. >>> coming up jason pugh live at the verizon center who play the winner of nets and hawks. i apologize for my voice. it was the caps loss yesterday, screaming as i watched that. >> go home, get some tea. rest up. >> we got a big day tomorrow. >> all right, diana, get some rest. >>> still to come on news 4 at 11:00, a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of fuel burst into flames and it could be a while before drivers can use this road again. >>> a scary early morning wake-up call an explosion so loud guests feared they were >>> a tanker truck, hauling nearly 9,000 gallons of gas overturned and burst into flames, shutting down a highway near los angeles and people saw the fireball from miles away. repair crews will have to inspect the road before it can re-open. >>> this gopro video shows the waters off the coast of alabama. this boat was part of a regatta. at least two people are dead and five others are still missing, although these people are okay. the coast guard said not all of the victims were participating in the regatta, a sailor on the boat said some waves were as h

we have our jason pugh in tampa with the maryland women. we'll have that coming up in about ten minutes. back to you. >> all right. thanks. >>> obviously the maryland women are down in tampa, but tonight the university of maryland is warning people on campus to be careful after one student was nearly robbed. it happened earlier today inside campus housing on route 1. the student was walking in a hallway when six to eight people came up to him. one grabbed the student around the waist and demanded his property. another person in the group intervened, and everyone ran away. the student going to be okay. >>> we're trying to learn more about an accident that happened earlier tonight in northeast d.c. traffic was backed occupy north capital street near michigan avenue. we know there was a car there with extensive damage and an suv that had to be towed away. no word if anyone was hurt. >>> easter sunday got off to a pretty cold start. now the question is will it be just as chilly to start the workweek? amelia with the out-the-door forecast. >>> w

in tampa, i'm jason pugh news 4 sports. >>> and we're working for you in rockville this morning. the city's leaf collection starts today. you can put those leaves in a large paper bag or simply rake them to the curb. city crews can then vacuum your leaves. you can check out a new online interactive map to see when your leaves will be collected. it's at rockvillemddot governor. >>> today a couple will see how much a massive oak tree did to the inside of their house. the couple was watching tv saturday afternoon when the 110-foot tree came crashing in to their living room. they said it sounded like an explosion. the crash was so loud it even rattled the neighbors. >> >> the couple was in another part of the house when the tree came down, so they were not hurt. and how lucky was that p. when you see the damage and if you can imagine 110-foot tree luckily they weren't in the same room. >> i'd never buy a house with a lot of trees around it. i've always thought that i need just wide open space. >> it's so pretty, though. >> until it falls on your house. p. >> you do get nervous every

news 4's jason pugh joins us with the historymaking move. >> today the nfl hired eight new officials thomas amongst the group brought in by the league over the last few years thomas has worked nfl training camps and preseason games. "the baltimore sun" reporting that thomas indeed has been hired. she's worked the new orleans saints training camp and worked a number of years at the college level in conference usa. she's actually not the first female nfl official. during the nfl referee lockout shannon easton worked the game for the league. thomas is used to breaking barriers. back in 2007 she became the first female to officiate a college football game. from the newsroom jason pugh. >> football feels a long way off right now. >> it does. >> we haven't even hit opening day yet. >> we're looking forward to a nice weekend. are we going to get one of those? >> sunday. it's going to be very nice on sunday. tomorrow it's windy, it's chilly. temperatures will feel like they're in the 40s during the afternoon when the thermometer is actually reading 50. dealing with periods of rain tonight. n

. >>> i'm jason pugh here at the live desk. the major league all-star game is coming to d.c. in 2018. sources confirm that the league will award the game on monday. major league commissioner scheduled to be part of the opening day festives and this announcement to be part of the festivities. news 4 sports. >> thanks jason. >>> right now, minutes away from easter sunday. the winds were whipping today. what does mother nature have in store for the holiday? we have the answer. >> chris, once again, we are noticing the winds tomorrow. now, right now, no issues. light to calm winds for everybody across the area. but as we head into the day tomorrow winds will start toen crease. so here's the wind impact. tomorrow morning, no problem. but as we head into the midday hours, noticing them and a bit of a nuisance. not any damage but you notice trees blowing, kids playing outside going for the easter egg hunt need a jacket. for the morning because of the chill. for the afternoon and midday hours because of the winds. it's a cold start tomorrow morning, chris. i'll let you know when the

from the live desk i'm jason pugh new york sports. >>> comcast is leading volunteers at a local school. a big difference students can expect when they come back to class. >> and we're days away from a landmark argument before the supreme court on marriage. today some made their sure message was loud and clear. >> find out what >>> about a dozen families were jolt add wake in -- jolted awake in the middle of the night in burtensville on blackburn lane. someone was spoking in their bedroom on the third floor. they toss add side some smoking materials and that set a mattress on fire. one resident told us her dog alerted her that the building was on fire. >> one of my dogs barked so i got up and looked out of the window and i saw emergency vehicles everywhere. i didn't know what was happened and i got dressed and brought them out and my building had been vaticaned and the firefighters were -- had been evacuated and the firefighters were putting out the fire next door. >> one person was hurt and 12 families were burnt out of their apartment and it will cost half a million dollars to repair

jason pugh has their reaction at 6:00. >>> eddie murphy is headed to d.c.is year's top prize for humor at the kennedy center. the comedian will receive the mark twain prize for american humor on october 18th. murphy got his break in 1980 when he joined the cast of "saturday night live." the kennedy center he says murphy is the most commercially successful african-american actor in film history. >>> dozens of prince william county parents are stand big the school system's decision not to build a new elementary school. this the sign near the new woodbridge development advertises the new location of an elementary school but the school board says it may need that site to relocate the mary porter traditional school. the majority of parents who spoke last night supported the board's plan. >> we believe that the new school at the ferlazzo site needs to be designated for porter traditional school. it is an exceptional school and the number of students applying for the lottery every year is growing. >>> i understand that the needs change and we must be able to adapt