i hear -- i'm erin willett, i'm from gaithersburg.facebook and i found her and she joined the tommy show the next day and she went to the battle rounds against gwen and beat out gwen and now she's going to the live rounds in l.a. to represent maryland and the district. >> we know as we followed her over the last few weeks. that her father died of pancreatic cancer. that, she kept going. >> she kept going. she got the news that he had taken a turn for the worse when she was in l.a. for the battle rounds. we saw that on the show. i was doing the show with angie goth and we were chatting about that she's a true inspiration for people. one of the absolute worst things that could happen, happened. but she took it and with the fire of her father, just rocked it on "the voice." >> it's live, what's coming up. >> yes. >> they don't know who has won. >> they have no idea. >> some people think that they already know. >> well, she knew that she was going to make it on to the live round. the final battle round is this monday 8:00 here on news4. a

erin willett our local girl from gaithersburg sang her heart out. ♪ when we say we belong to the light>> i didn't think she was going to pull that one out but i am very happy that she did. >> we are. >> we love erin. >> she is on the way to l.a. >> yes indeed. erin stopped by tommy mcfly's radio show on 94.7 fresh fm before her big trip to l.a. she says she needs all of the support she can get from the dmv. >> if you are buying the song on i-tunes that counts as a vote during the live round. >> ah. >> so make sure whatever song it is whether you like it or not that you just throw that $1.29 at me and i will love you forever. >> that's perfect. go team maryland. >> it's cheaper than a candy bar. >> and better for you. >> exactly. go, erin. we are rooting for you. but tonight another local act is trying to make it big. moses stone from laurel, maryland. >> let's get it started. wound up on team christina. we caught up with him recently about some things he misses from the d.c. area. >> really, go-go music, the people, and, i mean, most importantly my family. you know, i miss my family be

what the mayor of >>> maryland's own erin willett sang her way into the competition on season two ofw "the voice." >> now she is getting a very special honor. willett was a guest on "the tommy show" in lanham this morning. today is her big local sendoff before she heads to los angeles to compete on the live episodes of "the voice." the mayor of gaithersburg called into the show and declared today be erin willett day. >> everybody is rooting for you. you have a wonderful voice and you're a wonderful person. >> thank you so much. thank you. that's all i wanted was a day for me. >> there you go. >> that's all i did this for. >> erin won over judge blake shelton and a lot of new fans when she took the stage despite losing her father to pancreatic cancer. >> good for her. >>> time to check out today's daily deals. >> today there are specials on a class for kids and one for adults, too. >> for the kids get them into the kitchen without the cleanup. on living social pay 29 bucks and kids 6 and up can take a two-hour after school cooking class at classy kids cook in northwest washington. men

to the life ♪ >> following an emotional performance last night on "the voice" local contestant erin willettnews she's going through to the live shows. she dedicated her performance to her father who passed away shortly after last night's battle round. she is on blake shelton's team. ♪ what's love got to do, got to do with it ♪ >> meanwhile say goodbye to another local act. the shields brothers were eliminated after their performance. all the judges say the brothers looked like they were having fun but cee-lo green picked erin martin. >>> there will be a lot of star power at this year's hall of fame induction ceremony. chris rock is tapped to induct the red hot chili peppers. he's been a big friend and fan of the band for a long time. other inductees including donovan, beasty boys and the small faces, the faces which included rod stewart. the ceremony will air may 5th on hbo. >>> whitney houston's daughter is not getting married. 19-year-old bobbi kristina brown seen here in her interview with oprah winfrey has been wearing a big rock on her finger but it simply belonged to brown's late moth

erin willett from gaithersburg is among the contestants competing in the duet rounds, where they battleinger. erin will join me and big tigger on news4 at 4:00 tomorrow. she's coming in the studio, and we might get her to sing a little. you can see "the voice" tomorrow at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. and during the show, join big tigger and myself. we will be co-hosting a live web chat on nbcwashington.com. and while you're in there, say hello to erin, because she along with the shields brothers, who are also local guys that are competing, will be in the chat to give us a little bit of an idea of what went on behind the scenes and how their coaches cee lo and blake shelton are. >> i would think they would be tough coaches, i would think. that's just me. >> but they're also very encouraging and inspiring. >> that's the way coaches are, tough and encouraging. >> all right, chuck. thank you, everybody, for joining us. that's going to do it for this edition of "news4 today.today.. >> join us monday morning at 4:30 a.m. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who o

. >>> plus, gaithersburg's erin willette joins us in the studio to talk about her dream of winning itaptops on the fritz. lots of things can fry your computer and many of them are the user's fault. liz crenshaw has some simple things that you can do to keep your laptop running smoothly. for all the day's news, join us for news4 beginning at 4:00 this afternoon. >>> time for a final check on the forecast. >> we've had lots of sun this morning but the clouds will be closing in. the latest satellite image shows that area in green, that's rain. east of there, clouds heading toward the shenandoah valley and will be moving toward the metro area in another three or four hours. right now it is near 60 degrees in washington. fredericksburg, up to 65 now. ought to hit low 70s there. here are the high temperatures expected around the region for this afternoon. a gorgeous day, glorious sunshine now but we'll have those clouds on the increase. a dry pattern into thursday, maybe more rain friday and saturday. a mild week coming up. see you tomorrow morning. >> that's "news4 midday" for today. thank

erin willette is her name.ill join me and big tigger here in the studio on "news4" at 4:00 p.m. then you can see "the voice" monday night. it airs at 8:00 at night on nbc 4, right here on this channel. and during the show, big tigger and myself, we're going to be online, computer in hand, live web-chatting throughout the entire thing. and we hope that everybody will join us as well. and it's really, really fun. we get in there and we critique the performances. and what's even better is erin, who you saw there, along with the shields brothers who are from virginia, but grew up around the bethesda area, they join us in the chat and kind of give us behind-the-scenes perspective. >> love the behind-the-scenes! that's good stuff. >> absolutely. we hope to see you online. >> that's it for "news4 today." we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from