only on 4, our mark segraves sits down with nelson nowerthat h journey to graduation is almost complete. >> make us d.c. proud.>> reporter: rashema nelson, her younger brother andtheir mother spent five years without a place to call home. >> it was horrible. it had a really negative impact on a me my younger brother moving from house to house or couch to couch or hotelto hotel and finally making it to the shelter. >> reporter: while they weae tough yrs, nelson stayed focused on one tithing, get to college. >> i knew that education was the only way out. >> reporter: she graduated valedictorian and got a full scholarship to georgetown university. but nelson knew the hard work was just starting. >> i was there with the most elite peop you know, in the country. it was just like i'm this girl, graduated from anacostia high school. i'm not sure if i can meet the standards. i questioned myself and doubd myself. >> reporter: nelson may have veubted herself but ne gave up. next week she'll get her diploma from georgetown. >> 's been a struggle. it's been a journe and this is just me making it to

nbc4 mark segraves spoke to some of the students about this once in a lifetime opportunity. it is an interview you'll only see on >> i'm a child of immigrant parents. >> they've been getting ready for weeks and researching and wring and practicing speeches. >> i'm more than terrified. it is pretty big for me. given a chance to talk about something that i really feel passionate about. >> reporter: 15 students from the arlington career center and rockville highll take the stage at ford theater, part of the historic venue ongoing educational programming, called stand up be heard. >> abraham lincoln used power of his words to -- to inspire the nation during the civil war so we use his example to empower students to use their words t empower our country. >> reporter: cynthia is getting the students ready for the big night. >> the young people do care about issuesthat affect all of us. >> reporter: like daca. >> keep daca to benefit what e could be kids of america's future. >> reporter: sella will talk about her experiences as a dark-skinned woman of color. >> i believe that all s

news 4's mark segraves takes a look at three of your best options. >> finally it's that time of year. sunshine and surf. for these two guys, it's their fir trip to the beach. >> they seem to enjoy the sand. >> there are plenty of beaches to choose from on the other side of the bbo. reheth beach hosts an old school board walk. >> it's community here. people walking up and do here are not only going to the beach but people that live here. >> a few miles to the south people seem to come to beach looking for the same thi. >> quiet. it's a quieteyesort and th really are quiet. it's a nice play to bring your ki and feel like they're safe at all times. >> that quiet feel is bydesign. >> it's a family oriented community. >> in maryland, ocn ty, one of the busiest beaches in the area boasts one of the longest board walks and now has something brand new that no other beach anywhere has. a rectangle, ainja obstacle course just a few blocks from the ocean. >> it's part of a wellness tour. it's outside. it's something to do. it's physical. it just really complements what we have here in ocean cit

our mark segraves sits down wit, he now that her journey to graduation is almost complete. >> reporter: today, it was mayor bowser's to pay tribute. >> congratulations. you make us d.c. proud. >> reporter: rashima, her younger brother and her mother spent five years without a place to call home. >> it was horrible. it had a really negati impact on me and my younger brother.m moving fro house to house or co couch to uch or hotel to hotel and finally maki it to the shelter. w>> reporter: while theyere focused rs, she stayed on one thing. getting to college. >> i knew that education was the only way out. >> repoter: she graduated valedictorian and got a full scholarship to georgetown university. but she knew the hard work was just starting. >> i was there with the most elite people, you eknow, in th country, and i'm this girl from south d.c., i graduated from high school, i don't know if i'm able to, like, meet these standards. i questioned myself a lot. i doubted myself. >> reporter: she may have dbted herself, but she never gave up and next week, she'll get her diploma from georgetown.

as news 4's mark segraves reports, the man taking over is someone who is probably familiao to u. >> lonnie bunchas a big smile and a big personality. he's best known for overseeing the creatiat of thenal museum of african-american history and culture. today he got a standing ovation when the smitnian's ree -- overseeing 19 museums from air and space to thena onal zoo. philanthropist david rubenstein made the announcement. >> he's a great scholar. he built the african-american history and culture museum almost by himself. what he did for the smithsonian there is something we hopeil he w do for the entire institution. >> bunch started at the air and space museum in 1978. he becomes the 14th director of the smithsonian, the first to be a historian,e first to be an african-american american, and the first to be promoted from within the smithsonian in nearly 75ears. >> as somebody who's african-american, i recognize the symbolism of this. >> bunch says leaving behind the museum he built ill behard. >> that to me is the greatest sacrifice. to leave the best view in washington. >> bunch is confid

. >> mark segraves, news 4. >> my goodness. martin still keeps in touch with other surviving members of the six triple eighre they'll featured in a new documentary. >>> it is graduation day at then u.s.al academy in annapolis. more a thousand midshipmen received their diplomas. their commentment address was delivered by patrick shanahan who said the trueucey to scess is failure. >> the experience of failure is unfamiliar to many of you and to a greater extent than you might realize, that is a liability. if you've never experienced if failu you've not felt it when far finds you, you won't know how to recover. >> each gaduateook their oath as either the u.s. navy or a second lieutenant in the u.s. marine corp. >>> we're about to kick off the start of summer, so let's head back to the bea with doug to get the latest on the forecast. >> he is live in ocean city for our first, our kick offback weather and the man has food. it didn't takeim that long. >> no. but here's the issue. you guys know thhesher is t place to be. this is proba

in maryland, mark segraves, news 4. >>> each date is handling real i.d. driver's license differently. in virginia you have the option to ma l yourense real i.d. compliant when you renew. in d.c. you mustbt on a real i.d. license. if your current license expires after october of 2020, you need to go to thedmv before then to renew. the dritistrict will star sendi out notifications to all those affected early next year. >>> w at 6:00, a mom accused of shooting and killing her daughters is preparing for trial now. late today a fairfax county judge ruled there's enough evidence against veronica youngblood that the murder case against her should go forward. northern virginia reporter david culver was in court today as detectives revealed new disturbing details.rt >> repo: after refusing to show up to past hearings today veronica youngblood finally left the jail and headed into the courtroom. it's there fairfax county police detectives testified. o t of themlling the judge that youngblood admitted to him that she killed her two daughters last august.he tnvestiga

. >> but as mark segraves reports, it reports unusual steps that not everyone thinks will work. >> reporter: surround by d.c. police command staff, mayor muriel bowser announced her plan to reduce crime ore -- crime over the summer. > part of the initiative will involve sending more officer news neighborhoods that are of riencing higher volumes violent crime. >> reporter: this summer d.c. police will focus on high-crime neighborhoods mostly east of the river. >> we are laser focused on polent crime before it hapens. >> reporter: part of the laszer focus is on the 55 murders so far this the mayor has taken the unusual step of sitting face-to-face with detectives to have them bri her on each investigation. >> i want to be able to go into every community and let them know that i'm concerned about the violence that is happening in the community and let famies know that we are concerned for their loved ones and what happenedo their loved ones, why the violence happened and how we're going to ing people to justice. >> reporisr: in the ict, mark segraves, nbc4. >>> this morning police are inveigat

and mark mark segraves, news 4.we want to get back to showing you of the arrester math of t -- after math of the storm system that blew through. a lightning strike may have struck one of the power poles. and you see the lines the car.of >> and twisted like that. and a mea i can't a meet- ameli does it gives you some idea of the winds? >> absolutely. we're getting numerous reports of trees down, wires down. doug is checking on power outages across the area about so the evening commute could be a slow go. there you see a vehicle with branchs down. we have report of a tree into a house. so we'll continue to see numerous reports of wind damage out there. you knowu hen you're at ross and nd... hmmm. ...at a price that has you, like... okay. that's yes for less. say yes to the latest spring trends at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every day. at ross. yes for less. strand restoring ading a father's faith.... it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare dis

and we will not have any diminished resources in our neighborhoods because of it. >> mark segraves, newserson for the department of interior tells news 4 they are working to expand access of the national mall forr greate public participation and they continue to work to ensure the success of he event and execute the president's vision. >>> it is friday and doug is kicking off his backyard weather at wolf trap national park with his backyard weather and a bunch of other stuff. >> he's got the worst job in town. >> i know. >> ah. i haven't had any food yet. that's a little bit of an issue. wolf trap is working on that because they've got great food here.o we're going t seeing that coming up a little bit later on. right now i'm at wolf trap. venue, it's known for the but wolf trap is so much more than that. over 100 acres. with me is will -- how do you spell that? don't worry about the spelling. tell me more about wolf trap and what it is. n it' just a venue. >> it is the only national park for performing arts, but it's more than that. it's a yearal round nati park. we're open every day. we

mark segraves explains the rt renewed eff to northern those lost 74. >> reporter: the uss frank e.vans was providing artillery support off the coast of vietnam in the spring of969. in the early morning hours of june 3rd, the evans was participating in training exercises outside the combat zone when an australian aircraft carrier accidentally collided with the u.s. vessel, slicing it in half. annmstrong daily's brother wae among thos killed. >> he was an amazing young man. incredibly bright but very humble. >> reporter: ensin allen armstrong, along with 73 others was lost to the depths of the south,hina s their bodies never recovered. she recalls the last time she spoke with her brother as he was deploying to the combat zone. >> we told each other each other. i'm really glad we had that chance. >> reporter: years after their deaths, whenthe vietm wall was being designed, the74 lookeo being able to honor their loved ones. >> thought, how wonderful, atl. >> reporter: then the department of defense told them the names of the 74 sailors killed that day would not be included on the vietn

mark segraves explains why you could lose your license the next time you get pulled over.s fr >>> plus only 4, nearly a year after a school accident claimed the life of a fairfax countygr third er, we're hearing from his parents for the very first time. >> we call it a little bit of light positive in a horrible tragic situation. >>> second loudoun county teacher arrested in just a week's time. all of this connected to allegations that the teacher had alcohol on the school campus. i'm david culver in sterling. just ahead, how the community is coming to that teacher's defense. >>> and i'm still tracking some rain from annapolis right on through clinton, maryland. tracking this rainas it mov . >>> storm team 4 tracking heavy rain. doug has an update in about three minutes. >>> another loudoun county classroomves from the into jail. this time a physical ed teacher is accused of being drunk on the job. david culver explains how the community is coming to his support. >> the empty soccer field ou ideverside high school echoing the voice and even players experiencing after the arrest of head

in the distric mark segraves, news 4. >>> the council will take a final vote on the hospital's budget next month and changes are still possible. the council's threatening to dissolve the hospital's board of director and replace them with a control board if spending isn't brought in line with that budget. wendy? >> thete inm ceo for the prince george's county schools says it's time to give the teache teachers, the bus drivers and others a pay raise. 8,000 teaers support staff had their pay frozen in 2010. when the county was in dire fiscal straits. today, dr. monicads golon announced the plans to apply a 3% salaryncrease and cost ofli ving adjustment. teachers and workers will see a bump in pay over the next three years. this will cost the county about $46 million. golson says most of the money comes from cuts in overhead. that will make the budgetef mor icient. >> it sends a message to every employee who stuck with us since o 2010 that we value them, our focus is on classroom, but in order to do that, we have to make them whole. >> the council was set to vote on this plan early next m

mark segraves, nbc4. >> and the council will take a te next month and changes are still possible.he council ishreatening to issolve the hospital board of directors and replace them with a control board if spending isn't brought in line with the budget. >>> this afteoon d.c. mayor muriel bowser will launch the great graffiti wipeout. the department of public works graffiti abatement teem will embark on an eight week blitz through eight wards and will include new set signs, free lerd signs and advertisements featuring notab residents and tarted enforcement. the mayor and police department are also putting a focus on fighting the violent crime in southeast. people in the community call the murder rate a crisis. police launched their summer rime initiative yesterday and an drew wilder reports, in addition to cg up the streets, officers are also cleaning up a few yards. >> we know you're in there -- >> reporter: no, it is not an episode of cops. >> >> come on out. >>reporter: more like hgtv. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: metropolitan police officers are in southeast volunteer

mark segraves, news 4. >>> teachers in pince george's ounty could soon see a pay increase.eir union has reached a tentative contract agreement. he hugh contract restores increases that more than half the teachers hasn't been getting because of the recession. it also addresses concerns aboua sller class sizes and lesste ting. the county council is expected to vote on the proposal early next month. >>> by now you've seen this image of a little girl from maryland captivated by a larger than life mural of harriet tubman. her grandmother immortal i'ding this moment when she reached for the former slave's outstretched hand here. corey smith went to cambridge, maryland to meet lubby hope and brings us the precious moments behind the iconic picture. >> reporter: at the tender age of 3, tshe is young to understand tore chester county's history and the rich legacy of perhaps its most famous daughter. but an afternoon walk with her grandmothers brought her face-to-face with an american hero. >> there it is.we as soon aounded this corner, she could see her and she was like oh! she was

mark segraves, news4. >>> the council will take a final vote on the hospital's budget next month. changes are still possible. council threatening todi olve the board of directors and replace them with a control board if spending isn't brought in line. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo just wrapped up his first diplomatic trip to russia where he met with president vladimir putin. this is the highest level meeting between u.s. a russian officials since president trump met with putin in l helsinkist july. that day the president sparked bipartisan fury for siding with putin over the u.s. intelligence ommunity on the matter russia's interference in our 2016 election. at a news conference with his russian countpart today pompeo said he has made it clear that interference in 2020 is unacceptable. >> as we've made clear for the past month that interference inn americlections is unacceptable. the russians were to engage in that in 2020, it would put our relationship at an even worse prplace. >> ident trump and putin spoke on the phone for 90 minutes earlier this month. he president afterw

a lot of people ined early and so, too, did our mark segraves. he has more on the history of today's remembrance and the celebrities who turned out. >> reporter: a day to honor those men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. memorial day started bace in 1800s just after the civil war. once known as decotion day. the annual parade here along constitution avenue has been a tradition inhe nation's capital for 15 years. cherry cheney got here early. >> we're a ilitarymily and i want to honor our military and ople that thers and p have done what they've done for our country. >> also on hand for today's parade, college football legend lou holtz who served in the aer army. holtz is honoring the sacrifices made by their troops and fayly. >> mather was from 7 to 12 was in the pacific fighting world war ii. hese are sacrifices that th family makes as well as the troops. so many times we don't recognize that. >> with the 75th nervous of d-day just a week away, this year'sarade featured vets from world war ii, including three of theurviv

mark segraves, news 4. >>> all right, let's get to this. doug, you promised us the ninja course.'s get on with . >> yeah. guys, this is a new thing down here inci ocean y. here i am right now on the waterway, right on the inlet. just a beautiful place. just a couple streets up, right off of third street you havehe d skate park and the old basketball court which are still there, but at the same location, they have at what out there now. th is something really cool. i can't wait to take my kids as we move on through the next couple of days. this is a challenge course just like american ninja warrior. you pay little bit of money. you get a video. you race not just against people here, but people across seven other places like this across the nation. something that's really, really cool. rand now do you know here in ocean city. it's really close to the board walk, i think right off of third street and coastal highway. yes, got to run the american ninja warrior course. take alook at this, everybody. o yeah. there i am easily going through the first round. g and thenng up the wall. but

mark segraves, news 4. >> while apple has more than 500 stores worldwide, their first retail stored in 2001 right here in tyson's corner. >> it looks like a pretty cool place to kill a couple hours. >> it really does and get your latest iphone. >> buy another $1,000 phone. there you go. >>> news 4 working for your health. is losing weight high in your dna. >> we're showing you the new re ways people a dropping pounds. >>> and a facebook warning by one of the website co-founders. lling the company dhegerous. lling the company dhegerous. >> is eremely powerful xt you know when you're at ross and you realize great minds shop alike? yes. or when you find those name-brand shoes that evee notices? oh, yeah! or when you get exactly what you need for your growing family? yes! that's yes for less. yep! yes, yes, yes, yes... yes! seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every day. at ross. yes for less. >>>t' get you caught up with four things to know. a homeowner openedire on a suspected intruder. now police are working to learn if the shooting was a case of mistaken identity. au

mark segraves talksbout the day of remembrance and the veteran whose paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: to honor those men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. memorial day started back in the 1800s just after the civil war. once known as decoration day. the annual parade here along constitution avenue has been a tradition in the nation's capital for 15 years. terry cheney from odwobridge got here early. >> we're a military family and i our military. >> one of the featured performers at this year's parade is maelyn jarmon who just won season 16 of "the voice". >> our service men and women have spent so much time away from our loved ones and their hearts are always at home and i'm going to dedicate it to that. >> also on hand, college football legen lou holtz who like his father served in the u.s. army. >> my father from age 7 to 12 was in the pacific fighting world war ii. i never saw my dad then. thes are sacrifices that the family makes as well as the troops. dso many times weon't recognize that. >> with the 75th anniversary of d-ay just a week away, th

there are many more to come. >> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, nbc4. >> very impressive.ory needs to be heard by so many others. >> perseverance. >>> and let's get a final check of the weather. >> and we want to wish our very own chuck bell a very happy birthday. >> oh, my goodness. >> who is that handsome devil. >> you never look olr than 21. >> was that two weeks ago? >> i know when it was taken. october of 1995. >> wow! >> look at you. >> picture is getting old. it was taken on glass and etched in with -- well thank you very much for the birthday wishing. 52 and counting. that is the way weike it. close to 80 tomorrow. with afternoon and evening showers and storms around. no total washout today or tomorrow and does will have an increasing rain chance and te unfortuna mother's day steady rain may carry into the monday morning commute and hopefully the sun back late monday and then drying out tuesday and wednesday of next week. >> thank you, sir. >>> that is it for news4 midday, thank you foroining us. we're back on this afternoon first at 4:00. >> and tap that nbc washi

news 4 mark segraves takes us inside the sto t in old carnegie library in downtown d.c. >> reporter: the building here at mt. vernon square is itself historic. opened in 1903 as a public library, donated bysm busines and fill -- andrew carnegie. veree years ago the ment decided to lease the property and picked apple as the tenant.d >> we're apple has created the space not just for a retail experience but reay no civic public space open to the community. >> reporter: apple has worked to return the billing to its n original condnd design while adding a modern touch like this two-story light-filled atrium and converting the reading room to a high tech showroom. >> it's not about a store. it's about an experience with in reimag and beautiful old space that made it better for the community. i think we've done our job. >> reporter: the libry is much more than just a store. it's also home to the historical society >> we are here to offer research support for historians and for citizens of washington, but what you can also do isfu have some in our galleries. >> it includes the life size ic p

>>o an act of kindness every day and think of barbara. >> mark segraves, news 4. >> what a message. police are stillti investi the cause of that accident as well as bucks yip's causef death. >>> another rough day for]jf investments. the dow down and the big selloff fueled by concerns of the escalating trade kengsthensions wi china. the president setting a friday deadline for a trade deal, and if one is not reached, he's threatening to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods. well, a lot of hour stuff is i made china which could mean higher prices for consumers. negotiators are still talking until that deadline hope to avoid that tariff increase. jim? >> well, a lot of us depend on uber and lyft to get around, especially in d.c., but tomorrow you may be a hailing cap or metro as drivers plan to gon seek. news 4 transportation reportere is liv at reagan national where officials are bracing for big delays. >> reporter: thas right, jim. can see a huge impact here, and i've got to tell you in drivers they are taking this seriously. airport officials are taking this seriously

as news 4 mark segraves reports, the city is not backing down. >> but we will not wait.e cannot wait. we must act now to show that w are serious. >> reporter: while it's legal to smoke it, because of a congressionl budget provision, it's illegal to sell recreational marijuana in the district. atday mayor muriel bowser proposed legisln that would allow for the sale of recreational pot and would also allow the district to tax those sales. >> i propose that the tax revenue will be reinvested in affordable housing. >> reporter: in the past when the d.c. government considered legalizing sales o recreational pot, the mayor and council members were warned even holding public hearings could violate the federal ban and could be illegal. >> it has always been our opinion, rachel, that the council had the legal ahority to proceed with hearings and that continues to be our view. >> council chairman w says hel hold public hearings on the mayor's proposal but cautioned citizens should not get their hopes up yet becaungress continues to prohibit us from legislating in this area. it's a

the ability. >> interesting. >> the struggle contins. >> mark segraves. thanks, mark. >>> we're tracking two big fights in the battle overegal abortion. louisiana's democratic governor has just signed a ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. that can happen as early as six weeks. it can come before a woman even realizes she's pregnant. louisiana is now the fifth state to enact such a law and alabama has gone even further than thatg utlawin virtually all abortions. meanwhile, the only abortionic clinn the state of missouri could lose its license tomorrow. we are awaiting a judge's decision on that. >>> the mgm casino in national harbor promised to bring jobs to our area. >> now some of those jobs are going away. just ahead, why dozens of local hard working casino employees are gettingk slips. >> when you think of propane, you proyobly think about ur grill, but what about your car? why some local communities want u to take propane for a spin. >>> and the severe weather we had a little bit earlier has already moved through the area, but now we'

news had's mark segraves spoke to her husband and about the love affair and book they just began writing. >> reporter: a car was reported seen driving into the river, and it took more than a day to find the car and i iver, 72-year-old barbara bushkin. her husband stillcoming to grips with the loss of his childhood sweetheart. >> she was the other half of me. she was theme better . >> reporter: while barbara and her art had started dating in high school, they went their separate ways and lost touch for 45 years before finding each other again. they wrote about their journey in this boar, "lifelong valentines" that was just published six weeks ago. >> reporter: she was a good person. e made people happy. the couple were notable philanthropists in the d.c. rea, bucks yib was coming home from a sherritt event the night she died. >> reporter: when we were dating high school and we agreed we'd do an act kindness every day, and we -- and we did it. se as for what happened to c his wife's car to end up in the river, bushkin can only guess. >> there was probably some medical event. i hopeufhe did

mark segraves explains the renewed fight to change that. >> reporter: the uss frank e. evans was providing artillery support off the coast of vietnam in the spring of 1969. in the early morning hours of june 3rd, the evans was earticipating in training exercises outsid of the combat zone when an australian aircraft carrier accideally collided ith the ves'll, slicing it in half. and armstrong daily's brother was among those. >> just an amazing young man and incredibly bright but very humble. >> allen armstrong and 73 oerjz were lost to the depth of the south china sea. their bodies never recovered. daily recalls last time she poke -- she spoke with her brother as he was deploying to the combat zone. >> and we told each other we o loved eachher and i'm glad that we had that chance. >> reporter: years after their deaths, when the vietnam was being designed, the families of the lost 74 looked forward to being able to honor their loved ones. >> and we just thought, oh, how wond wonder -- wonderfult last. and then the names of the sailors killed that day would not be included

shipmates on the wall we can touch and visit and we can celebrat >> reporter: at the vietnam memorial, mark segraves >> hard to understand. >> for sure. >> when is it goog t settle down around here, doug? >> we really dodged a bullet. if youaw how many reports in the philadelphia area, parts of pennsylvania, numerous tornado waings and severe thunderstorms yesterday, too. to the sout we saw a lot of severe thunderstorms. for us, just apl cou severe thunderstorm warnings and most of us have remained on the dry side. we are watchng one area in prince george's county. this is why i came t of severe weather alert mode. we just don't have them. wesaw one in frederick county and montgomery county and right here. the only game we ha going o here is in prince george's erunty, moving south of 50 around u marlboro, the beltway, too. this is heavy rn. i haven't seen much with lightning and the other one. we could see stronginds but we will be watching. you see right there, right along district heights as you makeay your w over richey road, right along route 4 jt to the north of andrews air force base and movin

. >> mark segraves. mark, thank you. ginia morrow eastern v medical school will discuss findingin a review into governor ralph north haam'ge that included that racist photo. an independent law firm looked into the photo and how it wound up on northam's page. staffers from the 1984year back have disagreed whether it may have been placed there mistakenly. governor northam apologize d bu later admitted to being in the picture and darkening his face on a separate occasion. >>> once he was someone who said she would neverport trump. now ken cuccinelli appears to be joining the trump administration. nbc ns hasearned that cuccinelli could beamed to an immigration position within homeland security as soon as this week. cuccinelli who served as a.g. underrn goveor bob mcdonald's donald r -- macdonald. he introduced a bill that would end birthright citizenship for kids born in the united states to undocumented immigrants. >>> for the second time, the houseudicial committee faced an empty chair at the witness table. former white ho

mark segraves, news 4. >> for clarification, this is recreational use. you can buy medical marijua if you have a medical card from the medical dispensaries in dirict. may bowses p troposalhe also contains a provision that would sale therd reco of people who are convicted of most marijuana laws. that ould make iteasier for them to apply for jobs or for a lo or a lease. >>> a young lifeu'll remember cut short by vguniolence in d.c. will live on through a foundation gded byher mother and her sister. these girls are the first to carry on makiyah wilson's name. this mentoring program m for the first time last night. the adults and older girls hope to create a sisterhood that will empower young women to be active in their communities. named for makiyah wilson. she was killed by a stray bullet on her way to get ice cram last july. she was just 10.le seven peop have been arrested and charged in her death. >>> one day after the shooting on a college campus in north carolina, police arrest a steddent who threateno carry out a shooting spree at west virginia univer

news 4 mark segraves is down there. mark, a few celeities stopped by, huh? >> reporter: yeah, quite a few as a matter of fact. the real celebrities down here oday were our heroes, the members of the military, the men and women from all branches of the service and from many of our past conflict, korea, vietnam and desert storm. it was those veterans from world war ii who were featured here today as thousands looked on. it's been a tradition in theug inauration's capital for 15 years. the annual memorial day parade along constitution avenue. terry cheney from woodbridge got here early t get a seat. >> we're a military family and want to honor ourilitary and our forefathers and people that have done what they've done for our country. >> reporter: one of the featured performers at this year's parade is malen jarmim who just won "the voice". >> our loved ones have to spend time away and i want to dedicate it to that. >> college football legend lou holtz who like his father served in the u.s. army.y like man here today, holtz is honoring the sacrifices made by the

. >> mark segraves, news4. >>> well, it was not a great day to be washingws windo in oklahoma city for these guys in that lyft. their lyft started swinging wildly out of control, as you see. >> way wild. the worst part how high up this was. this was the devon tower, 50 stories high, the tallest building in oklahoma city. >> the cart winds up bashing into the side of the building a couple times, breaking some glass. >> rescue crews did eventually get the washers safely to level ground. they did not appear to have any serious injuries or at least thing that a shot or two or three of something would help with. can you imagine watching from one of those office windows, too, i'd be back weiaway from t. that's pretty wild. >>> relief from allergies and the food you're eating might be triggering it. >>> and the battle against breast cancer. >>> and not just warm air, talking pretty big heat by this ekend and memorial day, both in the forecas ♪ 1,2,3,4 this spring, it's out with the old and in with the awesome. as in, in th the fastest, most reliable internet from xfinity xfi. so you can be in

. >> mark segraves, news4. >> very impressive young woman. >> and her brother, too, nice to see him followsteps. syracuse. pretty big. >>> speaking of graduations, lot of them are coming up. >> including georgetown's, i think. >> symptom are outdoors and indoors. >> the gymnasiums are fantastic this weneend. the on saturday looking better. better chance for rain on saturday. ifanou have pl saturday, stay tuned the next couple of days. this is very tough forecast heading to the weekend. where is the front going to stop? around our area? we have the cooer numbers. 66, temperatures dropping, but t that much. showers on the increase. 64 in rockville, 66, camp springs. what a difference a day makes. we even had a couple 84s yesterday and now down to 64. 20 degree temperature difference from where we were yesterday afternoon. we continue to see the rain. nothing around ourarea, up from the south. fredericksburg and spotsylvania county doing this as it makess ity north and you will see the chances of rain here. watch as it starts to slide up to the north. this boundary moves tohe north overnight

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. >> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> she sid she wants to go to law school.w aas time she said she wanted to go to medical school but changed her mind and said she wants to do advocacy work for families in underserved communities. b >> giveck. >>> the tools using to build a house were stolen. ahead at 5:00, the gift that em allows th to get back to >>> it's arowing g >>> kibbles for your pet, i don't think so. because fidos getting much fin nickier. >> they're on to everything out there. susan hogan tonightne with what to know before jumping on that gravy train. >> i didn't know dogs could be fin nicky. i thought just cats. >> we humans are getting more skeptical of highly processed food for ourselves so naturally tting pickierr our pets, too. >> reporter: meet my pets, 6-year-old koda and 10-year-old sadie. they're kibble eaters but couldn't be more different how they eat. kodakes all of 40 seconds to gobble up hers, whereas sadie -- enough said. i thought i should get a solution. dave is a pet nutritionist and also owns the pet nutrition center. he says own

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. >> reporter: mark segraves, news4. >> glad they're there. >>> metro shutdown less than two weeks away. what the city of alexandria is doing to try to cut down on the gridlock. >>> and doug has a lot to like in his full forecast coming up next. i have three kids, work from home. i we are all on the internet at the same time. why ladaska cho. my kids are doing homework or they're streaming videos. upstairs, downstairs. how's homework going? yo need help? my middle son, he likes to create videos and post them online. and while he's doingthat i'm on video chat with the client. so that, you know, mama can make some money. the best internet is even better at our best price. switch now and get our fastest speeds and a $200 visa prepaid card. only on fios. what's going on here? it's called a yard sale, jim. yeah but... havertys is having a sale... so am i! havertys memorial day sales here! get an extra $100 off every $1000 you spend. and right now, get free financing for up to five years. it's a sale you can get excited about! havertys life looks good pa ng pracharath usic throughout) >>> thi

as news mark segraves report, not everyone agrees. >> it was the mid 1980s. the crack cocainec epidemi was fueling the rising murder rate. a murder rate which doubled in just one year as rayful edmond oversaw one of the ggest drug operations in the country based in northeast d.c. taking in millions of dollars each week according to lawme enfor official whose said edmond was linked to as many as 30 murders. edmond was never convicted of any murders, but was senttoced life in prison i 1990 for drug charges. according to court b filings, the same prosecutor's office that put him in prison, edmond had spent much of hisfr time prison helping prosecutors put other drug dealers behind bars. for that cooperation, prosecutors say edmond should reduced.life sentence today d.c.'s attorney general karl r-- he should be allowed to testify at any hearing on edmond's possible release. >> the rayful edmond enter price is a notorious enterprise and im think it'srtant that the court did what it did to really seek the input of district residents. >> edmond's mother and sister w

at the smithsonian castle, mark segraves, news 4. >> and vance who passed away almost two years o, his final interview was with lonnie bunch. vance interviewed him after he'd been named director of the national museum of african-american history and culture. we have posted that entire interview on our nbc washington app. just search j vance's final story so you can see it. >> it is something to see. you think lonnie bunch is going to get an day off aime soon? >> no. he's going to be busy. >> he is. >>> when we come right back, a supreme court ruling today on abortion celebrated by people on both sides. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins us live in the studio to explainme what it ans. >>> a man under arrest for nd drugging a sexually assaulting women he met at local bars. there are now new charges aga st this suspect. >> and a university of maryland graduate found alive after being lost for more than two weeks in the hawaiian forest talking about her hlth and >>> and the latest on that miracle in hawaii. overnight a man did manda ellerg a cel

as news 4 mark segraves reports, the man taking or is somebody who you're probably very familiar with. >>> lonnie bunch has a big smile and a big personality. he's best known for overseeing the creation of the national museum of african-american istory and culture. but today he got a standing ovation in the smithsonian announced bunch has been elected as the new director of the entire signatumuseum overseeingr and space to the national zoo. >> lonnie is eight great scholar. he was the leader and so what he did for the smithsonian there ig sometwe hope he will do throughout the entire institution. >> bunch started his creer at the air and space museum in 1978. since 2005 bunch has served as the founding director of the nationaluseum of african-american history and culture. he becomes the 14th director of the smithsonian, the first to be ahe historian, t first to be an african-american, and the first to be promoted from within the smithsonian in nearly 75 years. >> as somebody who is african-american, i recognize the symbolism of this. >> bunch says leaving behind the museum he built wi

told news 4 mark segraves that that's why it's too soon to identify this body because of those traumatic injuries. we spoke to parents at dismissal about this letter that went home today. >> it is sad to hear that this happened in our local school here where our granddaughter is a st ent. we feel for the family. >> reporter: now, we are still again trying tf conm details about this, but in fact, there was a letter that went thome confirming the death of this student. i talked to numerous students today. some of them knew him. some of them did not. many were very set, emotional. some had gone and spoken to a guidance counselor today just trying to figure out what exactly is happening and w this happened. also this was aounced on the morning announcement earlier today. back to you. >> sad. thank you, darcy. we'll get ck to you later. >>> more breaking news now from baltimore. mayor katherine pugh has resignediv effectimmediately. news 4 erika gonzalez monitoring developments from the live desk. >> well, it was katherine pugh's lawyer who gave the press conference in which sheread a very br

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. >> mark segraves, news 4. >>> while that strike is focus on uber, many lyft drivers also plan to walk off the job as well. > the latest jobs report sent stocks higher on wall street today and also included something we haven't seen in decades. we saw 263,000 new jobs added to the economy which beat expectations. the unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 3.6% which is the lowest for unemploymt we've seen since december of 1969. wages are up slightly as well with an annual gain of more than 3%. >>> did youernow t's a baby boom going on in d.c. and it's no surprise just how tough it can be t find quality childcare? well, now working families in the district have afew more options. mayor muriel bowser with the big scissors and city leaders cutting the ribbon on the new two birds day care center here. this is located on brandy wine stre northwest. it will serve 72 children as the increased demand for childcare grows, mayor bowser issued this challenge to businesses today. >> we are challenging all of our folks who want to be in business in the district, who want to educe children, and

. >> mark segraves, news 4. >> you may wan t tohink twice about jumping on one of those dockless electricithout a helmet. the center for disease control and prevention teamed up with the health department in austin, texas to track scooter injuries for ree months. roughly 200 injuries were reported in that time period. about half of those were head injuries. one out of every three people hurt was riding an e-scooter for the first time. cdc says many injuries could have been prevented if riders wore helmets and were more careful around cars. >>> still co me, news for your health tonig. new guidelines for breast cancer creening. what differences for women who are at greater risk. ai>>> and we rem in storm team 4 weather alert mode as heavy rain moves through parts of the area. right now mainly moving throughn the pae of west virginia, parts of loudon and frederick county, maryland as well. doug and i are going to break down what you can expect tonight. everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to reducing the sugar in your family's diet, coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working

. >> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, > news4. >>eaking news. >> right now at 6:00, president trump is teeing up the prsidential medal of freedom for long-time friend and four-time masters champion, tiger woods. >> it is e nation's highest civilian honor and the golf great is set to receive it any moment now in the white house se garden. we'll take you there live as the ceremony gets under way. >>> more breaking news now, the su plunged into the potomac river near roosevelt island late last night has just been recovered. body s tell news4 that a was found inside that vehicle. we are still working to learn more about the circumstances. news4's jackie benson is headed to the scene and she'll have a live report coming up. >>> justice for the families of two young murder victims. good evening, everyone. >> this has been two yearse in thmaking. two fair found murdered in december of 2016 just days before christmas. >> police say the suspect fled to ethiopia. he was indicted for the crime three months later and now after more than two y