. >> yeah. it was really important to work with the artists that folks could enjoy the pieceda during e so during the day is a p

differentce with the reflection and refractions of the light and then at night when the lights comet on so much fun to interact with it. >> reporter: this is on display through november and i know that this is the first in a series of art installation pieces in your plan. >> so this is a series called sight see new views in old town so each year in mar we'll be launching a new piece of public art in this park by a different artist every year. >> reporter: so come on out and see mirror, mirror. this is free day or night. and come see it and enjoy it and clap your hands and the colors change. let's look at the colors. beautiful. back into you. >> that is fantastic. >> it is lovely. >> love that. >> and we're going to love this weather as soon as itup warms >> it is cold out there this morning, >>lauryn. saw you with your cute earmuffs and it is still chilly. temperatures in the 40s. if we get rain, it is a cold

rain. best chance blue ridge mountains and to the east, east of i-95 s the best, best chance to see some rain. and then it kind of decreases from there back to the west. but if we do see this sto b reack off to the west, it could be snow in higher elevations. chances will increase in the afternoon and evening and could be wet commute home, thatat game tonight maybe a few showers and temperatures around 50. everythingnding at midnight. breezy tomorrow but beautiful. clouding up on thursday. chancen of r on late thursday and then friday some rain. but the weekend looks fantastic, 70s. >> thanks, lauryn. and thank you. that is "news4 midday." we are back on the air thi afternoon first at 4:00. >> get news and weather updates bc washington the app. have a great day. have a great day. we'll see you in the morning for 50 years, cracker barrel

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