bridge. >> erika gonzalez is at the live desk with what we know. >> in short, not a whole lot. let me get to a few components we have. still working to figure it out. live pictures of the bay bridge, ambulance th paramedics, firefighters on the scene, being told all traffic is stopped going westbound for this police activity seeing numerous flashing lights there. fire crews say they a responding to this situation on the bridge, as we mentioned. they are responding to a water rescue is how they phrased it. we also have chopper 4 en route to the scene, i'm told a few minutes shy of that location. stand by for more pictures. we're working the phones to get more details on this. we willonitor the situation and bring you live updates. erika gonzalez. >> thanks. breaking right now, the young armed woman obsessed with

the columbine shootg is dead. >> she died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. authorities say the 18-year-old flew to colorado and immediately bought a shotgun and ammunition upon her arrival there. the threat surfaced days before security guard's 20thar annive of the massacre and forced multiple schools to close. >> reporter: what federal agenta call massive manhunt is now over in coloradft a 18-year-old sol pais was found dead. >> the fbi just confirmed they have found miss pais deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: investigators say the troubled teen was iatuated with columbine, traveling there and buying a gun and ammunition.

>> we are used to threats and this one felt different and certainly had our tention. >> reporter: lawmakers uncovered newly uncovered social media f postm pais, blogs and journals of suicide and weapons kniveetches of guns and under the user name, dissolved girl, she talks aboutla ping and organizing for "the day requests and asks about buying a shotgun in colorado. schools across the area, including columbine were shut down what was a precaution during a painful difficult time th ceremoninies and remembrances. >> i am always surprise by this communyy's capacitor good in the face of unimaginable evil. >> reporter: the community still working to heal thecars that linger two decades after the attack. jay gray, nbc news.

>> the investigation continues. wel stay on top of this breaking news story. another update in 40 minutes. in northerninvirg, a music teacher is facing felony charges for allegedly touching at least two students. investigators investigating jeffrey cummins when a student reported being abused over a deriod of years. a second stu this year. cummins gives private music lessons at his home in annandale. we spoke to a neighbor who said ashe a father t allegations are frightening. >> it makes me scared to send my schoolo home t school -- my kids to school by themselves and walk home by themselves a normal 12-year-old does. it's shocking for itpe to hap next door. >> cummins is the directors of a traveling music group for schoon aged childrend owns two tutors schools in virginia.

coming up, more on the suspect's charges and connections to the community. video coming this afternoon a crime that has recently become a common occurrence here, a group of people using a truck to try and steal an atm from a local 7-11. this latest incident has a similar to more than a half-dozen recent cases where a group uses a stolen t pickupck to smash through a storefront and dislodge the money machine. in today's attempt they didn't manage to get away with the atm but did manage to leave a bss me behind. >> new information about a deadly fire at a gas station in d.c. police sousees clo to the investigation tell news4 the woman likely set herself on fire. this is the scene just after 5:30 on benning road at 21st street. a gas station attendant called policefter he noticed one of the pumps was on fire. when first responders arrived

they realized a woman was also in that fire. she died at the scene and has not been identified. we know more about a chaotic shooting in germantown. an 18-year-old did not survive. several were struck by bullets. by the time the police got to the scene the shooter or shooters were already gone. cory just talked to the teenaged victim's mother. what have you learned here? >> reporter: that young man's name is trey dawkins, 18 year old. his family is absolutely heart broken his life was stolen in such a senseless way. they know circumstances surrounding his death they will say things simply are not true. today, they wanted to set the record straight about who trey

was. take a listen to his mother right now. >> he didn't deserve to die that way. he wasn't the type of kid that would go out here and hurt ople or anything like that. he always tried to help. o tried to set an example for a lot these kids. >> reporter: i asked vicki reed to tell me more about trey. she used words like mentor, hard worker, athlete. on role she kept coming back to was role model. trey was always so close to his nieces and nephewse making sur they stayed on the right path and sadly i the blink of an eye that life was taken away in germantown. the dreams trey had of going to montgomery college and goinges into busin with his older brother is gone. i asked his mom what she wants people to know. and what many parents would have

in a situation like >> why? what was the purpose of you doing what you did? i want to know that answer. he touched seone who touched so many people's lives. so many people. >> reporter: as theaw dns family prepares for trey's funeral, they are also organizing a march to stop the violence in h hisor as well. back to you. >> thank you so much. corey smith reporting live from gaithersburg. >> jon walker ln who joined thal tiban after the 9/11 attacks will be released next month. he was 20. in november, 20, 2001 he pleaded guilty andis probation will be set for three years. tomorrow, we expect news outlets and the american

public will be digesting more than 400 pages of the robert mueller report. we have heard so much information over the past two years, some accurate, some not so much. a look at t what watch out for as this unfolds tomorrow. >> we've been talking about the instigation for 23 months. tomorrow, we get answers. while the final report will be redacted, here's what to watch for when it finally gets released. nbcndews a other outlets will be looking for robert mueller's explanationhy he punted on not to make a call whether or not the president impeded investigations. attorney general william barr said most of the president's conduct has already been the subject of reporting. look for any action the president took that we didn't already know about. also, watch for what the white

house response will look and sound like. nbc reports the president's ou legal team cld release a counter report, about 35 pages worth, refuting mueller's findings. watch from the reaction from house democrats, judiciary committee chairman, jerry nadler, could subpoena the complete unredacted report depending what we get tomorrow. and barr will testify on may synchronized and house democrats likely want to question mueller. >> thank you. to paris where french officials have announced a rldwide competition for replacement of the spire of the fire ravaged notre dame. president macron set an ambitious goal to complete it of five years and others think a longer t chris jansing on the renovation

plans. >> reporter: quite a few developments herencluding an international competition to build a new spire that would rise above notre dame. there have been workmen there going nonstop trying to aess the stability of the building. they're very concerned about the three gaping holes in the roof. officials describe it as a race against the clock to build a temporary roof, bulb, umbrella, as they describe it, to make sure there isn't more damage done to it and those irreplaceable windows. president macron says his goal is five years. the vicar of the church, chaplain said it could be at lice six. people who have done these restoratio before said it could be decades. however long it takes and whatever form it takes, a lot of money pouring in now topping 1

billion euros. on the banks of the seine, i'm ris jansing. nbc news. find out more of the fuor-raising effts and dramatic before and after photos, just openp the washington nbc app and search "notre dame." nbc is working for you in the community. >> in aouple minutes, the church gathering food to help families on this good friday. how you can be part tft effort. new fall-out on michelle obama's apparent swipe at president trump. >> if you wer l outate last night, if so, you might have caught this shrieking across the night sky. what was it? how uncommon is this? breaking down what happened in our area at 10:57. >> chopper 4, breaking news moments ago, a situation on the bay bridge stalling traffic in the westbound lanes completely there. we'rold this is some sort of

water rescue and one lane of westbound traffic is now getting through.

k > back now with a live l outside. we are standing by rightow for the rocket launch from virginia's wallace island. >> spacecraft heading to the international space station. lyft o lift offset for 4:46. a lot of folks may be able to

actually see it. >> hoping to. first, something else to look up for. did you see the meteor streaking across the sky last night? what a sight. >> this is dashcam video captured by a prince george's police officer, you can see the stream coming down, see that? towards the right bottom portion of the screen. that's amazing. >> it is amazing. this is just one of many videos we have seen. joining us now is emilia draper. tell us about it. we understand it is just getting started. >> actually. th meteor shower will be peaking next week monday and tuesday. this was not related to that shower, based on the placement but we had great video of it out there happening at 10:57 last nigh here, you can see some of this video and people traveling along in their cars and the dash

meras caught that. the top left of your screen to the bottom rig . we need graphics, thisraveled north to south yesterday right around 10:57 in the evening and ended in the atlantic ocean, right around bethany beach i ar. thisclassified as a bolide meteor, and it had a tint tot and the composition the nickel it was likely made of. i want to thank jay gray for this fantastic information. these aren't super uncommon. they probably don't have anything that hits the ground but we have space rock you can pick up off t ground. a lot of technicalities. based on therightness last night, this was a bolide and the brighter fireballs are more rare. we have a meteor shower peeking monday and tuesday. if you didn't catchou this, y can head out and catch a great

show and look anywhere in the sky. >> whatime? >> we will see it peaking monday to tuesday and head out, depending on the weather and peak time, monday night, guys. >> all right. we'll be looking up. >> good stuff. >> thanks, amelia. > news4 is taking an in-depth look at our changing climate. >> see how it's affecting your money, health and commute. april 22nd, 7:30 on news4. now, let's turn to a consumer alert. the food & drug administration is warning you to be carefulhe about t sushi you eat. there's been an outbreak of salmonella infections linked to frozen tuna. it was sourced in victim and distributed by louisiana-based jensen tuna. it was probably not sold in grocery stores so they recommend you ask restaurants where the

tuna comes from. if you're not sure about the so ce, be wise and don't eat it. speaking of things you shouldn't be eating, if you have nut allergies and ben & jerry's is in your freezer, you mig want to check it. the ice cream mayontain tree nuts not listed on the label. good news, no one has had adverse reactions. they said one of their nut suppliers made the error. open up the app for information on this product. preparing for the easter weekend, working with details on the good friday free market. >> reporter: ready to feed those in need? okay. we are ready. we're holding up bags of potatoes, canned vegetables a

whole bunch of turkeys and hams and chicken, all kinds of food for this freeood market. it's happening on good friday at new life worship center. we have transformed the worship 'snter into a food prep station for what going to happen on friday. pastor juan wilder is here with me wh all the details. that's is not the first time you've done this, you do because it's parthe of t mission. >> it's good friday. jesus gave it all away. we want to do the same a fd 1200 families. >> 1200 families, incredible. >> free groceries,turkeys, hams, and thankful for the new life partners, let's give god praise for them. make it happen. come out. we have food for everybody, let's make it happen. >> so much food you can't hold it in yod. all happening good friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the new

life worship center in capitol heights. ready for a wonderful feast for those in nd. right? that is the latest. back in to you. >> what a great effort. you'd like to help, they are still accepting donations,rmore infoion on how you can give or volunteer friday. download the nbc washington app and search "good friday market." we are helping you save time when you go shoheing. >> in t next half hour, the credit card that will change the way you check out. way you check out. big changes in the forecast,

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thin up saufturday. more on how the team is resetting the reset button nstead of the panic button, we expect. >> i'm looking forward to 80 tomorrow. i guess we should ghr tough tonight. >> tonight is not that bad. nice overall. tomorrow, warmer. for the most part, high temperaturesround 70 degrees, where we are currently sitting in washington. north of washington, cooler mperatures, south of washington, fredericksburg in the low 80s. warm tomorrow area-wide, mix of clouds and sunshine overall, maybe humid the end of the day. we're under a storm team weather alert early friday and potential for strong and maybe severe thunderstorms and showers at but dry r the weekend time as well. here's a look at current temperatures. check out this temperature

range. fredericksburg has gone down a little bit. 63 in hagerstown, 70 in washington and near 80 to the southwest. 83 in charlottesville. everybody is warmer tomorrow. if you're headed out tonight for the nats game, it is looking really nice, as they take on giants first pitch at 7:05. comfortable. bring outs lo long sleeves or a sweatshirt and upper 60s and 50s. tomorrow, high of around 80 with a mix of clouds and sshine. warm and pretty pleasant out there. look to friday, issued by them storrediction center. the biggest risk is in ydolow, to the south in virginia and north carolina. most of the area east of i-95 to southern maryland, fairfax

county, are under a slight risk for severe weather. it does drop off a little bit heading to parts ofud lon, montgomery and frederick counties. that said, you need to be weather ready during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours. here's what you can expect. a chance for showers in the morning and day hours and a chance friday stays completely dry. the time you needo t be weather ready is a big time period and we're not dealing with heavy rain this entire time potential for rain and heavy thunder around 2:00 p.m. on friday and continue for the evening at 4:00 a.m. saturday. gusts of 4 inches of rain up to 50 miles an hour and more h on this impacts the holiday weekend coming up. if you're traveling for passovei late on fy night, keep in mind you could be dealing with

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day. is the president's legal team ready to respond to >>this? eporter: the legal team is ready getting ready for the third day in a row. how this rollout will take place tomorrow we just learned by the justice department the attorney general, william bar will hold a news conference tomorrow morning. we can expect that to take place at 9:30. also on stage is deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. no word whether the report will be released before that news conference. for a third straight day, president trump's legal team hunkered down prepping for the 400 page redacted russia report handed over by attorney general william barr. the president's lawyers ready with their own much smaller counter report, between0 to 40 pages but no decision yet whether to release it. >> they've bn working on it a

longim t they haven't seen the report but have a lot of intelligence and information about what would be in the report. >> reporer: insid the white house, a different meeting with relevant staff. >> we have meeny oerf isss but wting willn read the mueller report like everyone else will read the mueller report. >> reporter: for weeks barr and his team have been redacatng infon that could compromise information or expose intelligence sources among other reasons. that's not good enough for democrats who are fighting to see every word. >> we are ready to take the necessary steps if we don't get information we expected. >> reporter: it is every word and something that could come as early as friday. president trumte repeadly saying no matter what is released, democrats will never be satisfied, slamming their actions as purely political. a new poll from a tociated press shows 6 out of 10 persons do believe the president

obstructed justice and want congress to keep investigating. >> going to be a busy day tomorrow. former firstic ladylle obama taking rare criticism of a rare rebuke of president trump. while not entioning the president by name she compared to political climate to spending timeith a divorced dad. take a listen. >> it's tough. sometimes you spend weekends with divorced dads. that feels lik it's fun and then you get sick. that's what america is going through, divorced dad. >> as you can hear that, a lot of folks in the audience got au laugh o of that. mrs. obama was speaking in london on a stop from her book tour. so far, no comment from the seite hou here with today's talk around town. a lot of divorced fathers took offense to her comments saying tiey were insensi stereotypical. what do your listeners tnk

about it? >> let it be known our listenerr ade the first lady and who she is and numerous programs she started. they really think and feel she fe it to causean you can understand why a dedicated divorced father could feel that way. >> i thinkn it was i a joking manner and not to be taken seriously. i do understand why some divorced dad's could get offended by it as they put in a lot of hard work of a divord father trying to recover. >> it's a bit of a shock because she's the one saying when they go low we go high. people across the globe, stepping up to help pledg to rebuild the notre dame cathedral. the effort here as well. and the historic black churches three destroyed by an alleged

arsonist in louisiana, standing over 100 years, all three gurned to theund in a matter of days. police arrested a white man, son of local sheriff's deputy now charged with arson and hate crimes. now, millions of dollars of euros are being poured in to support the effort to rebuild notre dame. we're finding out now people are stepping up to help rebuild the churches in louiana. the m gofundme effort hasore than a million dollars. whatre they saying about that? >> our listeners are so happy. our communities love our churches just as much as people amlove the notre de cathedral there. they're happy to see t nation coming together to open this fund andey people pouring mon in. it's the heart beat of these communities. to see this excited happening. ashley from upper harm borrow, this is what she said when she found out. >> it's unfortunate in today's

time this is still happening. a blessing to know people will come together in a time of need and t representation love always overpowers hate. >> many of our listeners are pouring in money what they can give and telling people to do the same. they're very excited about this. good news. >> it's taken off and really heartening to do that. we want to step in. if you want to find a way to help those churches rebuild. we have a link to the gofundme page for church donations. thanks so much. over to you. >> thank you both. next, new research on children and screen time, the challenges that can develop after just a couple of hours of screen time a day. c also, bnges to the forecast. they come just in time to the holiday weekend. amelia will be back soon with

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in fiber and antioxidant >> doesn't matter if they're fresh other frozen. at lunch, add beans, rice and quinoa, even if it sounds starchshy. >> it will impact your blood pressure. you need those carbohydrates. >> and for dinner try noodles like zucchini. >> il stick with adding berries. i'll add berries to my pizza and see if that makes a difference. screen time for kids is linked to significant behavioral problems. interviews thousands of preschoolers and the results way opener. kids who have two hours a day or five times more likely than 30 tnutes a day and five times more likely have adhd.

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if you are just joining us at 4:44, let's get you caught up. the bay bridge just opening in minutes.couple of it had been shut down for an emergency on the side of the bridge. it may have been a person indi ress. the situation has just come to

an end. the threat that put a community on edge and closed hundreds of denver schools is over an 18-year-old woman obsessed with the columbine massacre is dead after an apparent suicide. she traveled to colorado for the 20th anniversary of the high school shooting. a teenager is dead and three others wounded in a shooting last night in germantown. they were standing in a parking lot in curry a lanend someone opened fire. 18-year-old dawkins was killed. they do not think this was random. no other arrests made. you are taking a look at the wallops island where a rocket is t to take off in the next minute or so. you should be able to see it in our area. if you a have clear view of the sky, look to the southeast to catch a glimpse of this. pat and leon, over to you for liftoff. >> we got the cue for 30

seconds. it doesn't happen during the n.ytime very often. >> not very ofte this rocket will supply the international space station with 10,000 supplies of science and experiments heading to the international space station, i'm hearing under 10 seconds. >> let's look at it now. live from wallops island. >> we'd lov to hear from anyone who says they can't actually see it. >> in our area, you can watch tv and go to the southeast, 90 t minutes to seconds, see it take off to the south and east and cho lersking towards the ocean and pehofully we get a vantage point from chopper 2. >> there you have lift off. >> pressure looks solid. altitude ninal. pvc isr nominal. systems look good.

thrust.at full >> everything looking good. 2:35 seconds. >> throttling back to 55% power. altitude remains nominal. >> interesting,reou noted the are a lot of experiments on board, interesting to me how any are put on by high school dozens of experiments submitted bynd high schoolers a college students and programs they're working on. this rocket will stay up and not come down as utally does and leave it up for another experiment on that. >> very interesting.f a lot times the young minds have the besas ide and experiments going, with kids ideas behindthem, this is 37th y services mission launched by northrup grumman for nasa there you see it. >> that's pretty cool. i'd lovene to see o live. >> i know. i he never seen one.

have you, pat? >> i got a chance to watchhe final launch of the space shuttle. it's phenomenal. you feel it in your chest before you hear it. one of the most amazing exhilarating experiences ever. if you get a chance to go there and watch, do it. the good thing, theid weather d cooperate and a lot of folks are able to see this one. >> absolutely. what is going on with the weather aside from cooperatingke with the roct launch, allergies. the trees. i ha to go there today. here'shy. the tree pollen is coming in very high. i gotpo the pollen rert coming in.ev the ls are very high this time of year. mold spores, weeds, grasses, all coming in low out there. we're at a gorgeous 70 degrees right now. really nice through the evening hours. keep i dry, cloudiness by night. 68 degrees by 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m., 63 and 11:00,

temperature around 60 degrees. throughout the day and tomorrow, a mix of clouds and sunshine. comfortable around lunchtime and warm in the afternoon hours. kids on spring break, outdoor activities planned. e weather is cooperating. great day to have your lunch irtdoors. flng with 70 by the midday hours. high temperature of 80, 7 degrees warmer today and still nice with temperature around 77. you look to friday. itill be a storm team 4 weather alert day, not during the morning mid-atlantic day hours but afternoon and evening and overnight hours. here we are at noon. i put thisndnto motion a we will continue to put this situation and evolve and change a little bit. here's what i'm saying right no 2:00 p.m., heavy pockets of rain in the areand rumble of thunder and isolated tornado threat on friday during the

afternoon and evening hours. during the overnight hours not as much, based on the winds out there. here we are, 6:00 p.m. on friday, a break from the rai d another wave of rain pushes into the area. here's very heavy rnfall overnight, saturday morning, 3:00, where we can see flooding and flash flooding issues. lingering showers possible early saturday morning. moving to the midday hours on saturday, dry. high temperature on friday, 74 degrees, 60s on saturday and sunday and monday, dry with a mix of clouds and sun. thanks. >>an you remember the last time you handed over your credit card to somebody working are ster? >> yeah. >> all we do now is swipe or dip and go. >> that'sinight. are ready to get even faster. consumer susan hogan is working

withou for the details. >> contactless cards have been around for years but nevug ca on until now. wells fargo and chase visa are rolling out this technology. >> when contactless cds first came out, most technology didn't have the ability to accept them. they work like mobile wallets. as they update for apple and google pay, contactless cards are more mainstream and help you get through the line as well. chip cards take up to 30 seconds to close a transaction. contactless cards can completed that same transaction in under 15on sec. >> contactless cards are good for certain application, public ansit, fast-food, groceries, harmacies, where you want to get out and in quickly.

contactless will speed it. >> reporter: to figure out if youave a contactless card, look for the wifi symbol on the card. >> wondering if they h chip technology, they use the same chip technology and generate a one time crypt to gram, and makes it very difficult for thieves to steal your information. back to you. >> thank you. to jim and wendy in the newsroom with a look at what's new at 5:00. >> busyer aon at 5, a team of bandits seemingly responsible for high profile smash and grab atm theft. for ey have been at it months and seems like they are at it again. pat collins has more on the latest case andrend emerging from this little group. >> they started out bumbling and got their act together. >> they were like the keystone cops a couple of times. the i-team investigation, the

care ons about the received by local veterans at a v.a. hospital including who w turned away? >> i-team scott mcfarland isns getting ars working to protect those heroes. see you soon at the top of

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storm team 4 is tracking big changes in the forecast. we'll beoo saying gbye to calm sunny skies. amelia tracking chances for severe weather, updates at 5:00. eight families say their young children were sexually abused by a teacher at the washington hebrew congregation preschool. >> they're seeing the school and the director. and they said it could have been caught month ago. >> mark segraves spo to t parents and got a reaction for the school. >> reporter: it can cost as much as $16,000 a year to the prchool at the washington hebrew congregation in the upper 0 northwest. the synagogue founded in 1852 and operated a preschool in the last 35 years. in account of last year, d.c. launchedn allegation that a male teacher at the school sexually abused at least seven students between the ages of 3 and 4 years old.

details of the abuse have not been made p olic. onef the attorneys representing the families. >> it's horrific cduct, i can tell you that. >> reporter: the school held meetings with parents and letters and in a statement, a spokesman tells news4 as soon as we learned of these allegations, the washington hebrew congregation reported the allegations of sex abuse to the d.c. police department and child protective services. we have continually and fully cooperated. the parts of eight students filed a lawsuit against the congregation and the school's director saying the school ignored multiple warning signs there could be trouble including allo tng thecher to be alone with the young boys and girls. >> the schl failed in a lot of respects, obviously this policy known as two deep, having two adults prese with kids at all times. this w not followed at all. >> reporter: the school says they have hired additional staff so no teacher is ever alone with

any students. through a spokesperson the school denies wrongdoing. the teacher in question nolo er works at the preschool and not charged with any crime. the police investigaon is ongoing. in the district mark segraves, news4. >> right now at 5, the search for the gunman and shooting that ended with one dead a w what know about the youngest victim. families question the quality of care received by some local veterans at a val. hospit >> that should not happen t anybody. the fireball in the sky. what we kno now about that meteor that created a social media frenzy. news4 at 5 starts n. hi, everybody. a grieving mother in montgomery funty is searching answers this evening after someone killed her son last night.

>> he was one of four people ot in germantown. they were standing in a parking lot on curry powder lane when the shots were fired. news4 corey smith is live at the headquarters with more from the enager's mother. >> reporter: that teenage was trey dawkin born in this area. they say he does not deserve to die like this. they said they know people will hear circumstances surrounding his death and think one thing. today, they wanted to set the record straight. here's what his older brother, donovan said a few momenag >> he was a good kid. i know a lot of people say that when their kids pass, trey was a good kid. >> reporter: they say he did that because he was a role model to the rest of his f ily and close to his nieces and nephews

and made sure they stayed on the right path of life, sadly, in the blink of an eye, gned dow in a germantown parking lot not far from his home. and also dreams of graduating from montgomery college and going into business with his older brother. they want people to remember how died.ed, not how he >> trey could meet anybody and they would love him because that's the type of person he s. he would reach out to other people to do whatever he could to help them. >> reporter: sou ws like he not just stolen from you? >> a lot of people. >> reporter: police are turning to the community for help lving this case. they have no description of the suspect or suspects responsible, having been out tre earlier today, wendy, we did not see any surveillance cameras. they are hoping, investigators are, somebody will come forward and help solve this