it was sloppiness.>> reporter: he claims the builder, dr horton is to blame. workers chipped the sink, still waiting for anyone.>> some of the claims to be america's number one builder, i have not seen at all. >> reporter: other homeowners are having construction issues, too. >> our doorframe was hanging off the day we close>> reporter: rebecca lunch posted decide on her front lawn. their it basically said we would not by a dr horton home.>> reporter: they found what they think is mold. horton still has a list of things to fix.>> i have taken building a home for my home. my kids hate their house. >> reporter: a spokesperson says the county has received no can lights about dr horton and the homeowners complaints are all cosmetic issues. this week, dr horton has set crews into make repairs. for brian, it has taken longer. it only took four months to build the home. >>> dr horton late today had this statement about the complaints. we have been actively meeting this week with homeowners an hour dealt sierra community in order to address their concerns us in as pos

with after the a.g. side investigations that exposed shoddy construction by builders kb home and dr horton. >> we have people who come to us wanting us to look at a pulte contract or kb home contract and i tell them it's a waste of time. >> reporter: the contract he explains are written to protect the builder, not the consumer. as for davitt, she's adamant she's not moving into this new home. >> now that i've worked so hard on this place i might as well just stay here. >> reporter: kb homes sent me this statement. "kb homes stands behind all of its homes and uses dependable building materials and a building process that features a number of checkpoints and inspections." we have posted the entire statement on our website at www.wfla.com. >> this is kind of a cautionary tale for a lot of homebuyers. you have to really understand what you're getting yourself into, but what i wonder is she going to go ahead with the closing? >> she is going to go ahead with the closing. she called me back this afternoon and said she's been torn between the obligation to close because she knows she signed that

names like lennar, dr horton. we see a ton of upside in the stocks as they're leveraged to the recovery. trends are in tact and they're going to continue. >> we have to leave there. another idea, your best idea still door, masonite? >> masonite, we love the story, great manage , terrific execution, we think the stock is going to rip to 80 bucks. >> wow. big call on masonite. ticker is door. bob, thank you. neleh, diana, if you're still out there, thank you. >>> market volatility sitting around the lowest levels of the year. is the market becoming too complacent? is this a bad sign for stocks? let's bring in ron insana and tim seymour with us on our -- with us is our own bob pisani. good to have you with us. ron, i'll start with off with you. isn't this a bad thing, investors sitting around, happy where they are? >> i'm not sure how happy they are. we had two big move and retracements in the space of five months. volatility is reduced now, but it has been elevated twice since november. so, you know, to me this is a

dr. seuss' birthday. kristen read i can lick 30 tigers today and lyndsay horton hears a who. and the favorite characters. thing one or thing two. >> i love dr. seuss growing up. gosh, yes. >> fondest memories. on your knee. at night and reading that. >> all the voices that you could make, make it fun. that is some of my fondest memories first learning to read they were dr. seuss books. >> and they were fun to get into. and it stays with you when they graduate from high school one of the gifts i got was dr. seuss book and how it's current and timely when you are there on the verge of adulthood. >> the message holds forever. here is tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> i have an interesting fact about dr. seuss. he was turned down 37 times before he got the first book published. sy. that right? >> tonya rivens with the trivia today. >> coming through in the clutch. >> because i have to use that to inspire me when you fall down get backup. >> another life lesson from dr. seuss. >> problems sunset road westbound before i-77 and southbound ramp and sunset at peach tre

dr. seuss book and let us favorite. "horton hears a who." i just think it resonates. >> i'm going to read today as well. i've got my hat in the trunk. i'm ready to go. >> what are you going to read? dr. seuss? >> we'll see what they have there. okay. >>> we told you at the top of the show decision 2016 is shaping up to be a race between donald trump and hillary clinton. with super tuesday under their belts what lies ahead. the races the front-runners are now eyeing. >>> looking live outside this morning, in the 40s and 50s out there right now. and it's only going to get colder as the morning goes on. but the cold isn't the only thing >>> good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news4 today." 5:31. we'll start with 4 things to know about the forecast with meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, everyone. yes, indeed, 5:31 on your wednesday 0 another blast of wind is racing into the area it's bringing another surge of cold air with it. we'll be below freezing with windchills before the sun goes down and

dr. seuss' birthday. so many children, generations have grown up reading these beloved books. we plan to bring our favorites today. i brought a stack. i do love horton hears a who. take care of the world. favorite dr. seuss book is. red fish blue fish, what is it. >> that's right. use the hashtag be on 9. >> green eggs and ham. >> i said, oh, the places you will go. we've had this on our coffee table since i was a little girl. marty tweeted this out. the foot book. >> use the hashtag be on 9. >> we figured dr. seuss to be 102 today. >>> all right. it is a challenging change for the colorado rockies. we're going talk about the reason there's a taller fence at coors field and how it's it is so hard to choose just one favorite memory. worked with mark koebrich, it was a favorite, one of the most gracious, funny, friendly, welcoming people you could ever work with. although there was this one time we were anchoring together. he was joking that i was 7'0" tall with pterodactyl arms. we were laughing so hard. he's a class act. anytime. we're wishing our friend a happy retirement. today is his last day. he'll be filling in a little bit. >> so many people h

dr. seuss's birthday. i had the georgetown university hospital yesterday. i had the chance to read to some beautiful kids. "hortonhears a who," one of my favorites. don't forget, share your pictures with us of your favorite dr. seuss book and let us know why it's your favorite. you can tweet the book to nbc washington with the hash tag readacrossamerica. do you have a favorite book? >> i have a few. and i can't give them away even though my children aren't little anymore. i still keep the books and go through them time and again. some i remember from my childhood. >>> we told you when the cherry blossoms would bloom. after the break, more on this year's cherry >>> new at midday, the date you can circle on your calendar in pink. the national cherry blossom festival starts this month, and we just found out the times to go. news4 megan mcgrath is there. she just heard them give the dates. tell us what they are, and good morning. >> reporter: well, barbara, the date to circle would be march 31st. that's the start of the peak bloom period. and if mother nature cooperates, that peak period should last so you can imagin

dr. birthday. i had a chance to read for hope for henry which is a wonderful nonprofit at georgetown university hospital. i read my favorite "horton hears a who." today, don't forget to post your pictures of your favorite dr. seuss book. >> you can tweet your favorites @nbc washington. we've been feetitweeting about . i'm going out to the d.c. >> do you have your hat in the hat ready? >> it's in the car. >>> let's check the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. hey, chuck. >> don't wear it outside, aaron, those big dr. seuss hats will carry you across the parking lot. winds could gust up to 50 miles per hour during the conversation of the day. watch out, everybody, a lot of wind energy to deal with. right with drops moving out of the southern maryland and out of the picture. winds gusting between 30 and 40 miles per hour. at most reporting stations. strongest gusts last hour at g hagersto hagerstown, 45 miles an hour. down to the 50s in fredericksburg and southern maryland. already in the 50s. and below freezing at the sea creek lake. not much in the change. we'll stay in the 40s for the remainder of the morning unt