officer. this officer's medical condition has not changed. it remains critical. but the officer is stable andhe under watchful eye of doctors here at holy cross. this hospital is about two miley rom where this incident all began earlier this afternoon. let's go and show you some video we shot shortly after we arrived on the scene at westfieldll wheaton we're told that officer was investigating a shoplifter when the suspect just suddenly started to run. that officer gave chase and called him backup which arrived immediately. police are telling us the fact that those officers got to the oscene quickly saved officer's life. they noticed that their colleague was struggling, having some sort of medical episode. they jumped ily immediand started rendering aid until an ambulance could arrive and ultimately rush this officer here to holy cross. e're told he was alert and conscious, butagain, he is in critical condition at this moment. we heard fromef the police c earlier today. he prays the quick thinking of those officers and he also asked

thengommunity for sometery important. take a listen. >> i really owe a great debt of thanks to our officers who jumped on their brother officer andmmediately provided him aid, but i want to thank the community for keeping our officers, especially this officer, and his family and friends and the shift mates in your thoughts and prayers, especially over thef rest tonight. >> reporter: as for who this officer is, how long he has been with thee force,ll probably not learn that until tomorrow. what we do know tonight, though, is that officer is surrounded by his colleagues and members of his fily who are obviously with the rest of us praying for a speedy recovery. jim, doreen, back to you. >> how about the shoplifter? did the person get away? >> no. the shoplifter was apprehended.f a bit good news stemming from this terrible incident, but again, that ishe farthest thing from the minds of officers here. they want their brother in lieu

to -- blue to bekay. yes, he was arrested. >> we hope the officer is going to be okay too. folks, we're s trackingome rain out there and chilly weather for a big night down in nats park tonight. >> let's take a look at storm team 4 radar. the showers moving in and thero could hangd for bryce harper's first game in washington as a visiting player. >> sherree burruss will have more from nats park in just abi first, doug, should we be booing the rain away? >> if you want the game to start on time. that's the thing. i think they should be able to start on time, but we are looking at that rain making tts waough the area. that's why the tarp is on the field just behind you see the storm really wrapping itself up here. it almost has a lite eye signature, like a hurricane. this thing is really just intensifying eremely quickly. however, notice it's moving a little farther east up north. we're just dealing with light rain. you can see light rain right through downtown right around nats park. right on down potomac.

we'llatontinue to as it moves on through the area. most of this will stay to the ut south,f you're in the city, you're heading down towards nats park tonight, as th o nationals take the phillies, we've got shower activity right now. game timenn just about hour. we'll wait and see if they're ime, to start this on guys. like i said, i don't think this rain gets out of here until about 8:00. >> doug, thank you. let's get out to the ballpark now. the day bryce harper never thought would come. th day he walks into a visitor's clubhouse. >> he posted a thank you on instagmam with that from his big performance at last summer's home run derby. he says she's sure he'll hear some boos tonight, but he'll ways remember the cheers from nats fans. >> sherree burruss joins us live from nats park with more of what bryce and his former teammates are saying about the big game. >> well, jim, guy in the nationals clubhouse are actually really tired of talking aut bryc harper and they're ready

to finally play him. they have fielded questions about harper allse off-on. tonight after weeks of buildup, he's finally returning to d.c. so once hdper sigith philly, everyone anticipated his first game in d.c. it also happens to come in the first week of the baseball season. bryce making it clear he loved his seven yrs in the district. buthiladelphia is his new home. of course, when he takes the field as a philly for park toni will be a little weird. >> it's definitely going to be different. steppingn the batter's box in fats park walking up from the other side of the dugout, definitely going to be different. like i said, 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. >> we've seen so much of him on tv and spring training and the first f games of the season, i think for a lot of us in here, we've turned the page.

we're focused on a the season stuff like that. i think we've kind of come to grips with it. >> this is the first match-up for bryce against his former team, but harper signing 1 year deal with philadelphia means there will be many more match-ups beten harper and h old ball club. back to you. >> all right, sherree. it is a busy night. we'll see you in sports coming up shortly. president trump appears to be retreating from a plan that caught his own party way off guard last week when he the justice department to ask the courts to scrap the entire affordable care act. that move could leave more than 28ou million people wi health insurance just before an election at a time when most voters put health care at or near the top of their priority list. bl ne alexander is trackin these new developments on capitol hill. that was a quick turnaround from the president. >> reporter: yes, solutely, doreen. president trump said that his party will vote on a plan that

ter than obamacare, a better health care plan. they just won't vote right now. >> thank you very much. when the plan comes out which we'll b showing y at the appropriate time, it's much better tha bobamacare. apparently not now. taking a step back from the fight tweeting republicans will vote on health care aft the 2020 election. once they regain house control. it comes after the trump administration last week reignited the health care fight backing the dismantling of obamacare. >> it's the same old song they've been singing. translation. they have no health care r:an. >> reporepublicans not eager to go back to a topic that has xe them for years. >> i hope the court will uphold the aca. >> reporter: president trump backing away from one fight for now whi o digging in another, immigration. with we don't make a deal congress, the border is going to

be 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. rg experts warn cutting off america's third t 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 lete just give you a little secret. security is more important to me than trade. >> reporter: today a warning from the senate's top republican. >> closing down the border would have potentially catastrophic economic impact on our country. >> reporter: aeeing with the president that there is a border crisis but closing it he says is not the solution. and the homeland security department has rolled out number of recent changes at the border including re-signing personnel. kirstjen nielsen will travel to the border in the coming days to see just how those changes are

working. >> blayne alexander. thanks so much. democrats on the house tt oversight com just prevailed in a vote to subpoena the former head of the white house office that handles securitytle blower trisha newbo told the committee recently that 25 clearance deniaed were reve the chairman immediately requested documents related to the clearances of sever top white house officials including the president's daughter and son-in-law. >> overturning the security clearances is a choice the commander in chief can make. >> the president can fire anybody he wants. the presi can squelch criminal investigationsnd tell prosecutors to drop cases against people. we've got a king in america. >> white house press secretary sarah sanders told reporters today democrats have no right to see theum dts. and in case you missed this tweet from nbc's peterwilexander

in the past hour, he just sat down with the whistle blower to talk about white house security practices. that exclusius interview in jt a few minutes on "nbc nightly news". overall crime in the district is down, but the city is dealing with a spike in homicides. includes a pair of deadly shootings yesterday int. southe bringing the total number of killings so far this year to 40. news 4 pat collins is live along alabama avenue where one of those shootings happened in the middle of the day. pat. >> reporter: doreen, so far in the ward seven section of our but even more troubling, violent daime deaths like what happened here on alabama avenue. it happened on a busy street. it happened in broad daylig a. it happeneoss the way from a charter school. the victim,4-year-old rodney

gordon, father of three, shot and killed as he was on his way home from a nearby construction job. >> it was absolutely horrific. it was absolutely an event that is beyond or brazen almost. that you had somebody who pulled up in an automobile, got outth automobile, went over and shot into the car. >> rorter: five shots fired. mr.ordon hit at close range. he continues tove dri his car down alabama avenue. but about a half block away hes lo control. you can see where the wheels of his car scraped along thefi cur. lly the car comes to a stop. mr. gordon gets out. he starts to motion towards a fleeing car. a car that may have the suspects inside. but as he does that, he falls unconscious into the roadway. >> we've had triple the number

of homicides for this period of time in ward seven by comparison to last year. i've said over and over and over again we need different approaches to community policing. >> reporter: one thing gray wants too is have the police department deploy more experienced officers here in ward 7. jim,doreen, back to you. >> pat collins. thank you, nt. whe we come right back, the news 4 i-team showed you the video that led toomplaints against a special police officer. those complaints and others reportedly unanswered. >> next at 6:00, jodie fleischer is back with a followup on changes that could be after her first report. another of the women acsing virginia's lieutenant governor of sex assault telling her story on national tv ramping up pressure for a new investigation. i'm adam tuss after yet another deadly accident on the train tracks here involving an amtrakci train. ofs want to know how it allll happened.

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we showed you these dramatic videos last night. d.c. residents told the news 4 i-team they had troubling encounters with the same special police officer which could not file -- >> the way the district handles hose complaints could be changing. they currently fall under the metropolitan police department. >> investigative reporter jodie fleischer here with how o council man is considering changing that system. >> the district alreadyas an office of police complaint that investigates officers accused of misconduct. that office only handles complaints against officers from authoritye housing when residents toll the i-team

were turned away while trying to complain about a special police officer, one d.c. councilman called that unacceptable. be it claims of use of force or allegations ofroful carrest. >> i't feel my wrists. >> when d.c. residents think they've been treated wrongly by any officer, councilman charls allen said they shad always be able to complain and have it taken seriously. >> it's part of what helps make sure res dens have trust. >> it's why he was so troubled by the story of these three residents who all told the i-team they had trouble complaining about the same special police officer. >> i called back to follow-up. in answers oanything. >> mpd grants the security officers a license to carry gun and make res on t property they're assigned to protect. mpd is also tasked with handling complaints and discipline. >> i couldn't fe a mplaint. i couldn't make nothing because

i got arrested. >>he same officerrrested all three of them in separate incidents accusing them of assaulting him. prosecuts dismissed all of those charges. >> officer, we'd just like to speak with you for a moment. >> neither the officer nor the compy he worked for would answer our questions. it is owned by former mpd officers. >> it helps be responsive to us in times of need and we want to have trust in. . if there's an officer that is not h providing that, heolds them accountable. >> he chairs the oversight committee and is considering speciallati -- moving to the of of police complaints. >> the i-team wanted to know that, too, and filed a freedom ofnformation request last december. nearly four months later we're still waiting.s allen se's researching whether it's feasible to move that complaint process and how

many extra investigators that would require. complaint of police and mpd are both going through the budget process right>> now. f you missed the i-team's original investigation, v our nbc washington app. we have extended interviews with the residents who say they tried to make those complaints. a former army intelligee analyst who leaked dozenof ch classified d uments wants out of jail. a judge sent her to jail for refusing to cooperate. she's been behind bars for about four weeks now. her attorneys filed a motion yesterday requesting manning's release. theyit issues of medical genders related to h transgender status. ocasio-cortez said manning is being tortured for whistle bling and should be released. this was the scene last week

when someone was hit on the train tracks by an amtrak train. lastnoight yeter deadly amtrak incident. this time in new carrollton. we learned last night's death involved trespasser on the tracks. transportation reporter adam tuss has a closer look at the efforts he made to make those tracks safer. >> it's very unfortunate. are you kidding me? anybody who dies in any untimel way or even by their own hand is unfortunate. >> eporter: harold hampton lives just a few houses down from where someone was killed. this is in atr remote sch. not much on either side of the tracks, so he can't figure out why anyone would be down there anyway. >> well, the world is full of people. that's all i can tell you. what makes them do what they do. >> amtrak does now tell us someone was trespassing here and there was a statementaying this is an opportunity to remind people to be safe near tracks. each year about 2,000 people arr

killed or ht in crossing and trespassing incidents. you don't have to stand here long to see why this is a particularly dangerous stretch o of tracks t on. a lot of people will say look, why don't you just put up a fence to keep people off of the tracks? well, if youo put up a fence like amtrak did here, you can see some people may just cut a whole that you go rht through tracks.n access to the >> i'm not that surprised. >> reporter: jordan barnes also lives close to the accident scene. he says there was a lot of commotion. >> it's really crazy that it happened. my father told me about it last night there was a lot of people on the street. >> reporter: news 4 learned a new report from the safety group operation life safer is set to be released next week details new ways to make these areas safer for all. federal leaders have called for a closer inspection at all so-called trespassing hot spots. in new carrollton, adam tuss, news 4. still to come tonight at

6:00, a famous sports writer p hitting thesident where it hurts. on the golf crse. ing president la trump is well known for bending the rules. when we come back, tracking rain tonight and when start to warm back up. fug's fullorecast when we

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not such a great night for baseball or cherry blossoms or being outside, is >> especially right along east of i-95. very cool temperatures. this storm brought 2 ifnches of

snoi in par snow in parts of south carolina. >> i had to break out the glove. >> going to be a cold start n tomorrow and t'll start to see things moderate. storm team 4 radar trackin the rain. even some sleet. and a little snow mixing ins towaarts of the blue ridge here. that's the kind of storm system we have. it is all rain along the i-95 corridor and down into southern maryland. in and around the city, if you're going to be watching the nats tonight as we take on the phils, look at this. this is the stadium right there. that is where the steadiest rain is at thisime and it's right here along i-95 over tards nation harbor. you're seeing that right along route 50, towards 301. a nasty night for sure along east of i-95. this storm really an amazing storm. it broughtowome stormds parts of south carolina andno rth carolina on april 2nd. look at it right now. i mean, this thing is justng wraptself up. almost looks like an eye of a

hurricane or something here ath continues to gain strength. looking at all the thunderstorm activity as well. a nasty storm continues to move off towards the north. and ea what does it mean tonight for the phillies? 47 degrees. that's where we are with that rain coming down. take the poncho. i think by 8:00 this starts to move out, but we may see a delay here as this continues to see rhe rain over the next hour so. 46 degrees at 8:00 starting to move out, but take the jacket if you're heading down there now. 45 deges by the tim the game is done. however, if we start late, i might have to shift ts to about 11:00 or maybe even 12:00 depending on what time we start tonight. either way it's going to be a cool night at the game. look at the. numbe 44 rockville, 45 college park. 44, a cold rain coming down camp springs right now. tomorrow a much nicer day. ngdoreen is still g to need the gloves when she steps outside for her morning rain at about 6:00 a.m. is that right?

>> that's right. >> 67 in the afternoon. tomorrow starting off in the 30s, but a better day tomorrow. nice and mild tomorrow afternoon. 66, more clouds on thursday. there's a better chance of rain on friday. not all dayrain, but expect showers and umbrellas. high of0. the rest of the 10-day forecast includes a few more of these type numbers. see you at 6:45. >> something to look forward to. thank you, doug. coming up, virginia lawmakers head back to richmond tomorrow with pressure mounting to investigate the lieutenantve or. julie carey is up next to see what's standing in the way. d.c.fi police rs place a child in handcuffs. vo the video catches fire on social media and tonight the mother talks to news 4. a police officer in critical condition after collapsing while chasing a suspect. chasing a suspect. 'll be right back.we

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i montgomery county police officer fighting for his life tonight afterle collapsing w on the job. pl police say the officer was questioning a suspected shoplifter when the shoplifter took off running. the police officer called for backup and started chasing after the suspect,ut that's when he suddenly collapsed. police say that call for help lly have saved the officer's life. officers quickly responded and immediately rendered aid right there at the scene. the officer wff rushed to holy cross hospital in silver springs. we're told that he is there in critical condition but the good news is that he is stable tonigh t as fort shoplifter, police say they were able to catch that sujiect. doreen, back to you. >> leon, thank you.

renewed debate tonight over weather virginia lawmakers shouldsold heari on the sexual assault allegations against lieutenant governor justin fairfax. accuserses as his two tell their stories on national television calling again for a bipartisan hearinus republicans accuse democrats of blocking their latest hearing proposal. >> northern virginia bureau chief julie carey takes a look at why democrats are resisting their pitch. >> reporter: sharing explicit details of their sex assault allegations with cbs news anchor gayle king. watson says she was raeped lieutenant governor when they were students at duke univnasity. lieute governor justin fairfax denies the allegations calling both the encounts consensual and says he's taken a polygraph exam that backs him up. both women pressing for the general assembly to hold aar g on the allegations. one their attorneys insist must be bipartisan. >> i want the people of virginia

to know the truth and would like the virginia l islature to do the right thing. >> virginia's house speaker is accusing democrats of standin in the way. last week they sent this letter outlining a detailed plan to impanel five delegates from each party to hearrom the lieutenant governor, watson and tysn. the democrouse leader responded writing in part law enforcement officials are best equippedo investigate these matterings. we believe any such hearing would be of a political nature, particularly in an election year. and would n provide the accusers the fair and impartial forum theyesve. this noel naacp president agreed. she says police at the courts are the right place to resolve the allegations. >> file a police report and let that happen. why is it that we go to the media? why is it that you want your due process to come at some sort of media circus? se doesn't make s to me. >> reporter: this latest dust up over the idea of a hearing not

over yet. lawmakers are back in richmond on wednesday for a reconvene session when republicans will urge democrats to reconsider. in northern virginia, i'm julie carey, news 4. residen in condo are looking for another place to sleep. these flames broke o this morning forcing hundreds to evacuate. in the daylight you can see the section of balconies complete charred. we talked to one manivho right next to the yupt where the fire started. he says he woke up to his neighboror screaming help. >> it was like an inferno. it was horrible. this fire from the unit was popping glass, shattering everywhere. my husband isr fine. og is fine. we're just trying to make ith rough the day. >> two residents and the firefighter had to be rushed to the hospital, but they are okay. fire officials tell us the building here on university boulevard is from the 1960s and

d not have any spring lers. we're told it's one of about 80 buildings in the county exempt due to age. iestigators updated on this massive transformer fire at a fairfax county high-rise. they say c weldingght fire spreading to plastg wirinnd then to the transformer yesterday. the flames never actually got into the 26 story story billing in baileys cros but a whole lot of black smoke did. hundreds of people may be out of their homes for a week while the building is cleaned and electricity is restored. the red cross is pviding temporary shelter for anyone that needs it. now that school iistricts ar virginia are allowed to start their school year before labor day, students and teachers inri fresburg are in for a shock to the system. this fall their first day of school will be august 12th. school leaders are worried about keeping and hiring neweachers with the short summer vacation.

this school year doesn't end in fredericksburg until june giving school leaders ahoer time to fill open positions. >> that is short. new reaction to thisirideo we showed you yesterday. a 10-year-old boy handcuffed here and put into the back of a police cruiser by d.c. police. of tcers believet boy took part in an armed robbery on saturdayan meitzgerald spoke to the child's mother who says police have the wrong kid. >> it traumatized my son son. >> this is cell phone video of her son being placed in handcuffs. it appears to have neighbors nearby as well. >> he couldn't even sleep lt night. his mind was just so rumbling and rumbling. >> rep young boy was detained because

they believed he was a suspect in an armed robbery earlier thin g. investigators say a juvenile victim called police to say three young guys stole his cell phone. police say this young boy fit the description, so he and a 13-year-old were taken into custody. they say a cell phone and a bb b gun were fou williams says her son is innocent. >> by him being with the group of kids, of course he's going to be a suspect, but my son didn't even tnything of what was going on. >> police say they didn't realize at first that williams' son was so young. they released a statement which says in part, quote, after the identification process, officers realized one of th suspects was 10 years old and per general order they made notification to their official who then notified youth and family services. and they decided not to arrest williams' son but she says the damage has already been done. >> i just had to cry. it just heart my feelings so bad

handcuffs on put in at the age of 10. >> meagan fitzgerald, news 4. the news 4 i-team takes you inside a troubled local veterans hospital. worker speaking out about staff shortageshey say continue to impact them. >> you think it's crisis? >> it's critical. >> the man in charge is reactin to those concerns and just how long it might take toth turn ings around. plus a new book taking odo ld trump not over policy but over his policies on the golf course. we're tracking rain across the region right now. mostly along the belt way, i-95 east.he yes, it's going to impact the nationals game. could be a delay there too. we'll talk more about it. the rain coming down right now down towards the airport. we'll talk about how this affects tomorrow. big changes over the

president trump's fondness for golf is well known. by nbc's count, he spent 177 days of his time in oice at one of his own golf courses. now a new book by forme "sports illustrated" columnist rick reilly h detai misdeeds on the course. it's cald "commander in cheat". he says by most accounts trump is a good golfer, especially for his age,ut he quotes several players and celebrities who have played with the president and who accuse him, his caddie, and secret service agents ofgu rly moving balls out of difficult lies. at one course in new york he writes the caddies got to used to seeing him kick his ball back on to the fairway they came up with a nickname pele, the famous soccer player. you see those two guys? they cheat. see me?

i cheat and i expect you to cheat because we're going to beat those two guys today. end quote. he has issued a t challenge t president to play on a neutral course withffials for $100,000 to the charity of the president's choice. >> marvin gaye's sultry voice became the backdrop of the late 1960s and '70s. today the postal service announced a stamp to commemorate the motown motive on what would have been his 80s birthday. it features a portrait of gaye inspired by his historic photographs. they're the ninth in the music icon series. his 1971 song "what's going on" is cf sidered one othe greatest recordings in pop music american histort up n news 4 i-team investigation into the v.a. hospital here in d.c. scott macfarlane hears from insiders sounding an alarm about issues impacting it more than a year after promised changes.

>> doug's back with t 10-day forecast to tell us when it wl il

it's bee one year since the department of veterans affairs admitted a brutal list of failures at its flagshipedical center right here in d.c. >> tonight the news 4 i-team g investigation to regain its progress is being made. >> but current employe who spoke to our scott macfarlane describe a very different scene. >> neay 120,000 veterans have entered these doors last year seeking care at d.c.'s medical center on irving street.in apent, treatments,

surgeries. >> you're a veteran. do you receive care there? >> i do but i will not get any procedure done there and i told everybody that i know to not ge ocedure done there. >> striking words from veterans who know firsthand what it's like inside this hospital. to try to repair its repution. >> why do you stay? >> for the vets. >> they need you? >> i am one. it's hard. >> we're not showing their faces because they're also current employees of the medical center. they worry about retaliation and speaking out. >> we're crying out for help and wenot getting the resource need. >> it'been one year since they dropped a bombshell report, revealing widespread mismanagement, supply shortes, postponed procedures and wasted money. >> this represents a failure of the v.a. system at every level. >> the d.c.v.a. medical center rated among the worst performing in the nation. and in the time since the quick

series of management changes five different directors that esn the medical center since april, 2017, the n michael heimel who took over last fall. >> this ist a one months, six month, one year rebuilding. this is three to five years to really bring this wcility back re it should be. >> he says they've had phenomenal success in reducicq hospital auired infections and improvements with sterilization of medical equipfent along with r canceled or postponed procedures. >> we have not had a procedure postponed due to equipment availability really since early december. >> there have been procedures that have been postponed or canceled due to supply shortages. >> recently this spring? y >> recentl. >> but employees tell the i-tea there ill postponement due to supply issues and still scrambling. >> there are times people in the district have to run to other facilities and get a supply that a patient needs. what do you want to eat for lunch? >> that's something monique saw

firsthand when her dad hospitalized last year there for blacking out. >> i went to the suppl with a number of the nurses and i said this is january 1. this is after christmas, after the holidays. you should be stocked. >> o you have enough people helping you? >> no. no. not at all. it's a challenge every day to figure out what to do. >> employees say many of the continued problems stem from chronic staffing shortages and problems in human resources. something noted in t 2018 inspector general report. >> even my co-workers are broken. they're overworked. and undervalued and underappreciated. >> you think it's a crisis? i is. it is critical. >> this civilian employee says o co-workers are struggling with their own health issues due o the added workload, wee overtime required to pick up the slack. >> i think that one of the things that this team has really

needed is recognition from leadership. rd t one, we know how they're working. two, we appreciate how hard they're working. and that we see the results of their efforts. >> he acknowledge there is needs to be improvemenin hr and challenge across the entire agency, he says. they've hired 136 new staffers in the last six months and is currentsly using contractors to fill are using contractors to fill some of the gaps. >> you have to listen to dhe people wthe work. >> those who spoke out said management isn't liste enough to those on the front lines. >> i feel scared as a patient. as an employee, it's a place that is the worst place i've ever seen. >> the director also told us they're still in the process of creating standard operating procedures for equipment and staff still needs ro be trained the system. still a ways to go with this hospital gettife back on its . and them v.a. sys across the

country is watching. jim and doreen. >> as you are and we are now too. scott, thanks so much. >> the i-team has beenig inveing the local v.a. hospital for two years now. to watch any par of the under scrutiny series, visit our nbc washington app and click on investigaig inveions. doug is back with an update on our weather, baseball weather >> a lot of booing going on at nats park, but because of the rain. they've now postponed the game or at least delayed the game. i think this is going to be a lengthy delay. they may not get this game going until after 8:00 tonight. that would bean hour. >> it's a message to bryce harp zbl . >> exactly. we had to send him something. it's a factor i the visitors dugout. we'll get to you eventually. as of right now there is the rain going on towards reagan national airport. it's light rain for the most, pat it's steady enough they're not taking the tarpwiff.

out of the north at 9 miles an hour. look at fredericksburg. only 40 degrees right now. really chilly night with that rain. you see how the rain is making its way look how it's starting to move off. you see the last couple frames right there. that little subtle motion is good news. that's why think this will last for about another hour or so. 45 minutes insidehe d.c. metro area. then start to move on out of here. you can see where the rain is. right along and east of i-95, but even down to the south, k culpeper county, but look right re right aroun the district and right through nats park. that's where some of the heaviest rain is going on right now right there at the park.e this will con over the next hour or so before it all moves off. it's all becauf this storm right here. look at this, guys. it really looks like a rricane. look at the eye that has developed with this. an incredibly intense area ow fresh. once again, you may hear this

tomorrow. a bom cyclone. this is another storm that has storm a very, very strong in a short amount of time. it's when a storm strikes tremely rapidly. that's what this one is doing. it's moving more to theast. 's pulling all of this away from the area so it won't be raining all that long. you're still thinking do i go down to the nats game, do i have time to get i there before starts? if it started on time, that would be no. i don't think it will start until after 8:00. poncho needed and a jacket. take the jacket. 46 by 9:0 45 by 11:00. little going to be a chilly night by 11:00 when theame should be getting over. 67 strmotomo, though. a much better day. sunshine as this storm moves out. nice and mild today. tomorrow rather.ur temper above about 5 degrees above average. 66 on thursday. then we g tofriday. more clouds thursday. but friday a good chance for rain during the day and withn

east flow that the wind coming off the ocean is going to feel a littlel. bit c only 57. saturday looks great if you're going to get out and about for the weekend. really l nkinge for yard work both days saturday and sunday. chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm on monday. another chance of showers tuesday. hey, look, we've gotne, two, three, four days at 70 degrees or better. we'll take that. we're getting there closer and closer to spring all the time. >> what's a little rain delay when we've got this nice weather ahead? >> i agree. >> thank you, doug. well, coming up, just how long a wait? bryce harper back in d.c. for the first t te withhose phillies. will he be cheered or will he be booed? sports up next. >> we'll see how sherree is handling that rain delay. here's lester holt. he's got a look at what's ahead. >> doreen and jim, withrs doc under pressure to taper patients off higher doses much opkoioid

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he's here. >> he's >> this is the game we've been waiting for. simple question. boo or not to boo? >> why wouldn't you boo the booers? let's put it that haway. >>s a tough one. i put tt on my facebook page. i have about 50/50. >> absolutely, he's going to face some boos. the game will be delayed because of rain. his last game at nats park ended early becau of rain. anyhow, i digress. after seven seasons, a rookie of the year, mvp four division titles, bryce harper back in d.c. earlier today he pted on instagram a thank you to d.c. unch ofo shouting out a local restaurants.

regardless of the post, guys, nats fans can't help but feel like a spurned ex when they face harper and the phillies for the very first time. here'sorherree burruss with from nats park. >> reporter: six months. that's how long it has bee since bry harper has played a baseball game here at nationals park. tonight he is back with division rival the philadelphia phillies. as familiar as bce is with this ballpark, he says it's still a little weird being back aas a visitor hope the fans cheer for him at least once. >> everywhere i go, if i a visiting player, i usually get booed, so it's just part of it. but i think iight get a little bit tonight. i might get s ceers as well. all the messages i've found on instagram are we're going to cheer you tonight and boo you later. >>ou know what it's like to come back and face a former team you've played for. what is that like as alayer? >> it can be difficult. all the relationships that you build from the front offic down to the guys in the clubhouse.

i got to know him y lastr pretty good. excited to see him, to come back here. he's done a lot for this city. i just hope that welcome is warm and doesn'to south. reporter: they're tired of talking about bryce and excited to finally face him here tonight. back to you. >> thanks, sherree. for the first time in 16 years hthe wizards areing a new general manager. today the team fired president of basketballpetions ernie grunfeld who has held the job since 2003. if youer reme he took over for michael jordan. i can assure you jordan is not a candidate to replace him. >> no. >> wizard star thanked him for d.c.ing him to this season the wizards have lost 46 games so far already eliminated fm the playoffs. in 16 seasonthe wiz aid eight trips to the playoffs, or won 50 games in a season. wizards owner is taking the

blame. >> while ernie got the news today, i take responsibility. youou're a grownup leader have to do this. this is not fun. but we failed and i failed. so i don't want to fail. it's probably the biggest myth i've had in terms of setting goals a what the actuality will be, so i apologize. oo i'm hoping that everyone has a lot of candor and trust and beef and can tell me what i should do and what be doing.'t that's what i want to do over the income three weeks. bad news for the other team the caps. defenseman michal kempny will be out four to six months after having surgery to repair a torn hamstring. kemp kempny suffered the injury march 20th. he was a huge partyf the stanleup run last season. the team will certainly miss him as thelayoffs get under way next week. guys, i've been thinking about

this about bryce harper about whether or not to boo him. i think i would cheer him as he approachesnd then as soon a the first pitch is thrown, boo. >> boo all the way. >> hey, i'm wondering does it help or hurt a restaurant when he gives a shout out? >> that's true. actually, that's a good point. immediate thought wast helps, but you have a good point there. >> he's got a lot ofow fos. >> and a lot of people who are not a fan of him at this momen good call. >> rain, how is it looking? >> still seeing rain down there will be thed tha case surprised if this is delayed until about 8:00. tomorrow a much nicer day. the rain moves out. gets to 67 degrees. plenty of sunshine so we can continue to work on our tan. >> good call. >> your florida tan. nightly ns is coming up next. >> we'll see you at 11:00.

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