right now, we are keeping our eye on a potentially dangerous situation in northwest d.c. roads are closed and buildings evacuated because of a gas leak across from the white house. and daylight images from chopper4 show the destruction left after a maryland apartment building and residents only had seconds to escape the two-alarm blaze there. and we are continuing to watch the temperatures on the rise. some nshine, some light winds. but rain on the way. we'll show you whenom cg up. >> announcer: "news4 midday" starts now. good morning.

welcome to "news4 midday." i'm pat lawson muse. we have some breaking news right now. gas crews in the district woing to repair a leak in the 700 block of 15th street northwest. veral buildings were evacuated and pennsylvania between 15th and 17th is closed.lu thats lafayette park across from the white house. news4 meagan fitzgerald is live at t l scene with theest on the closures and the situation there. good morning, meagan. >> reporter: the gas leak is under they are monitoring the levels and starting to subside so we are moving in the right dpreks. bu but the call came in for a strong odor of gas in the 9:00 hour. and i want to show you where that started. you see the scaffolding on the exterior of the ten-story building and the crews inside are renovating the building and they smelled the odor and were having trouble turning that gas

leak off so they have the 700 block of 15th street and were told to shelter in place. washington gas on scene working to try to turn this valve off. but again, it is moving in t ght direction right now. crews tell us they are monitoring closely the gas leak and those levels are. subsiding good news here is that there are no injuries but as you could see behind me still a very active scene. roads are sll blocked off. we'll continue to monitor this situation and update you on our nbc washington app. back to you. >> thank you. and a developing story in landover hills. we are learning more about this big apartire earlier this morning on warner avenu nbc4 cory smith is at the scene and talking to resident this is morning. and we understand there is good news at the scene of that fire as well. >> reporter: well, pat, for several hours a family of four here was unaccounted for after firefighters arrived on scene

and ought they had everybody out. the good news is the family is safe and okay. i'll step out andhow you what started as a long morning is transitioned into a long afternoon. could you see the sheer amount of orange on le wallting residents know their homes are inin habitable. when you see this fire you'll think how did everyone make it out alive and the answer is quick-thinking and neighbors helping neighbors. as the fire smoldered just a few feet away, prince george's county firefighters work quickly to make sure the suctural integrity was safe and mean by this woman described what she saw after a neighbor practically kicked her door down to get out. >> i'm at loss f it was just terrible.

it was bad. to see the smoke andff like that and the fire. and i was worried about the f p faup -- the families inside of the building. >> reporter: firefight ss arrived one shortly after 3:30 and by then the three-story garden style apartments were engulfed in flames and the fire spread so quickly they have to take aosefensive pition or risk injury. >> evacte, evacuate, evacuate the building. >> we stay here on the corner -- >> reporter: lamont was asleep when his children came rushi into his bedroom and without them he doesn't know if he would still be alive. >> and my kids and everything, dad, dad, the building is on fire. >> reporter: some residents were forced to jump from their balconies to escape befor a portion of the building rellapsed. befo investigators can go back in to determine the cause, crews had to build a makeshift suprt system. in all 22 residents he been displaced. and bden is among them and the fact that it is not fatal is t only silver lining but the only

one that matters. >> no lives were lost so that s is - that is a great thing. >> reporter: according to prince george's county, three firefi tters had to been to the hospital and are expected to be okay and released from the hospital later today. and one resident was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation but expected to be okay as well. bu the work will continue out here for many hours and days to come. and the red cross is assisting thosede 22 resis who will have to find a new place to sleep tonight. pat. back to you. >> cory smith, good to see neighbors who helped to save otherneighbors' lives there. thank you so much. we also have an update on another large apartment fire yesterday morning in centerville. fairfax county fire officials say david zimmers was killed in the fire. he was 60 yearsld. and this morning more than two dozen people woke up without a hoft a this fire. many residents spent yesterday trying to salvage what they

could and no word on what may have start the fire. today families who lost loved ones in the 2016 natural gas explosion in silver spring are getting answers. this is the flower branch apartments. th nationalransportation safety board is holding a meeting t discuss the probable cause. federal investigators say the fire started in the needer room and then explosion happened. investigators also say the same resident who called to rort the smell of gashortly before the explosion in august called for about two weeks pri the same reason. however, firefighters were unable to gainull access to the meter room and because there was not a firas washington g was not notified. if the firefighters had the correct key to the meet yore room, they could have investigated the smell sooner and more accurately. >> the fire department are supposed to have access to an

apartment buiing to the rooms that are locked through the availability of a k in a knocks box and so they usually have access to that and that is required in the montgomery county fire safety code, apartment complex is supposed to be updating the keys whenever they change the looks and do so promptly for the very reason why in july 25thha. >> but t didn't happen? >> no, that didn't happen. >> seven people died and more than 60 others were hurt in the explosion. turning now to the weather. lauryn, it feels a little like summer this morning. that is not a bad thing. >> not a bad thing whatsoe long as we don't have the summertime thunderstorms, which we don't. we're lookingoo we're looking beautiful outside. plenty of sunshine. low humidity. a loo ligh-- a light wind. look at how green everything. it is a beautiful day for a tuesday. 73 degrees already.

by the next hour we're going in the mid to upper 70s a then topping out in the low 80s today. it is a perfect day out there. maybe a little warm for some bad. but all in all not so any after-school activities for those kids that have school, it is perfect and warm for them to get outside and even some outdoor practices. outdoor eating, lunch and dinner, do it. make sureth you have sunscreen in the sun, that is pretty strong this time of the year. and evening commute going to have some sunshine delays. we could have a few road delays as get into friday because we do have rain on the way to the area so we'll talk about that and of course the weekend forecast coming up in a little bit. >> thanks, lauryn. now to the latest overseas whereri lanka defense minister said the easter sunday bombings appear to have been retaliation for attacks o mosques in new zealand last month. the blast killed me than 300 people at churches and luxury hotels and other nights. bill neely is in the country's capital of colombo.

>> reporter: mass mourning after a mass killing. scores of victims buried today. this small christian minority targeted and now terrified. across the nation minutes of silence to mark the time the bombs exploded. this was the latest blast. three bombs exploding as troops tried to defuse thell debris sti scattered floor a church and this morning a startling claim. government minister said investigators believe these attacks were in retaliation for the massacre ofli musms in new zealand last month. but he offered no evidence. >> why weren't the churches protected if you had a warning. >> we never expecte a attack of this magnitude. >> reporter: ministers admit there were warnings of suicide bombin and apologize for not passing them on. >> were you given any warning? >> no. >> nobody said athing from the police?

>> no. >> you had no security? >> no, now we have the tsecuri. >> late. >> yes, absolutely too tete. >> repor at least four americans are among the dead. police have made more arrests here. e government said one or two localup gros with foreign help th behind this but no one has yet claimed responsibility. the fbi now working with investigators to solve one of the world's worst terror attacks. and within the last few hours the claim of responsibility for the bombings from isis. now u.s. officials are pointing out that isis claims a lot of things that it has o evidence of being involved in and isis has offered no proof of that this morning. and there is a sense of fear here. the authorities have issued a ngw terror alert about vehicles that might be goiround this city with explosives. it is a city and a country still in the grip of fear. bill neely, nbc news, colombo, sri lanka. more on the victims of the

attacks in sri lanka, including this fifth grader who attended sidwell friends school in northwest d.c. stephanie gosk spoke with the boy's family. >> reporter: kieran was a fifth grader who dreamed of being a neuroscientist. en 11-year-old who had t time off from washington, d.c. prestigious sidwell friends school to study inri lanka, now among the youngest victims killed in the bombing. >> he was a very special young man. very special. >> reporter: kieran was having breakfast with mother and grandmother at a hotel when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the buffet. he texted his dad just mfoutes be the attack. >> now he's never going to be a teenager. he was going to do great t for the world and the terrorists have taken something from this world. >> reporter: most those killed on sund wereri lanka attending easter services but this is a

hub for business and tourism. the lobbies ofur three lux hotels attacked were packed with foreigners. from at 30 people least a dozen different countries lost their lives. diedra kowalski was one of four americans killed. the 40-year-old from denver was described as big-heartednd selfless was traveling for work. writing on facebook, just before he left, and the fun begins, love these wk trips. 24 hours of flying. see you soon, sri lanka. he checked into his hotel shortly before. at tack >> i just kind of feel numb. like he's not gone or i'm going to wake up and the nightmare is going to be gone and it's -- he's going to be there. >> reporter: dmark wealthiest man andis wife lost three of their four children. the family was on vacation. and authorities confirm a sri lankan celebrity chef was

killed. heaughter who also lost her life posting this photo moments before the blast. ae simpl capture, easter breakfast with family. > that was stephanie gosk reporting. now for more information on the victims of that attack, and how you could help, go to the nbc washington app.yo could also learn more about the security warning now in effe just search sri lanka. virginia state police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash on interstatei 395 in arlon. it happened early this morning on the exit ramp to washington boulevard. this is video of thens respo to that scene. the ramp was shut down for hours. no word if oths vehicle were involved. and t ire no information released yet about the victim. fairfax cou y police say they have a person in custody after a double stabbing this morning in the alexandria section oouthe cy. two adults were stabbed and taken to the hospital with critical injuries. police say this happened in the

6,000 block of sweetpea court. look for updates about this developing story on the nbc washington app as well. well, changes are coming to a busy d.c. route. coming up, why promises to speed up your commute could mean a lot less parking options. and the caps will need to go the distance in their playoff series -- in order to advan. the key moments of another disappointing nighliin north ca.

it is costing you more to use the dulles toll road but that isn't discouraging drive. more are taking the road this year than expected. there are more than 2,000 transactions on the dulles toll road every weekday. and th fees climbed 50 cents ina nuary. the increase was meant to cover silver line construction costs. expect the next toll increase in

2023. a major redesign is planned for part of dowhaown d.c. t will surely impact the way you get around and where you can park. the area we're talking about is a very busy section of k street setween 12th and 21st streets. nbc4 mark segraroke the news and has more on the mayor's plan. >> reporter: it is a very busy stretch of road. the 11 blocks of k strt northwest. from 12th t street 21st street. 28,000 vehicles use this part of k dreet every day. n additional 40,000 bus passengers also share this road. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is aski for a redesign. this is how the new k street will look. >> the concept that we're lookingt now will include bike accessibility and also safer pedestrian intersections along the entire corridor from 12th to 20th. >> reporter: the plan is to eliminate this service roads on both sides of k street as well as much, if not all, of the

metered street parking. >> that is kind of frustrating to hear because it is hard enough to get parking ineahis aro sometimes i rely on a little side road to get a good space. so that ll be difficult but the city has trouble with paing as it is already. so, not too surprised. >> reporter: instead of the service road and street parking, there will be drop-off and pick-up zones for ride sharing and taxis and deliver i yz like this stretch. >> there is no efficiency there. so the parking making it confusing and the turn lanes and the service oanes partf that makes it particularlyca prerious for pedestrians and confusing for drivers. >> reporter: another major change, buss will be given their sentedicated lane down the k street. right now the average bus speed is 3-5 mil per hour and the new dedicated bus lanes will increase bus speeds by 30%. >> if my bus ride is faster, i'm good. i'md with it.

>> that was mark segraves reporting. now that projectosill c about $120 million and take close to four years to complete. the proposal still needs to be approved by the d.c. council. a former school worker in charles county is facing rape and other charges this morning. anthony williams was removed from manna woman middle school in january after a student accused him of making inappropriate comments. during the investigation, nt another studeame forward saying she had had inappropriate contact with williams. and there could be moreth victi. school's principal sent a letter home asking any child with information about williams' misconduct to come forward. investigators say a woman in loudoun county caught a man recording her in a bathroom stall. she snapped a picturef the man on the way out. that led loudoun county sheriffs to 31-year-old jesse skobi.

this happened in the women's restroom at a mecal building lands down last month. he turned himself in on nturday and free on bond. thela aing number of people with measles has prompted the fda to issue a reminder that the measles vaccine is safe and effective. 71 new cases were confirmed last week. that is a total of 6 cases in 22 states, including the state of maryland. nbc's ann thompson reports on the battle against tng growi outbreak that could soon break a 20-year record. >> reporter:his was walter blum at five months. too young to be vaccinated and sick with the measles. >> when i saw the rash, i thought measles. but being a first-time mom, i keep telling myself, you're just pasnoid. measleren't here. it is not a thing. >> reporter: it is. walter is one of ten confirmed cases in the chico, califoaria, , where they live. near the nation's largest city,

the biggest jump in cases last week. >> is this the worst outbreak of measles youyee seen. >> s, by far. >> by far? not even close. >> not even >>close. reporter: dr. steven sgoldstein put thisn on his office door. >> just a few minutes of exposure could contaminate an entire office. >> reporter: and treating suspected cases outside and away from other patients because it is an illness that could seem like something else. >> what is the tell-tale signs before the -- rash. >> cough and conjunctivitis, like a bad cold. >> reporter: one way the most infectious virus in the wor uld sneak up on the mostvu lnerable. >> he was barelyn out i public and got exposed to it. how many other people got exposed to it? switching it is down to the wire for the caps. as round one against the hurricanes is tied again. and it is the reigning stanley

cup champs want to advance, game seven is a must. sherree burruss breaks down what went wrong in game six. >> in raleigh, turned on one a play the caps admit they didn't respond to it very well. 3-2 period, caps trailing and the puck was under the pads f the carolina goalie alex ovechkin pokes it in but it is ruled a no-goal even after review. >> so the puck -- from getting control, he didn't see that. so i don't know -- >> we thought the puck was loose that wass still a puck in play. >> reporter: carolina goes on to win 5-2. despiteheall, the caps admit they need more from themselves. >> control what you can control. and we just didn't have enough guys on board tonight to win the hockey game and it will have to change. >> reporter: game seven at capital one on wednesday and yes, the game seven record is 5-11. but remember, last year's game

seven in tampa, they won, advancing to the stanley cup final. in raleigh, srree burruss, nbc4 sports. >> a lot of fingers are crossed. well sunscreen safety. coming up, why the fda is looking at safety of some sunscreen ingredients and how i recycled gla being handled nd used inorthern virginia.

spring weather doesn't get anyth better an this, lauryn. >> it is so nice>> out there. it will feel more like summer. low 80s today. >> a little warm. geing close to 80. >> into the low 80s. i bet some people make it into the mid-80s but we don't have the humiditt >> tha nice. >> it is nice. but we do have the plen out there. so again, if you areeaded out, take that allergyedication a ause it is going to be little high on the tree pollen side and possibly grass pollen.

we're waiting for that w announcementch should come out before we get out of the show. and pollen out there. and some workers out there, but behind them beautiful out there. and blue skies and they are enjoying that as well. look at the temperatures. we're warming up quite a bit. the temperatures now in the 70s. except for the northern shenandoah and the top of i-and west virginia still in the upp 60s. but it is nice out there. this is the background to my maps. there we go. temperatures as we go through the day,again, low 80s. see if i could stand in front of them. plenty of sunshine out there. a light breeze and low humidity. there we go. a better map here. 82 degrees is our daytime high today. and again we've got that sunshine out there with blue skies. we could have a fewte isola showers overnight but not until the overnight. so again, it is beautiful. high pressure sitting over top of us. here is a few showers. a weak frontal system tries to

make its way t through area and light stuff when we are sleeping and then gone by tomorrow morning. maybe a few clouds left oveor tomorrow mng. so get that car waed, we have very small chances of rain. at least until friday. s friday willrt to see the rain chances increase. now tomorrow still looking good. tomorrow, one thing is it is on the breezy side so we'll be dealing with winds. about 10 to 20 miles per hour, nothing too bad. as we go through thursday night, then we'll start to see some rain pick up but you're looking great for wednesday night. ca game and all of that. friday, rain throughout the day. so if you are traveling on friday, keep that in mind. have rain showers through the day. now we'll talk more about the weekend and let you know if the weekend holds for the weekend in a little bit. >> thanks, lauryn. today at the supme court le battle with lasting implications. the fight over a question that you'll be asked on the 2020 census. and maryland's governorun song a little like a presidential candidate tod. his

>> announcer you're watching "news4 midday." 11:30 now. president trump and first lady melania will head across the pond this summer. they've accepted an invitation from the queen for a state visit to the united kingdom. he joined queenth elizabe for tea last july. the c firstouple will visit between june 3rd and >> meanwhile, democrats are divided over whether to impeach the president for obstructing the r investigation intosian interference in our election. tracie potts has more on that, plushe former white house insider now in the cross-hairs of congressional investigators. >> reporter: i a house divided. some democrats think there is already enough evidence to impeach president trump on struction of justice. >> are you worried about impeachment, mr. president trump?

>> reporter: others insist it is futile because republicans in charge of the senate would never find him guilty. >> if they want to do that, they can. i think the american people would like to move on from this. >> reporter: democrats discord spilling out onnc a conferee call to map out to continue special counsel robert mueller investigation. house speaker nancy pelosi said we all firmly agree that w should proceed down a path of finding the truth. the jushld committee subpoenaed don mcgahn, according to mueller report, mcgahn threatened to quit instead of carrying out president trump's instructions to fire mueller. >> we have to hear from other people like don mcgahn and we have to get tin tire report. >> reporter: it isd. subpoen the justice department provided a fuller department. >> there is nothing there. >> reporter: but democrats refused to review it. >> reporter: there is a third subpoena. this one for years of president trump's business records and his etorneys have already gon to court to block it. tracie potts, nbc news,

washington. maryland governor l hogan was in new hampshire this morning. fuelling rumors that he may enter the presidential race to challenge president trump. hogan spoke at saintance lem for an event for many presidential hopefuls.pe he began his sh by addressing the media directly about his motivation for being there. >> let me just start by saying for myriends in the media that are here this morning,t that i' ere to make any official announcement today. i just thought that april would be a beautiful time to visit new hampshire. >> new hampshire is known as a battleground state in elections. noe gover hasn't said whether he plans to run at t all. iis a big day for the supreme court. justices are hearingicrguments wh will directly impacthe way americans are represented in congress. activists camped out overnight in front of the court. therump administration wants

to ask aboit cizenship on the 2020 census. critics argue a citizenship question would make immigrants less t likely respond to the census. leading to a miscount. is important because census results determine the number of congressal representatives for each state and the census plays a big role in calculated how much assistance local governments get from programs and they said an analysis esmated nearly 6% of households where noncitizens live would not respond to the census. in a countryha our side, t adds up to about 6.5 million people. in northern virginia, waste and recycling officials are hoping to shatter your old sunglasses -- your old glass recycling habit. gone are the days of tossing glass on the curb with the rest of your recycling. as david culver shows us, there are now ways to guarantee that

your glass wil something reusable. >> reporter: the big purple can. it is hard to miss. and for good reason. officials in alexandria, arlington and fairfax and prince william and three weeks to the program and residents are using it. >> this is not as convenient at your house but people are committed to the environment and doing the right thing. >> reporter: the cost to transport glass have soared and add to that increasedds standar from china and india who purchase many of our recyclables d making glass here not worthe xpense of sorting and recycling. so then whereas does the glin these purple cans go? >> the glass is being taken to a facility in fairfax county where it is properly being recled and turned into a reuse opportunity. >> we headed to the facility in lauryn ton where we met big. blue the glass pulverize starting out

in thisth hopper and a magnet separate medals and the paper moves and the glass continues up raining down into two separate bins. the end result -- >> you've got some fine sand-like material. this is the other produ that comes out. pebble-like glass. and they have already had success using this in a recent project right her in fairfax county. >> the pipe projects, nowul you cod use recycle glass and it does just as great of a job as stone. >> we'll recycle it right here and use it right here in our region and i could guarantee if it comes to i-95 landfill, we'll get it recycled. starts with but it you at home doing extra. that could prevent the glass from ending up here in a landfill and instead serve a renewed purpose. in fairfax county, david culver, well you're going to needun

your sscreen today. we're getting a taste o weather. coming up, lauryn looks at our next chance of rain. i'm brittany jenson. theather couldn't be more perfect for national park week. all week long get into the d.c. area national parks for azo tded price and each day the parks are holding a special theme and if you are planning to head out to a national park, don't forget t tag us in your photos to share them on instagram and facebook and twitter. we are at nbc washingtonn all ouatforms and for more information all y have

many folks are looking ahead to summer vacation so now is the perfect time to restock your supply of sunscreen. rika edwards has more on staying safe in the sun. >> reporter: it may ome be spring but the sun is at summertime strength making sunscreen an essential seasonal

accessory. dermatologists recommend amu mini spf 30 or higher and broad spectrum sunscreen and mineral and chemical uv filr. >>ou want a product with multiple sunscreen iusredient be they give you the best bang for your buck in terms of protection. >> reporter: but the fda is taking a closer look at the safety of some sunscreen ingredients. chemicals like oxybenzone could skin.orbed into the but whether that means it causes harm is debatable. >> the fda is doing tir job. they are trying to keep us safe. but given the ingredients have been around in consumer products and used fores decadpon decades, i would argue they are safe and effective way to prevent skin cancer. >> reporter: an argument echoed by many sun safety experts who seventy mate one in five americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. dermatologists still recommend applying sunscreen every day o all exposedkin. especially the head, hands and

legs. and don't forget to slather the kids. even if it is clearly not their favorite part of summer. erika edwards, nbc news. well you needth to slaer it on today. >> you will have to, 100%. because that april sun is strong and we'll have fullda sunshine y. >> and getting stronger, and gettingge stron absolutely right. and as we head into -- into summer and feeling like summer. because of the sun angle but the temperatures are in the low 80s. average temperature for this time of the year in the upper0 the a theower 70s and we'll surpass that. beautiful view outside. reagan national airport. all of the people leaving. they need to stay here today because the weather is beautiful. usually you leave into winter to head south. but now you stick around the d.c. area today. it is beautiful i terms of weather. now dry as well. and the best part, low humidity out there. hr temperatures in the low 80s as we head tgh the afternoon. that is our daytime high.

and again blue skies out there. through the daylight hourse we'v got this little frontal system that will be dropping through our area during the could spark a few showers. so let me show you. starting at 11:30 and looking good. dry and plenty of sun. a few little showers so a few cloudsnc iasing, most during the overnight. so --ou so if yre out, a few sprinkles on the windshield and then a few clouds left tomorrow morning so we'll have clouds around tomorrow morning but then clear back to some sunshine as we continue through the day tomorrow. one thing about tomorrow, it is cooler. mid to upper 70s. still above normal for this time of the year but on the breezy side a the winds atut 10 to 20 miles per hour and settle down tomorrow night and looking good for any caps viewing parties anm catch that g here on nbc. let's take a look at thursday. because this is when we have the change. dry.of thursday thursday night that is when we have rain pushing in. and it looks like we'll have

showers throughout the day on friday. another frontal system will push through the area. there could be a thunderstorm as we head into the afternoon and evening. as far as your weekend is ncerned, that rain scoots on out of here and we clear out overnight friday pretty quickly. so saturday, temperatures around 70 degrees. so saturday is beautiful if you have any plans. doesn't look like that will change. but keep an eye on sunday. right now we have it i do have a little bit more cloud cover on sunday. but we could have a few light owers possible. i saw that yesterday and i'm seeing it today. we decided to keep it out for now. there is not enough evidence to show you that there could be rain there. but keep an eye on sunday. we may need to change that forecast. look at the nexte week. because have temperatures going back up next week. we'll show you that on ten-day forecast coming up in about 10 minutes. >> thanks, lauryn. joing forces. law enforcement oicers in maryland counties are sending you a message about distracted driving and a message they hope you wouldn't ignore. and a local professor who

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as you start thinking about summer road trips the state of ryland has a reminder for drivers and passengers. buckle your seat belt and put down.ll phone saint mary's and calvert launched a campaign yesterday called buckle up, phone down.ea it m you'll be seeing extra trols out there as well as ads on billboards and digital and social media spots. >> on maryland roads, if everyone uses the seat belt, we can save approximately 46 lives every year. >> maryland law requires that you buckle up. you could get an $83 fine if you don't. and you face a fine of up to $160 if you are caught with your cell phone in your hand behind the wheel.

now here is cnbc frank holland with tesla's idea of the future of driving. >> reporter: tesla ceo elon musk making some calls about the o futuref driving. at a product event in california yesterday he said the company will have 1 on the road within a year and musk predict wad teslaill make cars with no steing wheel orz pedals in two years and that is not all. he went on to say that buying anything other than a tesla in the future will be like owning a horse. and the beverage industrybrs thing a sigh of relief. olifornia lawmakers are n longer voting on a proposed soda tax bill, at least until year. that would slap a tax of 2 cents per ounce on drinks and the tax will be used to fund programs fighting diabetes and oth conic health conditions. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. and a look at youroney. the coins in your pocket orpu yr small change is just that.

small cs nge. but thiek it could be worth a whole lot more than its face as nbc's kerry sanders reports, coin dealers around the county have ce up with a novel way for to you sike it rich. reporter: pennie nirkels, dimes, quarters, coin collectors believe it makes no sense how we never inspect our change so this morning they're out to change ame.ica's habits with a the great american coin hunt. >> this is a national coin hunt going on across the country where 250 nationalealers are distributing me than a million u.s. rare coins just so collectors could go on the hunt and find them. >> coin dealers across the country have slipped valuable rareoins into circulation. put them into tip jars, like the 1881, $5 eagle lerty half gold piece worth $500. >>he game is afoot. >> reporter: it is all designed to promote a hobby losing an

audience as americans use credit card or wave phones at registers. >> newsroomize mattic is the study of rare cones and that is the goal to get people interested in becoming a -- say it with me. numismatist. >> this isor a 1885 w $20. there is a sticker on the back. to make sure the game goes on for a while, let's put it right here. >> along with circulating rare rounds, they have hidden tokens that when found could be swap coins 0 of collectible for dealers. >> don't forget to drink your milk. >> now you're saying this reminds me of a movie. >> you got the last goln ticket. >> reporter: and just like the willy wonka golden tickets, i'm going to take this token and hide it right here a somewhere around a the nation there five golden tokens worth even more.nl

>> o five -- >> worth -- >> worth $1,000 apiece. >> as for the rare coins -- >> if somebody gave it to you as change, what would you think? >> i think they're trying tome fool >> what year is that? >> 1899. >> old. >> old. >> but you wouldn't stop to think how valuable c itld be? >> no. now i'm going to have a second thought when i look at coins. >> that is enough to make you take a second look at your change. that was kerry sanders reporting. is might give you new respect for the jingle jangle of th ins that you carryme around. somes in a plastic bag like i do. national fans may ms bryce harper's home runs but we don't miss hisemper. philly fans saw it fre-up as he was ejected against the mets. he was angry about a call thela home p ump made and told him about it. then a few battered later he led the dugout and returneo

the plate and fought again. harper has been ejected before. 12 times in hisr. car but it is a new sight for philly fans. they haven't had a player ejected in nearly four years. harper did apologize to fans after the game. keeping kids focused in the classroom i't always easy for a teacher. but one local professor is combining educati with his passion for hip-hop. news4 cole jacobs reports from the university of the district oflu combia. >> reporter: dr. peter ford, aka professor lyric has a unique way with words. he t started dabble with that in grade school. >> a friend and i had a two-man group and with just drums and vocals and itent itself to say, let me try one of those raps. >> reporter: he grew u outside of boston, massachusetts and recorded several albums but still had one dream he had not t fulfille >> the dream for me wasn't doing rap. i was going to do the rap part. being an educator was my

mindset. i can't tell people i want to do that. >> rr: but he told people and accomplished it,ei recng an undergraduate degree in business and a graduate degree in math and a doctorate in higher education but he still had one goal left. >> how can we get educators to break that fake sort of wall or that barrier that divides. >> reporter: for him, breaking the divide was bridging the gap and spreading his flow in the classroom which led him to the university of d.c. >> it fit for me wasn't forcing rap into the classroom it is being who i was. >> reporter: so he uses hip-hop culture to teach compounst intere for example. by replacing a banker with a rapper. >> it might be the salary that a rapper has been able to save by banking a portion of his money over time to put his kids to college in 0 years. >> reporte his special way of generating more interest in numbers by equating them to something more familiar. >>if geometry bea and math is

rr:hipeprhereouomu andcasi what heould be would lead him all over the cntry. merging two of his loves, rapat and mh. >> so probably go to college on the first rap scholarshiic >> reportee jacobs, nbc4. >> hgos pretty od. you think? >> well we all love our dogs. they become part of the families and coming up, we'll hear from a family that is celebrating the return of their missing dog years.wo long but they're now trying to solve mister yif.

a family feared they wouldhe never see tirog beloved d again until an amazing dcovery 2,000 miles away changed everything. re is nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: shortly after this video was taken, 4-month-old cedar disappeared. family convinced she had been dog-napped. so when she was gone, heartbreaking? >> heartbreaking. >> reporter: it was even harder for chase and w khloe only had pictures to remember her by. >> i was angry. but i was pretty sadtoo. reporter: but something remarkable just happened. nearly two years to the day that cedar disappear officer 2,000 miles away in colorado found her shivering in a snowy ditch. the local vet discovered she was microchipped. tracinger back to the peterson in florida. >> it is almost

ike tlyhefa imi day found out i was pregnant after five years. >> it was that -- >> surprise.ha >> it was t big of a moment. >> it was that big of a moment. >> reporter: cedar not only reunited with her human family but her sister cece, too. >> so if onlyou keedor tell us what happened. >> reporter: kerry sanders. nbc news, florida. >> d wsn't matterhere these been. glad she's backe' and w glad to see it really warm up today. lauryn. >> we're going to be warming up today. 82 is ourme high today. now again we have blue skies. high pressure sitting over top of us. so light winds, low humidity, and just looking good. this will be right over top of us as we head into the overnight. now there is a weakrontal system dropping to the south.ul cod spark a few showers but most of us sleeping during that time. so you may have a few rain drops on your windshield tommorow ing when you wake up. but otherwise, not looking too bad. a few clouds tomorrow morning when you wake up as well.

erear and more sunshine. mid to upp 70s tomorrow. one thing about tomorrow, we're breezy as we get into thursday, we do have a chance of rain but not until later in the evening. that will continue overnight. rain showers through the day on friday so if you have friday travel plans, just know you will head into rain and maybe even a thunderstorm. saturday and sunday looking good. i may have to add a few showers on sunday but right now dry but rain chances increase through next week, possibly tuesday night into wednesday and thursday. but temperatures are back in the 80s. >> all right. thank you, laurha. and t you for joining usfo "news4 midday." we're back on the air thisn afternoo first at 4:00. anwhile, get news and weather updates a t time with nbc washington app. have a a great tuesdayernoon and we'll see you at 4:00.

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