brits well how does i want cherry on the pop cake oh no the cherry on the. privilege if it is that. thanks very much. it said that travel broadens the mind reading certainly does princess almost had tia from guyana has combined the two in a big way she's a writer and visited some libraries in neighboring countries she likes it so much she's decided to vote live to exploring all the world's cultures yes traveling on a tight budget she wants to become the first african to travel to every country in the world two hundred of them we met up with him both in. my name is prince says oh more. also known as the globe trotting princess i was visiting every country in the world and to date i've been to eighty countries in the world was. when i started travelling i always wanted to see how. different countries looked and of course because i'm a writer as well i'm very passionate about where books are. experts. let's get. right to the boy and that's what i do so once i'm in the library i feel i feel you know i'm with myself yet i've got it's i can wait to put it on my fr

of course single egalite cherry is ha ha father and three other half siblings are also musicians so music does definitely run in the family it flows in the family and she's on tour this year that's why she's just been in germany on top in support of the new album broken politics ok we will talk some more in just a second but let's have a listen to some of broken politics. nina charinus once again created a landmark album and music played in compass is various styles and genres bob as ever hendrix of political feminist and personal actually they're quite. the creative force always. work am always kind of thought battling with myself or wondering if i have a side or what it is or if i can. get to it. this song cone for example is influenced by her experiences of working in a refugee camp in carolina. in. two. after her third album she took a creative breakable most twenty years to concentrate on her family in twenty fourteen she returned with blank project. blank project was quite an anxious record you know it was quite intense record and i feel like broken politics is like the antido

we talked about cherry blossoms earlier. cherry mlossomness hitting nats park as well.ird inning, nats down 3 facing the mets. facing the center guard a.k.a. thor. he takes it deep the third run. later in the inning he takes it the opposite way, r.b.i. single. they got four runs. trevor rosenthal is in a little tr tble. he singlthe right center gap. that score is two. rosenthal, the dubious infinity era today. he gave up four runs, had no outs. they fall short 11-8 and are looking for their first win of the season. >>> r orioles on thed taking on the yankees are lk also looking for their first win of the season. 7th inning o's up 2-1. he smacks o itr aaron judge's head. baltimore takes a 3-1 lead. sucre was not done. we go to the 9th looking for his gotd hit of the game and h it, a double down the left field line knocks in two more runs ans the win 5-3. get manager brandon hyde his first win as the orioles manager. >>> let's spy on our ex, shall we, bryce harper. he got his first hit as a philly. he launches jessie's space where the guardians of the galaxy wondering how

cherry blossom seasonal spectacle. cherry blossom seasonis seasonal spectacle.enjoying all manner of cherry blossom products, from decorations to fabric, even wine. by the end of february, all major shopping mall is based in tokyo major shopping mall is based in to kyo ha d major shopping mall is based in tokyo had launched cherry flower products in a bid to increase sales, and according to one manager, it is working. translation: we try and attract more customers to our stores by selling products featuring cherry flowers, during cherry blossom season, our sales tend to almost double. is not always easy to know when exactly the flowers will be in full bloom, but a few weather agencies are doing their best launching forecasting ups, and for those who just want to enjoy some time outside, there is an app that too. —— it is. it lets you know if there are cherry blossoms flowering outside. they revving up for the new season, the boys and girls who tour the country performing stunts on motorbikes, including kenny, who is just six. i like doing the fire jumps andi jus

talking cherry blossoms, t national park service says the cherry blossoms have hit thepu y white stagek bloom is expected to hit on monday. also, today is the annual blossom kite festival on the mall. folks across the country will join professional flyers for competitions. there are kids activities. all starts 10:00 this morning. i like the jazzy music to along with it. >> like the music. >> you have shades of pink, a ll. >> look at you. i figured we'd step it up a little bit. >> that was without a 'smo. thgreat. >> look at this. >> nice job. >> thank y. >> i didn't know about the duke eame until now. so many peo in town. >> it's packed. >> we have the basketball weekend, cherry blossoms, kite festiv festival. >>> you think cwirry blossom , they could go away if something strong comes through? >> i'm waiting until monday to d see them, i'm hoping they're still there. our resident expert on this, elia draper, the thing is, it is going to get really cold on monday, morning.y monday i think a lot of temperatures are going to dip below freezing. it needs to be 27 or below for the pedals t

cherry blossom season is also big business.ts, from decorations to fabric, even wine. by the end of february, all major shopping malls based in tokyo had launched cherry flower products in a bid to increase sales, and according to one manager, it's working. translation: we try and attract more customers to our stores by selling products featuring cherry flowers. during cherry blossom season, our sales tend to almost double. it isn't always easy to know when exactly the flowers will be in full bloom, but a few weather agencies are doing their best launching forecasting apps, and for those who just want to enjoy some time outside? there is an app that too, which lets you know if there are cherry blossoms flowering outside. catherine karelli, bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people have turned out on the streets of sydney to celebrate the annual mardi gras pride parade, one of the biggest street parties in the world. this year was just as colourful as ever. more than 12,000 people took part, including drag queens, surf lifesaver

cherry blossom as an economic powerhouse. japan sees enough cherry blossoms is in full bloom.o big business. locals and visitors have been enjoying all matter of cherry blossom products from decorations to fabric, even wine. by the end of february, all major shopping malls had launched cherry flower products ina bid had launched cherry flower products in a bid to increase sales. and according to one manager, it is working. we try and attract more customers to our stools by selling products featuring cherry flowers. during cherry blossom season, sales tend to almost double. it is not a lwa ys tend to almost double. it is not always easy to know when exactly the flowers will be in full bloom. but a few agencies are doing their best, launching forecasting apps. and for those who just want to enjoy time outside, there's an app for that, too, which lets users know if they aren't nearby to a flowering site. after major type lashed the country last summer, the flowers made an unusually early appearance in parts of japan. some are unusually early appearance in parts ofjapan. some are

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you have the monuments, the cherry blossoms. it's perfect. >> reporter: as we're watching people in traffic right now you almost feel b for them, right? >> a little bit but hopefully they see us down here andjoin. >> reporter: i'm out of breath. jocelyn you're not a sweatin all. >> i can do it in my sleep. >> reporter: we're having a boat party today. wish you were here. >> i did see any booze. >> not one beer. >> >> the paddle pub plans a sail gate cruise later this summer. >>> it's like steppg into a jewelry box. iconic pieces of presidential history are on display to the public. it's the new tiffany and company location in northwest. on display jackies kenned jewelry, including a piece she was given after the birth of hn in 1960. this pearl necklace and broach that president lincoln gave his wife for inauguration. >> back in e day, 1862, yis was onl $160. >> the exhibition is open to the public through next month. we've also posted a photo gallery, so if you can't get down there you can get to the website and take a look. >>>

. >> the cherry blossoms are in stage five out of six. i'll let you know what to expected at the tidal basin, plus when we anticipate peak bloom. >>> we've gotive breaking news off the top this evening. an awful collision on i route 7 fairfax county. >> you're looking at live pictures from chopper4. one person has life threatening injuries after this two-cais con. both sides of route 7 between lions s and tall fall road are blocked off. we'lupdate you about the crash as we learn more. > breakin first at 4:00, police arrest a fairfax county day care worker ty say sexually abused children in his care. >> two children say the employee inappropriately touched them. rolly hammond of burk facing sexual battery charges, the alleged abuse went on for years. he worked with the department of family services school age child program atest springfield elementary. derrick ward spoke with police, he joins usch live at thel with the latest on the investigation. what did we learn >> reporter: they're only about 24 hours into this investigation and at thi

that's when i will be headed out to the cherry blossoms.sunshine tomorrow. 51 degrees will b our daytime high tomorrow. it is going to be such a cold rning.tomorrow and this is in d.c. this is what it is going to feel like tomorrow morning here in the district. outside the beltway, teens. don't put away trt winear just yet. even through the midmorning. still feeling like the 20s and 30s. winds will settle down. that means that temperature goes to meet that windchill. bloom watch still in stage five. puffy white. so as far as your peak bloom is concerned, that means 70% of the blossoms areeopen. pedals fall at 27 degrees for an air temperature. we are not going to be that low. i do not believe the temperature is going to damage any of the cherryblossoms. the winds may blow some of those pedals off. breezy conditions over the next few days. the peakloom lasts several days, tuesday, wednesday. you may have a chance to see them. it is going to be prett next weekend. we are tracking a storm for tuesday. coastal system. next chance of rain on fri

cherry blossom season is also big business.som products, from decorations to fabric, even wine. by the end of february, all major shopping malls based in tokyo had launched cherry flower products in a bid to increase sales, and according to one manager, it's working. translation: we try and attract more customers to our stores by selling products featuring cherry flowers. during cherry blossom season, our sales tend to almost double. it's not always easy to know when exactly the flowers will be in full bloom, but a few weather agencies are doing their best launching forecasting apps, and for those who just want to enjoy some time outside? there's an app for that too, which lets user know if they're nearby to a flowering site. catherine karelli, bbc news. the seals had been shot dead in recent yea rs the seals had been shot dead in recent years to protect their crop fish numbers. sherman's iconic landscape that we are not here for the rolling, windswept hills or even the rolling, windswept hills or even the ponies, we are in the

don't touch those cherry blossoms. >> we saw people picking the cherry blossoms. >> yeah, yeah. we throw rocks at themut they still do it. i don't know. >> thank you. >> one guy took it away and was smelling it. my goodness. >> too much. >> that is a no-no. time is 10:08. still ahead, if y want to see some beautiful trees there are -- they're along the tidal basin a showed you. we have more news ahead. stay with us. [phone ringing] remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash] atedfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. >>> welcome back. the next time you stop by the national arena, it may look a little different t w. over 100 folks with the tree experts donated their time to help fix up the grounds. they prunehetrees, and help treat diseased trees. one landsc

cherry blossoms. and,no youwhat, it sounds like lauryn ricketts, this could be t day to go see the cherry blossoms. not as nice as yesterday, so maybe a littleess people out there, maybe. >> yes. ye listen, go see them today, go see them tomorrow, i think yesterday as i was saying allye day erday, yesterday was the pick to go see them. so today, yeah y o can get there, especially by this afternoon, about the the thing about thi afternoon, weill have sunshine. temperatures will be in the 50s. it is going to be windy out ther we can deal with that. but tomorrow they are peaking d tomorrow afternoon will be a little nicer, it will be a little colder.o you have take whatever you're going to get, wind or sunshine with it. we have got some rain showers out there right now. we areg see some rain moving through the area, the heaviest rain up through frederick and back down through clark county. tok at this. you widens out. you can see the frontal system. it is right here. behind this front, much cooler temper

the national park service, gave me this cherry blossomin for 2019. i love the cherry blossom because it is such a unifying thing for ourity. just a wonderful treasure we have here. they're in stage one. that's the bud stage. and peak bloom is when 70% of the blossoms are out here. and to make our peak bloom projection we looked back at similar years when the stage one began, and that was 2004, 2005 and 2007. and then we looked at the tempatures throughout those months. temperatures, especially your daytime highs are by far the biggest variable. and overall, looks like march is going to stay kind of on the chilly side. so with that we thinkhat peak bloom this year is going to fall between about april 4 ath 8th. again, that's very close through the national park service peck pron of april don'trd want is you get a two day warm spell and then those temperatures cooln back dnd then you get those blossoms falling down off of the tree. ultimately what we want is to stay chillyr on the cool side nhrough the month of march. march comes to end. we start april

cherry blossom season is also big business., to fabric, even wine. by the end of february, all major shopping malls based in tokyo had launched cherry flower products, in a bid to increase sales. and according to one manager, it's working. translation: we try and attract more customers to our stores by selling products featuring cherry flowers. during cherry blossom season, our sales tend to almost double. it's not always easy to know when exactly the flowers will be in full bloom, but a few weather agencies are doing their best, launching forecasting apps. and for those who just want to enjoy some time outside, there's an app for that, too. it lets users know if they're nearby to a flowering site. catherine karelli, bbc news. some news just some newsjust coming into us some news just coming into us at the bbc is that a teenager who died after being stabbed in hale barns has been formally identified as a 17—year—old yusuf markey from burnage. it was around 7pm yesterday that police were called to goss bank road to report that a

our team coverage of the cherry blossoms. joining us live in the weather center. beautiful weather. can you repeat it tomorrow? >> thank you for giving me that credit. let's hope you don't give it to me on bad weather day. no, we are going to see changes. hofully today youre able to get down there and check it out. this weather is phenomenal. here's where we're at in the bloom watch. stilln stage five. peak projection expected on ril 1st. monday is when we are going to see those cherry blossoms hitting peak bloom. i thi they're going to make it. it's not going to be cold early monday morning to where they die off. we should make it to the 30s. going round because i'm to help you plan out your evening. maybe you're stepping out tonight. hell let you know best time to see the cherry blossoms tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> speaking of stepping out,r maork is being done to fix that pothole problem along the parkway. nighttime closures this weekend. starting at 7:30 tonight the northbound lanes will close for repaving work. everythin

can you tell amelia gets excited about the cherry blossoms, guys? she has been giddy today, absolutely giddy. stay warm out there. 42 degrees on friday. that's the chance for rain and snow around the area. 50 on your saturday, still below average. 60 on sunday. sunday actually lking like a nice day. set the clocks forward oneour. rain early on sunday and then clearing and sunny in the afternoon. 64, and sunday afternoon looking great. and then back down belowxt avere uesday and wednesday, and we'll go up and down as we move onhrough next week. but no real warmth besides sunday. maybe next frid, but mostf the day looking a little bit on the cool side. >>> and news 4 is working for your money tonight. susan hogan will be explaining susan hogan will be explaining why some are pushing our area z35wdz z16fz y35wdy y16 >>> some top ns heret the live desk. we've learned that long timeos jeopardy alex trabec has he put out this youtube video announcing the news today. he says heas stage 4 pancreatic cancer. the 78-yearhtld vowed to f the disease and keep wo

t to smithsonian for the cherry blossoms, blue, silver or orange. as you look in the district right now, not looking so bad here but it's going to be quite ready and busy. metro going tbe your best bet. expect extremely heavy volume on the 14th street and memorial bridges in boths directi if you are driving, again not advised but i know some people will want to. take the roosevelt bridge to e stre expressway for capital one arena. if you're thinking about the blossoms there friday evening or afternoon, parking around the tidal basin for the next couple weeks is going to bevirtually impossible. here's what you want to do if you have to do that, park downtown north of constitution and then walk through the mall that is our advice to you. as we zoomut here once more, we want to avoid metro commuter crowds. get off at foggy bottom and the tidal basin is less than a mile southere on 23rd street. >>> virginia tech will try to beat nber one seed duke tonight for a spot in the elite eight. the game tips off around 9:30. >>> and new overnight, "the wall stre

as talked about for the cherry blossoms broooom, boom there you go. it's going to be beautiful if you head down to tidal basin.t he whole weekend is going to be nice. i left sunday off for now. we'll show you sunday and next week at 6:45. >>> coming up at 6:30, a new app sold as theber lift for children. what about safety?he from one mother who is already using it. makersients blaming drug for the opioid crisis. a major settlement today hasne compan paying up. >>> we have a sad update to a story we told you about at the top of the hour. that 2-year-old has nowd d after being hit by a car in a parking lot. iomari stone sswhy are all these busi owners so excited? we're going to comcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. it's going to add to the productivity of our business. it's switch and save days at comcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we take your business beyond. but hurry, switch and save days ends april 7th. internet that's reliable. internet that's fast. tha

. >> and the cherry on top, aha, the cherry blossoms, they have reached the second to last stage. the beautifully puffy white stage meaning that peak bloom is closer thaever. >> kind of think they look better at night. >> i think so, too. >> doug standing bs with t weekend's changing forecast, but first darcy spencer is down at the title basin where residents and tourists have been flocking. ey're taking over down there. >> reporter: well, that's right. you know, no matter how many years you've been in washington, the beautys of the bloust never gets old. take a look. just take it in.'t this i even peak bloom. there are still people out here walking around the title basin tonight. as you said, it's going to be very busy. we have the blooms, we have baseball, and we've got basketball. capitalone arena downtown transformed into hokey nation. >> go hokies! >> reporter: march madness is in full swing as virginia techke ta on top seeded duke in the sweet 16 championship game. no matter what team you're rooting for, the excinement is he air. >> you've been out and about tonight. a lot o

with the cherry blossoms, right? >> yes. the next couple days warming to the 60s and 70s where the cherry blossoms like it, that's why we think full bloom will be next week. satellite and radar showing sunshine, but it's a cool day ho today,ng the wind coming down from the north. temperatures aren the 50s. 51 d.c. norfolk only6 degrees. cool air making its way in for this time of year. as we look towards the next couple days, chilly night tonight.da openinfor the nationals, looking great. yes, hello to the 70s.th with , hello to the cherry blossoms. much more on all of this, i'll see you bk here in 10 to 15 minutes. >>> new at 5:00, the use of force from the d.c. police department is on the rise for a second year in a w. the new data shows an overwhelming number of the people feeling the brunt of that force are african-americans p. but as mark segraves reports the d.jority of those cases were found to be justif >> reporter: d.c. police define use of force as anything from taking a suspect down in order to cuffhem to

peak bloom expected early next month, but cherry blossom fever is already hitting the area. we'll explain. >>> if you're sick of these bitter cold temperatures, this may cheer you ngup. sp is almost here and we finally know when you'll be able to seed.c.'s cherry blossoms at their best. >> corey smith has the details we've all been waiting for. >> and the projected dates arer april 3 through 6th. >> reporter: in a month's time the district will once again look pretty in pink as thousands of cherry blossoms reach peak bloom, that is the national park services prediction is correct. >> as we say, if you can tell us exactly what the high temperatures going t every day from now until peak bloom, we'll hitt exactly on the nose but as your meteorologists know that's not an exact science. >> reporter: it's clear that cherry blossom fever is sweeping through d.c. there will be celebrities. thereilbe swag and for festival president, this will old. get >> today to me is like the first festival i've everone because each year the team works hard all year-round to create new and exciting

cherry blossoms madness, nats park. there's always timeor more cherry blossoms. third innings, nats down. the 21-year-old takes them deep. his fir home runf the season. later in the inning, sotto going the opposite way for the rbi single. e nats got four runs. now we go to the eighth. awe're tied four. trevor is i trouble. he has the bes loaded. right.s to that scores two. rosenthal had the era today. he gave up four runs with no outs. the nats tried to rally, but fell short 11-8 and they're still looking for their first win of the season. today, the guys are not quitting. we're down. we had a first rough inning. we settled down. here we come. we battle back. then the game got away in the eighth inning. i think the boys are doing well. they're playingwell. sotto hustled and base running and that's all good stuff. >>> march madness, virginia is looking to reach the final four. taking on perdu tonight. making the final fou would be a ent for bennett who has guided four seasons. tip off scheduled for 8:49 p.m. >>> last night williamson and duke. alexander finds the

i mean, you know, looking at those cherry blossoms n theyd 68, 69, 70 degrees.n't see that at all in the next two weeks. that being said, it looks like we're going to have most of the mont of mar on the cooler side of things and that's why we pushed the cherry blossom thing back. talk about the cooler side, yeah, it was cold tonight for sure. bring up that hood there, buddy. yeah,no you k it. definitely on the chilly side over towards bethesda a little earlier. hands in the pockets. you needed the coats no matter at you were doi this evening. it is cold. the one big reason today was the wind. ook at the peak wind gusts today. 33 miles an hour in d.c. 30 miles per hour in leesburg. 30 in than plus. close to 40 down towards p-- clear skies, temperatures lling pretty quickly. 27 degrees. winds out of the northwest still at 13 miles per hour. we're not seeing much in the way of gusts. that's some good news. int a 13-mile-an-hour wind puts ourchill at 16 in d.c., 12 in manassas, 13 in gaithersburg. you kind of see where tomorrow is going. even a 5 to 10-mile-an-hour

its first cherry tree. in the next hour i'll tell you how that relationship still endures. >> thank you, cory. >>> a bitter blast as we look aheado spring. >> doug says there's a warmup coming our way but it comes at a cost, plus he's tracking a little snow on friday. >> plus chopper 4 live over breaking news in the district. a mann stuck this tower >>> if you're just joining us now at0. 4 we've got to tell you about something we watnessed, a dr rescue in the district. a worker who was stuck 120 feet upe air on a radio tower has been safely rescued and now on the ground. the 911 call went o shortly after 1:00 this afternoon, but it took severalours for crews to figure out how to reach that guy. he's now being checked for hypothermia rightnow. news 4's mark seagraves has been covering for us on the ground. so stay tuned. >>> now looking at other news, other big news today the natio talking about r&b singer r. kelly is in court right now for a child support hearing. reportedly owes hundreds of millions in bac

amelia draper is here with our cherry blossom >>update. wendy, this is what it looked like down at the tidal basin this afternoon, the cherry blossoms now according to the national park service in stage 4 out of 6. after that we have the puffy white stage, the final stage, peak bloom. so only a few more days i think until we start to see peak bloom across the area. check itout. the peak bloom projection islo ing like next week. again we're in stage 4 now out of stage 6 and the temperatures as we move towards the middle and end of the work week are oing to help the blossoms come out. our average high now about 60 degrees. we're runningor belowl tomorrow and wednesday but then ormal thursday, friday and saturday. i was speaking with the national park service today they were telling me the cherry blossoms love afternoon high temperatures above 70 degrees. that helps them get to peak bloom. we're not only going to see itur friday but sy as well. and i want to mention now in this stage 4, the blossoms aree suble to freezing temperatures. it is

beautiful cherry trees right the that are blooming. around the rest of the area current temperatures on the cooi . 50 degrees at 7:00, dropping to about 43 by 11:00. a cool night tonight. last night was definitelyon bit he cooler side than it will be tonight. but still 52 in gaithersburg, and 51 in college park. tomoow i think we gethere and then some and then we really start to increase as we make i r wayo friday and saturday. but right now the radar nothing to show. we're going totay high and dry the next couple of day this is good news. before 7:00 a.m. all the way through september 26th and soon it be after 7:30, so our days continue to get longer, warmer. this is what we're talking about. you starting to feel me maybe as getting tocean city, memorial day right around the corner, too? 4 degrees at the bus stop. 64 by the time we're picking up the kids. yes, a beautiful day when the kids come home. get them outside. doug said no video games on thursday. amelia, you don't have kid but trust me it is a big problem. >> no video games o

the cherry trees are determined to be in peak bloom when 70% of the blooms are teopen. eratures are going to be the biggest variable in getting those bssoms out. down here tomorrow as doug was saying nice and mild but breezy later in the day. fun for the kite festival at t washington monument, sunny is rain in the morning and chilly in theafternoon. 50s will feel like 40s for your sunday afternoon. make sure to bundle up if you're heading down here nd. and also it can get muddy so keep that in mind as well next weekend still going to be a great timead to own. because peak is going to happen on monday, you can head down this weekend or next weekend, w nocan get a beautiful s matter when you decide to head down here. but tomorrow we'll see gusts anywhere from 20 to 25 miles an hour later in theday. i think it'll be interesting out there to see the w kitesh winds that strong. >> we did the research -- you research. you made a call -- where was it that you called and what did they say? >> ile c ra hoe bat kite company, they said the professionals they have kites for any win

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and we know when you'll be able to seehe d.c cherry blossoms. >>s cory smith details we all have been waitedfor. >> the projected katesare, april 3rd throughh.t >> reporter: the district will look pretty in pink, as thousands of cherry blossoms reach peak bloom. >> if you can tell us what t high temperature is going to be from now until peak bloom, we'll hit it o nose. but as your meteorologists know, that's not an exact science. >> it's cheer that cherryor blossom fav is going through d.c. there will be celebrities. there will be swag. and for festival president, diana mayhew in her 19th year, this will never get hold. the team works hard all year long, to create new and exciting, innovativinnovative, events. >> reporter:t that's k this park ranger coming back for much of the last 40 years. >> like the lincoln memoria at night. there's something special about living in washington and being able to experthnce . >> reporter: thr everything you need to know about the cherry blossom festival, visithi nbcwton.com. >> and there will be tons of festiv

. >>> cherry blossoms reach phase 4 out of 6. doug is tracking a swing in >>> back now with a live look at storm team 4 radar. dependin on where y live, you could get some rain tonight. doug is back in a couple minutes with the big swing in >>mperatures coming our way this week. if you are just joining us, we are following some breaking news intyrince george's co police are searching for a man who shot two people near suitland high school. right now both suitland high and drew freemanide school are on lock down. there's a big police presence as you can see. we'll update you as we learn more. >>> a scary situation in northwest washington thi morning. a car with two young children rollsow backwards a hill and crashes into a home. aimee cho reports from thehi a of how important it is for mind drivers to pay attention. d.c. police tell me two young rolled backwards down a hill and crashed into this house. according to police, the mother of the kids had parked their car at the top of the hill. the mom had apparently run inside the hou

app, search cherry blossoms. >>>h en lucky hhool students in the district got a surprise of their lifetime today, fully paid scholarships to college. one of them at george washington university. drew wildeal got to to one of those students after she was surprised at blue high school this morning. >> reporter: in front of her cl smates, a senior high school student is surprised with a full ride scholarship to george washington university. >> it's my pleasure to award a full scholarship to george washington university to sima h. beac >> reporter: she's overcome with tears and says g.w. has always been her goal. when i asked what it meant to see how happy it made her family, she gave all the praise to her mother who raised her alone. >> i know that my mom she was there for me, and her being a single parent and a sgle mom that i am becoming more like her, an independentwoman. >> it means the wor to me to hear her say that, to hear those words come out of her mouth. >> reporter: as for mom she's still beamin >> makes

the national cherry blossom festival runs until april 14th. >>> talk about a monster catch. look at that picture. that's fisherman, conner donovan, he caught that massive stripped bass in the potomac river in washington, d.c. it was caught near fletcher's boathouse. according to the d.c. department of energy which shared this photo, that large catch is a sign our rivers are getting healthier. >> that's a pretty good looking fish. >> it is. he looks ham s happy about tha. >> bragging right foors long time. d,>>> still ah the naacp preparing to investigate a local school. recently 65 black students tried to get in, only oneas accepted >>> and parents, do you have a millennium in your house preparing to go to college? what a new study says you can start doing today to help them a have an easierition to college life. chuck? >> saturday will be the better half of the weekend. 70% chance of rain on sunday. pollen counts, mold is low. tree >>> welcome back. this morning loudoun county public schools is facing new questions about its highly selecte s.t.e.m. programs. >> a local naac

that's actually anhi okay t because we predicted the cherry blossom tot come april.ow this cherry blossoms have reached stage 2 of 6. we're going to track this the next couple days. cool for this weekend but later into the weekend here looks like temperatures going into the ri if you're hoping to get down to see the cherry blossoms right eyw, e in stage 2. torm team 4 projection comes in april 4though the 8th. right now we think that's looking good. out there right now only in the 40s to around 50 degrees. it is a chilly afternoon. we have nshine, though. winds out of the east at 3 miles per hour. only 45 in martinsburg, 46 in gaitheburg. 45 in fredericksburg. look at the river, 42. 41 in cambridge. cool numbers across our region today. shower activity but most of it ground.itting the every once in a while you get a little sprinkle here. a storm system to the south. that's really it across the entire nation. but colder air coming anin. if youto get to florida to get away from it and into the warmth, no. they're going to see a lot of rain the next couple days. orlando

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. >>> we are talking about the cherry blossom festival, if you can believe it. happening today. the opening ceremony of the fe sival. you ca japanese performers and live music, all that fun begins later this evenin at 5:00 at the warner theater in northwest d.c. buto we have some potential bad news for the blossom trees in the district. have never heard of this, lauryn ricketts. a beaver was spotted in southwest d.c. no big deal, right? but they're bad for trees. they eat the trees. you see, this was in thegt wash channel, this beaver here. it's even got a nickname. >>stin beaver. so stupid. >> 20 years ago -- listen to this. it's a serious issue. 20 years ago a family of beavers gnawed on nine of the trees along the tidal basin according to "the washington post." and this guy justin beaver might go after se of these trees. so we got to track down justin beaver. i mean, this is ridiculous. >> this is crazy. >> justin beaver will not ruin my cherry blossom festival. >> get out of here justin beaver. >> i will personally go get him. >> i didn't know there was a fa

the annual cherry blossom festival runs through april 14th. we have information in the nbc washington app. don't try to drive down there. it's going to be mayhem. >> i drive that way every day, going to and from home, now it's not bad. >> right now. >> all the fencing is up. the tre look pretty nice. not crazy crowded. you wanted to get that peak bloom. >> so beautiful. >>> just about 4:37 now. coming up, grocery store concerns. a popular chain c sidering closing down all of its stores. we'llet you know what's next for anybody who shops at shoppers. >>> and ergency landif a boeing max jet. deadly crashes grounded those claims nationwide. claims nationwide. whyhis one was up in t t for 50 years, cracker barrel has been making folks feel right at home, with meals like homestyle country fried steak, grandma's sampler, and our signature chicken n' dumplins. so, come on home to what you love. come on home to cracker barrel. hey ladies... buy ® ultra strong™ at a low price. wihefty! hefty! hefty!ft dada! i wish...® get heftltra strong™ costs less th

the cherry blossoms aren't helping at l. now in the 50s.and low sift if you're headed to nats park, a lot of things going on in d.c. this weeken listen, we're taking on the mets at 1:05. temperatures will be ithe 70s. keep this in mind. winds picking up after lunchtime, especially if you're headed to the kitefe ival. >> we have a birthday cake on the plaza. who is watching at home? >> dad and grandma. happy 86th birthday. also, happy birthday to my aunt joanney, too. >> lots of birthday. >> happy 86th, for su i love the self-proclaimed divas. dylan, thank you. >>> still to come here, a scratcher.g hea you'll want to hear about this. why do all these orange, cat-shaped phones keep washing up on a beach in france. th answer to this garfield mystery in our orange room, of course, right after these messages. >>> we >>> we'reack with a mystery that had some in france puzzled a litter of plastic cats washing up on the beach. everyby there were scratching their heads until now. >> the mystery has finally been ed, and dylan has the

that means the cherry blossoms won't have to worry for tomorrow.to the low to mid tomorrow up afternoon. a pleasant way to g baseball season started for sure. here's your five-day forecast. ss of a breeze today. plenty of sunshine and milder for tomorrow. on friday, mostly cloudy, really pleasant around here. we're going 73 for a high on friday. there could be a stray shower in the shenandoah valley. most of us don't need to worry aboutthat. saturday nice and mild. lots of clouds around. any rain chances saturday hold off until well after the sun goes down. once you get past 10:00, 11:00 saturday nigh rain chances creeping back up. sunday, mostly cloudy. way chillier. temperatures stuck in the 50s all day on sunday. that comes with a 70% chance forever rain. most of that rain probably between 8:00 and 4:00 or 5:00 sunday afternoon. pretty muce most of the t you would want to be outside. we'll talk about the ten-day forecast in the next hurf >> sounds good. brandny wine road near lee acres drive, we've been showing you have of this crash. lanes have

stage four out o t six f cherry blossoms. always a really fun stageo say. and with that we'll see peak projection on mondays. we have that puffy white stage and stage six is peak bloom. make plans to head downtown la tohe tidal basin. i think i'll be there tuesday afternoon. we're still ironing out those details. regardle, though, peak bloom is when 70% of the cherry blossoms have opened so if you'reven heading down there right now some of the trees are already open. now, of course, getting the blossoms out the biggest variable is temperatures and warm temperatures is what the blossoms love especially temperatur 7 abovedegrees so we're going to be seeing that friday as well as saturday and that's why we do think peak bloom is goi to be on monday and after that it's going to last for a few days. you can head down to the tidal basin thist weekend, n week or even next weekend i still think it's prettyice down there. of course, we have the kite festival on saturday. expect hazy sunshine, breezy winds. 10:00 a.m. the festival's getting under way. 75 degrees at 3

take a look at some of the cherry trees. those at tidal basin will bloom in a couple weeks. we have some time before tha happens. but spring has kind of sprung. maybe not ofcially, but take a look at these temperatures. these numbers. right now in washingto d.c. 64 in manassas. who made it to 70. 66 in culpeper. so we are pretty warm out there for this time of year. d we areoing to be warmer by the end of this week. but for now, let's talk about tonight, because maybe you're still going to capitalize. temperatures dropping through the 60ou of us. by 8:00, we should be in the upper 50s. a lot of us. and by 10:00 p.m., still pretty mild in the low 50s. so notice these temperatures aren't justoting downward. we've got to wait for the front to pass. pretty is going to be cloudy out there, i must say. not losing the clouds. it's been a real struggle today. but atomorrow, that' different story. in fact, what you need to know about the week ahead is t tre's goinbe plenty of sunshine out there. temperatures will stay mild, pretty mu