the view down the potomac river was a personal view.t was in some ways, not in every way, but some ways l'enfant's gift to washington. a personal view expressed in the location. a public view westward expressed in the capital, and this l'enfant never stopped talking about for 40 years of his writing. he did not talk at all, i'm going to get some myths and conceptions in a bit here. he did not talk at all about placing branches of government in constitutional constitutional equilibium. this was the location for the supreme court. the federal judiciary. there's no sense there's a sense of the drama of the topography. where could a vista be achieved. washington believed this more than anyone else. he wrote a great book called the main idea. it's mostly about washington's relationship with the potomoac. he's viewed as sensitive and unemotional. he was mooning over the potomac river, was in love with that river in a charged emotion until way and washington, george washington believed in his heart and his bones that goods would come from the

you stare across the potomac river at the city of washington. you will see the washington monument in the distance. before the washington monument is the lincoln memorial. and that is a powerful symbol for our country because for all of his connections to george washington he is no longer the american that he most closely associate with george washington. that honor boisterous out of kentucky born without a single connection to george washington. that honor belongs to abraham lincoln. herman melville once wrote who looks at lemos think of washington. so deeply grievous meaning. i think we have hidden the thought for too long. hope you'll read about it in my book and come to washington and see some of the places i described. i am thankful to you all for coming in will be happy to answer questions. thank you. [applause] yes. >> there is a story after the war in a church in of the story. i don't believe it. i would like you to comment on it. would you comment? there's a black man. no one knows what to do. he goes up and kneels beside him. that's a

it's a very well drained area of ancient potomac river terraces. think of the cathedrals coming down the columbia road where the river sat for many years down to dupont circle to the area of the white house where it sits now. if there was a torrential rain storm in the 18th or 19th century logs and dead cattle would flow down the creeks. in the 17th century the family proprietors of maryland begun to provide speculative land grants in the area. so there were places here, plantations, if you will, although they were not settled at the time named rome, new troy widow's might, all of those were encompassed in what became the federal city. settlement took place at the end of the 17th century and through the 18th century so that by 1749 when georgetown was founded and soon became the largest tobacco exporting port in maryland there were many plantations tobacco plantations. in fact, by the 1770s the land had pretty much been exhausted from the tobacco. the slave economy very prominent catholic community. it was the root of the ferry that crossed from vi

our cleanup the potomac watershed today. west virginia, and pennsylvania, to participate in the 27th annual potomac watershed cleanup. each of these states has ends of the pow potomac river. hopefully this will help when people are driving by in the parkway to remember, throwing a cigarette butt out the window, they all accumulate. they are not going to decompose. people think it will somehow going to be biodegrateable, it's not. it ends up in the waterway and this is an area that belongs to all of us. >> we appreciate you all you do. since they started the cleanup back in 1989, close to 7 million-pounds of trash has been removed from the potomac watershed. >> thousands of tourists and locals flocked to the title basin today for a glimpse of those cherry blossoms. they are all at peek now creating an oasis. some pink petals for everyone to enjoy. the blooming period can last as long as 14 days. for those visiting today, they say it was an awe inspiring sight. >> i came out here to see the cherry blossoms. i have been wanting

is it possible that the potomac yard metro stop could be just three years away from opening? >>> police in montgomery county found the car involved in a hit and run last night that sent one of their officers to the hospital. ellison barber is life in chevy chase with the latest. >> reporter: this is the spot where police say an off-duty officer tried to stop a suspicious looking vehicle. they say everything seemed to be a routine traffic stop, but it quickly turned dangerous. around 5:00 yesterday evening montgomery police say one of their officers was working a second job as security for this high end shopping center when someone came up to him and said there was a suspicious car parked just around the corner on south park avenue. he noticed a sedan parked illegally and a tag he thought was improperly displayed. >> at that time the vehicle had left the side of the road and was stopped at the red light. >> reporter: the officer walked up to the driver's window. police say it was a normal traffic stop until the driver looked at the officer, turned the wheel towards him and hit

hollywood on the potomac. some call it the nerd prom. officially it's known as the white house correspondents' dinner. it's now become a three-day affair. ten parties tonight. the dinner seven parties before and after that tomorrow night. then several brunches to decompress on sunday. singer and no stranger to town john legend arrived tonight for a big bash held by politico. he arrived on the red carpet at the longview gallery to kick off the weekend with a live performance and a panel discussion on civil rights. the toughest ticket of course is the dinner itself. 26,000 seats, 260 tables. already 1,200 requests have been turned away. at $3,000 a table, it is an expensive room. it can be a rough room too especially if you're on the receiving end of a barb or if you're dishing out a roast. will you take the gloves off, going to go easy on people or worried about offending anybody? >> i don't want to be too harsh, i don't think, but i -- i -- we'll get a little tough here and there. >> the president's going to be there right beside you. >>

crossing the potomac river from stafford county into western charles county. this looks like it's trying to develop a hail core. as far as lightning strikes, we tonight have one from that cell. they're still in the formation stages. that's going to move north-northeastward or northeastward rather through northern charles county eventually into southern prince george's county. we'll monitor that for signs of development and that's the kind of late afternoon and evening we'll have here in the belfort furniture weather center more and more showers and storms popping and each one is going to have to be closely monitored to see if it shows any signs of hail or very high winds that would make it a severe storm and, of course, since the overriding possibility that one or two of these storms could produce an isolated tornado. that's our job here over the next few hours. we're not alone. there's a widespread area of severe weather possibilities from southern pennsylvania to south of the atlanta metro area. tornado watch to the south. our area in between the severe thun

again this is river road out in potomac on the outer loop of the beltway.more information, i'll pass that along you to. for those of you getting ready to head out of the house, we're not looking too much in the way of delays. i want to take fru arlington boulevard -- you from arlington boulevard to new hampshire avenue. this is going to be on the inner loop of the beltway. for those of you traveling eastbound on on 66 on james madison highway, a 52-minute commute. traveling from joplin road to backlick road, a 23-minute commute. for those of you traveling westbound on 50 from collington road to penn street northeast, you're looking at a 17-minute commute. >> reporter: residents are hoping this is the last day of the baltimore riots. take a look here in west baltimore and west pratt street. this hair shop destroyed, looted overnight. you can see it is a mess to say the very least and frustration is not even the worst of what people are feeling. they say it is beyond frustrating what is happening in their town, in their community. i talked to a lot of busines

i'm ceo of the potomac institute of policy studies, and it's my distinct honor to welcome you today to the 17th annual seminar on international cooperation in combatting terrorism. the potomac institute has been privileged for almost two decades to be an organization in the washington d.c. area focused on the study of science, technology, and how it is affecting our society and our security around the world. in particular the institute from its inception has been interested in and engaging in the study of how terrorism has been used as a form of warfare or social disobedience, if you will, for many around the world for, in fact, centuries, and how today we might find ways of more effectively dealing with this scourge in cooperation with governments, military forces and inductions. we have wulsith us today one of the most, i think, enlightened and engaged and scholarly groups that you could imagine on this topic that represent not just the countries that have been affected by terrorism but those that have worked together in the united states amongst themselves to deal with this issue fo

we have a band here of moderate rain and sleet towards bethesda, potomac and rockville. it goes out to fairfax county into michaels. buoy about to get into heavy rain showers. this goes into southern maryland. prince frederick hunting town into charleston county you are seeing that. then we go back west. all this is moving east southeast. low to mid 40s in the valley. reagan national light rain. humidity 64%. weather headlines showers tonight into sunday. sun returns tomorrow afternoon. cool, windy monday with isolated thundershower. by tuesday our fortunes will turn for the better. tonight 41 to 46 with showers south. we could get breaks d.c. and north. south of town you'll hold on to showers, even into early tomorrow. 40s and 50s to start the day. a much better afternoon. the sun will return northwest winds 10. monday will be windy, cool, low 60s with isolated afternoon showers. looks better tuesday. can't rule out a stray shower. seven-day forecast on wednesday. second half of the week thursday, friday into saturday look good. sunny, dry, warming up into the low to mi

that is trying to make its way across the potomac. let's zoom in. this is the shower we've seen come through fairfax county and vienna. a lot of lightning and hail reports from this. right now around the clifton area, toward chantilly and just west of the city of fairfax, city of fairfax will begin to dry out as we move through the rest of the evening. temperatures now 70 degrees at the airport winds out of southeast at 9 miles per hour. look where it's raining and notice the temperatures, a lot cooler. only 54 in winchester, 56 over toward martinsburg all of this rain because of an area of low pressure aloft. let's go ahead and take you wide here. look at the motion here in the atmosphere. that spin is the one storm we're watching, the upper levels. at the surface we've got another storm. this is the one that's going to give us the motion from the east tomorrow and give us a good chance of rain tomorrow morning. here we are at 6:00. notice where the rain is, right around 8:00 same areas back to the wecht. heads-up, could see another inch in some lo

the thing is interesting, the eastern states, the ones that serve the army of the potomac remembered they had done well at all. they interpreted that into this we were going to do well until war became about slavery and god was on our side. there is a strain there. that isn't even address. they are clear on emancipation. they went so far to the south and emancipated so many slaves. the interesting thing about easterners, in the beginning we lost. we lost him the front line. it was only when we cited -- decided to free the slaves god was on our side. there was a difference that had been in the army in the potomac and those that hadn't been. >> the eastern soldier thought the western soldiers didn't do much fighting. the eastern soldiers engage in one big bloody battle right after another. mainly the western soldiers walked around a lot. [laughter] and ended up in north carolina. prof varon: how about this question. if wife's excepted black involvement, how did they square that with their willingness to support jim crow? if people know they were active in the jr -- ga are? prof. gannon

clouds over washington down along potomac. depends where you live farther north, more sunshine you're getting, last of raps over st. marys county and lower parts of the bay. in the 40s now but as i mentioned, improving weather picture. sky cast 4, clouds giving way to blue skies later this morning and early afternoon. highs low and mid-60s. rest of the week when i see you next. >>> chuck, thanks. >>> new from overnight people smashed doors of businesses and stole items in baltimore. this was the scene showing looters in the streets. it follows a day of peaceful protests in the death of a 25-year-old man in police custody. protesters clashed near camden yards and police arrested more than a dozen people. >> reporter: nightfall in baltimore and a day of peaceful protests turned to violence. police lined the streets trying to move protesters away from orioles baseball stadium. fans inside asked to stay at the stadium until further notice. >> unfortunately a small group of agitators intervened and turned what was otherwise a peace

federal troops are coming up from the south from the army of the potomac. further to the south and east is general custer and the cavalry swinging around the left flank. behind general lee about four miles from here is general meet with the army of the potomac. general lee's army is effectively surrounded. white flags are sent out to stop the fighting. over the course of the week of writing in the appomattox campaign, lee's army has dwindled from 60,000 men to 30,000 men at appomattox courthouse pretty had lost half of his army. he determined it was time to meet with general grant and surrender his forces. they did that in the mclean house on the afternoon of april 9, 1865. >> we are now in the parlor of wilmer mclean. after being surrounded, general lee wished to have a meeting with general grant to surrender his army. lee said charles marshall of his staff into the village to find a suitable place to meet and he encountered will reclaim -- wilmer mclean and he offered his own home. they sat at the marble topped table. general grant arrived about 1:30. he

let me first thank the potomac institute for organizing this event.rofessor yonah alexander. ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, it's my pleasure to make a presentation about libya and what's going on and our vision for countering the wave of terrorism that we've been hit by lately. each day, as the future of libya is being discussed by various parties in mo morocco the fears battle for my country's soul and democracy continues to be waged in streets and different towns. we in the world cannot wait for the formation of a new unity government before we act in a strong united front against this scourge that is terrorizing my home and my fellow libyans. ladies and gentlemen, as i stand before you here, young men are being recruited into joining extremist groups and shipped across borders to come and create havoc in my country. right now as i am speaking to you, men in my country are dying while trying alongside our military troops with many support and resources to fight back the new evil that is trying to steal away our dream, our values, our culture,

in fact, they even said, particularly in the army of the potomac, we are losing the war until the war became about freedom. god looked on our cause favorably only when we did that. they are aware of this. there is, we would like to see some connection, particularly in 1895. within the organization, they are comrades. this is what they might say. we are not going to boston unless they let our colored comrades stay in the hotel. they are fully aware that african-americans are kicked out of the hotel. the only people there going to force in are their comrades. they will not make you stand against that. this is very complicated. prof. varon: let's talk about frederick douglass. i think douglass is the person we hold up who has done the most defend and define the emancipationist memory of the war. what is his role n.y.c. and why does he say there was a right side that we ought not to forget someone was on the moral high ground and we are forgetting it. let's talk about that. prof. brundage: i will take an initial step. i think there are two sides. we should understand that douglass was one

alison: we have more breaking news out of potomac now where two private school buses were involved in an accident along river road. police tell abc 7 news that one driver and two students are now being checked out but none of their injuries are considering life threatening. it's causing problems for drivers now. let's check traffic with jamie sullivan. jamie? jamie: i want to start out by focusing on metrorail. that service has been suspended on the green line between greenbelt and college park. shuttle buses do replace and the yellow line that service is to and from college park. let's talk marc trains. so camden lines, the service has been restored. what is canceled is the train 855 and just expect some delays. as we go to talk about the issue in potomac, we do have that closure as we go to a a look i want to show you a chopper. this is live overhead of metro. this is where the pedestrian bridge did collapse. let's give you great perspective of what is going on. and really the severity of this issue. again, as we move to talk about potomac that closure for you is going to be on rive

crowded upon my mind.f potomac and now, it had its reward.its work is done.re and well done. one soldier offered a simple synopsis to his wife at home. my dear, i can say now that the war is over, and i am still living.he >> the march of death, as war ath neared the. end and grief competed, for men continued to die. an at precisely the same time that lee and grant were meeting in the mclean house that afternoon, bells tolled in engine house n, number 20 in philadelphia whileengine mourners gathered at the home of a soldier and firefighter william hoover for his funeral. hoover had been a member of the he 99th pennsylvania of the army of the potomac, and captured in battle. from the "philadelphia enquirer," thehi deceased died from exposure while a prisoner in salisbury, north carolina.nort he was a member of the independence fire engine company number 20. eng hisin funeral was largely attended. the members of the independent engine company in a body with their ambulance followed the lance remains to their last resting place. the old bell and

crowded upon my mind.f potomac and now, it had its reward.s done.re and well done. one soldier offered a simple synopsis to his wife at home. my dear, i can say now that the war is over, and i am still living.he >> the march of death, as war ath neared the. end and grief competed, for men continued to die. an at precisely the same time that lee and grant were meeting in the mclean house that afternoon, bells tolled in engine house n, number 20 in philadelphia whileengine mourners gathered at the home of a soldier and firefighter william hoover for his funeral. hoover had been a member of the he 99th pennsylvania of the army of the potomac, and captured in battle. from the "philadelphia enquirer," thehi deceased died from exposure while a prisoner in salisbury, north carolina.nort he was a member of the independence fire engine company number 20. eng hisin funeral was largely attended. the members of the independent engine company in a body with their ambulance followed the lance remains to their last resting place. the old bell and engine hou

area moving across the potomac river in montgomery county.outhwest, we are watching all of this moisture. it is going to be with us tonight and heavy at times. all associated with this area of low pressure over the midwest. it is pumping moisture up from the deep south. heavy weather right now across south carolina, georgia. this will be moving to the north. maybe a rumble of thunder, but do not anticipate the severe weather until tomorrow. overnight period, watch for the heavy rain. tomorrow, we will see a break in the action. we could see some sunshine and it will be milder tomorrow. the heat and sunshine could work to destabilize the atmosphere. we are going to watch for that flooding threat for the overnight, areas and green under a flood watch -- areas in green under a flood watch. tomorrow afternoon, we will keep an eye on severe weather. temperatures will be in the upper 50's around the district. rain that looks like it should wrap up tomorrow morning. if you plan to catch the bus stop tomorrow morning, you will need the umbrellas duri

blue sky overhead reflected in the waters of the potomac. nice day outside.et out and enjoy. 53 reagan national. wind remains calm. not much of an issue from the wind today compared to yesterday when we had winds up near 30 miles per hour. temperatures have warped up into the upper 40s and low 50s around the area. what to wear for your kids out the door nothing more than lightest jacket for the next hour or so. sun glass and sunscreen today. weather impact on the second half of the wind almost nil. no weather slowdowns. green light conditions from the weather department through the course of sunday. even tomorrow looks good too. hourly temperatures 65 at 1:00. 69 by 3:00. high temperature around 5:0070. if you going out, 67 at 7:00 64 at 9:00. upper 50s by 11:00 tonight. chilly start tomorrow morning. temperatures will be in the 40s as opposed to the 30s where we were this morning. really other than a clear sky now, only thing we're watching middle level clouds drifting in mid to late afternoon. the only knock on the weather. really next chance of rain holdin

looking over the wonders of the potomac. there white caps and that's the same story out on the chesapeake bay and it is noticeably freezing. the blossoms are fresh enough to hold on against the wind. mid-and upper 50s. the low 60s and the afternoon planner today. breezy and sunshine filled. temperatures in the low 60s. the local boat ride. highs today it's 67 in washington and fredericksburg. 69 degrees in culpepper and 66 in menassis. temperatures will cool quickly once the sun goes down. we will look at tomorrow and the weekend, coming up. >> check in with you then thanks. >> police need your help finding this woman. the 25-year-old woman was abducted overnight and forced out of her apartment by a man with a knife. we can show you the suspect. police don't have his name. investigators say he got into the menassis home after midnight. the suspect and victim do know each other. they don't believe he is a threat but he is possibly armed. >> we are following a developing story in anne arundel county. we know the identity of th

hoover had been a member of the 99th pennsylvania, of the army of the potomac. in captured in battle. from the philadelphia inquirer the deceased died from exposure while a prisoner in cell is very can north carolina -- cell is very, north carolina. he was a member of the fire engine company never 20. his funeral was largely attended. the members of the independent engine company in a body with their ambulance followed the remains to the last resting place. the old bell and engine house told the sad news of the death of one of its members. the fall of richmond in the eminent surrender of lee's army while soldiers still toiled and died engendered it uncomfortable mix of joy and sadness among northerners. from the milwaukee sentinel, our foes are flying, but our friends are falling. it is a shame not to rejoice but it is a sin not to weep. it is unjust not to see the victories, but it is cruel not to mourn the dead who died in the sight of what they died for. whether we have their names are not, we shall have their needs. the deeds of these dead on this field, all

the reflection of the clouds in the sunrise and the monument on the potomac.ne more from chad, the cherry blossoms downtown against the brilliant blue sky. the wind is really starting to subside. the weatherbug network, 66 degrees in stafford, 64 lexington park. for d-12 or -- fort belvoir 63, 62 rockville. it is cooler through the overnight, so if you are out tonight, you may one a light sweater or jacket. 53 degrees by 11:00, and early tomorrow morning, a little cool start with sunny skies and 45. west of d.c., there is a chance of patchy frost. if you live in any of these highlighted counties, including montgomery county and loudoun county, prince william, and pretty much along the blue ridge, the temperatures will be in the mid 30's. there may be frost so if you did gardening or planting, cover them or bring them in. tomorrow the temperatures warming nicely, 53 degrees at 10 a.m., topping out near 70 degrees with lots of sunshine. tomorrow will be slightly warmer, but less windy. the wind out of the southwest between five and 10. we keep the beautiful weat

the pursuit continued to potomac gardens over in southeast washington. point the suspects crashed their car and took off. the search for the suspects continues this morning. eun, back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you. >>> it is 6:50 right now. the first round of apple watches are starting to arrive in mailboxes. if you're really lucky you received one. some watches won't arrive until june though. apple took orders online several weeks ago. don't rush to bethesda or georgetown apple stores. the watches aren't on the shelves except for five boutiques globally. you could see the shoppers here in japan who lined up early enough to buy one. >>> well starbucks is trying to make it easier for you to get your favorite latte or iced coffee perhaps. cnbc's landon dowdy has the good news for your money. good morning. >> hey, there, eun good news is right. starbucks plans to expand the mobile order and pay service following the successful test run. the mobile app now accounts for nearly 20% of all payments. starbucks is testing delivery in seattle and at new york

beautiful sunrise there over the potomac. good day to get outside and enjoy it first thing. 53 now at reagan national airport. winds for now are out of the southwest at 5. then the next couple of days cool and breezy weather coming back into the picture. 40s to mid 40s along i-81. 46 leesburg, 53 in capital heights right now. 50 in gaithersburg and rockville. overall, it will be moderate from lunch time to dinner time. the rest of the day will be fairly low, but showers are likely this afternoon and into early this evening into southern maryland. dry early this morning but by the time we get to noon 1:00 2:00 rain chances will be increasing dramatically. weather slowdowns today, nothing to worry about this morning. chances for some slow going early this afternoon with the rain moving in, but things will be improving by the time we get to this evening. there it is a innow, cleveland to pittsburgh. columbus. that's all coming in our general direction. we have many dry hours before the rain drops move in. by 11:00 a.m., still dr

as we head farther south, these showers are approaching the potomac through manassas and headed through the district in a little bit as well. it's going to be cool today. we're talking a 20-degree drop from yesterday. how nice was it on monday. that's a distant memory. we're into the 40s right now and into the 50s. if you're headed to the nats game, pack the rain gear. it's not going to be a washout but you will see light drizzle and some rain. temperatures only in the 50s. >>> looks like we have annual issue popping up on riggs road between ruritan street and -- ruatan street and adelphi. wasn't to use caution if i'ming driving alog riggs road. the -- along riggs road. the power should be back on by the 8:00 hour. on the beltway this is at river road. volume starting to build up on the inner and outer loop. no problems around the beltway this morning. for those of you traveling eastbound on 66 going through centreville and fairfax, you're looking at a smooth commute this morning. volume starting to build up as you get closer to fairfax. this is at 301 at route 5 in southern maryland. a

there's the view from our city camera looking over the potomac river into downtown washington. jeff son jefferson memorial has sunshine over the roof. there's a lot of clouds in our skies riding a cold northwesterly wind. temperatures will be about 15 degrees colder during the middle of the afternoon than yesterday. 48 in hagerstown 49 in martinsburg, 55 in the st. mary and calvert county. hourly temperatures probably won't make 60 in most neighborhoods. a gusty northwest winds near 30 miles an hour so it will feel cooler than it is in the 50s and down to the 30s and 40s by tomorrow morning. all eyes towards the weekend. late saturday mostly saturday night into the first half of the day of sunday but death to saturday and sunday temperatures staying well below average once again. >> thank you, chuck. >>> by the end of the day we could see surveillance video showing a prince george's police officer hitting a teen. officer gerry thomas is on trial for hitting the boy three years ago. prosecutors say the teen was screaming and shouting in a holding cell when thomas went in and sla

get away from the warm waters of the potomac and the heat island of the city and things are much muchr for sure. 47 in washington. winds out of the west averaging eight miles an hour. winds gusting up near 30 mile per hour and at times later on this afternoon. out the door weather, mid to upper 30s in western and northern suburbs to mid 40s around town. we'll small short of 60 degrees for the high. most everyone stays in the mid to upper 50s for this afternoon. more than ten degrees cooler than average. the overall weather impact not much of a problem out there. no weather slow downs on the roadways so that's good news. snowflakes flying across the high spots of central pennsylvania. around here we have no chance for snow, but coming out at 3:00 or 4:00 there may be a few quick random sprinkles. might get as far south as columbia. but we'll be rain drop free here around the city. a freeze watch tomorrow posted for shenandoah valley. winds will fade overnight tonight and it could be as much as a killing freeze. so tender plants and vegetables and flowers, cover them up if you care abou

. >>> metro is hosting a public hearing tonight on the potomac yard station coming to alexandria. the station will be built on the yellow and blue lines between the stops at reagan national airport and braddock road. the city selected its preferred site this week close to the potomac yard shopping center near target. tonight's hearing at the recreation center starts at 7:00. >>> another candidate joins the race for the white house. senate bernie sanders just made him announcement and told news4 what he wants to change about america. >>> plus a massive fire in will california that sent smoke and flames into the sky. what exactly started it? lets say this is your tv and these are the channels you pay for with cable but these are the types of channels you actually want to watch what if you could pay for what you want, and not for what you don't so you could get kids channels sports... or entertainment mix and match, or get them all. now fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv starting at $74.99 -- including internet and phone. cable just gives you channels. fios gives

. >>> we're hoping to learn the identity of a man who was pulled out of the potomac river. harbor patrol fire rescue responded. they pulled the man's body out of the water. police don't yet know how he ended up there. >>> that's new dash cam audio of north charleston police officer michael slager moments after he shot and killed walter scott. a second officer tells him to write down his thoughts. slager appears to laugh and says it is pumpy. hundreds filled the church in south carolina for the funeral remembering scott as a christian. slager pulled him over for a busted taillight and scott took off running. slager has been charged with murder. >>> it was an historic day in panama where a decades long standstill came to an end. president obama sat down with raul castro, the president of cuba. this marks the first meeting between leaders in more than 50 years. they sat down and acknowledged the history between the two leaders. both agreed that normalizing relations could take some time. >>> she would be an excellent president. that is a direct quote about hillary clinton from

billion citywide project required when the epa told the city to stop pa luting the an cost area and potomac rivers. >> what we're doing together here is solving a problem that dates back a century or more. >> reporter: lucy is the third of four massive tunnel digging machines to be used around the city. local residents have put up with noise, street closeings and other strupgss that will continue well into next year. in the district, tom sherwood news4. >>> protest in nigeria, europe and here in the states a year after boko haram kidnapped more than 200 school girls in nigeria nigeria's capital city. school girls marched to government cities today. in the year since those kidnappings, nigerian residents have voiced frustration toward the government. some are hoping the country's new president will be able to secure the girls' release. the kidnappings sparked a global outcry including on social media with the hash tag bring back our girls. today the state department again called for their immediate and unconditional release. >>> the first day of testimony in an alexandria murder trial. next

.>>> for close to 30 years, volleyball fans have flocked to west potomac park for the free volleyball courts. they have recently began $30 and requiring reservations to use the court. that has angered some of the players. they rallied in between games to protest the changes.>> i hope they think twice about doing this, because the feed makes everything more difficult people come here to meet each other and play, a right? if you want to charge people, you have to find two, three people, that's going to be very difficult for people to do. >> you have to ask if the park services needs the money. that gives you a two our special use permit that needs to be displayed during use. reservations can be made online through the recreation.gov website. >>> that cats are favorite in the series, a right?>> yes, they are. they are playing game three tomorrow on the island. the team is getting some good news today. the main man feeling better, the old bearded one >>> now, wusa nine game on sports with dave opens, brought to you by xfinity. >> it was supposed to be matchup nobody wanted, six of the las

so in through crossing over the potomac and toward the oxen hill area in the next half hour or so. that's it. the showers are out of here and then behind this system look at the clear skies back to the west. that's what we're in for tomorrow a picture-perfect saturday. your saturday really looking good tomorrow morning, starting off with some sunshine, a few clouds, but then the clouds give way to all sun tomorrow afternoon. and we're talking nice warm temperatures. the best weekend day since late september. boy, do we need that. then on sunday, not bad. start with some sun and then the clouds build in. we'll see cloudy conditions all day. also notice it's dry. if you have plans, baseball games, soccer, whatever you have on sunday, don't worry about those at all. it's sunday night, 11:00 look what comes in. it is rain and rain everywhere. this will last all night long. look at 4:00 a.m. monday, heavy rain here. we could see some problems with that early morning rush on monday. that's something we'll continue to watch. amelia segal will be in all week and veronica johnson sunday nig

rockville is where we are looking at standard showers moving north of the potomac. will continue to move off to the north and northeast at 15 to 20, fizzling out in the next hour or so. the showers pushing across the bay, southern maryland. not amounting to a whole lot. the temperatures on the cool side, falling through the overnight. the skies begin to clear, upper 40's martinsburg and winchester 43 degrees cumberland. look at the pool of cold air. permission get in the upper 20's, the same in pittsburgh. -- upper michigan in the upper 20's. it will be a cool start to the day, grabbed the jacket. 35 to 45 degrees overnight, the wind out of the west at five to 10. the futurecast through the moisture going to amount to a lot. a mixture of sun and clouds. cannot let a chance of snow flurries late tomorrow night into friday across extreme western maryland, but once again it will not add up. 59 a high tomorrow, but the wind out of the west at 10 to 20 with gusts of 30, meaning we are looking at windchill factors and cooler temperatures. it will feel like the upper 40's,

we'll take a look at the rooftop camera, switched it to the west along the potomac. kennedy center in the foreground and a lot of sunshine. few fair weather clouds will dissipate and go away after sunset and we expect clear skies tonight. 60 at reagan national. 57 degrees in frederick and 54 now in annapolis. satellite and radar, not much to see. just a few little tracings of some of those fair weather clouds. we expect a quiet, clear and cool night. tomorrow, get a sunny day. we get gusty winds out of the south and temperatures to 70. into the 70's on friday. but a warm front will bring a good chance of rain and maybe some thunderstorms late in the day. the rain expected to end saturday morning. clearing saturday afternoon. cooler warmer into the 60's with sunshine on easter sunday. on monday maybe some showers late in the day but generally partly cloudy for the nationals. 64 more showers possible into tuesday. good stuff. i like talking about mild temperatures. we'll do it again for you in about 20 minutes. leon? leon: see you then. in the meantime a mother is outr

it's close to the potomac yard shopping center near the target store. tonight's hearing at the rec center begins at 7:00. >>> tonight for the first time in more than 20 years congress is going to vote to strike down a law in the district of columbia. pat lawson muse at the live desk. >> wendy, this resolution if approved would overturn a d.c. law that prevents discrimination against workers who have abortions and this afternoon a group of activists let congress know how they feel about lawmakers taking aim at a local law. those were members of d.c. vote interrupting an initial vote on the measure. three residents were arrested as part of that demonstration. the law in question takes effect on saturday, but gop lawmakers say it would force some employers to violate their religious beliefs by providing contraceptives to their workers. supporters of the measure say it keeps companies from discriminating against the health positions of their employees. the white house has released a statement saying if the measure passes the president will veto it. jim in w

the story of a special needs team from kansas is making national headlines, and now a potomac native is getting involved. michael kelly plays for the special needs basketball team at his school. his mother bought him a varsity letter jacket, but parents complained he didn't earn it. he was asked not to wear it. roz plater is live with how he will have a new one by the end of the week. roz: that story struck a chord with dennis kane of came construction. he said he wanted to do something to show his support. >> schoolroom on the back. roz: this jacket wilson be on its way to wichita kansas and michael kelly, courtesy of montgomery county businessman dennis came. >> he can display that probably when he walks through the halls. they can't take that jacket away from him. roz:roz: michael kelly is a student with down syndrome and autism who plays on a special needs basketball team. his mother bought him a letter jacket, and she says the school asked him not to where it because he is not a varsity athlete. his story went viral. he's a former good counsel athlete. his son owen is a good cou

a public hearing on the potomac yard stop will kick off in just about two hours. the transit agency will be talking about its plans for the station as well as talking about that station's environmental impact. an open house kicks off at 6:30 at the cora county recreation center in alexandria and the formal hearing will begin at 7:00. leon: checking weather now, we have some rain drops affecting our environmental and making their own little impacts and we may have to dodge them for a bit this evening. alison: and some hail too right? doug: we've had some hail and have hail right now in a few spots. interesting weather pattern. we've got one batch of rain in the southeast as we've been telling you would happen and most of the rest to the west and a large part of the area being left out of the equation for the moment. take a look right now at the live doppler radar. plenty of heavy downpours and lightning and some hail especially west of the metro area. these systems, little storms and cells are developing over the bay. one south of annapolis and one over northwest w

coming to potomac yard in virginia station built on blue line alexandria wants it close to potomac yard shopping center right there by target store. >>> one man spent more than four days in what he calls a concrete coffin in the wake of the tragedy in nepal. this earthquake survivor is reliving those painful memories. plus -- >> after midterm elections my advisers asked me mr. president, do you have a bucket list. i said well i have something that rhymes with bucket list. >> you fill in the blank. the commander in chief tells us how he really feels during white house >> a man spent four days in the rubble when the earthquake hit in india in 2001. >> news 4's darby spencer shares his story as hundreds of affected by the latest quake in nepal. >> reporter: the man you see emerging from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in india, 25 years old, spent 4.5 days as what he described as a concrete coffin unsure if he would ever be rescued. >> i was in total darkness. i didn't know where i was. >> reporter: it happened in 2001. he was staying at an apartment with relatives when he hea

we're looking northward up the potomac river towards washington. you can see some breaks of blue sky but also see the considerable overcast that's moving into the area at this time but overcast is just ahead of a line of showers. now an hour or two ago, it was a little heavier when it was farther west but kind of breaking up now the heaviest concentration now north of winchester towards martinsburg, berkeley springs. over the next hour or two, this area drifts to the northeast of the that's the best chance of any organized showers. otherwise, might just see a few sprinkles, shower here and there moved across the potomac and through the metro area. as far as the nats game tonight 7:05 first pitch at the park. i think it will be fine. if there are any showers it will be very brief and the next batch of heavier rain not expected until after midnight. unless the game goes you know 20 innings, i think we'll be good to go here tonight with the weather. as far as numbers go very nice pleasant conditions. 74 at reagan national now. 72 in fredricksburg. 70