have ever done. >> and not running >> what's the holdup? >> what's the holdup? putting everything together, man. we're live with a possible preview of the>> 2020 battle. plus the end of an era. a third generation local family business closing up shop. >> it's just a lovely, lovely >> the tough next steps for this maryland nursery as news 4's tracee wilkins introduces us to the last standing matriarch. first at 4:00 this anternoon, keep those umbrellas handy. her round of rain is moving in on us as we speak. .nodftoner a i'm pat lawson muse. i'm erika gonzalez. >> if you're heading out you want to take the umbrellas with you. >> we found folks decked out in rain gear down at the monument. >> let's go to doug kammerer.

how long does the rain last? is it just tonight?>> i don't think it will have too much of an impact on the ekend. it's noing to be a quick storm to exit, however the rain is going to get out over the next couple hours. area wide rain. i told you you wou need the umbrellas and the jackets. that's what we've got out there. we've had a couple of dry times but now area wide seeing thatra fall. you can see where the back edge is, but again, this is not as moving very you can see a little spin in here. it's going to sit here for the xt few hours into the day tomorrow as far as cloud cover is concerned before things start to get a little bit bd ter. i mentioe fact that about the cooler weather. 51 in d.c. 43 in hagerstown. look at the cool air coming right down the mountai. rather dreary. we want 60s. we've got those coming for the weekend. the weekend forecast and next week we get even warmer. i'll show you that forecast in about ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. as you head out this weekend, a

reminder that you can get doug forecast anytime, anywhere in the nbc washington app. th app is free. set weather as your home page. now to the very latest crash that has capped off a terrible week on our roads. two people killed in a wrong way wreck on 295 in southeast this morning. the vehicle bursting into flames as you see here right behind me near the howard road interchange. cory smith joins us live with deils on this crashnd what the resulting traffic tells us about the roads we use everyda cory. >> reporter: erika, the sad part about this morning's crash is e humaor is to blame, but it's also what's happening after these crashes that is aus major ca for concern. each time melissa pulls her son out of his car seat, she reliefs a sigh of because it means they got to their destination in one placas given what happened on the

area roadways, that's something she doesn't take for grand. >> i tryo take very good precaution because again, i know how crazy people are and people will jus drive reckless. >> reporter: carnage has been a recurring theme on our roads. it l startedt thursday when this tanker crashed shutting down the bell way for hours, and then yesterday this tractor trailer crippling both directions of the belt way. ortly after, a 12-car pileup resulted in a fire. finally this morning a wrong way driver caused a crash that killed two people. >> i hate howeckless people are. >> reporter: a spokesperson for aaa tells meve that though these crashes happened in different places, they share a common thet in t the agent believes they were preventable. he says they also point out the v vulnerability of our aging highway infrastructure. eric ca kelly saw that firsthand yesterday. >> coming home i just oh.

>> reporter: she was ahe drivers who got stuck on the belt way. >> it shuts down everything. >> reporter: with about four million registered drivers in the dmv, the solution to make the roads safer or to keepaf trc from coming to a standstill has p illusive. they just hope experts don't stop looking. now, what that solution is i obviously debatable. some say add more capayity. others increase public transportation options and you won't need so much capacity. going back to t the crashs morning, we are still waiting for authorities to tell us the identities of those who died. erika, back to you. we've got update for you now on breaking news we brought you earlier this week. the maryland state fire marshal's office saying smoking materials left outside likely caused that deadly town home fire in chesapeake beach. and womaner grand daurdaughterle were kil strong wind gusts helped fuel

the flames. officials plan to tear down what is left of that building. that fire is a good reminde to check yfety plan. it starts with having an escape plan mapped out for your house. know at least two ways out of to y room and practice how get out and have an outdoor meeting place for your family so ount for can a everybody quickly. news 4 is also working for you. check out w our nbchington app for more tips. former vice president joe biden says he's close to deciding if he'll run for president. he made his first public appearance since several women have said his physical contact made them feel uncomfortable. bin spoke here i d.c. and joked that he got permission to hug the union president. olater while talking reporters, biden saidne it was r his intention to make anyone feel uncomfortabac. >> the of the matter is i made it clear that if i made you feel uncomfortable, i feel badly aboutththat. was never my intention

ever. ever. ever. >> the women are n accusing biden of overt sexual advances. he also told reporters this controversy will change the way he campaigns. after demanding that mexico cut down oneg illal immigration and drug trafficking, president trump is at the southern border right now he's in the border town of calexico, california meeting with law enforcement officialshere. nbc' jay gray is also there. jay joins us live now along the with a closer look at how things have gone today. jay. >> reporter: hey there, pat. you know it's a brief stop here, but getting a lot of attention right now. the presidens visiting at a time when tensions are running high on both sides of the border. president trump on the ground in southern, california. join tld joined there by protesters hoping to eclipse the harsh

ta glare of threat the president could levy strong ultimately lockdown the border. >> it would be a disaster. >> we are all humans. we deserve dignity and respect. >> reporter: the president's trip includes a round table briefing with local officials and border control agents and a stop along a newly repaired section of the wroug iron and razor wire fence here. his trip also sparking a lively dete a couple hundred yards from the >> donald trump is all about the country and he's not a racist. >> he is racist, sir. >> as long as you're white, he's about the country. >> you're wrong. he loves the latinos. kselov the dsot lehelaacno >> forth er: a h back a>>nd sure to continue after his brief visit here. and from here the president makes the short trip to los angeles for an evening fundraising dinner there. pat. >> all right, jay gray at the

border. thank you, jay. new video gives us a frightening look at the growing gun violenc problem in our city. d.c. police released it. three men pop out of a car on newcomb street southeast. this is southeast d.c. this was back in february and they just start opening fire. this video was captured on surveillance just before 2:00 in the afternoon, so broad daylight. a reward is now being offered for informaon about these three men. the victims of a deadly dhooting here in the district have been identifs two men in their early 20s. their deaths come as police havt been dealing a spike in homicide. part of a troubling trend that started late last year. ws 4's zadarcy spencer joins us live with the latest. darcy. >> reporter: well pat, we are here on nash street where this triple shooting happened just last night. right here in this apartment building. as you said, d.c. police late this afternoon released the

names of these two young men who died here. they were23 ear-old joby mcdowney and 21-year-old desmon. richardson both were shot in the hallway of the apartment building yesterday evening around 8:15. a third victim survived the shooting. he was shot in the leg. he was found in crashed car blocks away from the shooting scene. the murders happened atepsy from two schools and the deanwood rec center. >> it saddens me and it's heartbreaking. of course, coming down here and seeing so many kids outside, seeing a woman's football team havi practice at the same time and just to see that this brazen act of violenc happening in our community and a lot of people will tell you that deanwood for th most part is a peaceful counity. woo we're resilient and defiant, bue

we pretty much peaceful. >> reporter: a lot of concern in this community. d.c. police were back out here earlier today handing out fliers in the neighborhood. they're also looking to see if there's any surveillancvideo, any cameras here that may help them with this investigation. at this point no arrests have been made. pat, back to you. >> darcy. thank you. scary moment at the naval air station in virginia beach. a male sailor shot ae f sailor several times in the parking lot. officials say the shooter was quickly identified by btye secund killed. the victim is expected to be okays no identitieave yet beenle ased. investigators say the shooting was an isolated domestic incident. we have some breaking news this afternoon. comedian bill cosby says his insurance companyas settled lawsuits that seven women filed wainst him. theen claim cosby defamed them when he accused them of lying about sexual misconductti

alles. cosby says the insurance company agreed to the settlement without his permissn and that he is still pursuin his counterclaims against them. he's currently serving threeo ten years in prison on a sex assault conviction in a different case in pennsylvania. dozens of women have accused the 81-year-old o assault. cosby has dend the allegations and appealing the pennsylvania convictions. a new twist in one of this week's most bizarre stories. >> the man claiming to be a ssing boy is actually a convicted criminal. new reaction next from his >> i'm not surprised. i mean, he's nuts. >> we explore where this case goes next. plus loc parents in bind only on news 4 why one of the area's oldest schools for udents with special needs is closing its doors. and they sayrain, rain go away. well, it's here now but it will go away for theweekend.

at least most of the weekend. we've got a lot of things going on this weekend too. i've got your forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. i'll take you hour by hour, show you when all this moves out of here. we're back in 90 seconds. not 89.

. storm team 4 is tracking rain for our friday night. doug is back in just a couple of

minutes to tell us how long the rain will last, whether we're looking at soggy, soppy, rainy muddy weekend. he'll take us through the impact hour by hour throughout the afternoon and into surday morning. doug's coming up in just a few minutes. we are learng more today about the man who surfad earlier this week claiming to be a missing teenager. nbc's wendy woolfolk reports on the new charges that man now faces. >> today's charge is a remind thaeer that lying to the fbi has consequences. >> 23-year-old brian rini, an exconvict from ohio now faces federal charges for a cruel hoax based on the case of a missing illinois y. >> it extremely traumatic to the families of the missing children and diverts resources away from investigative efforts.

>> reporte rini told law enforcement he was timmothy pitzen, the 6-year-old who vanished in 20 lic11 but refuse be fingerprinted. >> when conheonted with dna results, he admitted he'd watched a recent news story about the pitzen mystery and just wanted to get away from his own family. yet for timmothy pitzen's heartbroken relatives, renewed hope. >> the coverage this has bught to tim, i hope somebody sees him. or he sees us and goes and gets orhelp. >> repr: help to solve such a painful year's long mystery. wendy woolfolk, nbc news, chicago. >> timmothy pitzen's family has had much more to say this week.

you open the nbc washington app to hear from them yourself. just search missing boy. new at 4:00, a private school in d.c. will be closing after 90 years. >> you giost get to work closely with the teachers and students and this is the first school in a while they felt like i fit in. >> it's heartbreaking and it's left us in a very difficult position, because, you know, we kind of miss the application cycle and, t'yeah,

heartbreaking. >> right now parents are trying to raise $2 million to help save the school. all right. doug is here to talk about your friday night plans. whatever they may be, they should include an umbrella. >> i would say absolutely. and? >> maybe rain boots. and a coat? >> and a drink. >> yea thatt. that's exactly what we need out there tonight. it's going to be a very night. we've got the rain out there right now. t're going to continue to see the rain over next couple hours and then it does look like by the time we're done wit dinner it should be about out of here depending on when you get doneith dinner. just about out of here around 8:00 or 9:00. my mom eats about 4:15. >> is she a midnight snacker? >> that's absolutelyarue. owl of cereal at midnight. out there right now we've got the cloud cov. those clouds continue to make their way in across our region with the rain. just a nasty day. we talked about it yesterday, a

nasty friday. 51 right now with the rain coming down. yep, temperatures in the 40s. this is whe g it realls nasty. only 46 gaithersburg. 42 in martinsburg. we've got a little wind chill at times. we have seen winds gusting 15 to 20 miles an hour. a couple of spotty dry areas, but we are dealing with the heaviest rain coming in through parts of montgomery county. right along 270 over towards the lhton area, towards gagte gaithersburg, rigg rockville as well. here's the storm system. it looks like ixisng but it's not really. we still have a lot more to go as far as the cloud cover. the rain may move out, but the clouds remain pretty much right on through the day you see what i'm talking about. all the way back to the west we've got cloud cover. that has to move through. th rain is moving through by 6:00 tonight. little bit more dry areari here. t on through about 7:00. you notice if you're going to dinner, once again, you may see

a couple of dry areas. lon't be fooled. this rain w come back out through parts of the region. byre 8:00, 9:00, wealing with showers. there's more and more dry as we go through the night. we could see this right on through early tomorrow morning, some drizzle or showers early. tomorrow's forecast, a lot of cloud cover, especially early. clouds early. some sleclearing late but a pre nice gy. goor a high of 69. some areas to the south, if you get more sun maybe south and west, temperatures would get to the 70 degree mark fairly easily. all in all not a bad afternoon. better on sunday. sun, then more clouds. i do expect mostly cloudy skies 71. a high of 77 on monday. i'm watching monday's storm. the farther sou this goes, the less chance we have for storms and more chance we have for just plain rain. if iy does s so the north, we're a little bit warmer. that would be good nls. same dn tuesday. 50% chance of showers early in the day with the high of 74.

then cooling as we head towards the middle of next week. 62 on wednesday. only 56, another chance of rain coming up next friday. that storm did move to the south. yesterday it looked like it was a bit to theth n now back into the 50s. 20 degree temperature difference based on where that storm moves on in. ri ot now all eyes the weekend and right now it's looking dry. >> thank you, doug. nextf you were looking for something to do for the weekend, tommy mcfly has some of free activities around town for your whole family. >> reporte it's a favorite for gardners in the washington area, but soon hnke's in beltsville will be closing its doors. i'm tracee wilkins. the history of thi place and what's next coming

a look at your first four fantastic and a warning for this weekend. the cherry blossoms remain at peak so expect heavy traffic and little parking near the tidal basin. because of this ohio drive remains northbound only this weekend. you want to take metro to get down there. full servicen all lines and no track work is scheduled this weekend. you can tak smithsonian station, but expect some crowding. avoiding crowds at smithsonian

might be a good idea. have a good weekend. i'll see you monday morning for news 4 today. the weekend is here and it's time tohi do som fun. >> news 4 tommy mcfly is working for your weekend. he's got a run down on what's on tap. >> reporter: perhaps the blossoms send your allergies crazy. maybe movies are in your future this weekend. that is "best of enemies". taraji henson stars in this struggle to desegregate north carolina schools. "shazam" promises to be upbeat d stephen king's remake of "pet sematary"nd will thrill a scare you. the washington auto show opens up thisnd weeke downtown d.c. with tens of thousands of square feet with brand new cars. by the way, our p for the auto show happens right

here sunday, 11:30 on ns 4. the scene at nbc washington put together this interactive map for you to get insicnd p a nondescript cherry . and it's a difference of nightd day. mirro mirror mirror, they were there before the sun comes up and the cts in different ways than when we were there in the afternoon and daylight. no matter when you check it out in old time axandria, you're going to get a different experience and you'll get more of those awesome opportunities. i'm tommy mcfly and that's what we have on tap for your weekend. >> that's what's important. it's all about the glam. >> i want to see that. >> good pictures. >> the cloud changes the color.

well, how about thrif crawl involving discounts at retailers or a bfew ? >> those are among the many events you read about in our nbc washington app. a third generation local family business closing up shop. news 4 tracee wilkins explains why. and showss the tough next steps for this maryland nursery. joe biden back in t eye in making a joke after cepting a hug today. and doug is tracking that rainy starto the weekend. rainy starto the weekend. will the next few days be a i have three kids, i work from home. so we are all on the internet at the same time. upstairs, downstairs. that's one of the things that i love about fios. my kids are doing homework or they're streaming videos.

how's homework going? you need help? my middle son, he likes to create videos and post them online. and while he's doing that i'm on video chat with the client. so that, you know, mama can make some money. the best internet is even beer at our best price. switch now and get a year of netflix on us. only on fios.

breaking right n at 4:38, a big development in the case of a 10hoear-old boy was placed in handcuffs. >> an attorney general says the boy was completely innocent. we showe thu videyou this videor this week. police handcuffed this boy because they believed he tookrt n an armed robbery. >> the video instantly sparked outrage. now the d.c. attorney general karl racine saysw a rev of surveillance video shows the boy played no role in the robbery. we're still going through thege attorneyral's statement. we're going to update you shortly. stand by for that. now to another big sry of e day. we're tracking a soggy start to the weekend. storm team 4 radar covered in rain right now and it's going to be raining all day. >> so let's get a quick update

on the a timingnd what we can expect with chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> the next couple of hours, w that's wheve got the rain coming on through the entire forecast area. just about everybody is seeingr the. most of us on the light side and that's how it will be. you need theumbrellas, probably the little purse umbrella. i don't think you need the big one. bigger deal, the rain and the colderemratures. right now we're in the low 40s in many areas. only 51 in if you're heading out, you know you've got the rain. you also know you've got cool temperatures. take the umbrell take t jacket. you will need them both right on through probably about 8:00, 9:00. then just the jacket. you might be able to put the umbrella away. i'll show y what you need for the weekend. need one of those both saturday and sunday. see you back here in a minute. now to the t controversyt has been all the talk about the 2020 presidential race this week. centered on somebody who has not even yetla decd. >> former vice president joe

biden is expected to jump into the raceon but his budding campaign hit a rough patch thisl week after sevomen accused him of unwanted physical contact. they say it wasn't xual, but it made them feel uncomfortable. susan mcginnis is tracking the story from capitol hill. >> reporter: pat, that's right. joe biden did not throw his hat into the ring today, but he did address the ausations against him. form vice president joe biden commenting plicly for the first time since several women accused h of inappropriate behavior. >> i feel badly about that. that was never my intention, ever, ever, ever. >> reporter: but he stopped short of a full ology. >> iorry i didn't understand it. i'm not sorry for any of my intentions. >> reporter: at a union gathering earlier, he made light of his situation. >> by the way, he gave me permission to touch him. >> reporter: a reference to women's clas that biden's

actions while not sexual made them uncomfortable. >> mr. biden's hand went from my shoulder and started to descend down my back. > biden tried to quell the claims with a video. >> i get it. i hear what they're saying. >> reporter: pretedent trump tweeting a parody of biden was asked whether his own accusations of sexctl miscon make him the best messenger. >> i think i'm a very good messenger. people got a kick out of. he's going through a situation. let's see what happens. >> mocking joe biden is exactly the kind of thing that's going to make mocrats, many democrats who have been critical of the vicpresident's behavior pplly around the vice president. >> reporter: bidenring today before a friendly audience. >> sometimes irehinkdent trump is a tragedy in two acts. >> reporter: yet to announc he's candidate for president but sounding a lot like one today. now, biden also said his intention has not changed. t he were to run, he will be

the last nnounce. erik >> susan, thank you. new at 4:00, a group of tenants in norwest d.c. is banning together fighting against a landlord they say is king advantage of them. most of the people living in this columbia heights building are immigrants. they say their landlord neglected the building for years. nowueroperty v in the area are rising and the landlord wants to sell to adevelope an advocacy group just stepped in to help the tenants organize and publicize their fight. >> fighting for your rights will be scary, but they are fighting back. they know that they have the law behind them and that they have tse community. >> the ten began a red strike to try to force the landlord to see their side of things. instead of paying the building's owner, residents are putting money into an escrow account. the landlord denies the allegations but directed us to his lawyer who has not responded to our interview request. for nearly 90 years,

behnke's nursery has been rted in prince george's county. t's been the go-to spot for gardeners. it blossomed into one of the largest most well-known garden centers country, but that legacy is coming to an emotional end. prince george's county beau chief tracee wilkins shows us why. >> reporter: behnke nursery on routen beltsville is the kind of garden center that nurses its customers almost as much as the plants. >> and the people care. that makes you want to come and be here because they do care. >> reporter: it'stlso w keeps employees like manager alfred miller around for decades. >> alfred has been here 57 years. longer than my grandparents. >> thank you for sharing that. >> reporter: the much-needed laughter in what's t been agh day here. yesterday the store announced they're closing. stephanie flemming's grandfather

albert behnke opened this nursery 89 years ago. >> my family is all in the 80s. this structure as beautiful as it is, some ofs these thie from the '40s and '50s. >> i'm just crushed. i've never used any othery. nurs >> reporter: customers have a connection here. cathy has been coming here since grad school. >> my kids have been coming here. it's the only nursery they know. it's ave lo, lovely place. >> reporter: the news is hard for old customers and new ones. sking a we were question about a picture i brought in of the plant and he was able to identify it by the picture and tell m if it was the right plant for my ot. you don't find that anywhere else. >> reporter: if you have a behnke's giftcard, now is the time to use it. they're honoring those before they close. right now that's going to be

sometime in june. they don't have an exact date yet. i'm tracewilkins, news 4. >> hard to believe. it's a community staple. >> it won't be the same without cathkathie lee gifford has raised herast champagne glass. her last day was full of laughs and tears as well. >> barry manilow, one of her vorite guests. he surprised her with flowers and sang a duet with her and then her colleagues and family joined her on stage for one finalime. you can open our nbc washington app for a look back at kathie lee's career and memorable noemts noem moments on the show. >> absolutely. a woman who is bold and one who ieeply admire. >> many will be missing kathie lee. in a few minutes we

introduce you to the school administrator changing livesn northern virginia. >> he's just amazing. he's got time for everybody. >> how this week's harris heroes is shining spotlight on students with special need. plus ever feel like amazon is taking over the world? brace yourself for their next expansion. and a rainy nheht as we take a live look outside. what does this storm mean for the weekend and what comes aer ft?

i'm chuck bell and it is spri ringtime and that means it is kitten season. it's the time when many shelters become overwhelmed with unwanted kittens. jennifer is herel to t you how you help them with all these kittens.ht >> that's r so in the springtime we see an explosion of kittens, about three times we normally have in the winters. mon and so what the community can do to help is of course adopt and then ifng you're willio take in some cute kittens like this, we could always use foster patnts. >> wha is meowd.c.? >> it's the inauguralev cat t. we have 50 vendors selling all kinds of really great cat stuff for you a your cats. d it's at dock five union market 10:00 to 5:00 on april

27th. >> thank you very much for coming in. these are availle for fostering now. once they reach two months and two pounds old, they'll be available for adoption. you can get more guy going t their website. >> tha>s, chuck. nbc 4 and telemundo 44 will once again be working to clear the shelters this summer. on august 17th, many of the shelters will wave or discount fees so we can help find good homes for animals in their care. for more just search clear the shelters in our nbc washington app. if it seems to like you amazon hasan its in just about everything, add internet service to the list. the company islanning to launch more than 3,200 satellites to provide high speea band internet service. they call it project hyper and it could be a way to provide connectivity to underserved communities. no word yet on the timing or

vailability of this new service. snapchat just added a new feature today. a series of six new games called snap games. friends can play in real time and you can send written voice messages through theame as well. there is a racing game, a shooting game, a wor game. you find them all in the snapchat. snapchat app. say that teena times. >>hat app. as much time as we spend online, you'd think we'd have a opinion of big tech. >> as this nbc news journal" poll show, it's actually the opposit cultures askedowh h distrust internet companies with personal information. those polls trust amazon andgo le the most and then the government and then facebook the least. >> americans are divided o how the government should deal with big tech companies.

47% say lawmakered ss should br thany up. shining the spotlight on a local school administrator to include students with special needs. >> his effts to get the entire school involved earning him the title of harris's hero. i just checked. still raining out there for a couple more hours. we'll talk about when it means for tonight for dinner. yomorrow we have a cherr

if you are just joining us 4:45, let's get you caught up with four things to know. president trump iat the u.s./mexico border in calexico, cafornia. he is meeting with border patrol agents and touring a newly rebuilt section of fencing that he says will help stop illegal immigration. a fiery crash killed two people on i-295 overnight.de

three cars col because of a wrong way driver near howard one of those caught fire and shut down the southbound lanes for about five hours. three other people were injured the crash. breaking here in the lnut couple of s, d.c.'s attorney general says the 10-ye in handcuffs was completely innocent. d.c. police handcuffed the boy because they believed he took part in an armedobry. the attorney general says that is not the case. we're going to have more from the a.g. at the top of the hour. and there is rain all over the storm team 4 radar. it's anotheroggy start to the weekend. but what you can't see, how chilly it is out there right now. doug is b ak in just couple of minutes to tell us when we warm up. and when we get a break from the rain. so you probably remember the name of your favorite teacher. one educator in prince william county is still very much a part of many students memories. >> assistant principal davpa

sh is this week's harris's hero. heeon harris. >> surprises aren't the kind of thipg assistant pri david harris is used to. he's usually o the o to make others smile. >> it really put s ale on everyone's face. he makes everyone's day. >> i want it to be all students missions to not let a day go by where you don't smile at other people. if someone is sitting alone, greet them, invite them to sit with you. that's the most important part of the culture. he >> that's why his co-worker nominated him to be a hero. >> he's just amazing. he's got time for everybody. >> mr. parish as the students call him is one a kind. he goes out of his way to spend time with all studts, including those with special needs. >> he was the greatest hunter alive. >> i think there's so muchte ial there. there's so many opportunities fothose student to be involved

in the school. s tinnd and a group of >> wherent etuverybodedy can fe welcome and be a part of this incredible community. r the club brings toget special needs and general education students. >> we have movie and pajama nighar kke night, laser tag. he when he's not making his rounds around school building, you can probably find him meeting with students in his office. his secretaryom says that days there are so many people in his office there isn't room for all em. >> it brings it down to their level. they're able to communicate with thor heisey're a colorblful sweater vests. >> like any other little collection t ki collection, it kind of grows is becomes something goof >> and joking with other teachers where this day they all dressed up the same. >> the most important thing'r i professional. >> just another reason why coming to work is such a delight. >> it's up there right after my family. place. very special

i'm very privileged to work here. it's such a wonderful time in life. it's such an opportunity to create some beautiful memories.s >> that leon harris reporting. if you have a hero you'd like to ominate, head our nbc washington app and just search harris's heroes. >> congratulations, mr. parish. doug, are the cherry blossoms going to survive the weeken >> i think they are. it's a pretty good weekend for cherry blossom watching. not today. it is nasty today. you normally see people down there. not tode. weot a parade tomorrow, happening tomorrow at 10:00t a.. rinow, though, nasty. 51 degrees. 50 degrees by 7:00. just showers remaining through about 7:00, 8:00, maybe 9:00. 's rather chilly too. anytime you're this rather damp, it makes things feel that much colder. you need the jacket and not the coat. l7 leesburg, 46 in leesburg.

a very c evening across our region. there's the rain once again area not a whole lot down here towards southern maryland. down around fredericksburg. just shower activity but in and around the d.c. metro area. we talked about the rain during the evening rush. here it is. we've got it everywhereal right g 66, 395, 495, 50, annapolis right on down 301 over towards 2 r. 29ht here. anything else? anybody got one? 15, yep, 15. you got sace rain b there too. it's just about everywhere. it's going to be there for the hours.uple of the whole system is trying to move three. it's a very slow mover. there's not a whole lot to kick it out of here. what we'll see is continued cloud cover tonight throughom earlyrow. if you're heading downtown towards the tidal basin, it's really not too bad. take the j 55 degrees. a little on the cool side. 58 by noon. the parade starts at 10:00, goes

down constitution avenue between 9th and 15th. if you want to get down there during the day, 10:00 to 12:00 is the parade. by the time it's done that's when we start to break out of the clouds and the longer we go. i really think we're getting into nice weather. ytemperature around 64 3:00. then i think the temperatures kind of shoot up as a result ofe some sunsh during the afternoon. that's why i've got a high of 69 7 maybe 71 on your sunday. looking pretty good sunday. if you have games, kids have games, b looking goodh saturday and sunday. especially for baseball games sunday. soccer games, n problem either day. i know my daughter's got a soccer game on saturday. soccer we'll get through. baseball might have an issue early in the morning tomorrow because of the rain that we've seen, but the afternoon game is okay. sunday's games arebeoing t okay. monday high temperature of 77. 74 on tuesday. chance of storms on monday. we'll be watching that system closely. could maybe have thunderstorh activity wit, especially in the southern zones. 62 wednesday.

67 on another chance of showers coming up on friday. we go back into the 50s unfortunately as w head towards next weekend, but at least it's a dry weekend for watching another potentially big rain maker as we head into next week. i don't like the 50s we've got there. i like the 70s. i mentioned the kids playi this weekend. it's my first baseball game in nine years. i'm actually getting out there -- >> wait. you? >> yeah. not the kids game you. >> i put it away because the had the kids. now the kids o a enough. >> tell them don't hit the money maker. protect the face. >> and come back to work on monday in one piece. >> you got it. all right. so this week our consumer team is working for you, helping you save on clege. >>next, what about technical schools? susan shares tips on where to find the money to pursue your career. first a look at what's new w jim anddy are in the newsroom. >> we are following some new developments in a story wegh

br you earlier this week. >> a 10-year-old boy put in handcuffs and arrted. youay recall this scene. tonight new reaction from d.c.'s attorn general abo what police did right and what they did wrong re. also the auto show is in town. are you thinking of upgrading yo car? do you buy or do you lease? >> even if you're not buying, go down there. it's fun. r consumer reporter susan hogan is looking at which option best. we'll see you with those stories and a good deal more on a busy and a good deal more on a busy friday ande. a wet z388qz z16fz

y388qy y16fy

we're really close. super close. y388qy y16fy but we don't live together anymore. we still do everything together, like stream shows on netflix. we have a system to watch it all at the same time. get ready, so we'll pick up 1,2,3 go. i think i was fastest? that was the same time!we and sin're on fios, there's pretty much no lag for any of us.dy noisses anything. nobody misses anything unless they fall asleep. like angel. tte best internet is even with a year of netflix on us. switch now for our best price. only on fios.

tnchts y if you are joining us, storm team 4 is tracking rain. kind of a nastyre chilly out t right now. doug is back in less than two minutes with wha the rest of the weekend. so all week we have been working for you, helping you plan for college. >> technical schools may be lese expensive, but still require a sizable financial investment. >> consumer reporter susan hogan has details on where to find the money to pursue your career. >> most students who attend chnical schools rely on the combination of financial aid and also loans. that's because when it comes to grants and scholarships, it's pretty limited for these students. like student heading off to

four year colleges and university, every technical student should fill outiche free applation for federal student aid or fafsa. there are two federal direct loans available to students. both offer low interest rates, sy repaymentplans, and a six month grace period after graduation. trade school students may ceive pell grants and other federal grants byre applying through fafsa. if you don't look out there, you can always consider private student loans that generally come with h interest rates and strict repayment plans. however, some lendersike wells fargo and sally mae offer loans for students enrolled in career training programs, many w lower interest rates and flexible repayment plans. you can see all of our stories on our nbc washington app. click on nbc responds under the main menu. >> a lot of great advice to help students andntollege stu save some money.

jim and wendy. ff stotu stay right there. right now at 5:00,rong way wreck. two people dead, another chaotic crash crippled d.c. traffic. news 4 examines how our aging infrastructure is taking a toll on commuters. . plus from promise to heartbreak. >> my heart goes out to the family of timmothy pitzen. i can only imagine the kind of pain that they have been through. >> an ex-convict arrested in a missing boy hoax. why did he do it? the suspect's brother dishes. and don't leaf us. >> i'm just crushed. i've never used any other nursery. >>e're heartbroken as well. >> the tributes to a local nursery closing its doors after nearlyine decades. >> announcer: news 4 atgi 5:00 with breaking news.

first at 5:00 tonight, innocent. >> a rare statement this evening from d.c.'s top attorney saying that 10-year-old boy who was placed in handcuffs never should have been. detain >> video of this incident went viral earlier this week. erika gonzalez joins us at the live desk with the attorney general's atement today. you said it, wendy. the video set off a firestorm on social media oveee thend and we blurred it to protect the boy's identity. d.c. police placed the 10-year-old inandcuffs because they believed that he had taken part in an armed robbery near union station. now d.c. attorney general karl racine says that is not true. he says his office reviewed surveillance video that the crime and there is no ovidence that this boy had anything to with the robbery. totally innocent are the words that racine uses. the statement goes on to say, quote, i am speaking to you day to publicly exonerate this young person and to stress the

importance of the laws which protect the confidentiality of all the young peoe involved in our justice system, both victims and offenders. heoueeded a order to make the statement because district laws protect theia confidety of juveniles in the justice system. family and friends of the 10-year-old were scheduled to hold a protest tonight. news 4ace benson plans on being there. it wasn't the bt of days to get out there but that didn't st some people from heading out to take in the beautiful cherry blossom. >> take a look at the storm team 4 radar. there is more rain coming into the region. a lot of green there. when is this going to move out of the region? ll>> unfortunately, it's here for the next couple of hours. here we are on a friday night and we're looking for withet an very cool just in time for