in rockville, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> and d.c.cial ers are providing s attention to jewish and islamic institutions as well as all religious places of worship within their districts. fairfax, montgomery and loudoun counties also say they're creasing patrols and visibility around their religious institutions out of an abundance of caution. >>> a tragedy unfolding out on the west coast eahere. at lst four people are dead after a construction crane came crashingown in s ttle yesterday afternoon. take a look here. witnesses described hearing a large boom before the cars were crushed. two crane operangrs are amo the dead, the others were in the cars. they died by the time the firefighters got to the scene. firefighters say multiple people were also injured including ath moer and baby girl. they are expected to be okay. goodness. >>> we're following breaking news from overnight. a mananted in connection to five deathsne in tenee is now in custody. 25-year-old michael cummins was arrested last night northeast of nashville.at investigs we

in frederick county, maryland, darcy spencer, news4. >>> under way in fairfax county, an itef-0 h last. the tornado's peak winds for 70 miles per hour. 4 miles and the max width was 100 yarde there ar no reported injuries or deaths but there were some ose calls and down trees, damaging cars andme ho and i'm sure people right now are seeing those pictures and images and hoping we're ny due for anore of that, hopefully, especially not >>tomorrow. no, none of that. it's over.ou t of the woods as far as severe weather goes, but it's just unbelievable. this is the t same systet's actually bringing us rain chances on easter. so it's really been meandering and ting time moving out of here. look at those easter day headlines. so here's a look, sunday services. we are, you know, initially, i think, yesterday thinking maybe we could see some spotty showers but actually going to be pretty dry to start off the day. brunch, clouds are building. should be right there. i it going to be chillier around brunch time than it was today and then by east dinner, i think that's when we see the spotty showers

ws 4 darcy spencer talked to folks basking in this gorgeous weather today. >> reporter: we're here at the pedalpalooza a the wharf at e southwest waterfront. you can see it is absolutely jam-packed down here with people. this is a one-day event. if you're interested in coming out and seeing it, today is the day. there's food. there's drinks. there's liveentertainment. lots of things to do for the entire family. this is also kwoensicoinpeding e block at the tidal basin and traffic is really bad trying to get to any of these events today. so you are highly enc raged to take mass transit and it's a gorgeous day. get out and enjoy it. >> weather is lovely and so far the event interesting. it just that so many other people decided to come same time as me. it's difficult getting around. >> reporter: and if all of this wasn't enough, the night ends at fireworks happening at 8:30.ho and id also mention all of this is free. in southwest, darcy spencer, news 4. >> darcy, thank you so very much. >>> as if washington needed another reason to love our caps. d.c.'s favorite hockey team held a blood

in silver springs, darcy spencer, news4. >>> this week we learned thousands more people are ridin. the d.c circulator bus now that it's free, but there has been plenty of support to expand that bus service to more neighborhoods. as mark seagraves reports, not everyone fwrees on keeping it free. >> we are on our community outing totey. >> repor christian herbert relies on the circulator to take her group around town. they are headed to the southwest wharf. >> it works for me with my job. some people don't he metrocards. it helps us out. we get on the bus for free. >> reporter: donald williamson living on a fixed income rides the circulator almost every day. >> because everyone doesn't have money to pay for transportation. certainly it's free, it helps someone save some money. >> reporter: in february, the mayor waived the $1 fee in an effort to get more people on the bus and out of their cars. since then ridership has gone the first month. free ride more than 20,000 additional rides than february of last year, and then in march nearly 80,000 additional rides over march of last year.

darcy spencer has more on the fallout. >> reporter: an arg led to a physical fight right out here onnge on i street in downtown washington. we're jt stepsway from the pherson square metro station. it happened about 3:00 this morning between wizards player robinson and philadelphia eagles player mills. both men were arrested. there are already huge career coequences for robinson, a very brief wizards statement says we're aware of the incident this morning involvingevon and are spoidisappointed in his act. we will not be offeringn him extension. no word on whether this will impact mill's reer. in downtown washington, darcy spencer, news4. >>> we go now to breaking news in the district where police are working a deadly stabbing. southern scene on avenue near wheeler road near the d.c.-maryland line. somebody stabbed a man multiple times in the abdomen. he died at the hospceal. pore still looking for the suspect. they say today's deadlytabbing rises -- raises, excuse me this year's number of hicides to 48. we're tracking more breaking news. powerful storms churning through parts of text

darcy spencer shows us how colleagues are remembering him. >> it's a terribly sad and soer day for maryland. >> congressman jamie raskin served in the maryland senate and worked with mike busch to pass marriage equality legislation and heabollish death penalty and strengthen the environmental law. >> he wasot one o those liberals in it to make a point and lose the batele. he w to win. he always figured out a way to do . >> lawmakers from montgomery and prince george's county called him a great leader whose background as a speaker and coach helped him understand what was important and to be a mentor for young people. >> the state is so muc better off because of speaker mike bush. >> he is a montgomery county counselman and former delegate. he said he would unite democrats from all over the state. >> very little in common and he would get people to feel like they were all part of the same state and it wasy rea remarkable. >> delegate michael jackson shares the prince george's county delegation. he says busch not only encouraged him to run but campaign for him. >> as a leader he would let ever

we have live team coverage including a live report from darcy spencer in reston. >> let's start things off right now. the weather center. >> it was a very active night. not one, two, three, but four tornadoes that we were going on air for.>> and we were with you on air, online, on the app. and one of those tornado warnings was in the reston area, parts of fairfax county, we were here talking about it.we aw good likelihood that there was probably a tornado. and the national weather service confirminghat there was in fact a tornado and this is where we find darcy spencer live. what are you seeing right now? >> well, we're here on center harbor road. and i can tell you, residents would not be surprised to learn that a tornado may have come ar. they described it as absolutely frightening. this is some of the damage left behind. crews got here very quickly and cut up this large tree that fell across the roadway. if you take a look up a little bit here, you can see, there is the pickup truck there that the tree fell on. you're going to hear from the owner of that pickup truck here in just a

news4's darcy spencer learned i whestigators are saying there were multipl reasons this tragedy could have been prevenr:d. >> reporfter a nearly three year investigation the ntsb has determined probable cause of a deadly national gas exosion at the flower branch apartments in silver spring. investigators determined that a mercury service regulator that's a piece of equipment that regulates gas pressure failed and that it was not connected to a vent pipe as it's supposed to be. that allowed gas to build up in the apartment building gas meter room leading to the plast that killed seven people in august of 2016. >> if the vent line was properly connected, we would not have had this explosion. >> reporter: the ntsb also concluded the blast could have potentially been prevented. there were several gas odor reports made to property management but maintenance staff didn't find any odor. montgomery county firefighters responded to a complaint weeks before ton exp they could not get into the meter room because the lock had been changed. their read edges around the door to the room didn't detec

. >> i'm darcy spencer. an undercover investigation has led to allegations of animal abuse at a fairfax pet shop. why the store now is having to close its doors. > the fda sounding the alarm abt aou >>> back up to chopper 4, over the scene of a fire in a townhome community, this is chesapeake beach, down on the water in calvert county. three firefighters were injured when one ofhese townhomes on fire partially collapsed as they were trying to put it down. at least one homeowner was unaccounted for. so shomari stone is going to be there. >>> this man accused of using a phone toor secretly r more than a dozen people at a day spa, and there were 80 victims according to police including ome underage boys, at the spa world, and there were some in different locations. >>> idformer vice prt joe biden responding to allegations of womenpro inappte touching. he said he always saw as about connecting with people and socl norms are changing and says he understands, gets it and will be more mindful of a person's personal

. >> darcy spencer thank you. >>> fairfax county police say they're increasing patrols at all synagogues and jewish centers in the county. and we have also checked in with dc police, with prince george's county police, and they say they have not yet increased patrols. >>> today's tragedy comesex tly six months after another deadly synagogue shooting, a re gunman opened t the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh in 2018. during that incident, 11 people were ki ed, several more injured. it was the deadliest attack of a jewishommunity in the united states. darcy is ge hering m information on today's shooting with an update in about 10 minutes. you can find more information on the story in our nbc washington app right now. >>> we will switch gears. in other news this evening,s hih wind likely caused a tree to fall on top of a couple's car while they were driving in arlington. they were in the parking lot of fashion center at pentagon city when the wind blew this tree, and it just came down on it. luckily, good news, nobody was hurt. and the couple tells us there was little damage done in fac

. >> i'm darcy spencer at the national harbor. a soldier has come home, and we were here for the big surprise. we're going to have the story coming up. >> and virginia basketballeans celebrat heart stopping win that sends the team to the national title game.nc >> annouer: news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >> they jump for joy after an army captain returns from iraq to surprise them at national harbor. okay. get a second, go grab the box of tissues, okay, before we get to this story let me tell you that right now. it is a reunion he and his family will not soon forget. his little boy would not stop hugging him. good evening. i'm erika gonzalez, so pleased to start this evening with this story. the soldierp grew in privilege george's county and has spent the past year in iraq. prince george's county police helping pull off tonight'sor elate surprise. news 4's darcy spencer has the heart warming reunion. >> reporter: he's been serving in iraq for a year. this soldier made it j homeust in time for his wedding anniversary and to surprise his

i'm going to miss every inch of her. >> darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you, darcy. her death comes jus as we mark international trsjepdgender dayf visibility. it celebrates transgender and non-binary people that have the courage to live their lives opening. her death is also a reminder of the frighteningli r facing the community. ashanti car mmon is the second transcender person killed this year. last year 28 wererd ed. a gorgeous weekend. a weather change. a big one is on the way. cooler air and windier conditions.eo our mlogist joins us with what to expect when you wake up monday morning. >>yeah. it's going to be a very stark wake up tomorrow morning as we are talkingemboutratures near freezing. hard to believe after we hit a high on saturday near 80egrees but take a look at the culpret. the wind along with t cold air. right now current conditions are at 40 degrees but you factor in that wind at 20 miles per hour, that's why it feels like 30 degrees. so waking up tomorrow morning, we're definitely going to see numbers in the 30s but remember it's going to be blust

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as darcy spencer explained community took on a whole new meaning aseighbors ihe to help. >> that's onef the little boys i pulled out of the car right there. >> this cell phoneid sboys. neighbors ran to help. it was the middle of the afternoon on easter sunday. people were trapped. >> i got little boys out of the car here. about 8 of usne tur the car over. >> the boys were shaken up but okay. a man and a woman in the car are also expected torecover. >> this community came together today. it came together today. >> a pedestrian who witnesses say was returning from the store was struck and critically injured on the sidewalk. the driver of the gray car also suffered crical injuries. police are investigating the cause of the crash. neighbors tell me this intersection has been a problem for a long time. they want to see changes right away. >> he heard the crash and was not surprised. other ed these photos of recent crashes that have happened at the same intersection. >> there needs to be a speed suppre suppressant here, 4-way stop, stop sign, something. >> this woman was almost hit here once

back to you. >> darcy spencer. darcy, thank you. >>> d.c. police also trying to track down people in a brazen daytime shooting. check out this surveillance video from late february. you see three people bail out of a car, all of them holding handguns and firing off shots. this goes on for about 20 seconds before they jump back in the car and drive off. this is from newcomb street in south washington, just about a block from mcolm "x" and mlk avenues. >>> smoking materia likely caused deadly fire earlier this week in calvert county. the state fire marshal's office thinks smoking materls touched off that townhouse blaze. strong wind gusts helped fuel that fire. officials plan to d tearn what is left of the building. >>> now to the latest crash that has capped off a terrible week on our roads. two people were killed in a ong way wreck here on i-295 in southeast this morning. the vehicle burst into flames near the howard road interchange he here. cory smith joins us live and what the resulting traffic tells us about the roads we use every day. c

as darcy spencer explain, he was so much more to those who knew and lovedim. darcy is live now in annapis where t services took place today. darcy. >>orter: well, that's right, pat. this truly was a celebration of the life of speaker mike busch. for they, first time toda we heard from his two daughters. they became very emotional as thke tal about their dad. speaker mike busch's wife a family are there as his flag-draped casket arrests at the st. newman's church in annapoli d inside hisghters speak about what he meant to them. >> he was my coach, my teacher, and my besti buddy. love you, dad. thank you f everything. >> i owe so much to my father. i would nerer be the pson that i am today or the person who i hope to be in the future without him pushi me and teaching me to be strong. >> governor larry hogan spoke abhet t last conversation. >> we agreed that what really mattered was our family and loved ones and the profound sense of pride that comes with serving the people of maryland. >> reporter: busch was credited with pushing through a fast jane of progressiv

news 4 darcy spencer live in silver springs. darcy. >> reporter: leon, you're rightt reside have been waiting for a very long time for answers. today they finally found out what caused this deadly blast. after a nearly three year investigation, the ntsb has determined that probable cause of a n deadlyural gas explosion at the flower branch apartments in silver spring. investigators determined that a mercury service regulator, a piece of equipment that regulates gas pressure failed and it was not connected to a vent pipe as it'supposed to be. that allowed gas to build up in the apartment billing gas meter room leading to the blast that killed sev people in august of 2016. >> if the line is proper connected, we would not have had this explosion, because the gas would have just vented to the ned to do. it is des >> the ntsb also concluded the blast could have potentially been prevented. there were several gas odor reports made to property management, but maintenance poaff didn't fine any odor. firefighters resed to a gas odor compla

. >> news 4 darcy spencer is live at police headquarters with the mesage this woman i trying to se darcy. >> reporter: wendy, that's nd ri.ght. this woman tells me that she wan at her o home gathered with family members, making funeral arrangements for her son and that's when the police showed up. she still to this day doesn't know why they were there. this video is part of a lawsuit against d.c. police and one of its officers. the aclu d.c. says in t suit the officer illegally searcd denise price's property in northeast last may. >> sir, sir, cany you leave property, please. >> reporter: you can hear price in the video asking the officer if he has a warrant to be on her property. and if he would leave. earlier price's son died in a rtt.ision with cru aicas peol on airt bike. denise price says she was making funeral plans for her son when police showed up. >> very intimidating. i was very shaken up by their actis. them being totally disrespectful, not communicating at all. >> reporter: the lawsuit claims police trespassed on price's property witho a warrant violating her civil rights. an

newscy 4 dar spencer is in annapos tonight to share the sights and sounds from his fa funeral. darcy? apparently we'll ghetto that story in a bit. we don't have her right now. darcy, can you hear us? we apologize. we will have that story. we're having technical issues right now. we'll be right back right at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 eks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the numb one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standingroud. because we don't just want and myour kids to grow up.o we want them t grow up stronger. >>> a major safety milestone for the commuter rail system. it is now using a new safy system called positive train control. drail systems aroun the country have been told by the feder government to get the system up and running. adaransportation reporter tuss tells us, it could be the difference in a dangerous scenario -- if a dangerous

in annapolis, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> more breaking news this time from an improvised explosive device or ied killedic four ams today and also injured three u.s. service members. onan americany hit the roadside bomb near bagram air base in kabul. bagram is the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. this is file video from that base in 2016. we're still waiting to get the first images from the attack site. of the four americans killed, three were u.s. sermembers. one was a contractor. u.s. and nato forces say the wound have been evacuated to receive medical care. the taliban is claiming or responsibilityhis attack. >>> here at home the big shakeup at homeland security is attracting attention. >> the president is replacing secretary kir st-- by the end o the week they will notirave cod leaders in several key roles. >> tonight the republican chairman of the senate homeland security committee told nbc news he is concerned about what he qu calls, e, a growing void of leadership at dhs. >> blayne alexander joins us to break it all down. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein is cling the

darcy spencer reporting live from annapolis. >>> let's go now back across the river. changing notes here. eharlottesville getting ready for what could a big party tonight. the virginia cavaliers one away from winning their first men's basketball title inch sl history. after winning a nail biter in saturday's semifinalgainst auburn, uva will face texasech tonight with a championship there on the line. both schools lking for their first title. news 4's david culver is going to be covering what w hope is going to be a big celebration tonight at the university of virginia. check out his lore r from charlottesville tomorrow morning on news 4 today. >>> an act of service for a widow from virg aia. >> this great story. how a local boy scout troop is going above and beyond in this woman's time of need. >> so polite, so nice. i wanted tooucry. >> might too. it's a heartwarming story you're only going to see here on news 4. res of the w pic american woman kidnapped in africa. what we've learned about how she was able to getndway. >>> tracking showers and a couple of thunderstor

darcy spencer live in frederic with the active investigation going on. thank you, dar. > storm team 4 has been with you breaking into program and tracking record. we have a look at the storms and look ahead. >> we confirmed an ef-0 butnd wk wi did gust to 70 miles per hour. the severe part of the storm is out of here but the entirety of the storm shrll moving tgh. we will see showers from it as we head through sunday. for now take a look at your forecast for and to the. maybe headed to a watch party to check out the caps' game. this evening not much different, except a chae for an isolated shower. stick around and i will talk to you about sunda easter surnday, and let you know the timing on the rain and what wre expecting. >> thank yos4 am> new speaks with neighbors surveying the dage there in about ten minutes. why they say some had confidence the trends in their area would hold up. >>> we are learning new dails out the murder of a teen in the district, police releasing a new clue that they hope will help them solve this case. surveillce cameras capture

in rockvie, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> and d.c.providing special attention to jewish and islamic institutions as well as, quote, all relious places of worship within their districts. fairfax, montgomery and loudoun counties also say they're creasing patrols and visibility around their religious institutions out of aa abune of caution. >>> let's look at an incredible scene out west. tragedy unfolding on the west coast, at least four people dead after the constructionrane here came crashing down on to traffic in seattle yesterday afternoon. witnesses described hearing a large boom before cars were crushed. two crane operators are among the dead. diedthers were in cars and by the time the firefighters got to the scene. firefighters do say the three people including a mother and baby girl were injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. yikes. >>> changing gears now, lasts night'hite house correspondents' dinner was a break from what we have grown accustomed to in recent years. >> for the third year in a row, president trump did not

ews 4 darcy spencer has the latest >> reporter: we are here at 17th and "g" streets in northwest washington not far from the white house. you can see thathings are back to normal, but it was a very different scenjust a few hours ago when secret service realized that something was happening. we want to take you back to those chaoticanoments. a m with an electronic wheelchair type scooter apparent apparently set his outer jacket on fire. we're told he was sitting along tpennsylvania avenue alo north fence line. secret service quickly responded as you can see i that video. they were able to put out the fire and help this man. d.c. fire and ems took the man to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. the north lawn was cleared as well as lafayette park. even reporters who were out there doing their afternoon live shots had to leave the law enforcement sources are telling us that the man had some mental healthnd issues that there was no threat to the president.wa in northwest shington, darcy spencer, new 4. >>> we've got some more breaking news now. d.c.olice are investigating a suspicious packa

news 4 darcy spencer is in ft. washington with more on when this warning could finally be lifted. what's the word, darcy? >> reporter: well, of course, everyone here in this part frt countyants to know that. i just talked to wsse, so i do have an update. we are right here on indian head highway where you see just one lane of traffic getting by here on the northbound side. the good news is wsse says they hope to have everything reoned here sometime tonight. but as for that boil water warning, that's goio stretch into tomorrow. it looked like a geyser, water n spewingo indian head highway in ft. washington. it was caused by a water main break sunday afternoon. as a precaution, a large section n prince george's county is under a boil water alert. >> boilinghe water for tea and bath. >> reporter: what did you think about that? >> it was really unconvenient, because i had to go out and buy dinner. i couldn't cook. >> reporter: the break initially shut down traffic on the busy ghway thatuns right by national harbor. eventually one northbound lane eas reopened. there are still traffic de

darcy spencer with the disturbing details of what detectives found. reporter: the body was found about 7:30 yesterday evening here in a wooded area under chain bridge on the dc side. police are confirming one of the victims' hands had been cut off. they'renvestigating it as a homicide. the body was apparently discovered by someone walking in the area. this is a popular part of the c & ooow pathing that runs along thebridge. we don't know how this man ended up here or how he dice. pore only confirming the victim was a man, but at this point have not been able to identify him. police say he did have trauma to his body and pronounced dead here on the scene. police do need help identifying this man. if you have any information that would help, you're asked to call d.c. police. day spencer, news4. >>> we are tracking breaking news out of southwest virginia where a cave rescue is going on. a group of men went camping in the cyclops cave saturday fight and got trapped because of heavy rain. we'll show you the rescue scene now taking placele in cland, virgini

darcy spencer is showing us how local mosque is honoring the victims. but first, how the community is coping. >> one day after gunmen opened fire a community came together. >> he was armed with an assault style weapon and openedire on worshippers marking the final day of pass over. one person was killed. >> it's theht worst s you could ever see. a young man holding a rifle and shooting. >> a rabbi that lost age finr to a gunshot wound said there was a miracle that day when the gun jammed. >> u.s. army veteran threw a chair on him to disarm him. the border patrol agent joined in. they ran toward him. he w startled and he ran. >> among the victims, an 8-year-old. her face and leg injured by shrapnel. >> in this community, the mourning and recovery will on. >> we spend 7 days in mourning and then we get up. we get up and we stand tall. >> a community dealing with tragedy but vowing not to be defined by it. nbc news. >> team coverage on how local religious groups are now condemning tohate. ght they gathered for a pass over saider in sterling, in virg. the h

in the newsroom darcy spencer, news 4. >>> police looking for suspects after a deadly shooting overnight in suitland. officers found two men shot inside a home on maywood ilane. th just off the suitland road. one of the men was pronounced dead on the scene. the other was taken to the hospital with severe injuries. police are still working to dermine a motive. everybody inside made it out safe when fir spread from the garage to this home in heinzeville. prce george's county firefighters arriving on 63rd avenue before 10:00mo this ing. prince george's county firefighters cut a dver out of a -- it's because of a crash at veterans parkway. both were hurt. we're told they're expected to be okay. ef. >> tiger woods master and game of thrones. today proved to be the day that tiger made his comeback. news 4's carrie joins us from thee newsroom with m on this epic day. it was really the only way to couch it, right, in augusta? >> it was incredible. if social media i any indication, tiger woods will sit on the iron throne. ows what hrone fans imauto talking about. he captivated the country today,

. >> darcy spencer in germantown u.r us. thank the same system bringing us severe weather has wreaked havoc across the south. at least 8 people are dead toda a tornado touched down in troy, alabama. and mississippi is still recovering from a line of severe veorms and then in texas, tornadoes c a path of destruction destroying several mes. some people just thankful they made it out alive. >> it's our house. it's gone. but i am so thankful to be alive. >> one of the deaths i texas happened after a strong tornado tore through atate historical site during a native american cultural festivaltun ay. the national weather service says the tornado was an ef-3 with winds of about40 miles per hour. be the first to know when severe weather moves into your neighbhood where ever youare. the nbc washington app will track the weather conditions and send you warnings from our team as well. now.right, we switch gears the mayor of front royal, virginia is headed to court stomorrow. he charged with soliciting a prostitute. it's a story that you

ourr the hugs and kisses, darcy spencer asked captain brown how it felt to be back home. >> it felt awesome. it felt awesome to se my family scream for me. glad to see me. i thought they were just going to watch the final four. it felt good seeing them >>together. hese never get old. >> never. >> captain brown also just returned in time for his wedding anniversary. >> timing couldn't be better. >> in addition he willet to spend time in a new house that he had never seen before. and he alsoti med that his kids, he has young kids. that's a whole year that goes by. and you know, if you go by a whole year, so much changes. >> milestones, exactly. there are few things better thao watching service members be re ited with their families. >> great story. >>> a last-minute lay-up and ad women's championship. the bay bears took home the title beating notre dame -882 prince george's county native chloe jackson scored the game-winning lay-up. look at that clutch. just three seconds .le beautiful! notre dame then missed a critical free throw. ouch. it was over. she's the one who helped them ha win the c

as news 4's darcy spencer explains, that funeral was for a killed last weekend in capitol heights. >> a shooting at a sacred place, a church in frederick county, maryland, it happened while there was a funeral taking place for a murder victim. the shots ran out at 2:45 in the afternoon. jackson chapel united methodist church right next to a middle school. two victims were wounded, the sheriff's office says those victims are expected to survive. the shooter took off in a car and is still on the loose. police say the shooting in the church parking lot was not random, and it happened aftern a argument involving people attending the funeral service. police spent the afternoon looking for evidence and taking photos. just a day before easter,he holiest day in the christian faith. some parishioners showed up to support the church staff. >> the pastor's wife said it, she said we don't have respect for life and hon soeraying for the wer continue to feel orr: the funerr s or frazier. the story what if any connectiond the unfolded here, easter sun y services will 4. >> of released new informatio

news 4 darcy spencer is live for us in ft. washington with what you need to know. darcy. >> reporter: well, jim, first of all,eo lot ofe telling me today this is really an inconvenience. i'm literally standingian i head highway. they're continuing to do work to repair the road. youan see just one lane getting by on the north bound side. wee near ft.washington road. that boil water warning still in effect. it affects a lot of people in the southern part of the county. beu will see a map of that area. >> this will an interesting day with water. >> gava randolph is babitting and with a boil water alert in effect, it will be a little more challenging. i have to watch him today, so it's an inconvenience. i have to boil the wat if they have to drink water which of course they need to. >> reporter: it looked like a geyser, a water main break under ini indian head highway. they're advised to boil their water for at least three minutes to makesa sure they'r. >> we lost pressure in the pipe. when that happens, there is a possibility thatonmination can happen which is why we'r

. >> coming up at 5:00, news 4 darcy spencer spoke with denise price about this lawsuit and about the pain she feels about her son's death. >>> here's an incredible story that we wanted to make sure y got a chance to see today. love this one. >> some single mothers dedicrced to chu and family got more than a spiritual blessing at services yesterday. they didn't go home from church the same way they gotth e. >> that's right. news 4 derrick ward reports now on a prigeorge's county community coming together to bless moms in need with some new wheels. >> reporter: it started out as an average sunday at first baptist church of glen arden, but there was a plan afoot. a single mother raising an 8-year-old son and the fact that they have to relooy on public ti transportaon. >> we decided to c give the to a single mother. >> reporter: within minutes she wasurrounded by the congregation and she got to sit behind the wheel. she knew this sunday would be special, but not this special. >> i thought my son was receiving a character award recognion, so i'm completely in awe and shocked right now. >>

darcy spencer live for us in annapolis with more on how busch is being remembered. darcy. >> reporter: well, jim, that's right. people are coming here to the statehouse to pay their last respects. you can walk right up thesest s here behind me and into the state capital building, into the rotunda area. that's where that public vistation is happening at this hour and will continue or the next couple of hours. people are remembering a man who was respected byo s many. maryland state police troopers carry the state flag-draped casket past the family of house speaker mike busch. lawmaker lined uplong the steps of the statehouse to receive their speaker one laste under the capital dome so marylanders can payts their respec. >> we now return him the statehouse, the venue he loved and where he accomplished so much so we can say to mike busch for his lifetime achievements, well usdone. >> was the state's longest serving speaker. he died of pneumonia a day before the last day of the general assembly session. >> there are no words big enough or loving enough to describe what m

. >> darcy spencer is live in annapolis with more on how busch is being remembered there. rcy. >> reporter: people are continuing to show up here at the statehouse for this publicv ing. you can simply walk up the front steps of the statehouse and into the rotunda area to pay your anrespects and you c continue to do that for the next half hour. use speaker mike busch lying in repose in the statehouse in annapolis. people pay their respects as they viewed his casket draped in the maryland flag. his wife and family greeted and thanked for his dedication to the people of maryland after a politica t careert spanned three decades. >> he gave me my first subcommittee chairmanship and i believe heng saw somethin me that i didn't see in myself and i just really appreciate the fact that his family let him spend so much time grooming and mentoring us. >> it's so bitter and mean out there, but mike was a person of civility. when you think about the integrity and the effectiveness of the civility, that's the real thing. >> lawmakers lined the steps of the capital to witness the speaker'

at nationalharbor darcy spencer, news 4. >> awesome. i love that. perfect. >> doesn't get old. can youe, imagaving little kids, being away from them for a year, a lot would change for sure. that's pretty amazing. >> and gre weather toome home to as well. >> he does,lay. >> take the family out again to revisit the cherry blossoms. i noticed some clouds out there raw, but the temres will be rising and the clouds moving in and out. we got some warmer temperatures than what we have right here in lle district of columbia. good sunday to of you. as we look outside now, some midlevel cloudsave moved across the region in the last hour or . ich is why you're seeing the sun try to breakthrough that midlevel deck of so here and there, throughout the next several days, several hours, we'll have som su sun shining through the area. another view from the east showing the clouds in the midlevel category. 56 degrees currently temperature outside. winds arem f the south. that's good news if you like warm temperatures, they're coming your way. >>> what to expect for us today, into morrow, we sta

news 4's darcy spencer is live in silver spring with what we learned today. darcy. >> reporter: wendy, the ntsb says there were numerous reportl of peo smelling an odor of gas around the building before this explosion ever happened. and they're saying if someone had reported that information to washington gas, it's possible this tragedy could have been avoided. the flower branch apartments in silver spring are being rebuilt, but those who were here when the deadly explosions happened say it changed their lives. sophia attended the ntsb hearing to find out what caused the blast that she says felt like an earthquake. she spoke through an interpret ter. >> i sleep at night dreaming this could happen again i feel worried. >> reporter: investigators determined a mercury service oregulator, a piece equipment that regulates gas pressure failed and that it was not connected to a vent pipe as it's supposed toe. that allows gas to build up in the apartment building gas meter room leading to the blast that kieed seven peopl in august of 2016. >> if the vent line was prop

after all the hugs and kisses, great moments, our darcy spencer asked caprown how it felt to be back. awesomelt it feels awesome to see my family scream for me. you knowlad to see them because i thought theyusas j going to watch the final four. again. good seeing them >> he must have felt amazing just pulling this off. captain brown, get this, returned just in time for his wedding anniversary. >> timing couldn't have been gbetter. >> hs to take her out to dinner. >> yes. >> in addition, he will get to spend time in a new house that he had never seen before. >> a wonderful unn. so much sacrifice on the service members and their families who have to wait for their return. >> love to see tse storie >>> a last-minute lay-up and missed free throw decided this year's ncaa women's national championships. the baylor beat notre dame 82-81. what a finish. look at this lay-up.od orning us on. prince george's county native chloe jackson scored the game-winning lieup with three seconds left --ay-up with three seconds latest. then notre dame missed a critical free throw, and it was over. this is ba

darcy spencer reports he'll be remembered as so much more than that by those who knew and loved him. >> reporter: speaker mike busch's wife and family are the as his flag-draped casket arrived at the church in annapolis. inside his daughters speak about what he meant to them. >> he was my coach, my teacher, and my best buddy. i love you, dad. thank you for everything. >> i owe so much to my father. i would ner be the person that i am today or the person who i hope to be in the future without him pushing me and teaching me to be strong. >> reporter: busch was credited with pushing through a fast agenda of progressive legislation over the years but he was remembered mostly for his roles outside the statehouse. a husband, father, teacher, h, coac and mentor. >> he was always the most decent guy. very humble. ego was not a thing with mike. >> reporter: his funeral fwas attended by u.s. senators to current members of the general assembly. >> mikon busch was a s pillar of maryland state government. >> mike miller said it's a sad day. >> overcame a lot of tough issues. he was a good father,

darcy spencer spoke to the homeowner of the house that's nearby. they were actuallyt in i their house seeking shelter when tees tr came down. from what we hear, it was ite the expe >>ud snly i hear this enormous crack, snap, and that was the tree. right here. so -- as soon as i heard that i ran back inside the house and said, okay. this isn't a joke. let's all get under cover. we took the dogsnd went into the little crawl space. >> reporter: and so now we're looking at what's left of the tree. it's been mostly cut up, but these are the upper branches and upper trunk of that tree. u see how massive it is. the homeowner talked how fortunate he felt despite losing the car.if he tree went the other way, a lot more could have happened. strong winds last night. as the sun rises this is what folks will see all over the area. li in reston, derrick ward for news 4. >> you're right. that spiderweb, pretty telling. estruction for some becomes home for others. pretty cool. check in later this morning. >>> destruction not only isolated to that part of reston, v

darcy spencer is live in ft.hi wton. let's go to her for an update on >>e repairs. darcy. eporter: we are right here on indian head highway. if you take a look behind me, you shey are still looking to repair the roadway. one lane of the s northbounde is getting through. all the lanes on the southbound side are open. there's just heavyraffic there. the boil water warning is still in effect. i spoke toesents today. they say they understand but it's an inconvenience. it looked like a geyser. water spewing on to indian head highway in ft. washington. it was caused by a water main break sunday. as a precaution, a large section of prince george's county is under a boil water alert. >> boihi water for tea and bath and things likethat. >> reporter: what did you think about that? >> it was really inconvenient, beuse i had to out and buy dinner. i couldn't cook. >> reporter: the break initially shut down traffic on the busy highway that runs right by national harbor. eventually one northbound lane was reopened. there are still heavy traffic delays as crews from wssc make the r

in silver springs, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> still to come at 6:00, a $2,000 smartphone with a screen that can fold in half. it's supposed to be a game changer, b problems are delaying its release. >>> it feels morely like e june than late april. do will tell us how long that's goi to ng >>> we were just talking about how doug needs to cut his grass before the neighbors start to complain. it does feel like everything has turned green.ap it hpens over the course of just abo a week. >> it really does. >> all of a sudden, everything is covered. >> t s time ofyear, that's exactly what happens. you get rainfall, then you get a couple of really nice days and everything just exploded big time. you can see that rig f hererom our city cam. just take a lookt this shot. this is actually our tower cam. everything is green. that's right, everybody. will have these leaves on the trees for the next six months. yes. isn't that amazing? six months on and six months off. we go through six m oths no leaves. so yeah, this is looking a lot better. we like this. >> longer than six months. >> iee a sitting

news 4 darcy spencer has been covering the general assembly for years. she joins u liveo tell us -- she's in annapoliss to tell how he is being remembered. i remember him very fondly from the times i covered him or moderated debate. he was just a lovely man with de deeply rooted in the anne arundel county community. >> that's right wendy. as you know from covering the general assembly yourself, spear bush waso well respected, it will be very hard to find someone to say a negative word about him. even people who may disage with him on the policy issues, they feel like he always listened. they say thaet wht's what they' miss most. it's the last day of the general asmbly session in annapolis. it may appear like a typical day tes, but use of dele time in 16 first years speaker mike bush has not been here to lead the way. where he would typically stand d in black bunting. >> he's a leader. he's instilled in all of us what we need to get through today. >> speaker bush died send after battling battling pneumonia. the maryland flag flies at half staff over the s

after allhe h and the kisses here, darcy spencer asked captain brown howo t felt back home. >> it felt awesome. it feels awesome to see my family scream for meme. you know, i thought they were just going to watch the final four. it felt good saiing them ag >> check this out, captain brown returned just in time for his weddinganniversary. >> perfect timing. >> in addition he will now get to spend time i a newouse he had never seen before. a lot changes in a year. >> really. and theha sacrifices our service members make. their families, as well, on the other side >> his wife, we ran the story over the weekend, was saying how tough it had been andow relieved she that was he's home. >> welcome home for sure. >>> a last-minute lay-up and a missed free throw decided this year's ncaa women's national championship. the baylor bears took home the title last night beating notre dame 82-818. did you see -- 82-82. did you see it? the gorgeous lay-up to win in the last three seconds. look at that. >> with the cowboys -- >> then notre dame missed -- i bad for her. the third title in school history.

news 4 darcy spencer talked with that mother today about the message she's trying to send. >> tell usa you're looking for. >> no. >> reporter: that's the voice of jay brown you hear confronti o poliicers for going on her sister's property. this video is part of a lawsuit against d.c. police and one of its officers. brown didn'tant to show his face because he fears retaliation. >> i've never been so fearful in my life because i didn't have anybody where i got to the point where i'm telling my sister to call the police on police. that's how broken and shocked we were. >> reporter: the aclu of d.c. says inhe t suit the officer illegally searched denise price's property in northeast last may. >> sir, sir, can you leave my property, porase. >> repr: you can hear price in the video asking the officer if he has a warrant to be on her property in the deanwood neighborhood and if he would leave. just a week earlier price's son jeffrey price died in a collision with a police cruiser in northeast. was on a dirt bike. denise price says she was making funeral plans for her son whenc polihowed up.

news 4 darcy spencer is at the vigil. >>> the supreme court will decide whether it's legal to discriminateinst members of the lgbt community in thepl yhtdves eswo because of their sexual orientation is o a form ses discrimination banned by federal law. lower courts have been divided on this iss c. theases will be heard in the session that begins in october. this will be the first major hot button issue the court has taken up since justice brett kavanaugh joined the panel last fall. he replaced retired justice anthonyy, kenn an influential swing vote in lgbt cases in the past. >>> new 4 is starting a new ommitment to reporting on climate change. and zbl ait begins tonight on e day with our half hour special. coming up at 6:45, adam tuss shows us what metro was doing tt cu its carbon footprint and what that work had to do with all this water. >>> plus gas prices are climbing already. now the trump administration is taking a harder line against iran. mwhat it couldn for what you pay at the pump. >>> temperatures today in the70 s, but what that means is the temperatures over the next couple of

darcy spencer is in storm team 4 by 4 monitoring the conditions. you're kind of in that break period right now. >> that'right, amelia. this is my first time riding in the 4x4. very nice ride. as far as the weather condition, can't say t let's show you the live look out the front of the track. we're on i-270 north. just hit the germantown area. you can see pretty smooth sillin sailing, way the whole ride.ha traffic was very heavy. it looks like a little bit of a break. we are not get

news 4's darcy spencer jus arrived there in lafayette square. what can you tell us at this point? >> reporter: well, leon, as you just said, we just got here to the scene. i want to step out of the wayyoo can see what it looks like right here. we're at 17th and "g" streets hare in northwest washington. you can see this intersection is blocked here. a lot of streets here in this area are blocked as well for this investigation. the latest information we have is that a man ridin what appeared to be an electronic type wheelchair or scooter set his outer jacket on fire right in front of the white house this afternoon. secret service and d.c. fire responded here around pennsylvania avenue about 2:45 this afternoon. apparently he was sitting along pennsy avenue along the north fence line when this happened. as you can imagine, there's a lot of police already in a positiund the white house so there was a very quick response. we're tolderhat secretce actually put out the fire, rendered aid to the man, andce po apparently also found what they cald a suspicious package in the area. we're not

darcy spencer is in storm team 4 by 4 monitoring the conditions. you're kind of in that break period right now. >> that'right, amelia. this is my first time riding in the 4x4. very nice ride. as far as the weather condition, can't say t let's show you the live look out the front of the track. we're on i-270 north. just hit the germantown area. you can see pretty smooth sillin sailing, way the whole ride.ha traffic was very heavy. it looks like a little bit of a break. we are not getting any rain at this point, but we have gotten some scattedhowers here and there during the trip. there's also some pretty heavy traffic going southbound as well. you have a holiday weekend here. a little bit of rain. then a regular friday traffic. so you can expect things are going to be pretty slow going. we're not getting anything right now, but as you said, that severe weather is supposed to come ba. ople should plan accordingly if you have plans tonight for any travel. back to you, amelia. >> really great advice. you need to be weather ready until midnight tonight.

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