our amy cho takes us inside a local ai d welrehe big differen. >> reporter: no matter how you slice it, cooking can be confusing. keeping track of every ingredient in every dish. it is a lot for known to remember. stephen cohen knows all too well. he's one of the workers at that's a wrap deli in north potomac. the shop's specialty, serving up jo opportunities for people with special needs. but he sometimes forgets what step i next and has to ask others for help. that's where these high school students came in. they'v eaten at the deli before. >> he is one of thet nic people. >> reporter: they knew they wanted to help cut down on the amount of time he has to struggle. >> wchhad to t ourselves to code. >> reporter: we had the joint interestsf working on engineering and people in the communities. that i think brought us together. >> the result, anpad app. >> so he can go to the list of recipes. it hasdi the ingts as well as a list of the ingredients. >> reporter: the best part, no need to worry about smudging the scene as steven waves his red spatula, the camera detects and it automatical

. >> reporter: in alexdria, amy cho, news4. >> been in the navy for nine years. think he was glad to see his mama? >> so. i think he was. the best day of that young life. boy. pretty cool. geek it's cool to be a this weekend, did you know that? >> only this weekend though. e seventh annual awesome con takes over dc this weekend. festivies und way at the washington convention cent . the pop culture event brings together people who live the comics, they love tv, movies, toys and games too. they also don't mind getting in costume and mugging for the cameras. a big attraction this year is the entire collection of batman costumes from all the movies over t years. >> we're really here to put as much cool stuff out there. myis mind blown that it's grown this far. organizers expect 80,000 people to pack the convention center td.s week many of them like doug will be dressed as their favorite characters. >> you're going to a wookie? >> i'll tell you, they've got all the batman. even the george clooney batman costume. god, that was the worst thing. i tell you. >> it would b

at the basilica of the national shrine, amy cho, news4. >> that benefit is tonight. it amazing that tan org was saved, and he will play on if he can't make it to the con -- play on. ifou can't make it to the concert, there will be a link in the nbc washington app, search "concert." >>> 4:25. cars hit as neighborhoods all over a local county are hit by thieves. ahead at 4:, what they were them that could give access to more of your personal items. >>> plus, kissing bug warning. uh-huh. their name may sound sweet, but one bite from these critters can be dangerous. he weatherow as heats up and creepy crawlers move in. chuck bell? >> i'm not going to kiss it, that's for sure. >> no. >>> school day forecast on a friday. kids put that umbrella in the backpack. a 100% chance for rain. could get rained on as early as firsthing this rning. likely to be dodging some thunderstorms later on in the day. it is a storm tm >>> it is 4:29 now. we begin with a storm team 4 weather alert. severe storms o headingur way. expected to come from both the friday morning commutes -- friday da

in frederick, amy cho, news4. >> what aniniration. sarah beat over 100 people in her category. prize.n came with a $500 mnd yes, indeed, we could learn a lot fro little sarah. >> congratulations to her. >> she said "i c dcaon. >>> a lot warmer than this time yesterday, a good thing. we're goingo t get even even warmer still. >> the warm air is doi b its levelt to come in. eun yang has sent money southward so they can send warm air northward. what an unusual day yesterday was in many respects. our average high temperature now 71. yesterday, the high temperature at internatialrtonpoirdegrees. y so about ten degrees colder than average. that was only the fourth day in th entire month of april that was cooler than average. and it broke a streak of 24ays in a row that were warmer than average. the last cool day compared to average before yesterday was way back on april the 5th when we only made 56 grees. has been an incredibly warm april tied for second warmest on rew.rd no 56 currently in washington. that morning chill we dealt with yesterday not as near as extreme this morning. ev

amy cho amy klobuchar calling it unrealistic. >> i want you all to have a degree under your chairs. don't look, it is not there. i have to be straight with you and tell you the truth. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders making headlines answering this question. >> you have said that you believe that people with felony records should be allowed to vote while in prison. does this mean that you would support enfranchising people like the boston marathon bomber? >> i think the right to vote is inherent to our democracy. yes, even to terrible people. >> reporter: harris responding to sanders. >> we should have the conversation. >> reporter: mayor pete buttigieg agrees. >> while incarcerated? >> yes. >> no, i don't think so. >> especially as we head into the summer, it is clear these candidates are going to start facing more pressure to roll out their policy proposals and start putting more meat on the bone. mayor pete buttigieg was asked about the fact he doesn't have a lot of policy yet. he said he thinks it is very important to talk about values, even before you start getting into the

. >> amy c their o -- cho, news4. >> we'll have a link to the benefit concert on the app. "concert." >>> good morning, everyone. a storm team 4 weather alert day. future weather coming up. for now time for the dog-walking forecast. 8-week-old joan here, cutest puppy. got that puppy breath and puppy teeth. buddy for a long time to come. hit-and-miss shower chances thunderstorm warnings. strong storms between noon and 6:00 p.m. that's when you'll want to stay indoors, after 6:00,7:00, the severe weather threat the diminish. >>> kissing bug warning. the name may sound sweet, but one bite can be dangerous. what to know as the weather heats up and the creepy crawlers move in. >> reporter: and he's a first-round draft pick now bour fohe burgundy and gold. i'm justin finch with more on first rounder dwayne haskins. yoooh, hlo yellow!re at ross and you find... yes! that's yes for less. spring forward with the latest brand-nametyles at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices. at ross. yes for less. and you find the same style you knoyou saw there... ross ...here? that's yes fo