d.c., dry. we had a few spotty showers, should i say patchy drizzle earlier. tomorrow we are in for a chance of spotty showhrs. thatt holds off until we get close tore sunset. here's the impacts we're looking at. heavy rain, i'm thinking we could see localized flooding in a few spots. damaging wind absolutely. as far as the tordo risk it's on the lower end, but it is there nonetheless. we could see a bit of hail as well. i'm going to detail this much more coming up in a moment. i also want to get you through the timing of this tomorrow night. so s around for that. for now, erica, back to you. >> somara, thank y very much. we'll be keeping a close eye on the storm. stay ahead of changes with the app. you can see somara's hour by hour changes any time by using that app. >>> all right, we switch gears now to oop other story, the caps in full swing and they took another step in thectight din with an overtime win this afternoon in d.c. kerry chow in the newsroom with more on the nail biting vic

>>f the father o a d.c. boy killed in one of the bomb blasts says the terrorists took away a loving child who could have changed the world. kieran was 11 years old. he was studying abroad in sri lanka. his father said his son loved learning and wanted to help people. kieran dreamed of becoming a neuro surgeon and curing alzheimer's disease.e >> w want his story to be known. that he was goibe to he was going to do great things for the world and the terrorists have taken something from this word. >> kieran was having breakfast in a hoet when the suicide bomber targeted the staurant. his mother and grandmother were also there and they survived the attack. >>> well, tomorrow win, advance or lose and go home. the washington capitals and the caroliricanes are gearing up for game seven at our capital one arena. the caps wanted to close out thi last night but they lost. the team hopes home ice and the support of us fans can hel advance them to round two. ahead in sports, players and coaches tell news4 what it will t

d.c.'s mayor and top cop talking about violence in the district at the ect same time a double shooting in northeast d.c. news 4 derrick wdalks about how they plan to get more police in the community they serve. >> reporter: two men shot and killed in an apartment hallway earlier this week.ce po identified them both. investigation is yielding results. >> we have made considerable progress in that case, and we anticipateoo having news with regards to the responsible. >> reporter: the police chief as a community meeting in the hillcrestnd nonthe les concerned about violence and audience included victims and those seeking not to be victims. >> sometimes in neighborhoods wl don't have of crime we don't want to ever give the impression that npd is not judge as vitgilant and present. >> reporter: the may plans to offerncentives to see more pedestrian officer officers live in the city.ra vince gy is proposing tax doubts attract and keep officers in the city. while this meeting was underway two peop

d.c. police have released this. three men, take a look here, pop out of a car on newcombe street southeast back in february and start opening fire. this video was captured on surveillance video just before 2:00 in the afternoon. a reward is being offered for informationbout the three nmen here. >>> new this morning. d.c. prcice are sng for a man they say stole multiple gold coins worth over $4,000. take a look here. officers say itt happened a store along h street in northwest on wednesday. not too far from the white house. surveillance video showing the man removing coins from a box while concealing it under several dollar bills. he then takes off, and still has not yet been found. take a good look here. if you recognize this manning, do callpo.c. ce. interesting. >>> meantime, mr. is in stafford county are on high alert after a suspiciouseariver rdly tried to get three boys into this car. sheriff's deputs tell us the driver started talking to the middle schooler waiting at a bus stop thursday morning at hartwood r

as d.c. observed encipation day, calls for statehood are growing louder. 20 attorneys general are adding their support to a bill to make its way through congress. city leaders have suggested d.c. be renamed columbia. >>> and today is the final day to view the actual d.c. compensated emancipation act and the emancipation proclamation on displaye at th national archives. it is so delicate and fragile it has to be kept in a dark vault. it only sees the light for 36 hours eachear. and it is only taken out once of year. >> worth a visit. >> absolutely. >> you don't have a lot of chances to see it. >>> new at midday,wo a 94-year-d n robbed and knocked to the ground. what d.c. police are doing p catch these snatcher. >>> and plus ride sharee safety. thew efforts being made by lyft to keep you safe. >>> and a big letdown for the caps fans after two straight playoff wins. hear from ovi whose game three figh is gettitng >>> new this morning, d.c. police were on the scene of a homicide in southeast for

d.c.east the family tells news 4 meagan fitzgerald this isn't the first time they've felt threatened i their home. >> it just couldn' believe it. i really couldn't believe it. >> mikaya is still in shock after what happened two weeks ago when she was home with her year-old daughter, her young son and boyfriend. >> it is very sad that, you know, you can't have peace of mind. >> we're concealing her identity because she fears for her family safety,ut she vividly remembers the night of 19th. >> i just got off from my part-time job. trying to get some rest. i just laid on the couch and looked at my daughter. >> on april 19th she was singing songs tor-erd daughter before she fell asleep. ments later her boyfriend started yelling. >> he's, like, shots fired, shots fired. we're crawling to safety in the back of thisch cou here. >> several bullets were fired. one shattered her window. another gliding tough her wall, terrifying herfamily. glass in my eye. my eye was burning. i was on the ground. i

probably not until after 3:00, 4:00 in the d.c. area. about 4:00 in the d.c. area. all this rain is moving in from the west to the east. you can see a little areaf rain pushing through the region, steady rain, not everybody is seeing it. just showers. not seeing too much. that will translate to southern maryland. rain showers across the area. mostly steady stuff. could be areas of more moderate rain. once thi goes through, we're going to hit a little bit of a wall right here. and then i'm watching these showers as they start to move through, the cold front finally gets its act together and movesr through the . we can have another round of spotty showers throughout the afternoon. ybody will be clearing by 4:00. 59 degrees out there now. calm.nds are they will start to kick throughout theday. that's another story today. the breezy conditions once again. gusts up to 3es mil an hour. we will talk about the rest of the day, time out the rain in case you do have a plansnd talk about a big warm, summer around here as we get around the next couple of days. we'll show you th

city leaders have suggested d.c. be renamed columbia. >>> it will be a few more months until you can see the amazing to view from the p of the m washingtonument. it will reopen sometime in august. right now construction o a new security screening area is underway. it's been delayed because of he remiefl of contaminated -- removal of contaminated soil. the monument has been closed since 2016 >> a long time. >> it hait ill be nice to see it opening. was i in high school? >> i think i was a child. it's been a while. >>> today is your final chance to see the emancipation proclamation and d.c. emancipation act at the archives. >> both changed the course of or american hist mark seagraves was able to see them and learn why they spend most of their year keptnd u wraps. >> reporter: it doesn't get out much. it only sees the light for about 36 hours each year. it's oos of tht important documents in our country's history. the emancipation proclamation. >> what it affected was any state still in rebellion against the union. >>

d.c. and maryland. now police in prince george's county and the district are searching for answers. >>> fightoutside a d.c. nightclub between two pro athletes, now a super bowl champ is facing a possible suspension while a wizards player is left looking for a new team.el >>>me in at 6:00 on this sunday morning. thank you very much fong here with us. i'm adam tuss. look who we drug out of bed on y su morning. i couldn't be happier to sit next to my transportation pal. >> i knows if there a problem on the roads, look out, we have it covered. i'm melissa mollet. clay anderson is here as well, showing us what is going on outside. a wacky day. >> when you have spring on tn ea seaboard, this is what happens. we go from the cherry blossoms and sunshine and now lking at some storms. some big storms moving toward our area. now, you probably heard about the storms that had moved across fromte s, the midsouth, now those storms are coming to thes n seaboard throughout the evening. we'll look and show

tonight the d.c. attorney general says the the boy is totally innocent. >>> two people dead after this fiery wreck on 295. new details about this horfic scene and what all of this being's traffic troubles tell us about t roads we use every day. >>> we saw a lot of rain across the are earlier today. needing the umbrellas as you're making your way down the tidal basin. don't put your umbrellas away just yet. you mayhe need this weekend. i'll explain in a minute. >> vindication tonight for a parent whool watchede put her 10-year-old in hand cuffs. >>op d.c.'s prosecutor said the boy was innocent. this cell phone video sparked anger and outrage in the community. >> news4's jackie bensen is in northeast d.c. where activists say something needs to challenge. jackie? >> reporter: the protestersed stressver and over that what happened here saturday was not an isolated cident. >> members of the d.c. area black lives matter grond others filled the air around the d.c. police first district station with the sound

the president is back in d.c. this morning and since yesterday's speech, president trump has been tweeting about the mueller report saying that he hasn't read t, but he has the right to. attorney general william barr io expected release parts of that report sometime this mont >>> it is almost playoff time for the washington caps. before the team faces off on the ice, they held a blood drive. and so this was atpi the l i i iceplex, hosted by linnovad donor services. if you made a donation, you got a free bobble head of alex ovechkin or brett connolly. >> the caps fans are wonderful blood donors. we'll see probably 0 of them today. they always turn out. they're onderful. and we're very grateful to them. >> awesome the caps and innova hold four blood drives every year. >> i think the ovechkin bobble ad was missing a tooth. >> authentic, perfect. >> very cool. >>> for 50 years, it has beeita summer trn, bringing some of the best to d.c. for a tennis tournament. bethis year there willhanges at the city open. and they'l

we'll take you to a d.c. restaurant that's serving food each if diner t can't pay -- even if diners can't pay the bill. >>> more on the latest measles outbreak. where it's spreading most and effort to get people vaccinated is getting harder. >> reporter: good morning, it's not too early to start planning your summer getaway. >> reporter: yes. we'v got ways to help you save before you book. >> reporter: consumer reporter susan hogan dives into ewedit card rds this afternoon. she shows how to squeeze more out of your points and perks. >>>plus, pat and iill dish on >>>plus, pat and iill dish on the we're really close. super close. but we don't live together anymore. we still do everything together, like stream shows on netflix. we have a system to watch it all at the same time. get ready, so we'll pick up 1,2,3 go. i think i was fastest? that was the same time! ansince we're on fios, there's pretty much no lag for any of us. nobody misses anything. body misses anything unless they fall asleep. like angel. the be

d.c. metro region after months ofrt unnty, the archdiocese of washington now has a new appointed archbishop. >> i would be naive not toow ks -- the unique t task that awas us. yet i know as i have always known that i can and will rely upon the grace of god and on the goodness of the people of this local church to help me fulfill those new responsibilities. >> that is washington's new archbishop wilton gregory, quick to address what his new role means. the news broke this morning. the vatican announcing 71-year-old archbishop wilton gregory of atlanta haste acc pope francis's invitation to be theis new arcp of the diocese here in washington. at this press conference minutes ago donald wuerl sad side-by-de with his successor, facing mounting criticism, heed resiast fall after a pennsylvania grand jury report alleged he didn't do enough to stop predator priests when b he washop of pittsburgh. the church both globally and locally has beenpe s in sexual abuse scandal. former cardinal theodore c

d.c. 43 in hagerstown. look at the cool air coming right down the mountai. rather dreary. we want 60s. we've got those coming for the weekend. the weekend forecast and next week we get even warmer. i'll show you that forecast in about ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. as you head out this weekend, a reminder that you can get doug forecast anytime, anywhere in the nbc washington app. th app is free. set weather as your home page. >>> now to the very latest crash that has capped off a terrible week on our roads. two people killed in a wrong way wreck on 295 in southeast this morning. the vehicle bursting into flames as you see here right behind me near the howard road interchange. cory smith joins us live with deils on this crashnd what the resulting traffic tells us about the roads we use everyda cory. >> reporter: erika, the sad part about this morning's crash is e humaor is to blame, but it's also what's happening after these crashes that is aus major ca for concern. each time melissa pull

a d.c. fire truckn scene, opinionses as well.la you'll seemes leaping from at least one vehicle there. in is w d.c. foyer found when theys arrived as well -- d.c. fire found when they arrived as well as others to the scene. a multi-vehicle crash. one person dead on four others taken to the hospital. two said to be in serious condition, two others said to be in critical ion. as we come back out live, you see right now we're on the northbound side of 295, we're seeing some slowdowns trafficwise, especially some bott bottlenecking as we get closer to the crash scene. melissa has been trackin the back ups and incidents as well as looking at work arounds. what are you seeing? >> this traffic alert a major deal for a lot of people. here's what we know. about almost a four-mile back up. southbound 295 before howard. three vehicles involved. ina fatal stigation. it could be closed for a couple of hours. trap being pushed to the well wellth street bridge inbound. outbound 11th stafet bridge, c pushed

d.c. will fall somewhere in between. the reason why is we have a frontal system bisecting the area andl clouds wil generally increase throughout the afternoon and through the day. warmer temperares to the south, cooler to the north but we are quiet today. reason, here we go, back door s cold frontweeping through the area so north of the front have the cloud cover and cooler temperatures. areas south of the frontav he more sunshine and also temperatures in the 70s. but eventually these cloudslill spilrom the north to the south throughout the afternoon and into the evening. in fact, we'll all end up cloudy overnight. so here in d.c. today, temperatures right around 70 degrees. again m0s are possible around thea fredericksburg are and in the low to mid-60s if you are north. tomorrow all of lus be in the warm sector because that front th i just showed you, lifting back north through the area in the warm sector, increasing humidity and sunshine through the afternoon. taking a look at your severe thunderstorm risk for fridat o

d.c.'s top prosecutor says that the boy was innocent, and that cell phone video has also created anger in the communit ur jackie bensen was in northwest d.c. where activists say something needs to change. >> reporter: mbers of the d.c. area black lives matter group and others filled the area around the.c. police first district station with the sounds of outrage. >> that these are not isolated incidents. these are not isolated incidents. >> reporter: these aret he images tompted the call to protest. cell known video of a 10-year-old boy handcuffed by d.c. police last surday. a juvenile, we don't know his age, told p oice threeer kids assaulted him at gunpoint and took his cell phone near union statn. police stopped the 10-year-old were nod a 13-year-old in the 500 block of h street heast based on information provided by the victim.y' the younger bomother was adamant her son was not involved. >> i just had to cry. it just hurt my feelgs so bad to see my son put in handcuffs at the a of 10. >>

thank you, washington, d.c. thank you. yes! yes! yes! thank you, washington, d.c. thank you! you all are beautiful, thank you, washington, d.c. it is incredible to be here with you. how many of you saw the cnn town hall last night? [applause] we get bigger every day and you are early adopters, you discover things early and yang is about to go mainstream. [applause] we are in the shadow of the washington monument, the lincoln memorial, i think near for the first time in eighth grade, how many of you had a trip to d.c. in eighth grade? [applause] the first time you went overnight with your classmates and were nervous and trying to find roommates and prove you have friends. you go to the lincoln memorial and it sinks in, you get it, you get the gravity of what the country went through and the man who helped bring us back together. i brought my family here to the lincoln memorial a couple of months ago for president's day. my kids are only six and three so they did not get it but -- they definitely did not get it. [laughter] but we get it. am i right? [applause] this country is g

. >>> meanwhile, d.c. police chief petesom and mayor muriel bowser met to address violence city.s the two men were shot and killed ins the deanwoodection of northeast. violence is proving to be a big concern for neighborhoois across theict, including the hill crest neighborhood in southeast where chief newsom spoke yesterdar >> sooner later, we'll find the people responsible for that double homicide and you'll have another couple of families lives that have been destroyed. >> mayor bowser is proposing increasing d.c. officers to 4,000 and offering incentives for officers to live in the community that they rve. >>> mayor bowser is also speaking out about a 10-year-old child who was handcuffed by d.c. police after a armed robbery last week. you probably have seen this video that went viral. it spark a lot of outrage. the child was cuffed after another boy told police three kids took his cell phone at gunpoint. the mayorin exp what she plans to do moving forward, when it comes to minors and investigations. >>

the dirtor of the d.c. film festival, thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >> the d.c. film festival rs april 25th to may 5th at landmark's e street theaters. >>> it's a pretty monday morning. chances for rain rurn >>> well, spring is often a time when many people start thinking about ming changes. it can be difficult and scary to start something new, especially if you're thinking about changing your how do you know when it's time to go in a completely different direction and how do you start in we're worki w for youh tips on how to start a new phase in your life. >> miranda manages a busy life at home and work. she spent a decade working at a nonprofit agency. she thought it was her dream job until it wasn't. she knew it was time to make a change when her work life began to affect her home life. >> and so for me it was time to make a change with the way i was interacting with ahe time. i didn't have emergency for things i loved to do. i realized it was because i was so unhappy during the course of the day. >> barrett gang began mapping or change. >> you have to think a

they fought that out in federal court in d.c. and they lost. then they appealed it to the appeals court in d.c., and they lost. then they appealed it to another iteration of the appeals court in d.c. they lost there. then they appealed to it the supreme court, the united states supreme court, and the supreme court said no, we're cool with the lower courts that have ruled against you thus far. we are not going to hear your appeal and potentially overturn this. so they've taken this all the way to the very top and they've lost every step of the way. that means in legal terms, the straight forward part of this is very straight forward. the mystery company is in a simple legal dead-end. according to the u.s. court system, mystery company has to comply with the subpoena to provide evidence to mueller's grand jury. they have to. and for every day that they don't, they have to pay a fine of $50,000 a day. and that has now been in place for long enough that that's starting to add up. right? even if this is a very rich foreign company owned by some very

veterans affairs. >> reporter: the d.c.l center has been under investation for years after therwere reports o supply shortages and mismanagement. the new management said it stabilized things. three recent deaths have raised concerns among the internal employees and families of thosea tients, including one patient who overdosed and died in the parking lot but went undiscovered for da. another suffered blood clots hours after a biopsy but the death went unknown by the va for years according to sources. the third entered the e.r. with mental health concerns but the internal records say the man wanted to be admitted but was instead sent home without being followed up on by the hospital's suicide prevention team. the i-team learned he shot and killed himself at a home in annandale. >> that was a veteran that came to us for help and we failed. we failed that veteran and we failed that family. we have to do better. >> reporter: tonight as part of our full i-team investigation, what families said should have bet done and whae medic

we s justke with d.c. police who tell us a man has died after being stabbed at the potomac avenue metro station. let's show video. this happened just befe midnight. so far no arrests have bn made, and we are still learning or hoping to learn the name of the victim in this case. we'll be sure to update you as soon as we learn more. back to you. >> cory, thank you. >>> 4:32. d.c. police are worng to identify a man found under chain bridge. investigators are treating this case as a homicide. a person was walking in the woods and spotted the body near the trail saturday night. police confirmed to news4 one of the victim's hands had been cut off, and he suffered several injuries. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> now to the deadly synagogue shooting in poway, california. today the wife andho mother w was killed in the attack will laid trest. >> and this morning, we're hearing from the synagogue's rabbi. hes describing the terrifying and painful moments as a gunman stormed into his synagogue on the final da

south of d.c., you're going to be in the 70s. we have a back door cold fnt that will by secretary the area. you'll need a little bit of everything. you'll need sunglasses especially if you're south of d.c. and temperatures starting in the mid 50s. we do have more rain on the way, not only today with a few shers and ahreat of some drizzle overnight, but we have severe weather possibl on iday and a lot of people traveling for the holiday weekend. we'll talk morebout that coming up. let's talk about w the roadsh melissa who's already in place. >> i'm actually not, i'm walking. >> what is happening this morning? >> a little of this and that fixing things. between new hampshire avenue just heard from wsse, we have lanes blocked with a water main break. it sounds like the center turn lane shut down right now. we'll keep you updateder th probably get chopper up over it here in the next 40 minutes or so. inner loop/outer loop, everything has cleared there. prince gorges county, no problems. the same situat

if you have informs, you are urged to give d.c. police a call. >> now to the growing purge at the department of homeland security. less than 24 hours after secretar nielsen. the director of the secret service is also out. it comes as border patrol struggles with a surge of migrants. they made 100,000 apprehensions in march, the highest month tally in more than a decade. leon harris is following the shake-up from the live desk. a >> thi appears part of the president's efft to be tough or border security. we learned that randolph is out. alice pushed back one reports was fired saying i assure you that this is not the .ca in fact i was told weeks ago by the administration that transitions inp leaders should be expected across dhs. he is expected to sp down in may and james nori will be steppis in his replacement. this comes less than 24 hours after nielsen resigned. she privately clash with the rresident for months o policies at the border. looking to restart the family separation policy as a deterrent for migrants. they highlight a m

d.c./maryland line. d.c. police andrince george's county police are investigating all of this. first, a man was stabbed to death on southern avenue near wheeler road in southeast d.c. that's about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. a few hours late, prince george's county police got word of a shooting on southern avenue in the boulevard heights neighborhood. that person is expected to survive. d.c. police called back to southern avenue ahis time for shooting near the suitland parkway. mon no word on that victim's condition. just las l weekders in the district and prince gegeor's county said they'll be working together to cut down on crime along that shared border. >>> now to a story you saw first on news 4. zards playerevin robinson is facing charges for fighting outside a d.c. nightclub. the team saysovhey'll be mg on without him nextas seon. police arrested robinson early yesterday morning. he allegedly got into a physical fight with philadelphia eag s player jalen mills. beith pl both players ar

d.c. plummeted 11 spots to number 19 this year. the reasons for the fall is the high cost of living and a migration of people out of the city. just a year ago d.c. ranked number eight on the list. denver, colorado springs, fayetteville, arkansas and des >oines, iowa rounded out the top five. but we're not too far away from the ncaa champs. >> they beat texas tech in over time. this is the uva first national championship title. take a look a that defining moment. >> and virginia -- [ cheering a e applause ] rgy and excitement there -- well not so much for the texas tech guys. it was great. a big deal. wep stayed u for the excitement in charlottesville for a long night of celebrations. >> reporter: good morning. we're inside of a store just off the corner which is much quieter today, especially when you compare it toust a few hours ago. take a look awhat we encountered. >>he roadway has turned into a pedestrian plaza. students are out. they aoy enjg it. they're feelingth good. 're feeling good. you gotta lov it. >> reporter: so we go

the d.c. departmenealth says it's running their own labm reports to conhe outbreak saying, quote, the hospital has implemented protocols to manage the spread o infection based on the centers for disease control guidelines. the most common sympts include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain. >>> it's now 5:36. here's the other top stories we're following for you this morning. deeps d.c. police are --. d.c police investigating what appears to be human remains. ndis was 30th alabama avenue northeast. police are trying to determine the cause of death. the remains are at the medical examiner's office. >>> an american tourist a her ugandan driver are safe. kimberly endicott wascu r by ugandan security r ams. she and iver were kidnapped in queen elizabeth national park last week. "the new york times" reporting sat theari company that operated the tour paid a ran some, something nbc news has not independently verified. >>> tonightuva takes on the texas tech for the national championship. thiss

d.c. police arrested him early this morning. he illegedly goto a fight with philadelphia eagles player jay lynn mills. ey were in a lounge on i street. they are charged with disorderly fray or public fighting. quote, we are aware of the incident this morning involving devin and disappointed in his action. we will not extend him a qualifying offer for the 2019-2020 season, end quote. >>> all right. let's switch gears. we also go to trackin developments this evening along southern avenue at the d.c./maryland line. poce working several violent incidents tonight. first a man stabbed to death on southern avenue near wheeler road in southeast, d.c. this w 2:30 this afternoon when that happened a few hours later prince george's county got word of a

>> i grow up in washington, d.c., southeastbe d.c. t specific, and it was tough being born in the '90s. my dad did take part in the crack era, and the era where the violence was the highest in washington, d.c. and my mom had sickle cell anemia, and i had to make the decision to go on the streets like everybody lse i met in my life or do something else and i made that decision at 12 years old, and became the man of my house and played football, stuck inschool, and really overcame a bunch of different things including homelessness, poverty and violence. >> danny, your parents were very young and you call yourself a s statistical anomaly. >> yeah, i was 14 when my parents made a decision to invest hair liv their lives in made sure i played spos and engaged with mentors and i was able to overcome. >> you met in school and were roommates? >> yeah, roommates, party planners and teammates. >> when did you come up with the plan this business? >> it washe fact that we knew we wanted to solve problems, and for us it c was justing up withm the b

southern aven right at the d.c./maryland line. d.c. police and prince george's county police investigating all of this. aan was stabbed to death near wheeler road in southeast. 2:30 yesterday afternoon. few hours after that, she got word o a shooting in the boulevard heights neighborhood. police tell us that person is expected to survive and then w d.c. policee called back to southern avenue. this time for a shooting near nd the suit parkway. no word on that victim's nd ion. police say the gunman there drove off in a black sedan. leaders in the district and cprince george'snty announced they'll be working together to try to cut down on crime along thatred border. >>> now to a story you saw first here on news 4. devin robinson is facing charges for fighting outside a d.c. nightclub and the team will move on without him next season. d.c. police arrested robinson early yesterday. he allegedly got into a physical fight with philadelphia eagles player jalen mills. th players were arrested outside the opera lounge on i street and are facing

a local lawmaker wants to change the way d.c. handl complaints against specialole officers. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts>> now. we begin with that scary situation in montgomery county. >> a police officer chasing a shoplifter at westfield wheaton mall when he sdenly collapsed. his quick thinkingue cols then jumped into action fighting to save his life. >> news 4 cory smith is at holy cross hospital in silver s oing with mor the officer's condition and how this whole thing unfolded. cory. >> reporter: well, doreen and jim, we have been checking in with police every hour. just got off the phone with an officer. this officer's medical condition has not changed. it remains critical. but the officer is stable andhe under watchful eye of doctors here at holy cross. this hospital is about two miley rom where this incident all began earlier this afternoon. let's go and show you some video we shot shortly after we arrived on the scene at westfieldll wheaton we're told that officer was investigating a shoplifter when the suspect jus

su may have sunshine delays if you areth of d.c. otherwise, clouds to d.c. and north.ere could be a few isolated showers if you're in maryland. s through maryland, 70s through sthern maryland. d.c. in between. everybody in the 50s right now. as we get into the afternoon, that's when we'll see the spread of temperature and reason i think marylan may see it. it's a back door front dropping from the north to the south. it will swly make its way to maryland. you could see a few sprinkles there. the spread in temperatures is another thing you'll see. temperatures south, 70s. temperatures north in the 60s and d.c. will probably top out around 68 degrees. everybody will see an increase in clouds as we go through the afternoon and evening. temperatures fall into the 60s. 69 degrees for today. 68, 69 and, again, sprinkles no ah. sun southnd warmer. increasing cuds through the day. i don't think the rain is going to be a big deal. 80egrees for tomorrow. maybe a passing shower and drizzle in the morning. decreasing clouds. we'll get sunshine during the afternoon. as i said, the h

this is a picture of a shootingh scene in s d.c. police tell us a man is hurt, in >>> we are back with a live look over the district. kind of a chilly nightut there, and you can see the breeze blowing the flag around. it's going to be even colder when you wake up tomorrow. amelia is back with how low our temperatures will go and who is tracking the chances for rain. >>> president trump could close down our southern border this week. he's angry over illegal immigration. he's ordered 750 additional border agents to the region. news first leon harris with how this could impact whatou t. >> a potential shutdown of the u.s.-mexico border isn'tust a political nuisance, it could potentially have a major impact on how you eat,t and t may mean no more avocados. more than 40% othe produce we import this time of year comes from mexico. that means virtually all the auf ka -- avocados in local grocery es st if the border were to close, avocados would run out of stores in three weeks. that also includes tomatoes, cucumbers, black berries and rasp

one of those was organist johann vexo. >> he was in d.c.i benet concert and spoke to nbc 4. n reporter: the key to playing great music, johxo will tell you, it's able to press forward even in the face of loss. vexo has been the organist at notre dame for 15 years now. he was playing at mass when flames broke out. >> i stayed. it was really something i -uldn't mannin in my life imagine in my life. it was terrible. >> reporter: vexo stood outside for two minutes but after that could no longer bearwatch. >> it's like a second home. i spent hours and hours, days, nights there. >> reporter: today vexo' spending the day practicing. tomorrow night he'll play a benefit concert at the basilica in northeast helping raise money to rebuild his second home. >> i cannot stop playing because of the tragedy at notre dame. i just hope to be able to play the again as soon as possi >> reporter: it will likely be years before notre dame can be repaired. but on a happier note -- >> the organ is undamaged. we still have to switch it on to make sure everything ia

d.c. hagerstown at 42 where some of the cooler numbers, only 36 to the north. we want the 60s there wayhe bac to south and west. i think they move into our area during the day tomorrow and sunday. the weekend notal looking h bad. we'll talk more aboutf gun violence plaguing our city. last night two more victims as d.c.'s homicide rateontinues to outpace the year before. a troubling trend that's been going on for months. the most recent cases took the lives of two men in their early 20s. darcy spencer is live in northeast d.c. with the details of this. darcy. is reporter: wendy, leaders are telling me thin alarming escalation of violence. the lldint batehindes me. two people dead. there have beenn 43 homicides the district so far this year compared to 33 at this timehe l names of these two victims. cadets searched for evidence at the scenef a triple shooting that left two men dead thursday evening. police went door-to-door handing out fliers searching for a sller and a motive for the shooti

right now d.c.s trying to figure out how to humanely deal with the homeless population i our area. >> and shelters in the area, hundreds are on the streets. >> i think if there were easier answers, this problem would have beend s now. >> but the news 4 i-team found weekly efforts are leading t curbside showdowns, mounting bills for taxpayers, even a lawsuit. as scott macfarlane reports, that has some asking if there's a better way. >> on any given night in the nation's capital, thousands of homeless people are staying in shelters. for the close to 600 others, they close their eyes at the end of the day sleeping in the streets. >>e all sleep together and everybody help each other. >> people like thomas we found on a park bench. he's been homeless for aine years says he feels safer here than in a shelter, though he sleeps on his shoes just in case. >> some people take it, then you got to start all over again. >> while d.c. says the homeless population is down 17%, they're also seeing this help row ss

they have a 2-0 series lead heading back to raleigh. >>> a d.c. united visiting minnesota united. 1st minute, rooney sends it in. donovan pines heading it in. the former terp with his first career goal bute this on went to review. frederick interfering with the minnesota keeper. so reviewed, no goal. scoreless. 82nd minute still scoraess. minnesot with the send in. rodriguez with the redirect. minnesotaakes the lead and that's all they needed winning it 1-nil. their first win at their new stadium. >>> the redskins ac2019 draft when it came to ten picks over the weekend.t we have to w month before we see them in action. this marks a strong start to the new season. their first pick dwayne haskinsm returning he to the dmv. >> excited to w be backre it andstarted with recruitment in high school. i went to the camp over at redskins camp. i mean, god is great and it's surreal. >> more from haskins coming up. dave johnson going one-on-one with them. he had got to dot at the jefferson memorial. be sure to stay up for this tonight. >> thank youor joining u

crazy video of a d.c.being ransacked by renters who stole thousands of dollars worth of stuff. reporter: i'm molette green at the ice plex. we're hours away from the puck dropping for the first game of the playoffs. what you need to know ahead of tonight's mission to defend the cup. >>> first this morning, attorney general william barr drops a bombshell during a senate committee hearing. >> h says federal investigators spied on president trump's presidential campaign. >> you're not suggesting, though, that spying occurred? >> well -- i think there's a spyi did occur, s, i think spying did occur. >> reporter: when pressed, barr did not elaborate on why he thought spyg happened. this happened during an open senate hearing. >>> per alexander joins us with more from the white house. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of buzz about this still this morning. the attorney general, william barr, under queioning specified why he thought the early day investigation into the trp campaign was handled properly. of counter

some other news in d.c. sports, the wizards firing ernie grunfeld, the director of operations sense 2003. they never advanced pst the second round this season. 32-46 so far. h ead coach said he was sad to see theuy who hired him gf itely a tough day. we've both been in this league long enough. tough days happen. he's aod man and he gave me a great opportunity. we didn't meet some of our goals. and that happens. things like this happen. >> the president for the wizards, michael jordan, yeah,' ertainly been a while. so with xfinity mobile i can customize each line for each family member? yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a year. are you pullin' my leg? nope. you sure you're not pullin' my leg? i think it's your dog. oh it's him. good call. customize each line and choose to pay by the gig or getunlimited. do you guys sell other dogs? now that's simple, easy, awesome. and since xfinity mobile comes with xfinity internet, you can save hundre

the d.c.rea. back to you. >> reporting from d.c. policte headqu. thank you. >>> there are new calls for reform following aic local p investigation into a deadly officer-invoreed shooting aled the officer was was lawful and justified in hisse of deadly force. community members held pictures of robert white during a rally over the weekend. white was killed by a montgomery county police ficer last summer in silver spring p. police say white attacked the officer, but some say white was victim of racial profiling. white did not pull a weapon on the officer. ndpolice say they f a folding knife in his pocket before the findings of the investigation were released. the officer had been cleared of wrongdoing by the state's attorney's office in neighborino howardty. >>> a possible outbreak of the norovirus has some hospital ncerned. the sce center alerted health offials that three patient tested positive for the virus this week. the d.c. department of health says it' o running their lab reports to confir

d.c. right on southward, down towards parts of prince william county. these are the strongest storms right now. nothing too strong. no severe thunderstorm warnings. of the milln thunderstorm warnings. that's really all you're going to see in the way of breezy conditions. around the woodbridge area, heads up for this comin on through. this one we'll have a little bit of wind coming in with it. more down toward the south around fredericksburg. just south of edericksburg, there is a severe thunderstorm watch which later may include rts of the northern neck. we'll continue to track that for you, but again, the strong to severes should stay just to our south. we're monitoring this entire situation tonibet. going to a little bit of a wet one near the next couple of hours. >> thank you, doug. >>> now to that terror plot foiled in maryland. a man who told the feds he wanted to pullff an isis-style attack. >> this evening we are learning the disturbing details about his efforts and his arrest. all

live here in northwest d.c. shomari stone, news 4. >>> a manhunt for the suspected arsonist who set fire outside an american landmark. >> the story in the nbc washington app. scott macfarlane broke the new about the outside the national archives billing in washington. >> scott joins us from the live desk withe latest on this investigation. scott. watch your screen closely. you're about to see a person dresd in black wearing a hood or hat walking away from the outside of the archives. shortly after you'll see a glow of flames coming from the right side. a police report says the person ignited the gas c to cause the fire. security at the archivedn coul stop the flames, so they called d.c. t firefighter do so. a wider image fromnc surveile video shows the person making an escape, running across the busy road. the archives holds america treasures and it hosts tens of thousands of visitors. the billing's public museum had closed just two hours before this inciden somebody could have really gotten hurt. the billing co

d.c. fire department sent tru to arlington just in case. on the scene today assistant chief joe knerr. how dangerous was this situation? >> significant to those without protection. >> reporter: dominion electric says it could be a couple days before they can get things back to normal. pat, back to. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. >>> now to an arrest that is straising qns and creating a stir on social media. d.c. policeg tak a boy into custody using handcuffs. scott macfarne is in our newsroom with the video. scott. >> d.c. police sayrr theyted the boy for armed robbery. he was one of five suspects accused in the theft near union station. you're about to see video of police arresting the boy near 5th and 8th streets in northeast saturday. we have not been able to confirm the boy's age at this point. police say he and four other accomplices attacked a victim on massachusettsvee. investigators say one suspect placed the victim in a headlock whileheoy allegedly slashed a bb gun and demanded the

d.c. police say they this boy for armed robbery. he was one of five suspects a accused of theft near union station. this is the scenerehere police ed this boy on saturday. we have not been able to confirm the boy's age at this point, but police say that he and four other accomplices attacked a victimma oachusetts avenue. investigators say one suspect placed the victim in a headlock while the boy here allegedly slashed a bb gun and demanded the victim's cell phone. the group was caught nearby and police say this boy was one of the primary aggressors i the incident. the video was first posted on social media over the weekend and raised questions about why police were taking this young boy into custody in handcuffs. we got our answer from police this afternoo we'll have it for you soon. back to you. >>> a scary experienceor a young girl in district heights. a 10-year-old says two men attempted toer kidnap h last friday after school. she says the men asked her to get into an suv while she was walking home from the bus stop. here's what

d.c. so once hdper sigith philly, everyone anticipated his first game in d.c. it also happens to come in the first week of the baseball season. bryce making it clear he loved his seven yrs in the district. buthiladelphia is his new home. of course, when he takes the field as a philly for park toni will be a little weird. >> it's definitely going to be different. steppingn the batter's box in fats park walking up from the other side of the dugout, definitely going to be different. like i said, i'm excited for this new. chapter i'm excited for this next chapter and i look forward to what it's going to be like tonight. >> we've seen so much of him on tv and spring training and the first f games of the season, i think for a lot of us in here, we've turned the page. we're focused on a the season stuff like that. i think we've kind of come to grips with it. >> this is the first match-up for bryce against his former team, but harper signing 1 year deal with philadelphia means there will be many m

d.c. circulator has see ridership boom because it costs nothing to use. now lawmakers are split on how to move forward with that service. >>> plus, changin climate. a look at how extreme weath is affecting the chaes peek bay and your dinner plate. >>> welcome to news4 this week. >> hello everyone. we're going to begin with the tragic easter terrorist bombings in sri lanka. the life of one victim is touching lives in our area. the 11-year-old from d.c. who died dreamed of curing alzheimer's disease. aimee cho reports from the embassy of sri lanka. >> reporter: this is the bright smile of a boy who had big plans for the future. he dreamed of being a neurosurgeon and czhing mer's. he was a fifth grader alt sidwell friends in d.c. this year he was studying abroad in sri lan. >> he would inspire everyone around him to be their best. le >> reporter: ander aero is his father. in an interview he said he called his son on easter morning. >> he texted, can't talk now, dad, because he was, it turns o

d.c. to philadelphia. we're toldo one onhe train was hurt, but the accident caused delays for those travelers. ce say the person was trespassing on the tracks. officers have not released the person's name. >>> and you may remember last mond a different amtrak train hit two people in buoy died.-- n bowie died. two people were trespassing. >>> this issf a trm fire at a fairfax county higher tmevation apt. it forced hundreds out of their apartments. it's hard to imagine the amount of frustration of those residents must be feeling this morning. >> news4's justin finch is live outside of the skyline towers ir bailey's sroads with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. frustration, indeedrogress being made here. dominion crews have big trucks in place behinds here preparing to do that very important work, replacing that burned out transformers as residents wake up for the f st morning of perhaps many in a new bed. that cell phone video does show the whole story here. that transformer cat