probe and the roll outby tout b attorney general. >> it also includes numerous links between trump campaign associates and individuals with russian government ties. >> mueller says they did not find sufficient evidence to charge anyone with a crime for ose links. we're also getting a closer look at mueller's take on the issue of obstruction. >> we have team coverage this evening for you beginning with scott macfarlane in our newsroom. scott. >>hat a day, jim. president trump in the white house team appear to be taking a victory lap this evening. the special counsel says it does not amount to the claim of total exoneration. mr. trump left the white house inas the p hour heading down to florida for the holiday weekend. he surprisingly did not take any questions from o marine. among the big topics revealed in the report on the issue of obstruction, the special counsel wrote in part if we had competence after a thorough investigation of the facts, the

president sleercrly did not comt obstruck obstruction of justice. we learned they had discussions but the president declined a sit-down interview. they found his written responses inadd kuwa o -- they decided not to so to avoid a long delay in the investigation. the release of this report is just the start. we know that mueller has been called to testify before two congressional committees. lawmakers are also pushingor f an unredacted release of the port. back you to. >> scott, thank you. let's take a closer look at some of the findings ie report and the attorney general's news conference this morning. >> here with us tonight in the studio is nbc's nationalri secu and intelligence reporter, ken delanian. let's start with william barr and his multiple use of no he's getting a lot from the

democrats on the hill saying he's the def se attorney for trump, heth is e messenger here for the president. what do you sayo th >> that was really the shock of the day. the technically jrournal went ot and spoke to the press and pronounced there was no collusion. collusion is not a legal term andueller specifically says we don't use the word collusion. we weren't looking at a cminal conspiracy. we didn't find one with russia, but we found a lot of suspicious contacts. we found a relationship of mutual benefit. the russians helped trump get elected and after election russian businessmen began meeting with trump. there was even a reconciliation plan handed to jared kushner two days before trump took office. >> the report also lays out a lot of contacts that trump campaign associates had with russia and then we come into this but there was not enough, but there was not enough evidce to conclude here that there was a crime. >> what he didn't find was -- hv

defined ity narrowly. he said he t hado prove a corrupt pack between the trump campaign and the russian govern fnt and he didn'td that. what he found was aot of meetings of a kind that experts say never happened in american presidential campaigns. there's no reason to meet with a u.s. adversaries when you're trying to get elected president. the russians don't have a vote in our campaign. >> an interesting line that we've been hearing a lot about this in obstruction section, james comey, fbi director, and i want to quote it, but the evidence does indicate that a thorough fbi investigation would uncover facts about the campaign and the president personally that he could have understood to be crimes, end doquote. es that mean we're looking at other issue? >> it's not cleald that cou refer to trump's percepaon that the russi contacts are embarrassing and potentially criminal. what's clear is thiseport lays out ten instances of wha the mueller team thought wasru obsted conduct.

mueller didn't make the call on it but he didn't exonerate him either. he wanted to leave that issue for congress they can't charge the president with a cri mueller said there's a lot of evidence of obstruction. we never got to talk to the president. he made reference of the constitutional process which was a reference to impeachment. >> k, thank you so very much. you see more of ken's reporting on nbc nightly news. keep it here for continuing coverage of the special counsel's report. in the next halfour we'll dive into rod rosenstein's role in all of this. we also have complete coverage in our nbc washingn app including the full redacted version of that full report. in other news this afternoon, a young man with a promising future gunned down in his maryland complex. his death now raising questions about potentially missed warning signs involving his suspected

killer. meagan fitzgerald talke with ose who knew the victim and has the story. >> reporter: if there was such a thing as a perfect young man, family members and friends say t was 22-year-old tryique hudson. he graduated from north carolina and was recruited to work as an engineer at a company in maryland which is why he moved here to an apament in glenie burn we spoke by phone with his close family friend. >> he was the child thatve e parent would want. >> reporter: she says he got along with everyone but a man in his billing didn't seem to like him. >> he was on his way to work and coming from down the stairs. >> reporter: on monday morning he was heading to work when police say his neighbor, 53-year-old james bermback shot and killed him. this neighbor didn't want to be identified, but says her husband heard the incident, saw the aftermath, called 911.

>> he said that they heard, like, somesh guns and he came out just to see what was happening and someone was already on the ground. >> bermback was holed up inside his apartment for ten hours before s.w.a.t. team members de the decision to move in and make the arrt. court documents show this isn't the first run-in he had with hudson. to months earlier in february, hudson tried get a peace order on the suspect after telling a judge bermback used his han to threaten his life. >> he did the jest tur of how you slit somebody's neck and he did that. >> reporter: but the judge denied the request saying wasn't enough proof. now family members and friends are devastated and left with so many unanswered questions. >> we just can't wrap our minds around why, why, why. >> meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> developing right now at

5:00, two people are dead in northern virginia in what sheriff's deputies are calling a murder suicide. a relative found the body of a earlier stafford county this afternoon. deputies later found the body of a man. we're still working to learn their names. police tell us the pair are middle aged. investigators believe they were both shot. now to our otherig story tonight, storm team 4 tracking a huge change on the way if weather. this time tomorrow it may be flooding, en a possible tornado. let's get right to amelia draper with the latest word on this. >> jiwell, first to the flooding. the national weather service has already issued a flash flood watch for just about everybody.h is going to begin tomorrow at noon and run through 5:00 a.m. on your saturday. all of the counties here inso d green includes the entire d.c. metro area. so here's what you can expect. pockets of heavyain will be moving through the area. r mainly tomorrow during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours. not so much during td morning anidday hours.

in total we'll pick up about 1 to 3 inch of rainfall and i can't stress this enough. turn around don't drown if you come across a flooded road. we don't want t vehicles trying to get through flooded roads out there tomorrow saturday. the biggest impact tomorrow is heavy rainfall. i'm also tracking the potential for strong gusty winds that could leado some wind damage and even an isolated tornado. i'm going to have much more on the timing coming up at about 5:25. well, with this system on the way, now is the perfect time to make sureou have our nbc washington app. set weather as your home page to see the radar ahead of tomorrow's storm. new information on thepo ible cause of the fire at the notre dame cathedral in paris. police now believe anct elecal short circuit may have sparked the blaze. french officials say this is only an initial assessment because investigators don't have the green light to go into the building and do really a full examination of what happened.

and that's because of potential safety hazards. right now wooden planks are holding up the fragile walls to make sure they don't cave in and the new information comes as french president emmanuel macron honored the hundreds of firefighters who battled the firef the mayor o paris along with church leaders attended this ceremony. macron praised the firefighters for saving the main strugt tctu and many precious relics. coming up at:3 5 we're going to hear from the national -- washington national cathedral with news g 4 chrisdon who has a look at what is being done right here in washington, d.c. to a preve scene like the one we saw in paris. sure, a few capit may be hitting the panic button after monday's shutout loss to the hurricanes, but you know who's not? the team. news 4 sherree burruss joins us live once again from raleigh, north carolina. what are the players saying as

they look to bounce back from llme four? >> we it's pretty simple. they need to play better hockey this afternoon in the dressing room. one player said when they went back to look at the film on how they played in game three, he said the capitals looked like, quote, trash.gt wash, though, back on the ice thisafternoon. they had unusual two days between games and they just hen't wait for t puck to drop tonight for a chance to regroup in game four. in the regular season the capitals proved they can bounce ck after loss. they look to show they can do it in the playoffs too. >> i thinkt's important when we have a game like we did last time that we just bounce back right away. there's no time to wait for things. or to getetter at it. next game. ait f >> i think it's even more important after a loss to cloor your head and respond cing out of the gate tonight.

>> i'm really excited to ame tonight because it's our first chance torespond. we've done such a good job since we've come back fro the all-star break. our response after a game we didn't like, i don't think you heard or saw any of our players saying they thought we had a great game three, we don't know w we lost. that was a game that didn't go sur way. now it's what' our response, how are we going to change things here? how do we get back in con game four? >> and washington looking to get momentum back on their side, considering they just loss this game here on monday. back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot. we'll see you once again. 6:00 and 11:00 tonight. a live look right now at capital one arena. tonight's b game between the caps and hurricanes down in raleigh, but the arena is open for thatmo ginor watch party again. tommy mcfly is talking to fans ahead of the big we'll check back with him a little later to see how they're

gearing up for t big game tonight. >>ng we are wor for you to protect your kids in the classroom. there's a new law signed today inspired by aews 4 i-team investigation into teacher misconduct. coming up, the changes local schools have to make when hiring new educators. plus you probably notice thl and lots of it out there all over your car, your driveways. amelia has the good and the bad news for allergy sufferers. >> and piercing through the pain. the new way to treat migraines

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we are back at 5:15 with a look at storm team 4 radar. this massive system on themove. guess what guess what? it's heading our way. stay with us. we'll talk more about it just ahead. we're working forou y health tonight. some of us are heavily medicated. we've got tips for allergy sufferers out there. this allergy season could be a bad one. you think? roughly 50 million americans with nasal allergies, the battle has already begun in fulforce. a huge swath of the country is already experiencing high pollen counts. one local allergist we talked to said he has been extremely busy over the past few weeks. he has some recommendations for cutting down on your symptoms.

>> remember you are notp oing to sleeth windows open this time of year. if you like to go running after work to relax skpu help you a lot,hen you come home, rinse your nose from the pollen and then any of the saline solution you can get in the pharmacy. >> and watch your hair. alsoo sunroofs out there. as beautiful as it is, doctors recommend getting the allergy test now so you know exactly what to treat. >> i took your advice. >> did it help? >> i'm doing medicine at night, nasal spray and the drops. i still have so much pressure. i feeled like a ne sudafed at the end of the day. >> you sound great. >> i'm on the mend. one health officia calls this allergy season a perfect storm. cooler to near normal temperatures followed by warmer temperatures in april. >> that made all the treen pol

out there sore from fairly low levels to average to high. storm teams amelia draper has her voice back. you lost it for just an afternoon and then you got to it. >> all three of us are allergy sufferers. if you're watching, you know the trees have been running high. that has been the main culprit. with the rain on and off, we've also seen the mold spores pike. he jim, you were on camera for a second. jim's getting ready for the next story. that always happens when we do this weot. hould just expect it. again, trees runng hi. grasses res, weeds and all running low out there. now i reached out to our microbiologist. she prodes us with the daily pollen report. here's what she said. n the have some rain forecast, so i asked her about that. but i also asked her the time of day. eallydo we see the pollen spiking and she said that generally right around sunrise we see a burst of polle out ere. if you are thinking about that

outdoor run, you might want to wait until after work rather than tryin to get it in before work. she also said rain does tend to have a washing effect, but you can't always count on that. when we talk about mold spores, it's all types of weather. if it's dry, we could see the mold spores. if it's rain we could see all kinds of mold spores factoring in. the bottom line, seasonal allergies are out there. trees will continue to run high. eventually over the next few weeks we'll start to see grasses anded we' also back up. uber teamed up with the university of south carolina today to announce new technology in its app. it's aimed at preventing another tragedy like the one that happened tosc that u student samantha josephson that mistakenly got into a car she thought was herbe ur. nd the man in that car is accused of killing the new

technology that reminds drivers multiple times to checkir the ride. >>ephonie gosk s you how it works. open up the app and rightay aw there is a reminder, check your ride every time. that means three things. the license plate, the car details, and the picture of your driver. >> i plug in my pickup and drop off information and wait for the driver to be assigned. i no get this second warning. check your ride every time. here comes obviously a nissan sen tra. i'm looking at the license plate. i'll check it from behind. just confirm it is that license plate. it is.he re's the really important part when you get in the car. who are you here to picknip? >> stephae. >> and the picture matches. it's definitely right. i'm going to get t'in. >> i as easy as that. the newark letter system began rolling out today. uber says it will be le in everyone's app in the coming

days. stephanie gosk will have more tonight on nbc nightlyws maryland's governor signed a new law today inspired by a news 4 i-teaminvestigation. the law will better protect schoolchildren by requiring stricter background che s for public school teachers. >> scott macfarlane and the i-team are working for you tonight. scott joins us with his story today. scott. >> jim and erika, under this new law, when they hire a teacher, they must do a background check with all prior employers, not just the most recent. maryland legislators say they were inspired by an investigation by the news 4 i-team last year. e report showed a teacher who lost his job inlorida for sexually laced t mtsages to a student. later managed to land two public school teaching jobs in maryland. both of those local school districts told the i-team they were unaware of the man's past, in part because both school systems acknowledged they never called florida. under the bill signed into law by goverr hogan, school districts must check with every

prior employer before heing. thill sponsored by charles county delegate c.t. wilson. >> we wanturo make sthat we're addressing the bad actors or making sure we protect the good teachers as well. >> the delegate and w lobbyist championed this bell credited the i-team investigation. >> thank you for all the work you've done exposing it but also continuing to shed a light on this. >> some new requirements will apply to any employee who has direct contact with minors in school and the new lawakes effect julyt. scotmacflane nsi-team. 1s >> well done, scott. y thank. the i-team has been investigating teacher misconduct cases for more than two years now leading to a total of five new laws to better protect our children. so watchny of the slipping through the cracks series. visit our nbc washington app and click on investigations. new concerns about our local landmarks after the notre dame fire coming up. why the national cathedral says it's not at risk for the same

fate. >> plus storm team 4 tracking that stormy start to your weekend. danger floods on he way. wh

mooamelia is here to talk at storm tea 4 weather alert that we're going to have. rain, not a total washout for

the day. lk to us about it. this is very reminiscent of the weekend. we had a two-face movering through. we're going to have two rounds of rain out there. the first mainly during the later afternoon and evening hours and then the second overnight. hboth roundsave the potential to contain very heavy rainfall. some strong gusty winds. they also carry an ilated tornado threat. the wins arre just right. we're going to be in red all afternoon. we'll havecut-ins on air, download our nbc washington app. we'll have updates there. lauren is in in theni mor. samaura and i are in the afternoon and evening hours. asawhe storm system pulls , it will continue to touch off a few showers over the weekend, but the holiday weekend is not a washout by any means. plenty, plenty of dry time on saturday as well as sunday. then next week we're talking about 70suc pretty m all week long.

right now 79 degrees out there. so warm on this thursday evening. tiful sunshine right now. we kind of started off with clouds. all of them dissipate. a little bit more cloudiness. partly sunnyod skies tay. we'll still be in the upper 70s. we dry tonight. clouds increase overnight. low 70s by 11:00 p.m. here's what youan expect tomorrow. again, i'm seeing two rounds of heavy rain right now if i had to put timing on that, i will say the first one mainly between about 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. however, i can't stress enough as this will likely slide by a few hours one way o another, but i'm trying to help you plan maybe getting out of town tomorrow. when the rain is said and done, we'll see one to 3 inches in total. gusts up to 50 miles an hour tomorrow. at could lead to wind damage. also that isolated tornado threat. but the biggest threat i'm seeing is heavy rainfall that could lead t some flooding. just general flooding or even some flash flooding.

with that being said, if you come across a flooded road, turn around don't drown. flood suggest wh flooding is when we see the water rise. yhowers possible during the morning and midda hours. it's breezy throughout the day. humid later in the day. we have a high of 75. at 4:00 p.m. i'm tracking rain that's going to be heavy in spots. 7:00 p.m. we're likely in between those two waves with the high temperature of about 75 degrees. on saturday it's breezy throughouthe day. maybe a lingering shower. another wise peaks of sunshine out there on saturday. we'll generally have ireasing sun as we head throughout the day. 70 is not that on saturday. cooler on sunday with the high . of 6 and the chance for a few spotty showers throughout the day. plen of clouds on easter. monday we'll keep it dry with the high of 72. mix of clouds and sunshine. coming up at 5:50, i'll have the complete 10-day forecast and walking you through that rain

potential tsomorrow hour by hou. still ahead, defending the cup. tommy mcfly takes usid live i capital one arena for the caps big watch party. plus it's a sight rarely seen by the public. we are going behind the cuain we are going behind the cuain at thert n [phone ringing]er

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expected to be rod rosenstein sort of swan song as deputy u.s. eneral.y >> according to multiple reports, rosenstein said he would leave the post after mueller's work was done. >> as news 4 scott macfarlane explains, rosenstein's role was >>itical from start to finish. scott. t sure was. rod rosenstein at bethesda was for more than aec de the top cop. he was the longest serving u.s. attorney in the nation when he was selected to be deputyer attorney gen in 2017. he appointed and oversaw robert mueller after his boss, former attorney general jeff sessions, recused himself. thor mueller rept specified the president asked rosenstein to write a mem explaining why mr. trump should fire then fbi director james comey. rosenstein did writehat pivotal memo, but the report says the president also asked rosenstein to specify that he, mr. trump, was not under investigation. according tohe report,

rosenstein then to rosenste rosenstein told -- even as the president called it a witch hunt. roin did so first in an interview with a news 4 i-team. are you satisfied with what you've seen so far office of special counsel? >>. yes when we conduct investigations, as you know, just as true in maryland, we don't talk about the investigations while they're ongoing, so what the american people see is only if and when a case is charged. >> though the president is not charged, dozens more people have been. russian operatives, former white house n ional securityadviser, and the president's former campaign manager and campaign aids. at t live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. back to you. >> scott, thank you. our coverage of the release of the mueller report continues through the evening. coming up at 6:00, politicaldi ctor and "meet the press" chuck todd will join us live to discuss the political ramifications of it all. open our nbc washington app to dive into thete redac report

yourself. we all watched this week as fire engulfed the historicda noe cathedral in paris. but what about our cherished landmarks here in washington. today we got a firsthand look at efforts being made at the washington national cathedral to make sure it stands tall for years t come. chris gordon shows us how they're safeguarding the cathedral. >> the bell rings at washington national cathedral at 2:00 this afternoon in respector the tremendous loss caused by the fire at notre dame cathedral in paris this week. tourists bring their families to see washington national cathedral's architecture that is in many ways similar to notre dame. >> i think that for generations to come, we need to be able to see our history go back and touch it, feel it, walk through it. >> we got a tour of washington national cathedral rarely seen by the public. is is the overcross.

when construction startedn i 1907 they used modern materials here. notre dame wooden beams supporting the roof caught fire and spread quickly. >> you see the steel trusses that holdup our roof. the steel roof structure, the decking for the roof is all nc corete. >> the east coast earthquake took its toll on the stone facade here. i'm standing on the roof of the on national cathedral. the earthquake here in 2011 caused $34 million worth of damage. so far they have donell $15 min of repair work, but that leaves $19 million still to be done. >> we are constantly fundraising for that. working with partners to rebuild the cathedral in phases. >> the cathedral is also working on a $3 million fire and life safety project. washington, d.c. is filled with aging buildings that house historic collections, fragile documents and artifacts. the library of congress, the

u.s. national archives, and the smithsonian institution all have invested in fire suppressant systems. in this way they are working to preserve history and avoid disaster like the fire at notre dame. chris gordon, news 4. former virginia governor is explaining his decision not to run for president. instead, he's staying he to help the democratic party at a time when the top three state elected leaders are dragged down by controversy. fundraising is suffering. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey say democrats have been telling him for weeks they need him in virginia. >> i need to spend my time at home. the party needs me now. why? i can help. we can win the house. we can win the senate. and take virginia tove the next >> on news 4 at 6:00, the event that pushed him to make his decision am candidates f both parties talk about the impact of governor northam's

troubles. virginia state police have now arrested a man on cld pornography charges. he used popular social media sites to communicate with children between the ages of 10 and 13. police arrested him last week. resident.nassas he befriended children and asked them to send nude pictures to him. investigators say he used sites like instagram, facebook, nd snapchat, tiktok. investigators are working to identify victims in multiple states and canada. honking drivers frustrated. it's a familiar sight at one d.c. intersection. why traffic could be changing at dave thomas circle. and there are's a theory that what happens tonight at capital one arena actually affects how the capitals play in north carolina. we've got it coming up onews 4 at 5:00. tomorrow we have the potential for heavy rain and

strong so severe thunderstorms in the forecast. so here's how the weatherg is goino impact your weekend. if you're heading out tomorrow for passover, know some flooded roads are possible, especially during the overnight hours. i'm going to be timing out the rain hour b

back to the caps and canes. notice anything here? it's a good old fashioned troll from the carolina hurricanes

spelling out canes in rally towels in all lower case letters. no caps down in raleigh. we get it. i how long did take them to think up that one? >> that's what i wasnk thig. whatever. i guess we'll give you that one. >> it will all be caps tonight. at a viewing party here at capital one arena. >> that's where we fine tommy mcfly. fans are hoping to have a lot to cheer about this evening. >> yes. so much toheer about. so many caps. we ripped the shift keys off our keyboa we have so many caps. i'm the only person standing inside of capital one arena with our photographer brooks. that will not be the case for long. the free viewing party start at 6:30. 7:00.drops at we have got already fans in the team store getting excited and grabbing thatas l minute merchandise. >> we've got all kinds of good gear here. what's flying off the shelves from the caps fans? >> we've got plenty of new

stanley cup playoff merchandise coming in every day. the authenticro line, the on ice gear that the team wears. it's moving pretty fast. the fans are excited. >> there are moments like when ovie and that other guy ad a conversation on the ice last game. to you see a spike in purchases? >> sometimes. in some cases, especially with wilson. a lot of times when he's involved, they pay for it. it definitely helps. >> what makes you a caps fan? why are you so excited? >> last year when they won the stanley cup it was really exciting. i think all the pple at school were really excited too. they're all wearing their jerseys. it's kind of like everyone is in coming togethehe community and everyone is celebrating this championship. >> why is it important to be down here at capitol one arena for aitaps game w the ice minus the caps? >> the boys didn't loo so hot last game and i think seeing all the fans here supporting them and showing that we all care,

they all know. they won it last year. seeing all the support can maybe glly them and hopefully get a win. at fans here from fairfax. if we show up, if we rock the red, if we make noise in all caps, they'll hr us in north carolina. >> yes. >> all right. let's make it happen. >> tommy, tha you so. . regardless of what happ ts tonight,here will be a game five and it will be right here on nbc 4. be sure to watch our special caps pregameag cover at 7:30 and then face-off for game five at 8:00. of course, we will have full anamysis after the g on news 4 at 11:00. we are all over saturday. coming up, if physicais therapy t doing the trick, how about a few tricks from neees. they can helppa ease the in. >> eun yang with a look at dry needling. it is perhaps the worst intersection in our entire area. dave thomas circle. new york avenue, florida avenue. i'm adam tuss.

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run underneath the baltimore washington park way and the camden yards area ofim e. it would be entirely funded with private money. dave thomas circle, another way to describe this is the area where the wendy's is that kind of turns into a parking lot. tens of thousands of commuters when they're in that area, even just talking about it, it gives them chills. the intersection of new york avenue and florida avenue to be precise in northeast is widely ordered as perhaps the worst intersection in our rea. but a transportation reporter adam tuss tells us tonight the circle -- >> reporter: ladies, we present t you the sound of davemas circle. while wendy's may have some secret recipes, it's no secret that this intersection where florida and new york avenues

meet 1st street in northeast doesn't have many fans. >> every day 20 minutes or more to get pastwo lights. every single day. ten years. they change patterns around. itk.oesn't wor nothing helps. it's terrible. >> it's pretty bad, iright? s the bane of my existence. >> harsh words for a harsh intersection. >> i will take a walk around with me. you see the intersection. it's doing its thing. this thing is completely clogged up. these people here are frustrated. how bad is it? >> it's always bad. >> it's always bad? >> one of th worst intersections? >> actually the worst. i drive-thru here every day. >> there you go. the worst. and something needs to be done about it and something is going to be done. we have some good news. the district department ofti transpor is moving that to make big changes. can you say for certain something is going to happen? >> it is reflected in the mayor's budget that we intend to do that reconstruction. >> sources say the city is waiting on an appraisal for the wendy's a the land to start

negotiating a sale. mayor bowser has put $35 million into the area. >> we're taking the wendy's out of the hearea, so t intersection will go out of the way so we can more closely align florida aven in particular. >> vdot says it will have public meetings abouthanging the tntersection soon. and believe tha all of it can be completely reconfigured within the next four years. at dave thomas circle at northeast, adam tuss, news 4. >> they're moving the wendy's? the city is expected to make a major announcement about the "k" street corridor next week. >> adam first told you yesterday about a massive metro shutdown in northern virginia. we're learning it's going to last even longer. every station, that's right, every station on the blue and yellow line south of reagan national airport were supposed to be closed starting memorial

y weekend until labor day. metro says it will go on another week. that way crews can repair crumbling concretela ptforms. metro was planning enhanced shuttle bus service between thos closed stations. president trump welcomed injured veter from across the country to the white house. >> it was part of the wounded warrior project soldier ride. about 30 veterans participated in this year's iride,luding carol bailey from sterling, virginia. bailey says the president thanked her for her service and gave her wordsf encouragement for the ride. >> i was a little nervous at first, but then once i got in there, it's, like, they're just ordinary people. it was such ano honor t shake hands with each one and take a picture with both. it was great. >> the soldier ride helped injured veterans feel confident in their recovery. the ride also builds comradery among the group. the group has been visiting the white house since 2008. >> good for them.

that is something. amelia joins us now and what kind of -- this time we've been talking a lot about this, is this moving a little later in the afternoon andin even >> what i'm seeing now that we're gting closer, two waves of rain. bothf these waves have the potential to contain veryeavy rainfall, strong gusty winds,ak and speing of the winds, they are right in the atmosphere where i can't rule out a spinup tornad you do want to be weather ready tomorrow. first let's show you where the storm is right now. you canee it very clearly on storm team 4 radar. parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabamander a tornado watch. tornado warnings right now in effect for parts of mississippi. you can see the really bright colors there on storm team 4 radar. so all of this is headed our was and it' mainly going to get here tomorrow during the afternoon hours. this is a prompt issued by the government from the storm prediction center. you can see areas south are in red. this is where the greatest risk

thr severe wea is tomorrow, down around the norfolk area. you see our eire area here is in yellow. so everybody in our area has an equal chance for potentially dealing with a tordo or strong gusty winds that could lead to some wind damage as well as some very heavy rainfall. let's time it out on future weather. member that this is just one computer model. we look at many. i tend to agree with what future weather is saying. here we are, 7:00 a.m. cloudy skies, maybe a spotty shower. but i'm planning ongoi for a morning run tomorrow before i head in here and i'll be getting in around noon. at this point i d anticipate scattered showers to develop. no thunderstorms out there yet. ase move toward 2:00 p.m., while future weather isn't picking it up, in addition to ofowers, we can see pocket heavy rainfall with that first wave. you see that wave pubbing out towards the north and east around 5:00 p.m. we get a lull around dinner time hours. then as we headhe toward t later evening hours, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00,

this is that second wave moving through. look at theerright colors h on storm team 4 radar. that indicates the potential for heavy rain, gusty winds, maybe leadg to some flooding and some wind damage. that isolated tornado threat even around midnight still tracking heavy rain moving through the area. this system for the most part pushes out between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. maybee have an isolated shower sticking around saturday morning, but for the most part, i think it's cloudy throughout the day. we have home sunshinee and there, mix of chouds alouds and. it's breezy and mild. high of 75. for easter sunday, plenty of clouds. start at 52 and warm to a cool 65. spotty showers possible at times throug dut the. right now we're near and around 80 degrees. we're warm right now and we're going to be coolingwe as ead througho throughout the weekend. for saturday high of 70 with breezy winds. sunday temperatures only in the

60s. began kind of cool throughout the day with plenty ofonlouds. onday a mix of clouds and sunshine. highs in the low 70s. spe speaking of 70s, next wednesday, i'm keeping our highs in the 70s. >> and dry most impor, ntly. thanks'am. if you suffer from chronic pain or migraines, you probably can't imagine going a day without the pain medication to treat it. news 4 eun yang is working for your health to explain how haelg care providers are using an alternative to opioids that's helping patients pierce through the pain. cody says years of heavy caught up with him. pain medations were not working for him. he tried physical therapy, but that didn't help either. that is when his flappist recommended something else for relief. it's called dry>>eedling. i have herniated disks in my lower back and then theight sho that's come on recently.

>> when you have pain, muscles tend to tighten up to protect the nerve endings, so therefore the nervening becomesme inf i can isolate that area, insert my needles, use some electricul stimation, reduce the pain of that areay then the can move better and they hurt less. some patients i perform this technique on maybe 12 different eeeatments and they were completely pain >> physical therapists say the purpose of dry needling is to help reducen inflammatio and pain and increase circulation which prompts the healing process. according to the cdc, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons why people seek medical care. back to you. >> whatever works, you eknow. >>ctly right. still ahead on news 4, special counsel robert mueller's report finally released. and our analysis is far from over. >> we're breakin down the top takeaways tonight as we consult our panel of experts. nbc's chuck todd and peter alexander joining u live cing upom r

a hard working street paver in the district went to work yesterday and didn'tome home. d.c. police say somebody shot and killed him along southern avenue in southeast. 4s killer still out there. news cory smith has new details from his co-workers who say he was trying to help others right before he was killed.

>> reporter: road crews wit capital paving were back at work in southeast today. they're demanding physical labor compounded by the grief over the death of a co-worer. police havba identified rry holmes as the victim of the fatal shooting in the 5100 block of southern avenue. speaking at the scene yesterdayo ce chief petsummed up theci ho. an innocent man killed while he was trying to earn a living. >> it's sad. 'm sure the families are devastated. all he did today was come towo and he doesn't get to go home to his family. it's very sad. >> holmes' co-workers were too upse to go on camera but they w lauded hork ethic. he worked for capital paving for a number of years befe he left. he returned to the job last week. he was talking with southeast residents about southeast job opportunities before he was shot. it's one examplelm of hoes' willingness to support others. now his company is hoping to

support hisamily through this difficult time. in southeast, cory smith, news 4. good evening and thank you for joining us on a busy and momentous day in washington. i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim handly. now at 6:00, the mueller report redacted but finallyeleased. >> no collusion, but no exoneration either. america taking in the long-awaited findings of the redacted muell. report >> the evidence wasn't sufficient to charge that any member of the trump campaign conspired withse reprentatives of the russian government to interfere in the 2016 election. >> president trump claiming victory. >> no collusion, no obstruction. >> but it's not that simple. we're working for you tonight with live analysis of the findgs and the lingering questions. >> as democrats blast attorney general barr for briefing the white house early, and demand to hear from the source. >> we'll probably find utful to ask mueller to testify.

>> news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> russia interfered in our01 2 elections in a sweeping and systematic fashion. but special counsel robert mueller says despite numerous links, he cannot show that the trump campaign tried to assist those russian efforts. >> and while there is evidence, president trump openly and repeatedly tried to muddy the investigation. mueller opted not to charge the president with obstruction of justice. today the white house declared vindication and total victory. within minutes of a news conference from a attorney general william barr before the report had eve been released to the public. president trump left for mar-a-lago just a short time ago and did not take reporrs estions. >> democrats accuse barr of shielding the president. now they want to hear directly from robert mueller himself. >> the president was