kristen dahlgren, nbc news, augusta. >>> it's history. of the dallas cowboys is now a pile of dust and rubble. with the push of a button, the stadium went down in a plume of smoke. it took 2,000 pounds of explosives 60 seconds. an 11-year-old pushed the button. he got that honor by winning an essay contest. the steel and concrete will be recycled. >>> a few people here wish a few cowboys were in there. >> up know the redskins fan. you soon will be a represented skins fan. >> i am already. >> let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell in the storm center to get an update on the forecast. >> good morning. what a great day to get the week started. unfortunately it's monday. hate to waste the beautiful weather on a monday. nonetheless for saturday and sunday were winners too. a lot of folks work different schedules and may have today off and that's okay because it will be a beauty. temperatures in the mid to high 50s right now. nice weather. winds at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. >>> let's see how we're doing chopper 4 is taking a live look

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> now, there's increased concerns for the safety of the missing workers who may be in the waters in the gulf because water temperatures are colder than normal for this time of year. >>> new at 4:00, an elaborate math celebrating the fifth celebration anniversary and the pope will hold it in washington. however, controversial cardinal who was chosen to lead the mass will be replaced. hoyas of colombia has been accused of praising a french bishop for not turning in another priest who had reportedly sexually assaulted children. pope benedict addressed the church's sex abuse scandals for first time today and promised church action to protect children and the abused. >>> police investigating the murder of a former tv producer's wife in cancun say they are confident that they have an ironclad case. monica redman was found. the police say her husband, bruce, is the only suspect but has not been charged. now monica's family is in can'cn where they met with prosecutors about the case and gave them documents and e-mails sent between monica and bruce. >> we love my

kristen dahlgren is live in augusta with the latest. another strong showing on day two. >> reporter: yes. really was, jim. he just finished up a short time ago. now in the clubhouse and finishes now at six under. that means he will likely clear one more hurdle in his comeback making the cut and continuing to play here this weekend. following his best opening round ever here, day two of the masters brought another solid performance for tiger woods. again tries to turn his focus from the tabloids to the tees. >> i think that's part of his strength. he is able to concentrate despite any of the controversy that's going on around him. >> reporter: but controversy wasn't the only thing surrounding woods. >> his gallery is huge. it is normal. they accepted him very well. >> reporter: 12,000 walked along with tiger. galleries around other players seemed to pale in comparison. >> i wish a lot more people out here would pay attention to more people besides just tiger. >> reporter: all the attention remains squarely on the man who is not just look

the massive fires sparked by the explosion is still burnin ining kristen dahlgren has the report. >> reporter: the massive explosion sent flames shooting into the skies. survivors scrambling to safety. 126 workers were believed to be on the deep water horizon rig when it was rocked by the blast late tuesday night. most were able to make it off the platform. some had to be airlifted by the coast guard. but hours after the explosion a frantic search continues for those still missing. >> hoping on the life vessel deployed from the rig, one of those capsules, that they spotted late last night and early this morning, and they are hoping all of those -- that are unaccounted for would be in that vessel. >> reporter: still there is no sign that the coast guard combs through miles of open water. meantime, at hospitals in louisiana and alabama, the wounded are being treated. at least seven were critically injured. and back out in the gulf, firefighters continued to battle the flames for hours as the rig tilts towards the water. >> well, it is leaning very bad to one side. the coast guard comes

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, kennedy space center. >>> coming up, everyone is talking about the volcano in iceland. there is another eruption grabbing attention tonight. >> also time to take advantage for cash for appliances rebate program in maryland. >> we will get the details on veronica's weather forecast. stay with us. >>> pretty nice day out there. sounds like we needed to enjoy it, though, before the change arrived. >> that's right, for sure. change comes our way tomorrow. it is going to be cooler. probably the second coolest afternoon out of the mild april that we had so far. the flowers, they are loving the -- the fact we haven't had any extreme heat across the area. we are going to get more rain. right? yeah. they are all in bloom across the area. temperatures today in the upper 60s. close to 70 degrees. 69 at ronald reagan national airport. last year on april 20th, though, we had a tornado watch, over an inch of rain. we will talk more about this tomorrow. the fact that this spring so far we have had so little severe weather across the area. currently at reagan national airpo

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >>> and stay with us now. news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 today. >>> i apologize. in a perfect world we would never have mistakes. >> a public apology on the same day police make two new arrests in the d.c. mass shooting case and led ot one of their origina suspects go free. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. it's friday, april 23rd, 2010. it's 5:00 in the morning, 55 degrees out there. a lovely look at the nation's capital, the capitol dome lit up in the night sky. tom kierein joins us in the studio with the latest. looks like a fis day. >> should be lots of sunshine. right now off to a clear start and kind of chilly. 56 in washington. mid-50s in prince george's county, montgomery and fairfax counties have dipped into the 40s under a clear sky. mid-40s around the blueridge and shenandoah valley on the eastern shore, temperatures are near 50 degrees. there are a few lingering spri

kristen dahlgren, kennedy space center. >> you're invited to check in at nasa village on national mallo see how nasa uses science and technology to help all of us learn more about our home planet. >> >>> a school in mourning. students in the district go back to school for the first time since learning about the death of their beloved principal. >>> the travel mignightmare cou soon be over for thousands stranded around the world. there's reports the volucanic ah could hit the east coast of north america. >>> good morning. let's take a live look outside right now. beautiful sky. lot of blue in the sky. sunrise on the way. 46 degrees on this 19th day of april, 2010. >> chilly start to our morning. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein to get the latest on the forecast. good morning to you. >> good morning. under that peach and turquoise sky temperatures near the freezing mark in central virginia through the central shenandoah valley from prince welcome county into fauquier and parts of culpeper along the blueridge central shenandoah valley with patchy frost. closer to washington,