prjs county, cooper lane elementary school in landover hills is on lockdown because of an abundance -- out of an abundance of caution. we're told there was an attempted robberyrb at a nea business and police are update us as soon as they get more information and we'll bring you the updates here on "news4 midday.." good friday morning. i'm pat lawson muse. let's get to our fday forecast now with stormam te 4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts tracking the teams. i andt is a little cool out .

th >> it is. and the temperatures will stay belowormal for daytime highs. looking like a postcard out there now. the cars are ms ing so a live picture from our city camera. but a beautiful day. it is going to be gorgeous all throughout the day. now one thing you probably can't see are the winds that are blowing around. but temperatures in the 60s. making it feel mighty cool out there for june. we're coming in t low to mid-60s in the shenandoah valley and 75 around the i-95 corridor bu factor in the winds that are gusting up about 30 miles per hour at times, and you're feeling a little bit of the wichill out there. 78 is our daytime high today. again, plebnty of sunshine. and d dyingwn after about 6:00 p.m. tonight. let's talk about father's day because we do have rain in thec fore and we'll time it out coming up. >> thank you, lauryn. developing this morning, a search for an escaped suspect. take a look at your screen here. d.c. police say eric cortez mcnair escaped from custody while receiving treatment at the

hospital yesterday. in the rrested earlier day after running from the scene of a traffic stop and then tossing a gun into a sidewalk trh can. call police if you know where this man might be. also developing, the new is post is reporting there an investigation underway into whether counterfeit liquor may have played a role in deaths that resorts in the dominican republic. at least seven american tourists have diedt withi last year while vacationing there. a forensic science expert tells the "post" that the symptoms among the dead were consistent with poisoning from methanol or pesticides. two othe most recent deaths involved a local couple, nathaniel holmes and cynthia day. four armed suspects are still on th loose after they robbed a gun store in rockville. it began around 2:00 a.m. on thursday when they crashed an suv into the g united shop and

stole several guns. the suspects used a secondol st vehicle to ram into a responding montgomery county police officer. the officer fired onsp suts and one was found dead in the car. the other four were able to drive a few blocks before their car broke d the man ran off into the neighborhood and ditched several guns behind a house during the getaway. >> everybody in the neighborhood sees anything or backlight comes on with your shed, don't check it out and call us and we'll check it out >> police are trying to determine whether this crime is connected to a similar gun shop burglaryminutes away in fulton, maryland, in that case as many as 2guns were stolen. police need help finding a a who sexually assaulted woman in crystal city. he followeder intod building ornering her in an elevator. megan mcgrath is live at

arlington police headquarters th the surveillance video they hope to catch the suspect. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, pat.i was a bold assault. it happened in the morning when many people were headed to work and downtownrystal city. take a look at the video. this is the man wanted in connection with this sexual assd lt. you coule him walking through the corridor there. it is a good image of the person that they are looking for. now this sexual assault happened yesterday morning just after 8:30. theictim had just left the crystal city metro station and was walking through e underground pedestrian systems that connect to other buildings is in the area. she went to a building on jefferson davis highway and police say that the suspect followed her as she mader heway ultimate timately cornering her in an opel vator and assaulted her. >> he didcorner her and grabbed her and physically assaulted her as well asex slly assaulted her and at all times the door to

the elevator were open and when other individuals enterede area the suspect fled and the victim could seek assistance. >> it is seeming odd i can't be safe coming or going home to work and especially 8:30 in the morning and the sun is bright and everybody is moving around. >> reporter: so the suspect did run away. he fled on foot. has not been fnd at this point. the hope here is that there were a lot of people in the area, a little after 8:30 in the morng and the hope is that somebody saw him and recognized him in this surveillance vnd gives a call to investigators. back to you. >> thank you, megan mcgrath. a former university of maryland basketball player is looking forward to continuing ro his pssional career after a jury acquitted him of rape charges. demonti dodd was accused of raping a woman back in 2017. his accuser admitted she was drunk before meeting dodd at a bar and leaving that bar with him. dodd said they had consensual

sex but prosecutors say she was too impaired to give consent. news4 spokeo dodd after the verdict and he told us the accusations have hurt his career. >> you look up my name and it is the accusations and they always ask what is going on with that. e it is always been rough. >> the princorge's county state's attorney said sexual assault cases are the most challenging but her office will continue to seek justice on ehalf of all victims. d.c. police are investigating one of their own this morning. 42-year-old officer pierce then is accused of sexual assaulting a woman during a therapeutic treatment. the alleged incident happened on monday at rocha spa on 16ee str northwest in the mt. pleasant neighborhood. he was an off-duty officer and then off duty and with theorce r seven years. his police powers have been revoked. he's been assigned duties where he has no contact with the

public. the police chief said officer then's actions are ace disg to everyone who wears a badge. if you are taking a live look at the white house where it is been a tumultuous few days. backlash continues from president trump saying he would listen to political information from foreign governments. as nbc4 tracie potts explains, congress is split on how to prevent that. >> reporter: the fallout from president trump saying he would accept information on a political opponent from afo reign government without immediately alerting the fbi. >> i think i'd take it. en >> the presidgave us once again evidence that he does not know right from wrong. >> reporter: the president explaining this morning on fox. >> of course yave to look at it. because if you don't look at it, you're not going to knowif it's bad. how do you know if it is bad. but of course you give it to the fbi or report it to the attorney general or somebody like that. >> reporter: while some republicans are defending him -- >> the presidentoenot want foreign governments to interurre

in o election. >> reporter: one of the staunchest allies is not. >> that is not r theght answer. the right answer is no. >> is there objection? >> reserving the right to object. >> the senator from tennessee. >> a i will object. >> i'm deeply disappointed. >> reporter: but congress rejected a measure requiring candidates to report any foreign contact. >> the president's own fbi director said it is going to get worse in 2020. but let's cover it up. >> reporter: republicans say it is too broad. >> it would report every non-u.s. citizen or dreamer who volunteers for their campaign -- >> reporter: bipartisan outrage on foreign interparence with ies split on how to stop it. plus white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders is leaving at the end of the onth. headed back home to arkansas. and an independent government agency is recommending that the president fire adviser kellyanne conway for criticizing democrats

on the job while she was i function as a government employee. the white house said she stays. from washington, i'm tracie potts. and an update on the virginia beach workplace shooting. authorities say they plan to interview 240 people as theyry find out why dwayne craddick opened fire last month in the municipal building. 12 peopliwere klled. four others injured. craddick resigned his position with the j cityst before the shooting. police say allegations that he was confrontational andnt argumee before that happened has not yet been corroborated. we also have an update on a bizarre story out of montgomery county. a judge has refused to order a new trial for daniel beckwit. he was convicted of murder in april in the fiery death of another person. he was hired to dig underground tunnels for a nuclr bunker at his home in bethesda back in september of 2017. authorities say overloaded power

strip started the fire and didnse attorneys say jurors not have sufficient evidence to convict him. the judge tossed out the appeal. beckwit will be sentenced on monday and facing up to 30 years in prison. well, if your go fog be out and about overkehe wee, you may need to find some new ways to get around. new routes at least. an hbo mini series is filming in downtown d.c. and that is going to shut down a whole lot of street. justin finch is live near seventh and constitution avenue with what you need to know about all of this. justin? >> reporter: hey there, pat. so what you have to do is either prep your work around now or pack your patience later. either way, you have to do something. these changes are coming very soon sta ing 7:00 p.m. this evening. want to take you to some video here. you'll see some critical streets are going to beimpan -- impacte and talking about avenues and streets that surround must-see monuments as wellas sights.

the back drop turns up to be a critical issue because thesst ae reets we also use to get around which will already be business with foot and car traffic. noome areas will close completely, others won't be more inter mittent with d.c. police standing guard to have traffic moving. looking at a map to show you the roirz impacted. our first round of intermittent closured begin at 7:00 p. and go to 5:00 p.m. on saturday. talking about the areas east of the white house here, 17th n new northwest betw york and constitution avenue, as well as 18th stree between virginia and e. street northwest. one closure you notice on tw saturday n 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. is indiana avenue between fourth and fifth street as well as c street between third and sixth street. again on red on the map there. and then more intermittent closures round out the weekend as well. we're talking about near the archives, where we are right

now, so talking about saturday from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. sunday. constitution avenue between third and ninth street, then between constitution avenue and man drive, pennsylvania avenue between third and seventh street northwest and then etventh street ben constitution and madison drive. i know you are thinking a lot of streets and closures, but know if you are coming down near the mall the white house or the capitol, you will very likely of this raffic impacts sloot throughout the weekend. back inside. 15 minutest get your of fame. there is no guarantee. thank you, justin. a hollywood actress is clarifying her stance on very important topic, childhood vaccines. when "news4 midday" continues, hear what jessica biel has

we, thenorth, are now w the champions. raptors, the >> there is a brand-new nba championship team this morning. the toronto amptors the first canadian team to win the nba finals. it took six games to knock off theim defending champion golden state warriors.an fs back in toronto went wild. kye leonard was named mvp and also his first season with the team. this is the first time a canadian team has won a championip in a major professional americanue le since 1993: kudos to them. developing this morning, some bowie skaters and ice hockeylayers are fighting for money to build a new ice rink. hundreds of folks signed a petition called on the bowie city counci to reconsider the decision not to approve a contract for a new two-sheet icy

facili. the two sides were scheduled to meet last night to push the issue to referendum and supporters say a rink is important for community. >> the summer camp before joining the team and i started to make friends and it was just fun. >> it's awful. the adults who are making these desions need to think about the community and the kids and stop thinking about the money. >> but for the bowie city council, the issue is a numbers game. we're talking money. the project would cost more than $21 million. jessica biel is trying to clarify her stance on vaccines. the actressov sparked contrersy after a surprise appearance at california's state capitol to lobby against a new bill that would limit exemptions for mandatory vaccinations. it comes as the country is facing the worst measles outbreak in more than 25 years. nbc's stephanie gosk has details. >> reporter: it all started with this post on social media.

robert f. kennedy jr. an outspoking anti-vaccine seen with jessica bie at the state capitol in sacramento on tuesday. kennedy thanking her for a busy and productive day at t ta california ste house. the unlikely pair lobbied to 276.sider senate bil if passioned the bill would makd it moreficult for doctors to rant exemptions to california immunization requirement giving the straight greater over sight. online instant backlash against jessica biel. her husband pop superstar justin timberlake. >> what you have to do for your kids, it is an amazing responsibility and the biggest joy evete >> reporr: now responding thosecalling her an anti-vaxer on her social media account riting, i'm not against vaccines, i support children getting vaccines and i also support families having right to

m make educated decisions and my dearest friend have a child with a medical condition that warrants an exemption and should this bill pass it would greatly affect their family ability to care for the child in this state. i believe in giving doctors and the families they treat the ability to decide what is best for their patients and the ability to provide that treatmea. californi requires childhood immuns immunizato attend public and private schools but requests about whether doctors are doing so too frequently a for profit is the driving force behind the bill. >> we know th there are physicians who are basically selling inappropriate medical exemptions. >> reporter: under the new law the california department of public health would decide whether certain underlying conditions meet cdc guidelines before allowing those exemptions. >> we need to make sure medical exemptions are there for kids who need them. >> reporter: it is a public health debate with far-reaching

consequences from sacramento to hollywood and beyond. >> the measure still has a long road withea hngs and committees in the state house and the cdc clearly stateshat vaccines do not cause autism. well she is an inspiring 10-year-old who is no stranger to nbc4 viewers. a young girl with perfect penmanship despite the fact that she has no hands. kristin dahlgren has her story. >> reporter: they say handwriting can reveal a lot abou a person. that may never have been more true than when the perfect penmanship of third grader sarai hly. >> it is like art. you have to think before y do it. >> reporter: today awarded a national prize for handwriting. only mademore amazing by the fact sarah was born without hands. >> having no hands might seem hard, but i try to figure out a

say to do it and i persevere through what iifficult for me. >> reporter: whether it is climbing a wall or playing ban . evehe recorder is no match for the tiny 10-year-old. they have a family motto. >> do your best. >> reporter: for her fellow students and teachers, it is pure inspiration. >> whenever you think that you can't do something or something is hard, i look at what sarah has to overcome. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> a lawyer. then a president and then become a judge. >> reporter: a young girl with big dreams, determined to write her own story. kristin dahlgren, nbc news, ick, maryland. and she knows exactly what she wants to do. just amazing well today is the last day of school for students at d.c. prince george's and montgomery county public school and students in arlington havor one week to go. fairfax and udoun have wrapped

up alr sdy. manyool districts will offer free lunch during the summer months. go to the nbc washington app and search summer to find out about things to do in the region for summer. well they have been best friends since kindergarten and efter more than 70 years they gone from being boys to becoming men through a lot of good times and bad times. they say anacostiafe wasile ground for their success. molette greenht caug up with the so-called kindergarten crew at the school where they met. >> reporter: this elementary s school i where seven decades of friendships started. >> back home. >> reporter: they're affectionately known as the kindergarten crew, a class whers so much h changed since 1945. >> surprising. we were this small. >> half of us sat on radiators. rtr: po atollda bes t >> we didn't have guns or access to guns. we protected each other. >> reporter: ten in all. several had now passed on.

when they were boys, living in anacostia, bonded them. >> our community was more of a village and we were across the river and separated from the rest of he city but there was a very tight sense of presence for the community and pride in our community. >> reporter: what did theyove most about kindergarten? >> the girls. [ laughter ] >> i think my favorite memory was just the relationship that we brought from the community to school. >> a person i never lost contact with was uey. because he lived directly across the street from each other. >> reporter: when they grew up, they married and became fathers and spread their wings in the sky as champion swimmers with decorated military careers and became teachers and business owners. lives well-lived. funerals, meeting at and so that is one of the things that led us to start doing

things together. >> blessed to be part of the group. >> reporter: and get together th every mon >> when we have our drinks in hand, we salute. >> reporter: garfield's own boys to men in southeast, molette green, nbc4. well she made headlines decades ago before a supreme court justice was confirmed and now she is speaking out again. anita hills sit down with nbc news and her first television interview since joe biden entered the presidential race. what she has to say now when "news4 midday" continues.

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it is a frida in june but it feels like a friday in october. >> it feels like a fall crispiness out there. especially thisorning with the breeze. it was feeling cool out there. someone probably needed a light jacket. >> like maybe us. >> i did have a jacket and i was

wearing it a morningn the studio. listen, fothe rest of today, temperatures are staying below o average temperature for this normal. time of the year, low to mid-80s. ome topping out in the mid to upper 70s. so we could deal with that but we also had the breeze. winds are gusting up to about 30 miles per hour. but it is a beautiful -- beautiful outside. this is what high pressure will do. out of the cloudsrd yestey and the rain and brings us blue skies. so a beautiful-looking day. next chance of rain not until sunday and so dry today and tomorrow the rain chance will increase through the day on . sunday it is a frontal system moving through. it will tall out. and then we're going to stay unsettled all through next week. wait until you see this ten-day forecast. as far as temperatures are concerned now, 70s and 60s acrossed board.re we'n the way again to the mid to upper 70s. but it might feel cooler because we're seeing the windup gusts to about 30 miles per hour. out of the northwest so that is helping to suppress the humidity. but if you are headedo the pool this afternoon, beautiful

pool day. just a little on the breezy side. so it may be cool out there. espeally with the low humidity. and again, winds will start to settle down after about 6:00 tonight. but no clouds. a few clou in maryland but that is about it. wheel have a few more clouds around tomorrow and temperatures in the mid-80s tomorrow. lighter winds. i would say they are coming at about 10 miles per hour, as opposed to 30 miles per hour for tomorrow. as far as what we're lking at for your rainfall, nothing tomorrow. we'll start at2:30 and we see more clouds roll in after tomorrow afternoon. after lunchtime. and then we'll continue with some rain chances through sunday. but i think your sunday morning is fine. so if you want to do brunch witg dad or to church services, looking good for that. however, with each passing after lunchtime, we'll have a better chance of seeing some showers and storms. in fact, by sunday night likelyl that we'ave scattered showers around the area and that will lead into monday morning. could have rain around for the monday morning commute. monday looks like we'll have rain for the second part of monday as well.

it is going to be hot and humid on sunday. so that is when the humidity comes back. that is when the heat comes back. in fact we say hot and -- hot and humid on monday and the next d the ten-day forecast. and also talk about dad's day

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 midday." time now is 11:31 and now at midday an nbc news exclusive, one-on-one with anita hill. her sexual harassment allegations against clarence thomas thrust her in the spotlight nearly 30 years ago and subjected to graph questioning during the confirmation hearing and now talking about the former senator who led that hearing, joe bidens her andrea mitchell. >> reporte anita hill in the first television interview since

tae biden entered the race. raising uncomforble questions about the way he chaired the clarence thomas hearing. nearly three decades ago. >> reporter: you said the me-too movement was delayed for decades by ththompson hearing in 1991. do you think joe biden changed the course of history? >> i think that they in totality, the hearing changed the course of history. and in some ways it brought the issue forward, but in other ways, the way the hearings were conducted set us back because it became the model of other people following. >> reporter: biden apologized before announcing his candidacy and she does not think that the thomas confirmation should rule him out. >> i don't think he's -- disqualified him. he's a perfectly capable of running for president. >> reporter: nor does she equate bidendo with ld trump who denied accusations of sexual

assault. >> absolutely not. i never said that. andt i'm no sure anybody i said is heard by joe biden campaign. he's still leading in the polls. >> you could conceive voting fon joe bid if he turns out to be the democraticee nomin against donald trump? >> of course i could. >> reporter: more recently hill was frustrated by the brett kavanaugh hearing. women on the panel but some things have not changed. >> did you identify with christi christine blasey ford. >> i did. because it was still the intense prupssure from a groof panelists on the committee who didn't seem to understand the issue of sexual harassment >> have you had any contact with her. >> i have, actually. >> reporter: her message for other women. >> i could say i am a survivor. what i would like is for more people who experienced it to be he same kind of survivor. : >> reporter andrea mitchell, nbc news.

>> tomorrow a powerful event comes to the district. we're talking about the women's empowerment expo. joining us to talk about it is r lexa cand who is a motivational speaker and founder of women in power expo. thank you for beinnkhere. >> thaou for having me. >> so tell us about the organization. >> yes,o s i started women in creating this event to a erm full-blown expience for women and now our third year back i d.c. and we've always had the mission to empower women to connect and collaborate. so really turn the idea news reality. may be. that whether you're looking to get ahead in your career, through your corporation that you currently work at or starting a blog or looking to reinvent yourself. i think it is really important fo diverse wome to come together and that what it is all about. >> so it is a one day expo and takes place tomorrow at theen convon center. what are the things that the

woman who go could eect to see. >> a ton of positive energy like flooded with so many incredible women dog awesome things. but what you'll be able to experience is over 40 speakers and over sessions of panels and breakoutsand key notesnd onmastermind session and a networking sessind 60 exhibitors that are t re to provide products and services an resources to help you get ton that t level as well as some local woman-owned businesses that you could shop and support. and it really is aboutauthentic networking. so not ome will you get equipped with the tonls and kledge to help get to the next leveln your personal life and in your career, but also form those valuable connections. because you could talk to the speaker afterwards and it really is amazing. >> how important is it for women to do this for women? because often women complain about not being able to rise up the ladder, to climb the ladder

in organizations that are run by men. >> i think it is so important because when you see another woman successful in what you want toa ieve, wow, if she's doing that, maybe i can and also to have the support. i feel like when you -- empowerment is fueled by community. because in your personal life, when you are going to a partyor a networking event with a group of iends, you're going to feel a little bit more confident, you're going to walk with a little bit of your shoulders back and that is what it is about. so you need to have women supporting you even if your ing to ask for that raise in a male-driven industry or corpo wtion. and il about starting the conversatiore >> so the is a fee? >> $30. we work very hard to keep it as accessible as possible. but $30 gets you into thess sens and the market place and networking. we have a female founders pitch ctition to see. and tickets are still available online. >> and so from washington it

goes where? >> afte washington we'reoing to raleigh, north carolina, then ft. lauderdale and then looking to make this an annual event. >> spreading empowerment around the nation. te>> defini. >> thank you alexa. and that is the women empowerment expo tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. >> and learn more at women in power.com. >> thank you. well if you still don't know what to get dad forather's day, we have some of the hottest gifts on the market that you could still pick up tis weekend. that story whenbc4 continues.

there is a big broadway star headlining a show. betty buckley is taking on the roll of hello dolly. buckley said the comedic nature of the role is rather new to her. >> it is bn a blast.

so it was incredible. ijust had -- when we were in rehearsals, we rehearsed eight weeks in new york a then went on to the road to do the preview and stuff, i just turned 71 and i was like,this is cool. i learning awhole new skill at 71.w ho many people get to doso that. it was great. >>uckley has a long list of creditin theater and tv. hello dolly runs at the kennedy center until july 7th. love that show. >> i do too. and going to love it when it warms up. so what is the rest of the weekend going to like? >> well, it will go from spring or fall as youai s to complete summer. i mean in the change of a couple of days. >> hello summer. >>hello summer. get ready for 90s and the humidity. it is going to be warm into father's day. >> we're roudy. >> are. but i don't know about everybody else out there. some people enjoy this kind of fall-like weather out there and

it isertainly crisp out there with temperatures in the 70s. some areas are in the 60s still. and plus that breeze out ther so it is making it feel rather cool. but we'll be beautiful and breezy out there today. winds are going to be out of the northwest with the humidity so gusts up to about 30 miles per hour. as we go through the day today. now tomorrow lighter winds, making a mix of sun and clouds but still dry and warmer morrow, mid-80s. by the time we get into sunday, looking all right for the pool. especially the first half the day.bu you keep an eye on it for the second half of the day and could have showers an thunderstorms. we'll time that out coming up. but right now the temperatures are in the 60s. quantico andnd culpeper fredericksburg at 70. we'll take that into the mid to up 70s today. but still crisp out there theough the day baz of breezy northwest wind. gusting up to about 30 miles per hour. so 78 will be the high today re in d.c. it is just a pleasant day out there. very delightful weather out there as well. nothing to complain about in

terms of raerds. no clouds, no rain. that is what high pressure does. highs tomorrow will ben the mid-80s. so it is another great day tomorrow. and the wind will be so -- will be 10 miles per hour as opposed to 30. not bad. as far as saturday, we are dry but then into sunday. we'll start to see some rain. a frontal system will near the area so rain will start off in the north and west.nk i don't thit will reach into our area until after lunchtime and with even passing hour we'll have a better chance of seeing some showers and thunderstorms. in fact, showers and thunderstorms are likely by father's day night and again th continue wi showers and thunderstorms through the day on monday. so your father's day forecast, hot and humid, temperatures right around 90 degrees. could have showers early especially north and west of d.c. but better chance for everybody later in the day at dinnertime and continuing through the evening. now again, we'll keep the chance through monday and could have rain around for the monday commute and monday afternoon and evening and then more rain on tuesday. we'll talk about that bech forecast and also a ten-day

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back now with breaking news out of prince george's county. a lockdown in land over hills has been lifted. we're told there was an attempted robbery at a nearby business this morning but now the situation is cleared and the bene fine. things arek to normal at cooper lane elementary in landover. well by now many of you probably have your plans set for father's day but if you are still searching for just the perfect gift for dad, we have a few ideas for you. nbc's liz mclaughlin shows us the top gadgets on the market. >> for the techie adad, gadget to keep his other damagets charged could come in handy. nomad could keep dad connected. >> it is $100.is it got a cool leather surface

right here on it and you put onw phone or o phones, sideways -- >> for the traveller, a smart wallet from extra to make sure his moneystayed safe with rfid protection and tracking andr. powe and for the music lover, the jbl speaker is a budget friendly $40. >> you could have this by the pool or the beck yard and den and it is reasonably loud for what it is. >> if dad needs wireless headphones, sound core liberty is half of the price ofeapple r pods. >> they are not as good if you have an apple. but they are pretty darn good and $79. >> for the foodie, the meter could art thermometer make sure everything on the grill is cooked to perfection. for the kid at heart -- give games on the go with the game vice controller which snaps on to a smartphone to make a portable console or play at home with the new xbox 1-s all digital addition. >> it does not have an optical

drive. it is purely for digitallo downad and a one terabyte hard otive. >> and then b play on ather's day but be sure to let him win. liz mclaughlin, nbc news. maybe you're thinking about or have already decided it is time to add a new cat to your life but what about the cat or cats you already have in your home. lauryn lipsy from the humane rescue alliance is here with advice on keeping the key piece and bringing a new cat into your home. thanks for being here. first of all,du intro these cutis because they are so stinking adorable. >> this is woo and wawa and they are cooked up until they are spayed or neutered a then ready for the adoptive homes. >> how big will they get. >> eight to 12 pounds is the average size for a cat.vi >> behang so well. >> they're really goodch this is what is so valuable about foster homes, they're well socialized to people because they've been

hand-reared by a foster mom so perfect for a new home. >> and people have questions for a cat. for example, a litter box and what is the best place. >> that is sometng that is important not only for you and your home, a buto the cat's privacy and kind of isolation from other stimuli and consider where is a private space, quiet away from other activity where our cat can go to use the bathroom and be away from things and just kind of be in its own space. >> so cats do want that privacy, the litter box -- you can't put it anywhere. >> right. if you consider -- introducing a cat to a new home could be a nce so ul exper mitigating any of the potential for stress. so really providing that privacy away from different stimuli. and it is in preservation cat's own need for sndce. >> apeaking of space, should you t your cat have the entire space for a day. >> we recommend kickin sta small. it could be a bathroomror a om to w close the dore the cat

the ecome familiar wit sight and smell and sound of its new home be you begin to enlarge the space. >> and then keep spreading out. >> and cats eventually find their own way. >> i think they do. each cats an individual so they'll begin to explore on their own pace. so we recommend having daily and regular interactions with your new cat to begin to form that nd and so eventually when they do branch out into the rest of the home, they're familiar with you and your scent and they'll just begin to explore on their own. >> and some people think cats aren't as cuddly as dogs but you can bond. what is your advice on tips on bonding, especially if it is your first cat. >> make this an exciting experiencelu have high- tweets to reward interaction, baby food or tuna or wet cat food and a wand toy or a little piece of aluminum foil or rolled up paper. opportunity to know that you are

there providing that play which is a form of them kind of acting out on natural instincts of prey and instinct and hunting all that they would do in the wild. so create that enriched environment inside for your new cat. >> and will they bond and feel shat loyalty toward their human? >> oh, hand down. they'll come to rely on you for food and play and for just bonding time and i think depending on the cat, they'll have different leve of threshold for the tolerance of wanting to be around you but so will any animal. >> these kittens are adorable. thank you so much for joining us. and we'll have more on pet adoption in the nbc washington app and about our big adoption event in august forth clear shelters. thanks again for joining us. >> thank you. we're going to get a final check on your midday forecast in a moment. and later today, cuomo gianni talked about when he met oprah.

>> i go, hi, i'm camel and she goes, i know, honey and then she touched my face and said, i'm oprah. souched my face. >> that is so sweet. >> and my wife has not been allowed to touch my face since then. >> ellen airs here on nbc4 at 3:00 this afternoon and then stick around for news4 at 4:00.e and we'lack.

let's check out the weekend box office. chris hemsworth stars in the updated "men in black", rafael seth has more in this week's box office preview. >>engers try to stop in an infinity war in "men in black international." chris hemsworth and tessa thompson reunite. thompson is new to theaf secret er witnessing an alienalien encounter, hems worth uses the secret of the universe. it is rated pg-13. >> that dude was real. >> another avenger pounds pavement in "shaft." samuel jackson with a third generation interpretation of his son as an fbi analyst looking to solve a murder but the fed needs help navigating the criminal ubd world and calls on the cap.

and richard round tree also returned to play the gun-happy grandpa. rated r. >> bill murray ain't afraid of no ghosts but ghouls are another matter. "the dead don't die" in this dead zone when corpses rise from the rave in a small town itis up to the officers of phil murray and adam driver. it is rated r. that is t box office preview. rafael seth, nbc news. now the weather on this friday into the weekend, lauryn. >> it is not bad out there. the temperatures in the mid to upper 70s with plenty of sunshine out there for today. now, temperatures are going to be in theid-80s tomorrow. it will be a little on the cloudy side tomorrow. s butll low humidity and lighter winds as we get into your saturday. sunday looking good. temperatures right around 90 . degrees we'll have increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms for

your father's day. aw you are headed to the maryland and delare beaches for today and tomorrow and sunday, beautiful weather. plenty of sunshine for all those days. but for everybody, we will see a chance for some showers and thunderstorms for us around here on sunday. with increasing humidity. it is going to be a hot and humid as we go through this week. at least until thursday. mw we will have daily chances of rainnly in the afternoon as a frontal system will stall across the area. so it is not going to be raining all day every day but at least we have the daily chance of rain every day next week. >> thanks, lauryn. and thank you for joining ". that ews4 midday." we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. and you could get news and weather updates any ti with the nbc washington app. enjoy your friday. have a great weekend. ee we'll s

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