i can customize each line for soeach family member?e yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a year. are you pullin' my leg? nope. you sure you're not pullin' my leg? i think it's your dog. oh it's him. good call. customize each line and choose to pay by the gig or getunlimited. do you guys sell other dogs? now that's simple, easy, awesome. and since xfinity mobile comes with xfinity internet, you can save hundreds a year. get $250 back when you buy a new samsung galaxy. click, call, or visit a store today. remembering maryland house speakerhael bush. the long time lawmaker died today at the age of 72. >> champion of education.

>> people that knew him best describe speaker busch's legacy. also she was a lightning rod of controversy in the face of the child separation policy. tonight dhs secretary kirstjen nielsen is out as the trump administration deals with increasing desperation at the border. >> tringtes pou in tonight for a popular and well-known maryland lawmaker. good evening. i'm erika gonzalez. speaker michael busch is the state's longest serving speaker, died today at the age of 72. darcy spencer shows us how colleagues are remembering him. >> it's a terribly sad and soer day for maryland. >> congressman jamie raskin served in the maryland senate and worked with mike busch to pass marriage equality legislation and heabollish death penalty and strengthen the environmental law. >> he wasot one o those liberals in it to make a point

and lose the batele. he w to win. he always figured out a way to do . >> lawmakers from montgomery and prince george's county called him a great leader whose background as a speaker and coach helped him understand what was important and to be a mentor for young people. >> the state is so muc better off because of speaker mike bush. >> he is a montgomery county counselman and former delegate. he said he would unite democrats from all over the state. >> very little in common and he would get people to feel like they were all part of the same state and it wasy rea remarkable. >> delegate michael jackson shares the prince george's county delegation. he says busch not only encouraged him to run but campaign for him. >> as a leader he would let everyone k tw i'm going toe the lead on this and this is why this is goodor maryland a

not just saying i'm the leader so you need to follow heme. ied on the last day of the general assembly session. busch played an critical role getting legislation passed. >> we had a great leader and what he has lead us on and make us get through tomorrow. >> darcy spencer,ews 4. >> governor larry hogan called today a profoundly sad day for the state saying busch carried deeply about the people of maryland. hed speaker busch and i came from different sides of the aisle but we often came together in the interest of the people of maryland. served with the decency and good nature of a teacher, a coach, and a family man. i was honored to know him and to work closely with him. >> she has worked with sch

sinc 2010. even as a member of the other party, he always treated everyone with respect. >> coach busch. he coached some of the members in the chamber. so we broughth him that sense of caring and created comrade ri within the numbers. of course we disagreed on things and he always gave us a chance t. present our arguments and have a disagreem >> we caught up with maryland attorney general and the two were elected to the house of delegates on the same day back in 86. >> the house can be quite stayed or quite lively. humor a great sense of and a lot of fans and there were moments on the floor where he would bring everyone toaughter or t a smile.

he that was long before became speaker or committee chair. >> look for complete coverage of the passing of michael busch here and online. we'll have new informati regarding public memorials or plans to pay tribute to busch starting tomorrow morning and read more from his current and former colleagues in our nbc washington app. now to breaking news out of the white house thisevening. president trump announcing on twitter that homeland secretary kirstjen nielsen is gone. the move comes amid mr. trump's frustration over the rising number of apprehensions at the southern border. >> nbc news learned department of homeland security secretary si kirstjen nielsen was asked to the white house and asked to re-sign. the presidentaid homeland security kirstjen nielsen will be leaving her position.

i'm pleased to announce that kevin will become acting secretary. >> it's a collosal surge and it's overwhelming our immigration system and we can't let that happen. >> nielsen had been in the post since 2017. her ten had been controversial. overseeing the immigration agenda that included the separation of thousands ofes famit the southern border. in a tweet she submitted her resignation and thanked the president for the opportunity to serve in hra adminion. nbc news. >> just minutes ago secretary nison tweeted she agreed to stay on through wednesday because she wants to makethure key dhs missions are not

impacted. nielson took or homeland security in december of 2017 and ran into trouble about a month into office. testifying before congress, she refused to say whether president trump referred to certain countrs as blank hole countries. even though she was in the room she didn't know if norway was a pry.ominantly white coun in june she tweeted the ot have aation did child separation policy even though thousands of children had been taken from their families. and last december, two migrant children died while in the custody of customs and border protection. in a court filing, just this past week,he trump administration said that it may take twontears to iy the thousands of children separated from their loved ones. expect a week of showdowns between the white house and congress.t democrats w to see president trump's tax returns by wednesday. acting white house chief staff mick mulvaney down saying that's not going to

happen. house democrats filed a formalr request the treasury department asking for six years worth of the president's tax returns. the white house is already asury department to block that. >> they knew they were not going to get these taxes. they know what the law is. they know one of the fundamental principles of the irs is to protect the confidentiality of me anddyou and everybolse that files taxes. >> this is legitimate authority that the congress has. >> democrats are also gearing up for a fightr getting the full unredacted mueller report. william barr promised to release a redacted version ts month. >> an american woman has been rescued fere days a she and her guide were abducted in uganda. they were ambushed during a safari drive in queen elizabeth

national park. theirto c held them for half million dollar ransom. officialsay now she is safe and unarmed. the safari company behind t tour paid a handsome. >> let's go ahead and get straight to the radar. as he pexpected light to modera showers are pushing through our region. here's the deal. we have this rain. it's going to be out of here by daybreak but we could be talking heavier ra tomorrow.derstorms we'll time it out. for now back to you. >> thank you.

coming up next, community members demanding action after a montgomery county police officer was killed in a deadly police shooting. what activists say need to change. >> many of youenjoyed peak bloom but one group fears the days of snapping shots of the trees could be running out and thgroup vais ready to take it's fight to congress. >> just ahead onfi sports l, we're talking playoffs. the caps getting ready to defend the cup. she gives us her keys andte on am picture day, we put the caps thrstgh the te name that little cap. plus, uva one stepway from a national title. ll take you inside the ca locker room before the biggest nigh of their careers. who is staying up with us? that's on sports final right after the news right here on nbc 4. 4. ke you in a fi have thrs, 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.

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we've been following sad newsry in nd. michael busch died at the age o2 he passed away after his conditions related to a bout with pneumonia worsened. he served as speaker since 2003 but for complete coverage on news 4 today starting at 4:00 a.m. there are new calls for reform in connection to a fatal shooting last summer involving a montgomery county police fi ofcer. >> a montgomery county police investigation revealed the officernvolved in the shooting death of robert white was lawful and justified in the use of

deadly force. members of the justice coalition are calling for >> we find this report disturbing. we find that it raises more questions than it answers. >> this is video from the scene last summer m thent after white was shot. neighbors at this rally say the 41-year-old w well-known in their community. always walking the area. >> if we were doing community policing thee officer would h recognized robert white. he would have known who he was. >> cmunity members say white was racially profiled that day in june when he was stopped but poay white attacked ther offi who also believed white was armed. >> we believe that mr. white had the rig to take a walk in his neighborhood and to wear whatever clothing he wanted to wear even i his jacket was ripped. we also believe he had a right to move his hands howevere

wanted to move his hands. >> white did not pull a weapon the officers but they found a folding knife in his pocket. >> befor theindings of the investigation were released the officers was already cleared in wrong doing b the investigation of the state's attorney's office w neighboring howard county. >> we'reking to learn more about a shooting that left two men dead in prince george's county. shs were heard just after midnight and when officers got there they found two men that had been shot. one of them died at the scene. the other later at the hospital. police have not released their nameset or any details or possible motives in that shooting. >> every spring organ donar recipients celebrate being given the gift of life. thiss gathering at the national presbyterian church at northwest d.c. it's a chance to thank the milies of their donors that live on because of their

generous gift. >> we're very thrild and honored that he was able to se so many lives. he was a very kind and generous man in life and in death. >> these are the peoe that donated their organs so that we could live. >> the washingtona reg transplant community organizes these donor family gathers every year. as huge crowds enjoy the cherry blossoms there's a renewed effort to make sure that the titleba n is preserved for future generations. the aerosparea faces an uncerta future if improvements are not made. >> they have come to enjoy the blossoms. thousands ofpl p descend upon them each year at this time. >> there's over $500 million in deferred maintenance here. >> if something isn't done soon the days are numbered.

>> it's a gradual process but there.mes are >> it completely submerged the sidewalk that people were trying to walkon. >> the roots of the beloved tree sometimes so are the branches. last week the national trust foi oric reservation launched the campaign to save the title basin. and what b tter timen when all the potential supporters are here. >> you can send a friend and then a pledge online that you can show public support for. >> besides the informational campaign they're branching out their effort to capitol hill. >> we're coming to congress with five solutions from world renowned architects and f engineers fe options that could be funded to fix this place for future generations. >> the water has risen a whole foot. that's remarkable. that's real. >> i've seen the walk way go under water and wanted something

to happen to make it better. it's conceivablehat they could change drastically and not for the tter. >> all right and after what is probably one of the most gorgeous weekends in recent memory we have to start getting readyhe work week. >> it's going to be a bumpy start. >> it's not going to be saturday and nday. >> not at all. a lot more clouds in the area. it's going to be warm outthere. now situated up toward northern

county and you look back west. but notice howhey're more spotty in thnature. should be out of here by earlyrn tomorrow g. so starting off your monday you're starting off dry. at least by 00 or 9:00. toward the afternoon, that's where things change. we have showers and threatsor storms. what time are they rolling in? i got the future casthen . 10:00 a.m., dry, sunshine breaking out there and then we move toward the evening. i'm going to put the window between 5:00 and 7:30 at nwhht e we could see the more active coming through the area. the threat for storms is south. down toward southern maryland that's where we could see storms that end up being on the strong side as well.

so here's a look at you planner. condion starting off few showers at 6:00 a.m. but not 00d. by 9:, sunshine breaking through. thnt driving through and conditions through the afternoon and evening. the storms will besolated in nature and what you'll be seeing may be a little bit of damaging winds. okay? now let's talk about the rest of the week. when is the t best time see the cherry blossoms this week. that's when you'll get dry conditions. temperatures in the 60s. what about the car wash? i also say go on wednesday as far as getting things dhee aroundouse tomorrow is the day to do it and here is why.

tuesday temperatures in the upper 70s near 80 as wellr afhat we're over the hump there. we'll quite things down. y nice. i'm liking what i am seeing. thank you. >> still ahead, it's final time

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the round schedule. begins thursday night here in d.c. p 7:. puck drop. saturday we got an early one. 3:00 p.m. here on nbc 4. how about that? and then off to 3 and 4 on thursday. and it's finally the best time of the year, playoff time its a great season for everybody. won another division. put us all in another very, very good opportunity to do something really special again. so the guys are really excited that it's finally here.

>> bases loaded in the second. helping out his own case takes it through the gap. run comes ino score. get this, the first run scored and he knocked it in. he brings them home. three run ot. up 12-1. the bulro pen pblems continued. they gave up 8s run in the final innings. nats win 12-9. up next, brycend harper the phillies. wizards visiting the knicks. it's been a long season. >> this is how i actuay normally -- let's hang in there. cobody slapped bradley beals hand.

on guy. knocking down the triple. taking a two point lead. new york, however, would eransw. final chance for thes, wizard down three. that's how the season has been going. knicks beat the wiz 11110. in tampa, the women's national championship game between notre me and baylor. we'll pick it up wonh 10 secds to play. tied at 80, jackson drives and gets i fall. the prince george's county native with 26 points. that's three seconds left. the irish down two, last year she was the hero. two game winning shotsfi in the nal four. she misses the free throw. she made the second one but that was different. wins 82-81. it's the third title in school history for the lady bears and

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