diaz. the suspects ured herinto the woods and forced her to undress befe they bate say ho thaert ce phone video of the aftermath was taken and shared amongst the suspe suspects. it is for those reasons that the prosecutors ask the judge these suspects not be released before their trial. today the judge agreed. appearing for theirst time before a prince george's county judge, 17-year-old joel escobar and 14-year-old cynthia hernandez nucamendi were both ordered to be held without bond for the alleged murr o 14-year-old arianaes diaz. both suspects are being charged as adults. according to police, escobar, and the other lu aed her into wooded area and killed. escobar hit her with a baseball

bat while fuentes ponce attacked her with a machete. she moved here from el salvador to escape gang violence, but she committed a roery with her killers. her aunt spoke to news 4 about the family's search to find her for nearly a month never knowing ariana was already dead. >> i even wrote her on facebook, you need to talk to me, i'm your aunt or answer saying you're okay, but i didn't get no message back. >> reporter: now, we're told that thehird suspect in this case, jose fuentes ponce, is expected to be in court next week. prosecutors likely to add that he also be held in jail as he awaits trial. back to you. >> just horrific. cory, thank you. we want to go down to storm center 4 now where chief meteorologist doug kammerer is tracking chances for storms over the next couple of hours. what are we looking right

now? >> nothing out there at all as far as storms are concerned. i don't think we're going to ave any issues if we at all. we are in what's called a slight risk. the severe storm prediction area puts us in a slight risk. you can see what's happening. we've got a frontal boundary to the north. a couple of showers into pennsylvania. severe the west a thunderstorm watch in effect in parts of west virginia, ohio, in towards parts of kentucky. this area is going to try to move into our region this evening. that's why i think we could see one or two stronger storms. most of them will remain dry tonight. i think the big deal comes as we maybe our way into the weekend. a betterhance of som storms and some much warmer temperatures too. we're at 81 right now. we'll get a lot warmer by sunday. >> thank you, doug. missouri will become the next state to pass a strict new anti-abortion law. today the statehouse passed the bill which already got through the senate. the governor is expected to sign

the measure. the billll bans a abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. the only exception, a medical emergency. the missouri ll comes on the ho heels of a strict new law in alabama and being considered in louisiana.s it's in hope of sparking a supreme court showdown over roe v. wade. frustration for the family of the d.c. jogger still looking for justice. the man accused of stabbing wendy martinez last year was in court for his arraignment. instead a new delay and new estions about when a trial will finally get under way. derrick ward is live and he spokwith a memberof the family. >> reporter: well, the murder happened on thisco erback eight months ago. while this case make its way through the legal syst, that family waits and waits angly for

a some sort of resolution and some sort of justice. now some eight months after she was killed, the family still waits in the sort of legal limbo court proceedings and violence. the man charged in her killing, 23-year-old anthony crawford has been in jail since his arrest days after the murder last september.e police say h attacked her as she jogged along "p" street stabbing her seven times. crawford made a brief court appearance and arraignment on a first degree murder charge. the victim's family regularly traveled to d.c. from florida every time there was a court i proce. sometimes it's short and nothing gets resolved. but they still come. >> all we are seeking is justice r wendy. >> crawford's attorney seen here on the right hinted that he may pursue an insanity defense. last february crawford was temporarily unfit to go forward. months later crawford was found be competent and the case continued. now another hold while the defense seeks to bolster the

case. prosecutors point to dna evidence and surveillance video including this which they say shows crawfordeo v shortlyir the attack with a knife, possibly the one used in the attack. witness testimony is also expected. meanwhile, the victim's familyue contin to make this walk out of the courthouse, a little more than the memory of a loved one. >> we were b blessedy her beautiful gift for 35 years. >> the next hearing is scheduled for june 21st. strl central to that insanity defense could be from a witness who saw the suspect before and after the crime. o far that witness has been reluctant totestify. live in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. leri harat the live desk in the newsroom. breaking right now is congressional democrats want to get a peek at president trump's taxes, they'll likely have to go to court to do it. a short time ago the treasury department said they will not

comply with congressional subpoenas. saing the request lacks a legitimate legislative purpose. earlier the house weighs and likely air said he will go to court to get those documents. the committee wants six years of mr. trump's returns.ra democ argue the law is on their side. we'll keep following this story wherever it goes. back to you. >> leon, thank you. investigators say an ohio state university team doctor sexually abused at least 7 men and former students say the school failed to look into allegations against him. a law firm interviewed hundreds of former students and university employees. the firm's report says the school knew about complaints against dr. richard strauss but didn't investigate. the allegations span decades from 1979 to 1997. they involve athletes in at least 16 sports. ohio state's president released the report today and apologized.

dr. strauss killed himself in 2005. he we've got an update to sale of local shoppers food stores. news 4 has confirmed the shopperscation on chillum road will close on june 24th. it will start selling all of its inventoryfter memorial day. the company tells us all other shoppers locations remain open while it continues to expre sale of those other stores. place your bets and get your fancy hats ready. we are just one day away from the preakness stakes. >> here we go. we're counting down, folks. there have been some bumps in the road, but horse racingans are ready. so, too, chris gordon who joins us live from black eyed susan day at pimlico. haven't had one of those, chris, but i hear all sorts of things about them. elod stuff? >> reporter: you're talking about the drink, not the race.

i'll be talking about the race right now. we're bringing you a bird'sye view of pimlico that few people ever get to see. we're reporting live from the roof of t racetrack that's known as old hill top. below methousands of people just watched the running of the black eyed susan. that's the stake race that sets up morrow's main event, the preakness. stan the bugler and his partner are part of the tradition here at pimlico in baltimore. so are the ladies wearing their fancy hats rivaling those we saw at the kentuckyderby. >> what's your statement? >> to be classy. >> reporter: your hat is one of the few that a ually keeps the sun out of your eyes. >> it does and i designed it myself. >> reporter: sir, what's your excuse? >> she made me dress up. >> reporter: how about that tie? >> oh, ike it a lot. it's a maryla state tie. >> reporter: i'm fascinated by

the fascinators. head gear that seems to serve no purpose but makes you look marvelous. >> it's got a little clip a then you put it into your hair t like that andre you go. >> it's just sitting on the side of your head making you feel good. >>orter: the traditional beverage of the preakness is the black-eyed susan. we fod where they mixed them under the grand stand using maker's mark bourbon, vodka, orange juice, sweet and sour mix and speepeach schnapp they charge $14 apiece. a lot has changed here. 6,600 seats in the historic grand stand have been closed to the public because they're unsafe. a recent study says pimlico needs to be rebuilt at a cost of lion.than $430 m at this point neither baltimore nor the state of maryland wants to help pay for the needed

improvements. >> it's really run down and everything. >> i'm afraid it's probably going to leave here. i like it for nostalgia, it's a greate,old placut it's falling apart. >> reporter: tomorrow 110,000 people are expected hre at pimlico and millions more will be watching worldwide on tv. the 144th running of the preakness stake. back to you. >> they've got a lot going on in those black-eyedsusans. >> good news is if you keep on drinking, maybe you don't notice how run down they are. >> at $14 apiece, you have to limit it. >> that's steeper than a beer at the ballpark. it actually is. chris, thank you so very much. after the preakness and on news 4 at 11:00, you can sit back and enjoy the season finale

r "snl". pauld is hosting. many of you have seen him in a vin -- "avengers endgame". you know the show will have a lot of star cameos. they always finish big. and we cannot wait. right after news 4 at 11:00, we'll be here. still ahead, we're going to introduce yoto a new way to reduce food waste. >> fruits and veggies shouldn't get thrown out just because they're not so pretty. the new market for imperfect produce. poverty versus privilege, the s.a.t. exam as a new adversity score. we're fining out what local high schoolers and students think about it. and tracking some evening and tracking some evening storms for you and heat for your

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hello, everybod i'm doug kammerer. we're tracking a chance of a couple of storms moving across ur area. nothing out there right now, but we're watching this area back to the west. you can see numerous storms up around pittsburgh. now as far as our region is concerned, nothing just yet, but just watching the first little shower pop up into west virvenia. this moowards the winchester area. that's where we expect it to fire up over the next one to two

hours and then move our way. we'll let you know what we're expecting the rest of tonight and the weekend. i'll see you back here in about five minutes. >> doug, thank you. so how would you like to save money on yo ocery bill and at the same time save the world >> sounds like a no brainer. it is possible, folks. tonight we are showing you how as part of our o series climate change. within there a very sertous c. >> and you brought props. >> i did. if you went to the grocery store andyou saw those two oranges, which one would you pick? >> this one has warts on it. >> i would say that one has to go. >> but i'll tell you, this one is just as yummy. >> i ts what's on inside that counts. >> that's what i try to tell my kids. >> here's -- this is so cool. taste though it does just as yummy, i've got to tell you this, billions of pounds of imperfect produce ends up in

landfills every single year and it contributes to green house gases. but now they've found a home. yours. it's delivery day. fresh fruit and veggies come straight to andrea's home every week. inside imperfect produce not welcome at most grocery stores. >> it's reay usually about size. it's usually not about, like, quality. >> but before andrea's produce arrives at d heroor and long before boxes are loaded on to delivery trucks, the fruits and veggies are rescued from a farm instead of being sent the landfill to rot. >> there's 20 billion pounds of good food going to waste because os the cmetic challenges. a little too ugly for the grocery store. >> ben builtusiness that thrives on imperfection. >> a little imperfect and aren't we all. >> at the university of maryland, he noticed a ton of

food going to wasten ocampus. >> so we started to recover this and donate it to local so kitchens and homeless shelters. >> that same desire led him to create imperfect produce, a company that buys ugly fruits and veggies directly farms and ouses like to war this one in maryland. where employees hand pick the produce you order while imperfect, it still perfectly good. >> stuff like size issues,uehape iss discoloration, a little bit of scarring. >> the weekly boxes alsoliver healthy boxes tothose living in food deserts. >> we just had thousands of people signing up and being part of our impact to fight food waste and climate change. >> another perfect reason that encouraged andrea to sign up. >> i was, like, i'm definitely going to get on board with that, because thaz anothet's another step to help out with climate

change. >> iimperfect produce says than are about 30% less you what would pay in the grocery store. not all of the fruits and veggies are imperfect. lot of it is just surplu they just launched a lineup of grocery items as well. we're kafting one of thetasting oranges. >> it's very good. >> just because it looks bifferent. >> it's so much at the eye. it's why people buy consumers over generic and why you buy the fancy car rather than the inexpensive one. it gets you to the same place. >> isn't that a greatdea? university of maryland grad. he's great. botox on this. >> you put that nutri bullet, you're not going to notice anything. >> love that story. >>ctwe're getting reaon today from local students on the new

s.a.t. scores. an adversity score. >> we first told you about the college board's planse esterday. ore measures things. >> i'll swallow now, thank you. >> it measures things like crime optes, family income and school curriculum in h of balancing the playing field. >> critics say it promotes what they call reverse discriminion, but news 4 aimee cho talked to students in our area who say it could make a big difference. >> most important thing is iget the s.a.t. store. >> she is a junior in high school. she says the new s.a.t. scoring system could helpevel the playing field. >> if you took the opportunity to do your best, they should still help you out. >> i didn't have it the easiest way. >> junior david brad says he used to get in trouble at school but now he's at an alternative

school and spends more time studyihi. he also tks the new scoring system is a good thing. >> i think it will help a lot of kids. i got a second chance. i think everybody deservesd a seconchance zbh the new scores will be made up of 15 factors. what won't be included in the score is race. here a here's how it will work. it will be the most privilegedos to t hardship. >> everybody deserves a chance. >> this counselor says she's worked with countless students over the years and has seen many who grew up around violence who had to support their families. > it's always tough to s young people stress over anything while there is lights being cut off or gunshots at their doors. >> the new adversity scoring system will go into effect at some schools this fall and expand after that's >> it an opportunity. it's a chance for a kid that

don't have it like that. >> aimee cho, news 4. >> some schools have already started using the new scoring system, including yale, florida state, and trinity. a special celebration is planned this weekend for a 6-year-old girl. >> she has an agressive form of cancer. ahead we'regoing to meet maddie and hear her family's important message. >> the main thing is th can happen to anybody. there's 3 or 400 kids in the u.s. every year who get diagnosed th it but nobody knows what it is. >> and you have to stick around for this, folks, to see this son

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yes for less. all right. friday night we are all lookingh forward to weekend. doug is here to t on aalk weekend. >> yeah. even on a friday, we've had so manied fro many fridays that have had rain. we may scoot out without it. ghere's a chanceof a thunderstorm tonit. any thunderstorms that do develop have a chance to become them.g, but i'm not seeing i'm really not seeing that development coming through. the cloud cover, we've got clouds. we've got sunshine too. you can see the sun off in the distance there. look at the temperatures.

current temperature 81. winds out of the west at7 miles per hour which allowed us to get to the 81 degree mark. everybody in the 80s foarthe most p 82 manassas. 84 down around the charlottesville area. we' got some news mild, if not warm temperatures for this time of year. average high of 76. no rain right now. one exception i down towards charlottesville. making your way, making its way your way and this one could intensify a little bit, but again, right now it's a tiny thing. look what's happening around the region. we've got a chance, a slight risk for severe weather for areas in the yellow which includes washington, all of northern virginia and most of the entire state of west virginia. that means we have a good chance foghr sot'mes severe t where, normally when have prhteth,is or two severe stms seeing themr

one to two hours. we've gotten then you look at this wider view here. look what's happening back towards west virginia. a severe thunderstorm watch is here and we've got a fnt to the north you canly see fair clearly. that's going to drop across our region. that also gives us a chance for shower and thunderstorms for the day tomorrow. here's 4:00. this was last hour. not much mapping. now as we move on through, this computer model has a couple showers outehere. thre just not popping. that's good news if you don't want to get rained on. tomorrow you can see -- tomorrow morning starting off with cloud cover and again during the afternoon. maybe some thunderstorm activity, but it wi be fewand far between. most of your weekend is dry. i've got about 30 to 40% chance of shower or rthundersto that means 60% to 70% chance of nothing. that's the good news. 82 degrees. chance of storms. warm during the day tomorrow. warmer on sunday with a high of

kwef 87. 86lemonday. littelow average coming up on tuesday. nobody's worried about 76 and sunny. >> never. san diego man. thank you, doug. coming up inconext, how lon local man is going or jail f conspiring to sell secrets to china. a health warning about those back yard chimaens. they be a convenient source of poultry and eggs, but they can also get you sick. this is dipg awareness day. never heard of it? this is one family that's trying this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on saleow

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you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> a judge sentenced an ex-cia officer to 20 years iprison. >> he sold secrets to the kmi chinese. david culver explains why the judge didn't send mallory to prison for life. >> reporter: for 30 years kevin mallo spent serving in the military and later withinhe u.s. intelligence community overshadowed tonight by a 20 year prison sentence. in thiser taped intgation from 20ld, mallory initially to investigators he was approached

over linkedin by chinese researchers. that's how mallory said the foreign contacts represented themselves. >> they said if we were the government, would make a difference kind of thing? i said well, if you're the government, it wouldn't make a diffence to me, but what are we csulting on? >> report: federal prosecutors say this was not consults butag in 2017 mallory flew in from china and search his bags. inside more than $16,000. tw months later they searched his leesburg home with canine teams. they were looking for evidence of aspespionage. a found a cell phone. he said the chinese gave them to him. he said this is a way we communicate to you information or if you have something

important you can talk to us about it. >> fbi agents say they found incriminating exchanges. the chinese national messaging mallory saying thank you for your trust. from now on we need to beore cautious. mallory responding i will send more documents when payments ard ma when issuing his ruling the judge stressed that had the information transmitted by pal re compromised human advocates, risked people's lives, the sentence would have been far more serious. avid culver, news 4. a lawyer for the fbi got in trouble with the feds herself. she's accused of stealing from theas military b exchange at marine base quantico. nly on news 4, slocott macfarlae looks at the case and why the thefts aren't as rare as you think. >> the feds won't release her name. we know she's an attorney. the woman stole co etics a

discount store available for military families. i prosecutors alexandria filed charges against her but deferred prosecution in return for her completing 125 hours of community service. a recent news 4 i-team investigation reveals hundreds t offts from local military base exchanges over a three year span. some of them by employees, but more often byif shoplters including military members. in one dramatic case you're seeing on your screen at a navy exchange in norfolk, three men broke into theftxchange aer hours, smashed the counters and stole44,000in rolex watches. a manager at the mill stare exchange at ft. mead told us shoplifting is a daily concern. in the newsroom i'm scott macfarlane. jim, back to you. >> scott, thank you. new developments this evening from montgomery county a

after local police officer was caught on camera using the "n" word. the police department isow responding to the county council's request for information. earlier this week we told you the council sent a leer tohe acting police chief calling for the release of footage from every responding ficer's body cam as well as any 911 calls. late last nig police released the following statement. it reads in part, quote, the department values openness and transparency in its interactions with the public and this event is no exception. we will release more information as it is developed and confirmed. erika. it's called dipg and chat'es are ione of the worse cancers you've never heard of, one that hits children. the fact that it's so rare and unknown is why today is dipg awareness day. it's also why a local family is

sharing their battle against this terrible cancer. >> reporter: maddie hartman had been a normal kindergartener, . her day care called andsaid maddie had fallen ill. >> when i got to day care, i thought my daughter had a stroke. he left side of her face was limp. her speechas blurred. her arm would not move. >> translator: diagnosis came about a week dipg.r. an aggressive and deadly type of tumor that attacks the brain stem impacting speech, vision and mobility. maddie is just one of between 200 and w 400 kids will get the diagnosis this year. her mom creating this photo display to show the cancer's rapid progression. the steroids also ting their toll. >> nobody knows about dipg. i didn't know dipg until we were in theo hital and the

situation, quickly googling it to find out what it was. with rymaddie, eve step has been immediate. no symptoms to all the way in three days. >> now the hartmanso are jing an effort to put a spotlight on the cancer. the first dipg awareness day was designated in 2016 by maryland governor larry hogan for the family of a bethesda boy began the push to educate. may 17th, the day michael passed away. frustrating to his parents and maddie's, tatment hasn't advanced in the decade it was named. their goal? so can get people talking and get funding to advance the research. >> as they join the push, the biggest focus, bringing joy to maddie's life. there was the make a wish foundation and a wedding. she married her sweetheart from day care. >> we are blessed every day that we wake up and maddie is stille prong and doing well and

that is our hope and our plans, to continue to make every day as aginable and amazing as possible. >> julie carey, news 4. >> my heart hurts for them. later this month on may 26th, there is a fundraising runin honor of maddie. that's going to be held at westfield montgomery mall if you'd like to getut there and support the family. >> it's all about awareness. for a link to tat and for much more information, open our nbc washington app and search dipg. well, we have issue more ahead. ""game of thrones"" there is a petition for those who aren't too happy with the final season of theow. could there be a do-over? carey sits down withkurt suzuki. >> i'm into the thrones" do-over.

let's do the whole season over, actually. tracking some storms well back toes the but not much in our area now. we could see one or t tonight, or a better chance this weekend. or a better chance this weekend. we'lltalk about that aca the big iers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are li sted to a few pockets inelect cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-bile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across the nation.

leon harris here at the live desk in the newsroom. we got breaking news.

d.c. police say the body found near chain bridge last month is that of a missing frederick teen. the tivic 16-year-old eber son sanchez. the high school sent out a letter that the body found in d.c., but this is the first time that police have confirmed his death. investigators say they found blue and white bags tied to trees near where the body was found. blue and white were the colors of ms 13. police have not said the homicide is connected to gang activity. back to you. also breaking right now, .c d police are responding to a double shooting i northwest washington. this video just in from 13th street between columbia road and kenyan street. >> there two victims a both men and police think bo were inside a car when they were shot. nobody is in custody yet. police tell us the two victims were awake and breathing when rifficers ard. but we don't have specifics on

their injuries right now. well, even if you don't watch the show, you've proba fy heard youriends or your co-workers groan about last sunday's episode of "game of thrones," but their fustration goes beyond the latest battle of kings landing. nearlymi a llion fans have now signed a petition on change.org for a do-over of the whole season. the creator of the petition sayh given extreme expense of the filming, they don'tactually expect a remake. you think? but they wanted to send ae messo hbo and the show creators, so take that. o a lot disappointed people out there. regardless of who windsup on the iron thrown, the real lose could be work productivity. a survey appropriately titled the absence is coming. more than 27 million people plan to call off sick,ow up late,

or work from home so they can watch the sunday finalebu live. even for those who do come in, the survey found millions more who spend at least an hour of work time talking, reading, or posting about the show even if they don't watch. our newsroom has f beenled with a little bit of that on monday morning. >> and the boss also spear heads that conversa on. bard chicken. they're gaining in popularity in communities across the country, but today there's an important health warning about the fowl. and a local mom is turning her loss into something good for other kids and their

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in may we celebrate asian pacific heritage month. >> this sunda nbc will have a 30 minute special on the accomplishments of many local asian americans including washington nationals catcher kurt suzuki. >> carey joins us in the newsroom with more on his story. >> there are plenty of big name asian stars in major league baseball. but while there are many asian born stars, there's ly a handful of asian american players in the big leagus. i sat down with nats catcher

kurt suzuki to talk about what it's like being a minority among mier minorities. >> have you ever talked about hawaiian culture? >> obviously hawaii is a popular have indication destination and erybody talks to me or asks me questions about hawaii and what's the best island and the food here and the food there ank all thatind of thing. when they ask me questions, i can ask them questions and how they celebrate new year's or the holidays or things like that. it definitely goes both ways where i learn abo their culture and they learn about mine. >> when it comes to hawaiian food, you said spam. >> yes. that is definitely one of the favorites. i think if you grew up in ii hawa it's pretty much a guarantee that you love spam. i think it's something you have grown up on and a lot of guys don't like it, which i don't understand why. i think it's very flavorful.

>> for those don't know, explain whatt is. >> it's basicallily a canned food like vienna sausage. parts to call it spare of anonymous meat. >> whoever said it's not good i don't understand. you're a fourth generation japanese american. when did your family first go to hawaii? >> they were born in hawaii and raised in japan. they didn't speak a whole lot of english. if it was english it was very broken english. we very much had that japanese culture growing up. >> you guys can probably tell, but i can't reiterate how much we lovea spm. we also talk about his experiences defying stereotypes and the pressure of representing the asian american community. you can catch our asian american

pacific islander heritage special this sunday at 130 a.m. >> that's some fancy spam. we've got to try a sample. >> ig.'s amaz >> meat in a can. it's not for everybody. >> not the same. >> thank you, carey. shifting gears,he cdc is linking a recent salmonella lstbreak to back yard chicken. health offic say 52 people have gotten sick, more than a quarter of them under the age of 5. the oc says mst of the people who got sick reported coming into contact with chicks o with ducklings. they recommend also watching your hands after handling birds and notetting young kids come in contact with them. doug joins us now and we've got a hot week shaking up. >> you're talking back yard chicken. that reminds me back yard weather starts in one week. >> at the beach. >> head to ocean city.

that's the un officl start to summer. we'll be out there nexeek. we're talking some real heat,no t just then but now. building to the weekend,we've got a chance of a couple thunderstorms. although most areas are going to be dry. if you'r heading out, i wouldn't cancel plans. you may want to take the umbrella. we've got the cloud cover across the area. 81 degrees. 77 in d.c. down to 69 by 11:00. temperature area wide around the 80 degree mark. 79 gaithersburg, 81 over towards annapolis. here's the radar. nothing out there with the exception of this lone little shower down here towards orange county. one in culper county too. no thunderstorms here. they're all back to the west. you can see some big-time to thundes, numerous severe thunderstorm watches and warnings back towards west and through parts of west virginia. we have also some in through pennsylvania, but notice nothing around our region. to we may get out tonight without any ss at all. that would mean our first dry

friday in seven weeks. that's a trendwe want to start right. dry friday, dry weekend as well. i do think we'll see a couple storms this weekend. how about these numbers? 80s just about everywhere with the exception of the north. 50 in chicago. 60 in buffalo, but 81 here. we're going to get right on that line ofr warm ai and cool air over the next couple of days. warm air is going to win out tomorrow into the day on sunday monday. gardening forecast, tomorrow morning, get out in the garden. evena tomorrow ernoon, most of us should be dry. 67 at 7:00 a.m. on sunday. by the afternoon, about a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. a little bit better chance on sunday. humid on sunday too, something y we real haven't seen. these are all easy to grow, fragraus, and excellent to in flower arrangements. did you know that? >> yeah. >> you did know that? >> yeah. >> she's the only woman in the

room right now. i think that's wh it is. the garden center sent us those. thank you very much. 87 on your sunday. 86 monday. down to 75 tuesday. evein the sef70s on wednesday ad then right back into the 80s. >> we're all going to want the beach then. we've seen it over and over and over again. light and hope rising out of tragic loss. >> tonight's harris's hero was nominated by her husband who said she responded to the eath of her son in a way that has made life better for so many children. >> gavin wrote to tell us about cheering up after the loss of their son. candy, toys, and smiles.

wendy andan are visiting children's national health center as they do every week. the kids here really look orward to this treats and treasures cart all stocked up withdi can and toy. >> when they see that logo, they know it's break time and they're ready to have some fun and get to pick out whatever they want. >> but this wonderful idea was born out of the worst kind of loss. >> evan had four years of relentless treatment. he was diagnosed when he was three and he passed when he was seven. we think of evan every single day and we try not to think about evan in the con tech of neuroblastoma. th it did not define our son. >> they ststablished the evan foundation. >> we quickly decided we wanted

to spend the rest of our lives rying to find a cure for the disease. >> when we walk in here, we have evan's spirit with us. that's the kind of kid he was. the benefit for us is we get to say his name ove and over again. >> the staff here says they've done so much more than just hand out sweets and treats. >> you can s actually the faces light up of the kids when the treat cart comesaround and even the staff's faces light up. >> the evan foundation has us a lot of resources to really do the research that we're doing. its a very exciting time in the work that we're doing. we're really seeing significant breaks. >> as they're walking these halls, they're saving lives, all the while holding the memory of their little boy close. >> evan was our light and our love and everything we wanted in a baby boy. we only got seven years with him, but they were the best seven

>> and through this foundation t they have also raised half a million dollars towards research. it's amazing. so if you'd like learn more about the foundation, chk out the nbc washington a. go to the site and search harris's heroes. >> i love the way his mom said they get to sayam his n every day so he's still with them. what a legacy. >> and sing the way everybody's eyes light up. not just the kids. >> the doctors you cld see it >> the doctors you cld see it t [phone ringing]

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a soldier hadn't seen his mother in nearly two years. then they had a reunion t y'll never forget. >> ever since he was a little boy, jacob walter has been on mission. now at 20 years old, the army private first class's latest assignment is unlike any otr before it. >> she thinks i'm still in hawaii and working. >> the military police officer from lakewood is stationed in hawaii and hasn't seen his mother in nearly t years. sarah walters is a single mother aising both jacob and h brother logan making sacrifices of her own to ensure their success. >> anything that we are today is from her and she's always shown

us work hard and you'll be successful. >> and now it s time to aelebrate her. at l county community college, she and dozens of other students were pinned, officially entering the nursing profession. sarah went back to school to arch aegree as a registered nurse, but she had no idea her son would be home and do the honors. >> congratulations, mom.ll you a right? you all right? nhere. atulations, mom. >> an overwhelming, yet happy and proud moment for mom. >> i'm so happyou thate

here. it's been so long since i've seen you. and tove you come up and pin me tonight. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. breaking off the top tonight 6:00, d.c. police confirm the deatof a missing frederick teenager. >> just a short time ago, dfficers identified the victim as 16-year- eberson sanchez. his body was found near chain bridge in northwest washington last month.ed he was stabb multiple times. the teenager attended high school in frederick county, maryland. that school told parents two weeks ago that his body had been found in d.c. >> but today is the first time investigators ha confirmed his death. blue and white bags were found in trees near the crime scene. blue and white are the colors of the gang ms 13, but police have not said the homicide is connected to gang activity. we're also learning new