you know reliable pp and to help providere we aorking to make things simple, easy and awesome. "news 4 today"s start now. >> breaking aovernight,t least 207 people are dead after a series of easter sunday bombings at several churches in s lanka. we're tracking the very latest out of asia. >> here at home, gunfire at a

funeral service as loved ones gather to say good-bye tomu er victim, more violence erupts outside. >> backn o top, a u pumpedp crowd help the caps to a huge win last night. now the team is in prime position to close out the series. good morning to you. happy easter, happy passover. i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> i'm cory smith in for adam tuss on a glorioussunday. e weather is beautiful. if you do not have to be inside. step on outside. easter egg hunts, grill, do whatever you want to do. >> the wholenine. >> lauryn ricketts, it is absolutely stunning outside. we're loving it. >> it is beautiful. absolute. we got the sunshine out there this morning. a few more clouds by this afternoon. again, not going to be too bad as we continue through the day. could be an isolated shower later on this afternoon and evenutg. it is beaul out there right now. plenty of sunshine and temperatures responding to that april sun moving right on up. blue skies around the d.c. area.

you could have a few high clouds out there, especially to the we. but temperatures, now 60 degrees. i'll change that number at 10:00 a.m. we're at 60 now. we'll head into the low 60s by the time we heado the noon hour. temperatures topping out in the mid-60s for daytime highs today. through the 60s is where we're going to be in our average time now 10:26. temperature for this time of year is 68 degrees. four things you need to know no rain out there right now. this easter sunday we're dry. morning. at least 207 people were moreric now, could have a few isolated showers later on this afternoon. we have this upper level eew, you some of this spin in the atmosphere. fewp showers will poup here in a second in pennsylvania. we could have a few showers sparking in our area as this upper level low moves to the north and east. overnight arrests made in t,ll for the most part, dry, a few more cloudsy this afternoon. we'll talk detail about some of be sure to post it in the nbc the isolated showers for this washington app. afternoon. then more rai sw you that on th news 4 tomorrow at howng i today, of course, is o your commute. ouclime right after nbcht you are getting ready for sunday services. >> today christians take part in

and around the world celebrating the resurrection of christ. derrick ward is live for us at the d.c. entertainment and mi. . southeast.na in >> "meet the press"yadler talki good morning. i know there is no sports going on there, a large crowd is in impeen rudygiulianiing ta day ahead. e house. >> indeed there is. i'll tell you where we are, if you're familiar with this part of d.c. these buildings are all familiar to you. this is the east campus of what mid-60s. tures used to be the st. elizabeth >> all right. >> all right. happy easter. [phone ringing] hospital which is -- will soon become residences here on st. elizabeth. and the reason we are here today is because of the d.c. remember the way we used to do things? entertainment and sports arena, and specifically because of hey man... like connect with friends? alfred street baptist church. dig it! here is ate picture of the or get in shape? church in alexandria. or sell a house easter sunday,everal services, and pay a real estate agent a big commission. maybe four to accommodate their [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. 8,000 congregants. and because redfin.cke is america's #1 broge site this year, they're holding theie ices, one service starting our agents get more eyes on your home at 10:00 here at the d.c.rt so you sell for thousandmore enteainment and sports arena. than the one next door. this is going to accommodate don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent.

more congregants a one timend less of a burden defining a parking space. you can imagine what that is like. this church has strong roots in the city of alexandria and they do not intend to leave. they always intend to keep a presence in alexandria. ta a look. >> our church was founded by former slaves in 1803.e we hav long-standinging tradition in history. we're part of the history of alexandria. we're delighted to be a witness to christ in that part of the world. >> again, they were founded in 1803. these budings, mostf them went up in 1855. that church even predates thi area here. sort of a coming together of the old and the new. and also makes logistics a little easier the 8,000 people who will be here at this arena today to worship and observe easter sunday. we're liven the grounds of st. elizabeth, derrick ward, news 4. we're following breaking news out of asia this morning.

at least 207 people have been killed a hundreds more hurt in a series of easter sunday explosrcns. three cs and three hotels were targeted in sri lanka. some officials say at least two of the blasts were allegedly caused by suicide bombers. a few locations of the bombings were known tourist noattraction. one claimed responsibility for thet. explosions ye anis is the worst violence in sri l in more than ten years, since the end of the civil war there. a sacred service interrupted by gunfire. >> we're now hearing from people inside a maryland church who were attending to a funeral when someone started shooting. this happened around 2:45 outside the jackson chapel united methodist church. two people were taken to the hospital. but both are expected to be okay this funeralas for a murder victim killed earlier this month in capitol heights. police say the shooting happened in the church's parking lot and it was not random, itr happened n altercation involving people who were attending the

funeral service. >> the paster's wife said it. she said we don't have respect for life anymore and it is happening all over ournation. that's unfortunate. but, you know, we'll be praying for the peopleer that w hurt. and, you know, praying that people here continue to feel peace. >> despite saturday's violence, that unfolded at the church, easter sunday services will go on as planned. new details about the murder of a 16-year-old in northwest d.c. police released new information they hope will help them solve this case. surveillance cameras captured authorities a car say is involved in the shooting. the gray sedan has aunroof and stickers on the driver's side. the victim has been identified as grayon austin. police say someone shot and killed him friday afternoon inside his home onrinceton place. >> we're district.sh in the officers tell us a driver wasn

speeding d east avenue curb a then into am not been identified. relatives of four people killed in a horrific crash in capitol heights came together to remember their loved ones. they were killed in a violent single vehicle crash late thursday night. police believe the driver of the chevy tahoe suv was swerving to avoid a car, making a left turn on sheriff road. we're told the suv lost cdtrol truck a utility pole. debris was still seen on the ground during last night's vigil. friends and family areo struggling t accept this sudden loss. >> too young. >> i haven't cried yet because i vedon't want to belie this is happening. >> police say it could take months to determine what caused

the wreck. many people are remembering a local cyclist w worked tirelessly to push bike state of in the district. he was killed friday morning after police say a driver and a stolen van red a red light and struck him while hs on his bike. yesterday, friends and the cycling community returned to florida avenue and benny road in northeast. we spoke to a close friend about the opouring of support coming from around the world. >> he reached a lot of people. i think it is heartening to see that. i was -- my day stopped when i heard of his death yesterday. but the reason i'm going today is because tre is such an uplift of support. >> the driver of the stolen van robert little jr. is charged with second degree murder. good news for drivers in the district. this weekend's construction on rock creek parkway finished early yesterday and all roads are back open. the closure was near the kennedy center between virginia avenue and the i-6 interchange.

it was expected to remained shut down until monday morning. a portion of rock creek trail was also closed off during the construction. that too has reopened. switching to politics now, president tru takes a victory lap after the release of the redacted mueller report, the legal team is celebrating as well. the president's ttorneys protected him from a potentially risky in person interview with special counsel robert mu notd yesterday he att mueller as, quote, highly conflicted and stay tuned to nbc 4 later this morning for "meet the press." house judicial committee chair jerry nadler will be on the show respondingo the mueller report. along with the president's attorney rudy giuliani, that starts at 10:30 here on nbc 4. and switching gears to sports, the caps came roaring

back last ni dominated the carolina hurricanes with a blowout 6-0 at the cital one arena. >> the goals would not stop coming for the caps, even though they were without t.j. oshie. for nicholasbackstrom scored g back-to-backoals in the second period. here's one of th. the third period, nick dowd scoring on his first ever penalty shot. he's going to mak theoalie look a little ridiculous. home team has won every game of the series so far. ame six is tomorrow night in raleigh. the caps hoping to bred the tren of this first round series.ca if they t, game seven will be right backere in the district later this week. >> good track record. >> yes. lauryn ricketts will be back to let us know what our forecast looks like

can't believe it has been 20 years, but 20 years ago, lives changed for those connected t columbine high school. >> for many, two decades does not erase any of that pain. service was held yesterday to remember the 13 victims in littleton, colorado and marked the end of three days of events. >> our thoughts, prayers and hearts go out to the families of all of the victims of this nseless act. and yet 20 years later, the strength, resiliency and courage of c givenorheashiton post colu 226,000 students at 233 different schools had been impacted by school shootings.

two teenagers are facing charges in the sho oing death a journalist in northern ireland. 29-year-old lyra mckie died during a riot thursday night. authorities released this video that captures one of the men attack. sheuaon has become more dangethoumuty change n ripped through a lima, peru. lot this fiery scene on your screen and the fir changes another fresh start. hi week on news 4 bngin

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robert mueller's report made public this week after a two year long investigation into election interference. >> the nearly 400 page report was released on thursday and still a lot of folks were digging through it. to help us figure it out, we have nbc's political director chuck todd. chuck, so this report didn't recommend criminal charges for donald trump. but did it exonerate him? >> look the best -- the short-hand is, there was attempted conspiracy and attempd ob pruction. theresident sort of keystoneco campaign couldn't figure out how to conspase where it w and where the rsians did do the harm, they amplified but they didn't participate, so they technically didn't have a charge against him. he was trying to obstruct and his own team essentially did things to stop him. nywhat is fun is the president is now lashing out at these

people when he should be thanking them. but that isn't the way he -- that's what i think we're dealing with nshere. in re to it, though, in the ways p that thesident is defending himself, i think the top line aspect of this is totally gotten lost here. the russian government infiltrated and scessfully penetrated the influence of the election. even giuliani acknowledges that fact. but he then says it is -- there wassi wases was nothing wrong. when you hear the word slippery slope, whatever, when a line has been crossed, that is meaned -- doessihat mean the pnt of the united states will use any means necessary, any intelligence agency necessary, any aspect of whatould normally be -- it does -- it opens a paora's box that is frightening. if that is truly mainstream. >> that becomes then the backdrop with which we havees ts quon of impeachment. speaker pelosi said we are not

interested in that things going to change now that it is out. >> it is fascinating. i have jerry nadler, it is basically that's where it would happen, that's where it would -- that's where they wold come t the committee. i said, does mueller approach impeachable offenses? yes.say cyt then whose decision is this? is it pelosi's? among otrs. is it acknowledgement, this s political decision. it is a political decision not legal decision. and i think pury a legal decision, what nadler is saying this there is enough leeway to do it. this say politic decision. it is a fair debateor democrats to have. what is t betteho venue to ld the president accountable. do y i dot in congress wha the constitution says or on the caaign trail, which is about 18 months away. there is unintended consequences with -- i was about to say, ite will be hav interesting to see if democrats move forward with impeachment how this will affec them in2020. >> even the presidentialre

candidates a divided. elizabeth warren says she jumps right in, can't help but notice her campaign is not doing as well. maybe -- but aeverybody, pete buttigieg saystrail. forheemocrats talking about ult voters were talking about wldn't caidate calling for impe >> chuck todd is up next. >> happy easter. >> and ricketts, thank you for a decent weather day. >> you're welcome. >> it is all you. >> yes. it is beautiful out there. more clouds this afternoon. o some things -- >> really? why do you have to bring clouds? the mueller repo newouple of thanks, chuck. >> thank yo gosh.

never a dullmo ft weather this week.t ofad sever. and thi is the week that chuck and doug wentnowe were working easter better'se clouds this afternoon, maybe ante're g outside. it is so beautiful. >> so listen, it is s and 60ha in weather, you have temperatures n t t the warm weathe again, a little crisp out there this morning. but all and all, not d.

we're warming up, though. monday, low 70s. tuesday, low 80s, we slip on wednesday, wednesday, rain chances. really doesn't look too bad this week. current temperatures out there now, everybody pushing up to the 60 degree mark. still in the low to upper 50s. here in d.c., outside the bemt way, still in the low to mid-60s. we'll have increasing cloud cover this afternoon and few showers. that's about it. maybe download that washington app so you can keep an eye on any showers. especially if you have any easter egg hunts. maybe the wind didn't dry out, a little damp, so maybe keep a towel into your car for all the kiddos out there in case they get their feet wet. easter dinner, few spotty showers. no s wers out therenow. dry. you see the cloud deck here. we will see a few more clouds heading into our area. just a few isolated showers this afternoon. monday, tuesday, dry, moreg

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