-- his son, dahlgren. the battle of gettysburg, and after that, the union army is chasing robert e. lee back south. skirmishes outside the town of hagerstown, maryland. it is there that rick dahlgren loses his leg. he gets shot in the lake, and due to the severity of the injury, they have to amputated. is some reason, the leg brought to the navy yard, is encased in a lead case, and is placed in the wall of the foundry with a plaque over it this walls, "within ren,he leg of colonel dahlg wounded july 6, 1860 three, while skirmishing in the streets of hagerstown with the rebels after the battle of gettysburg." it is in the wall. ulrich dahlgren is killed later in the civil war. he receives a prosthetic leg, joins the cavalry, because he can't be marching anymore, so he , and takesback part in a raid on richmond in 1864. he was killed in the raid outside richmond near the county 2, 1864se on march during a raid to try and free union soldiers. there is a scandal that comes out because on his body, papers are f

that opens up the position here for the commandant of the yard, for dahlgren, john dahlgren. is what we call the godfather of naval ordinance. you make some of the best cannons in the navy at that time , and does a lot of experiments we will talk about in a few minutes. but he can go south. it's when he's in the south, he's down the norfolk and finds there is this new ship being built. the virginia is what we call one of the first ironclads. it was originally designed to ram other ships to sink them. it was a very armored ship. it was made from the wreckage of the uss merrimack, which was in norfolk to get our engine repaired. the yard workers torched her. the confederates raised her up with their engine. what they didn't realize is the engine needed to be repaired. she can only do 2 or 3 knots. she was a very slow and lumbering ship. five for the union here that this ship is being built. the realize they need an armored ship, and they need someone to design its, and they hear this eccentric guy in new york city is designing this ship called the monitor, in his name, the desi

it's one of several facilities maintained at dahlgren.he unit's cable of said jesting to altitudes of 50,000 feet and temperatures between 70 degrees below and 125 above zero. is value of such research understandable in light of our military commitments. these as well as many other activities are indicative of the contributions dahlgren is making to science. the factories located in indian acremaryland the 3000 installation is one of the principal centers for developing and testing propellers. these highly trained scientist working in modern laboratories are constantly improving present propellants and are conducting basic research for the future. before they're finally put into mass production. all propellants are thoroughly tested before being issued to the fleet. they extend from the manufacturer of traditional gunpowder to control boosters for the navy's latest guided missiles. the naval ordnance laboratory is located in silver spring, maryland. it covers an area just under 900 acres and includes many facilities for research and seism

kristen dahlgren reports from the scene. >> the thick black smoke could be seen for miles. >> airport's closed pp. >> pieces of the learjet in flames, scattered through the streets. >> surrounding towns responding. let me know what additional you'll need. >> the plane appeared to miss its landing. crashing into at least two buildings, including the department of public works. >> everything back there is just a disaster, there's like a dozen cars that are just -- got into fire, the building got into fire, and it's just shocking. it's really shocking. >> two crew members were killed. there were no passengers on board, and they don't believe anyone on the ground was injured. >> usually all this right here is all industry, factories and stuff like that. it's just really shocking, once i heard the big boom, i didn't know what was going on. >> the plane was registered to a montana aviation company. there were strong winds in the area as it made its way from philadelphia to tig teterboro. just hours after performing on the "today" show, new kids on the block, jonathan knight wrote, our plane i

kristen dahlgren explains how to protect yourself. >> reporter: in the woods north of new york city, researchers are on the hunt for ticks. tons of them. in what's predicted to be one of the most prolific years on record. they know because of these guys. >> we saw an absolute plague of white-footed mice last summer. >> reporter: like deer, mice spread ticks. >> the year after a big mouse boom is a large population of infected ticks. >> reporter: lyme disease is on the rise nationwide. this is where the disease was diagnosed in 2001. this was 2015. had you ever thought about ticks before here? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: 19-year-old brianna lives in michigan where lyme cases are up 500%. for the competitive figure skater and college student, the muscle aches, fatigue and memory loss are devastating. >> i graduated in like the top 35 of my class and now i'm almost like about to lose my scholarship in college because of it. >> reporter: a few months ago, she found a tick but her doctor scoffed at the idea of lyme here. telling brianna's mom >> she has a better chance of having the s

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, connecticut. >>> we're back in a moment with a major leaguer and hometownero going to bat for kids in his community and inspiring america. >>> it may be america's favorite pastime for but for some kids baseball is only something they can watch from the sidelines. but what are called miracle league ball fields are changing that. baseball diamonds designed for kids with disabilities. the newest comes thanks to a major league star who stepped up to the plate and is inspiring america. baseball -- a rite of passage for kids across america. >> yeah! >> but here the score doesn't matter and everybody can play ball including kids like carly beam because here they have truly leveled the playing field. >> some people can't play baseball like me because i can't play baseball like my brother does. >> but on this field, she can. thanks in part to some major league generosity. >> the field is wheelchair accessible. it's all rubberized turf so everybody can go out there. >> i scored a home run. >> boston red sox pitcher david price had once volunteered at a miracle league

we get late details from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: lunchtime horror. >> we have a car running people over. >> reporter: in one of the world's most famous tourist spots. >> we have multiple people injured. >> reporter: the car jumping the curb, hurtling down the sidewalk for 3 1/2 blocks. mowing down pedestrians and leaving carnage in his wake. an 18-year-old girl is killed her 13-year-old sister wounded and almost 2 dozen injured by the time the maroon honda finally hits a metal pole in times square. >> everyone was grabbing us and telling us to come -- pull back and evacua evacuate. >> reporter: the driver fleeing into a panicked crowd is quickly captured. >> the first feeling was that it might be something like an attack. when a car plows into a pedestrians area. >> reporter: there's no link to international terrorism in this case. but are looking into whether it was deliberate. >> they took no chances, even though they had this guy, they had him locked up, they had to assume there could have been a complete alternative motive behind it. >> reporter: the driver is identified

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >>> tonight a heads up for parents, the trump administration is rolling back another obama administration rule, one that was designed to make school lunches healthier. it was a programmed championed by former first lady michelle obama. and while it required more fruits, veggies and whole grains, many schools complained the healthy foods were ending up in the trash. here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: today's announcement takes aim at one of michelle obama's signature efforts to fight obesity. >> this healthy eating stuff, it's here to stay. >> reporter: in 2012 the government required healthy changes to school meals, more fruits and vegetables slowly phasing in lower sodium levels and requiring half of all breads and pasta to be whole grain, eventually all would be whole grain, but many school districts reported healthy foods cost more, and kids often threw it all away. today at a school in virginia, president trump's new agriculture secretary announced he's loosening the rules. >> meals can't be nutritious if they're not consumed, if they're put in the t

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> millions are under a severe weather threat from texas to ohio. in northern tennessee wide-spread flooding trapped three school buses and 17 students had to be rescued. a different extreme in the rockies where spring snowstorms have brought up to 42 inches to some areas. but in the northeast, the opposite, scorching temperatures in new york and boston where they are experiencing some of the earliest heat waves on record. >>> we're following some breaking news right now, let's get the latest details from nbc's gadi schwartz. >> a midair takedown on a flight to hawaii. causing a scare. passengers on board american airlines flight 31 from lax to hawaii, seeing a suspicious man walking the aisle on board the plane, with something covering his head. >> i get up, hear a noise, everyone's freaking out. i look up, and my man has a blanket over his head. and they're like, somebody please help. >> reporter: when the man tried to make it into first class, flight attendants blocked him, and so did lee. >> i saw a panicked look on the flight attendant's face,

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, minneapolis. >> we are back in a moment with a scam you need to watch out for, just in time for mother's day. >>> with mother's day approaching this weekend, retailers are warning consumers of a scam quickly spreading through social media, coupons offering big savings like $50 or 50% off are part of a fishing scam to swipe private information. the digital coupons look so real many are falling victim. nbc news national contemporary core respondent miguel almaguer has our report. >> reporter: tonight, some of the nation's biggest retailers, chains like target, best buy and walmart warn consumers searching for a deal thieves are looking to steal their private information. this so-called mother of all scams spreading across the web just before mother's day. $70 off at kohl's, $75 at bed, bath and beyond, a $50 savings at lowe's. sign up for these coupons and you could lose more than you bargained for. >> these coupons are very authentic looking. >> reporter: coupon clipper, stephanie nelson warns, click the links and you'll be asked for a name, credit card and

nbc's kristen dahlgren on how he's inspiring america. >> reporter: if you're a kid in new england, you play hockey. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: 9-year-old patrick sweeney is no different. that makes this one of the few places that's the case. >> there was a point where we didn't think skating would be possible. >> that a boy. >> reporter: patrick has autism, but thanks to a new system developed by coach joe delano, patrick is engaged. >> all i have done is found a way to communicate and connect with him. >> reporter: his system is called smart light sports. images projected on the playing surface to lead kids through different drills. >> let's hit a puck into the net by having the light on the floor allows them to be in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: liam o'brien is dyslexic and has adhd. for him, staying focused on his youth hockey team can be tough. but he likes doing the work. >> without the lights it's really kind of harder. but with the lights it's a lot easier. >> reporter: joe didn't design it just for special needs kids. his system can help anyone, especially t

kristen dahlgren reports from the scene. >> reporter: the thick black smoke could be scene for miles. >> jet crashed. >> airport is closed. >> reporter: pieces of the jet in flames. scattered through the streets. witnesses say the plane appeared to miss it's landing. the department of crashing into buildings including the department of public works. >> everything back there is just like a disaster. there is like a dozen cars that are going into fire and the building going into fire and it's just shocking. it's really shocking. >> reporter: authorities say two crew members were killed. there were no passengers on board and they don't believe anyone on the ground was injured. >> usually, all this right here is all industry, factories and stuff like that. it's just really a shocking. once i heard the big boom, i didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: the plane was registered to a montana aviation company. there were strong winds as it made it's way from philadelphia. out of the new york area. aol founder steve case posted this picture and hours after performing on "the today show" n

we get late details from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: lunchtime horror. in one of the world's most famous tourist spots. >> we have multiple people injured. >> reporter: the car jumping the curb and hurdling down for three and a half blocks leaving carnage in the wake. >> people are screaming and running to the people injured. >> reporter: an 18-year-old girl is killed, her 13-year-old sister wounded and almost two dozen injured by the time the maroon honda finally hits a metal pole in times square. >> flames were coming so people were grabbing us telling us to pull back and evacuate. >> reporter: the driver fleeing into a panicked crowd is quickly captured. >> the first feeling was it might be something like an attack. when a car plows into a pedean vehicles in berlin, nice and london, police very quickly say there is no link to international terrorism in this case, but are looking into whether it was deliberate. >> as you saw today, they took no chances. they had this guy locked up, they had to assume that there could have been a complete alternative mo

here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: liam phillips was 5 months old when his mom knew something wasn't right. >> we were afraid we'd lose him because nobody knew what was going on. >> reporter: he was having seizures and could and keep anything down. doctors brushed off the parent's concerns about a tick they found attached to the infant for less than three hours. >> they said it wasn't lyme. >> reporter: finally dr. nicholas bennett had an idea -- powassan a rare and deadly tick borne researchers warn may be on the rise during a particularly severe tick season this year. >> i wouldn't be surprised if there had been other cases in the past that hadn't been diagnosed. >> reporter: powassan can cause dangerous inflammation to the brain. since 2006, at least eight people have died. the virus is now confirmed in ten states from minnesota to maine. there is no cure. doctors can only treat symptoms which include fever, headache, nausea and weakness. half of the patients have lasting neurological impairment. it's spread by the same ticks that carry lyme disease, but where lyme can be t

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joining me now is kristin dahlgren that this is accidental, not a deliberate act. >> i did not confirmaid they were not willing to immediately go there yet. we know know that 13 people were injured in this. and one killed someone in the busiest intersection at new york here. you have all of your bystanders taking pictures. on the scene as well, it is a car and suv type looking up on filed through the intersection here at 45th and broad way. its has two wheels off of the ground. the hood is back, two doors open as well, and at this point police say they are still trying to figure out exactly what ppened. they said it has been chaos here since it happened. they saw the ambulances come in, at least one person carried away by ambulance. so we will continue to stay down there and try to get more information as soon as possible. >> thank you, kristin dahlgren at the scene. there is certainly no weather implication by the looks of it. a sunny day and one of the busiest intersections in the world. you're only about five blocks from 30 rock. we see patients being wheeled off on stretchers. at l

kristen dahlgren explains. >> reporter: not long ago this would have been impossible for 13-year-oldk. >> he was having seizure after seizure. >> reporter: up to 20 seizures a month. >> you just see the light in his eyes just, just vanishes. >> reporter: until a first of its kind study of the marijuana cannabidol or cbd given in an oil. it doesn't contain thc, the psychodelic ingredient in marijuana. for jack, the results were remarkable. >> when we started the cbd, we went six months seizure free. >> reporter: the first large scale trial of medical marijuana for epilepsy. participants taking the cbd saw a 40% drop in seizure frequency. three patients stopped seizures completely. >> some of the children i cared for were in wheelchairs barely able to open eyes and now walking and smiling. >> reporter: doctors call it ground breaking for the potential of dozens of other applications, they say it is still hard to research because marijuana in any form is considered a schedule one drug by the dea. that means more restrictions and controls. >> it's just not right that so many people don't

nbc's kristen dahlgren has our report. >> reporter: in a minnesota hospital room the consequence of notting a measles vaccine. 2-year-old and 3-year-old siblings suffering from the virus. how bad does a kid with measles feel? >> they're just miserable. >> reporter: their mother didn't want to show her face on camera but tells us she regrets her decision not to vaccinate. >> very important to get the shots for children. >> reporter: very important to get the shot? >> yes. very important. >> reporter: measles once eradicated in the u.s., now exploding in the somalian community. cone >> reporter: we spoke so so many people who thought that was greater fear. >> reporter: the nurse fears the outbreak is spreading. fears tk >> the virus is unbelievably contagious. >> reporter: children's minnesota hospital is on high alert. >> protect the kids. >> reporter: visitors required to wear masks and in overdrive. measles can be deadly, brain damage, permanent hearing loss and pneumonia. doctors recommend children get two doses of measles mumps and rubella vaccine. at 12-15 months and then again betw

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, chicago. >>> all right. so let's turn to lauren ricketts now with a look at this forecast. we were hoping for a warmer day and a little sun. are you laughing at me? >> i'm laughing at you because we've been spotting the clouds for so long. oh, man, welcome to tuesday. unfortunately, we couldn't get after the holidays. we've got passing showers out there, we've got the clouds and we have thunderstorms later on this afternoon. just not the best of days. tonight we'll have storms likely and then as we get into wednesday, we down the percentage to about a 30% chance. we go with a 50% chance today and 30% chance tomorrow. just know, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. by the time we get to thursday, we look at sunshine. we won't be looking at clouds like today. 56 and cloudy. temperatures go into the mid-70s for daytime highs today. here's the cloud cover right here. it's clearing out. a few showers east of i-95 through baltimore and anne arundel county and through southern maryland. spotty showers continu

nbc's kristen dahlgren has the story. >> reporter: by all accounts, maddie is a good student. she got into college. has a 4.0 average, and a growing baby bump. >> how far along are you? >> 25 weeks this week. >> reporter: because of that, heritage academy, a private christian school in hagerstown, maryland, says she won't be joining her 14 classmates when they get their diplomas next week. >> that is everything i worked so hard for, and that's a night to acknowledge it. graduation is a very big deal, and i will be the only one not there to celebrate it with my friends. >> reporter: maddie says it was a difficult decision to keep the baby, and tell the school she was pregnant. >> my principal told me he wanted to hold an assembly, tell people what happened. speak to them and havehim. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, principal david hubb said the school is now being bullied. "please tell america that we are not disciplining maddie because she chose to keep her baby boy. for that we commend her." >> the issue is a standard of abstinence. >> reporter: students and their pa

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, fo >> wow. that's amazing. >> uh-huh. >> very interesting. >>> they're best friends and they have a new keepsake as they graduate from high school. >> students at stafford high school were pleasantly surprised to see a classmate's service dog in their yearbook. this is andrew shock on the right. he has type 1 diabetes and his dog named alpha was just there on the left-hand side. he helps monitor his blood sugar. the school agreed to give him a student i.d. and have a picture and a spot next to andrew in the yearbook. alpha is one of the most popular students in school. >> nice picture. >> yes, it is. >> all right. we have a new warning about bears in our area. plus, where residents are snapping pictures of the wild animals. >>> our countdown to summer continues. today we're going tohow you s some have it, some don't. when the odds are stacked against you, you either hide or stand up. at strayer university we've seen it in our students for 125 years. and if you ever think of quitting, our success

four cars at dahlgren, the navy station, were flipped over because of the high wind. a difficult situation. one inch to two inches of precipitation. we will keep our fingers crossed for a break this afternoon, the weekend and ten-day forecast coming up and a bit. q mccray is an storm trak 7. , very sensitive to heavy rain as you are finding out firsthand. q: that i am. you have talked about precipitation, a lot of it here. this is from runoff. it looked worse two hours ago when there was a car in the runoff. we had video to prove it. the driver of a white kia try to make their way through this water. the car the driver had to be rescued. we have been busy. we were in northwest workers say there was a different type of storm damage. tree removal crews have their hands full, first in the 1800 block of randolph street northwest, a tree came down and took power lines with it. had it fallen in the opposite direction, it would've hit a house with the family asleep inside. back up the power before sunrise but had to replace a transformer. seven minutes away, a tree crashed o

kristen dahlgren is live in times square. what is the latest down there?reporter: they still have the streets here blocked off about a two block radius around where the accident happened. let me set the scene for you. 26-year-old richard rojas driving down 7th avenue. he came to 42nd street and did a quick u-turn on to the sidewalk. and for 3 1/2 blocks drove down the sidewalk at a high rate of speed, one of the busiest areas in the world striking pedestrians as he went along. he struck an 18-year-old are girl, she was killed. he also hit her 13-yeaold sister, she survived. but is now being treated at the hospital. i can't imagine what that family is going through tonight pep then went on 23 people in all were struck, four rekaimain in critical condition. they are expected to survive. so a horrific scene here during the lunchtime hour. we heard from cory johnson, here's what he had to say, new york city councilman. >> are this is a horrible incident. in may be the most densely populated area. not just in the city of new york, but everywhere in the united s

the national weather service confirms it was an in tall grin with 95 -- in dahlgren. jonathan: the chief usher at the white house has been fired. angela reed was responsible for overseeing the house and staff and special events. also at the neck, president trump's pick for the army secretary. the former flight surgeon ruth drew his name from consideration, this after his comments about lgbt issues came to light. he was cap last month. -- he was tapped last month. alison: a massive payout in a lawsuit claiming johnson & johnson baby powder caused cancer. a jury awarded a virginia woman $110 million this week. she said using talcum powder caused ovarian cancer. there are lawsuits about the same issue. jonathan: have you seen this? they are not going over well in the classroom. some area schools have started banning these fidget spinners. helpstarted as tools to students with attention deficit disorders, but teachers say it is a distraction in the classroom. alexandria and stafford county are banning the spinners in the classroom. alison: d.c. is home to one of the best

kristen dahlgren remains on duty for us there in times square. and kristen, you were just talking to on an eyewitness there. we caught the back end of that conversation. are we do understand that the driver of that car hit people and then carried a number of them for several blocks? >> reporter: yeah,t's just a chilling scene she described. shs a researcher for a japanese television station. happened to be in the area. she was about three blocks south of here on 7th avenue and she saw the car coming through wondering why wasn't it slowing down. it had hit people. she said she saw five or six people on the hood of that car and then as it progressed and didn't slow down and kept going through these busy streets, she said people were falling off the hood of the car. she saw people with cuts, people with neck injuries, she didn't see the car finally come to rest here at 45th and broadway in times square, but she said she was shocked it was the worst thing she had ever witnessed just seeing this car barreling through pedestrians. she said it was going

we will zoom in down toward dahlgren. when gusts of 51 miles per hour. good enough for damage there and reports of hail just to the west. great pictures coming in. this is from southern maryland. this is that down burst at 51 mile-per-hour winds. probably generated by that very cloud. this is in clarksburg. looking a little scary. this is some hail in rockville. just under the criterion for severe weather. some hail in brooms island, great, great pictures. just keep them coming. headlines go like this. some heavy, some severe. shutting off at 8:00 or 9:00. weekend warm with some storms, but you'll be able to do some stuff. it now appears the wettest day will be saturday. temps in the 60s to start tomorrow but 71 by 11:00 and 73 by 1:00 p.m. saturday showers and storms on off all day. some storms on sunday, 85. the next seven days. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do a

watch out down there and quantico south, now east to stafford and fredericksburg back toward dahlgrenl beach, southern charles county. to the west a couple showers near front royal west and south for the most part. this is moving southeast at about 30. it looks like crest hill at 7:02 and warrenton at 7:27 with those showers. we got to get rid of the showers because it's a pretty cool sight in the sky tonight. southeast sky around 8:30 and 9:00, 10:00 as well, but the moon and jupiter are very close together. i think that's a, the star down -- that's spika, the star down under the moon. it's barely 60 here in town and our weather headlines are talking about a cool night, 30s and 40s and monday night. tomorrow night winds are lighter, could have frost in some of our northwest suburbs, a cool dry start to the week, pr shouldn't have too many except the chill the next few days. it will moderate some, even over 70 wednesday. showers return thursday, back in the 60s and unsettled into the weekend. computer models now are battling a little bit. one of them has us quite wet. another one keep

kristin -- kristen dahlgren is here. what happens now?he was actually breaking down in tears, apologizing to his victim, apologize to go all those he hurt and he admitted he has a problem. he is now in some type of extended care for this problem and he talked about how it's just devastated his life, his political aspirations. he always wanted to serve. and obviously, he just can't get away from scandal. then as you said, his bad day got even worse. his estranged wife filing for divorce today. as part of that agreement, he is now a registered sex offender and he had to give up his iphone as part of that agreement. he is waiting for sentencing september 8th. it will be up to a judge. it could be up to 27 months. the charge actually carries between zero and 10 years. the judge will decide. prosecutors are asking for between 21 and 27 months. >> any family members in that courtroom? >> we believe his brother and father were there with him. huma abedin not with him there today. >> they have a son. any word on what happens to the son if he is f

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, stanford, connecticut. >>> we're back in a moment with the year book photo that's catching a lot of attention and the touching story how it ended up there. >>> tonight a massive landslide in california is cutting off access to the gorgeous big sur coastline, burying highway 1 under a pile of rock and dirt. it's just the latest in a series of weather-related issues now costing the state well over $1 billion and counting. the cleanup could take a year, but the impact to local communities will last even longer. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: tonight, the view of big sur is breathtaking for all the wrong reasons. california's highway 1 buried under a mountain of rock and dirt pouring from the hills into the ocean. the debris field stretches a quarter mile wide and four stories high. the state's most popular and stunning coastline could be cut off for a year. some now drive three hours for milk and groceries. >> now they have to go all the way up other roads to get up here. >> reporter: the local economy is dependent on tou

kristen dahlgren tells us how much time he could face behind bars. >> reporter: one-time congressman anthony weiner will soon have a new title, registered sex offender. the disgraced politician pleading guilty in federal court to transmitting obscene material to a minor admitting to sending racy test to a 15-year-old last year, including one photo with his own child next to him. breaking down as he read a statement saying i have a sickness but i do not have an excuse. weiner is married to huma abedin. it was the investigation into weiner that threw the presidential campaign into turmoil when james comey revealed clinton e-mails discovered on weiner's lapt laptop. in 2011, weiner dere si -- resigned from congress. >> today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. this is why i'm in the race. >> reporter: in 2013 he ran for mayor of new york until he was caught sexting again. their drama captured in a documentary. today abedin officially filed for divorce seeking full custody of their 5-year-old son. it's still unclear how weiner's status as a sex offender could affect a custody ba

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here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: one-time congressman anthony weiner walking out of a manhattan courthouse an admitted sex offender. the serial sexter pictures to a 15-year-old. this plea comes as part of a deal with federal prosecutors who said a sentence in the range of 21 to 27 months would be fair and appropriate. the judge telling wiener he has top register as a sex offender and turn over his smartphone. and on the day he admitted criminal guilt, weiner's wife filed for divorce. he was married to huma abedin. federal investigators finding clinton e-mails on his seized laptop. leaving fbi director james comey to reopen an investigation. >> this is bigger than water gate. >> reporter: for the past six years, wiener has been tabloid fodder. >> today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> i made some big mistakes. >> reporter: run for mayor allowing the film crew look into his life as another sex scandal explodes. then lewd pictures to a minor making headlines and leading to federal charges. >> a trial like this would have obviously been a big media event, potentially

this morning, around dahlgren, a confirmed ef-1 tornado there, 90-mile-an-hour winds early this morningfour different cars in a parking lot there. so, yeah, they already saw big time storms this morning. heads up there. 95, kind of a mess around fredericksburg. but 95 around fredericksburg, always a mess. around the rest of the region, this is what we're dealing with tomorrow. anytime you see a spine li likes in the atmosphere, cold air with it, that moves over top of us, allowi allowing for more shower activity. tomorrow afternoon, 60 degrees at noon with showers ending. scattered showers at 7:00. i think we'll see showers through the morning, maybe even so showers ending in some areas, but still going on. lot of games canceled already. high is 10 to 15 degrees below average. gold cup, apple blossom festival, all going to be water logged as far as the ground is concerned. 62 on sunday, 60 on monday, 63 on tuesday. look at all that rain for mother's day. mother's day could be another wash-out. highs only in the 50s, guys. that's something to watch. >> stay inside and cook her the best m

it's expected to be severe for tick-born l kristen dahlgren went into the woods with scientists who have been studying this for decades. >> we saw an absolute plague of white-footed mice last summer. what you see after that, is a very large population of infect infected ticks that are capable of making us sick. >> i always associate deer with lyme disease. why is white-footed mouse now the major culprit? >> a lot of people call it the deer stitick, so you think of d spreading it. and in many cases it's this white-footed mouse. they're little bit more prolific, they live in our homes, and wood piles and leaf piles. so it's predominantly this white-footed house that the ticks jump onto, get infected if off, wait on a piece of leaf or something for a human to walk by, and that's when they bite a human and can spread lyme disease. so they look at the white-footed mouse population to see when there's going to be a boom in ticks. unfortunately, that researcher that's been doing it for 25 years, says last year was the worst year that he has ever seen. he said, there were hundreds upon hundreds

kristen dahlgren is outside the courthouse. what can you tell us?l lchris, we saw anthony wein come out a few minutes ago. he ignored shouted questions. got into a black suv and drove away. i was inside the court earlier, and he pled guilty to a charge of transmitting obscene material to a minor. he later then stood up in court and read a prepared statement. he actually wept as he apologized to that teenage girl. he said, i have a sickness, but i don't have an excuse. emotional moment for anthony wiener there. as far as how much time he could potentially serve, that charge could potentially get him between zero and ten years in prison. the prosecutors in the case asked for between 21 and 27 months as part of this agreement. ultimately, it'll be up to the judge. she is waiting for pre-sentencing reports from from anthony weiner's attorney as well as prosecutors, and then down the line. she'll make a decision how much time he could certain, if any at all. >> whatever the time serve, he'll have to register as a sex offender? >> yeah. he will have to re

he actually comes to the navy yard and visits dahlgren here in the offices but he also visits a ship that's actually at our next stop that we'll talk about. >> sir. >> yes. >> when was the first design that would penetrate an ironclad hull? >> during the civil war. >>> next on american history tv, a panel of historians discusses president woodrow wilson's controversial legacy, his diplomatic skills, views on imperialism, and the tension between wilson's progressive ideas and his opposition to civil rights. the organization of american historians hosted this event at their annual meeting in new orleans. it is an hour and a half. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm going to go ahead and get started because we're at 9:00. but i'm going to do this. i'm going to read you a paragraph, just in case any of you wandered in without actually checking your program or the door, and you can guess what that paragraph what this panel is about. it is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the bal

for today christy dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> in iran voters re-elected president hassan rouhani by a huge margin. it gives the iranian president a mandate to push for greater freedoms with iran and better relationships with the rest of the world. >>> now to an update with therific update in times square. we have to warn you the images are graphic. several security cameras capturing the driver richard rojas barrelling through crowds. according to prosecutors rojas told prosecutors he had smoked marijuana with pcp. he made his first court appearance on friday. he is charged with murder and held without bail. >>> a shocking close call caught on camera. a police officer was speaking with a driver at a four-way stop. as he left to get back into his car, you can see here two other cars collide in the intersection. look at that. one of those vehicles come soaring through the air, crashing in the very spot the officer stood seconds ago. >>> and the duchess kate's pippa getting married. she wowed everyone with that formfitting dress at her sister's wedding back in 2011. >> a royal weddin

for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> time now for a few more of the other top headlines this morning -- in iran voters re-elected president hassan rouhani by a huge margin. he won big over his opponenoppo giving him a mandate and better relationships with the rest of the world. >>> an update on that horrific incident in times square, a crazed driver running down tourists. this morning, newly revealed videotape. the images are graphic. captures driver richard rojas barreling through crowds in a packed tourist area. it's hard to watch. according to prosecutors, he told investigators he smoked marijuana with pcp and wanted to kill the crowds on his way and hoped to be shot to death by police. rojas made a court appearance friday charged with murder and held without bail. >>> a shocking close call caught on camera in washington. a police officer was speaking with a driver at the four-way stop. as he left to get back in his car you can see here two other cars collide in the intersection. look at that. one of those vehicles comes soaring through the air crashing into the korea

kristen dahlgren is here with that story. >> reporter: as you can imagine, maddie wrunkeles was lookingthe 18-year-old is speaking out, trying to stop what she calls unfair shaming. by all accounts, maddie runkles is a good student. she got into college, has a 4 h.0 average and a growing baby bump. and because of that, her private vision in hagerstown, maryland, says she won't be joining her 14 classmates when they get their diplomas next week. >> that's something i worked hard for. graduation is a very big deal. and i'm the only one not there to celebrate with my friends. >> reporter: maddie says it was a difficult decision to keep the baby and tell the school she was pregnant. >> my principal said he wanted to hold an assembly to tell people what happened. i said i would prefer i could speak to them and have it come from me rather than him. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc, principal david hobbs says the school is now being bullied. quote, please tell america that we are not disciplining maddie because she chose to keep her baby boy. for that, we commend her. >> the issue here is a

so dahlgren said, all right, here's how you do it. so lincoln goes up with the secretary of state, seward. they're standing by right it, they set it off and it explodes on the path. in dahlgren's own words, "i thought i killed the president because he disappeared into a cloud of smoke and fire." along with the secretary of state. a few seconds later, who should come out of the smoke, coughing and laughing? lincoln and seward. lincoln basically says something to the extent of, "i guess that didn't work. let's load up another." so again, it was something that happens right in this area here. all of this history happens here in the washington navy yard. and it is on lincoln's last day of life. he actually comes to the navy yard and visits dahlgren here in the offices but he also visits a ship that's actually at our next stop that we'll talk about. >> sir. >> yes. >> when was the first design that would penetrate an ironclad hull? >> during the civil war. >>> next on american history tv, a panel of historians discusses president woodrow w