house speaker michael bush. >> new vacancies in a trump jalready withs to fill. new reporting about tension between the president and the outgoing homeland security secretary curkirstjen nielsen. >> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we're tracking rain and thunderstorms on storm team 4 radar. >> we have watnd warnings all to ourftouth this aernoon in virginia. now they're into southern maryland. >> let's get right tot with chief meteorologist doug utmmerer. what's going on there? >> we have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 7:00. charles county, st. mary, calvert county as well as king george. let's get to theyoadar. can see area wide rain really from winchester over towards baltimore, down to the south. where the strong storms are all in towards southern maryland right now back in towards virginia, you see that line that has formed here and i want t show you these little blue areas here, these are wind gusts. mark 58 mile an hour wind gusts

reported at the naval academy. 55 right alo the potomac. this one 58 mile per hour wind. this storm makg i way towards the leonardstown area. n you live any of these counties, calvert county, especially into calvert, st. mary, you folks are really going to be in on it. same thing with k ggrge. we're seeing a lot of lightning. heads up over the next few hours. the strongesttorms exiting the area over the next hour or so and behind it we continue to see showers and bigger changes as well coming through the next another colds as front moves our way tomorrow. se you back here in just a minute. >> doug, thank you. now to an isis-style attack foiled at national harbor. >> he had been inspired by the truck attacks we've seen overseas. >> it all started last month h wh left work in germantown. authorities say he stole a u-ha in alexandria before winding up in national harbor

whe he allegedly wanted to run down asany pedestrians as possible. u>> pat collins joi live with the latest details. pat. >> reporter: leon, he's a computer engineer who really wants to be a terrorist. but he didn't have any guns. he didn't have any explosive he didn't have any weapons training. so he decides to steal a truck. his inspiration, an isis bastille dayack on in 2016. a cargo truck ram sboss into a of people. 86 dead. hundreds injured. they say he t wanted do something like that here at outional harbor. something that draw substantial media attention. words from a would-be terrorist. i was just going to keep driving

and driving. i wasn't going to stop. the fbi says he had no escape plan. they say he intended to die killing others for his cause. the suspect 28-year-old rondel henry, a computer engineer. they say for more than two years he harbored hatred for those who didn't practice the muslim faith. they say he stole this u-haul van in alexandria and planned to drive it into a crowd of people harbor.nal they say he stole the van because he thought his san wouldn't exact the same catastrophic damage he desired. henry worke for the hughes network systems in germantown. he lived in an apartment nearby. a neighbor says the fbi saercead

his home last week. he described her encounters with henry this way. every time you went out to work at 6:00 in the morning he would be coming home? >> yeah. he wasn't here over the night. >> reporter: did you ever talk to him? >> i said good morning to him. >> reporter: and he replied? >> hehi went like and that's it. >> reporter: no words? >> huh-uh. >> reporter: did y find him to be somewhat unusual? >> he scared me. >> reporter: tonight henry's being held without bond. there's a court hearing scheduled in the case tomorrow. leon, back to you. >> all right. pat. you, pat collins reporting live. a somber tonen annapolis today as the end of maryland'ss legislativion turn sboss into a day of mourning. house speaker mike b elch died over the weekend. he was the longest serving we're hearing a tribute from maryland governor. darcy spencer is in annapolis with more. >> repter: the maryland flag flies at half staff over the

statehouse inol a. inside lawmakers try to go about th last day of the general assemb session without their leader. hous speaker mike busch died sunday after battling pneumonia. >> there being 1en members pr the house is now in session. >> reporter: it was the first time since 23 that busch did not preside over the house. that's when hundreds of bills are passed before the clock strikes midnight and the session is over. >> a sad day for not only the maryland general assembly but for the state of maryland. >> reporter: there were terry eyes and hs on the house floor. bracelets saying iron mike aced on every desk. the speaker pro tem had to fill busch's shoes o this day. she wore her sneakers as a tribute to busch. he always wore his. >> he no matter what your status, you know, the highest ranking president on down to the

cu custodyial staff, they were people. >> he was a former teacher and fo he was a respected leader who could get things done from the budget to education to the environment to marriage equality. many credit him with pushing through some of the state's most important priorities. maryland governor larry hogan said busch was true leader. >> these petty political squabbles don't mean a heck of a lot when it's time. republicans and democrats are all goingo come together definitely tonight but hopefully n the future to say let's remember the spirit of mike busch. >> reporter: there will be a special joint session of the maryland general assembly tonight at 11:30. they're going tobu payte and remember speaker mike busch. in annapolis, darcy spencer, news 4. more breaking news this time from an improvised explosive device or ied killedic four ams today and also injured three u.s. service members. onan americany hit the roadside bomb near bagram air base in kabul.

bagram is the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. this is file video from that base in 2016. we're still waiting to get the first images from the attack site. of the four americans killed, three were u.s. sermembers. one was a contractor. u.s. and nato forces say the wound have been evacuated to receive medical care. the taliban is claiming or responsibilityhis attack. here at home the big shakeup at homeland security is attracting attention. >> the president is replacing secretary kir st-- by the end o the week they will notirave cod leaders in several key roles. >> tonight the republican chairman of the senate homeland security committee told nbc news he is concerned about what he qu calls, e, a growing void of leadership at dhs. >> blayne alexander joins us to break it all down. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein is cling the

vacancies a threat to national security. part of the nate's role is advise and consent. some critics say by putting people in these positions that are not senate confirmed, even if just on a temporary basis, the president is actually giving himself more leverage in these departments. all of this comes as president trump increases his frustration the border. the dartment in charge of securing the southern border is without a permanent leader. homeland security secretary kirsen nielsen has resigned under pressure from president trump. >> i share the goal of securing the borderon i willnue to support all efforts to address the humanitarian and security crisis on the border. >> reporter: the preside announcing her departure on twitter over the weekend briefly tweeting h thanks. his frustration with nielsenyi intens in recent months.ne nbc has lethe president wanted to reinstate the policy of separating families at the border. nielsen resists. >> she has said legally he just can't do it.

the president got irate and i'm hearing there wereea hted exchanges. >> what we did do was we appli the law equal three anybody who broke it. >> reporter: her resignation comes just two days after traveling to the border with president trump. taking her place, kevin mcaleenan. msaving his post at and usbordtoer protection vacant. >> that breaking point has arrived this week at our >> today secret service director randolph texas alles is also out. an administration official says it's part of planned changes froughout the department homeland security. president trump has named somebody to take over the secret service department. his name is james murray. he is a career member of the secret service and he is seto take the position next month. a conservative republican in our are iseported to be a

candidate to become secretary nielsen's permanent replace pent. ken kuchinelli, he ran unsuccessful for governor. they are reporting he is undera considerion to lead homeland security. his nomination would have some support in congress. at the republican national convention in 2016, he led t effort t win delegates for senator ted cruz. days later cruz refused endorse the trump campaign during a prime-time convention speech and the crowd turned hostile on him. he quickly escorted the senator's wife out of the if you remember that scene. more on other vacancies at the highest evels of government. there are unfilled jobs at the top of department of defense and interior. the united nations ambassador post still unfilled. the head of the small business administration is stepping down soon. >> with those departures, just three women will remain in the president's cabinet. haspel, tor gina

transportation secretary elaine chow and education secretary betsy devos. a mystery is unfolding in the woods in a southeast d.c. neighborhood that could involve ltiple murders. news 4 has learned the remains found in aooded area near alabama avenue on saturday could be connected tone or more.ma rk segraves broke the news this afternoon. police have a lot of evidence to hrk with. >> reporter: it wae in these seemingly tranquil woods in southeast d.c. just off alabama avenue where the gruesome discory was made. human remains lying at the base of thisree. here was skeletal remains. it was advanced stages of pretty much skeletal remains. >> the remains had a gunshot wound in the base of the skull. and appear to be those of an adult male. they were found in plain view just a few stepsrom this area which is littered with empty bottles whe people appear to gather from time to time.

now according to multiple sources familiar with this investigation, when police got to the scene here, they found a wealth of evidence including a loaded handgun, identification that could be the victim's. the chief medical examiner is now trying to determine whether this was a suicide or a homicide. if those sources tell us that the person that they believe i thtim is someone who was reported missing late last year and wasanted for at least one murder. those remains were found in these woods in the hillcrest nehborhood on saturday. sources tell news 4 the identifition found on the remains belonged to a man who was a suspect in as many a three murders and that the u.s. marshals had an open warrant for hisrrest. today d.c. police confirmed u.sa mas office is now working on the case as well. >> there was some things that were recovered from the scene and partti of the investi where we're all working on this case together. we're doing some preliminary things to try to identify who the person is. obviously w to go through

some dna issues, et cetera. we'll work ver closely with the mal examiner on that. > police have not released the name. they're waiting until the medical examiner can confirm that it matches human remains. normally safe neighborhood is rattled ttonight. >>hat's right. a young child nearly struck by bullets that come flying inside home. just ahead here, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey speaks to nervous residents. she's got the lates for the shooter. and new trouble after a local assisted livingenter after delays in reporting a sexual abuse allegation. coming up next we take a closer look at the legacy of michael busch and who could be in line to replace him as speaker in maryland. tom sherwood alrdy siteati

. a lot of emotionen as the re state of maryland remembers michael busch. >> he served in the house of legates since 1987, serving as speaker since 2003, leaving a legacy behind that stretches across three decades. >> during his 32 year career, he helped draft and pas laws tackling everything from gun control to health care. >> to give us some perspective, r old friend and political analyst, former news 4 personality here, tom sherwood. good to see you again. >> happy to be here. >> let's start with the impact that busch had. >> he was the longest serving speaker in maryland for a reason. he both had the right attitude and he knew how to count votes. he liked to win, but he knew how to compromise. you mentioned some of the issues.

i had to write them down. there were so many. he said he wanted to bemb reed for education and all the effort to get more state moneyed for ation. he also was a huge supporter of the chesapeake bay, the chesapeake bayon founda they were heartbroken that he has died. president trump is trying to take moneyway from that program. that's a big issue. and theec omy, he didn't even like slots. maryland is now the b place in the world with six casinos. he didn't like sls. he was worried that all these promises that the money would ge to helpcation would not really go there. and even in this legislative session, that has prufb to oven true. very strong guy help very nice. he liked to sit around andtalk, but he could also pull the trigger when he had to. >> we saw the speaker pro tem putting on her sneakers. >> because he did. long se. >> yeah. who literally will fill his

shoes do you think going down the road? he speaker pro tem has been in charge for this. she's considered one of the potentials. prince george's dell taegate de davis who busch was a mentor for hi andelped bring him along in the power structure of the house. he's considered. also baltimore city delegat maggie mcintosh who oversees the budget. there are other potential candidates. if they don't pick a speaker ght away, the house democratic caucus has to meet, pick someone, and then the governor will have to call a scial session of the legislature. if for some reason the government doesn't call a special ssion, they'll do it , nu or twoar yjaears so the delegates being very

respectful of the speaker, have been jockeying, quietly. i don't think it will take too long to find>> out. e'll talk to you after it happens. >> speaker busch, he will be all right. well, work in annapolis will last all the way until midnight tonight as lawmakers take some last minute votes before the ens of this ltive session. one thing they've already done is to override governorarry hogan's veto of a bill that would protect five oyster sanctuaries. speake speaker busch championed the original bill. they will pay tribute to busch tonight. governor hogan will be participating. doug is busy watching some of the first thunderstorms we're seen so far this season. >> first severe thunderstove warning wot out there. our first 80 degree day. that did prompt some thunderstorms out there. you see the storms in towards southern maryland, towards the northern neck of virginia as

well. just plain rain fro d.c. back to the west around winchester. falling.t it's fairly light around the d.c. metro area and points to the north around leesburg, parts ofdo gaithersburg. to the south is where we're seeing the heavy rain. in and around waldorf, but especially this line right here you see this line coming througt leonn, coming through southern portions of calvert county right on back in towards king george county. heads up if you're in these areas. i want tohow you where the warnings are. still king george. i'm not too worried aout little anndel. you can see the lightning associated with these are well south of where that warning is. they may takee that out of warning. calvert county over towards st. mary, look across the bay here over towards the cambridge area. we're tracking these storms as they move off towards the east. they mean business. we're seen winds gusting 50 to 60 with these storms as they

move on through. the whole line making its way as well. everybody in the pink here, those are severe thunderstorm watches including parts of the easternshore, down towards norfolk, in towards parts of the carolinas.ur none of area is under a severe thunderstorm watch.ho however, we did get the warning. then we track a couple more t stormsorrow, one way to the north. that one is actually moving our way tomorrow afternoon as cold front. tonight's storm, however, moving out. 8:00, still seeing aide showers. if you're heading to dinner, make sure you take the umbrella just in case. 11:30 we sai see a little break. you see some shower activity through 3:00 a.m. by the time we're wakin up heading to school, getting the kids out the door looking okay. 7:30 dry conditions. just cloud cer from time to time. we will see more sunshine tomorrow. g a pretty predict nice day tomorrow. a high of 23 again. that's ahead of our next cold ont. that brings in an isolated

chance of shower or thunderstorm in theal afternoon. isolated. only about 20%. 65 degrees on wednesday. sef 70 degre on thursday. friday a high temperature of 76. a good chance of rain in the afternoon, maybe thunderstorm activity too. the weekend half and half. 73 on saturday. saturday looks great. look at sunday, though. a chance of rain with a high of only 56. northeast wind, that is awedge, cold air damning type system. that gives us much cooler weather and then weo start break out in toward the middle of next week. right now, 83 tomorrow. yeah, we'll take that. you know what? i'll takee 65 and sunsh all day too. wednesday is looking really nice. >> you will not be alone with that one. we'll all take at. >> thank you, doug. >> m oneore game. fans in the way of glory for the uv amen b uva men'ketball team. we hear from the fans counting down to tip off. and we all woot to lk younger, rit?

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the virginia men's basketball team is one game away from the ultimate redemption. >> that's right. you remember what happened last year. >> how can we >> the worst of all possible worlds. one year ago they made histo becoming the first number one seed ever to get bounced from am the ncaa tout in the first round by a 16 seed. well, tonight they are one win away from their first ever national championship. it's not duke or michigan state standing in their way this time

around. it is the texas tech red raiders. nobody outside of lubbockke p them. >> news 4 aimee cho is in glover park where fans are ready the perfect end to this redemption story. we hope it will be perfect. >> a innail-biting w on saturday to secure a spot in the championship game. hoopst they're hoping the can bring the mic once more. >> you think they can get it done tonight? >> i think they'll pull through. >> definitely. these past few games have been super exciting. >> for man who say they think uva odds look grt, their march madness brackets not so much. >> how is your bracket looking? >> busted. i had duke and north carolina in it. my bracket was completely wrong, but yeah, i'm ready for it. i'm excited for them. a lot of my friends were there on saturday night and it amazing. >> but for all the fans who can'te in charlottesville or minneapolis for the big game tonight, breaking out the bluen and ora will have to do for

now. >> how are you feeling about the big game? >> excited. yeah. i think it's going to be a good game. >> it's got some bl, but i also have work so i couldn't wear the-shirt but i will be wearing it tonight. >> after last year's loss, fans say they're glad to see uva bounce back. >> shocked this day came, spashlspash especially after last year. really proud of the teamnd what they've done. >> super proud. i'm a wahoo f through and through. it's about time. >> and the gametarts at 9:20 tonight. if you're still looking for amething to do, we posted a list of the watch parties in the nba washington app. just search march madness. doreen. >> all right, be careful over there tonight. >> it's going to get loud in there. uva students and fans will pack john paul jones arena to watch a broadcast of the game tonightn charlottesville. >> you know that's for sure. news 4 david culver is going to be in charlottesville to talk with those fans hopefully after

a national championship gamect y tonight. david's going to be live with all the reaction tomorrow n news 4. think about it, the ncaa needs wvirginia toin. y.at's the narrative. that's the stor >> it would be a great story. coming up, just ahead at 6:30, a lengthy apology from felicity huffman. the first public comments since getting charged in that massive college admissions scandal. gunfire at an apartment complex in ashburn. three bullets fired in the building,ncluding this one that landed just feet away from a 6-year-old child. coming up, the search for the shooter. a maryland man charged with plotting to rown pedestrians at national harbor. the

storm team 4 radar trackg the shower activity around the region. justinbout everybody s the showers, but the thunderstorms in our southern, jufrt list lik were expecting. numerouseports of winds, the strongest of which is right r hereht at the base of calvert county, towards portions of st. mary county. this is making its way toward the chesapeake p. the only counties under the rn g, calvert county down towards st. mary county. that warning continues until 7:00. i'm continuing to monitor this situation right here from the storm center. now let's turn to the fanled o carry out an isis-style attack at national harbor. >> aaryland man accused of stealing a van so he could moe down pedestrians in a very

crowded place and we expect to hear more about the arrest shortly. scott macfarlane is following the story. >> this began unfolding late last month. they gon realing details late this afternoon about the plot and about the suspect. in just a short while, we'll hear from the prince george's county police chief about this case. jackie bensen i there. the name is named rondel henry, a computer engineer who spent two years the feds say harboring hatred for those who didn't practice the muslim faith. investigators s henry told them he got inspired by isis videos in a truck attack in france. they say he wanted to carry out a similar attack and stole a u-haul because he didn't think his sedan would do enough damage. after drivinground our region, henry, according to the feds, settled on nl harbor as his target and was hiding out on a bore. bee could carry out his plan, officers located the stolen u-haul and took him into custody when he returne to the

u-haul van. we're back withat u. we'll be back with a full report on news 4 at 11. scott macfarlane, back to you. a is the night stair in a quiet ashburn neighborhood. >> someone fired bulle into an apartment building one of them missing a little girl. >> just off dulles greenway. julie carey says investigators are trying to figure out if someone living there was targeted. >> reporter: unusual workor the maintenance man at this ashburn apartment buildingg repairamage from the bullets that went flying. this mom was inside with her 6-year-old son saturday night when both were frightened by the sound of gunfire. >> i heard a big noise like boom. >> reporter: nowt the front of her building you trace the path of three bullets. two enteredhrough this roof line and one slammed into the siding of this third floor unit. the other bre into the wall

on the other side of the hall. and here's the most frightening finding. this bullet went straight into a second floor apartment, through the clothes dryer lodging in the door. the resident here didn't want to appear on cam rarera, but tellsa 6-year-old child was just feet away and heard the bullet come flying in. >> fortunately nobody was injurean but it be very dangerous and deadly. it really is a big concern. >> residents say deputies responded minutes after the shooting going door-to-door to get information. this man thought he heard a firecracker until police knocked at his apartment. >> now that i know y found holes it's making me feel like i'm notsafe. i didn't even get any notifications from my landlord. it's kind of weird. >> the sheriff says investigators are trying to termine the exact target. >> hard to distinguish whether or not it was, you know, targeted at anydy or any apartment in particular. we're in the process of investigating and seeing what we learn. >> reporter: the sign on the

dumpster says there is a security camera onhe property, but police tell me they were not able to get any vid of the fleeing suspect or suspects. investigators say the shooter y have fled in a silver sedan. opey're seeking help from residents to dev more leads. in ashburn, i'm julie carey, cws 4. prince georgenty police are trying to figure out how an 18-year-old girl wound ue inside a ft. washington home. police found sania floyd shot to death last night at a home on buchanan drive. sources tell s news 4 was dating a young man who lives i that home. police say they are interviewing multipleitnesses and they also have a gun and are working to determine who it belonged to. right now investigators will only say they are treating this investigation. jury selection is under way in a bizarre murder trial in montgomery county.

it was in november of 2017 when ascii khafra was found burned to death. hey found set of tunnels under the house. daniel beckwitt allegedly hireda khafra to do the digging. opening statements are expected to begin tomorrow. still to scome here at 6:00 new action. a local assisted living home facing a lawsuit for delays in reporting an alleged sex crime. actress felicity huffman pleads guilty and apologizes for her role in a college admission chting

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including georgetown. tress lori loughlin is also charged but her name is not on the list of the plea deal. ea huffman rd a plea deal saying i want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get i ao college to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to suppo thei children and do so honestly. she goes on to say my daughter ew absolutely nothing about my actions and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way i have betrayed her. huffman could spend a maximum of ten mon is in jail buts likely she will only serve a few months if at all based on the plea agreement. coming , legal troubles for a d.c. senior living facility. up to the news 4 i-team exposed a shocking allegation of sexual misconduct. and we're in weather alert mode again tonight. amelia is standing by in the storm center. >> here is the latest look at storm team 4 radarhere thunderstorms continue to move through parts of southern maryland, mainly st. mary county where a thunderst warning remains in effect.

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if you're just joining us, here is a quick look at top stories. a maryland man in custody accused of plotting a terror attack at national harbor. federal investigators say rondel nry had been inspired by isis videos online and aac truck a in france. they say he stole a u-haul and planned to drive it into a crowd of pedestrians at the harbor but officers arrested him before he could carry it out. the maryland flag flying at half staff tonightn annapolis to honor the life of long time speaker michael busch.

the weeke over after an incredible 32 year career in the state legislature. today his cleagues paid tributes to his life and legacy onhe house floor. the general assembly wraps up the session at midnight tonight. senators in p bothties are beginning to express concern iabout the shakeup the department of homeland security. the president has forced out the secretary and the head of the secret service. several top jobs do not have senateonfirmed leaders. the shakeup comes, mid the falies trying to come into the u.s. after allegations inside an assisted livin >> the facility waited a week to call the cops and the woman's son. >> investigative reporter snett macfarlaas the latest on the

fallout. >> our news 4 i-team investigation last month showed what allegedly happened inside the chevyhase house assisted living residents exactly one year ago this week. a housekeeper checking out a woman with dementi unlocked the door and found a construction worker from an on sig project standing near the woman's bed with his pants down. you feel like your trust was broken? >> absolutely. >> april 6, 2018, the housekeepe possible sex crime and tells thp house ronist. april 8 the receptionist notifies the activities director later explaining to health department investigadirs he 't report it immediately because he thought it was likes cons. april 9 the construction worker who is only partially named is seen backt work help he's eventually questioned by his supervisor and escorted off the grounds. april 11 the activities director notifies theis atrator. april 12 nearly a week after the incident the administrator calls the cops and the woman family.

police said they couldn't make a case. the health inspection indicates the woman has no recollection of the incident. >> what do yout think of w was found? >> it's really surprising that there are so many more failures in the system. >> the woman' son whose identity we're masking to protect his mothers s was given few details at the time this dn't know much of until the i-team revealed it. he you think people dropped ball? >> i absolutely think they dropped the ball. >> her son hired an attorney who just filed a suit. >> when someone puts their mom or dad in ssted living facilitator a nursing home, the seis a trust there. what this case is all about is a breach of trust. >> the newly filed suit in d.c. court says the womanuffers agitation, severe anxiety, depression, paranoia and edllucinations of a naked man in her the family has moved the woman to a new facility. >> they had to because the

safety issue was not addressed and howould you feel safe? >> chevy chase house declined to comment. ey have retrained staff, follows d.c. regulations and noted their license remains intact. the construction company named in the suit says theorr allegedly involved in the incident was not their eanloyee will vigorously defend itself. the family seeking $1 million in damages. this is in d.c.upior court. we'll watch the case. >> all right, scott macfarlane. if you have a tip for our news 4 i-team or want to see more about this report, logon to the nbc a washingtonpp and click on investigations. let's check in now with doug and amelia and get the latest on the weather. we've got the radar active tonight. >> right now around the d.c. metro are showers, but it's southern maryland. this is the potential for stronger storm. >> gusts potentially up to 60 miles an hr but most of us

just dealing with light shower. ve out thereat we right now. take a look around the d.c. metro area. you see a lot more green because ofhe warmer temperatures. we have seen an explosionith leaves on the trees. not much happening now as far as just shower activity goes around d.c., leesburg, frederick, back towards gerstown, this is all light round. down to the south, look at these thunderstorms still rumbling on through parts of st. mary's tounty, making their a over towards the e shore south of same bridge. follow that line in to the northerneck. heads up if you live in the northern neck you'll be getting these storms in your area. i'll show you where one of these is. just south of leonardtown, right around lexington park. that's where we have some of the heaviest rain right now. severe thunderstorm warning in effe until 7:00. southern calvert county. areas of st. mary count also across the bay. that's it. once these storms move past, i

don't expect to see any more in the way of severe weather and actually what we're tracking just some lighter rain back toward the west. c we're going ttinue to see light rain right on through the early morning hours tomorrow and then most of your thursday -- o no. tomorrow is tuesday. most of your tuesday is looking pretty good. ut i'm already looking forward to thursday, yeah, tomorrow is going to be another mild day toda today the warmest day so far this year. very similar temperatures tomorrow with a high of3. we start o the day at 61 so pretty nice but i think we have cloudiness out there for the kids at the bus top. recess is outdoors. a bit breezy. 72 degrees around the midday hours. we hit a high temperature of 83 and can't rule out an isoted shower or thunderstorm later in the day tomorrow. for most of ushe day is looking completely dry. the weather having a pretty low impact on your tuesday t the commu and from work, really no issues out there. again, recessin dely outdoors for the kids.

outdoor exercise, get the run or jog i t after work. maybe a shower or thunderstorm here on there as another cold front moves through the area. as far as the pollen report goes, molds, weeds g andsses all comes in low. trees are coming in high. talkingbout our temperature trend through saturday, our average high is now 64 degrees. so today and tomorrow as well, running about 20 degrees above normal. notice that we do cool down on wednesday. but still really nice with temperatures in the mid 60s for highs. a bit breezy and beautiful sunshine. thursday we are running above normal. friday and saturday as well. doug, our next real chance for rain shows up on friday, but mainly later in the day on our friday. >> friday not looking too bad early. take aheook at next couple of days. we have a really nice day, 83. very ummer like pattern here setting upoday and tomorrow. isolated afternoon thunderstorms. look at wednesd and thursday. cooler. we're close to 20 degrees cooler on wednesday but that putss at

65 which is the average high temperature for wednesday. 70 degrees coming up onur ay. there's that chance of storms on friday. once again, we're not expecting anything too strong. half and half weekend. 73 on saturday, more clouds coming in ahead of the next storm system. that storm system bringing in w coolther. a high of 56 and just plain rain. kind of a nasty looking sunday. hopefully you get things done on saturday. about you for right now after this rain moves through, pretty good couple of days. you know what will make sunday feel good? a wahoo win toolght. >> absely. i'm in. coming up, a look at that. virginia on the edge of making hi tory. what theeam is saying about the moment they've dreamt of. dave is up next with sports. first here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead. >> doreen and leon, we'll have late details in the arrest of the man auth ities say was plotting to ram a u-haul into pestrians at national harbor and our interview with the ceo

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what we could see tonight could be an exorcism of sorts, getting rid of the ghosts from the last year, make history tonight and undo everything. >> and we like history. we've got t u caps comin too. i know when to show when a party is about to show up. what's the big deal about aba etball game on dry land? they've already survived a white water rafting trip. last summer the head coach took his team down new river gorge. it was bonding for the team that lostd in the first rof the tournament last year. now they just seem fearless. from rapids to red raiders, virginia's up against texas tech in attonight'snal championship game. the cavaliers you might say in unchartered waters playing inr

thei first ncaa title game in school history. a chance to cut down the nets tonight. something every player has dreamed of. virginia is on that doorstep of that dream becoming a w reality. would love to cut down the nets. i can't -- i'll probably besp chless if we're able to do it. i' sure it will mean the world to me. it's whatksvery kid wor so hard for. it's what we put the work for. >> both teams have probably envisioned it. every player and coach onamvery as envisioned it i'm sure. i think it's important to realize you don't get to skip the game and just cut the nets. >> we're going to cut down nets after that broadcast. virginia tech introducing the new head coach. mike young hired after buzz williams left for texas, an

>> coming off one of their best seasons in school history, first time in s theet 16 in 52 ewars. this is greats for terrapin fans. they get to see these dance moves for anotheryleason. en smith announcing he's returning f his sophomore season many s thinkingth could make the jump to the nbafter the strong ncaa tournament. choosing to return to college park saying he's excited for what the future holds at maryland. all those capital playoff years and the feeling was not again. this year the phrase is back-to-back and the hope for caps fans is here we go again and why not? capitals won their division. their leader ovechkin led the way in goalsct theyike they've done. before and they have. instead of cup hangover there might be a cup carryover. playoff hockey is back and the capitals wasted no time in getting back on the ice today to get set forir the round meeting with the look, the capitals swept the hurricanes in four games the

regular season. that's nice, but ts is also a capitals team going forward with strength from its past. remember? they rallied from deficit in every series last season to claim thattaey cup. >> every bit of sacrifice, every pit of pain that you went through, every bit of the adversity, it is so worth it and then some. and i think that's, you know, the opportunity that we were able to gain lastear was knowing now, knowing now how great it doese. ta that should drive usichrough difft times this year. >> listen, we love this championship stuff. another champion we're talking about the washington valor unfailing new uniforms. va -- valor won the title last year. back to the caps. tonight the caps puppy playoffs. to cght on thes facebook

page, you watch puppy playoffs featuringuch superstars as alex ofetchkin and my personal favorite, barks orpik. not sure what kind ever penalties will be called. is this areat country or what? >> they're cute. >> we're just tryin the ratings by showing puppy. >> you can't go wrong with puppies like that. >> ofetchkin. and barksorpik. i want to be called barks orpik. >> i'm still trying to process the idea of the uva basketball players climbing into rafts. did they have superize rafted? >> they purposely tipped the boat over and while they were looking up at the sky they said i wonder what the nextear will hold and now they're in a title game. >> whatever works. >> we hope it's a good game. >> that's why you're weang the

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