they also contain the wars to army ofous armies, the the potomac and the army of northern virginia. it has the newspapers with the largest circulation in the united states. british and french observers habitually gave the progress of the war by what was happening in the eastern the at her. they had a view of the united states that is very similar to the view that new yorkers have of the united states. when they look at the united states from london and paris, they can see everything to the appalachians, and then it is beyond indistinct the o there, like everybody in new york can see all the way to the hudson, and then beyond there, it is indistinct. a factor that brought greater attention to the e. lee.is r. it was a measure of the predominance of the eastern theater in the minds of people in the united states and in the confederacy that appomattox believed to render the ulysses s marks the end of the war despite thousands of confederate soldiers after april 9, 1865. and appomattox, as everyone in this room knows, after more than 150 years, remains a wildly understood moment as whic

bridges in potomac or barely serve a purpose these days but the water hasn't disappeared. it's hidden away in the avocado plantations nearby thousands of hectares of these water guzzling fruits are grown for export including to europe. while at the same time many people look at their water brought in on trucks at the expense of the tax plan. including those who have been farmers their entire lives and had enough water. like zoe like. only my prickly pear plant has survived. which barely needs any water. until a few years ago or so when there's pride and joy was here just behind our house. however i thought i knew. my avocado trees were down there three hundred of them. all of them dried up. and i also had plans a pretty hard polson to badlands. i had no way of watering them so they died. i had nothing not a drop. in my ancient well dried up everything died. next as oil is land there's now a big lost avocado plantation. rhodri go tells us a businessman bought an immense area of land to start growing the super food. into it when he's got too much power and it comes that grou

whether attacking or defending, it was the army of the potomac with its mighty sled that battered the traders into dust. i mean none of this to suggest that western battles in general and events were unimportant. vicksburg, for example, loomed far larger in 1863 than gettysburg did. grant's rise in its aftermath, eventually to general in chief, and a storied series of concentrations with lee, proved decisive to union were efforts. but whatever we may think, people often gazed eastward to gauge how the war progressed. testimonyelf offered that helps us understand how people during the war assessed the various fears. in his memoirs, he discusses in -- discusses the background and opening of the overland campaign in the spring of 1864 that would witness coordinated union offenses, or so he hoped, under general sherman in georgia, nathaniel p banks in alabama -- nathaniel p banks in alabama. [laughter] dr. gallagher: just imagine now if major general pelosi was commanding all forces in afghanistan. that's what you have with nathaniel p banks. he had been speaker of the house, and he wante

avenue and potomac meet here in southeast.everal homes and schools are in the area, as well. as y mentioned, metro transit police and d.c. police roped off me area for hours with c tape. collecting clues and also talking to potential witnesses in the area, as well. they tell us just before midnight that this call cam in. some kind of altercation led to a stabbing just above the mcalators at theetro station. that victim was rushed to the hospital. a man we are told who died on the way to theho ital. his name has not yet been released. as we come back out live, commuters will find the station is now open. as to arrests, no word at this time. we are told police are looking for at least three suspects. two males, one female, all said to be in their mid to late teens. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we turn back to saturday's deadly synagogue shooting in poway, california. today, lori gaza stripeweri gile laido rest. the mother and wifeas a loyal friend and follower of the jewish faith. there are many questions as law enforcement of

get away from the city a the potomac, it's later in the year.les airport, latest freeze, may 22nd,2002. and bwi marshal, may 11th, 1966. we're getting there to the point where we can absolutely say no chance for a freeze. no oneot freezing this morning. there are frosty areas especially acrosshe northern shenandoah valley. temperatures closer to town are more in the 40s. a lot of 30s early this moing. your hit-the-road forecast, dry roads through the courthe d day. after a chilly start, it will be a beautiful day to be outsid overnight, clouds will thicken. there could be a rain chance late tonight. probably between about midnight and 5:00 a.m. we'll be a lot warmer. some places tomorrow, 20 degrees warmer than today. so a big change coming. and you'll notice here as i walk you through future weather for the rest of the week, late in the day tomorrow, a small chance of a few showers up near the pennsylvania line. a dry start wednesday morning. i think wednesday is likely to be the driest day of the week. there's a tiny rain chance across norther

. >> questions are swirling about a possible gang hit on the banks of the potomac. some viewers may find details about this disturbing. a man's body was found over the weekend a half mile down river from the chain bridge. the body wasliced up. one hand was missing. news 4 mark segraves just got an update from police. mark joins us with the very latest. what do we know now? >> eeporter: goodning, leon. you see d.c. police are still tre on scene at chain bridge. we have seen this type of violence kind of altered violence in the suburbs related to ms 13 and gangs like that. we askedetectives if they thought this incident here, this murder beneath the bridge was related to ms 13 and they said it'soo soon to tell what this murder is related to but they are reaching out to police jurisdictions who have seen this type of violence before. the crime scene tape stretches beneath the bridge, through the woods along the potomac river just a few yards from where fishermen gather every day. it was the fisherman who mad the discover of the dead body. who the victim is is part of t

with us what does he think of the water shortages in potomac and. i think the i mean you know so i think if i don't i don't know to what extent people really are lacking water. but maybe the government should build more plants to treat the river water and make it drink a bowl for the local residents. it was i mean the applecart of farms of also invested money and water rights to take advantage of it. but all. the producers always try to ensure there's enough water left over. from. one because they save money they use the least possible amount of water per plantation and. not the other senior phonetic footprint the simple out of all the good water saving has its limits the avocado is a firstly fruit one kilo requires up to one thousand liters of water that's eight times more than potatoes. a home has a pump station. we pump the ground water up onto the hills. put in the highest slopes give you the best climate for avocados. they grow bigger and ripen faster we just need more power for the pumps. mathias has to drill one hundred twenty meters down to

. >>> rescue crews saved an armed robber c from a submerging in the potomac river. the dramatic scene unfolded around 6:30 lastni t. the suspect walked into a busy in arlington, pulled a gun, stole cash, and drove off. he led police on a chase but crashed into the potomac river at the gw parky at i-395. that suspect isol now in pice custody. >>> today house democrats will discuss the next steps after special counsel robert mueller's russia report was released last week. and that includes possiblehm impeact proceedings president trump for possible obruction of justice in this investigation. more on the story coming up from ciws4's trapotts on capitol hill. >>> today president trump and the first lady will host the annual easter egg roll at the white house. more than 14,000 hard-boiled eggs are hand dyed for this event which folks from all 50 states attend. a portion of the egg roll tickets distributed to the military families as well as public schools in d.c., maryland, and virginia. justin finch will be live at the white house coming up at 6:00 a.m. >>> tonight the

police say a man has died after being stabbed at the potomac avenue metro station. this happened just before midnight. no arrests have been made. we're working to learn the victim's name. we'll update you as we learn more. >>> we turn now to saturday's deadly stiagogue sh. this is an area look at the synagogue in poway, california. worshippers including young children were gathered inside when gunfire erupted n the final day of passover. one woman was killed and two men including a rabbi and a young girl were injured. >> cory smit ise live desk following the latest developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hundreds of people gathered last night for an emotional vigil. this was the gatheringop of pe spreading messages of peace and love. people coming together to pray and show support for one another. and those who skepreading message of love. >> this community alway amazes me how they've wrapped their arms around one another in times of tragedy. i want you to know, whoever you are,ve where you're from, god loves you. and we love you. >> just before noona

it seemed impossible to get us across the potomac now. they had to transfer thousands of wagons, thousands of men, and thousands of livestock across the potomac. he ordered three out of four wagon drivers to climb up on the wagons, arming the teams with gun, for men to disable to use them, to cover the team and crowd of men and animals. no any other cover against u.s. troops that might have spotted them. acknowledge that able to charge at any time before sunset, which broke in our life, and we could. easy prey to the federal. it took 16 hours for all of the wagons to reclaim support. livestock were forced to swim across the potomac. they often drowned. thousands of sheep and 700 cattle were swept downstream to harvest very where they just pile up in the river. the rest of lee's army, which had been positioned at the western base of the south mountain range, keeping the and place, now snaked its way, to support. forging the whole way. then, lee makes it to waters by different route, only to discover that a pontoon bridge he expected had be

. >>> an armed robbery in w arlington endsith an suv sinking into the potomac. re on the police pursuit that ended in the water. >>> and a maryland carnival had to shut down early as police were called when swarms of teenagers turned violent. more on there arsts. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. yone, i'm ng, ev aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on this monday. we had a beautiful easter sund weekend. and now it looks like the weather will stick around. >> wind gujust have to get thro chilly morning. malt malt with more. >> let -- melissa mollet with more. >> let's start with lauren ricketts. hello. >> hello, guys. the weekend was absolutely gorgeous out there. we had a little bit of a breeze. all ias all it wt too bad. we had isolated showers saturday and sunday. most of us stayed on the dry side. we're starting off on the mild side this morning with temperatures in the 40s and 50s at the moment. warmer to the south and east. huntingtown, patuxent river aring 60 degrees. as we go through the morning, we'll drop a little bit. a degree we'll start to warm

he's one of the workers at that's a wrap deli in north potomac. the shop's specialty, serving up jo opportunities for people with special needs. but he sometimes forgets what step i next and has to ask others for help. that's where these high school students came in. they'v eaten at the deli before. >> he is one of thet nic people. >> reporter: they knew they wanted to help cut down on the amount of time he has to struggle. >> wchhad to t ourselves to code. >> reporter: we had the joint interestsf working on engineering and people in the communities. that i think brought us together. >> the result, anpad app. >> so he can go to the list of recipes. it hasdi the ingts as well as a list of the ingredients. >> reporter: the best part, no need to worry about smudging the scene as steven waves his red spatula, the camera detects and it automatically swipes to the next step. >> watching steven work. it has been really gratifying. he is completely independent. >> they're entering the app in a national contest. against other invention that's help beam spe

he police on a chase but then crashed into the potomac river at the gw parkway at 95. we spoke to a woman who saw it go down. >> ihe watched t car kind of go rward and saw it go off the road and on to the pedestrian ith. the next thing saw was the car submerging u er water. >> police say the suspect was the only one in the vehicle and the only one believed to be involved in the robbery. >>> residents in southeast d.c. ar calling for action from local leaders after a terrible easter sunday crash. this cell phone video shows the chaotic scene there. and v s collided at 16th streets southeast. the crash sent six people to the hospital including two little boys and a pedestrian. one of the cared overtu there, and that was when neighbors jumped in to action. >> i started grabbing little arys out of the here. the other guys was helping us out. so about eight of us turned it the car over. >> neighbors tell news4 that the intersection haseen a problem for a long time, and they want to see changes right ay. >>> an update on a funeral in maryland. a man's photo was believrelease

police who tell us a man has died after being stabbed at the potomac avenue metro station. let's show video. this happened just befe midnight. so far no arrests have bn made, and we are still learning or hoping to learn the name of the victim in this case. we'll be sure to update you as soon as we learn more. back to you. >> cory, thank you. >>> 4:32. d.c. police are worng to identify a man found under chain bridge. investigators are treating this case as a homicide. a person was walking in the woods and spotted the body near the trail saturday night. police confirmed to news4 one of the victim's hands had been cut off, and he suffered several injuries. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> now to the deadly synagogue shooting in poway, california. today the wife andho mother w was killed in the attack will laid trest. >> and this morning, we're hearing from the synagogue's rabbi. hes describing the terrifying and painful moments as a gunman stormed into his synagogue on the final day of paover. >> i see a sight that i -- undescribable. here is a young man standing with a

this is right where pennsylvania and potomac avenues meet here in southeast near 14th street. there are several homes in this area and schools as well. lot is is of concern for a of people here. but for hours metro transit and d.c. police have this area roped off with tape. spoke with potential witnesses trying to figure out what led up to the altercation tt was called in just before midnight sunday to police here. we dow kno at this time that they tried to get that man to the hospital. e,at victim in this case, he was rushed ther but died on the way to hospital. his name has not yet been released. we can tell you at this point police are still working this case, trying to figure out the motive here. at this time they're looking for at least three people. two males, one female. all said to be in their mid to late teens. we'll continue to work this case for you as more information comes tous, we'll share it with you on air and on our nbc washington app. justin finch, news 4 back inside to you. >>> developing in baltimore this morning, one person was killed and seven others were

haskins began setting big ten passing and scoring records, he played high school football here in potomac. haskins even hosted a watch party in gaithersburg. chris gordon with new reaction from people who know him well and are excited to welcome him back home. >> reporter: quarterback dwayne haskins' winning waysat at ohio stmade him a heisman finalist and it was here in potomac, maryland that haskins developed his football skills after his family moved here from new jersey. >> we are more like ivy league than a power house. we have good football, but also great a academi great arts. the haskins family also had a daughter who was a great artistg in terms of acnd singing and they wanted a school that would compliment both of them. >> dwayne haskins led the bulldogs to three conference championships. his football coach tells me he saw haskins commitment to success way backnt in nigrade. >> i can remember vividly being out here on this field and practicing and we have to be off the field at 6:00 and he's still out here throwing routes a 7:30 at night. >> dwayne haskins' picture hangs on the

fishermen found the body of a man a half a mile from the chain bridge along the potomac river on the d.c. side on saturday. sources tell news4 the killer used something like a machete to kill him. d.c. detectives s the victim's hand had been cut off, and his body was barely intact. they are still workingido tify the victim. yesterday, police cadets searched the area with the cadaver dog for clues including the murder weapon. >> thoefly this is just an isolated event. there's nothing to suggest that this was a random attack. >> police said it is tooel earl whether the homicide was gang >related. >> 4:33. indeveloping this morng, federal prosecutors say a u.s. army veteran is accused of planning a terror attack in southern california. cory smith is at the live denks now with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morng. federal prosecutors say mark domingo boasted on line but struggled to develop a plan. he allegedly researched several targets includingch chures, police officers sitting in patrol cars, freeways, and the santa monica pier. the fbi says he was plotting a large-scale te

he played i football hieshl at bullis in potomac, maryland, and then college at ohio state. he setor big-10 records f passing and scoring last season and bricks a big arm to replace - and brings a big arm to replace alex smith. haskins hosted his own party in gaithersburg. there you see him getting the call that he now has a new h in the nfl. these athletes dream of this moment. fans excited about the pick, as well. >> dwayne haskins -- [ cheers ] >> he was among the top ten to be drafted first, he was 15th. montez sweat was also chosen. later more from the fans on the big night. a lot riding on this young man's shoulders. i'm cautious after everything that happened with rg3, i'm so s cited. this i >> hopefully he has his head screwed on right so he won't get overwhelmed by the pressure on him. >> exactly. >>> 6:11. ahead, what is the safest seat in the car in the event of an accident? >> if your guess is the back seat, think again. we're lookingt aew report raising serious concerns about safety. chuck some> chuck? >>> an area of low pressure to the west promises to bring so

from beneath the chain bridge through the woods along the potomac river. just a few yards from where fishermen gather just about inevery day. fact, it was a fisherman who made the gruesome discovery of a dead body lying beneath this tree. who the victim is is part of the mystery. >> we have notdeified him at this time. we do believe he is a hispanic male, again, between the ages of 16 and 30 years of age. >> reporter: a cadaver dog and police cadets were brought in to sear area for more clues, including a murder weapon. >> hopefully this is just an isolated event. there's not to suggest that this was a random attack. >> reporter: now, police areg lookint the possibility of if it was gang related. they want your help. they say the victim was wearing a blue hoody, bluea j and white sneakers. if you recognize the description, they'd like to hear from you or if you were fishing down here onsaturday, they'd also like to hear from you. that's the latest. wend back to you. >> thank you, mark. >>> also the fbi says they have thwarted a potential terrorist plot in

when potomac first came out peopou didn't know who y guys were, where potomac was, in fact. had you to educate people. >> we did. >> so how has that changed now in season four with people around the c yntry knowing guys. >> it is wonderful. you're right. you just said it. every un -- everyone knows of as been they say karen huger is a house wife. your full name. so we are legit and i'm proud os the ladie on the show. we have done aat gre job. >> we're look at a little trailer from the season coming up. okay. so what can we expect? any shifting moments for fans to look forward to? >> i'm famous for that. you all see that iave my braids on. at one point hi to braid it up to make sure it didn't slip and shake but there is wig lifting moments and we have cat fights, we have a lot of drama. you have lot of friendships being tested, you'll see friendships building and blossoming. are yound jazzel friends this season? >> we were very real with ii' very real with it. a lot of things jazzel did were lies. blatantly lies. >> okay. >> but what i love about this is she owns it. and she

this is the potomac river here arndaw paw. this will move up to the north, but there is a chance we could see a couple of stronger storms. had some lightning with it earlier. i'm not expecting much tonight. heavy rain through -- watch what happens as it moves through our region. strong thunderstorms. the hweakening,ever, they're moving our way and by around 8:00, 9:00, we'll be seeing some heavy rain come on through. let's time on o. 6:00 not much going on help storms back to the west inanbout hour or so moving to the east ar8:. that's why i'm concerned about theou natndionals game tonight. probably going to start the game. could get through about two or threennings. then we'll have a delay. the rain is not going to stop until aut 10:00. then we may see some dryingit cons, but it's going to be really wet. rain moves back in. look what happensround 7:00 a.m. still seeing the rain. if you're getting up to wrrow morninch out. the rain will continue. some moderate rain. by 11:00 it's out of here and we are looking at one nice satu

trump: tomorrow we will be early leaving for a quick round of golf at a beautiful place on the potomac river. i won't name teh place but it is beautiful. we will play a quick round of golf, and then i am going to wisconsin tomorrow. we have a tremendous crowd tomorrow night for a speech and rally or whatever you want to call it. very big, a lot of people. we had 69,000 people sign up and i believe the arena holds about 10,000. it is always that way. there is a lot of great spirit in our country. our country is doing very well economically. the military is being built from within, all jobs within the united states. our country is very proud right now of what is happening. translator: [speaking japanese] pres. trump: thank you very much for being here, and you have a lot of fun. p.m. abe: [speaking japanese] translator: i would like to express my deep appreciation. for the great hospitality you have extended to me again here at the white house. also, we are going to celebrate the first lady's birthday today. i do look forward to celebrating this special day with you. pres. trump: thank y

. >>> the "real housewives" of t potomac are gearing up for a new season.oday, we are joined by reality tv royalty, bravo's grand dam. promising lots of laughs and even more, drama. there will be a lot of wig shifting moments, not anything to do with my wig. we have a lot of cat fights and uiina and friendships l. fu >> are or what? >> weou were very real with it. a lot of things giselle did were live. this i blatantly live. >> you can see karen in person at her perfume pop-up event saturday, may 11th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at bloomingdale's at tyson's corner and see her in the res of the "real housewives" of potomac in season 4 may 5th. >>> we're following a cement truck crash jamming our region. chopper 4 to monitor delays. >>> flooding to o south. the system that did this is going to >>> news4 is committed to reporting on our changing climate and the impact it's already having on all of us. >> today, we're talking aboutat warmer temperatures mean for mosquito season. amelia draper is here to explain. you know. >> i was outside last night for about 10 min

in addition to his mount vernon estate along the potomac river, george washington owned a townhouse in the heart of nearby alexandria, virginia. the current owner of the product

. >>> for >>> for decades a scenic spot to take a boat out on the potomac river. >> now fletcher's cover of drying up. a problem that could one day leave the area land locked. >> reporter: in us for generations. about 100,000 people a year use this boat dock. locals like alan. >> coming down here over 20 years. >> reporter: last winter flooding fro a storm destroyed the boat dock and left tons of debris scattered along thecove. local and federal leaders celebrated the cleanup anden reing of a new dock but warned it's just a temporary fix. >> now the dock goes out further, that gives us more time, but it just gets sentimented in. the natural river flow doesn't work right. >> reporter: the pa tootomac ri doesn't flow right because of this man-made dan built back in the '60s. the result, doesn't get the proper water flow. so the cove is drying p. >> yeah. it's a horrible situation. job its first day on the the new secretary of interior david bernhardt expressed support for saving the cove. >> we're trying to eliminate the maintenance backlog for the area. >> reporter: maryland congressman

>> reporter: he's one the workers at that's a wrap dell any north potomac. the specialty, serving up job portunities for folks with special needs. steven will tell you his favorite part of the job -- >> being able to make something. >> reporter: but he sometimes forgets what step is next and has to ask others for help. that's where these high school students came in. they've eaten at the deli before. >> steven is one of the nicest people we all know. >> reporter: and they knew and wanted to cut down on the amount of time steven had tstruggle. >> to do the project we taught ourselves to code. >> joint interest working on engineering and to hel cpeople in tmunity. so i think that that kind of brought us together. >> reporter: the result, an ipad app called recipe easy. >> steven can go to the list of recipes with a list of ingredients. >> reporter: the best part -- no need tout worry a smudging the screen as steven waves his red spatula, and a camera detects it and automatically swipes to the next step. >> it was really good watching him use it. >> gratifying

a little breeze off the potomac has national airport at 79. it's 77 in an an us. forecast highs today around 78. eighty is not out of the question. also rain likely later on in the day. you can see t leading emg of the rain showers across southern west virginia. they're about seven eight hours away from us. that puts themet hereen 5:00 and 8:00. we'll time out the departure in a few. >> thank >>you, chuck. this morning prince george's county policehi are sea for men in a deadly double shooting. police have not released the victim's names or any details on a possible motive. >>> and growing concerns from d.c.ts resid this morning as violence mass spiked since the beginning of the year. >> in an effort to put a end to the brutality, there's a plan h they'reful will work. >> meghan fitzgerald is live from d.c. police hd quarters with more. meghan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's certainly an uneasiness ramongidents in the district concerned for their safety. they are now hopeful that new solutions and ideas will help keep the city safer. this is an a

he led police on a chase but then crashed into the potomac n ver. we spoke to a woo saw all of this go down. >> i watched the car kind of go forward. an then iaw it go off the ro and on to the pedestrian path. the next thing i saw was the car bmerging under water. >> police say the suspect was the only one in the vehicle and the only one believed to be involved in the robbery.t >> reporter: i looks like tesla's ceo is ready to move ming the n transf country's electric cars into driverless vehicles. the technology needed is being shown to tesla investors today. musk believes the car should be ready by no later than next year. experts say they're skeptical whether the technology has advanced to where the car can be driveny sol by a robot. >>> free bike rides around the d.c. area today. how to take advantage. >>> plus celebrating international cinema. the d.c. film fes val that arts this weestk hey, it's me, thursday. look, i never wanted to be the popular day. hey look, it's thursday! but in this place, it's just getting out of hand! hey thursday! pop

basin one hundred year old reservoir that takes its name from the tides flowing in and out of the potomac river but lately the tides have been rising too high here we're seeing the sidewalk of a cherry blossom walkway around the title basin flooded completely impassable this happens twice a day a result of sea level rise and increased urbanization the bravest visitors may not mind the water but most people have to step around puts in danger the purpose of this place it's a formal garden for americans and their guests to wander through and it's also the place where some of our most historic people are memorialized thomas jefferson writer of the declaration of independence is lucky to have a high perch above the waters but the sea wall beneath him is crumbling the white house where the president lives overlooks the tidal basin you can see it clearly from here across the water but despite having evidence of climate change literally outside his window. president trump has decided to remove the united states from the paris climate accord and he's called climate change hoax i don't think he car

investigate a body found there over the weekend. >> reporter: they continue to fish here along the potomac river just steps away from where a fisherman made the discovery of a mutilated body near this tree. not far from here, evidence that this area may be a place frequented by ms 13 members. >> today this area is the focof the investigation. >> not far from the murder scene, but deeper in the woods here along theotomac river, we came along a trail marked wit blue and white bags. the colors of ms 13. the trail of blue and white bags leads to this encve in the woods also surrounded by blue and white bags tied into the trees. blue and white, the colors of the ms 13 gang. since the body was discovered on saturday, yellow crime tape has marked off aar l area near chain bridge, an area popular with nature lovers who are unsettled to learn that ms 13 might be agt tictive. >> it's a lite scary. we came out here thinking it would be a good day and not a lot of people. >> reporter: we c tell you a spokesperson for the fbi told me that fbi agents are communicating with d.c. police abou thisenvgaotes

this closure affects rock creek and potomac parkway, as well as rock cek trail.est and i.t. 66. th's right near lincoln memorial. and if you're walking or biking, you'll be redirect near the kennedy center between f and the road rage. all of this happening as crews are -- and the roosevelt bridge. all of this is happening as crews are preparing for work. the closures begin tonight at 8:00 and run through monday morning at 5:30. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> now 6:36. coming up, playoff series tied up. a second loss in a row for the caps. the real trouble may be when they hit the ice again without t.j. oshie. >> we'll tellou what his teammates to say about this injury cominup >>> our kids spend so much time in front of screens these days, so it's important that they get exposed to programs to teach them about physical, nutritional, and . -- and mental .health there's a group empowering young people to make healthy choices in every aspectf their lives. they incorporate physical activity and college athletes. >> what they were most concerned about was de

f>> reporter: the good ne now, the shad population like the other wildlife in the potomac river gorge is thriving at fletcher's cove mark segraves, news 4. >> thank you, mark. >>> a reminder, later this month news 4 is working for you with an in-depth look at our changing climate. how o's impacting family, your money, your health and even your commute.ur rimetime special airs appropriately on earth day april 22nd at 7:30 rightere on news >>> a livede look out gravy start to your saturday. seeing clearing just as clay anderso we're going to check in with him r his full forecafost so with xfinity mobile i can customize each line for each family member? yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a year. are you pullin' my leg? nope. you sure you're not pullin' my leg? i think it's your dog. oh it's him. good call. customize each line and choose to pay by the gig or get unlimited... do you guys sell other dogs? now that's simple, easy, awesome. and since xfinity mobile comes with xfinity internet, you can save hundreds a year

at the deadly stabbing potomac metro station began as a robbery. three teena mrs robbed a an stabbed him sev bal timesefore midnight on sunday night above the escalator at the station in southeast. the victim is believed to be in his 40s but not been identifies. police hope surveillance video from the station will help lead to an arrest. >> we're learning new information about a deadly crash on the george washington parkway. >> a rush hour crash killed a 55-year-old taxi driver, left three people hurt and stopped traffic for hours. itn happened i the bellevue area of fairfax county, the north and southbound lanes had to be closed. a taxi and vw bug collided head on. the cab driver died at the ene. his two passengers were airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the driver of the bug was also seriously hurt. a local lawmaker said the crash is a reminder tha work needs to be done to improve safety. >> one of the things i subject if the park serce could put up speed cameras at the intersection, i think it would go a long way to get sp

this closure affects rock creek and potomac parkway as well as rock creek trail.ehicles will be redirected to virginia avenue northst and interstate 66. that's right near lincoln memorial. if you're walking or biking, you'll be rerectedear the kennedy center between f street and roosevelt bridge. all of this is happening as crews prepare to bring in materials for thees pedtrian bridge over rock creek and potomac parkway. the closures begin tonight at 8: and run through monday at ba 5:30. ck to you. >> nicole jacobs, tnk you. >>> we are talking about a storm team 4 weather alert day. u temore, lauren ricketts. >> we have multiple rounds of heavy rain and storm headed our way. after isolated showers this morning, after lunchtime that's when we get going. the full system really won't oove through here until late tonight and int the overnight. we're talking with flooding. one to three inches of rain. there could be locally higher ounts as the storms will train. they'll be roaming across the same -- rolling across the same ar over and over again. gusts up to 50 miles p

in addition to his mount vernon estate along the potomac river, george washington owned a townhouse in the heart of nearby alexandria, virginia. the current owner of the product property rick garcia talks about his family's connection to the washingtons. and the archaeology of 2 recently discovered wells in the basement. we also visit the alexandria archaeology museum to see some of the artifacts that have been uncovered. >> we are in alexandria, virginia beautiful town established in 1749. where in the house that was built by george washington in 1767 to 7069 and estate in the washington family. it went from george washington to martha washington upon his death and when she died it went back to the estate. that it had control by lawrence washington. it was held in 1749. the second auction was held in 1763. and george washington bought two lots. one was lot 118 and one lot was the slot, 112. lot 118 was purchased for 10 pounds and the slot was purchased for 38 pounds. george washington was a good businessman. first and foremost he was a farmer. if you are a farmer you have to know this

a few days before they crossed the potomac, he spoke to his comrade and said, "i hope that i will get home sometime before i die." charlie futch work part .f that i hope you have seen the battlefield in gettysburg and i hope you will come up and you will see where john and charlie participated in the evening attack in which they were both on the ground loading their weapons. as they were loading their weapons, a bullet struck charlie in the head. johnhe turned to look at -- and you can only imagine the blood streaming down charlie's face -- and when he looked at john his mouth moved but no words came out. john knew in that instant his brother was mortally wounded. john kerry charlie behind the lines and stayed by his side -- john carried charlie behind the lines and stayed by his side until he finally passed. you can only understand the devastation john felt. he would bury his brother on pennsylvania soil never to see him again. killed ins gettysburg, pennsylvania, poor fella. he was a long way from home. i was very sorry i couldn't get a coffin to bury him, but i buried him the best

potomac. more on the pursuit that ended in the water. >>> and a maryland carnival had to shut down early and police called when swarms of teenagers turn violent. more on the arrests. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. aod morning, everyone. i'mon gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us. the beautiful easter weekend looks to be sticking around for another day. like to hear that news. >> absolutely. just got to get through a little chill this morning if you step outside early. melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the commute for us. >> let's begin with nbc 4 reteorologist lauren ricketts and a look at yonday forecast. not too bad. >> it's not bad. you're right. temperatures in the showersth i e shenandoah valley, mostly 50s at this point. sun coming up about 6:23.he anotr 23 minutes. you see the cloud ver. to the west, more'l likely youl see sunshine this morning. we'll allun get sine later throughout the day. temperatures are going to dip a little through about 6:00, 7: in the low 50s. theneading to

. >>> we know that a deadly stabbing at the potomac average metranstation beg as a robbery. we first told you about this yesterday. three teenagers robbed a man and stabbed him several times. this happened just before midnight sunday night above the escala area at the station in southeast. the victim is believed to be in his 40s but has not yet been identified. d.c. police hope surveillance video from the station will help lead to an arrest. >>> 5:097. today a -- 5:07. today a marine with localwiies be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. >> family, friends, and colleagu will pay the last respects to sergeant christoper slutman. he was killed by a bomb in afghanistan earlier this month. he was a life member of the kentland volunteer fire department in prince george's county. he was also a veteran of the ne york city firpartment. >>> also happening president trump is meeting with theop two democrats. e will he first time meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer since their infamous oval office fight over border wall funding in dece

. >> football fansr might remembe haskins as atar player for bull is high school in potomac. he's coming back home. and that's where news4's justin finch is live with more on the skins now signal caller. big news for skinsfans, justin. >> reporter: this is going to be huge news for theto home fans. as you mention, if you know football in our area, you might know the name dwayne haskins. so fore fans who hav been watching him over the years during his time here even at the bu bullis school know we're getting a hot prospect. last night for him and for fans, a new chapter began. >>ith the 15th pick in the 2019 nfl draft, the washington redskins select dwayne haskins. [ cheers ] quarterbk, ohio state. >> reporter: all right, haskins was joined by family and friends for the watch party here i gaithersburg. he was announced in the first exunds, 15th overall pick. >> so ted. i get to be close to home which is most important to me. it feels like deja vu. >> reporter: eight interceptions he threw for, as we. very great season at ohio state. that one season he was there. if you ask has

neighbors in north potomac saw the flames and called 911. montgomery county firefighters stay fire destroyed the second floor. much of the atteck was burned and some of the first floor as well. investigators are trying to figure out how it started. gh> new to political history made in chicago. the country's thirdlargest city, elected the city's first african-american woman as mayor. >> we can and willt the interests of our people. all of our people, ahead of the interests of a power have few. >> surrounded by hundreds of supporters, she addressed the crowd. shwon in a run-off. she will also be the city's first lesbian mayor when she takes office in may. >> from parents to hfirefrs, activists are trying to could not convenience decision makers that their causes are worthy of your taxdollars. it is devastatinto cuts children's arts programs. >> nobody likes to be booed but with that contract, it takes extension out. the former national star, bryce harper, suited off with a barrage of boos and a few cheers. the first ret to d.c. since he signed

the officer saysed mokhtari wa him to go to a north potomac townhouse. force his w inside,nd put a gun to the 7-year-old's head. he was then t instructed tol the mother she had three days tt leave home or her daughr would be gone. fearing for the safety of the adult female and her daughter, they immediately arrested him. >> police don't know why mac t tarrygeted the family. he now faces four felony counts including solicitation of kidnapping, assault, and home invasion. >>> this morning residents in portions of southern prince george's county rem under a boil water advisory. take a look. if you live in theha red sded area, you have t bl water for at least three minutes before using it. the advisorys the result of this water main break that helped sunday along indian head highway. th water main is fixed, and the road is back open. wssc says the boil water advisory is still in effect as they test the >>> a terrifying experience for a young girl in district heights. a 10-year-old says two men tried to kidnap her after school. this was last friday. valeria r

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they choose west potomac park. it is not easy. they find a lot of water there and a lot of water as they dig but dig they did and, for an architect, after all of the drama about the site, there is no drama. henry bacon, the heir to the classical architecture ethos in america is chosen, and charles mckinnon had died, there was no one else. and he immediately envisions a copy of the parthenon in athens as the most appropriate tribute, to abraham lincoln, in the swamp. who then to do the sculpture? daniel chester french had been involved in competitions for his entire career. he almost lost the gallaudet commission, when a non-hearing sculptor came forward, and said he should be considered for the gallaudet. he competed for other commissions, he lost so he won some. now, he is 56 or 57 years old. he doesn't want to compete. so, henry bacon says okay, i'm going to hire my mentor and friend and no one really makes a fuss. vinny ream wants to do it, i left her out of the list of sculptures and studies in washington, her sculpture is in

. >>> we ao know that deadly stabbing at the potomac avenue metro station began s a robbery. we first told you about this yesterday. three teenagers robbed a man and stabbed him several times at the escalator area at the station in southeast d.c.e th victim is believed to be in hi 40s but has not been identified. d.c. police hope surveillance video from the station will help lead to an arrest. >>> it's now to6:06. y a marine with local ties will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. >> family, friends, and colleagues will way their last respects to staff sergeant christoper slutman. he was killed b a bomb in afghanistan earlier te member o kentland fire department in prince george's county. he was also a veteran of the new ntrk city fire department. >>> today presirump is meeting with the top two democrats. it is first time he will meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and minority leader chuck schumer since their infamous oval office fight over border wall funding in erdecemb a 35-day government shutdown followed the meeting. this time they'll be talking about an in