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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 crime as the
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family grieves the dea of their 18-year-old son. >> you can't help but feel for that family. thank you, corey. theor manhunt f an armed and dangerous woman is over this evening. she was accused of threatening colorado schools ahead of the 20th anniversary of the lumbine massacre. today, she was found dead. erika gonzalez with new information from the fbi. >> jim, the h nearly 24r manhunt for a florida high school student ended in an apparent suicide. 18-year-old solasais w infatuated with the columbine shooting. she flew to colorado monday and marking the 20th anversary. she bought a pump action shotgun. detectives describe the trip as a wlgrimage. >> are used to threats, this one felt different and was
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different. it certainly had our attention. >> as a precaution, schools in the denver area were closed. weekend events for those involvedasn thiscre will go on saturday asla ped. we are following breaking news from maryland. the department of health there is confirming a third case of measles. officials are warning anyone who visited three locations in pikes vil could have been exposed. 400 block of old court road, market maven, and measles spread easily between people who have not been vaccinated. it is easily preventable if you have been vaccinad. in the first three months of this year alone, there have been more than 500 cases in 20 states. a northern virginia music teenager is accused this evening
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of preying on at least two of his students. jeffrey cummins teaches music lessons in his annandale home. more about the allegations that go back several years. >> reporter: no one answered the door of the annandale home of jeffrey cummins. the 56-year-old piano teacher appeared in court today and released in custody. >> in may of 2017 we had a victim come forward and reported they were the victim of sexual abuse gone on for several years. >> reporter: another came w forwardith a similar story. jeffrey cummins is charged with eight counts of indecent lorerty with min neighbors are shocked with the news. >> allegedly happening two doors tdown the str from me. seems like a nice guy i've seen him outside doing yard work, doing everyday things. he walks by, he speaks and you speak, very pleasant to talk to. >> reporter: the is the founder
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and director of virginia music adventures, located here in annandale until recently. it's a music group that performs around the world. cummins was arrested tuesday at dulles international airport returning from a trip with music adventures. he has taught for 39 years and received tributes from students as well as numerous awards and honors. he taught at huntington learning centers in tysons and springfield. i contacted them. both told me they have no comment at this time. fairfax county detecti s would like to hear from anyone who is concerned their child may have had inappropriate contact with music teacher, jfrey cummins. news4. >> we reached out to the lawyer representing jeffrey cummins fom cot. so far no response. wendy. tomorrow, the attorney general is expected to speak as
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the redacted vsion of the special counsel report made public, in more than 300 pages we expect to learn more about the russia investigation into its efforts to meddle in the 2016 election. we could also be seeing some of the evidence considered on the issue of obstruction with president trump. joining us now is nbc white house correspondent, kelly o'donnell. even before this i out we know the trump team hasrepared a counter to this report. hownoo they kw what to counter? >> reporter: over the many months ofsthis inveation, the president's private lawyers have been working on their own rebuttal to different topics. they have been able to information because it is typical for lawyers from the president's side and special counsel'se offic to have some -- naudible] -- provided by the mueller team. they have some outlines what they expect to be found. we have been told in recent days
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they have been working and modifying and changing based on the time since the barr summary, the four page letter that gives top line information about the mueller report in anticipation of tomorrow. we don't know if they will release it, portions of it, all of it, continue to change it but they have beenn working o this to be ready. similarly, there are teams at the white house part of the white house counsel's office, looking out for the office of the president and the president's interests in government. they are preparing to read it page by page, like so many of us will when it actually lands sometime tomorrow. the new w news,liam barr will be holding a press conference at 9:30 in the morning, our best cldication he will be ready to talk publi about what's in the report minus the redactions. >> we need to clean our glasses. sounds like a whole lot of reading going on tomorrow. speaking of redactions, we're
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used to b marks of various reports that come out in this town. understand these will be colorful. >> reporter: they will color code to give some direction about why there's a redaction. the coppic area, one color because of things blocked out because of ongoingat investns. another would be grand jury testimony typically under the law is not presented publicly without a judge's permission. that is standard in all kinds of cases. it could be in the area of private individuals who were not charged, they would choose to redact that so it doesn't harm the reputation of people not formally brought into this process but a part of the investigation. yes, it will look more carefulful than we might typically expect for this kind of document. there will be sections to help us understand what might be behind the redaction, at least in topic aas. >> nuso much.
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look for cplete coverage of the mueller report just ahead on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt at 7:00. an immigration attorney is changing a rule that could lead n some asylum seekers held custody longer periods of time. the ag says some immigration judges cannot grant bond to detainees who have shown fear returning to their home countries. they will now haveai to wt in detention until their case is thadjudicated. is would not apply to most families or unaccompanied minors. the new ruling should take effect in about 90 days. we are getting a new view of the notre dameamage. investigators have questionedff dient people as pledgedo donations t rebuild it have reached nearly a billion
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dollars. they hope to meet the prident's lofty goal of rebuilding in five years to hope to let visitors insid for the 2024 olympics. our sister station in new york reports now from paris. >> reporter: using cranes, workers lowered planks on top of notre dame cathedral where d aerialne footage shows the incredible damage caused by the fire. >> it's definitely bad. we definitely feel for the people of paris. it's way bigger information them than us. to happen during hy week is just terrible. >> reporter: amanda mcgee and her friend, stacey, visited before it caught fire and he urned today to see aftermat >> to see it was still standing was impressive and it could have been so much worse. >> reporter: an official fire alarm went off ant 6:20 people and official fire alarm at 6:43, when it was discovered on the roof but it was too late.
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even now, there are still questions about the racatheds stability. michelle is president of dame."s of notre >> there may be some collapse of some more. still rter: they' afraid of that? >> this is the reason why it's completely closed. >> reporter: investigators have already started tonterview witnesses, many of whom were working on the roof at the time. so far, they are still leaning t towards the f this was an accident. reporting from paris, nbc news. the 300 foot central spire that collapsed during the fire, that was not an original. that was built during restorations during t late 19th cenry andt france said i will be holding an international competition with architects to design its replacement. chopper 4 is flying over a collision between a passenger bus and pickup. these live pictures at surrats road at branch avenue in
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clinton. >> no one has been seriously injured but part of that road is blocked off if you head there during rush hour. news4 just getting started. he fought with the taliban, now, the mans known the mental ban, is getting out of prison. at we're learning about j's walker ly release. and shattered glass outside a store targeted by thieves to n try to stealatm. pat collins talks to an investigator about a trend of a string of these things. an it investigation, question about the care received by local veterans at a v.a. hospital including one turned away. >> there was breakdown. >> that was a veteran that came to us for help and we failed. friday will be a storm team 4 weather alert day with concern
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spot. >> the district's v.a. medicale ce here has been plagued with problems, mismanagement. staffing shorta s, inventory issues. >> the news4 iteam has been investigating the hospital, digging into those issues morew than t years now. now, an investigation by scott mcfarland reveals new questions about whether theospital isolng pats r opprlyer discharged. >> woodrow was a jokester sometimes. he was family oriented. >> reporter: to the annual family outing a haynes point didn't seem the same says loretta. he wasn't there. he would be the toather u all thnee o kids a get aootball or fishing pole. >> rorter: she said the grief of losing her brother was made worse by how the navy veteran died, just hours after receiving
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care at the v.a. medical center. >> he had two appointments that day. the earlier appointment he kept. the appointment he had, i believe, at 3:00, he didn't keep it. >> reporter: when woodrow didn't return home from the medical center his family became concerned and called the hospital. no one could locate him. the next day, loretta decided to look for herself. >> as soon as iurned in, there was his car. my heart was beating. sometimes you get a feeling or sense of something. >> reporter: she spotted reed's vehicle in a handicap spot in the hkipital p lot, her brother still inside but gone. medical records obtained by the news4 i-team called mixed drug intoxication. >> why couldn't they find the car? it was right there.r: >> reporte our news4 i-10 investigation revealed that's not the only recent deathha tha troubled workers and
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veterans. willie underwent a lung biopsy in 2016.s hi family says he immediately complained of pain and coughing, rushed that night to the george university hospital er,hey say he died hours later. his daughter declined to discuss the casen camera but says th never heardrom the v.a. after r'eir fathe biopsy, no follow-up call en though requirements reqrene. medical sources didn't learn about davis' death two weeks ago when the other hospital sent them a bill. >> reporter: where's the follow-through on these cases? why are some of these deaths not found first by your medical center? >> i can't speak to what happened before i got there. i'm familiar with both ses. >> reporter: the new medical center director, fifth directort to since april 2017 says hospital procedures are under review and changes made if necessary. >> if we didomething wronge have an obligation to disclose
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it. >> reporter: he admits they failedar elier this year when recordshowed a veteran from annandale died days after seeking treatment. the vefe sufd from opioid addiction enters the emergency room suffering acute pain, withdrawal and panic attacks. he asked staff to admit him to the hospital but after evaluating the man they released him and gave him a february 8th appointmort. medical wrs did not classify the man as high risk. the medical center's suicide prevention team did not follow-up to check on him. >> caller believes he shot himself. >> reporter: february 12th, he shot himself insid h annandale home. his wife called to alert them two days later expressing concern he was not hospitalized on the 6t >> there was some type of breakdown? >> absolutely. that was a veteran that came to
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us for help and we failed that veteran and we failed that family. we have to d better. >> it's devastated us. >> rorter: after the i-team revealed what it knew about worow reed, they said they would increase parking lot surveillance to prevent another paent from going undiscovered at his time of need. >> you have the responsibility to insure the persons that come into that facility are protected. >> doctors at the medical told us these type of adverse events happen elsewhere but get less scrutiny because this is a veterans hospital. we checked the medical bases for recovering at home. the today is slightly below rage in ly but above a the district. >> thanks for shining a light on this one again. we have much more including a recent story with current
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employees speaking out about problems on the inside. during the break, visit our nbc washington app and click on investigations. we're working for yourhe th tonight. you may remember the story of a young man whose immune system was so compromised he had to live in a bubble. coming up at 5:00, the break throh toug alright boys, time for bed.
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5, 4, 3, 2, 1. we have engine ignition. >> yes, we d the successful launch earlier this afternoon of a rocket froms nasa wallops island facility. i like saying that. wallops island.'s it bringing supplies to the international space station. like doing a food run for the astronauts up there. classy! >> boy, did they have a nice day for it. i must say it's always impressive to watch. at night even more so. >> yes sneflt yoan you have the difference beten night and darkness. it was impressive. if you're not getting it delivered during the rocket
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launch, the weather is great. temperatures generally falling into the 50s. comfortably cool overnight andt star your day tomorrow. warm thursday and partly sunny skies, starting to feel humidity tomorrow in the air on thursday. friday will be a storm team 4 weather alert day and potential for very heavy rain and strong and severe thunderstorms. not so much during the day. i'm seeing the threat during the evening and overnight hours. more so than storms, i'm heavy rain that could lead to flooding and potential for flash flooding out there. more on that in a moment. as the system pulls away, showers over the weekend and plenty of dry time. as well wide range in temperatures right now. not as significant as earlier. sville at ut charlot 83 degrees, hagerstown at 64. we're right in the middl there, flirting with that 70 degree mark. really comfortable out there and nice start tomorrow,leasant
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day at all. high of 80 degre o and mixf clouds and sunshine. as weook to friday, this is a product issued by the storm predicon center. areas in red have the best chance for severe weather. notice our area is in a marginal to slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms mainly during the afternoon and evening overnight hours, especially washington and areas south and through the east to southern maryland, even back through fairfax and fauquier, all of prince william county and stafford and king georgeou cy. here's what you can expect friday. just a chance for showers out there. be time period you need to weather ready is 2:00 p.m. friday and 4:00 a.m. on saturday. i know that's auge range. we're not going to be seeing severe weather that entire time. for thatime period'm tracking pockets of heavy rain and strong to severe thunderstorms as well. we're talking 1-3 inches o
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rain. gusts up to 50 miles an hour, maybe a bit greater and isolated tornado threat as well. that leads to a lingering shower let the and temperatures in the for the degrees holiday weekend. nice tomorrow, we weather alert friday and chance of showers un saturday and sy morning. re coming up at 5:50. > thank you. a fireball streaking across the sky, caught on camera. ahead at 5:00, the dazzlingdi lay and why you may see it agtin. shut down for the summer. preps already in the works for a metro closure that will impact a lot of y riders. >> reporter: hey. guess what happened here. i'll give you a hint with three
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back now at 5:30 with the kind of story that's becoming all too familiarith our region. >> atm thieves are at it again. yet again, they didot manage to get away with the goods. instead, they just left a big old mess. but there have now been more than half a dozen of these similar cases, just since the start of this y ar.
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it'slways at a 7-11, oftentimes it hanes on wednesda. pat clins live at the latest attempt at mt. rainer. >> reporter: wendy, doreen does medical stories and am tuss, transportation. i do story about atm theft there's been so many it's become a beat. here we go again. this me, a 7-11 on barnum street in mr. rainier. start to finish, about six minutes. cuthe surveillance video. look closelys at thi pickup truck with a ladder rack on top. book!ksnto the store that dislodges the atm inside. one try didn't do i so, boom, they did it again. and, boom, a third time.
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then, the three robbers pull and push and try to get that money machine into that truck. nothing. they leave the mess and the money behind. now, i really shouldn't tell you how muchoney is in these atms, but a source gave me a range of how much cash is involved. i wrote it down. is that a lot of money? >> wow! that's a lot of money. >> reporter: police believe this is the same group of robbers who have been targeting atms at 7-11s in our area. by my count, there have been eight atm s jobsince the first of the year. thieves using a stolen pickup. robbers smashing into thest e, dislodging the atm, and then trying to make off with that money machine.
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they get away with the cash about 50% of the time. >> it appears they know what they're doing? >> to get away withs it thi many times, they've been very lucky. we just need to be lucky one time. >> reporter: the police sayhey justeed to be lucky once. in prince george'sco unty, four atm robbery, they all happened on wednesday. what's with that? we'll hear what theve cops ha to say coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins, w do look forward to that. the man who easy known as the mental bamerican tally man getting out after a 20 years sentence forpi hel the taliban 2011 attacks. with contitions. on pro three years and has to have mental health treatment. his internet access will be
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restricted. now, to a first 4 traffic alert, for anybody who uses rock creek parkway, part ofoa the r near the kennedy center will be closed to cars and pedestrians this weekend starting 8:00 friday night, the parkway will be blocked off between virginia avenue andhe t i-66 virginia interchange. the rock creek trail will be closed, part of the expansion project. if you have show this weekend you're hoping to take in at the center, the theater says you should plan extra time. rock creek will reopen by 5:30 monday morning. did you catch it last night? that brief shining streak across the sky just before midnight. the american meteor siety said it had more than 300 reports across our region and other states. a police cruiser in prince
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george'ste county repord a boldy fireball, a bolide. or fireball. this was across the southern horin before it disappeared into the atlantic. the moment also was recorded on a nest home camera. can you see it? pretty subtle. a viewer sending this one from his dashcam as he drove along route 50 east coming from dulles. experts say this is not likely part of the lyrid meteor shower we see this time of year. that is peeking for you by early next week. >> monday night. amelia says get your phones up and try to capture it. pretty cool shots there. wmaybe wel look back at monday's embarrassing shutout loss to the hurricanes as a wake-up for the caps. tomorrow, a chance to get back on track defending the cup.
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sheree burruss reports from raleigh tonight, the team is hoping that are ready for this one and help movement towards these playoffs. >> rep cter: theitals have a rare schedule with two days in between games. what do they do with that off day? this. relax. what did you do? >> nothing. just chill. we -- it's a good time for us. nd forget e game about it. >> it's actually too long. to play well, you want to get out there and respond right away. i think it was good to get away from the game, realize we have a two on three series lead. >> this time of year, it can get crazy. nice to take a second and hang outh the guys on the road and get rid of distractions. >> we hungt out a the hotel.
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gamers played games. we hung out l in thenge and we had a players only dinner at night. a great dayo tt away, not really talk about our game, then refocus and get ready for tomorrow. >> reporter: laying out by the mario laying a little kart. i could get used to this. poolside in raleigh, sherree burruss. and caps hope itill lead to a win in tomorrow's game four. ill to come, empowering youth through photography and giving voice who don't normally have a platform to tell their stories. a heart breaking case, a young man forcedo live in a plastic bubble because of a deficient immune system and that
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with an immunodeficiency disease forced to live in a plastic tent. david died when he was years old. more than two decades afterwards, there's a medical break throh. >> reporter: a simple trip to the playground would have been impossible for crystal simpson and her son just a few months ago. >> he's so happy to be out here. >> reporter: he was born with skid x1, also called forubble boy disease, with the way kids have to be protected from germs. they have no functioning immune system. even the common cold could be deadly. >> he was on protective isolation. he couldn't go outside or have contact with anyone. >> reporter: until now he was one of 10 children, now cured, treated with a form gene therapy at st. jude's research hospital. >>his is the biggest break
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through of this disease. we restore full immune system in these babies. the results are truly outstanding. >> reporter: doctors take out the bone marrow and replace the genes with a healthy copy and reinfuse the cells back into the patient. >> weha do t after two low doses ofmo cheerapy that makes room for the gene corrected cells. >> reporter: the babies develop a normal immune system within several months of treatment. >> after everything he's been through he's t really happy be living a normal life. >> reporter: he will celebrate his first birthday next week, a milestone both for him and thed fiel medicine. erica edwards, nbc news. >> exciting medical news. ready for a name change for milk bar's famous crack pie. the dessert change says wilt now be calling the pie milk bar pie
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after criticism from customers and food critics ove the name's reference to the addictive nature of crack cocaine. in a letter published this week to the milk bar's website, the company's founding pastry chef said the old name was getting ie thay of letting the gooey buttery slice bring happiness. it has locations in d.c. center city and the wharf. they are pretty amazing. how much is too much to spend on a bottle of wine? coming up, the wine that costs $40,000 a bottle >> what! i'm adam tuss, your metropl form is not supposed t looko
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scott mcfarland with breaking news at the live desk, we're learning more about tomorrow's relea of the mueller report. in newilings ind.c., the justice department says a lesser fdacted version the mueller report will be given to some members of congress and their staffers. those staffers and mem congress have to govou the report in person at the justice department in a secured room mmore redacted version will be
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given oute widely or reported more widely. some redactions will be deleted and the text reinstated for members of congress. one tng we won't see in this mueller report is information about trump advisor, roger stone. his information will be blacked out because his criminal case is still pending in d.c. federal court. at the live desk, scott mcfarland. we have a big heads-up. if you live or work in northern virginia, a massive metro shutdown is right around the corner and will last all summe transportationr, reporte adam, is live at the braddock location to tell us why this is necsary and what we can expect. this is a major adjustment? >> reporter: big time. m smiling but not smiling. every station south of the reagan airport on the blue and yellow line shut down this summer. see the cracks in the crumbling concrete there?
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at's the reason a lot of platforms in this area will be build. now, this community has to figure out how it will get around. spend any time around the braddock road metro station and you can see why some serious work is needed here. if you use this station you might n know what's lurking rit beneath your feet but transportation leaders certainly do. the platform restoration project is a safety issue, work necessary. >> reporter: braddock road is by far and away the most troubling for metro. look at that hump right there in the platform. this entire structure continues to be an issue. they nicknamed this the braddock hump. every blue and yellow station will be closed for the summer so that the platforms there can be repaired. >> they had a shutdown in alexandria wl be hart.
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>> reporter: cutting hairor a long time, here at the barber shop everyone is trying to figure out how they will get around the closures. >> like today, i talked to folks today, they were shocked, no esubways. therill be shuttle. that will make me late. well, i don't know how the shuttle works either. >> reporter: they are planning shuttle service betwe the stations and hov service and water taxis will be called in te lp. back at the barber shop, as for derek, he's warning you, make a plan right now. >> it will be a hard fought battle this summernd hot and also it will be hectic. >> reporter: for sure, listen to derek and make your plan. in two weeks you get a test run here. in theni beg of may the stations are shut down for a trial run andet will go through this whole thing to assess the stations. e are talking big-time
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headaches around the corner. >> thank you, adam. a collection of photographs on display in the kennedy center. pictures of the lenses of refugee and underservedouth. erika gonzalez with that story. >> there are 100 photographs for you of this partnership between the kennedy center and the photo camp. th photo cam is a week long intensive program built to empower young people typically underserved, at risk, refugee students, to tell the stories of their communities through photography. they feature a small description as well featuring an opportunity to give platform to these voices to see how they see. the exhibit showcases photos from three domestic photocamps and nine international ones. >> i opening minds up and
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people who maybe disagree what's going on with politics right now a second chance. we really get to express ourselves through our pictures. >> my mom reallyin fought aga my dad to stay here because she amew i would have a better life and the rest of myy. i was basically like a seed. i'm here now. >> the exhibit is part of the kennedy center's season long exploration of the human journey. and available for you to see through june 20th. back over to you. >> that sounds lovely. thanks, erika. an hungari winemaker claims to have the most expensive bottle of wine in the world. a 2008 vintage. showed in a hand-blown magnum and costs 00$40, shouldn't that be a gold magnum? >> yeah. >> the hefty price tag is because of the intense manual
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labor required. each grape ishand-picked one by one. i still don't get it. there are only 18 bottles available. >> are they throwing some cheese in? what are they doing with that? >> may a little pate? i still don't get it. >> crazy. >> you have that kind of money -- >> it's almost criminal. >> plenty of other things to do with it. >> exactly. goodness gract.us. all righ >> sometimes they hand-pick grapes, and i'm sure put them in other bottles of wine. >> a gorgeous day today. >> beautiful. butil we w be battening down that hches later this week. we have rain moving in friday, strong guss winds a well mainly during the evening and overnight hours on friday. heading out throughout the day, youht be dealing with showers. i'm seeing a threat of intense rainfallween 4:00 and 5:00
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p.m. temperatures in 6 and 70s, 65 in washington and 69 in gaithersburg. here's a look y atr pollen report. mold spores, low, trees and grandsons very high.e a nic day to get out in the garden, or with kids off for spring break, head to the park for playground and we have a mix of sunshine in the day. temperatures in 6 the and nice and mild out there. it's warm during the afternoon and evening hours with a high temperature around 80. our official high today at reagan national coming in at 71. the experts at maryfield garden center tell us azaleas are covered with blooms right now during theonth of april. if you want to plant them. plant them in a part shade well drained area of your yard for years of easy care and enjoyment.
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notice sswers acroshe area at 2:00 p.m. i saw future weather at 5:00 p.m. look at theright colors, potential for heavy downpours and rumble of thunder. we keep the threat prett through the evening and overnight hours, especially that heavy rainfall where we could see 1-3 inches. the weather having an impact on your weekend. if you're heading for passover friday, heavy rain and severe thunderstorms, not so much getting to your destination but if you're coming home that night, great time to download the nbc washington app. blshowers are possi during the morning hours until 9:00 a.m., otherwise breezy, mainly dry and maybe isolated eveningwe sho on saturday and damp for easter egg hunts and morning far ar s sweho temperatures, 8
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the amount of food we throw away every year, staggering. 20 billion pounds of produce staggering wasted mostly for no good reason. a graduate wanted to tackle it. he went into the business of rescuing food. erin has our story. >> it's not the prettiest fruit i've ever seen. perfection completely missed this box of carrots. >> when the packinghouse is packing about some carrots, they sort these out because they don't fit the exact mold. what about this carrot? what's wrong? >> nothing. >> reporter: aon has built a company around that premise. welcome to hungry harvest.
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>> we want to make sure no people are left behind. >> reporte it is two-fold mission. rescue produce and get fresh fooled to places that need it he came up with the idea as a senior business major a the university of maryland. >> i started a farm stand and soon had 500 customers every single week. >> reporter: that was five years ago. in that time, his company has saved 13 million pounds of produce from going to waste. food that isn't bad, just misunderstood. take cage-free eggs for example. >> consumers think they're brown. these are white and consumers don't want them as much even though they're the exact same thing. >> reporter: it's all marketing and perception why these were thrown out? >> exactly. these otherwise would go to waste. >> reporter: hungryarvest buys at cost plus a percentage and
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sells 10 pounds of food at 15 bucks a pipe. >> four or five different types of fruit. >> repter: he gets fresh produce to places wher it's hard dom by, selling at cost in food desserts in places like d.c. andaltimore and donates 5-10,000 tons of produce every month. >> this guy is a genius. love that. >> that was eric gilchrist telling you about hungry harvest, across nine states right now. he plans to expand to a few co more east ast cities in the next year. stay right there. news4 at 6:00 with leon and doreen. counting down now for the mueller report. >> how and when we will get special counsel robert mueller's
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report tomorrow. the family of a quadruple shooting last night talked to news4 about the search for a gunman. >> he took someone that touched so many people's lives. breaking news this afternoon for a second straight day. a new case of measles to report tein the sta of maryland. we're getting new information about where people may have been exposed. here in washington tonight, some people are callinglehis muel eve. >> that's right. the redacted version of the special counsel's report will be released tomorrow for all of us to read. still, theuestion remains how much will receive special counsel robert mueller's work. attorney general william barr said he would black out grand jury material, classified information or anything that compromises ongoing investigations or violates the privacy of peripheral people not charged. >> congress is
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