erica. >> we will watch that along with you. chris, thanks. >>> to the devastates scene in illinois where the clean up will take months if not years. survivors picking up the pieces this morning. nbc's kevin tibbles is there for us. kevin, good morning. >> reporter: peter, this is all that is left of the popular restaurant where diners saw the tornado coming. they took shelter in the hall basement here and they were rescued an hour later. a dozen or so lives saved because of the warning. just down the road in fairdale too small for a warning system they weren't so lucky. it was what meteorologists call an ef-4. a tornado packing sustained winds up to 200 miles an hour. >> he's over. >> reporter: buildings in fairdale illinois did not stand a chance. >> we are here this afternoon to offer condolences and console the families with devastating loss. to offer our prayers to the two families who lost loved ones. >> reporter: it was here that so far two bodies both of women in their 60s, have been discovered in the wreckage. just a fe

it will be great, mike, erica. and we'll have lance bass and we'll have an interview coming up in about half an hour. things are getting set up here. we're excited. >> and we hear he is a very nice guy. thank you, surae. and if you can make it down to the parade route, we're right in front of the national archives, and it steps off at 10:00 a.m., and we'll be streaming it live on wusa9.com, or a tape delay starting at noon. >>> new this saturday morning, a man is waking up behind bars, charged with the shooting a police officer. colvin white is connected with a shooting in front of a 7- eleven on saturday morning. the ann arundel officer is in critical condition, the first a natural list officer to be shot not line of duty since 2008. >>> the man who allegedly kidnapped a woman led police on a chase and gunned down an officer is still in the hospital. ronald anderson is charged with kidnapping and assault of a police officer. the guard, lawrence buckner, died of his injuries. it's unclear what charges could be file

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i'm mike hydeck >> and i'm meteorologist erica grow. it's another great day to get outdoors and better than it was. >> the title basin is slammed with people, but take metro to get down there and take a look at the cherry blossoms because they're brett taking. >> you might want to wait a few hours because the cherry blossom ten miler is getting started in just about a minute and a half. >> so be careful. >> so you might want to wait a couple of hours wait for the runners and the fans to clear out, but it's going to be beautiful down there and the weather just spectacular. here's a look at that day planner. tons of sunshine all day long. 56 degrees at 10:00 am but we're going to the mid-60s by 1:00. winds 3 miles per hour. our high temperature today, right around 70 degrees. current temperature though is still at the freezing point in frederick. 32 degrees. warming up quickly to the west in martin -- martin martinsburg it's 50. do you see anything. we have nothing weather wise going on today which is great news for anything you want to d

erica has had 21 surgeries and lost the lower part of her left leg.s. she finally chose to have her lower left leg amputated last november penning this break-up letter to her leg, suggesting the relationship had become a real burden and telling her leg, it's not you, it's me. they found strength in each other from the first day they met. >> just to be able to sit and hold her hand you know she's really real. so it's nice to be in the city that brought us together. >> it was just that connection because this is somebody that's gone through the same thing. it was a promise that we were going to be there for each other. >> reporter: and it was a promise kept after they both left the hospital. a promise and a friendship. erica went to visit rebecca in texas last september. >> we both got pedicures. >> that might surprise a lot of people. >> we went and bought canvas shoes from hobby lobby and it was her sister's idea and we painted them with acrylic paint and put all kinds of designs on them and stuff and then we ended up switching our left shoes so we ea

i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. it is 6:10 and still chilly out there. take a look at our current temperatures. right now 50 degrees in leesburg. 47 in martinsburg. 42 in waldorf but 54 in downtown washington. as we head through the day, we'll see the mix of clouds and sun. filtered sunshine from time to time but the clouds will increase as we head into the evening hours. today's high temperature very similar to what we had yesterday. it will be 68 degrees at both 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. that's a quick look at weather. time again for a quick look at traffic. >>> today is emancipation day so parking will not be enforced in the district except for the neighborhood surrounding nats park, h street as well as benning road northeast. we're still keeping a close eye on an accident in arlington that has the southbound side of fort meyer drive at lee highway closed. northbound lanes of fort meyer drive are open. you want to stay away from this area if at all possible. over to you. >>> larry, it will be a day of remembr

erica? >> the sun is deceiving today because the wind and boy, these temperatures are making it feel awfully chilly down to the freezing mark with that windchill factor and we're only going to warm up to about 60 degrees throughout the metro area with all that sunshine is failing to get our temperatures warmer. we'll talk about the cool temperatures and more rain ahead in the forecast. wó >>> welcome back. it's 36 in gaithersburg. 43 culpeper. not bad but 37 this hagerstown and frederick as well. when you factor in the wind, it feels even colder than that. in areas the windchill is in the upper 20s early this morning. not muscle after rebound. only getting up to 60 degrees this afternoon. that will be your 5:00 p.m. temperature as well. that wind will continue out of the northwest at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. so the only difference between yesterday and today is that the sunshine is going to be a bigger factor today. but rain is on the way in the first alert seven-day forecast. right no

joiner coo and -- erica and me at 7:00 a.m. weather is going to be fantastic because there's a big earth day celebration on the national mall tomorrow. bright and sunshine? >> lots of sunshine and very warm. you will want the sunscreen for any of the earth day events. >>> as the sun is coming out no doubt the lawn is starting the get greener and grow. if you're thinking about hiring a lawn company. that's one of the stories we have for you tomorrow. lee foster's consumer story on saturday. she wants to help you keep the lawn green and keep your wallet green and doesn't want you to lose the money. so the good advice there and of course we also have this really cool story about this chef who travels with ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus and feeds 300 people with a staff of only six. >> very a's maizing. >> join us tomorrow morning. >>> now it is just about 6:40. a look at the morning's headlines. this morning, the use of e- cigarettes has tripled among middle and high school students. new government data shows that two mi

you. >> nice to see you too, erica and david.w because of the names, but my husband's name is david. you throw it together and we will get you to work on the spelling of erica. i say that with love. >> i was going to say the same thing. >> exactly. just ahead here on "today," we will get you caught up on the severe weather slamming the midwest forcing all sorts of rescues. now unspring-like weather on the way to other places. i don't want to say it but it's a four-letter word that not everybody likes these days. dylan is watching it for us. >> does it go too far? some eyebrows have been raised showing 20-year-old golfer lexi thompson wearing just a towel. >> plus rebels and religion. one faith leader in his unconventional flock. why he heads to unusual faces to find people in need of a little faith. >> how would you like to go to work and not have a boss. the radical idea that has an online shoe giant telling employees if you are not with the program, you can walk out the door. >> all that and more when we get started on a saturd

i'm i'm erica pitzi.ood night. >>> people in sudan get ready to vote in an election that's being boycotted by the main opposition party. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to al jazerra, live from our headquarters do hey, i am elizabeth. also ahead. >> i am running for president. >> hillary clinton makes it official. and enters the race for the white house. >>> saudi arabia rejects iran's demands to stop air strikes in yemen blaming teheran for

. >> reporter: good morning, erica. walter scott's funeral will be held in the church behind me in summerville, south carolina. it has been a week since the shooting where many questions remain unanswered. >> now we need to come together as a community remembering walter scott. >> reporter: at the city hall a somber vigil friday night for 50-year-old walter scott. with members of the group black lives matter and others demanding an end to senseless killing. >> i stand here because we're tight. enough is enough. >> reporter: on the day of scott's funeral, there are questions about why the shooting occurred and why as seen on the dash cam video, he bolted from a car and ran away after a traffic stop by officer michael slager. documents showed scott owed $18,000 in child support going back years. his father suggested that is the reason he ran from the officer. >> dehe did not want to go to jail. he has been there before. child support. >> reporter: the biggest question is what happened when officer slager caught up with sc

and i'm mike hydeck, she's erica grow. have a great day everybody. >> take care. >> always find us on wu >>> good morning. it's 818th 2015 welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." >>> isis in iraq goes after a u.s. consulate while one of their most wanted associates is reportedly killed. >>> plus fierce storms affect millions of americans. details on the threats that continues today. >>> taking millions of steps to reach home. one man's unbelievable journey to honor our nation's wounded soldiers. >>> and they are america's crown jewels, but you'd be surprised who's seeing them inside a new push to broaden the visitors at national parks. >>> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye

erica has their story. >> it was amazing how happy he was at this time of his life.gether. >> reporter: from the time he was a little boy, michael davidson wanted to be a doctor. a proud family man, his talent and success as a surgeon stood out at boston's brigham and women's hospital, as did his compassion. >> he truly, truly cared and was intensely invested in his patients. >> reporter: mike davidson took on some of the most challenging and risky cases, determined to help. >> that's what makes this whole situation even more ironic is that he was one of those people that spend that extra time. >> reporter: on january 20th dr. davidson spent nearly 40 minutes with the son of a former patient who died two months earlier as a result of a pre-existing illness. despite that her son blamed dr. davidson for the death and had come to the hospital with a plan and a gun. he shot michael davidson twice. then took his own life. staff rushed to the operating room where colleagues and friends, including dr. charles nyman were trying desperately to save dr. davidson's life. >> it'

erica just spoke to some of the hard work you have put into it, supervisor yee, jen lo, avalos, and i wanted to address that. but i wanted to speak to the spirit and intention of this city and speak to early childhood community's hope for breaking down those silos that so often get in the way of common interest that is we all have for family, youth and early childhood education and look forward to this committee being a place where departments and the unified school district and the early childhood family and youth community can really move forward with bringing early childhood and development into the community. i want to say thank you for this. >> great, thank you very much. >> good afternoon, supervisors, my name is rosa chen, i am a youth commissioner. i want to thank you for the decision to include youth voice in the our children, our family council. we are especially excited to see you include our recommendation to include one youth commissioner, one student advisory committee member and one youth seat. my colleagues and i, we have worked a lot of, very hard and we have a lot of

erica hill fired up.der in for lester holt. >> i'm erica hill along with dylan dreyer. no coats on the plaza. i love it. also ahead on saturday morning, we will look at the newest fashion trend. it is called athleisure. sweat pants. can you wear them to work? >> i'll avoid the flood waters this morning. not to worry. we have a lot to get to. we begin with sheinelle inside following the gathering of the gop hopefuls in new hampshire this weekend. >> good morning. nearly 20 republican white house prospects on the program for the weekend summit in new hampshire. first in the nation's first primary state. on friday jeb bush touched on a contentious issue in his party. immigration calling for a pathway to get legal status. speakers on tap include mike huckabee said he will announce his intentions on may 5th. hillary clinton will be in new hampshire on monday. >>> a flash flood warning posted for parts of texas this morning. a severe storm system swept through southeast texas on friday with rain following 2 to

erica hill all fired up this morning.der and in for lester hold. >> i'm erica hill alongside dylan dreyer. also ahead on this saturday morning, we're going to take a look at one of the newest fashion trends. it's called athleisure. sweatpants, can you wear them to work as a guy? >> as i look at them it looks more like nickers than sweatpants. >> that may be an issue. >> we'll be avoiding the flood waters this morning. not to worry. >> we have a lot to get to. we start with chanelle with the gathering of gop hopefuls. they are in new hampshire. >> yes good morning. more than 20 white house prospects are on the program for the weekend summit in new hampshire. the first for the nation's first primary state. on friday florida governor jeb bush touched on a contentious issue in his party, immigration, calling for a pathway to get legal status. speakers on tap include mike huckabee who said last night he'll announce his intentions on may 5th. hillary clinton will be in new hampshire on monday. >>> a flash flood warning posted f

allyson rae, erica grow, larry miller with timesaver traffic. we're ready for you, allyson. >>> we are just excited about today weather wise. it's going to be absolutely wonderful. we're talking about temperatures into the mid-70s which is warmer than yesterday and warmer than average. let's take a look at our michael & son camera. a beautiful start to the day. we'll see a few fair weather clouds like yesterday but they're just fair weather clouds. we're going to enjoy that sunshine for a good while through the early afternoon even and temperatures will soar. 55 degrees right here in the district but once you get into the suburbs t is a little cooler. into the lower 40s. you might want to grab the light jacket. you won't need it later on today. we don't have that wind so it doesn't feel as cool as maybe it did yesterday. 52 for arlington. fairfax at 47. waldorf at 46 and upper marlboro you're at a degrees. sunshine today. look at this. 70 degrees by lunch time. 74 by 4:00. we'll top out at 75 and just a few clouds for a nice sunset. good morning

. >>> i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. it looks beautiful out here on the michael & son weather cam but guess what. with all that sunshine, the breezes have picked up and that is pulling in colder air once again. we have another day with temperatures that are well below our seasonal average. along with these breezes we're continuing to stir up the tree pollen. so the tree pollen remains high. we still have low amounts of grass and also mold, but the weed pollen won't become an issue till we get into the autumn months. we have the cold air remaining in place overnight tonight. we have frost and freeze advisories in effect once again. the blue outlining is for a freeze watch in effect as close to the beltway as northern montgomery county and western portions of loudoun county. it also includes the blue ridge and everyone along the i-81 corridor and also close to the mason-dixon lime. i wouldn't be surprised to -- line. i wouldn't be surprised to see a frost advisory issued as we get closer to the beltway. overnight tonight t

people abuse the system. >> erica? >> what?> who will still be here tomorrow! >> "weekend today" with erica hill doing weather and news. >> i think you need somebody in charge like dylan. >> somebody steps up and takes charge on their own. >> we have to keep moving according to our boss by the way. >>> all right. thanks. turning to the newest movies hitting theaters. "furious 7" is the last movie of paul walker. racing already toward record sales and what appears to be a new trend. blockbusters traditionally summer blockbusters released in the spring. nbc's miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: racing into theaters this weekend, "furious 7," an nbc universal film has star power. >> you dance with the devil. >> reporter: and loyal following for the opening weekend. there is no doubt about it. it is every bit the summer blockbuster, but this is just the beginning of spring. >> i think we are going to see big movies moving up earlier and earlier ahead of the summer to take advantage of the fact it is a little less competitive. >>

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i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. and a beautiful sunrise making its way across the d.c. metro area here on the michael & son weather cam. we will start out with a good amount of sunshine. the east to northeast wind will bring in a few more clouds this afternoon. we'll still have breaks of sunshine. 66 degrees at 1:00. 68 at 3:00. temperatures getting near 70 throughout the metro area with a light wind. it's going to be a very pleasant afternoon. >>> at 6:27 the scoobie van has made its first stop. hillary clinton kicked off her campaign at a coffee shop. >> she's calling it a listening tour. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: hillary clinton ended her first day on the campaign trail at a stakehouse outside cedar rapids, iowa and of course there's always time for more pictures. clinton is crossing iowa in a van she's nicknamed scooby. it's a journey she hopes will end with her back at 1600 pennsylvania. she spent the day in small towns meeting with small groups of voters. it's the kind of retail politics critical t

i'm erica hill. >> and i'm peter alexander in for lester this morning. sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer are here. we're getting ready for what's going to be one heck of a finish at the master's in augusta. tiger woods, phil mickelson, a 21-year-old from texas named jordan spieth. >> lots of action which makes for one very happy dylan dreyer. >> i do really enjoy it. >> i don't play but i actually like watching with my husband. >> it is fun to watch. >> yes, absolutely. >>> coming up right now, our top story -- hillary clinton's announcement that she is running for president. it is expected in just a few short hours. nbc's kristin welker is once again outside of clinton's new campaign headquarters in brooklyn new york for us this morning. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: meterpeter, good morning to you. that's right, we expect that announcement to come down late this afternoon on social media. meanwhile, clinton's campaign aides worked late into the the night here on your campaign headquarters putting the final touches on her highly anticipated second

our consumer reporter erica gonzalez has the initial results. >> the apple watch has spent all day in the "consumer reports" facility so how well did it do before you go and spend big bucks on it? let's take a look. apple announced the release date of its watch in march with great hoop loo. deliveries have begun and "consumer reports" has the watches in its test labs. the apple watch comes in a variety of styles. the sport is made of lightweight aluminum with hardened glass and the stainless steel has crystal. they fac the same test that all smartwatches face. >> durability is an important feature for your christ, it will be exposed to the elements and will get banged up. >> reporter: this test tests how hard a scratch it can endure. the apple's screen is you have toer and the caf fire is even better. >> you want to know that a smartwatch can handle abuse. >> reporter: both versions were dunked in a pressurized tank for 30 minutes to check apple's water resistant claim. the watches survived the initial test but they won't officially past until testers make sure they still work 24 hour

i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. it's chilly out there. i was rub anything hands when i was out on the the weather terrace. down in the 30s in much of the metro area. 36 this winchester. 37 in frederick and westminster and it's 46 in downtown washington. but that's the outliar. most of us are down in the 30s to around 40 degrees. here's another look at that day planner. in the afternoon we'll see an increase in cloud comp once again but we're not going to see any rain today. temperatures remaining in the 50s. 58 degrees at 3:00. 58 degrees at 5:00 and that's dropping down from a high temperature of 60 degrees which we'll reach at 4:00. also going to be gusty. the winds gusting over 20 miles an hour. so make sure you're ready for these chilly march-like testimonies and here's another -- temperatures and here's another look at a messy traffic situation with larry miller. >> i want to give my friends out in brandywine a quick update. route 5, 301 free and clear of any issues. 210 as well. for those of you in prince george's county, 50 is free

. >> reporter: i am erica wood in south africa.l tell you how the country's electricity rice us is crisis is putting people's health at risk. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> the top stories on al jazerra, gunmen have stormed a university in kenya's northeast and are holding students hostage. police say two guards have been killed and the attackers are hiding in the student accommodations. the red cross says 32 people have been injured. >>> saudi-led air strikes are forcing houthi rebel to his pull back from the yemeni southern city of aden. the sowed saudi-led coalition wants the rebels to vender and president hadi to be reinstated. >>> isil fight versa taxed a palestinian refugees camp in syria but have been pushed back by other rebel forces. aid agencies sa

. >> and i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. it was a great day to get outside and we have even warmer weather on the day. but it comes at -- >>> international talks on iran's nuclear program are going into double overtime. >> the state department says steak stake will re-- secretary of state john kerry will remain at the table at least you the tomorrow. enough progress was made to justify an extension today and now tomorrow as well. world powers want iran to sign off on the plan designed to keep it from building nuclear weapons. in return, the u.s. and other nations would ease economic sanctions. >>> iraqi forces continue their march to drive out islamic militants in the northern city of tikrit. today, they raised iraqi flags over government offices and the presidential palace there. there are only a handful of militants left in saddam hussein's hometown. tikrit will be under their control by tomorrow. >>> a 33-year-old man from gaza says he was fooled into selling a valuable work by graffiti artist banksy for less than 200 dol

kristen, good morning. >> erica, good morning to you. according to "the new york times" russian hackers swept up far more information from the white house's unclassified servers during a cyber attack last october than originally thought, even gaining access to some of the president's e-mails. now it is important to stress these were unclassified e-mails according to the "times." still the hackers could have gained access to sensitive scheduling information, e-mail exchanges with diplomats, and discussions about legislation. when asked about the "times" story the white house told me they have no comment at this point. now the hacking in october led to a partial shutdown of the white house e-mail system. the hackers appeared to have been kicked off the system by mid-october but continued to pose problems for the state department systems. this isn't the first time the president has been hacked. back during the 2008 election hackers broke in to then-senator obama, and senator mccain's campaign computer systems, and now this latest incident r

i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. tem in the 60s.be just a light jacket, except north and west. temperatures are a little bit cooler. let's look at those current temperatures. 51 in hagerstown and andrew 57 in culpepper. the next line of showers and storms developing around 3:00 along the spine of the appalachians. you can see the yellows and oranges and temperatures soaring to around 80 degrees for much of the area. we'll continue to track 9 futurecast in the first alert 7- day forecast. >>> at 6:26 here are some things you may have missed in the news. montgomery county police have conducted a new, extensive search for two young children who have been missing for months. >> to me it is all process of elimination at this point. when enough policies are searched they can concentrate on trying to find my kids, who i believe are still out there. >> officers combed seneca state park to try to find his children, ages four and two. they disappeared in the care of their mother seven months ago. their father, troy turner, hasn't given up hop

i'm erica hill. >> i'm peter alexander in for lester holt. here with sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. did you watch? >> i did. i think a lot of people were surprised and walked away. >> and it is not just the made for tv moment built up in some big event for bruce to talk about, but it was educational. >> it is brave and courageous. among the celebrities, ellen degeneres who came out 20 years ago. she said bruce jenner is opening minds and saving lives. >> and jimmy kimmel said this is one small step for man. such positive support on social media. >> a teachable moment. >> something we will talk for a while. >>> we want to get to our top story. that is the devastating earthquake in nepal. severe damage in the nation's capital. disaster on the world's tallest mountain. nbc's kelly cobiella is following it from london. good morning. >> reporter: erica, good hundreds injured and dozens trapped in the rubble. the epicenter was 50 miles west of kathmandu. there are reports of an avalanche on mt. everest. nepalese's government says almost the enti

erica. >> mike, there is still a lot of clouds out here on the beltway. the showers have ended and sunshine will return this afternoon. all the details coming up in the first alert seven day. >>> good morning. and thank you for wakingum with us right here on wusa 9. >> it is chilly out here. but it's kind of tolerable. all right. so we have those showers yesterday. we had the very chilly temperatures yesterday as well. and as we headed into the overnight hours those showers started to kind of slowly sneak to the south and you will see that here on doppler 9,000. the last of the showers are moving to the south and east. it's still raining pretty steadily in culpepper county. can you see where that rain is still actively falling. as we he head through the day we are going to see a return of the sunshine and temperatures will also start to get milder. so we are going to get back into the 60s where we should be this time of the year, actually. our average high in d.c. is 70 degrees by today. we like to see the temperatures closer to normal. 60 degrees at 1:00

erica woods, al jazeera. >> jordanian draft resolution could be presented to the u.n. next week, it would impose a travel ban on houthi leader, and saleh's eldest son there would be an arms embargo and ask to inspect cargoes headsto the country. >>> pakistan parliaments says it wants to main neutrality in yemen. the united arab emirates has criticized pakistan for choosing iran over the gulf nation nicole johnston reports. >> pakistan passed a resolution to support what it dawls territorialcalls aterritorial integrity of yemen. one week ago noaz sharif says pakistan should follow, now it is official. >> can you not afford o90 iran annoy iran. >> the other consideration is iran. on thursday its foreign minister be javad zarif backs houthis but denies given them weapons. the foreign minister states. >> it has the potential of sphwurng a sectarian conflict, fallout in the region including pakistan. >> pakistan doesn't want to offend its shia population. one of the university students we talked to said pakistan should stay out of the conflict. >> it is their war and it isn

very good. >> boom. >> that's it erica.ot it. >> thank you chanel. >> we'll bring them out and show you what they look like once they're baked. >> thanks for being with us. it was a good run. we've got plenty more coming up after this break. still to come on today, the espn recorder caught on camera berating berating that tow employ is back on the air. mart. >>> we want to give you a live look at san francisco. a beautiful day. not as rainy as it was yesterday. i'm here with anthony slaughter who has a look at your weather. >> a lot at half an inch, even close to an inch in the north bay. clear skies across the entire bay area. we have winds that have shifted off course and we'll actually see a warmer day today. temperatures yesterday topped out only at the mid-60s. start out with a jacket and lose it this afternoon. close to 80 in the north bay, 75 in the tri valley and 72 for the south bay. overall a beautiful day headed to the bay area. you can see it from the north bay to the south bay, clear skies. we have a rain chanc

erica woods, al jazeera. >> meanwhile u.n. ambassador says draft resolution, imposing imposing aassetimposingasset freezes. yemen's neighbors would be asked to inspect cargo headed to the country. >>> let's move on, the u.s. president barack obama has shaken hands with raul castro. these leaders are expected to hold aprivate meeting at the summit of the americas on saturday. our dploik diplomatic editor james bays has the story. >> government of raul castro four months ago. a slefnl camera caught the moment the two men chatted briefly and shook hands but just a matter of hours they're expected to have a proarn discussion. a proper discussion first time since fidel castro became president of the country in 1959. the u.s. is keen to portray this summit as a historic change in relations for both countries. but there is one very significant cloud on the horizon. these protesters are angry about an scuff order by president obama a month ago placing sanctions on senior venezuelan officials and placing owner curbs on the deposit of t

>>> this is al jazeera america, i'm erica pitzi in new york. here are the top stories - calls to stem a growing humanitarian crisis as air strikes pound the aden. thousands trapped inside yarmouk outside damascus as i.s.i.l. gain grounds. >> we use means at our disposal to bring the perpetrators to justice.

i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow.ting off to a dry start. another fairly mild start as well but that's going to change as we head into the afternoon. take a look at your current temperatures. 46 in martinsburg and leesburg. 46 in pa fan sas and ghaithers -- manassas and gaithersburg. 54 at andrews and 56 in downtown washington. so after this beautiful sunrise that we have here, the cloud cover really thickening as we head into the afternoon. showers start to pop up in the metro area in the afternoon. most of us stay dry until about 3:00. the best potential for thunderstorms will be from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. today's high temperatures 71. that's also going to be your 4:00 temperature. more showers tonight and tomorrow. allyson will track them in the first alert seven day in just a few moments. right now time again for timesaver traffic and larry miller. >>> for those of you getting ready to head out the door or will so soon, you're looking at a pretty typical commute from fredricksburg to the beltway going through dale cit

erica pitzi has been covering the trial, thank you for being with us.ll we see when court fires up again? >> all right, court is firing up on april 21st. we'll see a reseat of the earlier guilt phase trial, the idea that they'll present new witnesses, testimony, and you can probably bet that the defense this time around is going to pull out all stops. we know that judie clark is a renowned criminal defense attorney, representing joe, and they seem to, at least to a lot of experts and folks covering the trial, take it easy through the guilt phase. as you said, at the beginning of the outset of the guilt phase of the trial, she admitted, look, he did it. that is not in question. moving into the penalty phase we are looking at the same jury, seven women, five me determining whether the penalty for dzhokhar life. in this case, i think you are going to see judy and the defense team push hard to make sure they get their client's life saved. he gets a life sentence, versus having to pay the death penalty. >> several of the counts carry a death sentence. what i

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. >> i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. it is a gorgeous day in the d.c. metro area. lots of sunshine, a light breeze but there are some showers on the way. we'll time them for you with 9 futurecast. i'll let you know if it will affect your morning commute tomorrow in the >>> dear old dear. for shirley rookie, it was not so endearing when herds of them devoured her garden. there are some things you can plant so the deer won't eat them and they will still bloom. >> there are plants that repel deer because of their odor or could be poisonous or plants that aren't as appetizing because of the texture of their leaves. >> you planted some that the deer will not touch. >> that's right. this past winter was a test because they came through. i saw the foot prints in the snow. they did not eat my plants. there are lots of cedars, junipers, plants that are not appetizing. >> where can you find out to research which plants? >> many nurseries online. you can find lots of information about deer resistant plants. >> shirley says you can buy a certain kind of deer fencing. what's th