venezuela. what happened when people on both sides gathered at the country's embassy here in d.c. good evening. first at 5:00that breaking news. a frightening day for parents, students and teachers. a story we have been working on all afternoon. live over woodbridge. this story has just taken a dramatic turn. >> in a news conference justag moments prince william county police chief told us that the gun that was fired inside a classroom atilton high has just now been found. it has been missing all afternoon. >> now, that school is still on lockdown right now. as you might manage, parents and kids in thechool are not happy. >> but no one has been hurt. police say aci student acntally fired that gun when he went to show it off in art class shortly after noon today.

jae julie carey. the parents had some strong words for the police. >> reporter: for what could have happened to their students, then it went to anger a while ago around 4:30 when police came out and held a news conference. the police ching telli parents that the gun that had discharged in an art school art classroom earlier today hadot been located. parents had been under the impression that the student had be detained. the gun had been found. police were doing a routine sweep of the building. frustrationed their to the chief of police and as you said, he just returned here to the microphones a few minutes ago to reassure a parent they do have the gun now and the school superintendent told parents they are going to start dismissing students shortly. in fact, you see behind e right now the buses starting to pull in. hundreds of students in that school very anxious to go home. now, let me tell you about the new details we've lutrned

this gunfire, this one gunshot that happened inside the school. it actually happened at about noon today. it was in an art classroom. a gun discharged and later it was discovered damage on a trash can, damage in the ceiling, but at the time the gun went off, we're told that the student came up witry a cover sto and said it was actually a balloon that had popped. that is why no one knew where the gun was. but again, parents didn't have that information and in fact, they're upset that they weren't notifi of the lockdown until much later. but again, at this hour, the police chief is tling us they do have the gun. the school is safe. mo important thing, no one was ever hurt. they are now starting to dismiss students. let's take a listeno whatne of the parents told us a little while ago afterhat first confusing news conference when the gun was still missing. >> the immediate message we got is that everybody's safe and the

kids immediately when the gun went off, the gun was detained as well as the kid. now they're saying they don't even have the gun. >> how do you go for hours? you needed to look online at the news that was first updated over five hours ago. how are we just now finding this out? you want to give us false information? >> you can see chopper 4 right now, the bus rolling into hilton high school. we've said all along this student has been detained. his name and picture already circulating among people on their cell phones, thrgh turally because he is a juvenile, we areo not going t naming him and we don't yet know what kind of charges this student may face from what's happened iide hilton high school today. back to you in the studio. >> a lot of drama there. thank you, julie. ou an county high school teacher is under arrest. she's accused of having inappropriate communications with students. allison brl is a marketing

teacher at loudon county high. leesburg detectives say she had irn appropriate communications with students there, but they are giving details. she's beingharged with three counts. she's being held at the adult detention center. a local famil says they're living in fear. nair too afraid to walk past the windows in their own home after someone fired shots inside. bullet shattered a window and created a hole in the wall of their house. the family tells news 4 meagan fitzgerald this isn't the first time they felt threatened in their home. i children. >> reporter: peace of mind is y knowinour parents are safe and out of way. for makiya, thatss reaurance was taken over the last month. >> it's very sad that you can't have a peace of mind. living here. >> reporter: we're concealing

her identity because she fears for her famity's safe, but she remembers the night of april 19th. >> i just got offrom my part-time job, trying to get some rest. i laid on the ocouch. april 19th, she says she was singing songs to her slyear-old daughter before she fell aeep. moments later her boyfriend started yelling. >> shots fire shots fired, get down and we're crawling to safety to the back of this couch. >> reporter: several bullets were fired. one shattered her window. another gliding through her wall, terrifying her family. >> glass in my eye.n i was o the ground and i was crying. what if i would have die at if my daughter would have died? >> it's a question that still haunts her. she says a month earlier a brick was thrown throu herindow. she filed a police report and officers are investigating both cases. right now she says she's trying

to save enough money so she and he family can relocate. >> it's n safe. i want t move. i'm trying to get to move. >> reporter: until then she's hoping the suspects will leave themlo ane. megan fitz yar meagan fitzgerald, news 4. let's head to the situation that haseen unfolding in venezuela. we have been watching large demonstrations throughout the day. some violent. nopposition leader jua guaido is on the streets cling for an uprising inn attempt to remove the current leader from office. but the white house which supports guaido has the lej legitimate leader is saying this is not a coup. all options for the u.s. is on the table. we've ao seen protests in d.c. alberto of our sister station is reporting from georgetown. m, reporter: wendy and ji that some people have left, but

behind me you can see venezuela students saying it is time for nicolas maduro to go. earlie today the situation was panic. we have to remind our viewers the organization is still inside the venezuelan embassy and that did not s well with protesters. d.c. and secret service police set up a barricade between police and the protesters. a short time ago we spoke to o of them. let's listen. >> all they do is say the sameg old son without understanding what our families, what our people are going through. >> reporter: it's uncle how ng these protesters are planning to be outside the venezuelan embassy. >> keep it here throughout the evening as we watch the situation in venezuela and look for the latest tonight on nbc nightlyth news wiester holt. it is one of the few areas where democratic lawmainrs hope

to f common ground with president trump. today a clearer sign an infrastructure package from roads to broadld band coue closer to reality. democratic leaders tell us they made an agreement with the president. it would cost $2 trillion. this package would focus on improving roads, bridges, water, the power ndgrid, a expanding broad band access. this agreement comes as democrats have a number of tinvestigations intohe president and his administration. >> we can come up with some good yesterday on infrastructure. we want to hear his ideas on funding. that's goingo be the crucial point in my opinion. and the hse and the senate can proceed in its oversight responsibilities. the two are not mutually exclusive and we are glad he didn't make it that way. >> lawmakers will be back next months to talk funding source. >> and it is n his first foray into commentary that could arguably be viewed as sexist,

bu stephen moore's latest remarks come as he's being considered as the nominee for the federal rerve. appearing on cnbc, moore said a drop in earnings for men is the biggest challenge to our economy. he went on to say he wants everyone's wages to rise, but said, quote, people are talking about men's earnings. they've risen. well, medium weekly earnings for women have gone up about 4% since 2010, bu women still only earn 80 cents to the dollar compared to men. moore has not yet been officially nominated to the fed. the governors on that board serve a 14-year term. it's an areaopular with joggers and nature lovers and today anel unwelcome devment for all the people who use the trails near the chain bridge. district police tell us gangs may also be lurking in the woods not far from that bridge. police discovered some new evidence today as they investigate a body found there over the weekend.

mark segraves working this story. mark, what you have learned? >> reporter: good evening. since the body was discovered on saturday in the woods just down river here from chain police have been here every day, but today their focus shifted to a new location and we can tell you the fbi has now taken an interest in this case. a spokesperson for the washington field office of the fbi tells me they are now sharing information with d.c. police as they communicate, again communicate with d.c. police about this investigation. this is the spot where a fisherman made the gruesom discovery. a mutilated body lying at the base of this tree. >> he was suffering from multiple traumatic injuries to his body. head, neck area. he was msing a hand. his other hand was so severely injured that it was barely still intact. >> not far from the murder scene along per in the woods the potomac river we came along

atrail that was marked with blue white bags, the colors of ms 13. the trail of blue and white bags leads to this enclave in the woods also surrounded by these blue and wte bags tied into the trees. blue and white, the colors of the. ms 13 ga >> there's some pretty cool fishing places we just kind of hang out and blow off studying. but probably not going to come back after i hear about this. >> reporter: today forensics teams removed the bags as since the body was discovered on saturday, yellow crime tape is marked off aa large are near chain bridge. an area popular with nature lovers who were unsettled to learn that ms 13 might be active in this park. >> yeah, it's a little scary. we came out here today thinking it was safe and not a lot of people. it's kind of scary to think about that. >> reporter: again, d.c. police remain the lead investigative agency on this murder. all the fbi would tell us is they are, again, communicating with the d.c. police department

as this investition continues. but again, an unsettling discovery here today that ms 13 could be operating in the woods of this park. at the very latest, mark segraves, news 4. >> such a popular spot there, mark. thank you. news 4 at 5:00 is just gting started. when we come back, there is a crack down from students that order from restaurants and have that food brought rig to their high school campus. why officials are now putting the brakes on those delivery. plus the end of an era as providence hospital closes for good. and how that is impacting the patient there is and where a they going to go now to be cared for. and this time it's personal. former prince george's county executive rashern baker talks to news 4 about his new mission. we're coming right back. stay with us. i'm talking 80 in d.c. accident 86 richmond. only the 50s and 60s to the north. which one of these will win out tomorrow?

staying onopf breaking news, the lockdown has been lifted. the police chief told us the gun that was accidentally fired inside a classroom today has been recovered. there was no one -- none was injured. the student who brought the gun to school has been taken into custody. it has been part of our city for more than 150 years. but providenc hospital will no longer offer emergency care. within the past hour, we watched asre c unfurled the banner covering up the word hospital on the side of the building there. our pat collins is live for us in northeast d.c. with a closer look at what this closure will mean for a lot of people. >> reporter: jim, they're just calling it providence now. they've covered up that word

hospital. and as of tonight, our city's oldest general hospital is nomo . there's just a plaque there today in a scruffy old park. way back when, providence hospital was in a large gray tission style building at 2nd and "d" stree southeast. it was founded and run by the daughters of charity. a catholic order with those oh so familiar flying nun habits. they made quite a contribution to health care in our city. today at the site of the old providence i talked to d.c.n historiaohn d ferrari. >> it was an open and inclusive hospital that acceptedll patients and all doctors and led in that way. >> reporter: those daughters of charity did quite a job. >> they didin ed.

>> reporter: it's official. here it is in the paper in that little print that nobody reads until it's too .late notice of hospital closure. april 30th, 2019. providence hospital closing its acute care hospital services. it's a big loss for our city. in a word, what caused providence hospital to close? >> i'd say that you had a corporation from outside of the district of columbia who was sensitive to the needs of the residents who live here. >> reporter: providence was the oldest general hospital in our city. founded back in 1861. in 1956 the hospil moved to the brooklyn section of northeast. but now with the nuns gone and the ct of health care on the rise, providence hospital has become a casualty itself. >> it's a great loss. it's a loss to the community and

a loss for our heritage. >> reporter: people who run providence say they're going to redeploy their resources for primary and community based services. k but as of tomorrow, providence will be a hospital no more. jim, back to. >> sad day. we know you and your family have quite a history with the hospital and we're ldking forwar to hearing about that coming up at 6:00 tonight. thanks so much. well, this closure leaves united states medical center as the only hospital east of the river. th hospital is currently running a deficit in the tens of millions of dollars. council member mcduffy u tells they have plans to budget for a full hospital there, but that is still years away. wendy. we are working for your health tonight. researchers now say that some peopleh diagnosed wit alzheimers may actually have a newly identified disease that mimics alzheimer's.

both conditions fall under the umbrella of dementia. cured.nnot be and both damage the brain. au ctre dat this poiynt an b autopsy is only way to st the difference between alzheimer's and this newly identified conditionhat mimics it. well, he was county executive for eight years in prince george's county and today rashern baker is hard at work on something else. >> getting the wor outbout alzheimer's and thein risg number of those affected. r has ason to care and her name is krista. >> krista was a beautiful baby. a beami little sister who grew up to be the brain between two brawny and brilliant brothers. and thenhe bride. after college and law school together, the young man who cap purred her heart. rushern baker. he r bembers she waseautiful and very bright. >>ll she was reay smart, really smart, and just a great

personality. >> they didn't begin dating until law school. >> we started dating. she was the most dominant force in my life. >> while both launched demanding careers as heattorneys, on capitol hill, he eventually running for elected officein serv two terms as county executive in prince george's county, krista was always standing with him. until she couldn't. today they are still side by side. that's where i found them recently. >> hey. >> oh, a smile. >> his beautiful bri haseen nearly silenced by alzheimer's. >> well, hello there. krista baker showed us in tt ief moment with an almost inaudible attempt to respond that shes still there inside what can seem sometimes an empty shell. devoid of the vibrant life it once embodied. >> thank you for saying hello to me. it's so great to see you. you have a wonderful smile.

>> two of their children were there and having been raisedon al with their sister by a very attentive mother, they're always eager to be there for her in any way they can. daughter asia recalls having noticed a few years ago some changes in her mom's personality, but couldn't figure out why she seemed off her game. >> at least for me and i know my sister and my brother, it was kind oft frustrating a first. why aren't you doing everything like you normally are doing. we couldn't really see what was really going on. >> i was kind of, like, something isomff with i thought maybe she was depressed. >> maybe he wasn't completely wrong. perhap depression comes when words no longer can. what was really going on inside krista's brain that she couldn't express? their dad's last inauguration day left him wonder. >> we were doing the j prayerust before the inauguration and right on clue, right when they said bow year heads, she leaned

over and put her head on my shoulder and grabbed my hand and, number one, everything will be all right, but number two, she's right there and g. understandin >> rushern made the decision not to hide his wife's alzheimer's hoping it will educate account families,ncouraging participation in research and treatments that will eventually lead to a cure. >> so many people who i would see daily in their county jobs came up to me and said you know what? thank you for coming out, mr. baker. let me tell you about my story. >> spending time with krista baker waser a moving experience for me. when she knew i was there, shee opened h eyes, seeming to give some acknowledgement of my en presce, then shut her eyes again perhaps in frustration of not beingble to communicate. was there frustration? it's hard to know. that's the mystery of alzheimer's. a puzzle we hope that medical

science will soon for us. coming up this friday on may the 3rd, the bin ball, 2019, will help raise fheds for national capital alzheimer's association work for a cure and you can buy tickets or make a tnation. just our website and search brain ball. >> barbara, we often hear about e caregivers and how hard it is on them. we admire their courage. ruan rushern baker d their children for coming out and putting an honest fe on this. the thing they made a big de about with mofand people ten feel embarrared about relatives because they may be drooling or show signs of having some sort of dementia and they're hoping that people will get over that and actually bring their family members out. they're calling prince george's county a dementia friendly place. >> that's nice. yeah. as it's touched your family well, hasn't it? >> well, yes, it did, many years ago wh my brother who had

early onset alzheimer's. brilliant, brilliant guy. was a partner at goldman sachs. it hit him quite young. >> it is tragic and it is frustrating that we can't crack the code of thoin pro in the brain that cause it. >> exactly. we'll have moreoming up tonight. >> thanks, barb. still ahead the high profile death of jauohn singleton is putting the eye on hypertension among black men. and doug is tracking another swing in the temperatures as we

i mean, really kind of amazing. not only were we warm, no breeze today at all. it was.hat just kind of stagnant and warm. high temture today so far of 81, 82 degrees. some areas warmer than that. outside right now we're dealing with cloud cover. clouds and sunshine. that has. edemperatures to climb. up to 80 degrees right now. down from last hour. winds out of the south at 6 miles a hour. even a little breeze would help. we're way above average. yesterday we were 62 for a hi. today 82.

a 20 degree temperature shift from yesterday. we've got another o comingp tomorrow. everybody's on the warm side today. that really helped. the kids at carter roc springs elementary school, hello out there to the third graders. let me get out of the way so you can see all those kids out there. some great questions. we had a great time talking utout the weather, talking a satellites and radar and what to expect. they were happy that we've got some warmer weather in the forecast. what you have as far as rain is concerned, nothing right now. you see some to the north here. franklin and fulton county into pennsylvania, heads up. you' got a little system that's going to drop to the south. it's going to stay mstly to the north. can't rule out a stray shower. most of us remaining dry. it's this area back to the west, numerous tornado watches from dlas all tp dallas u to st. louis. this is some drone video. take a look at this out of sulfur, texas. this is some of the coolesto vide've ever seen because the drone, look at this.

watch how the drone flies up and gets close to this. this was earlier today in oklahoma. not a huge tornado, but you can definitely see this was on the ground for a long time, a long track tornado here. fortunately i did not see anything in the result of no nghouses or nothio hurt. this was all out in open land, fromuite amazing shot here a drone video out there towards sulfur, oklahoma. even some better pictures than that. it was quiteg. amazin that rather unsettled systems makes our way the next few days. we've got much cooler air. that will be sliding down across our region tonight and it will be significantly cooler across our area tomorrow. warm to the south of this front. cool to the north of this front. going for a high temperature of about 70. look, 11:00 tonight we're in the 60s. tomorrow morning upper 50s tou ar 60 degrees. we kind of stay cool right on through the early afternoon

tfore the front lifts up and we finally get around 70 here. near 80 to the south. only in the 60s to the north. really a tough forecast tomorrow temperature wise. 89, though. we get close to 90 degrees on thursday. staying warm on friday with a good chance of e showers andn a couple of

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fesday at 5 ti:30. we continuelowing that breaking news out of woodbridge virginia where a gun went off inside a classroom. the lockdown here at hilton high school a large school ended and tudents were allowed to go home. chopper 4 capturing some shots of relieved parents hugging their kids. the school was on lockdown for hours because police couldn't locate the weapon that had gone off. now, no one was injured.o we're going t hear from parents at the top of the hour on news 4 at ea00. the of filmmaker john singleton at the relatively young age of just 51 is raising awareness about an important health issue. singleton suffered from hypertension. he passed away after he experienced a strok earlier this month. again, at the age of 51. joining us with a closer look at this is nbc'seff bennett. jeff, we were talking to you about white house, capitol hill politics. i understand you have a personal interest in this topic of hypertension. >> that's right, wendy.

it's great to see you. look, hypertension, high blood presre affects african-american men more than any other group in the world. so more than 40% of african-american men have hypertension, high blood pressure and they don't know it. for african-americans, hypertension tendso show up earlier in life. it's more severe. and there are more severe risk factors to include heart disease and stroke. and premature death. we know of course that john singleton sadly died of a stroke at age 51. medical experts that we talked to today say that early detection is key and so are intervention. today we went over to the b baptist church and talked to some doctors there, talked to the chur board of trustees. every tuesday they feed the needy but also do free blood pressure screenings. six of the men who were ll screened, a of them had high blood pressure. one of them was so high he was taken to the e.r. while we were doing our shoot.

you just saw some footage there of john singleton. as fans, remembehis ground breaking work, his family is focused on thessue of high blood pressure. it does not have to be a death sentence for people who can't find a way to lower their blood pressure through lifestyle changes. there are lots of medications. it's the kind of thing that can bemanaged. so certainly that's the kind of thing that family wants to focus on. that's the focus of my story tonight. >> another thing thatps out at me, it is called the silent killer, but john singleton was a wealthy man, an educated man. he looked like he was in good shape. he's not the type of person that you tnk would not be aware of this. so what does that tell you? >> right. it's called the silent killer. the doctor we talked to today said the symptom of high blood pressure is there is no symptom. so i'm not particularly familiar with john singleton's health background,ut that's the big issue. it doesn't matter if you're rich or poor. ef you don't know, if you had

high blood pressnd don't know it, you could end up with enend stage failure by the time it's detected. you can go to any walgreens, any convenience store. pick the convenience store you want to go to. stick your arm in that device, get a reading and talk tohe pharmacist for free if you do have a high reading about what your options are. >> it's like having a time bomb in your body if you don't. >> right. >> thank you very much, jeff. good to see you p. thank you so much. >> pay attention. some good re snders. e big changes may be coming to one o our area's worst intersections. the proposal to improve w t's known as dave thomas circle. breaking barriers. the historicwist making its way to the pages of the "sports illustrated" swimsuitrgs addition. and on storm team 4 radar, rain just t i our norn

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lots of relieved parents in prince william county. no student injured when a gun was fired accidentallyide a classroom at hilton high school earlier. the student who bought -- brought the gun wasaken into custody. the lockdown was lifted within the last hour. julie carey will be leading our verage coming up at 6:00 at the top of the hour. montgomery county schools are cracking down on delivery drama. several students are ordering food during lunch on their cell phones and inviting a swarm of livery drivers on to school grounds. news 4 drew wilder found one school that's added a new curity measure to make sure the people driving on campus are supposed to be there. >> good delivery isn't what it used to be. companies like uber offer a food delivery service called uber eats. this is how easy it is to uop. the app on your phone, scroll through a long list of nearby restaurants and the drier pic -- driver picks it up and

brings it to you. montgomery county students have been ordering it into their school. >> it is aigmare for the students and the school. >> some drivers waltz in looking for the person on the end of the app. einstein high school sent out a note saying if the food comes late the students feel they have a right to be late or they don't have enough money to pay for the food. >> this is abouto disruption t our learning environment when we have drivers trying to get in and get paid and we have students in class. >> einstein high school has had to add extra stuecurity to stop delivery drivers coming from in. the security guard has checked every single vehicle. >> these are the steps after seeing the delivery issue has become a problem and distraction. >> sandy works in an elementary school. >> it's always on the back ofmi your . who are these people coming in the front door. >> she says in this day and age, a stranger inside of a school is

of utmost concern. who are you? do you belong here? it's scary. >> the delivery dilemma isn't at every school, but they're equipped to handle the problem. >> boy, that can so fast get out of hand. >> looks like it already has. > einstein high school hasn't changed any policy to prohibit those food deliveries. it only tells us they are d discouraged. one of the largest school district system moving forward with a plan that will add an extra layer of protection around powerful motorized partitions. our consumer investigative hogan following this issue closely since the tragic death of a third grader last year. shs here with new details for you. >> may 18th will mark one year since a 9-year-old was killed his school. he was helping a teacher operate a motorized partition in the gym

when he somehow got caught wall.n it and the now the school board is taking action to make sure it never happens again. as an elected official, it is my responsibility to make sure our kids stay safe. >> tamara is a fairfax county school board member. she is asking the boa to approve spending $600,000 to add safety censors tootorized partitions already installed in schools. >> we will be retro fitting 127 movable walls to ensure that we have motion censors so that if an object or a person comes in contact, the wall will stop. >> during audget work session monday, they suggested dipping into the school district's reserve fund to get the process started now.ai instead of wting for the new budget to begin i july. >> for me, time is of the essence to get this in place.

>> the school board is expected to approve the funding when iti meets aga thursday night. the county plans to install the censors over the summer making sure no other student's family has to endure the pain being felt by wesley's family, friends, and the entire community. >> i have never spoken directly to the family. i want them to know that we in fairfax county will not allow this to happen to another child. >> you may remember a law was just signed in virginia barringm schools fro operating these partitions if any students are present in the room unless the wall has a censor installed along with it. every school district in the state is also now required tove dep operational policies and train operators every single year. the new law, by the way, isg bein called the wesley charles act. >> it says they're going to retro fit the partitions that there. what if there's a new partition?

do they all have this censor in them already? >> good question. we are told all new installations will automatically come with the motion censors. in fact, one was just installed at a school undergoing a major renovation, wendy. we've asked to in to see thou works so we will, of course, bring you an update when that happens. >> we know you will. we know that's going to be a relief for some parents. thanks, susan. >> honking horn, changing lanes, cars going every which wayif your commute takes you through this intersection of florida and new york avenues every day, you know just how bad it cane. but vdot wants to change all that. it's called dave thomas circleu beca there's a wendy's right smack dab in the middle. take a look at the traffic pattern. i multipleersections and confusing turn lanes. well, the city wants to cut down on the number of intersections here and even make some streets two way. right now the city says it's waiting for an appraisal on

actual property there and then will start negotiating a deal to reconstruct this intersection. that's going to take a w though, it sounds like. >> that intersection needs some clown cars going around it. it's bad. this is a bad intersection. it is, like, where am i going, what's happening here? what are you doing overere? >> esh is doiverybody is doing thing. >> then let a get frosty while we're frustrated. >> all right, doug. >> we needed one today. it was hot oute. th >> it was really quite warm out there. >> what's that? >> quits quite warm out there. >> you talk for a while. >> it was kind of -- see all this green behind us? folks the tree pollen is still there and the grass is coming up. >> it wa o tough there. >> we'll talk about that in a second. >> right now we're talkinger tempatures way up there. earlier.s now sitting at agt degrees. temperatures will be dropping the next few hours, but not

dropping much. 73 by 9:00. down to 68 degrees by 11:00 tonight. what are we seeing out there now?s everybody i on the warm side. most everybody around 80. the only exception is gaithersburg. everybody else pretty much is hitting the 80 degree mark today. very warm now. we do have some showers down around d.c. they're up to the north. just north of hagerstown, if you're around hancock, making your way in towards portions of west virginia, watch out. this line is gng to make its way towards hagerstown. if you're in fulton county, you're seeing some of those showers too.'s that a little system that's moving along the front. should stay north along most of our region. can't rule it out. back to the west, all this yellow, tornado watches. theree' ther numerous tornado warnings. little outbreak in parts of oklahoma and missouri. all the way up towards chicago wh ae temperatures only in the 40s. we've got much cooler air that will be making its way in here. 86 richmond.

57, a 30 degree temperature shift here between richmond and pittsburgh. we're going to get in on the cooler numbers tomorrow. at least some of us. amelia, for us this has been a tough forecast for the better part of a week. doug, we were lamenting over the forecast for tomorrow last week and it's still really trucky outre there because we' going to have such a big temperature spread across the . ar where does that front set up exactly? here's what we're forecasting. there's the chance for patchy drizzle tomorw morning. we're starting off at around 60 degrees. we're only in the mid 60s by lunchtime with plenty oflos around throughout wednesday and an isolated shower later in the day tomorrow. most if not all is looking dry. here in the d.c. metro area, a high of 71. if you're north of metro, we're talking about temperatures only in the upper 60s. if you're south of the metro area, high temperature tomorrow around 80 degrees. frederick, maryland, a high of about 67.

fr fredericksburg, high of 81. big temperature contrast. as we head into the evening hours, it's cool with kmperatures falling b into the 60s for everybody and maybe a spotty shower out there tomorrow on thursdaythough, some cattered showers and thunderstorms are looking likely later in the friday more widespread showers and thundstorms impact the area once again later in the day. that being said, though, bothth sday and friday have the potential for strong to severe storms, really heavy rainfall, gusty damaging winds, especially on fheday. for t weekend, right now it looks a littleit unsettled with a chance for rain. maybe a few rumblesf thunder on saturday. maybe some lingering showers out there on sunday. as we take a look at p yourollen report, i know jim was just mentioning this. the tree still coming in hig g tooverall count is start go down. grasses now, ough, going up. they're coming in at moderate. doug, as we head throughout the month of may, which begs tomorrow, we're going to

continue to see the grasses coming up and that tree count going down. speaking of temperatures this week, near 90 on thursday. >> the hottest day we've seen so far this ytr after tha high of 71 tomorrow. it could be a 15 to 20 degree temperature spread between north and south. 30% chance of showers on thursday. 60% on friday. again, some of those could be on the strong side with a high of 85. 83 on saturday. chance of showers on sunday early. high of 73. lookin really nice early next week. the first full week of may not looking bad at all, but more showers for next friday if we get here and here. that would be six fridays in a row. >> clear it out for that. , doug. y you've heard about rolling thunder. what about strolling thunder? >> when we come back, still ahead, the message as dozens of parents with strollers in

a crowd of parents pushing ngrollers and pushi little ones rallied today on capitol hill. they want the playing field -- nbc news craig boswell is on the hill talking to the lifa. >> they call it strolling thunder and their message to congre is. >> save babies.

>> reporter: families from all 50 states are in the nation's capital tona share their persol stories and make infant and toddlerare a national priority. n anna and her son are from louisiana. >> when he got sick i didn't have paid leave and i was forced to quit my job. >> withan 12 million infants to toddlers, that becomes a familiar story. >> we spe a lot of money on social security which is a good thing to do, but we spend very, very little by comparison for helping young famies raise their children. >> morgan has twins born nine weeks early and credits a head start program. >> the fact that my kids are almost three and they can spell their name, they can -- they know all their spes and colors, they can play, is really quite advanced for their e. >>n addition to maximizing the "q" factor of their babies, these familiesre lobbying

lawmakers and they want specific legislation, including a comprehensive national paid leave program. >> so parents have time to bond with their babies and take care of their medical needs. >> it's supported by democrats. >> children learning,arents earning, very important to the future of our country. >> and republicans. >> you all right here are why ran for congress. >> families here will keep talking until congress takes action for their youngest constituents. craigbc boswell, news, washington. breaking first at 6:00, a gunfired inside a northern virginia classroom. >> it's scary.s therothi we can do. >> the last thing he said to me was i love you, mom. it hits home. >> worried parents talk to news 4. we're live with late breaking tails from investigators. then crisis in venezuela. clashesver control of the country take a violent turn. we'll look at what could happen next. plus a family's struggle.

>> how a former local leader hopes his wife's alzheimer's story will inspire others. >> announcer: ns 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. first at 6:00, relieved parents hugging their children after an hour's long ordeal at a northern. virginia high school >> this was the tense and uncertain scene today. hilton high in woodbridge on lockdown after a gun was inside a classroom. prince william county police tell us the student who brought it accidentallyt fired i while showing it off. >> nobody was injured, but initially the gun could not be found. julie carey is at the school. julie, anxious parents were upset abouton the informatihey were getting, weren't they? >> reporter: it has been a very difficult dayere. i can tell you the last school bus just rolled out of this parking lot taking fearful h studentse and there are still some joyful