remaining flames, fire crews are so working to move out and preserve some of th sacred artifacts that may. survive the two stone towers remain but the interior frame of the structure has been largely consumed by the fire. the wor famous stained glass woins go wo windows began and the spire that contained a number of artifacts collapsed into the flames. the fire has brought the normally busy french capital to a standstill tonight. parisians and tourists awe st s awestruck. >> the things you take for granted and you see every day and suddenly things like this happen. it's difficult to speak. also lots of questions. the fire appeared to start in the area surrounded by

scaffolding where renovations had been under way but it's not clear how this all started. the french prime minister say fire crewsre working heroically to preserve what they can and the world is watching. >> we know they are. e also have a live pact now at the scene. it is night in paris. all eyes are onotre dame. this is a closer look at the significance of this cathedral. it has stood in paris for 850 years. its constructiontarted in 1163. >> each year about 12 million people visit notre dame making ithe most visited monument in paris. it's also known for the gothic architecture and known for being a side of weddings and th boos- >> it's not just a tourist attraction. as ace catholic pla of worship, it holds daily masses. on this holy week, it's

important to note that part of the cross, the crown of thorns and a nail from the crucifixion of jesus are among t rel licicsf notre dame. >> hundreds of firefighters again try to tackle this from ground. no aerials because it's too ragile as we pointed out earlier. to the forecast now. close to home and storm team 4 is in weather alert mode once again. >> those winds, they have been cutting through our area. it is tough for some people just to take a walk. and we have seen just how strong the winds have been. >> this is a massive tree here that landed on h aouse in camp springs maryland just inches from the homeowner's bedro >> the severe weather also killed an elderly woma but first we have an update from meteorologist amelia draper. is it still blustering or arting to die down? >> it's starting to die down,

but i'm still tracking wind gusts around martinsburg around 50 miles an hour. the d.c. metro area under a wind advisory until 8:00 p.m. tonight. that means until 8:00 tonight winds gusting up to 55 miles an hour. all of the counties here in brown, ts includes all of prince william, all of the d.c. metro area, and out through parts of western and northern maryland are under this advisory until 8:00 p.m. that means we could continue to see downed trees, some power outages. but parts of montgomery thcount district, up in frederick county, maryland. here is the track of the latest wind gusts. you see that 51 mile an hour wind gust in martinsburg. in the district winds gusting to about 40 miles an hour. they will subside this evening but it allows our temperatures to plummet. stafford county family and their neighbors are grieving

tonight because those overnight storms came with a tragic consequence for a 78-year-old won who was killed when the tree fell on her house as she was sleeping. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey visited the victim's family today and learned that kathy tyler was no ordinary senior citizen. >> reporter: even though she was 78 years old, this photo shows where she was most days working with her son in their shop. >> if most women h d age can what she does, she was almost 80 years old. that's the only woman i know pull an get under a ca out a transmission and put it back in. >> reporter: overnight a fastrm moving sit the neighborhood. he looked out the window to see a street full of emergency vehicles. a tree had fallen on the tyler house krooshicrashing into the . kathy's husband was able to roll

out of bed and escape but kathy was kill. >> just a fluke. fell down and went right through the house and killed her. >> kathy tyler's husband and son were too broken up, bute invited us into the auto shop to show us some of the projects his mom helped him with. she started working as his bookkeeper but couldn't resist getting her hands d ty working on the cars herself. neighbors will remember her as someone who was always willing to offer a helping hand. lady.e was a really nice >> reporter: kathy's husband tom received minor injuries but he's back in the neighborhood. the tree is gone h but house has a hole in it. it's going to be condemned. gs son and neighbors tryo figure out the best place for him to stay. i'm julie carey, news 4. >> stay ahead of the weather with forecast on air and in our nbc washington app. we invite you to download our app. you'll find forecasts for your neighborhood in the palm of your

hand. happening now in annapolis, two days of tributes to long or long time speaker michael busch. hundreds of mourners are filing into the stahouse today to pay their respects to maryland's longest serving house speaker. busch died earlier this month afr serving more than three decades in the house of delegates. darcy spencer live for us in annapolis with more on how busch is being remembered. darcy. >> reporter: well, jim, that's right. people are coming here to the statehouse to pay their last respects. you can walk right up thesest s here behind me and into the state capital building, into the rotunda area. that's where that public vistation is happening at this hour and will continue or the next couple of hours. people are remembering a man who was respected byo s many. maryland state police troopers carry the state flag-draped casket past the family of house speaker mike busch. lawmaker lined uplong the

steps of the statehouse to receive their speaker one laste under the capital dome so marylanders can payts their respec. >> we now return him the statehouse, the venue he loved and where he accomplished so much so we can say to mike busch for his lifetime achievements, well usdone. >> was the state's longest serving speaker. he died of pneumonia a day before the last day of the general assembly session. >> there are no words big enough or loving enough to describe what michael busch gave to those of us who served with him. >> iusch will lie repose here until 7:00 this evening, then again from 8:00 to 10:.m a tuesday. while it was a somber occasion, it was also joyful as the man who championed the chesapeake bay, education, environment and many more issues were

celebrated. >> his prints are on everything, but he was strong enough, cor ra -- humble enough to o lers shine. >> reporter: busch's funeral will be held here in annapos, 11:00 tomorrow morning. thursday might be a bit of a busy day here in washington as the jtice department says it will be releasing a redacted version of the special counsel robert mueller's report on russian interference in our election. the report will be sent to congress, made available to the public sometime thursday morning. we will not see the kbientire 400-page report. william barr says the justice department will blackout sensitive information. mueller concluded his investigation last month. barr released a 4-page summary of the key findings. democrats. the entire report released to congress. president trump is once again going aft freshman

congresswoman calling her out of control tonight. his latest comment after omar said tweetsnty the presideed to increased death threats. of downplaying the september sed 11th attacks in a speech to the muslim american advocacy group care. during it she said, quote, some people did something. omar had been saying that the akssz actions of a few led to the loss of civil libertif muslims as a whole but the remarks were taken out of context. capital police have been told to do a security assessment to insure the safety of her security and staff. those officers have received more than 400 requests for ennced protection. scott macfarlane is in thero ne with more on that part of the story. >> jim, good evening. at least 460 cases in 2018 alono accordinew congressional testimony. capital police helped arran

enhanced security staged by members of congress in that year either by organizing local sendingut of town or by their own dignity protection unitn officers here d.c. capital police also report about 100 events in our area. they helped guard and protect in the past year. that would include the amngressional baseball g and the practices. you'll recall the shooting in june, tw2017. earlier this month the u.s. capital chief told members of the u.s. house enhanced protection is available to any of those conrned about threats. >> if you have an event, if you provide us with the schedule and the venue, we will do loworkup. we'l at it through open sources and through classified type of there's any threat assigned or assessed. if you have any particular individuals you know who will be disruptive, we'll look at that as well. >> a recent news 4 i-team investigation realed investigation into threats to

members of congress nearly doubled as social media provides a new avenue to target the powerful. scott macfarlane, news 4. back to you. it's just a few monthsyontil u get that amazing view from top of the washington monumento again. the national park service says the monument i going to reopen sometime in august. right now there's construction of a new security screening building under way and the new elevator system has been installed. it just needs some final testing and certification. that monument's beense clo since 2016 if it feels like a long time you to. well, folks, the caps are back in action tonight looking to take a commanding three games to none series lead over the hurricanes. ws 4 seherree burruss is live for us in raleigh tonight. we like this. let it on. >> exactly. the capitals know how important each game and win is in the playoffs. ce the puck drops, it is all

business. but before, it's a little different. part of the identity of this capitals team is having fun. let's start with adition before every road playoff game which started last year purpose remeer the hot lap? this morning captain alex in ovechkin tak a lap around the ice by himself before the team laughing, having fun, and genuinely enjoying playing with each other is a key to this team's success. >> guys here have done great job of creating a fun atmosphere and ainning atmosphere and we're better when we're having fun. that's for sure. >> we just have fun as a group and it's a gd smorgasboard of personalities. we like being around each other and going into battle together. that's important at this time of ar. >> i played on other teams where teams have more of a serious demeanor and it worked for that team. with this team, if you try to be

serious tt really wouldn' work. there's too many aaracters. >> lot of times as a coach yout try to pu players in a situation,et's go do this as a, you eaknow, tm bonding situation and really what i found with this team is that you just need tut p them in circumstances where they're hanging out together. they spend time together and they're around each other. they'll take care of the rest from there. >> winning helps too. the capitals have won their last six postseason games extending back to last postseason which set franchise record. so the characters they have out there really helping win on the ice too. back to you. >> all right. we'reor expecting m tonight. thanks. it' krufrcrunch time for an who hasn't paid or filed your tax returns. talk stello joins us to about the deadlines, the lower returns, and what you c do to avoid owing next year. what police in prince

george's county tell ushey're doing to stop an increase in fatalities and accidents. you're going to need a jacket tomorrow, because storm team 4 is tracking colder weather coming into our region. amelia is back with that forecast next. of course we're on top of that heartbreaking news. the fire at the notre dame cathedral in paris this afternoon. the fight to s this historic structure and theeart of the h

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e we have somews on the fire at the notre dame cathedral in paris. >> thehichief there says that te fire has stopped from spreading to the northern belfrey, the stone structure will be saved. these aretuive pics showing you the damage now in the middle of the night. we will continue to bring you updates throughout the evening right here and on our nbc washington app. well, it is obviously tax day and under this first year of the trump gop tax overhaul, most people say they are not actually getting a cut. 28% expected to actually pay more this year in a recentbc "wall street journal" poll. just 17% expected to payes among the rest are pretty divide of those expecting to pay the same or who were not sure what they were going to pay. the bipartisan tax pollster sayr the my of americans stood

to receive cuts under the new law but for most it is so small they didn't notice. >> the deadline for most people is 11:59 stoetonight to file yo returns or request an extensiono we want t take a closer look at the effects of this tax code overhaul and why you may want to already start thinking about next yea joining us now is com costello. let's start with those who are waiting to the left minute. even if you file an extension, it doesn't leave you tolgtally f the hook. >> exactly right. if you don't think you'll getap thework in time to file, you request an extension. but hear this. if you owe the irs money you've still got to pay them day. you only havto pay them 90%. you can eend on actually doing your paperwork, but they need to get the money. to wendy's hypoint, w is it that

we haven't noticed that they actually did sigh's tax cut? because on average it was about $780 spread over the course of the entire year, so if y spread that overall of your paychecks, maybe 26 paychecks, that's pretty incremental. a lot of people may not have noticed an extra $20, $30, $50, and maybe your insurance rates went up so that offset the fact that you got a tax cut. a lot of americans saying they didn't notice if they got a tax cut. >> as a result of the new tax ch code ges, tom, there have been changes in guidelines and terms of how much we withhold from ournd paychecks a that could change for next year too. what should we be doing right now? should we start thinking aboutr that o should we have already? >> yes and yes. if you haven't alreadyyo adjust ur withholdings with your ployer, do so now if you don't want to be surprised next year, especially if you live in the greater dmv,th norern virginia, maryland, and d. where property taxes can be soanigh

d as a result it's entirely possible you are not able to offset all -- or write off all of your taxes, state, local and property taxes. if you are in fact stuck with a tax bill this year, go to your employer and say you'd likeo t adjust your withholdings to more money is withheld out of your paycheck and you're not stuck with a big bill next year. >> spread out the pain. nbc's tom costello. thanks for joining us. you keep it here for more of tos reportinghead with le lester lo lester holt at 7:00. hold on to your hats and cats and dogs. it'sou blustery there. >> the winds were really strong toy. to 53 miles an hour inf portions oontgomery county. even in parts of the districthae reports of wind damage out there. we continue to get some storm reports in. here's one of the storm reports saw today.

this one coming out of broslyn. we'll continue to track strong winds until about 8:00 p.m. tonight. after that the sun goes down and the winds subside. hhat that means, a chilly start tomorrow morning wight winds, clear skies and dry area in place. we're starting off our tuesday with temperatures in the mid 30s to low 40s. as we look ty, wednesda a chance for shower. it's really friday. we're really keeping a close eye on the forecast, because strongs stor even severe storms are possible on friday. mainly during the evening and overnight hours. we could be tracking ver heavy rainfall, gusty damaging winds i think are going to be the biggest concern. again, friday night i think we'l probably be in weather alert mode just like we are right now. now is because of the winds. our temperatures currently in the 40s 5 ands. 54 in washington. fast forward to tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m., temperatures in thee suburbs, som of us are going to be in the 30s. about 38 in frederick.

39 in manassas. 45 in washington. make sure the kids have the jacket at the bus stop tomorrow morning. it's definitely going to be chilly out there. but plenty of sunshine. sunrise time now at about 6:30. recess outdoors, take your lunch outdoors tomorrow. the wins aren't going to be an issue. the temperature around 60 degrees. as we look at pickup tomorrow, it's pleasant. 70 degrees for a high. overall tomorrow is looking really nice. wednesday it's okay. there' the chance for a shower or two, especially north of washington. otherwise partly to mostly cloudy skies andof a high consecuti67 which is seasonable. friday again i'm watching for the potential of strong to severe thunderstorms. saturday, though, maybe just a shower or two possible out there. then easter sunday it's looking dry right now with temperatures in the 60s. i'll have more on the holiday weekend. for now here is your storm team

4 4-day forecast. aturday -- temperatures in the upper 60s near 80 on thursday. then a secretary% chance for severe thunderstorms later in the day on fday. riwe

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belfry belf . tomorrow is emancipation day in the district.

>> the national archives is giving visitors aare opportunity to see the emancipation proclamation and the d.c.mancipation act. >> mark segraves explains why these two documents are so important to our history and why we rarely get to see them. >> reporter: it doesn't get out much. in fact, it only sees the light for about 36 hours each year. it's one of the most important o documents inur country's history. the emancipation proclamation. >> what it affected was any state still in rebellion against the union. >> reporter: the document that le to the end of sliavery is so delicate and grag i wifragile i be kept in a dark vault and inside a saled box. it's only taken out about once a year. today they were lining u at the national archives to get a chance to see it just as americans have lined up for generations to view what abraham lincoln said was his greatest while it is on display, you're

only going to see half of the original because of the way it was written. >> the document is written on both sides -- pages of paper so we could never show both. >> reporter: with tomorrow being emancipation day in the district, the d.c. emancipation act is also on display. that act was the first act by congress to free slaves. not only did the d.c. emancipation act free nearly 3,000 slaves hel capital it made it the only jurisdiction where slave owners were compensated. this former history teaer from south carolina thought it was important for his two sons to see the emancipation proclamation. >> it's inspiring. very touching to kno that that was said andelved and should be today. >> reporter: at theon nati archives, mark segraves, news 4.

>> you need to know that i tomorrows the last chance to see them until next year. when we come right back, we're in weather alert mode again tonight. those strong gusts continue to leave behind lot of damage. storm team 4 tracking the impact and when we could see some relief. distracted driving? unfortunately nothing new. but now a new effort from a local police department is making sure you are paying attention. i'm adam tuss. i'll tell you what they' doing coming up. a tragedy in the story man who turned his life around prison. years in pat collins will have that story next. and we've got an update income on the efft to save notre dame cathedral in paris rom a fire that has been burning now

and we remain in storm team 4 weather alert modeith a wind advisory still in effect until 8:00 p.m. tonight for the potential of damaging gustys, windp to 55 miles an hour. that could bring down trees and some pow outages as well. the winds do subside after 8:00 p.m. a chilly start tomorrow morning and later in the wieck i'm tracking the potential for severe serms. i'll hav the 10 -day forecast at 5:50. in paris firefighters still battling the blaze at the notre dame cathedral. >> smoke still pouring o moments ago we got good news.

french officials said they have stopped the fire from spreading and the outside structure of that cathedral has been saved. >> that fire has been for more than four hours. parisians and tourists have bees watching thi horror all afternoon. it appeared to start near the central spire in the church eawhich was some scaffolding where about nearly a $7 million renovation was underay the spire did collapse. the roof caved in. that's when it began to spread. >>ashat spire made of oak and it went down fast. nbc's tannmpson explains the significance of the structure and she has some nio rea from the vatican tonight. >> archbishop of paris says the roof, the frame, and the spire of the cathedral are now consumed. inside there is much wood and that is believed to have fueled this fire. he's inviting priests throughout paris to ring thels bel in their church to ask peopl to come and

pray for the remainder of this cathedral. we have word this afternoon from theeatican. th spokesperson said that the holy sea, in other words pope francis expresses shock and sadnessver this fire. they are praying for the people of pis and especially for the firefighters who were are trying to put out the fire and they ensure the vatican wants the people of paris to know that they a feeling very close and they areatching them and they are in their prayers. but this is a very, very important structure not just to the cultural life of paris, but certainly to the spiritual life. and on this holy week, the holiest week in the catholic church where catholics and christians around the world remember the crucifixion and resurrection of jesus christ.

>> live pictures now. the president emmanuel macron and other officials are speaking now in front of the cathedral. it looks like the firefighters reporting they can save thern exte walls of the cathedral at this point. but much inside has been lost. much inside was wood. paris authorities are treating this as a tragic accint b they still have opened an investigation because it seemed to originate on a scaffolding under a roof. we will have another update just ahead at 6:00. meanwhile, back close to home now and here in the district, our city is once again dealing with brazen dayme violence. over the weekend a man stabbed death in the middle of the afternoon along southern avenue. this evening we're hearing from the victim's family.

pat collins joins us live with what they had to say. pat. >> reporter: jim, he did time for murder. he wrote a book about murder and his tubled life. then saturday afternoon he became a victim of murder. chest chester bellfield stabbed to death on the d.c. side of southern avenue. >> i am lost. my family is hurt. >>d that's 46-year-olhester bell field in the center. one of eight children. there are a lot of successie stor here. government workers. police officers. military men.l a professiona boxer.

chester's life was not like that. his family sayse did time for murder. >> how much time did he do? >> 23 y>>rs. he did it for murder? >> uh-huh. >> when did he get out? >> 2011. >> and he wrote a book about that experience, didn't he? >> yes. >> what did he call it? >> he wanted to give back to the >>unger kids. fter he got out, chester started working on that book. he called it drastic measures. the story about his life and t'ouble. >> tha what that book was all about? >> yes. >> the story of his life? >> his life. >> telling people not to make the same mistakes. >> not to make the same mistakes he made. >> sources say police believe that a friend or former friend may be involved.

chester bellfield's murder. we wendy and jim, back to you. still aheads on new 4 at 5:00, the special ho r for a young man from our area as he learns what it takes to fulfill hi>>dream job. and measles. the number of cases is

they have been some of the most devastating and deadly crashes we've seen around these parts and they all seemingly happen in prince george's county. >> officers are starting a new crack down to raise awareness abouteeping your focusehind the wheel. adam tuss is out for a wide with the police. >> reporter: prince georol's county pice want you to know they're watching you. this driver at a stoplight quickly realizing tha she should be putting her phone dowe whil behind the wheel. she moves onus with jt a stern look from this officer. but others not so lucky. one pulled over for paying too much attention to his phonend behihe wheel. >> he caught me at that 1%. yeah, it happens. >> reporter: another pulled over for looking at the gps while driving and she's not thrilled about it. >> i didn't look down for more than a few secevds. ybody uses gps. i don't think i was a danger to anyone, myself or anyone else on the road. >> reporter: on a ride-along today, officers tell us t i dang real.

the distraction is real. they see it in every part of the county. after a series of recent deadl crashes in the county, including two where little kids were killed, the cnty is starting a new initiative to get t driverso be as safe as possible. making sure they pay attention, drivend sober, a absolutely buckle up. >> do you kw why you're stopped? >> reporter: the police chief and county executive even out on traffic duty making sure drivers are >>cused. e want you to be safe. that's what this is about. >> i'm safe. i've had a long night. >> you know what? happens just that easily. that's what this is about. reminding you. it only takes a second for either your life to be lost or someone you care about. >> the new campaign called drivs focus,ober and safe, something every one of us should remember before getting behind the wheel. in largo, adam tuss, news 4. a surge in cases of a virus that onced declare to be

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this is a moment that just occurred on the streets of paris. this crowd gatring in song as the firefighters continue to work to save the iconic notre dame cathedral. >> haunting imagestill coming in. the fire has been burning for hours, destroying the spire. stain glass and a number of priceless artifacts. >> a french government official does say both towers are considered safe. just a short time ago announcing hey had stopped the fire from spreading. but as you can see, the flames still back behind part of the cathedral. this remains a very active situation. we will stay watching it. meanwhile tonight, the measles outbreak all over the country is growing worse. news 4 doreen gentzler is workin for your health tonight with a closer look at that growing threat. doreen. >> hi, jim. measles cases have beennf comed now in 20 states. that includes maryland. so far no confirmed cases in

virginia or the district, but as the virus spreads in other parts of the country, communities are struggling to contain the outbreaks and banning un vaccinated children f public areas and schools. the centers for disease control and prevention is out with a new report. 90 new cases within the last week. that brings the total number of measles cases in the u.s. to 555. it's the second highest number of measles cases in thi country in 25 years and we're not even at the halfway point of this year. the cdc says the disease was considered eliminated back in 2000. now more than half the cases are in new york city where officials have declared aub pc health emergencaj the vast mority of patients there, orthodox jews whoad not been vaccinated. measles cases aren't just ricing in the u.s. either. the world health organization reports more than 110,000 measles cases worldwi .

that's an increase of nearly 300% from the same period last year.s measles i a viral infection that causes fever and a red rash on the skin. it's highly contagious. it can kill a child or leave someone disabled, but it is easily beit preventable w a vaccine. make sure your children are vaccinated and you are too. it will protect lu. it wil help protect our community. >> thanks, doreen. we are talking about that wind today. this is still the same wind stem from last night? >> absolutely. this storm system pulled eaaway. wey saw the winds pick up. with winds blowing around, llen. > yeah, boy, we feel it. >> oh mygosh, it is terrible. i know i sound awful. >> you don't sound awoul. >> i s awful. let's be honest. >>e could notice it just a little bit. >> but here's why. because trees are coming in high, but from all the rain we had over the weekend, mold

spores are also coming in high. i've also done some reading. this is more so out of australia. i think it can apply with what we saw this weekend as well. it is really heavyow dours of rain. it can actually break up the pollen spores and they become even tinier. if your allergies are suffering, i'm right tr thehere with you. weeds coming in absent. gr lses coming in from today's report. we're at 54 degrees right now. the winds subside between about 7:00 and:00 as the s goes down. we have clear skies overnight tonight with clear skies, light winds, dry air in place. that is a recipe for a chilly night by 11:00 p.m. we're at 50 degrees. we start off tomorrow with a temperature in washington of 43. the suburbs in the mid to upper 30s. o plenty sunshine throughout the day is going to help us warm up nicely. over tuesday looking really nt pleasa especially during the afternoon and evening hours. lunchtime we're at about 60

degrees. 70 for a high tomorrow so really pleasant. a great day to get out in the lawn and garden. the experts at muirfield garden center tell us that adding perennials to your garden will provide yearly color. bleeding hearts, one o my favorite flowers of all time and for the sun probably the creeping flocks. tomorrow looking really nice. w and thether having a low impact on your tuesday. the commute no issues. recess for the kids outdoors. grab your lunch outside if you have to run an errand. it's also looking quite nice. also awesome for outdoor exercise or going for a run or job. look to the weekend. on saturda maybe some lingering showers during the morning hours and then maybe a passing shower during the afternoon and evening hours. but i think most of saturday going to be mainly dry with partly to mostly cloudy skies. it's breezy on saturday with a high temperature of 70. sunday we have easter sunday for the egg hunts during the morning hours. you might want a light jacket or

cardigan. 55 degrees at 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.nice, mix of clouds and sunshine. sae seasonable for this time of year. t before we get the weekend, i want to point out two things. the first is that chance for a shower on wednesday and then a much better chanc of more widespread showers. not just showers, but heavy rain and strong to severe thunderstormsy overnight frida into very early saturday morning. so i do think that friday will a weatherlert day again for that chance of strong to severe thunderstorms later in the day. heavy rain, gusty damaging winds are the biggest concerns right now. for the weekend, 70 on saturday. 66 on sunday. okay. you've had truffle fries, truffle oil. anh actual fres truffle is like from heaven. >> and it ain't cheap. grown in europe and enjoyed here and all ove the world.

as justin finch report there is now a truffle trend. who knew? nd it's springing up in virginia. >> truffles aren't a crop you just go out and pick. >> did you find one? oo it there? >> it takes a g nose like his to sniff them out. >> oh, good sboy. >> thias a drill. the target, a very frozen struf el. practice to keep welly and the nose primed for hvest season which runs from december to just before spring. >> there's another. we found them a good 6 inches down. >> olivia taylor knows just what to look for as she led our tour of her family's orchard called virginia truffles. once inside, a better look at what we found. >> if it was a nice round truffle, this is what the restaurants really like to buy. >> judging by looks, the truffle is no conventional beauty, but by taste you can get why foodies

hecrave tm and why they're used in eggs to seasonings. >> there's almost a fruity t factit. >> virginia happens to have a good truffle growing climate, partly why olivia, her pom and dad chose to grow their truffle whican go for hundreds of pounds at the market. the built their farm from ground up about ten years ago from clearing rand to prepping the soil to finding the right trees. >> one must always take the right view when getting into this and keeping in mind it's going to be a significant investment, but it's interesting. it's different. if we can make it happen,pa it willff. >> and they're on track. virginia truffles are among the first truffle growers in the commonwealth to see aarst and they're planning now for many more. >> five year plan, i would says that thi farm is producing

hopefully close to 30 pounds an acre of truffle. i also would like to expando we have multiple products as opposed to just truffle. >> with each seon, each search, virginia truffles comes closer to a future many can't wait to taste. justin finch, news 4. >> handly and i are going to go wnt and start digging around. they're being g in tennessee, north carolina, oregon and in napa valley. >> boy, are they tasty. as they prepare for game three against the hurricanes, the caps are also building more support among itsan younger f base. today the team announced a new partnership with montgomery county schools. as part of a league effort that allows teams to give grants, the capitals will donate pucks and sticks to help launchtr st hockey programs in elementary and middle schools. the team says it will give more than 100,000 students more

access and exposuresp to the ort. and there are a lot of places to celebrate the caps during these playoffs. the team is having fun on social media announcing murals painted across the dmv, partnering with local artists to make them happen, including this one at ludlow taylor elementary. >> come in the newsroom, you'll hear us down the road. coming up, a special honor for a young boy from our area. >> his dream to become a police officer came true today thanks to the dc

continuing our coverage of the notre dame cathedral,fi refighters have managed to save the structure. >> that word from the police chief of paris. officials saying the entire roof of the building is destroyed, but the damage appears -- does not appear to be in the lower part of the church. we're going to have the latest news on this coming up at 6:00. just two minutes. a wish came true today for a local teenager who always wanted to be a police officer. >> the 13-year-old got his chance today thankto some of c.'s finest. news 4's cory smith has the inspiring story you'll see only on 4. >> reporter: what didou want to be when you were growing up? for this 13-year-old, it's always been the same. metropolitan police officer. sadly health issues got in the

way, putting his dream job out of reach until today. >> officer bailey now appoint antoine pile as an honorary police officer of the metropolitan police department. >> reporter: antoine -- excuse me, officer powell has realized his dream. he's got a badge and a uniform. and spent the day getting acquainted with the department. he's ao got whatvery cop needs. a partner watching his back. you'll havr officer did bailey explain it, antoine's the one that's had his back. the two met while davis worked patrol in antoine's neighborhood. >> i would be on te beat and h would be rolling up. i would tell him if something happens, stay here. don't move. that wasn't happening. he rolled right up with me. >> reporter: soon they'll be riding side by side working the beat tether. tamika carter could not be more proud. >> i told him he can always be whatev he put his mind to, so

i'm letting him know it really can happen. he said he wanted to be a police officer and he definitely won. >> how do you feel about it? >> good. >> as for his new brothers and sisters in blue, this is what good police work is all about. >> this is a way to be proactive in the community. you reach out to youth like antoine. >> to show them that even against all, odds sometimes dreams do come true. in northeast, cory smith, news 4. these are le pictures. it's almost midnight in paris. this is what's left of notre dame cathedral. the fire still burning as we come on the air at 6:00. ngod eveni. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. a tragedy for the entire world to watch tonight. we've seen the cathedral spire collapse, the roof is gone, but finally we do haveome good news there on that fire fight. plus a round of deadly spring storms takes a life here ina virginia. oman killed when a tree pierced her ho in stafford

county. and a new promise about the mueller report. we're now told to expect it on thursday. o democrats sein that and the presidens still hidden tax returns on this tax day.nn >> ancer: news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. for centuries people from all over the world have been awestruck by the beauty of the notre dame cathedral in paris. >> today the icon went u in ames right at the beginning of holy week. >> the fire is now significantly weaker. french president emmanuel macron says it the towers and facades still standing and should be able to be saved. >> but the entire roof is gone and crews are rushing now to save priceless works of art inside. nbc has our update tonight. >>m flames shot fro the roof of theld centuries o