have a seat for you. >> and clerson is here. nastyhen came in this morning. >> and blayne and david, good morning. the radar, showing showers exiting stage left. in other words, moving to the east. folks out to our west, shenandoah valley, plibably have le sunshine breaking through the clouds now. radar continuing to move from the north and the south, but from the west to the east is drying out across other area. as it does, sunshingo g to take a little while. not much longer across the area as we show you the live radar. winchester, fredicks, haguerstown, low clouds. showers end this morning. sunshine returning by the afternoon. rain returns sunday night and dr cooler,er air. all details and complete om forecast is cing your way. we'll talk in a bit. >> clay, look forward to that. 8:30.

following breaking news this saturday morning from georges county. overnight a shooting leaves a man dead in fort washington. called to tucker road off saint bas road. once on-scene found a man outside of a home unresponsive. crews rushed him to the hospital but he did not survive. police are searching for the gunman responsible and trying to figure out why, th motive. we'll stay on top of this and post the latest updates in our washington nbc app. many folks tay will take advantage of what is hopefully warmer weather. >> we need ths. lots of you out for the national cherry blossom parade. that means lots of road closures. look at the map to help guide you through the many roads shut down along the paraderoute. the parade runs along constitution avenue to 17th street from 10:00 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon. also today, there are emancipation day festivities. a parade, concert and fireworks.

that parade starts at 2:00 this afternoon with the concert following at 3:00. then fireworks late on tonight on pennsylvania avenue. ev course, there will be road closures for that as well. wait, blayne. there's more! also happening today, a lot going on. >> a lot. >> thousands of folks gearing ue to hitoutdoors with one goal in mind. >> cleaning up the many park along the anacostia river. other own derrick ward has more on the story. are people getting busy out there yet? >> reporter: indeed they are. behind me a cadre of volunteers and expecting a couple thousand to show us at various sites around the city. we're near 42nd and bening northeast in d.c. during the civilar strateg strategically s it's high ground. now strategically important for another reason. way not necessarily be on the banks of theac antia but still

within the watershed. anyone toing me now is jim foster with the anacostia watershed society. jim, part of wh d we'reng today stresses the importance of the watershed and notes nrily the banks of the river? >> absolutely. good morning, derrick. how are ya? up here at fortmahan. basically some litter up here we're going to help pickup today. a lot of people don't always make the connection from the land to the water. the river is really a reflection ove it.communities a if it's river's dirty it's coming from the communities adoveit. looking to reduce the sediment and dog poop and trash getting into the river. >> reporter: you see wildlife along the river towards blatensberg but a ways to go? >> we have a ways to go but made incredible progress. our goal is swimmle and fishable by 2025. we need to keep moving. the distribute is doing fabulous work. we're proud of them. >> reporter: indeed.

gets nderway about9:00. speakers will be here and people will descend on the park as allh over place. look up the hill. you see that piece of art up there? made from straws pulled from the river. during cleanups like that talks about the significance of thatlastic straw ban the city instituted. those plastic straws tst wart ofwart -- part of what was pulled from t a river. we live now at fort mahan park derrick ward, news 4. you. o >> beautiful. beautiful piece of art. certainly necessary for the k eanup. derrrd with a bit of a civil war history lesson for us. thanks. talk to you later on. >> all rit. 8:34 is the time. show you a frightening video showing momentsl ad man falls on to the tracks at the medical center metrotation tuesday morning along the red line. you see the passenger making his way towards the edge. seems to find it okay, but suddenly, watch this.

he falls in. ght on to the tracks. the man manages to get up. got help nearby passengers. they scrambled ov to really try to get him back up on to the platform just in time, loo. at this. the train comes in about 50 seconds after he was pulled out of there. the man was taken to the hospital. we're told fortunately will be okay. here's the thing. you might remember this happened before. last summer when a visually impaired woman fell on to the tracks at the van ness station. she was searching for the door on one of metro's newer 7000 series traind mistook a gap between two railcars. stepped off the platform and fell on to the tracks. the federal transit administrationred immediate changes. metro later switched rubber barriers to chains btween railcars. the death ofin an arlon fl philanthropist being investigated as a homide. she died six months ago but now evidence and the medical examiner's report point to a

hold. hollowayd dfrom a combination of smothering, drugs and alcohol and now some neighbors are concerned. >> they' there's smothering involved plus the drugs.n i don't kow what to think.ss mayted suicide? hopefully it wasn't, you know, foul play >> right now no word on suspects, but police want to n stress they do believe there's any threat to the community. all is calm this morning, but chaos erupted just feet away from the white house yesterday afternoon. a wheelchair set his jacket on fire while sitting along pennsvania avenue. the secret service responded in seconds put out the fire and rendered first aid. the man was taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. law enforcement sources tell us the man had mental issues and here was never a threat president trump. so sounds like a good idea. plan meant to improve the commute for those of you who live or drive through maryland. a new study finds adding toll lanes to i-270 and the beltway could force the state to take p routes.omes along those

governor hogan promised no homes would be taken through eminent domain. a new study says the opposite. a new proposal claims nearly half a dozen homes moved in silver spring. nearly all options involve adding toll lanes and cutting time spent in rush ur traffic as much as 35%. neighbors whose homes are at ar risnot agreeing on what's best here. >> it wouldn't make sense to rush us to go somewhere else. >> it's easy to say when you're four houses awayro from the ct, you know, itself. it's just the way it is. >> worth pointing out we're ly pretty eain the process. the state is holding meetings to talk about different proposals aneir impact. today presentations at pyle middle school in bethesda that start at 10:00 this morning. if you want to go to a presentation search beltway to find one near you on the washington app. speed limits going back up on the bw parkway after massive

poleholeses were finally repaired. the national park service it will return the speed limited to the 55 miles per hour on route 197 and route 32. chose to lower the speed last month due to the major potholes problems on the parkway. speaking exclusively to news 4 yesterday, the new secretary of interior says the park service needs some he. >> we need to work with congress to come up with a better wa to manage the assets we have and take care of what we have, and it's not just he in the baltimore-washington or gw, it's throught the resources we have and people love therk pas, and we need to up our game a little bit across the board. >> saying the park service is currently facing $12 billion in backlogged maintenance. i see that my good friend dav is ready next to me. >> this, just sitting on the desk. >> happened to be right here. >> look what day it is. caps. they need to win 16 playoffs

game to defend the stanley cup and in a few hours will go for two. mb >> a lot of folks rockin' the sed. puck dropping tafternoon. plenty of fans excited from the team's game one victory. the first playoff run in a decade for the carlina hanes and an early end in the game. it showed that the caps jumping back to a hot start. look at nhis. thursdight at capital one arena. .ent up 3-0. ovechkin's go hurricanes mount add comeback. within one goal when the caps landed an empty net goal. there it is. hat sealed the game right there. we invite you to stay with nbc 4. we have playoff covy.age to our "defending the cup" special starts at 2:30 this afternoon. followed by game two against the hurricaneses at 3:00. then stickround after the game. ighlights and the latest headlines on news 4 at 6:00. >> sounds a like good occasion for a day-long watch party. >> absolutely.

8:39. a disturbing story you'll only see on 4. a young dad telling his dad someone was beating him. the father went onlineo have his fears confirmed. find out how a police officer for from being indicted child abuse only to have the charge quietly dismissed. that full story, ju ahead. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart...

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we want them to grow up stronger. welcome welcome back. now to a ory you'll see only here on news 4. a prince georges county police officer indicted on child abuse >> very disturbing story. the officer suspended from the department after chaed with abusing her girlfriend's son in 2014. >> we talked to the little boy's father who is still fighting to protect his on. >> reporter: this a picture-perfect image of co-parenting. a picturea witm posing with

her boyfrien th father thought things were good until his father started complaining about his mom's boyfriend. >> hits me in my face and hits me in my stomach and is really mean. >> francesco is a prince georges county police officer. after conversations with his kit s mom went nowhere he we to the internet to try and contact francesco on his own last month. >> when i did a google search i typed in his name and i came across an article. >> reporter: in fact, he came across a list of old article it's by several tv ations and news bloggers in the d.c. region. he was indicted by a prince georges grand jury for beating lamar's son in 2015 when he was 3 years old. what did you think when you heard the details of the case? when you saw whawas reported? >> that this is -- this is outrageous. like, why and how can someone keep something from me for so

long when that is my child? >> reporter: because lamar lives outside the d.c. region he saysa he was not of the charges. after abusing the child the child soiled the bed. state's attorney and the police chief released statements condemning the officer who was indicted and charged wit abuse and assault. lamar was able to retrieve his son's medical documents from children's national and what's ds ailed in the pages expla why the officer was indicted by a grand jury. according to those records the 3-year-old was spanked on the buttocks by the boyfriend. the child's head hit the drywall and he began foaming at the mouth. the officer performed cpr. doctors say the child suffered head trauma. >> my son was unconscious four minutes. he wafoaming from the mouth. >> reporter: the medical report goes on to say the boyfriend is

a county officer and when other officers responded to the scene they ruled it an accident so child protective services was not cond wted. lamar al not contacted when this happened three years ago. not by the child's mother or anyone. >> did you get any mail from rne state's ats office? >> no mail. ou any mail from social services in prince georgesy? >> no mail. >> reporter: a month ago lamar won temporary custody. he needs an attorney and has a gofundme account to raise money. till son was suffering, was suffering until i was granted temporary custody. >> reporter: according to sources with knowledge of the case the charges against the officer were opped by an assistant state's attorney after he agreed to anger management.co his expunged almost immediately. prince georges county police confirm he is back with the department. >> what is your reaction to no one contacting the biological father to let you know your son was an alleged victim of abuse?

how do you feel about not being told? >> i feel someone didn't do their job. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, ouws 4. >> do see that? you may ask why didn't somebody let his dad know? the reality, maryland state law does not require the biological parent to be contacted i the custodial parent chooses not to involve them. we contacted theofficer's attorney who elected not to comment on the case. >> and the officer's chaes dismissed. lamar went back to defend his protective order against they' mother. time, 8:46 on this saturday morokng. a live loutside. a rainy start to your saturday. you can see clouds still in the sky. clay anderson is tracking some drier weather ahea we'll ched.ck

welcome welce back. 8:49 on nor saturday morning. the town of middleburg isg gearp for a big day. anny in the town will come together to help cup the place. >> this year is extra special celebrating the success of a fo year-long e to keep cigarette butts off the street. weent to middleburg to check it out. >> reporter: hstoric middleburg, kind of likemaybury buried in butts. thousands of them. not just an eye sore also a health hazard. >> every year hundreds of thousands of children get poisoned by eating cigarte butts. in addition to that,

they're hazardous toifets and wil >> reporter: the town knew something had to be done. >> it all started as a result oe cleaningown of middleburg streets and finding so many cigarette butts and trying to find a way to dispose of them in an environntally sensitive manner. >> people see an issue. they get e to make the community a better place. >> so we came u with receptacles like this that collect the cigarettes. >> easy to do. c not tisuming. just a -- just part of taking care of keeping the town clean. >> reporter: tim cole is the cleanup guy. it does not mind the extra work. >> when you do seelping, it -- it's worth it. d reporter: there are 15 butt collectors arountown. and every couplef weeks those butts get shipped off to the recyclers. >> the idea is eliminate the idea of waste.

the way we do that is by creating collection programs and solutiod systems for recycle wastes. things you can't put in your normal blue box all the way to used cigarettes we now recycle r in nine cos. >> reporter: since the program began nearly 7,000 pounds of cigarette butts have been recycled. >> that is a lot of cigarette butt middleburg's cleanup started 50 minutes ago. alrdy undeway. if you want to join in, started at the community center. not that big of a town. catch them ang the main strip. and a reminder laternt this news 4 is working for you with an in-depth look at our changing climate and how it impacting your family, your money, your health and, yes, even your commute. our primetime special airs earth day april 22nd, 7:30 right here on news 4. >> a good time to brila in anderson. >> oh, yes. all systems are go. started with rain showers earlier athe 6:00 a.how. now a radar showing things changing across the area. the m rain showers areing to the east and we have some sunshine across our area just in

ti for thos to get outside and enjoy it. good sarday morning to all of you. a look outside. as i said with the radar, notice to the west w goacross interstate 66. they are already starting to dry out. seeing peeks of sunshine. all about location, location, location. so showers the east. take a look. interstate 95. waldorf picking up showers and going across annapolis, highway 50 across t bay bridge, showers as we. visibility concerns here ande across the area. a third of a mile for fredericksburg a gaithersburg. fort meade, four miles in fog burning off gradually throughout the morning. tempsatures in the 60 65 in town. 63 in huntington. to our west we go. temperatures in the 50s. a bit cooler, of course, in the high country. tith that, this is w it's all about, everyone. the weekend. saturda, for today, 8:00 a.m. showers ending from west to east. temperatures rise from 60s to 70s.

e.t a bad afternoon, every seeing sunshine before the day is done. temperatures mid-70s. do it all over again tomorrow. temperaturewise more clouds for sunday. und take a look. late ony night into monday. rain ext round of heavy possibly thunderstorms will move across the area and as it does, itill bring a change to our weather. futurecast in motion showing those stormsn starting to move to our area through sunday. of here it is the next round showers moving across the area as it does west to east. we'll look at those showers and hey rain movingacross our area. give you the ten-day forecast of tell you what the rest the week will be. looks real nice. looks real nice. tay with

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they'll tell me to never give up to never say i c't do something, because i really can. >> what a sweetheart. that video has, you can understand, racked up more than 2 million views. >> impressive. >> you go girl. >> you've heard of running of the bul , but have you ever heard of running of the cows? >> no. apparently in the sunshine state, that is a thing. okay? folks in florida have quite a sight when several of them were loose. take a look here. almost two dozen cows were seen trotting down a busy road. you can see they brought out quite the crowd. somehow they broke out of their pasture and were out there for about 15 minutes or so before their caretaker was finally able to bring them back on in. >> what area is this? nobody looco too erned? >> no. just taking it all in. stopped traffic, clearly. >> .clear okay. running of the cows. more big animals for you. known as the biggest water fight. >> right. when you see the video youl understand why here. check this out. >> yes.

locals marking the thai new year by having a water fight with elephants. appropriate. an hour north of bangkok. it typically takes place in april and also donein other countries like laos and cambodia. >> elephants definitely winning the water fight. >> painted, too. >> exactly. go into that knowing you're coming in at a disadvantage. >> started with a water fight this morning if you were outside. >> getting better. so cla tells us.

>> announcer: >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. good saturday morning.ac welcome in to news 4 t"news4 to3 on thisth of april 2019. 'm david culver along side my friend blayne alexander. >> loving being here,si i and so many festivities going on. >> a lot. >> a lot going on. clay anderson promises us good weather for those festivities. >> look behind us. it's a little cloudy out there. i see sff on the radar but you're saying that's getting out out? >> please. >> theradar shows showers moving exit stage left as in the east. for us, looking forward to a very nice day. a little soggy out there. overnight showers and early mornin rumbles of thunder across the viewing area but those showers, pesky as th

were, now continued to move to the east. we got to get rid of the low ou . bring in sunshine and this is what we expect throughout today and into to this is a quick time lapse as we would say. 8:00 a.m. where we are now. showers ending west to east. temperatures will rise from the 60s to the 70s. not a bad afternoon, everyone. temperatures mid-70s. vernight rain tonight into tomorrow, but not a bad day. temperatures from the 60s to 70s. the complete ten-day forecast and let you know how nice it will be now for traffic. i'm melissa mollet with a look at your first 4 traffic and the roads and rails for this weekend. a lot of thing bes happening. cherry blossom parade starts at 10:00 a.m. saturday. runs between cstitution and 17th and seventh. between seventh and tenth. fourth and seventh and you see closure, throu this area. closures starting at 9:00 a.m.

constitution between tenth and 23rd. no access, remember, to the 14th street, that corridor there. look at the rest of the weekend. emancipation day parade, celebration as freem plaza shutting down at 7:00 a.m. saturday. starts at 2:00 p.m., the parade. pennsylvania closed between ninth and 14th and t closure begins at 1:00 p.m. caps and nats at home this weekend. so, of course, to navy ya ballpark for the nat games and caps game saturday at 3 0 p.m. right here on nbc 4. >> melissa, more happening today. thousands of folks hitting the outdoors with one goal in mind. >> very important goal. cleaning up thean many parts sites along the anacostia watershed. derrick ward is in southwest d.c. with more on the soar. derrick, showing fantastic artwork the last h halfr taken from trash inside that area.

so how's the cleanup going this morning? >> reporter: well, it's getting started here. you know, as you said, going on at sites all over the city pt not necessarily on the banks of long n coaacostia but still the site. along with the d.c. department of energy and environment and several other groups and oliticians and just volunteers that will show up do things like this. we here at fort mahan park part of the defenses of washington during the civil war and now part of the defenses of the river. part of what they want to do make sure that people make the connection that you don't have to necessarily be able to see he river to affect the river. with a lot going on on the anacostia now, important as its of b we hear from the d.c. department of energy and environment. take a look. >> this such anxcitingacostia . 2018, theear to celebrate major steps forward in terms of restoring the river and honoring

e history like the 100-year anniversary of anacostia pard 're looking to keep that mw mend umentum going. this year addressing contamination in the area, addressing storm water that flows into the river and supporting stewardship programs like adopt a park. adapt a park like this and help keep it clean. >> reporter: just a few short years ago when the anacostia was amg the most ten endangered. there's a ways to go. going on most of the day. if you have time go online and find the sites, volunteer and do rk.r live at fort mahan parto back you. >> derrick, thanks. clay tells us, weather caught upping. a great day for a cleanup. this morning following breaking news in prince georges county. an overnight shooting left one man dead in fo washington. police called to tucker road

sust offint barnabas road. arrived on the scene and found e man on side of the road unconscious. rushed to the hospital and later onounced dead. police are searching for the gunman and trying to determi a motive. we'll post the late esst on thec washington app. a bethesda man is facing charges for several sexual assaults. police worry there may be more victims and tell us one woman was raped while the man was out on bond. austin vann attack add more in 2017 and another this year. in that first attack a woman says vann lured her to an empty apartment to collect her belongings she left at a party. then in juary, while vann was free and awaiting trial on that first case a woman says she met him on social media. b she met him athesda restaurant in person. left the drink unattended. he woke up later in an unfamiliar place where she says vann was raping her.

he's held at a detention center awaiting trial. meanwhile, a man sentenced for running a prostitutiof ring out os home in sterling. he was exploiting women who spoke little english ind struggledcially. police say he would traffic the women from new york and advertise the service on business cards hernandez is undocumented immigrant from el salvador sentenced to more than two years in jail for the crime. greg craig back in court monday. the former obama white house counsel about work on behalf of foren governments. he was released from custody and scheduled to be back iurt next wednesday for a hearing whether to surrender his utssport. the charges grewf special counsel robert mueller's investigation into paul lo manafort's ying activities. x-raying accused of misleading the j tice department about work on behalf of the pro-russian president of ukraine in 2012. three years after craig left t white house to the latest in the fight over illegal immigration.

president trump says she strongly considering a plan to t bus migr detained at the border into sanctuary cities. g >>etting a lot of talk. top democrats blast this as political retribution. local authorities refused to do prosecute uncumented immigrants and hand them or over for dtion. according to the "washington post," new york, chicago and san francisco among the cities the white house considered targeting. >> more people in sanctuaryci es. well, we'll give them more people. we can give them unlimited supply. see if they have open arms. >> according to the "post," the white house pitched the idea at least twice over the past six months. administration officials dismissed the report calling it a suggestion that was floated and rejected. this latest twist in the immigration fight, of course, front and center on "meet the press" tomorrow morning. todd and his panel will dissect the very latest developments out of the white house thiweek. remember thashs, that starts

tomorrow morning at 10:30 right here on "news4 today." and what isausing aocal fishing hole to dry up? after the break,s mark segrave has more on

for f decades scenic spot where fishermen and boaters could take a stroll out on the riv. >> now it's drying up. one day could leave the area landlock. >> reporter: in use generations. 100,0 people a year use this boa bokdock. locals like alan corn. >> coming down here over 20 years.

>> reporter: last winter flooding from a storm destroyed the boat dock and left tons of debris scatt ed along the cove. local and federal leaders celebrated the cleanup and reopening of a new dock but they warn it's just a temporary fix. >> now the dock goes out further. that gives us more time, but it just gets sentimented in. the natural river flow doesn't work right. >> reporter: the potomac river doesn't flow right alonr this ch of the river because of this man-made berm built in the late 1960s. as a result, ther rive doesn't get the proer water flow. so the cove is drying up. >> yeah. it's a horrible situation. . >>y eporter: from the first on the job, the new secretary of interior david bernhardt expressed support for saving the cove. >> we're trying to eliminate thm ntenance backlog for the canal. >> reporter: maryland congressman jamie raskin took to the river himself today was cautiously optimistic. >> i hope that the secretary will commit to work with us to make sure that the whole area

stays usable and friendly for recreation and for wildle and for the fish. e >> reporter: wked the secretary what the federal government is committed to doing at fletcher's. >> we're committed. been here a long time with our partners and will give it our best effort. f>> reporter: the good ne now, the shad population like the other wildlife in the potomac river gorge is thriving at fletcher's cove mark segraves, news 4. >> thank you, mark. a reminder, later this month news 4 is working for you with an in-depth look at our changing climate. how o's impacting family, your money, your health and even your commute.ur rimetime special airs appropriately on earth day april 22nd at 7:30 rightere on news a livede look out gravy start to your saturday. seeing clearing just as clay anderso we're going to check in with him r his full forecafost

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welcome welcome back. 9:16 on your saturday morning. if there was highlight this week i think this b might haven it. >> absolutely. >> virginia hadmaigh hopes for h madness quite some time but this year brought home a championship finally. getting ready for a big and well-deserved celebration. >> a lot of folks headed tott charville for that party. couldn't get to minnesota for the party, charlottesville, i can tell you, the next best t. spo where i was and got a firsthand

look at all t excitement. >> reporter: uvs johnaul joan's arena packed for students, staff, alumni. this -- well, this was the place to be. >> very near and dear to all of our hearts.e we lovarlottesville and are so excited to be here. >> reporter: more than 1,000 miles away from minneapolis. it doesn't matter. the excitement from the uva fans in virginia it is electric. no need to see the players to understand the plays. just look at the fans' faces. all excitement to start out.by followed oments of concern. then, spurts of joy. high fives all around. but, wait. disappointment, and shock, frozen faces. students holding tight to one another. defeat inching coser, but got wiped away with a rush of encouragement and pure elation. [ cheers and applause ] a big, a huge, major win. >> wow! >> whew!

>> the best thing i've ever seen! >> reporter: how insane? >> that was crazy! >> reporter: what does it mean they're coming back here to charlottesville as champions? >> yeah. i mean, they put in a lot of hard work in the offseason and during the season to get to this point, and we're so proud of th they deserve every minute of it. >> we won! >> reporter: from the packed arena to the crowdedorner, this -- well, this is a sight e. you rarely se it is sh down. the roadway turned into a pedestrian plaza. students are out. they are feeling good. they're feeling good. feeling good. got to love it. ou've got to love it. so we briefly got swallowed by that loving crowd as other students reached new heights climbing high above. police keeping careful watch as the joy spread. some believing this ment was destined to happen. >> it felt like itinas written he stars. >> reporter: and now -- it it is wrten on the shirts. virginia, national champions.

>> oh, still time join the team for today's celebration. the event is scheduled at 2:00 this afternoon. at scott stadium. gates open at 12:30. no charge for admission or parking. all three of my siblings all went to uva. i wasthe only who didn't are celebrating. if not there'sin person, certainly in spirit and jackie bradford, >>celebrating. strong win for her paper mazing. >> awesome. >> clearly the place to be. lo >> chesville needed that for sure. >> people going out there or the many, many other events going on today we talked about, all eyes on you, clay. will the weather cooperate? >> people always cheer when i put out good forecast. they do, but -- anyway -- do have good news. we can celebrate for this weekend. started wi rain showers across the area. a little fog here and there, but the clouds are lifting, and the sun will be breaking out. you know what they say? the sun is always sning just above the clouds. remember that, everyone. as we go to the radar, everyone, enjoying --

now, always good to have rain across our area, which is always excellent, but it's the weekend, everyone. it's all about breaking the canopy of the ceiling of clouds and bringing some sunshine. rainto the east ofus. now starting to see clearing skies across areas of the shenandoah valley, west of interstate 81. they continue to clear out. ose going down to charlottesville, bottom of the screen showing clearingout. leonardtown picking up rain showers. otherwise lookin t nice ast long system moves to the east. the next system wt.l to the we talking about this tomorrow as it comes through with a cold front and bringing more weather. with that, four this to remember for your saturday and sunday. today, showers end. rsunshine re. tomorrow, we do it all over again. mouds tomorrow. than today. more sunshine today and the heavy rain for sunday night. with that, temperatures across the region rather uniform with low clouds fin the time b 63

in town. same for dulles, leesburg coming in cooler at 59 degrees. as you see ithe futurecast, forecast mes, showers, i should say move from west to east continue throughout the day. sunday a lot of ouds, butat storm system will start to make its way later on in the ternoon and evening, a there's that line of showers that come through sunday into mony morning. rumbles of thunder and after that our weather is changing's here it is, everyone. extended forecast across our region. we do have another 80 degrees for thursday before that very nice weekend, everyone, temperat temperaturewise. 77, 78 and 80, mid-week looks fantastic. it's ely butooks for the weekend cooler with a rumble of thunder, but it's going to be very ni over the next several days. make sure to get outsid and enjoy it. the storm system moves across the area for your sunday into monday. notice the change, everyone.om it goes 75 to 65.

that's the big change and aater we cool down. but then warm back up, because it is april. a bit of april showers. after thatting whoing for great weath -- looking for great weather. could be strong thunderstorms across the area. several days out we'll keep an ye on e

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