now at 6:00, still behind bars, what's behind the confusion of a terror suspect accused of targeting politicians and celebrities. and j biden is in. he ends the spencuspense. is he the front runner? >> reporter: the nafl draft is n music city. we'll ask the fans who thetowant see called at number 15. >> and a local veteran inspiring his community gets the keys to his forever home. >> he's not going t cry, but i will. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. a coast guard officer who prosecutors calleom a dtic terrorist could get out of jail soon, but tonight he is still behind bars. >> a judge today suggested prosecutors have not provided enough evidence to keep ristopher hassan l >> erika gonzalez is tracking developments from the live desk. >> reporter: we learned a lot of

new information from today's hearing in a grean belt maryl federal court. prosecutors laid out more of their case against lieutenant hassan, but the judge suggested it's not enough to keep him i jail. the government said hassan was poised to launch a terror attack. prosecutors say he successfully silenclegal homemade he wanted to murder quietly. the feds accused him of starting to target people to the hit list including two u.s. supreme court justices. but the defense is rejecting those arguments. the defense team said prosecutors have not provided any evidence the 30 year military veteran had planned any sort of attack. hassanaces weapons charges. the judge says prosecutors need to provide more evidence to justify keeping hassan behind bars until trial. and he'll have a chance to do that at another hearing coming up. prosecutors say they will opose

any motio to give hassan bail. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez, news 4. >> thank you, erica. a mother chargedh driving drunk in a crash that killed two of her own children also staying blind bars tonight. >> the judge called dominique taylor a danger to the community. the crash in bowie earlier this year also killed three other children and taylor's boyfriend >> princorge's county bureau chief tracee wilkins was the only reporter in court today. she joins us live from upper marlboro with the new details on this really sad case. >> reporter: it is a sad case and me gote sad details today in court. part of that was also a reflection of what happened in court a week ago when dominique taylor was here on an unrelated case. what happened in that court case played a part in what happened in today's hearing. this is video of dominique taylor sitting front row at the funeral for the children s allegedly killed in a car crash. today a judge called taylor a

danger to the communi. she ordered her to be held in jail on $100,000 bond. earlier this week a grand jury indicted taylor on 12 charges related to a crash that killed six passengers in her car including two young children. taylor turned herself in yesterday on charges including vehicular homicide while intoxicated. her 5 and 8-year-old daughters were kille t along withir cousins, a 14-year-old, 6-year-old, and 15-year-old. 23-year-old passenger cornell simon died from his injuries a few weeks after the crash. taylor was the only survivor. today in court her attorneyed arguis client should be released from jail because she has a spinal cord injury, a whe andds multiple surgeries. e state countered that argument saying taylor was exaggerating her injuries.

assistants say taylor was in court last week and lunged at someone. she was using a crutch with no brace last week. he went on to say that in taylor's blood alcohol level being twice the legalimit at the time of the crash, there were also traces of marijuana in h sm.yste attorney had this to say about prosecuting this case earlier this week. tragedy, ith all that we have to do our job. we have to seek justice.ol we have to h individuals who are at fault accountable. >> tracee, it's clear taylor has some issues. did she have any friends or rmily in court today to support her? >>orter: there were a couple of family members there. one cousin who told the judge that she wanted to speak on taylor's behalf. but after hearing everything that the state had to present today and hearing that, she changed her mind and wanted to hold her peace. she also declined any comme after the case.

>> amazing. ank you so much. turning to our weather focast now, that friday outlooki outlook looking a little more ominous. >> i don't think we're going to see the same kind of severe weather, but we do have a chance for strong possible severe storms. there won't be as many but there is that chance of an isolated storm on our area. we could see some tomorrow as well. most of us will not see that. we're wapitching this storm rig here. you can see the severe weather out ahead of this. it brought a lot ofatevere r any parts of the south and texas and louisiana. this system moves our way during e day tomorrow. here is the timing of this as it moves our way during the day, we'll start to see rain during the morning hours tomorrow, around 8:00, 9:00. th the line of thunderstorms during the afternoon. most likely between 4:00 and 6:00 inside the d.c. metro area. that's what wre going to be tracking for you. tomorrow a weather alert day for

your friday with heavy rain and winds. cool and rather wind oh saturday. small shower chance on sunday. we'll update you what this means for the rest of the weekend. and next week as we head into the month of may. we're already there. >> hard to believe. it was almost a year ago that president trump's advisers said that the democratic opponent he fears running vice t the most is former president joe biden. >> if that's still the case, today could mark the beginning of a very long 20 twe20 campaig. biden not only entered the race, he confronted trump and defended american ideals. >> talked about white supremacists ite charlille and he condemned the president's response to that. then biden hit the streets of his hometown. blayne alexander has our report. >> reporter: joe biden is

officially in. the formerpr vice ident already a front runner in a crowded democratic field. launching his long-anticipated campaign with aid kickoff v focused not on policy, but the current president. >> if we give donald trump eight years i the white house, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation. who we are and i cannot stand bt and w that happen. >> reporter: casting himlf as democrat's best chance to beat president trump. the president tweeting a greeting of his own. welcome to the race, sleepy joe. >> he's concerned. the president respondedo tha immediately. and that should tell you everything that's ahead for this president in terms of having to deal with joe biden. >> reporter: the chair of the rnc already pouncing along with the president's former adviser. >> no chance that he could take on donald trump one-on-one. he doesn't have the stamina or the smarts. >> reporter: biden sved as delaware senator for nearlys for decadend as number two to the

nation's first black president. but in the field of increasingly diverse candidates, biden is as contrand was recently saddled with accusations from women who say his contact with them while not sexual made them feel uncomfortable. at age 76, if elected, biden would be the oldest president to ever take office. >> america is coming back like we used to be. >> reporter: now launching his third bid for the white house. and today spokesperson for former president obama said that choosing joe biden as running mate back in 2008 was one of mr. obama's best decisions, but so far no endorsement in this race for biden obo for any else. today biden says he asked the former president not to endorse him saying that whoever wins should be on their own merits. doreen. >> blayne alexander. it's going to be interesting. aowuick fact check n on a claim president trump made today about an interaction with his

ormer white house counsel don mcgahn. in a tweet this morning the president said he never told mcgahn to fire special counsel robert muell. e problem is mcgahn told the special counsel he resisted the' presiden order to remove muell mueller citing he would rather sign. after the mueller report came out, democrats on the house judiciary committee subpoenae mcgahn to testify but president trump is fighting that subpoena. most legal experts say it will be difficult for the whitelaouse to cim executive privilege since mcgahn's testimony is already public. well, the fate of the redskins season could lie with decisions being made tonight. >> in a lot of ways the season actually starts tonight f the redskins and that's because it's the first round of the nfl draft which begins in just a few hours from now. the team could be looking to make some really big moves. our team coverage begins live in nashville with news 4's cory smith hi, cory.

>> reporter: hey, doreen. the anticipation is building here in nashville and so are the crowds. 100,000 folks on hand for nfl draftl 2019. al 32 teams are represented here. we all know the team that matters the most, your washington redskins are on thet clock a15. if this season is going to be a success, tonight has got to go right. nashville, tennessee. ♪ the music city.on tonk.il 32start their journey to the top of thefl. only one will reach the summit. could this be the year? >> every year it's always a new chance. any given >> reporter: here fans young and old hail together as a family making the first memories of what they hope is an unforgettable season.

>> i recently moved here. when i heard i texted him and said you need to come out,goe're g to the draft. >> this is huge. >> reporter: mickey grubs took things further. he already put money on the redskins to win the nfc east. thanks to new ink, he'll never forget draft weekend. >> that's the old style logo. i got it yesterday. a little bit of new school mixed in. but yeah, i think it fits well. >> reporter: what did the wife think? >> her name is rose, so the "r." >> reporter: what will the burgundy and gold do? walk the line? maybe beef up the defense?ha or per an offensive lineman will fall from hog heaven. or maybe they'll take a gamble on an unknown star. with the names of so many star towing in the wind, it's anyone's guess who redskins will pick. it's going to be fun to watch. before we send it back, give a

shout out to nashville. give a shout out to the ititan. kings here. turn around and show them what you got. leon i think you could make this work. i really, really do. doreen, not so much. but leon, i think you can make this work. thank you so much. we're going to be here all night and have more on the redskins 15th pick tonight o news 4. >> we're starting to worry about you. don't you come back with any new haircuts or fresh tattoos or anything like that. all right? >> reporter: it wouldn't be the firstime i've gotten a haircut while on assignment. >> that's commitment. >> thanks, cory. so we heard from the fans, but what are the redskins actually going t do? >> news 4 cary chow joins us from the newsroom. he's got the latest intel on 15th pick. speculation has been building as we get closer to the draft. >> so much speculation. guys dor guys, do we ever know what dan snyder is thinking?

we know alex smi is in jeopardy as he rehappens frbs f broken leg and there is a chancr for a quartck on the roster. they are in disagreement over pick.o do with that 15th espn and former nbc 4 reporter says the team is very interested in taking a quarteack, either at 15 or trading up. two quarterbacks, the team is rumored to be linked to,o ohi state's dwayne haskins who played high school ball in the dmv and former duke quarterback daniel jones. not everyone agrees the team should go offense with this pick, though. analysts and former skins wide receiver santana moss says the team should continue building the defensend add a pass rusher. as the redskins season unofficially begins, the caps season officially comes to an end. bounced by the hurricanes in double ortime. saw this happen during our 11:00 p.m. news cast.

>> so painful. >> brutal. leon, i know you had some rough reaction to watching this. >> you couldn't hear us newsroom?inside the >> i just think everyone was screaming at that point. later on in sports, guys, we'll hear from the caps on the loss and have plenty more draft coverage. be sure to stick around. >> i hate to admit it, but last night thete bette won. >> i would have to agree. the canes had more energy than the caps and it certainly was very disappointing. i'll also mention coming up, ad history was me with that caps loss. >> all

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of chopper 4 headed to a reported shooting in dale city. we're hearing that someone was shot inhe chest near savannah drive and whitacre place. a medical helicopter wto called he crime scene. prince william county police are looking for clues. we will keep you posted as we learn more information. meantime, severe storms turned deadly the south overnight. tornadoes cut a path of destruction destroying homes and knocking out power. >> the heavy rain created rising efloodwaters and tonight know at least five people were killed. >> that line of storms is moving our way next and that's why tomorrow is goingo be a weather alert day. >> doug will break down the friday forecast in a few minutes. here's nbc'sth jay gray wi more texas.damage in >> reporter: wind and water. the weapons ofhoice for mother nature during the violent attack >> i thought it was the end of the world. that's what i thought it was. >> a string of thunderstorms flooding parts ofexas and louisiana spawning tornadoes.

ripping apart communities and claiming at least five lives. >> it was terrifying. i couldn't believe it was rlly happening. >> reporter: homes and businesses peeled open, debris scattered for miles. from the air you could see the twister that cut through louisiana and this cell phone video captures a tornado near clege station, texas. all across the strike zone, power lines and roadway signs seared at their base, sheets metal wrapped around trees. >> i can onl watch for one second and all it happened. >>eporter: other areas swallowed by nsrelenting r as the cleanup and recovery begins. the storm system continues its e march toward northeast. jay gray, nbc news. two months after his nuclear summit with president trump broke off early, north korean lead kim jong-un met with russian leader vladimir putin. president trump has expressed

admiration for both of the leaders. the summit today presented a striking photo opportunity that was a real big win/win for both win. former united nations ambassador says for putin it was a chance to be seen on the main stage and for kim, the visit shows he's not dipmatically isolated. >> we learned that north korea billed the u.s. $2 million fo o the car otto warmbier. in fact, "the washington post" reports pyongyang refused to allow the medical evaluation of theil uva student an american diplomat signed the invoice. wabier died after his return to the u.s. he fell into a coma 2016 after being sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegely pulling down a north korean propaganda poster to take home as a souvenir. his father told the post he did not know about the bill and it

sounded like a ransom may have been paid for late son. it's not clear if that bill was paid and the white houseast commented. some of the most experienced members of the city a police force, but a budget battle between thend mayor d.c. council has put more than 70 veteran cops and decades of experience on the chopping block. mark segraves looks at what's becoming ana generatio issue. they talked with the detective who caught the suspects in the high profile murder of a little girl and a story you'll only see on news 4. >> reporter: the evening last july when a group of masked men opened firen a courtyard telling 10-year-old makai will soon. the detective was at home. >> from july 16th to august 26th, i did not take a day off. i was so determined to do my best to bring justice t the de ly. h. sev ohe was named detective of the year. but he had retired from mpd just

three months beforewilson's murder. he returned under the senior officer' program which allows select officers to retire, begin collecting a pension, and return to work earning about $85,000 a year on top of thatrently has 2 detectives and 57 senior sergeants. the senior officer program which started w in 2016 and intended to be a temporary solution to the huge retirement bubble the department was facing, but now mayor bowser and chief peter newsham want the d.c. council to extend the program another five years. >> we're hiring a lot of new officers and this just isn't the time to let senior people wit experienced go. >> reporter: while he acknowledged the program has henged, he's hea concerns from younger officer whose say they can't get a promotion because the older officers ar >> when they're not sure if they've got a promotion or that position is available, they have to start looking around at other

jurisdictions. >> that fear they'll be taking positions for younger officers is overstated. there's going to be a lot of county for our young people. >> reporter: the d.c. council will decide the fate of the program in the coming weeks. >> it takes time to become a seasoned homicide deteorive. >> repr: mark segraves, news 4. still to come, he escapes the fire at the notre dame cathedral in paris. now the organist is here in washington. he's talking tos 4 about his escape from that devastating fire. >> a gun, credit cards, purse, just some of the loot thves got the oth night hitting cars, many of them in this gated community. thanks toecurity camera vio, we're going to be able to show you the thieves and tell you where they went from here. > and take another look at storm team 4 radar. these are storms that are goingi

doug is back to help us plan ead for some wicked weather coming in tomorrow. >> a little gift we're getting from memphis. >> and we're taking aook at the memphis pyramid. >> okay. >> it's very neat. . there you go who knew? >> maybe everyone nonetheless,

one you didn't know about the memphispyramid. >> it's right along the bank of the mississippi river. >> you say that like you've been to see it in person. >> those are the only two things i know. >> they have a good barbecue. >> buly yo leon had to tell me . the showers right now over the memps aare will day tomorrow. out there right now in ourrerea, in d.c. as we look down towards the kennedy center, down towards the airport, the potomac, we've got pretty nice conditions. 74 degrees. winds out of the east at 8 mielmiles an hour. more clouds than sunshine. re sunshine down to the south. that's why we have temperatures in the 70s here and 60s to the . nort only 66 right now at frederick. 63 in hagerstown. that's where the rain has been off and on. not much up there now and most of it has been light. it's been scattered showers from time to time,ng but alo i-70.

not much around the d.c. metro area. more showers back to the c west. you see them right here trying to make their way through. i do think these will come through around 9:00, 10:00. if you're heading out, take the umbrella. you may need it. light showers tonight. no big deal. here's the storm. you see the severe weather down toward parts of florida and alabama, this is only what's happening around memis. yoee that swirl right there right next to the pyramid, next to the mississippi. that's where we're seeing some of the showers. at does move our way tomorrow. we have a slight risk for severe storms during the day tomorrow too. that's something we'll be trac.ng for you the best chance of severe weather along and east of i-95. it does include the d.c. metro area. tomorrow a weather alert day because of the chance for severe weather. 68 at -- 68 on saturday. 74 on sunday. looking pretty good there and on monday. temperature there around 66. not a bad four days in her c a littlel on saturday. much more on the forecast and what to expect tomorrow coming up at 6:45.

>> doug, thank you. coming up at 6:30, baltimore's mayor under fire. the calls for her to step down after the fbivi seized ence from her home this morning. and a rash of car break-ins, some of them in a community. julie carey is up with what the chiefs were alright boys, time for bed. listen to your momm knuckleheads. hand eover. hand what over? video games, whatever you got. let'dego. you can watch vi of people playing video games inhe morning. is that everything? i can see who's online.i'

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we're still covering that breaking news we told you about a few minutes ago. chopper 4 still on the way to that shooting scene at savannah drive and whitacre place in dale city. while the chopper moves in, wec show you a live shot on the ground from our partne 4 at telemund police say a 17-year-old was shot in the chest down there.

>> we understand a medical al helicopter wasd to the scene there to take the victim to the hospital. and at this point we do not have an update on that teen's condition. let's stay with news 4.ou we'll keep y updated as we learn more. crooks going from street tn street i ashburn looking for unlocked cars and valuables that might be inside. >> more than two dozen vehicles hit in one night this week. some i a gated community. >> northern virginia bureau chief julie carey rorts on some clear securityid camera v that may put a stop to the crime. >> melsa schafer normally locks her minivan but tuesday night one door didn't fully latch. >> unfortu one toseusy pteenwana it uss momen d it didn't. get locked >> her van, one of about two dozen vehicles ransacked by thieves. >> the g hadone through my b compag but surprisingly left my computer. they had opened the middle

console and taken everything out. you feel violated. they've gone through your things and they've been in your car. it's almost scary. >> the suspect focused on her subdivision a the nearby gated community, belmont country club. inside vehicles they got a gun, credit cards, a wallet, a purse, but one of the victi got this on her home securityca ra, a good clear shot of both men. sheriff's office says theyed head from ashburn to maryland where the credit cards were used. e thieves werelso grabbing garage door openers and there's evidence they even tried to get to a few houses. one neighbor found garage door openers laying in her yard where the thieves had tossed them away. thefts from car is a persistent problem where county residents feel safeea and lve car doors unlocked. the sheriff launched what they call the 9:00 p.m. routine remindingolks to check car and locks before bed each night. a sign islso being used to

drive the message home. it's advice melissa plans to ll continue to foow. >> locked. front door locked, garage door locked. h >> even thouger van was targeted, she does have oneab thing to smit. >> jokes's on them. they got an emptyt gif card. baltimore's mayor is resisting calls from the governor anr own city council to step hen down. catherin pugh is facing corruption allegations. fbi and ir agents raided her homes and baltimore city hall. the democrat made $800,000 tlling chil'sdrksoo bo tity. authorities wano know if that cash was really a kickback. governor larry hogan says pugh has lost the public's trus. she' currently out on leave for health reasons. montgomery county leaders have approved a major rebuilding of roads and sidewalks to keep kids safe walking to school. it will make areas for l

pedestriansger and more protected. a newsm 4 i-tea investigation last year found several thousand have been caught speeding or crashing their cars in local school zones since 2015. that includes 200 plus iou montgomery cy. county transportation leaders say they have made plans to upgrade crosswalks and sidewalks outside several schools next year. that includes these six elementary schools you see here on the screen. officials tell news 4 pedestrian safety outsidef schools is a pressing issue whichs iy they've approved a major rebuild. >> we have to lower speed limits. we have to make streets more complete and safer and bicyclists. and transit riders.he some of t bus stops, you're trying to access, they're hard to get to. >> wesked county leaders what else needs to change. they say drivers need to be less distracted and slow down in school zones. his fingers were flying over the keys of notre dame's grand

organ when the fire alarm sounded earlier this month.ar the pis cathedral's organist escaped the flames and he's here in d.c. tomorrow he'll play in a benet concert at the basilica to raise money for his beloved notre dame. aimee cho explained how he finds thetrength to plahrough his pain. >> reporter: these are the sounds that once filledda notre each dayurin dg for 15 years n on april 15th, he was playing at notre dame like he always did when sudden he he heard another und. >> i heard the alarm inside the cathedral. >> reporter: a fire that would go on to topple the spire and take out the roof. >> it was something i couldn't imagine in my life. >> reporter: he says he stood

outsidewo forinutes, but after that could no longer to watch. >> reporter: it's like a second home. i spend hours and hours, days, nights there. >> reporter: today he is spending the day practicing. tomorrow night he'll py a benefit concert at the basilica hoping to raise money to rebuild his second home. >> i cannotp stoaying because of the tragedy of notre dame. i just hope to be able to play there again as soon as possible. >> he just may be able to.n' the fire did damage the notre dame's organs. in the meantime, as he waits for the cathedral to stand tall once more. >> h i'm veryappy to be away from paris and have something else on my ormind. >> rr: and with each note he plays, this organist determined to press on. e benefit concert is tomorrow night at 7:00. it's free of charge to everyone. the church is asking peopleo

make donations to notre dame if they can. aimee cho, news 4. >> welcome to washington. a brand new home for a married couple in virginia. one of them an iraq and ghanistan veteran. news 4 cameras were w theren their long road i led themo their new home. >> we're going to go through that door here shortly. we're going to know it wasll ht.oo i ease the pain ofme its sumr shutdown. they're offering virginia commuters when seven stayings close down. plus some scattered showers, but tomorrow is a team 4 weather alert day. a chance for, strongven severe thunderstorms. i'm going to have more on the i'm going to have more on the simiy when these storm likel yoooh, helloyes!low! at ross and you find... that's yes for less. spring forward with the latest brand-name styles at 20 to 60 percent off department sto prices.

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youant to feel good this hour? make sure you stick around for this one. a marine corp veteran and his family were welcomed into a neighborhood with a new home trends with the latest and even a garden to grow their own fruits and vegetables. >> erika gonzalez his the story ndout the veteran who has given so much a the 9/11 foundation making this gift possible. >> reporter: home is where the heart is and today that's in middleburg, virginia.e u.s. mar corp sergeant rob jones and his wife pam are seeing their forever home which is mortgage free for the first time. >> he's not going to cry, but i will. >> reporter: sergeant jones did tours in iraq and afghanistan steppinglost both legs on a land mine. >> oh my goshhi tis so beautiful. >> reporter: since then the purple heart recipient has traveled theountry performing incredible things in the name of veterans. most recently the double amputee

ons in 31 days raising money for veteransch ities. >> i have a responsibility to keep fighting for my fellow veterans and keep fighting for my country. >> reporter: the smart home is a gift. unique in all its comforts made especially with sergeant jones in mind. the whole thing free and clear. given to him by the steven siller tunnel to towers foundation which aims to help catastrophically injured veteransla recim their independence. >> it's greater than youagan ime it being. just seeing pam's reaction, especially, makes it a thousand times better. >> reporter: he spends his time thinking of others that protect this country day in and day out. today the foucus is spentry isonmuimni. i>>t and this ate, that they love veterans for the sacrifices they make. >>nytime somebody pass this is house, they'll remember ts

patriot's sacrifice and all those who came together to say alank you. i'm erika gonz, news 4. doesn't that make you feel good? >> what a wonderful reward for somebody who's been through an awful lot on our behalf. >> that's lieat. amea is here with more about that crazy weather. >> another friday, we have more rain. so far this year we've had 17 heidays. 14 of t haved some sort of raintureea f out there. >> here we go. >> the trend is your friend and we're not going to break it. tomorrow is going to be a storm team 4 weather alert day for heavy rain and strong winds that will be moving through during the afternoon and early evening hours. that time period really between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. that's when you need to be weather ready. think about last friday why we had thes etornado in reston and herndon. the threat for stronger storms

is earli and not as great as last friday, but it is still there. as we look to saturday, it's cool and wriit's windy. you want the wind breaking heading out and about on saturd saturday, maybe a substantial jacket. there is a small shower chance out there on sunday, but most of the day ioo lng dry. here's your pollen report. trees continue to run high. yesterday they were very high. no whave grasses coming in at moderate. here's a look at storm team 4 radar. the area getting a break,ti but no these showers. this is going to touch off a few spotty showers tonight and some scattered showers tomorrow and during the midday hours. currently temperatures are in the 70s. back around i-81. winchester and martinsburg coming in in the low 60s. here's future weather tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m. some of us waking up to rain. 10:00 a.m. noticehowers in the d.c. metro area, even at lunchtime heading out. grab the umbrella.0

at 3:0 p.m., this is going to be the main event. this line of heavy rain and thunderstorm back around nchester and luray. fast forward to 5:00 p.m., parts of prince george's county, up into parts of carroll county, do you know through parts of southern maryland. by 6:00 p.m., this activitth fo most part is out of here. we're dry area wide by 7:00. your friday night is dry. but as that line moves through, we could see som isolated flooding. something we're going to be keeping an eye on. it's windy out there saturday morning. we could even be under a wind advisory. temperature in d.c. of 50, but 40sn the suburbs. that's definitely chilly, especially with the winds. wind chills will be in the 30s. by the afternoon and evening thurs, still tracking breezy winds. good news on saturday, we have plenty of sunshine. maybe spotty showers on sunday through theidday hours, and especial especially north of washington. and the nice finish, 74.

here's a look at your storm team 4 10-day forecast. monday is cool with plenty of sunshine. tuesday a high of 74 and a tuesday a high of 74 and a chce ofan switch to fios to get incredible entertainment delivered to your home on a 100% fiber-optic network.

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this is the xfinity sports sk. >> andhis is the live look at the redskins draft party at the anthem in southwest on the waterfront. we're just over an hour away before the first round of the nfl draft night. >> the bgundy and goldave the 15th pick tonight. cary chow is here. what are they going to do? >> that's the big question. do we ever really know what owner dan wnyderts? >> no, i d't think so. >> to qrterback or not to quarterback. that is the main quest in the team facing heading into tonight's drt. washington has been lio two quarterbacks, including dwayne haskins and daniel jones. cory smith joins us live from nashville now cory, you've been linked to having too much fun down there.

t reporter: there's no such thing as much fun when you're in nashville. it is absolutely amazing out here. i'm just going to step out of the way. the city is the star of the show today. all 32 teams reprented here at the nfl. we've got the giants, the saints, colts, the titans. everyone just wants to know what the washington redskins are going to do. i'll tell you this much. for as good of a team that's drafted, especially in the first round, there isn't a lot of hopn amongst f that daniel snyder and the front office is going to get this right. obviously they have no choice, but we cannot help but ask d th who they want the redskins to draft? here's what they had to say. take a listen. >> dwayne haskins would be a nice add. >> anybody but a quarterback. >> i got my eye on one. i'm not going to say who. >> you don't want to jinx? >> do whatever, please, to win the super bowl. >> let's go defense. let's really shore that side of

the ball up. that way the 17 point games are where we're going to live and breathe. good running attack. bring case over. let colrit. >> we'll have a complete wrapup of the redskins first round pick tonight at 11:00 on news 4. when the team is up on the clock, be sure to look at the pedestrian bridge. it's goi to be glowing in burgundy and gold. from the dra in nashville to a draft part in montgomery county, dwayne haskins has just arrived at his draft party. george wallace is there hoursr afte the quarterback stream because of reality. >> here at the bullet and ohio state grad having a draft party complete with a red carpet.fa ly and friends have arrived. getting set for the big night. where will dwayne haskins play? the excement is building. everybody is ready to go, including dad.

>> he got to this point and he wanted to attend the draft with friends.d everyone came out and rooted for us and prayed for. us it's been part of this experience for the last ten years. >> do you have a hopesor him a to where you want him to go? >> for me it's life after otball and at the end of the day listen to god as far as where do you go. i kind of hope that h goes 20 minutes down the road, but at the end of the day, whatever team is the right thing. >> we'll have reactionrom dwayne at 11:00. from the a optimism hope of hanging with dwayne haskins and family to the doom and gloom of the caps. i had to, guys. t can caps double overtime iv loss, every dision winner in the nhl wasd elimi in the opening round of the playoffs. that is the first time that's history.in nhl this pretty much sums up how it feels like in d.c. it wasn't alwayshat way, though. check this ely on. ovechkin with the incredible

move t tom wilson. take another look. good times we have. such good times. it was a little too brief. neither of those lasted. ouble overtime miss in games overtime. justin williams assisting on the game-ending series clinching goal. the consistency eliminate the caps in the final round for the first time since 2013. >> back-to-back years and couldn't get it done. >> it's disappointing. it's not where we expected to be. it was a hard fought series and we ended up -- >>he season is over. it just ended. we fight through 82 games. we're disappointed and frustrating, especially after last year.

tonight, biden's challenge, the former vice president officially jumps in the race as the front runner in a crowded fight to the democratic nomination ady slamming president trump. >> we are in the battle for the soul of the nation. >> tonight word of a phone call from biden to anita hill after all these years. what he said and why she said it's not enough. >>a state of emergency as tornados and flash floods sweep across the south. at least five people ctilled by violent and destrue weather and tonight, the threat isn't over. a dangerous chemical leak and dozens of people rushed to the hospital incling first responders. some in critical condition, people overcome some found cious in the street. residents warned to sheltesi