good morning. i'm david culver. we know most of you probably hoping to dry out after the heavy rain we sawass through friday. you might not be done with rain for the weekend. it's a holiday weekend at that. lauryn ricketts. folks are celebrating passover, which started last night at sundown. you have easter season starting tomorrow. so the hope is that at some point we can break way and get outside. >> yes. i think plenty of dry time out there, david. >> nice. >> a lot of our region dry now. that wasn't the case last night. two rolls of rain passed through. a tornado watch and of course we had several tornado warnings that amelia and somara kept track of. and thetorm system that came through the reston area. you see a big hole between route 15 and route 28? that's the sterling radar. this tornado rolled right through reston. just before 9:00. you can see that little hook

with the oranges and yellows right there. consider it was so close to the radar we had aeaood id, hey, that was actually a tornado coming across the gire. i think amelia and somara caught it on-air and weather meteorologists, national weather service, confirmed that. and isolatedwe sho pushing out and continue to have isolated showers going through the day. that's all they'll be. isolated. rain in southern maryland pushing off to the north and east. talking more detail about thate eaeekend and passover weekend forecast. that's coming up in 15 minutes. >> lauryn, check in then. meantime, the storms you mentioned, the oneatting roed the region overnigh toppling trees and posing a major threat for drivers in the area. news 4 derrick ward is surveying damage this morning and continues our live team coverage. derrick, you're in reston. i see pretty early, in the 6:00

broadcast, a lot to be cleaned up. >> reporter: yeah, there was. in spospo sy places. haven't seen widespread damage, but it is spread out. almost every neighborhood hit in varying degrees. we're on center and harvard drive talking about this tree you see behind me that fell on that car. some of the worst we've seen but not all that we've seen. look at some pictures from earlier this morning here. the winds that camehrough here were indeed tornado strength. we don't know if one actually touched down, but confirmed tornadoes and definitely high winds and trees uprooted. is one we saw here, most folks are lucky the winds took that tree away from the houses that are not too far away from where the tree was. also we came across some smaller dsubdivisions where folke did what they could to clear. some are taking to it with pruning tools. you know, thear gning tools and things like that.

the ver it takes to clear roads and got neighbors coming out sort of making a whole neighborhood event of it. that's good, bause nobody got hurt. there w oneouse that we came across that was, we were told, condemned because of the damage. again, no onheinjured. that most important part here knop appraisal of the cost of everything here but we talked to folk. darci darcy talked to folks last night in the midst of it. the guy whose truck this is knew it was something serious. take a look. >> yeah. we were in the ling room watching tv. got the tornado warnings from y'all, and we had just run down basement. we heard the tree crack. we sat there for a bit, and then decided to run outside. well, opened a window, taking a look, and we saw the tree fall. >> reporter: quick and powerful is probably the best way to describe it. again, not really significant ut damage, b damage spread out

over a significant area. that's where we are live here in reston. derrick ward. news 4. back to you. >> telling he got that alert from storm team 4 and took action. pretty thankful there. >> reporter: indeed. >> 8:34 your time. not just reston saw damage. storm damage quite i visible parts of herndon. one of the trees that came crashing down along fort lee street last night. several streets in ourrea may be covered with branches this morning. give yourself extra time if you have to hit theoads in the next few hour. sere weathereft its destruction in other partsomf thenwealth as well. this is a home in franklin county, virginia, near roanoke. you can see the roof is gone along with one entire side of that home. the woman who lives here said she hid in the basement and nearby, this was spotted. you can see a funnel cloud that one man was able to get vid of. no confirmation of a tornado touching downhere just yet but obviously a lot of damage. the same system that hit our

area damaged other parts of the country. turned deadly, cost four lives and caused widespread power o outa outages. powerful winds toppled trees, flipped cars. surveillance out of texas that caught the moment a lightning stri hit a tree tearing through a house. all of this ahead of the easter holiday weekend that caused thousands of flights to be canceled and hundreds more delayed. more showers could be coming before the end of the weekend an lauricketts has been telling us. we invite you to stay ahead of it all. oad -saving if you down in the nbc washington app. our storm team meteorologidas bushes ups to that app throughout the day. following a developing story in the district a w. dy found in a burning car in northeast washington this morning. firefighters went out to thefi r on east capital street near minnesota avenue. out there around 7:00 in the

morning. oneea person was found in the car. no one else was hurt. police have taken over that scene. working to find out what exactly led up to this. a lot of questions we'll get yo answers to it was a case that rocked our region. a montgomery police officer shot and paralyzed while on dutyas this w more than 15 years ago. but this morning we havefiearned ofcer kyle ollinger passed away. you may remember news 4 covered this case extensively. conducting a traffic stop in 2003. teence green, who was a teenager it'sth teenager at the time opened fire. left ollinger in a wheelchair the rest of his life. he was described as true hero who thrived in helping others. so far no services announced. the gun violence in d.c. continues to tickupwards. this time a -year-old shot to death inside a home in northwest. it happened yesterday afternoon

around 3:00. this is princeton pla you're looking at. we're told someone on the street heard the shots, flagged down a passing police officer who was patrolling the neighborhood. first responders then showed up and found the shooting victim, taken to the hospital and later died. >> a few people were in the home at the time c aple people were outside the hole a we've broug them down to be interviewed. >> the victim was shot several times. police say the house where he was shotas his home. new details this morning on nvolving a ash cyclist that happened in the district. the victim was also an advocate who pushed for improved bikehe safety incity. show you surveillance video here. showing a speeding van. a minivan there. stolen,ng accoro police. goes down florida avenue, northeast. moments before the crash. 54-year-old david salovh was killed. robert little jr. was behind the wheel of the van. little lt control on florida

avenue near 12th street, went through a red light hit nor car and the hitsalovesh. cyclists who use floridavenue y it's not safe. >> high traffic, high speed and never felt safe on florida avenue. >> news 4 add a.m. t adam tuss him. little is charged w second-degree murder. ride share drivers should make minimum wage. this comes out a study. followed uber drivers two years and research questions how much money tho drivers are actually making. >> a bit of a gamble. get into the car, it's a mystery. not sure how much they're going to earn. >> after you add insurance, gas and just general maintenance, you're not making the moneyou think you are. >> reporter: a spokesperson for uber issued this statement. uber i making it easier for

drivers to make money building on what we've already introduced, in-app tipping. instant pay and new reward programs like uber pro will continue to improve the experience for andith driversev y day. a spokesperson for lyft meantime says they're also working with drivers to maximize earnings. another issue for ride share complained about is their personal safety. 8:39. many of us remember well where we were 20 years ago today. today forever changed how our country looks at school safety. two decades later, survivors are looking back on the columbine high school shooting. you can hear

today marks 20 years since two gunmen stormed columbine high school in colorado.

today, synonymous with shootings came together to memorialize the day. >> reporter: columbine is a heavy wordith a stigma not just attached to it but anchored. >> another school tragedy rips at our hearts every time we see that. the word columbine will be brought up. it's a columbine-like mateacre. >> rep their daughter was one of columbine's 13 victims. 12 students, one teander, dave saers, who ran to the cafeteria and told everyone to flee sacrificing hve life to sathers. >> his legacy will go on forever, because he saved hundreds of kids who will then have children who will have children, who will have children >> reporter: daughter connie sanders still cherishes what her father said before dieing. tell my girls i love them. >> and i truly believe if he was vegia n choice, he would have

still made the same choice to save all of those students. i the only thingave to say is, my goodness, we ve him, too. >> reporter: the scars of columbine can also be seen one thoswho survived. sean graves shot six times and left paralyzed from the waist down, and defied doctors' odds walking across the stage to get his diploma. >> it's a reminder how preciou life is. >> reporter: today he's still walking and paying tribute to those who didn't survive, like his friend dan rohrbough, his t name etched columbine memorial. after 20 year, the pain is still there. >> i'm not going to say that i'm over it, because i will never be over it, but i don't want to focus on the dark side. >> reporter: it's why graves and so many others choose to focus on something positive. take lauren townsend the family. she loved animals so they create add foundation to help wildlife. >> this is an amazingly strong, loving community, ancolumbine,

that word "columbine" should mean that. united. >> reporter: look in the dictionary, you'll see the word columbine is defined as dove-like. they hope this april 20th delivers peace. joe fryer, nbc news, littleton, colorado. a live look outside o this saturday morning. union station there. to the american flag a slight breeze. lauryn ricketts tracking some drier weather ahead. less violent from the weather experienced last ni

you might not think a stolen bike would rise to the top of a police report. but when spotsylvania county sheriff's deputies looked into a recent case they realized how important two wheels were to one man. >> reporter: mark cunningham has been doing a lot of walking lately, in nice and bad weather. it requires walking the shoulder of route 1. >> ias thinking i'm only about that far away from someone goal6 going 60 miles an hour. there's no coming backrom that. >> reporter: a far easier and safer trek which they used to petal to work.

when he returned from a task, his bike was gone. >> the loss, i saw the gate was open. >> reporter: where the story takes a twist. when the spotsvania sheriff's deputies got word of the stolen bike, they not only just took a standard report they started to ask questions d wanted to know mark a little more and understand why exactly he needei bike. >> just being around him and talking to him lifts you up as a person. >> reporter: especially when they learned all mark's been 15 years ago his father of three young girls slammed into a tree. the crash nearly killed him. >> iroke my neck, and it shot me, catapulted me back 20 feet, and then i shattered my right hip there. >> reporter: three months in a coma expected to never talk let alone walk again. mark relied on his faith. >> i put god first. i put god first definitely. >> that touched our hearts. no matter what he continued to work, continued to try and strive on. >> reporter: on thursday deputies teamed up with walmartd

an decided to surprise mark at work. >> a couple deputies greeted him, presented him with a bike and he was overjoyed. somebody cared enough to present him with c bicycle. >>istmas came half a year early. >> reporter: an easter gift. he proudly showed us his bike and shared his new commute time. >> actually yesterday i got home in 20 minutes on the bike. yeah. >> the generous deputies also gave mark a gift card to walmart and here's more proof of the kind of guy we're dealing with here. mark says he'll use that card to buy the deputies a thank you giftip. isn't he awesome? weather's miserable. rain is my favorite. he's able to just soak it in. >> yeah. i don't think rain was a lot of people's favorite yesterday. it is not. i don't think it was yours. you didn't sleep much. >> this week crazy, monday, tuesday, wednesday and doug and

chuck are all and amelia and i holding down t fort along with somara but it's been interesting. >> you heard one guy in reston say because of the warning you put out. says a lot. >> a lot of people upset because we cut in and stay on-air if there's a tornado warning. they aren't widespread.av we h a huge area and will cut in every time there's a tornado warning no matter on your street or not. one time it may be on your street. not apologizing about cutting in. we save lives and why we haven't gotten much sleep over the last. week we want you to be informed. a lot of people are petrified by you should.. sometimes it can be dangerous. so glad the gentleman took the advice and went to the base mant nd took the advice amelia a somara indicated to get into the basement during the tornado warnings, where they were.

reading the maps perftly. a few isolated showers out thert continuinghrough the rest of the morning. listen, mainly dry today and mainly dry tomorrow, but not to see we couldn' see spotty shower. reason why, an area of low pressure, uer level low. you see the spin in the atmosphere. what was happening yesterday, this shing wasting here all day yesterday as well. a lot of those storms especially through t deep south and north carolina were moving so slowly. why we were in a flash flood watch. the rain wanted to rotate back towards tt area ofow pressure. it was coming negatively tilted, it.like to call we had a little slowing down of this system as it was trying to push to the north and east. that upper level low still sitting there will get its act together and start to move to the east tomorrow to the north and east. we have to a keep chance of showers because it's hanging out there. a lot of time it will be dry. 60s. mild whensi you walk out this morning. and mild throughout the day. it will be windy. that's really the main story today.

winds willust up to 30 miles an hour but coming out of the south. that's going to help increase that temperature into the low t mid-70s. 75 what we are talking about today and sunshine later on this afternoon. again, here's spotty showers out here moving through the area and sunshine in the shenandoah valley but will increase throughout the d.c. area and maybe a spotty shower later on o ght. if you're going out for the caps game. just a light shower. nothing like we saw yesterday. getting into sunrise service, 6:25 tomorrow morning. 40s and 50s not looking too bad laand id showers possible around for tomorrow as well. your weekend outlook for sunrise services, a little wet and damp. hopefully the wind will dry us out a little. passing showers from brunch as well as for easter dinner and any easter egg hunts all we tomorrow cooler, but much lighter wind. temperatures in the mid-60s for day time highs tomorrown back i the low 70s mont. by tuesday, low 80s.

next chance of rain comes as we get to wednesday,hursday and friday. small rain chances. doesn't look significant at this point but we'll keep an eye on it. thmore news on the o side of thmore news on the o side of wis break and you can make roomancial cfor everyone. get rewards and more with suntrust advantage banking.

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inside the vehicle. >> look at this newlyd release body cam video. officers rescued three people from this burning car wreck earlier in the month in new

jersey. >> wow. officers rusng in to save the victims with one officer's uniform even catching on fire there brieflyuring the rescue. two people seriously burned but expected to survive. incredible. h> sad news here involving singer adele and husband. >> calling can quits. adele mentioned her husband in one of herpe acceptance shes as the grammys. the couple have a son together. adele's husbandonecki is a co-founder of an eco friendly bottled water in europe. maybe yield inspiration for her. >> thinking, maybe. >> such a talent. the weather in alaska ts worsn ours, but -- apparently they're finding a way to hava little fun outdoors. >> that's pretty crazy. yes. an icy tradition calmed "the slush cup" going on more than 40 years.

the goal, see if you can ski across the water, like this guy without sinking. that's a lauryn ricketts style right there. >> that's more my style! >> there sheis. >> fall on your face. >> some can actually pull it off and make it across bot ponds nap guy's not goingyw anhere. that young lady. for most of this year, spectatoll, taking it a in and having a good time, and, wow. just sinking. > we do that in a lot of east coastresorts. early march, o one weekend went to see those. >> i guarantee you no alcohol involved. >> zero alcohol involved. >> aober sport right there. >> yeah. yes. >> oh. looking good. >> a couple beers -- >> that's fun. guys, talking about the weather in alaska. going to be a little warmerhan they are likely, although i haven't looked at the weather in alaska. maybe i shouldn't say that. >> snowing there. >> thank goodness. we will be warmer.

a few isolated showers. ta aboutlk t

"news4 today" starts now. welcome back in to "news4 today" on this saturday. th 20th of april, 2019. i'm david culver. look outside. the sky's calmer this morning,

but lucky catch sunshine before noon today. lauryn ricketts tracking changing weather after what was a pretty rough night. a great job keeping folks informed. people on twitter, high praises this morning. l of storm team 4. >> thank you. i haven't checked twitter this n moing. >> take my word for it. trunchts thank you. appreciate it. we're working for you and want to keep you safe.ia amelnd somara were with us all last night and i was ready to come in 1:00, 2:00 a.m. talking to amelia as late as 11:00 p.m. the weather threat ended earlier.r earlhan forecast. give it to them. earlier than forecast. thought it would carry on into the ovnight and we would have been here given the severity of the situation. calmness came late last night and now looking at cloud cover left from that system. that pushed throughhe region through yesterday evening. it's not the prettiest of mornings. go to the west. we are getting a little sunshine. at least my observations tell me sunshine t inhe shenandoah

valley. a fewlated sprinkles continuing through the morning. maybe a few more later this fevening. allm this area of low pressure that's going to hang out with us all weekend.ab talking t your easter and passover forecast and if you're headed out to the caps party tonight all that and more coming up. fir l a deeperk into the severe storms we talked about that hit our reegen overnight. treesoppling over causing threatening conditions for those on the roadways. news 4 derrick wardut is o and about. derrick, an early start surveying damage. you're in reston. looks to be an isolated patch of severe damage, if you will. nothing too widespread you were saying? >> reporter: exactly. i mean, this tree and this truck, probly theost popular truck in resto now because of some of that damp, but, again, not widespread. the only thing we've seen here,

g us to think if there w a tornado, indeed the national weather service says, it didn't touch down here. they definitely had high winds. take a look. that truck, center of attention. usually have to get it customized to do that. mother nature took care of tha o not the kindcustomizations wanted. look at the tree. see from a distance of length of the tree and had it fallen the other way we'd be here for a completelyifferent reason. look at pictures from earlier of some of the damage. again, we see he this probably the most graphic thing we've seen in reston. other patches, smaller treesat thent down. we came acrosst folks tha were actually clearing a parking lot there. out with pruning shears and a pocket chainsaw making sure they could get in and out of their development. again, you know, this was, no one was hurt. the property damage sporadic and we talked tod ahl.

how it was when the sun comes up. >> woke up this morning eager to see how extensive the damage was. actually take it all i think the sun is shining perfectly on it, and on that ee. it's scary. to see how quickly this much damage can happen. >> now, he said about arboest has comhrough and looked at the trees and development and they were healthy. this tree was healthy but the ground around it saturated and the winds high enough to push it over. also he said his family had already worked out a plan. a pland for fire a a plan for wind and things like this, and they went into action with that. the them, the kids, and dog. everybody knew what to do, and there was no damage to the house. thank goodness no one was hurt. of course, the insurance adjusters will be out here to tell him about the deal withis truck. live in reston, back to you. >> good thing they had that

plan. interesting earlier to hear him say amelia and somara helped him tivate that plan and put itin action. severe weather nobt only in reston, virginia, in other parts of the commonwealth. franklin county near roanoke. you see that home. the roof is gone along withn entire side of the house. the woman who lives here says she took cover in the basement. nearby, this swasspotted. a funnel cloud. no confirmation of a tornado touching down there just yeta ut obviously t of damage here. more showers could be coming our way before the end of the weekend. lauryn rickes is tracking that and also updating you for anymore severe weather inhe nbc washington app. now is the time to download that. it was a case that rocked our region. mont gummy county police officer shot and paralyzed on duty more than 15 years ago. now we learned officer kyle away.ger passed

news 4 covered this case extensively when it happed back in 2003. ollinger was conducting a traffic stop. rrence green a teenager at the time opened fire lving ollinger in a wheelchair the rest of his life. in a letter to fellowofficers, the chief described him as a hero who thrived in helping others. so far no services announced. the gup vin violence in the district continues to tick upwards. a-y 16r-old shot doeth eath in home on princeton street. someone heard the shots and flagged down a nearby officer who was patrolling. the victim was taken to the hospital and later died. the victim was shot severalti s. the house he was shot was his

home. an update to the littl boy tossed over a balcony at minnesota's mall of america. the family says he is recovering, albeit slowly, but his healths improving. the 5-year-old, lend anden was thrown over the railing plunging 40 feet last week. aranda told investigators he came to the mall with a plan to kill someone. he wasau angry bec women he approached at the mall would not talk to him. aranda is charged with attempted murder and then picked up the boy, he didn't know, and tossed him over the railing. unbelievable. president trump feelsvi ication but the fight over the special counsel's report promptly just starting.us hoe chairman jerry nadler issued a subpoena for the ful unredacted report and all underlying documents. the justice departmenthe calls t subpoena premature and unnecessary. house and senate democrats also rejected an offer from the

torney general to allow high-ranking members of congress access to a version of the report with fewer redactions. the white house says democrats . >> this is never going to stop. rnve them an unredacted report all the tax retus, unredacted as well, he would still want something else.ea >> mhile, the mueller report is renewing impeachment talks by some progressive democrats, but so far democratic leadership is not pushing for that. the debate continues tomorrow morning on "meet the press." chuck todd speaks with house judiciary chair jerry nadler and rudy giuliani, the president's attorney. "meet the press," catch it right here on nbc 4. starts at 10:30 in the morning. and an in d-depth look at changing climate. how it's impacting your family, your money, your health and even yo mmute. our primetime special airs on earth day april 22nd at 7:30 right here on news 4.

all right. get ready to rock the red tonight. caps back in d.c. to continue their qst for the p. they now have to rebound from two straight losses against the caronahurricanes, and the loss of one of their star players. t.j.shie hurt late in the third period of thursday night's game. coach riordan says he'd be out quite some time. game five at capital one arena. watch on the channel you're watching now, nbc 4. ps pregame coverage at 7:30. face-off at 00 tonight and all the postgame reaction on news 4 at 11:00. 9:09 your time onhis saturday. a revered part of the howard university campus has become a restroom for some neighborhood dogs. students do not want to see it happening on the private school's campus, but some residents say it's common green space. more from both sides, next on "news4 today."

if you've ever been to howard university you know there's a sick cyd yard. now students and staff feel the safe space is not respected by some in the neighborhood who want to use it for their dogs. we have the story. >> reporter: the howard neighborhood has been more and more trendy over the last two decades. >> love it. awesome neighborteod. >> repor but recently -- some of the new neighbors have started walking their dogs on howard university's campus. >> i rememirr actually the f time that i saw it,t was at the sigma tree. >> reporter: the students and faculty don't appreciate it. >> here at hard the yard is pretty important to us.

>> there was a guy with a small dog who just brought his dog up to the tree and that little dog started, like, you know, doing his business on the tree. >> reporter: the yard is more than just a place where students like to ha out. [ bell tolls ] these trees represent an important part of black history. they honor the black sororities and fraternities that have dond anontinue to do important work for their community. >> i have seen peoe going on howard's campus. the most important thing is people be really aware of tngs that have been there before them. >> come on, girl! >> reporter: we've talked to a lot of dog walkers and owners who say their respectful of the private university. others see it as an open space and say they don't see signs preventing them from walking their dogs. many students and surrounding homeowners are hoping people ef think twice be allowing their animalso relieve emselves on the yard. >> i don't really see why with all of these other great green

spaces we have people need to use orose. >> repr: megan first gerald, news 4. >> meagan asked howard university for a statement. ed president said in part he recently reached out to a local councilwoman to speak more about dog walkers on campus. more to come there. 9:14. more to come heres well. a live look outside. a breezy start in the northwest. clds still in the sky. lauryn ricketts says the sun lauryn ricketts says the sun will make an a when you switch to fios you get entertainment delivered

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a lot of families headed to church for easter sunday but a lot less folks are going to church on a regular basis. last year onlyalf of adults said they belonged to a church. 20 years ago 70% of adults were members of a congregation. a gallup poll says one in five adults have no religious affiliation and found catholics are moving away fromhe church more man protestants. news 4 cory smith sddescribe what's local churches are doing to keep folks in the pews. >> god hasin to remd you you can get through it. >> reporter: inside this baptist street church, they're alive. 50%se worshippers among the of adults who belong to a church while this congregation grows a ne gallup poll shows the number of adults who belong to a church or religious institution is on

the cline. this senior pastor is saddened but not surprised by the numbers. >> we're marred in financial and ethical scandal, doesn't surprise me people have lost faith in the institution ofe th religious organizations. >> reporter: the decline is generational. maen yells are much less likely to pray or attend church regularly. ndcent scas pushed some awail. >> isolation environment, it's inauthentic and nos transparent doesn't minister outside the walls of the church and millennials particularly look for what you do not what you say. >> reporter: that same poll found the number of results with no religious affiliation has riz ton 19% causing a ripple effect across many faiths. fewer parishioners means less giving. some dominations are struggling to find clarity. >> we have let people down. i'm ashamed of the church.

> ranorter: this wom is in the theological seminary struggled with her faith many times but believes in god. >> it's a call for those who believe deeply in a god who is loving and forgiving to go out in the world and model that. >> reporter: cory smith, news 4. and recently we spoke with well-known pastor bishop d.d. jakes about easter who says the resurrection message is one for thosegh experiencing tou times and unbearable loss challenging to your physical or mental ll we-being. the message, we can benefit from the worst losses or pressures in our lives. >> the times themselves prescribe a certain amount of pressure. when the pain is over pain always leave as gift behind.

when the pain recedes and the room clears there's always a gift of purpose or power or tenacity that makes us stronger or wiser or better than we were before. >> you can watch pat lawson news' entire half hour interview. a conversation with bishop t.d. jakes on news 4su ay, 5:30 easter sunday morning. all right. a lot of folks getting up early fore easter services. passovs celebration underway. will you be sleeping through easter? >> i'm sorry.pi slee through easter? >> haven't slept much. >> haven't slept at all. >> doing a lot of work tracking storms. >> i almost walked into your shot. thank youing people on twitter and >> because i finally directed you to everybody's thanking you from storm team 4 for all you did. >> crazy. theast couple of days this week. just all the weather was

happening this week. of course, doug's on spring break and chuck until rome. >> good timing for that. >> good times, guys. no. i was gone in january for the snowstorm. this is -- >> spring payback. >> spring payback. we love what we do and want to keep you safe. we're working for you, amelia draper and myself and somara theodore. laes holding it down in the weather k nter. thanyou for thanking us. we love what we do and this is our job and we want to keep you safer and kind of in the know what's going o f out thereor this weekend. let me tell you, not a washout. we are going to be dry through much of the weekend. in fact, getting some sunshine throughout this easter weekend. main story today is the winds. winds are gusting up to about 20, 30 miles an hour. as we go through this weekend, no severe weather. not going to ha to worry about that. a few isolated showers rolling through the area. all of the heavy rain. nven seeing heavy rain earlier this morning whe i came in in

southern maryland, up through thlaware. moved off eastern shore and pushing out of here now. what's happening is an area of low pressure. upper level low hanging out. you see the rotation around the upper level low. parked there. it will start t meander up to the north and east as we go through the day tomorrow. we have to keep a chance for showers in there, but they're going to be spotty this weekend. at best. we may even have a chance tonightou if you're headeto the caps' game or viewing parties. dry monday and tuesday. byednesday the next good chance of rain coming to the area. walk outside. fairly mild. clouds in the d.c. area. a little sunshine, ifou're south and west. for your saturday planner, getting more sunshine coming as we head through the ooaftern could have a passing shower, 7:00 or 8:00 tonight. headed out to the watch party,h aded to the caps game, temperatures rolling through the 60s eventually up into the 50s. a mix of clear skies and clouds out there. through much of the day also

tomorrow. a few isolated showers tthough day. watch how the clearing tries to get up into our area. we'll see sunshine as i said as we continue through the late afternoon. probably even before that. then a spotty shower here or there. most of us will be dry. keep a spotty shower. sun coming up 6:25 tomorrow morning. sunriseoo services l damp. hopefully the wind dries us off. plan for wetit condns. showers a chance, through suouay. weekend ook. sunrise, damp and wet. branch, maybe a passing shower. probably can eat outside. ch less wind and tomorrow a lot cooler. a lot cooler, but we trade the winds. tomorrow we won't have the winds with us. monday, tuesday, warm up. plenty of sunshine monday, tuesday, next chance of showers mid-next week and temperatures staying in the 70s. pretty much "curiouser and curiouser," said alice. "the rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for someay."

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columbine high school in littleton, colorado.or much on this somber anniversary tonight on "nbc nightly news." crews cleaning up the damagf r a tornado touched down in on rest. give yourself extra time before hitting the roads. lauryn ricketts could b debris. saw derrick ward surveying that. no more severe weather. >> right. and flooding near i-81. other than that, a few spotty showers. here back tomorro

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