>> we're there when volunteers show a local veteran the house they built just for him. first at 4:00 we begin wh breaking news in montgomery county. i'm pat lawson muse. l >> i'mn harris. a police officer chasing a shoplifter suddenly collapses. >> corey smith is live at the holy cross hospital with an update on the officer's condition and how ts all unfolded. what have we learned, cory? >> reporter: the acting police chief here in montgomery county just spoke to the media a few moments ago. the officer here at holy cross hospital is in critical condition, but he is stable. that is the latest that we know right now. as you said, this staed earlier afternoon at westfield mallou let's show video of the scfte. shortly aer we arrived there,g accordin to police, the officer was investigating ahoplifting incident when the suspect took

off. that officer gave chase. called for backup. the suspect was ultimately apprehend and arrested, but the police chief tls us, the iginal officer noticed he was struggling, having some sort of medical emergency and that is when they jumped into action and rushed him to the hospital. police chief describe those moments shortly after officlis rd one of their own was in trouble. >> durin that even he requested assistance from other officers and upon the arrival of other officers, and their arrival was very quick, was recognized that he was in medical dis tretress. our officers rendered immediate aid and were quickly assisted by montgomery county fire and rescue service personnel. i really owe a great debt of thanks to our w officer jumped on their brother officer immediately andd provi him

aid. >> reporter: we're told the officer was transported here tos holy he was alert and conscious at the time but right now majorco erns for this officer who again is in critical condition, but we are told hecer' identity, police tell us we probably won't that until tomorrow. some of his family and co-workers are just now lea hing what haspened and they are asking the public obviously to nd healththe safety of this officer here at holy cross. pat, back to you. >> cory smith, thank you. remember to stay with news 4 for continuingoverage here on the nbc washington app. we'll be monitoring the officer's condition and we'll update you as we get more information. l's turn now to t weather and this storm is o movingck in direction. it will affect our forecast for the next few days. >> the system already brought to the carolinas. this is video from the morning stmmute outside of charlotte. chief meteorolo doug kammerer is in our storm center

with what it means for us. what does it mean, doug? >> amazing you're talking about snow here in april. we have snow towards south and north carolina this is why. look at the temperatures. only in the 40s. our average high is 62 degrees. this storm system continues make its way up the coast. it is a very strong to storm an only getting stronger. look at the center of circulatn right inhere. you really see this swirl here. it is going to stay just you can see some shower activity moving into our area. we will see some showe tonight. of course, showers tonight coinciding with the nationals game as that guy at $330 million bryce harper guy comes back into town. we'lltalk more about what means for the game and what this storm means for the rest of the week. how big of an impact will it have? i'm back in ten minutes. >> reminder, you can see the forecast for you neighborhood anytime anywhere in our nbc washington app. the app is free. set weather as your home page. breaking news coming in this afternoon.

this from the washingtonza s. the team firing long-time president and general manager ernie grunfeld. he helped lead the wizards for the lt 16 seasons. we did not meet our stated goals of qualifying for the playoff this is season and despite playing with injuries to several key players, we have a culture of accountility a responsibility. end quote. the search for a new team president begins after the season. so are youhe fan who going to cheer bryce harper in his return to d.c.re tonight? he did do a lot for the nats in his seven years here with t teat bu you throw that out the wo window and boo him becau he left for division rival of all team, the phillies. here's harper arriving at nats park as a visitor for the first time after signing a $330 million deal with the phillies last month. harper will make hisirst appearance in d.c. with his new team. in just the last hour harper

talked to the media at nats parh about what expects tonight is going to be like. >> it's definitely going to be different. i'll step in the batter's box at ngnats park walki out from the other side of the dugout. definitely going to be different. but like i id, i'm excited for this new chapter. i'm excited for this next chapter and i look forward to what it's going to be like tonight. t >> there's goibe some electricity in there tonight. our coverage of bryce's return just getting started here. sherree burruss is talking with harper's former teammates and she'll have a live report coming from nats park in the next hour. people who live in at least a dozen condo units finding someplace else to sleep tonight after a high rise fire in k kensington.e thframes erupted on thein floor forcing hundreds to evacuate the building. in the daylight you see the sections of balcony completely charred. the building on university boulevard is from the 1960s and

did not have sprinklers. we're told it's onebu of about dings in the county exempt due to age. two residents and a firefighter suffered minor injuries. an update to another high rise fire that we told you about yesterday. we now know the cause of thatla smoky in baileys llossroads. welding accidentay started a transformer fire. the fire g did not into the building but smoke did. repair crews are on the scene ayght now. hundreds of peopl be out of their homes for up to a week while this building is cleaned and while electricity is being restored. the red cross is providingte mporary shelter for anyone who has nowhere else to go. new reaction to this video we first showed you yesterday. a 10-year-old boy taken away in handcuffs by d.c. police. officers say they believe the boy took part in an arm robbery near union station saturday. news 4 meagan fitzgerald isow fog up on this story and she spoke with the boy's mother and she says police have the

wrong kid. >> reporter: this is cell phone video capturing the m ent the 10-year-old boy was placed into handcuffs saturday evening near fift and 8th street. you can hear neighbors nearby are very disturbed. but police say the young boy was detained because they believed he was a suspect in an armed robbery earlier this evening. investigators say a jenile victim called police to say threyoung guys stole his cell phone. police say this young man fit the description, so he and another 13-year-old were taken into custody. they say a cell phone and bb gun were found. >> they traumatized him real bad. >> reporter: the boy's mother says not only is her son innocent, bute's now distraught. >> he couldn't even sleep last night. his mind was so rumbling. i asked the principal is it possible if he could sit down and talk to someone this morning because he didn't feelight last night sleeping. >> reporter: police say they didn't realize at first that

williams' son was so young. they released a statement that says after the identification process, officers realized one of the suspects was 10 years old and per general ord m theye notification to their official who then notified youth and family servis. police decided not to arrest williams' son, but she says damage has already been done. >> i just had to cry. it hurt my feelings so bad to see my son nut handcuf at the age of 10. >> meagan fitzgerald, news 4. presidential politt,s toni major reversal on health care. >> the president is backing off his sudden decision to replace the affordable care act with a new plan. it's a battle he took on last week catching his own party off guard. even though he' now in retreat, health care is likely to be a central issue with the 2020 presidential race. blayne alexander has our report. >> reporter: president trump taking a step back from the

health ce battle he reignited tweeting his party will vote on health care after the 2020 election when republicans holdt senate and win back the hous but just last week president erump declared his will be the party of health cn a move surprising evenellow republicans, the administration backing the full dismantling of obamacare. >> when the plan comes out, which we'll be showing you at the appropriate time, is much better than obamacare. >> reporter: democrat >> it's the same old song they've been singing. translation, they have no health care plan. >> reporter: republicans not eager to go back to aop that has vexed them for years. >> i hope that the court will uphold the aca. >> reporter: president trump backing away from one fight for now while diggin on another. immigration. >> if we don't make a deal witht congress border is going t >> closed. 100%. reporter: but he says in recent days mexico has stepped up its efforts to stop migrants

from coming into the u.s. >> mexico has as of yesterday made a big difference. they say ty're going to stop them. let's see. >> rep ter: experts warn cutting off america's third largest trading partner would deal a blow to the u.s. economy and drive up prices at the grocery store within weeks. >> all you hear me talking about is trade. but let me just give you a little secret. security is more important to me than trade. >> reporter: today the senate's top republican, leader mitch mcconnell urging president trump not to close the borderin s it could be catastrophic to the economy. >> blayne alexander reporting there. a government wwestle b says she was so scared of retaliation from the white house that she only went tode the cratic chairman of the house oversight committee to voice her concerns about the administration. trisha newbold came to the committee saying security clearances were wrongly given to more thaoz two individuals. today the house subpoenaed the man who oversaw that process. thing got heated when jim jordan

complained that chairman elijah cummings did not perform gop members in a timely fashion. cummings said he did that to protect her. >> now today we're going to subpoena a guy who just sent us a letter saying he's willing to come here voluntarily. i've never seen anything like this. never seen anything like that. ihaven't. >> this lady was scared. i will protect whistle blowers, period. >> this woman is an american hero for what she's doing. and what do weet from the other side? well, the president can do whatever he wts. you know why? because we've got a king in america. foet the american revolution. forget the constitution. we've got a >> the committee now plans to interview other white house security officials and they have threatened to issue more s if the white house does not cooperate. the boil water advisy is over in prince george's county,

but if you live in the affected eas, you have t do something before your water is safe to drink again. the advisy start sunday for the red colored phetions you see in the southern part of the county. the boil water alert was lifted before noo today. wssp says you should run all cold water lines for five minutes befor drinking from the tap. well, two of the country's biggest companies teaming up to makehopping more convenient for you. >> we'll splexplain that coming. and consume reporter susan hogan on the seriously good deal many famils miss out on. how you can cash in. and doug is tracking chances for rain. he's back with how the storm will affect the rest of our week. also w are staying on top of breaking news this afternoon. hipolice officer suffers a medical emergency chasing a suspect. we're working to learn more about the officer's condition. wee back in 90 seconds.'r

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just working all of last year. a a capitol hill event today actress michelle williams from "dawson's creek" told her personal storye of how sue hit home. >> in late 2017 the news broke i had been paid less than $1,000 compared to the $1.5 million that my male counterpart had received for the exact same amount of work. guess what? no one cared w >>liams says public shaming is helping to turn things around. and for her last job she was paid equally with her male co-star. williams was with the group celebratingch the payk fairness act which passed the house last week. the actress called on the senate to do the same. this week we're you helping your family get ready to pay for college. would you pass out thousands of dollars in free money? >> most people wouldn't, but every year students leave ollions of federal dollars rightthe table. >> consumer reporter susan hogan

explains the most important thing to do if you want financial aid. >> reporter: the u.s. department of education gives over $120 billion in grants and loans to college students every year, but less than half actually apply for it. we're talking about the free application for federal student aid. also known as fafsa. by not filling out the application, college students are missing out on a seriously good deal. federal n grants do need to be repaid. federal student loans have low interest rates. work study programs help pay for ur education anduild your resume. myth. my parents make too much money so i'm not eligible. fact, according to financial aid experts, mostre americans eligible. aid is available for anyone with a household income below $250,000 a year. and en if you t that, you may still be eligible for low interest feder loans. >> one very important thing you need to remember, you have to

fill out a fafsa every single year your student is in college. back to you. >> thank you, susan. fafsa is not the only place to score money for college. tomorrow susan is working for you that you might not think going to that offer free money for student. >> so many scholar out there. you know what i got a scholarship for? >> what? >> bowling. it was $500, but hey, i took it. >> are serious? >> i'm still a bowler. >> wouldn't want to strike out, would you? >> no, you wouldn't. what's this about snow? >> how about that? waking thup morni waking up this morning, looking at my twitter feed, snow in south carolina, north carolina. i wouldn't be surprised to see a li ole in parts o area in the south. temperatures on the cool side and we're got coldhi air with storm system moving through. shower activity right now, yep,

we've got some.ud notice the c and the cool temperatures. our average high is 62. after hitting 79 on saturday, nd're now at 49. yuck. out of the northeast at 7 miles an hour. this is a nor'easter that's making ip way the coast. it won't affect us that much but it is bringing cs muchler numbers. 46 in lease burg. only 44 in fredericksburg. see why we could see areas of sleet. i don't thinkee we'll any snowflakes, but tracking showers. you see them coming through the d.c. metro area. most of this not hitting the ground. this is right in through fairfax county. ingh the district. starting to see that rain. this is heavier showermo activi. of this is light moving right up i-95. if you're heading to the nationals game as we take on the phillies, we could see some shower activity during the game. this is something we're going to track. that storm system just to our south, plenty of clouds out ahead of it. the bulk of the rain, the htaviest will stay. here it is r here. that's the heaviest.

staying just to our east right here along the chesapeake bay over towards the eastern shore. a very potent storm really getting its act together as it makes its way to thenorth. it could become another bomb cyclone. th i may see snow their area tomorrow. r us a couple shower. 5:00 you see the swer activity to the south. by 7:00 just in time for game time showers getting close. i dohink we'll play the game. i do not think we'll see a delay. ehowever, we could see s showers right at game time. they should be light and i think we'll playhrough them, but i can't 100% rule out a little bit ofha delay for game. the showers to move off toward the east by about 9:00. we're really close. leesburg, almost no chance for showers. even in d.c. we should not see much, but that's something we'll be tracking for you tonight.

by midnight it's a out o here. as we take on phillies tonight, take the poncho just in case around 6:00. temperatures not dropping all that much, but it's going to be chilly. also make sure you take the jacket if you are making your game.t towards the tomorrow no jacket required. at least late. it's going to be a cold start. a better day. a high of 67 after a low tonight in thes to around 40. it will be chilly to start off. not bad, though. 66 on thursday. cooler with showers likely on friday. then look at saturday. saturday some sunshine, some clouds, but a hig 7 of the rest of the 10 -day forecas, i'll see you back here in a mi te. >> not bad for a guy with a bowling scholarship. yeah, you're looking like the trophy there. a new interactive art display in town tonight. >> molette green shows us a fun spot to take the whole family. >> later, a home for a heral a l veteran and his wife get

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getting ready to open in northwest this week. one is located on connecticut avenue in cleveland park. the other on georgia avenue in d.c.'s shepard park neighborhood. these are small formatns locat that will employ more than 100 people. the new target stores officially open to the public on sunday. a new interactive art installation we first showed you last week is already drawing big crowds. >> it's called mirror mirror at the alexandria waterfront park. the same art takes on different perspectives between day and night. >> news 4 molette green takes us inside. >> reporter: look what's bringing lots of color to alexandria's waterfront. we're inside mirror mirror. you clap ourhans, stomp your feet, and the colors change. it's a new art display ready for you to come out. ane with the alexandria office of the arts is going to talk to me really quick about mirror mirror. fantastic, diane. >> thank you.

ed're so excit about this art piece being here in old town and in our new park here on the waterfront. >> reporter: you wanted this to be a piece that could work at night and day. >> yeah. it was really important to us in working with the artists that folks could enjoy the piece during the day. during the day it's a completely different piece with the refractions of thend light at night it's so much fun to interact. >> this is on displough november and i know this is first in a series of art installation pieces in your plan. >> this is a series called sight see in oldn. tow each year in march we'll be laufr launching a new piece of public art by a different artist every year. >> reporter: come and see this. it's free day and night. clap your hands and it changes. t just look at the color. beautiful. back to you.

>> thanks, molette. let's see how much chapping and cheering there itstonight at naark when bryce harper makes his trip back here. sherree burruss is talking with former teammates as she joins us live from nats park. new research on climate change and itsac ion your spring allergies. >> plus we're tag on local ne

time now is 4:29. if you're just joining us, let's get you caught up with four things to know. >> montgomery county police officer in critical condition after suffering aedical emergency. the officer was chasing a shopliftingpe sct this afternoon at th westfield mall when he suddenly collapsed. pondedllow officers r rendering aid. the officer was rushed off to holy cross hospital whe told he is stable. a mother says hreere' re 10-year-old son is distraught after police handcuffed him this weekend, over the weekend. police believed played a part in a cell phone robbery near union station on his mother says her son had no part in the theft and tt he's emotionally scarred by the encountericith pole. her son ultimately was not arrested but she says the damage has been done. president trump may be backing off his threat to close the southern border this week. now he says mexico is stepping

up itsce immigration enforment efforts. mr. trump alsoppears to be retreating from his promise that republicans will repeal and replace obamacare with something better. now he says the replacoment will after the 2020 election. but ensuring -- all butsuring the race will be a referendum on health care. taking a live look at storm team rar, doug and amelia are tracking this system and how it will affect the rest o our week. they'll both be back with the timing of the storm and who could get of the most rain tonight. after leavi d.c. for the big bucks and the city of brotherly love, bryce is back tonight. urruss live at urr riee national park. 150 extra press pass requests for this r:me. >> reporhere are a lot of people here, leon. today might be one of the most ticipated gam of the nationals season. bryce harper is backn d.c. the former nationals outfielder coming back with the phillies, now one of their stars.

it's kind of like he never left. he told us for lun he went to his favorite sandwich spot and for dinner he went to his favorite restaurant. harper a d.c. star for the las seven years expressing his gratitude to the district for support in this instagram post this morning. the nats and harper couldn't ree on a freegent deal. instead harper signed with the division rival for a 13 year $330 million deal. as for what kind of reception he excts from nats fans? >> i hope a get a great one. of course, i think there'll be boos and things like that. that's part of the game. think i'll get some cheers as well. i'll always remember the memories we had here. >> hopefully happy ones. eye haven't talked to him since he signed, but t hopefully fan feel crazy for him. he didot for us here and had a great career. now we've got to get him out. if begins i guess. >> reporter: there will certainly be a mix of boos and

cheers. there are bus loads of philly fans expected to be at this evening's game. it might rain on harper's parade,ecause it's starting to drizzle and it's getting heavier as i speak. back to you. >> i you they cheer him the first time and then boo his butt like crazy every time after that. >> reporter: i think so. middle schoolers from virginia gave a warn welcome to a group of veterans from illinois. more than 100 seventh graders graded an honor flight with signs and cards at the world war ii memorial. more than 80 vets traveled toe district. two of them served in world war ii. both the vets and the greeters were moved by the experience, including a student whose father served in afghanistan. >> my dad worked -- he s deployed to afghanistan for a long time. it feels really cool i get to come here and see people who have been -- who did this a lona timego. i feel like i could give them a

of appreciation for that. >> reporter: the veterans will get to tour the mon see the cherry blossoms while they're here. we are working for your help exploring an innded consequence of the opioid crack down. limiting now prescriptions. >> that is putting some people with chronic pain in a very difficult situation. nbc's kate snow joins us live now after speaking to oneuch patient. kate, tell us how this woman's life changed when the cdc tightened the opioid guidelines. >> right. the cdc told doctors you should y to taper people down a what happened to this woman is two years ago they cut her opioids almost in half. she's a chronic pain patient. she says she needs those drugs to survive and to be ae to function. now she can barely leave her front porch. >> it's clear that

single patient who is using opioids are abusinghem. will there be exceptions worked out for patients who are not abusing them and should have them? >> exactly, leon. that's whathe cdc is working on now. they tell us they're reviewing the guidelineshey put out three years ago now and trying to see what the impact has really bn. they're doing research on that and trying to, you know, identify who is using appropriately and who is abusing and make the system a littleor better fboth. >> just an example of how difficult a dilemma opioidanse abuse has become in this country. kate snow, thank you so much. and kate's full report on the unintended consequences of the d opioid crackn airs tonight at 7:00 on the "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. an injured veteran and his wife step inside their new home. >> this will be the first time

we'll actually have awh place e we're going to live. >> we are spotlighting a local volunteer program that is making this incredible moment possible. and storm team 4 radar s showingrm moving up the coast. doug and ameliare back to time out the impact on our forecast. plus the temperatures in alaska have been soin staggy warm for the month of march, today show'sal roker went up to check things out and to see how climat change is impacting the state. wait u

newswo 4 iing for your health with new research on mammograms for older women. the study looked atus thoands of mammograms for women who were on average about 72 yearsthld. tandard digital mammograms and 3d mammograms detected cancer, but the study found women who had the 3d mammograms were less likely to receive a false positive reading. current u.s. guidelineme say should undergo mammogram screening until the age of 74, but other research says factors like health and life expectancy should determine how long you or someone should be screened. if your allergies seem particularly bad, climate change may be to blame. hey feverre ied by 14% in areas with an early spring. there was also an increase when spring arrived later than average. experts say this increase is

es of ly due to many spe trees blooming all at oneti tim. bl a high concentration of air.n into the whatever it is, we don't like it. >> and it's affecting both of us. f places show the drastic impacts of climate change like alaska. >> that state has seen some record warm temperatures that are even surprising scientists. amelia draper with the stories behind the numbers. >> the numbers are staggering with the warmth in alaska for this march andve the last few monthslo. "the today show" al rocker has made a trip to alaska highlighting the impact. the records that have been set the last year in alaska, absolutely staggering. what i'm showing you now, the highrd temperatures yes in alaska, why am i showing you this? fairbanks yesterday, a hh of 51. our high yesterday, 51 degrees. fo them that's running about 15 degrees above normal.

alaska is one of the regions in the earth that is warming the fastest. this is - there's good news that we have a lot of monitoring station there is so we do get o lo data actually out of alaska. one statistic, one record that is broken that i think incredible this month, the earliest 70 degree d ever sunset alaska happened this month. the earliest ever. so thi about hitting 70 degrees in alaska in march and that number keeps getting earlier and ear in the year. in parts of northern alaska seven of the last days have been 30 tode 4ees above normal, so that's call the north shore. think about that. if we were 40 degrees above normal today, o average high is 62 degrees. we would be at aemperature of 102. that happened seven days in a row in the northern parts of alaska. one more fact. today is possibly the 16th day in a row where record high temperatures are going to be set in the panhandle and as we look

to april, climate toll gists think we'll continue to run above normal in alaska as well. >> 30 degrees above normal. >> right in it's kind of crazy to think about. doctors he a new way to treat a notoriously deadly tcancer andy say the results are encouraging. we'll show you how this could change t fight against cancer. taking a live look outside, many of us see these cloudy skies out there. that may not last, though. that may not last, though. doug and amelia back wit h hi, i'm jeff. that may not last, though. doug and amelia back wit in my johnsonville commercial, we open up in the forest.he i'm out inild eating my breakfast. and all of a sudden, raccoon come up and asked me, "are those bigger patties?" i said, "yep." wolf comes in and says, "wow, that's a lot of sausage." and we had a good laugh about that. (laughing) johnsonville breakfaat sausage has 15% largeres. fits on a biscuit.

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r . a live look at storm team 4 radar. rmsee that so our south? doug and amelia say that is heading our way and will bmong of us rain and will have an impact on the forecast for the rest of the week. their update two minutes away. news 4 is committed to honoring those who served our country. >> one oin those brave viduals, a local army veteran who was injured overseas. >> now he's moving into a brand

new house in purcellville. aimee cho talked to him about the road to recovery and why this house means so much. >> reporter: on a brand whousse above a hill, fresh flowers and new beginnings. >> we have a larger shrub towards the back. >> this isephe firce room. >> sergeant william fleet and their newlice explore home. >> we can actually hang pictures where we want. >> reporter: they're just excited to put down roots. >> not worrying about moving. not worrying about where we're going to go and know in two years we have to pack and leave. >> reporter: william served over 20 years in the army, always moving from place to place and deploys overseas until one day a rocket hit his tank. >> i was evacuated toalter reed. my career was cut short. i had ngek s on my neck, ptsd. >> he also suffered brain mage. he spe two years at walter reed. as for how he's doing now? >> i think i'm doing pretty well. what do you think?

>> mostly yes. >> reporter: there are hard days, though. sometimesge williams f things and walking is sth.l toug >> at the end of the stairs i just feel i'm done. >> reporter: that's why this new house is designed to make williams' life easier. >> because i have mobility issues with myknees. >> reporter: it's taken months. builders with the group hero homes working day and night a throughot summer and a cold winter. builders serving those who served us. >> we're an all volunteer organizati. nobody gets paid. he's done so much for our couny and we figured this was the least we could do forhim. >> reporter: his family didn't have to pay a penny. >> i was verygrateful. >> this is the first time we'll actually have a place where we're going tolive. >> reporter: all that's left to do is decorate. >> we're going to hang christmas stockings right there. >> reporter: they've gotten their new house and all the volunteers they say they've also found new family.

. aimee cho, news 4. >> hero homes has already started planning the next house they will be b another deserving veteran. so happy to see him with that. >> yes. glad to see. they're going to have a christmas toeb cte in thatme the shrubs might need the new landscaping. >> they're going t get rain. you know who didn't want rain? the ne'ionals. th a big game. what's his name? >> that harper guy. >> hooper. >> yeah. take a look, guys. that is the skittles guy. that is the tarp on the field. they have pulled the tarp. why? we're dealing with rain datn towards park. we're going to see some shower activity right on through the next couple of hours. you see it there on storm team 4 radar. this is coming down. it's mostly on the light side, but fairly steady. mostly on i-95. we'll see this the next couple of hours.e could see a delay?

yes, it is possible. i think most of this is going to beight enough. they could technically play through it, but they may start, they may want to wait until it gets out of here alcohol be around 8:00 tonight before they do play. this is all because of a monster system. again, it brought snow in towards parts of the carolina. look at this back here. even accumulating snowfall down towards charlott down in south carolina. look what's happening down along the coast. this is a realst m of a storm right off the cape here. a lot of thunderstorm activity right nowight along cape hatteras. this moves to the north and east, butt will provide us with cooler temperatures tonight and showers too. if you're heading to theti als game as we take on the taillies, still dealing with showers. the poncho just in case. showesh ers 47. at0 8 the time is over, 45. heads up for that. it's going to be a chilly night

tonight. what does that mean? a chilly dayt the bus stop. >> but a warmer day overall. we start off at 40 degrees innd washingtonbout 35 in the suburbs. beautiful sunshine out there not just during theorning hours, but for your entire wednesday. sunrise timew tomor about 6:50 in the morning. recess for the kiddos definitely outdoors. we do notice a breezy wind tomorrow around the midday hours. for the afterno evening hours, the winds continue to pick up as the storm system that's bringaig us some right now continues to pull away from the area. windy out there tomrow at pickup, but a temperature around 67 degrees. talking about our temperatures, look at the trendhrough the weekend. our average high now 62 degrees. tomorrow and thursday temperatures running above normal. friday yitit's looking chilly finish to the workweek. temperatures above normal both saturday and sunday ase well. th cooler temperatures on friday come with rain.

we're going to have the potential for rn atimes for the entire day. i don't think it's a but it is kind of looking like a ly damp dayt,shou overall with plenty of clouds and a high mperature of 57. we have rain now and then our next chance of rain comes in on friday. doug, i threw thisn graphic here today because i know pat and leon are suffering from their seasonal allergies. i'm starting to notice it. the trees are coming in moderate. mold spores and grasses are coming in low. today the weeds are absent. if your allergies are botherit' you, likely the trees. maybe the rain will bring down our count a little for tomorrow. >> they probably will tomorrow and then they'llrobably go right back up until friday's rain helps us out. out there r rht now,lly nice the next couple of days. 67 tomerrow. a nice aon after a cool start. more clouds on thursday. that bringsn the 70% chance of showers during the day on friday. into friday eveng so i could be rather wet if you've got date night. 57 degrees, that's it. ovas that system out, we're

right back to 70. what does that mean for the rest weekend? we're going 70 on saturday. your next storm comes in mony anduesday. that storm on monday, high of 74 could actually provide us with some thunderstorm activity. th too strong or anything. it's not a bigtorm or anything. next week we cool again. by the middle of next week, our average high close to 65 degrees. now we're talking. >> and you're still keeping us dry on the weekend. is that going to stay the p pattern? >> mother nature and i have an agreement. >> she listened to you last year. >> it's kind of what's happening toou. nothing to do with me. >> good thing you're getting along now. finally. oh my goodness. >> thanks, doug. next promising new research on othe nation's deadliest caurers. the procthat doctors say could increase a pancreatic cancer patient's chances of sur rifle. >> first a lookt what's all new on news 4 at 5:00 with jim

the newsroom. coming up at 5:00, ani-team investigation into the v.a. hospital here in d.c. scott macfarlane hears insiders who are sounding a new alarm about staffing issues impacting our veterans more than a year after our promised charjcharj changes. plus five different models plagued with an issue that causes them to catch fire after more than00njuries and at least one death. we'll see what those stories plus a ood dealre. we're going to check back in with sherree burruss live from nats park. let's hope they get that tarp up and they do get tolay ball. it's not all about the boos. >> we've gotho to send guys back to philly. >> puthem in t tf

you are just joining us, storm team 4 is tracking some rain. you can see the sys on the radar. this storm threatening snow for some communities to our north. doug is back in just a couple oh minutes what it means for us. the tidal basin isn't the only place to catch cherry blossoms in peak bloom. today our cameras found an explosion of pinknd white flowers the national oarbor

re arboretum. pink bloom could last through the weekend. if you are consi welcoming a new pet, maybe these little guys will touch your heart. dozens of chihuahuas are settling in at the humane rescue liance in northwest washington. they're part of a group of more than50 chihuahuas taken from a breeder in mississippi. the puppies will be checked out by veterinarians before being put up for adoption. news 4 is working for your health with new hope for ncreatic cancer. it's a disease that often kills victims within two years of diagnosis. but now as nbc's erica edwards reports, a new treatment is allowing patients to live much longer than expected. >> reporter: a new approach to treating pantcreatic cancer at

the mayo clinic defying odds. patients with less than two years to live now surivving years and beyond. >> we couldn't even calculate their survival because they're all alive. >> teporter: dr. markdy says the key is giving patients personalized chemotherapy to pill tumors, then using pet scans to make sure the tumor ise destroyed bef finally surgically removing it. >> this is after four months of chemothera you can see all the activity is completely gone. >> the americ>> reporter: the a cancer society estimates 56,000 will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. often they're told their cancer is inoperable. that's because even though the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body, it has grown into critical veins and arteries surrounding the pancreas. it's those patients who might benefit. >> it's all about timing, putting things together, knowing when to stop and mov on to the

next step. >> reporter: a strategy that coand be utilized soon inr centers around the country. er er er er erica edwards nbc ne. leon and jim, doctors say this is a very promising treatment for aly notorio deadly diagnosis. >> yes, it is. very encouraging to hear. pat, thank you. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. breaking right now on news 4 at 5:00, officer down. >> our officers rendereddi immee aid to him. >> the police officer suffers a medical emergency while chasing suspect. the show of support from his brothers in blue as we learn more about what happened. plus a news 4 i-team works taking care of our veterans sound the alarm about some serious problems at the veterans hospital. >> we're crying out for help and we're just not getting the resources we need. >> the-team demanding answers

and working for you. cooler today. tracking showers as a big storm moves to our south and east. an officer goes down in pursuit. right now at 5:00 we're followingg breaknews out of montgomery county. jim handly. >> and i'm leon harris. aolice officer chasing a shoplifter when henl sudde collapses. >> but his quick thinking colleagues jumped in to act fighting to save his life. news 4's cory smith live at holy cross hospital in silver he'sore on the officer's otsprings. condition and how this all unfolded. cory. >> reporter: jim and leon, righted now that officer continues toig for his life inside the hospital after suffering as you said a medical emergency while on duty. right now we are told his condition is critical, but heabs and under the watchful eye of doctors. this hospita is about two miles from where this all started out ofld westfie wheaton mall rlier this afternoon.

the officer was investigating a shoplifting when all of a sudden the suspect just took off. the officer gave chase and requested backup which arrived quickly. today police are saying that call for backup m have saved this officer's life. his colleag could see that he was struggling and immediately jumped into action rendering at the scene before an ambulance could come and rush the officer to holy weoss. e told the officer was alert and conscious during the drive over, but again,e is listed in critical condition. a few moments ago the acting police chief spoke to us. he phrased the work of thefe ow officers and the medical staff here at holy cross. >> our department owes him a great debt of gratitude. also i want to thank the community for keeping our officers, especially t officer, and his family and friends and shift mates in thoughts and prayers, especially over the rest of the night. >> reporter: the chief said we will likely find that out tomorrow but we do know that the ily here ats have f the it