pennsylvania avenue side of the white house sending off a secret service scramble to take this man down. >> the suspect is now in custody, but there is still a lot of questions about how this all went down. >>ase know president trump there in the white house at the time. news 4's darcy spencer jus arrived there in lafayette square. what can you tell us at this point? >> reporter: well, leon, as you just said, we just got here to the scene. i want to step out of the wayyoo can see what it looks like right here. we're at 17th and "g" streets hare in northwest washington. you can see this intersection is blocked here. a lot of streets here in this area are blocked as well for this investigation. the latest information we have is that a man ridin what appeared to be an electronic type wheelchair or scooter set his outer jacket on fire right in front of the white house this afternoon. secret service and d.c. fire responded here around pennsylvania avenue about 2:45 this afternoon. apparently he was sitting along pennsy avenue along the

north fence line when this happened. as you can imagine, there's a lot of police already in a positiund the white house so there was a very quick response. we're tolderhat secretce actually put out the fire, rendered aid to the man, andce po apparently also found what they cald a suspicious package in the area. we're not sure exactly what that was. we're told that the man was taken to the hospital. we do not know whatco his ition is at this point. again, secret service cleared the northawn in lafayette square, lafayette park. you can imagine that would be a very busy area this time of day. a lot of tourists coming into town. there were also reporters having to doive shots in that area. they had to scramble as well a c policeared that area. some reporters actually right in the middle of their live shots. as youmentioned, the president is, in fact, in the white house, but we're told that the person involved has mental health issues and that there was no threat to the president. we're continuing to follow this. we'll bring youive updates.

back to you, leon. now let's turn the other big story of the day. it is a good night to make some indoor pls, huh? >> yeah. storm team 4 is tracking rain and storms. take a look live now at the radar. you can see two systems making their way toward us. >> we're going to have team weather coverage through the night here for you. let's kick things off with doug kammerernd amelia draper standing by in the storm system. >> we've seen shower activity across the area todgh. now we're tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms that's going to be makur plans difficult for friday night. >> not o heavy rain out there overnight tonight but then again on sunday night. >> it's going to be kind of a bumpy ride tonight and sday. the middle we might get some pretty nice weather. ou there now you see mostly light rain. through leesburg into parts of montgomery county. down towards parts of southern maryland. all of this is fairly light. we'll continue to see it coming rough over the next couple of hours. we've got a line of showers and

thunderstorms i west virginia. 've got a line down towards parts of north carolina. severe weath here. severe thunderstorm warnings in parts of north carolina. that area now movingrgnto ia, moving at about 40 miles per hour putting it into our area right around 8:00 tonight. if you're thinking about heading out to the nats game, it's going to be a tough game ghto we're going to talk about how this one moved together with this t one an look. the line continues all the way back towards kentucky. wee got a long way to go before the rain ends tonight ito tomorrow morning. we'll break down for you. see you back here in about 15s. minu >> another wet weekend. thanks, doug. storm team 4 is going to be tracking more rain for the weekend. stayahead of any changes in the forecast with our nbc washington app. you can see doug's hour by hour updates anywhere anytime. now to a twist in the death of a prominent local philanthropist. investigators believe an ng arn woman who gave so much to her community may have been

penny holloway gave to the humane society. she died six months ago. they believe someone may have had a hand in her death. >> reporter: pat, friends knew her as penny holloway and she lived in a town hom here for about two decades, butbo nei on this block to learn that police consider this a case of. homici they believed all along she took her own life to esc ceonic pain. this is how friends remember penny holloway, friendly and outgoing, dressed up for an event at one of the my charitable organizations she supported. this is the town home where she was foundemead on dr 29th by a friend. she was lying onhe couch. at first police believed the 72-year-d died of natural causes until they began to look at the evidence and got the

medical examiner's report. the ruling? homicide from a combination of smothering and holloway had ingested a mixture ofksxycodone and alcohol. >> it was reassigned to our robbery unit ands they continue to collect evidence and speak to witnesses and get information from the medical examiner's office, we've reclassified this as a homicide. >> amonglloway's neighbors, there is a different theory about her death. several tell news 4 they believe she planned her death and wondered if it was an assisted suicide. holloway share with them she suffered from chronic pain. they say in the weeks before she died shewaave most of her worldly possessions, her art,nd clothingar. news 4 found this court document revealing she even deeded her house ove h to two of friends. this neighbor who did not know holloway well considered this speculation but it troubles her to learn this is a homicide.

>> if there's smothering involved, i don't know what to think. maybe it was assisted suicide. hopefully it wasn't foul play. but yeah, i honesty just feel really shocked about hearing that. >> reporter: now, police will not tell us whether they have a suspect or suspects in mind, but they do emphasize they do not believe there is any threat to the community and thap dovide some reassurance for the neighbors here. back to you in the studio. >> mysterious, a tragic story there. thank you, julie. a husband and wife arerender for the murder of a man rlier this week. edgar and his wife nor carballa are both facing murder charges. they're accused ofng kil a 20-year-old on tuesday. police say ramirez lure aura wa a romantic relationship. the two agreed to meeten on 20t tuesday night. police say that's when he shot

andd kil ramirez laura. both suspects are being held at the prince george's county jail. now toy hig controversial immigration proposal as a form of political payback. lan first reported by "the washington post" would bus detained immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities. this idea is so controversial, homeland security officials rejected it and the white house dropped it, but now president trump appears to be reviving it. let's get right to blayne alexander and get the lest on where this stands. it sounds like the family separation flip flop you saw last week. >> reporter: that revival that you mentioned came in the form ofnt two tweets from presi trump earlier today and he doubled down on it again during a sceremony the white house.o at he's getting a lot of pushback from demrats alreadyho say this is just not the solution. president trump eyeing an even harder line on immigration announcing his administration is

giving strong considerations to a policy that would bus undo undocumented immigrants who have been detained to so-called sa sanctuaryan citierelease them. >> we can give them an unlimited supply. >> reporter: his announcement contdicting his own homeland security department which hours earlie it would nbc news this was a rejection that was floated and rejected. a source tells nbc news the idea this would be done as political retaliation is, quote, absolutely ridicisous. but in tweet, the president cited democrats unwillingness to change whate calls very dangerous immigration laws. >> jus another notion that is unworthy of the presidencyte of the ustates and disrespectful the challenges that we face as a country,s a people to address who we are, a nation of immigrants. >> the president has long slammed sanctuary cities mostly democratic areas across the country that limit their

cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and protect undocumented from deportation. cities like oakland, califoreia. >> these human beings, families, children. to uses them political pawns in a game of vindictivenes just takes this administration to a whole new low level. >> a former homeland security official tel nbc news the idea was rejected because it was, quote, so illegal. today the president also said that h sll beding more troops down to the southern border. had t comes as nbc haseaed that advisers recently discussed the idea ofaving military build and run migrant tent camps down at the border. as for the possibility of nning those camps, it's something three officials say is very unlike. >> thank you, blayne. another military related note here. today the pentagon begins a new controversial policy that changes the way transgender people can serve i the

military. the policy grandfathers in any transgender service members currently enlisted but it prevents any new transgender citizen from enlisting and it also stops any current service members from i transitioni already.en't done so there are still four lawsuits pending against this policy. d.c. pice officerliver smith jr. was murdered on his way home from work in february of 1997. he was steps from the front door of his he in forestville when armed robbers confronted him. >> what they found his gun nd polishield, they realized smith was a cop and they shot him. a toda news 4's jackie bensen reports, maryland h sacrifice in a lasting way. >> reporter: 22 years after his murder, a section of route 337, allentown road in forestville has been formally dedicated to officer oliver smith, jr. it's a tribute to the young officer's sacrifice and also to the extraordinary efforts of those he left behind, his

parents cia and oliver senior have for two decades been passionate advocates for crimehe victims and families in maryland and the district as well as working tirelessly to support the families oflain law enforcement officers. >> that you can persevere, you you just have to stay in prayer and you have to believe and you have to know that you can move on. >> jackie, you covered this murder back whe it happened. tell us what it was like back then. >> you know, you remember in the district these were dark, dark times, pat. dark times. homicide rate up very hc.h. police had just buried another officer three weeks before this and then again another shooting,nother olence. it was very, very difficult. i want to say one thing that we're going to bring you a little bit later whichli isr smith. that is the father of the officer you see on the screen.

oliver smith, sr., one of the most unique memorable people i have ever encountered in my career. he has been unstoppable in his pursuit of justice for his sons and oth and you will hear yoom him coming up on news 4 at 5:00. want to see this. >> i know i do. definitely. right, jackie. we'll see you the next hour. >> thank you, jackie. t stormm 4 radar lighting up right now with rain. doug says it could aet heavy times. he's back to take us through that impact hour by hour. imagine going from college park to bethesda in rush hour in less than 15minutes. maryland says it can make it happen, but it will come at a cost to homeowners. we'll explain next.s p tommy mcfly has the scoop on three things to do the pham three weekend. and we're staying on top of the breaking news. at the white house man apparently set his jacket on re at one of the

back now with a look at the radar. doug is tracking se rainhat could get pretty heavy at times. he's back in just a couple of minutesith the timing and he'll tell us what to expect for the weekend. in the meantime, it's a ptn meo improve the commute for hundreds of thousands who live or traveough maryland every day. we've been talking about the proposal that would addoll

lanes along i-270 and the entire maryland side of the belt way. adding those extra lanes could mean expanding the highway in tisome parts and potly forcing the governor to break a promise that he has repeatedly made. news 4 cory smith joins us live from silver spraings to explr:n >> reporhen the governor first floated this, he said everal times no homes would be taken. well, the state's own study released last night says the exact opposite. now some homeowners here in silver springonrering if their days in this neighborhood are numbered.he right now t state is looking at seven plans to reduce traffic on 495 and 270. nearly all of them involvedi toll lanes. the state believes all of these options would reduce the time yo and i spendn traffic by at least 20%. some would cut it by nearly 35%. going from ine college park toethesda in rush hour in less than 15 minutes? it almost sounds too good to be some residents say it is. because in o ier to makt

happen, the state suls it wo potentially have to relocate 34 homes to make room for the new lanes. >> this is my home now. ny wouldn't make sense to just rush us to go somewhere else. >> couldou imagine living anywhere else at this point? >> at this point no. the rources aroun here are much better than anywhere else. >> reporte now, look we should point out that this is the very preliminary stage of this plan. the state is still taking a very close look at it. they've been adamant they are going to do what ty need to do to minimize the impact. they're going to continue to discuss this with the public, get input, but leon, it is obvious after speaking with folks today they're going to be asking thehe governorer or not his promise still>> stands. oh, yeah. theye got good reason to be nervous. thanks, cory. cory smith reporting live. well,t's on a lot of folks minds? weekend weather. >> yes.s >> going to look like it is right now out there? >> it's a really interesting

forecast what we've got going on here. we've got a couple storms, one coming in tonight that could linger into saturday. another one coming sunday that could linger into monday. it's all about the timing and what you have. plann there's a nationals game tonight and tomorrow. there's ae capitals g tomorrow and a parade tomorrow. we're got rain across the area right now. you see that rain most of it on the light side. you don't see much in the wayf yellows or oranges out there. most of this is light to mode fairly steady into portions of montgomery county right along 270. you see tt rainight there along 270 down to the south. back in towards the winchester area. this is where some of the heavier rain is comg towards winchester. let's zoom on in into portions of -- it's not going to let me zoom in. let's zoom on in to southern maryland. w i can zoom in there because i already did. st. maun co,ou calvert cy, most of this is on the light side and will continue to be, north.s is moving to the

take a look at this. this is what we're really watching. we're watching this linereight nd this line down to the south. in between we're starting to see thunderstorms velop. have some strong thunderstorms now into portions of north carolina and virginia and these are all moving our way and we've got one more line. that cold frant actualont actua here and that has to go through as well. that will give usrs sho overnight into early tomorrow. hour by hour, 6:00, most of the rain out of here for the most part. will be seeing maybe some drizzle. you can see it down to the south. ound 7:30, 8:00, nats game tonight, we take on the pirates, not looking good. i think this is most likely goingo be not just delayed but probably canceled. my only concern is you that start the gam --f they start at 7:00, they're not going to be able to get it in. here comes the rain. that rain is gng to be sticking around until 9:00, 10:00. watch what happens after teet.

we a line of storms coming through tonight at around 3:00 a.m. moreg rain com through. this is when we get some of the heaviest rain. it kind of sticks around with that fro right on through tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. we still have the s wer activity. if you're going out tonight, take the umbrella. if you're getting up early, you might want to rethink that. we have som rain. but if you're going to the capitals tomorrow, if you're going to morrow's nationals game, looking pretty good for that. 11:00 a.m. the rain is out of here and we're talking a really nice saturd h afternoone. 77 degrees. morning showers, afternoon clearing. i can't rule out a shower, but i ink most of us remain on the dry side. sunday a shower early and then late day rain. i do mean late by even after sunset when we see the rain andt the thundms again on sunday night into early on monday. tuesday looking great with a high of 70 degrees. it allha depends on you're doing and when. if you want a better forecast, you're not really quite sure,

email me. don't even. facebook me or tweet me. follow me on twitter. ask me directly and i'll tell you exactly what we're thinking. >> just ask, doug? >> just ask doug. >> a new segment. just ask doug. >> thank you. well, if you watch the show "chopped" you may have seenpe ts on before, the star local chef who actually hates to cook. >> no kding. atcook who can't stand to cook. a little ler we tell you about his incredible journey at the culinary arts ladder. >> just look at the turnout for molette green's fit for spring this morning. >> the box office missing link makes its debut. it's about one professor's quest to prove that creatures like that really do exist. >> you must understand my objective here was to find proof of you. my name depends upon on.

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the town ofle mirg is gearing up for a big day tomorrow. the entire day is coming together to clean up the place. midd middleburg is also celebrating an effort to keep cigarette butts off the street. they realized how many cigarettes were littering the towns. they sent to the online company raracycle. >> we do see it helping

it's worth it. >> middleburg cleanup set for 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. all you have to do if you want to participate is meet at the center.y pat. well, what were you doing at 5:30 this morning? p dozens ofple were here at our community boot camp ince preorge's county. news 4's molette green was right there. they were working it out andin ge fit for spring. >> this boot camp class has been a huge succrgs. prince gs county cares about health and fitness, i would say, right? { cheering } >> so the county has a plan to get morent people health and wellness. i want to bring on the interim health director dr. carter. come on up here, dr. earnest carter. what's the plan? because this does not stop he. >> no. we have to continue with our lifestyle making sure that we, exerci eat right and sleep

and of course decrease your stress. la all right. and you have a with some classes that are going to come soon, right? >> exactly right. we have classes now for people who are ndpre-diabetics getting classes for people who are diabetics and expanding it throughout the county and southern maryland. >> we want to make sure we acknowledge and follow through on that plan. e county executive is pushing that and supporting it full force, right? >> sbsolutely. it critically important that we are all healthy together and fitness is a big part. of diet is as well. dr. carter is here. we're trying to lead by example. we're going to get fit together as a community. this is really impactingwe us. e -- this is very important. >> so everybody, one more time, let's get fit for -- >> free. >> i'm molette green. you.in to >> 5:30 in the morning. >> doesn't that make you feel better? >> no, it doesn't. >> doesn't that perk you up? >> wo go, guys. that's awesome.

still ahead here, a s spotlight onvice in our community. i'm going to introduce you to the local h police officer w dedicated so much of her time to our students. her neighbor called us because of what she's also another soggy friday night. doug is back to tell us how long the rain sticks around and weather iwill affect will whole weekend. and we are learning how police caught thatuspected police caught thatuspected sch you still stressed about buying oufirst house, sweetie?

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if you're just joining us as hit the bottom of the hour, let's get you all caught up with four things to know. >> a chaotic afternoon outside of the white house. th secret service still investigating after a man lit his jacket on fire this afternoon. it happened on pennsylvania avenue on the pennsylvania avenue side. secret service agents immediately responded. they put the fire out and gthe man medical attention. he was taken to the hospital and he is expected to be okay. right now you're looking at live pictures. the lockdown was just lifted at the white house. the secret service says there is no threat to the president who was there at the time. the death of an arlington philanthropist has been ruled a homicide. she was found dead six months ago. the change came after theca me examiner's report said she died from a combination of

smothering and a mixture of drugs and alcohol. julie carey is working this case and she's going to have a live update for us. now to a controversial idea. bussingigrants from the border to so-called sanctuary cities and then releasing them. the white house floated that idea twice. homeland security rejected it. the plan was dropped. no the president is trying to revive it. democrats say he's using migrants as political pawns. and you might bring the ding out.if you're h you can see rain and storms on steam team 4 radar. things cld get heavy. nasty weather is going to stick around for part of the weekend as well. >> whichart? let's get a quick update from storm team 4 meteorologist dou kammerer. >> how long are we going to be dealing with this rain and storms? we're dealing witht all night. it will continue off and on. ighternow it's on the side. tomorrow rain early and then again on sunday we have a chance for some rain as well. right now take a look at storm

team 4 radar tracking the heaviest rain in tough southern maryland. rain even falling around the metro area fairly lightly. severe weather just down to our south. we'llge track this over the next couple of hours. i'll update you on when this arrives and what to expect the rest of the weekend. see you back here in about ten prince george's county has a lot of money to spend after this past legislative session in annapo lawmakers brought down $1.5 in state yaid. tohey discussed plans for all that money. a large chunk is goinggo to to education. the prince george's county school ceo says $52 billion will be used for expanding prk and raises. they also plan to expand youth programs and cleaning up and beautifying the central portions of the county. we expect polic to serve

and protect, but montgomery county police officer katie beard is especially invested in the servpart. >> she's done a lot of work in the 19 years on the her dedication to her community is why one of her neighbors nominated her to be this ek's harris's hero. you could beooking at the next generation of montgomery county police officers here in this classroom. but what officer katie beard reallybo cares is that these kids have a friendho is a police officer. >> especially later in life when they start to go through adolescence and get into the peer pressure, they know they have that one person that was alwaysre for them. >> this visit at drew elementary school is just onef ree community events that officer beard will participate in today. her dedication to the community is why michelle james nominated her t >> her whole day is filled with

this, but she's really a to montgomery county. >> yes, it's her job, but officer beard goes above and beyond to make herself available. >> she'll answe anybody's question anytime. >> she always wants to drive home that montgomercounty is her home too. >> i go to swim practice just like you haveh lacrosse w your kids. and i try to get that human element out there, too, and i hink that helps a lot with building relationships. >> she's meeting with seniors, collecting baby supplies for teen moms. fomore than na19 years, officer beard has been finding creative ways to engage with the communit >> it's important for me to be out there and be visible so people know they can ask me questions and they can come up and talk to . >> back inside the classroom, officer beard lets the little ones try on h vest or use her radio hoping that one day they'll remember they have a friend in blue. >> see you guys later.>> and our thanks to michelle

james for writing in and nominating. we love reading all your submissions. if you have a herik you'd to nominate, head to the nbc washington app and let us know. >> community policing. >> it makes a difference. it makes a big difference. >> great story >> thank yo thank you, officer beard. from humble beginnings to celebrity chef status. >> barbara harrison joins us to share one local man's journey up the culinary food ladder. >> where you learn how to cook? >> i really got into the restaurant business so that i could eat. >> we're going to have this man's incredible story of success just ahead. and new revelations in that series of church arsons. what the father of the suspect did to help police track down his own son. i'm melissa with a look at your first 4 traffic and the roads and rails this weekend. a lot of things happening. the cherry blossom parade starts at 10:00 a.m. satdaynd runs along constitution avenue there in northwest. let's look at what will be

closed from 3:00 a.m. saturday until 4:00 p.m. constitution between 7th and 10th. 4th and 7thetween constitution and independence as well. closures starting at 9:00 a.m. nstitution between 10th and 23rd. 17th between new york and independence. no access to the 14th street corridor there. as we look at the rest of the weekend, emancipation parade also saturday. freed t eedom plaza shutting down 7:00 a.m. saturday. that closure begins at 1:00 p.m. caps and nats at home this oeekend. so of course navy yard ballpark for all the nats games and gallery place for the caps games sat

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i'm susan hogan at the live desk with bneaking . the consumer product safety commission just announced ae massecall of 4.7 million sleepers. this comes just four days after the company said it would not recall its product despite ports of numerous deaths. so here is what we know. nce 2009, when the product was first introduced, 30 infants died in these sleepers when theo rolled their back to their tomach or side while restrained. if you have one of these rock and play sleepers, you should op using it immediately and

contact fisher price for a full refund. on monday the company along with the cpsc issued a joint warning to consumers about the product, but stopped short of a recalpa the cny is saying the product met all applicabl appli safety standards, but mounting pressure from consumer groups and late this aernoon the recall was announced. pat. >> all right, susan. thank you. we are learning newetls about how police tracked down a church arson suspect in louisiana. they say they connected holden tthews to the crimes because of a gas can left at one of the churches. police say surveillance videoed shhe suspect buying it at a nearby walmart.r matthews' fats a local sheriff's deputy. investigators say the deputy helped lure his son away from hatheir home so he could be arrested. >> he anew nothingut his son's activity. >> cell phone tower data also showed matthews in the area at

the time of the fires. police say he has no prior criminal record. well, turning the page and changing gears, the starhoocal chef hates toweook. e not kidding. >> this is a good one. you're going to love this story, folks. coming up next, barbaran harriso will join us to detail this man's incredible journey of the culinary food ladder. and right now we're tracking scattered stowers on team 4 radar and then some heavier rain, even a few rumbles of punder possible after about 9:00, 10:00. tonight. coming up, i'm going to let you know when weld c have severe ather thiswe it's on! get to the ross spring shoe event to score the latest styles for the whole family... ...and something for you. oh yeah. that's yes for less. you heard me - 20 to 60 percent offnt departmetore prices!he atoss spring shoe event. on now!

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through the impact hour by hour. y culin schools across the country are turning out well-trained chefs, many of them have long held dreams of becoming recognized as tops in thei efield. >> nryone making it to the top went to school to earn top culinaryes ti now only on news 4 issue barbara harrison has the story of one award-winning local chef who ended up in the kitchen because he was hungry. >> what do you season the shrimp with? >> cajun seasoning. right here we've got crab and lobster meat that's been shredded. >> that's chef sammy davis, jr. don't call him chef. he hate ts. >> i hate cooking. cook? don't like to >> i hate being in the kitchen. i hate everything it has to do with it. >> kind of a strange thing forh someone w worked his way up then ladder i kitchens for years to earn the respected title of seasoned chef. calls it kind of a catch 22.

ivthe name he's gen to his brand new restaurant at the corner of georgia and missouri avenue in washington. catch 22 because he may hate cooking, but customers sure seem to love what he cooks. sammy davis is a jr but sammy davis, unsr., wasn't arod much and neither was his asther. >> shen drugs most of her life when she had us. >> and his father? >> myle dad was k when i was a kid. >> that's when sammy and his sisteregan being shuffled between relatives and family acquaintances. born in richmo eventually ended up moving home to heras inngton. every new school sammy showed athletic promise. but frequent moves were not only from home to home, but state to state. samm ended up in atlanta, georgia. at 16 he was living inre the s surviving on petty crimes. >> that's how i survived in the streets for a long while. i was just robbing and stealing. >> whe did you lea how to cook? >> i really got into the

restaurant business so that i could eat. >> c he becamecker jack dishwasher at a mcdonald's in atlanta and then kept moving to bigger and fanciernt restau always beginning at the sink and moving up. t> the good thing about a dishwasher is t the dishwasher sees everything. he's kind of like the -- you know thech say b players become the best coaches? because the bench players can see the whole game. he learned. ed a >> i went from dishwasher to execut ie chef one year. i worked every position inhat tchen. >> a win on tv's "chopped" made him a familiar culinary name across the country. he nowwns three restaurants in the d.c. area packing folks for shrimp and grits. it's a mainstay at catch 22. >> it allr comes toget for a

great, great, great meal. >> and another funny catch. sammy wasth afraid o ocean as a kid, but now he's like an old salt when it comeso cooking up seafood. just don't call him a chef. >> hopefully i will go from restaurant toust sammy davis. >> he told me while he learned everything watching from the sink, it was mastering those culinary french words that were a bit of a challenge and he until this day, even though he can do them, he sure doesn't them.ow to spell he's great. the people who love his food, anden i h met anyone who has said otherwise, they say he can callntimself whatever he to, just don't leave the kitchen. >> how did he even get called up to do the "chopped" show? >> he opened a number of reaurants. the ones he has here are not his first. he goat a name in atlanta georgia and the called him and asked if he would come up and do the show. >> and the rest is ahstory.

>> now he's got three in this area. he has all day breakfast restaurants, milk and honey. i have to say his sclifhrimp an grits were delicious. ma >> anng story. >> now you've got us all hungry. >> i know. me too. >> thanks, barbara. >> good stuff. we are hungry for some more sunny day, warm days. how does that look? >> tomorrow afternoon is lookina splar. it's a tough forecast. do we clear out enough? do we get sunshine? think we'll be pretty good. 77 and sunny. >> nats game at 4:05. i think you're good for that. >> caps game at 3:00. that's going to be good asou we. ife thinking let's get down there a little early and have a water. >> a water? >> let's take a look and show you what's happening. storm teamng 4 sho shower activity. most of this on the lighter

side. you can see showers coming onug th portions of i-81 in through loudon county. most of this along 66, right out route 50. route 7 as we make our way in. all in all nothing too big. let's zoom on in to our friends up here in west virginia. let's go back towards the martinsburg area. around martinsburgnd shepards do shepardstown. one of the heavier showers coming through winchester. look what's really coming our way. this right here, severe weather just to the west of raleigh. i'm wating this area here. i'll zoom in and show you what i'm talking about.a this a coming close to charlottesville, some thunderstorms there. it may lose lightning and thunder but will bring down heavy rain just in time for 8:00. yep, there it is. the rain coming in. that's why i think tonight's nationals game may be delayed or postponed because of the rain. that rain continues through the evening. look, 11:00 we get break and

then we see more rain come through in the overnight hours right on throu early tomorrow morning. could be kind of a nasty morning for you if you're one ofhose ople that gets up early in the morning and takes a run. amelia, i am not one of those people. i know you may be. >> not 6:00 a.m. early. especially on saturday. maybe 10:00 a.m. in you're heading out tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m., showers will be over. fey wind down most of us by about t00 a.m. at toint we're at 61 degrees. we'll see sunshine developing throughout the day. it's mild, a little bit humid and a high temperature of sfe77. af r that rain isgone, most if not all of the remainor of saturday, maybe an isolated shower tomorrow evening. on sunday a shower or two is possible including during the rning hours a 8:00 a.m. otherwise we start off sunday at 64 degrees. it's humid f this time of year throughout the entire day on sunday as the day wea on. higher likelihood you're dealing with rain. there is the chance for

scattered showers by 5:00 p.m. heavy rain overnight sunday into very early monday. high on sunday of 76. not bad with your temperatures. we're running good ten degrees above normal. here's that weekend rain outlook. now to about 10:00 p.m., scattered showers. after 10:00 p.m., some heain rain m through the area. a few rumbles of thun as well. sunday throughout the a shower or two. then as we look to 10:00 p.m. sunday until 6:00 a.m. on monday, heavy rain and maybe even strong to severe thunderstorms outhere for your sunday night into very early monday. i posted this weekend outlook on my facebook and twitter pages. more information about nats games, the brunch. saturday parades. a lot going on. doug, as we talk about sunday night into monday morning, heavy rain, gustyn' winds. rule out an isolated tornado. >> that's something we're going to have to watch now, take a look, once again, we've got morning shower on

saturd and sunda and then late rain on sunday. w is wherere going for a high on saturday. 76 sunday. 65 monday. probably falling temperatures, rather breezy conditions and sunday night could have some nds well. 70 on tuesday. then look at next week. middle of next week, wow. 78 on wednesday. 80 degrees coming up on thursday. some pretty niceeather into the middle of next week for another chanceith more storms late next friday. >> more april showers. >> yes, absolutely. what do they bring? >> may flowers. >> thank you, doug. now to a police officer in baltimore who has the beat while he's on the beat. his name is joshua jackson. he's 26 years old and he is known as st. the rapping cop. check him out. ♪ >> oh, wow. >> the brother is pretty good. his rapping skills are much more

than the music. his videos are watched by a lot of people on instagram. craig melvin talked with him about how they helped change the image of theen depar >> i have kids now who walk up to me that last week were running from the police. now he's walking up to me saying you're the guy that raps, howo you do this, how do you dot th. then tp conversation turns into, hey, man, how is your life and every tim we run into each other, that's a good cop there. >> that would change your opinion. >> sure. absolutely. >> he's got skills up there apparently. >> a rapping cop striking all thees right n jim and wendy. >> wow. he's got it going on. day and night job there. >> i also think people don't realize i think when you see a uniform, you sort of objectify the uniform and everything and any of your feelings about that good or bad. i think what he's doing is he's showing that he's human. you're getting to see the individuality, that every

uniform has a human being in it. >> but if he's rapping while he's writing up your ticket. >> well, what if you got into it with him and then maybe it would just be a warning, you. kn >> he's got talent, but then he's got a job to do. >> i feel a rhymeoming on here. >> probably not from me, though. >> what do you have coming snup we've got a lot coming up on this beside friday. amazon just beginning construction on its new headquarters. >> but the company is a making contributions to the area. more than two dozen local schools are already benefitti from azon's presence there. plus a consumer alert tonight after thieves use cloned credit cardso change thousands ofol drs in goods. >> david culver is going to show us how they are using thesere stolent card numbers. you're still stuck with the bill even when those cards are denied. > . we'reollowing that eaking news from outside the white house where a man set himself on fire. we're going to go to darcy l spencee at the top of the

hour. >> a lot going on this afternoon on a friday. rainy friday. >>

. georgetown university students taking steps to address a dark part of the school's histor they passed a referendum that calls for the preparation

of a fund. >> megan mcgrath reports. >> i'm ecstatic. >> it's a sweet victory. not only a student at georgetown, she is also the descendent of slaves sol by the university in 1838. she's thrilled that the referendum passed. >> our hope is th this will spread through education and colleges and schools and institutions across america. > georgetown students voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new student fee. $27.20 per semester. the money going to a fund to help the descendents of those slaves sold by the school. the dlar amount of the fee is symbolic. >> we settled on a symbolic number of $27.20 to represent

the people who were originally slated to be sold. 272 in all. >> while the student referendum passed, it is non-binding meaning the university does not have to implement the fee. the final decision is up to the board of trustees. georgetown released a statement saying that the university values the engagement of students and appreciates those whoade their voices heard, but at this point it's unclear if the board of trustees will institute such a fee. in georgetown, megan grmcgrath news 4. storm team 4 tracking rain and storms that could be severe. plus the chaotic scene outside the white house this afternoon when a man in a motorized wheelchair sets himself on fire alongia pennsylv avenue. >> announcer: news 4 at 5:00 begins with breaking news. good evening. we start with that wild scene

outside the white house this afternoon. >> you can see the secret service hunched over a man who is just outside the gates. thiss the north it happened while the president was inside. secret service said he was not in any danger. >> dar spencer liv for us tonight with the latest on the investigation right now. he's in custody. is that right? >> reporter: well, that's right, jim. a very big difference in terms of what it looks like now compar h to just af an hour ago. we're right here along 17th street very close to the white house. you can see all the roads are reopened. the incident has cleared. things are getting back to normal. we want to take you back just a couple of hours ago when this incident was unfolding and the secretervice first realized that something was happening. a man like you said with an electronic wheelchair type scooter set his outer jacket on fire. apparently we're told he s sitting along pennsylvania avenue along the north fence line right around 3:00 this afternoon. as youan imagine, theer