>> no, tom, the pets have names. >> you know, sherwood, they have names. so the ban on chickens is not the only change the mayor wants. her proposal would also require cat owners for the first time to get licenses for their cats. >>> and in other news, homeless families will soon get extra help in d.c. the district will be leasing apartment buildings to house families who have no place to live. it's part of mayor muriel bowser's plan to close d.c. general for several years. the city has been paying millions of dollars to help families in motels. and the mayor received criticism to build temporary shelters to house the homeless. >>> and good news if you like capital bikeshare to set up a new post in prince george's county. the red bikes should start to roll out next spring. the county is planning 40 bikes at national harbor and 250 bikes in the anascostia trails in the heritage area. they are planning to add more to greenbelt and college park. they already operate in d.c., parts of virginia and montgomery county. >>> in the quest for the cup, the capitals w

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> tom sherwood, tom keirein. >> i think we should be snaps for tom, beautiful day, 80. perfect day for the easter egg hunts. that's the main focus. >>> wonderful weather and looking at the nbc 4 washington app, shows us 74 degrees here in washington. and it's already climbing into the upper 70s across parts of northern virginia. when you're away from the tv, check the latest storm team 4 forecast and radar. there is resten town center and the dallas sunday morning and there is certainly a feeling of summer in the air already. as temperatures are really rapidly warming. look at leesburg already 79 degrees. indianapolis up to 78. and still climbing, only just getting under way. great afternoon for baseball at nats park. take on the phillies, first pitch 1:35. breeze coming in out of southwest gusting 20 miles an hour and all around the region. hovering in the mid-80s throughout the rest of the afternoon. right now, all clear and dry on storm team 4 radar, however, later today, coming out of the mountains, maybe thundershowers this area in color and

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tom sherwood, news4. >> never a bad day at the zoo. that's all for "news4 this week." i'm chris lawrence. we'll leave you with pictures from the white house easter egg roll. thanks for joining us. have a great week. for vacations that exceed expectations, make it busch gardens virginia! with surprises hiding around each corner, and good times guaranteed. busch gardens and water country usa. a whole other world awaits. plan your two park getaway now, and eat free with select packages. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month online, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of their download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two

tom sherwood, news4. >> never a bad day at the zoo. that's all for "news4 this week." we'll leave you with pictures from the white house easter egg roll. thanks for joining us. have a great week. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. but will it stop this teen from chugging hot sauce? ...oh jeremy. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. >>> and we start with heavy rain and wicked wind. right now on "news4 today," storm team 4 is tracking heavy showers as neighbors, as you can see there, are cleaning up from the first round. >>> marching for science. thousands call for a day of action in d.c. and around the world to prove their points to the president. >>> now it's over to orlov and score! >> the caps win in overtime. they take the

tom sherwood. >> tom sherwood, david culliver. >> thank you both. same to you. thank you for being with us. stay with us news 4 today continues. >>> coming up on 6:30 here on is thund morning. maryland state police say two people are dead after this crash in the area. it happened just before 11:00 on leonard town road at crackling town road. and this footage, you can just see how bad that crash was. two other adults and one child got hurt. >>> tears and plenty of emotion are expected today on the campus of virginia tech. the school will mark ten years since the mass shooting that killed 32 students and faculty. news 4's julie kerry will be live in blackberg starting at 9:00 this morning with a look at remembrance ceremonies. >>> north korea had an unsuccessful missile launch this morning. the launch happened less than a day after this. what was a huge parade of it's latest missiles and other military hardware. u.s. military says the missile blew up shortly after it took off. >>> on this easter sunday morning, welcome to news 4 today. >> good morning. and we are

. >>> and i'm tom sherwood holding a chicken. what is up with that? the story isoming up. c >>> florida dealing with another brush fire. we have been telling you about all the problems the sunshine state is dealing with this week. dozens of fires have torched acre after acre. look at the flames. the most recent fire in tampa sparked yesterday afternoon. the cause of the fire unknown. the threat of wildfire continues in florida because of a dry, windy forecast. as a result, multiple counties in the tampa area have issued burn bans. >>> the white house is ending an obama-era practice of making visitor logs to the executive complex open to the public. the s official cited privacy concerns and national security to the reasons. during the years, lawyers deleted names on the log for the same reasons, but the white house ultimately released 6 million visitor records. in 2012, donald trump hosted a series of tweets including the one right here criticizing then president obama for a lack of transparency. >>> all right. it's quickly warming up out there. it won't be long before we a

tom sherwood has more on how the permanent tribute is coming along. >> so this would be him at six feet. this would everyone keep in mind, this is a sketch. >> reporter: sculpt steven wiseman discussing plans for an eight-foot statue of former mayor marion barry. for the northeast corner of the district, along pennsylvania avenue downtown. >> i wanted to create him in a gesture that greeted everyone who would come and i also wanted to get that little smile that he had, that if you knew marion barry, you would see it. it's a glint in his eye. >> reporter: the fine arts commission, which has passed artistic and aesthetic judgment in the capitol since 1910 liked the statue, but -- >> the concern is trying to find the spot that really shows off the statue in the best way. and move it a little bit closer to the outside corner where it can really be seen. >> reporter: the new barry statue would be on the left of the wilson building, compared on the right to the existing statue of alexander oversaw growth of the capital city in the late 1800s. >> putting a statue of marion barry there. >> no c

tom sherwood explains what it will bringex the city that needs it. >> reporter: the old walter reed army off georgia avenue first opened in 1909, closed in 2011 when it moved to bethesda. now, three million square feet of retail and housing will take its place. >> it will be a fantastic collection of housing and retail and park space and a wonderful school. >> reporter: mayor bowser also says thousands of residents living nearby would no longer have to travel to the suburbs to shop. stemming major tax losses here and in other parts of the city. >> that we had about a billion dollars every year leaking out of the district into the suburbs. >> reporter: the massive redevelopment could bring traffic problems on georgia avenue. future street car lines could be in the work. >> ultimately there will be continu continued discussion on whether street car will come up to silver spring. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: despite the ceremony today, one setback is still unresolved. weg man's dropped out of putting its first d.c. store here, but developers are promising a high quality market. 30-year resident steven

as tom sherwood shows us, it's now a big family day for everyone, rain or shine. >> reporter: here ational zoo, there's a lot of panda stuff for sale. but on a day l it's raining, the big seller on this wet day was not plush pandas, but plastic ponchos. easterer monday family day. >> the adults are white, and the child's are yellow. >> it's a little wet, but we going to sbi each other anyway. >> reporter: the crowds for easter monday, a hundred-year-old tradition that began with african american families were slightly dampened by today's rain. >> how many are you buying? >> three. >> one for a child? >> two for kids and one for my wife. and then i'll suffer. >> just let the kids get wet. >> oh, no. >> reporter: at the zoo, tom sherwood, news4. >> a little rain never hurt anyone. >>> you have until tomorrow to file your taxes. >> and we know a lot of you haven't gotten around to it yet, but you're getting there, right? officials say some 40 million people have yet to file. if you happen to be one of them and you won't be able to finish six-month extension. usually taxes are due -- the

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> thank you. >>> now the quest for the stanley cup.lex and the caps may need something to wake them up earlier in the game. fans wakiing up disappointed in the game. this was at the verizon center. the game went into an second overtime. caps not able to get ahead until next week. >> to want win the games, i think we have to capitalize on the chances we got. in the third and really no overtime. good looks. but 1-1. move over to toronto. >> move over to toronto. that's where the next game is. tomorrow night, 7:00, and talk about a quick transition at the verizon center. crews going to be busy swapping out all the ice. >> so crazy how they do that. >>> washington wizards will take center court this afternoon for the nba playoffs. they face off against the atlanta fauks during game one tonight. some have never even been to the post season. >> we have a couple guys that are anxious to see what the playoffs are like. it's totally different. the crowds are amazing. it's fun, nothing more you could ask for. this is what you work hard for. >> t

tom sherwood first reported this on twitter. he now tells us the shake-up is coming as a long time assistant police chief is announcing her retirement. >> move, move! >> reporter: overall crime throughout the district is mostly down, but homicides and other violent crime are a continuing concern. mayor muriel bowser nominated pete newsham as chief last fall and he's expected to be easily confirmed by the council in early may. his anti-crime tactics will affect bowser's run for re-election next year. >> we, the police, are here to help. >> reporter: news4 has learned newsham tomorrow will announce a command shake-up, reducing the city's three regional command centers to two. they were first established by then police chief charles ramsey more than a dozen years ago. the move will reduce levels of command bureaucracy, shift more officers towards higher crime areas of the city. >> we never consider any case just put on a shelf. >> reporter: the shake-up also comes in part because popular assistant chief diane groomes will announce

tom sherwood takes us there. >> the elephants, they don't mind the rain, neither do zebras. but the people were almost all wearing plastic ponchos. >> it's a great tradition for us on easter monday to welcome families from all over, the beginning of spring, just a wonderful time to be at the national zoo. >> even if it's raining? >> even if it's raining. >> reporter: the pandas were mostly inside this rainy day. people jostled for position. >> put the smaller children in the front. please and thank you. >> reporter: the zoo's 127 years old, we think the easter monday tradition is about a hundred years old. it began primarily as african on the day after easter. >> that's my daughter. >> you got the whole family? >> my whole family's out here today. >> children are out of school, my grandkids are there, my whole family's there. >> reporter: the big crowds prompted police when there were a couple of crowd incidents a few years ago, but now it's mainly crowd control. >> your zoo is a favorite place for families with children in the washington, d.c. area. we welcome everybody. >>

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4 >>> this week, prince georges county got a new teacher of the yearshe teaches reading, writing, and social studies to 5th graders. the school's principal says she instills in her students an intense desire to learn and achieve at a high level. she'll go on now to compete for maryland teacher of the year in the fall. >>> still ahead, we'll show you the new shopping option that's been a lo prince georges county and problem gamblers trying to fight their addiction tell the news 4 i team the state program is letting them down. >>> you don't have to go far to find fresh baked bread, organic vegetables, and gluten free food. prince george's county now has its very own whole foods. the 40,000-square foot store opened its doors this week. the supermarket chain specializes in all natural products. >> we're one of the only grocery stores where you can find scratch made bread. we've got artisan bakers that started at 10:00 p.m. last night and worked overnight to bring beautiful fresh bread to our customers. >> the new whole foods is more than a new place to sho

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in northwest, washington, the >>> all right, lauryn, still cloudy out there. we going to get rained on again tonight? >> tonight and tomorrow. it's gloomy. >> but we needed it. we can handle it a couple days. >> it's a cleansing rain to get rid of some of that pollen. you like that? >> yes. >> i've been saying that all week. we continue to see the rain through our area and it's chilly out there, temperatures in the 50s, more rain coming our way as we head into the rest of this week, if you don't like the temperatures out there right now, let's give it a few more days because it's going to feel more like mid july as we get into the end of the workweek and into the weekend. my goodness. maybe the heat index right into the mid 90s. you heard me right. here's the radar now. you can see the rain pushing up and out of here. starting to be more scattered to the south and east. rain showers will continue throughout the overnight. we have an area of low pressure transferring a lot of energy off th so some of these will weaken as we continue into the overnight. but we s

first debate between virginia's democratic candidates for governor will be held this weekend and tom sherwood will be the moderator. they have just six weeks until the primary in june. you can watch a live stream of the debate on saturday night april 29 at 7:00 on ourbc >>> it's been a long rainy spell. hope you have good news. >> more rain out there right now. i have great news, i think. fantastic friday in store. take a look out there towards the roadways a little bit of wet pavement. we are seeing rain coming through the area. 74 degrees. 74 at 11:00 at night. very warm night winds out of the southwest at 13 miles per hour. 70 in winchester. it's going to be a very warm and humid night tonight. we have a front still back to the west. we have shower activity now. these showers really making their way through prince georges county and seeing rain towards baltimore. back to the west as we widen this out you can see showers coming through now. this is the front. back here towards portions of west virginia. we may see an enhancement of showers by around 2:00 a.m. we can see that. a few showers

and it was held in fairfax county and moderated by tom sherwood.n the nbc washington app. largely greed on policy. and had a few general jb jabs, but they pay south attention to northern iowa and the president. >> they want somebody that will stand up to the narcissistic maniac on the other side of the potomac river and not let him near virginia. >> the minimum swaj a poverty wage, it is lower than west virginias. you can work em full-time in northern >> it was released yesterday. it said in part quote, if this race to the left continues tonight, there's no telling just how crazy the proposals will get, end quote. they will face off in the primary in june. >>> time right now, 7:38. a source of great advice. the guy that just wouldn't quit. a proud father. that's how he was remembered at his funeral yesterday. logan hogan sr. tied following a stroke. the former congressman served three terms in the house. in 1974, hoefs the first republican on the house judiciary committee to openly advocate for the impeachment of richard nixon. mr. hogan was 88 dre

tom sherwood will be the debate moderator. the lieutenant governor ravel n ralph norton is running against tom from virginia. >>> at 9:30, a final farewell to an icon. we'll share the special farewell pl plan. >>> and he's been sensational! >> oh, did wall deliver. bring on round two, the next challenge that awaits as the n zards move o creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> pope francis is celebrating with the cairo community. there was a bombing of a church in cairo last december. at least 10,000 people were at this morning's mass. it was the first time a pope has visited egypt since 2000. pope francis heads back to rome today. >>> maryland governor larry hogan will lay his father to rest today. the funeral will be at st. mary's church in annapoli

in the district tom sherwood, news4. >> and update tonight on the health of former president george h.w. bush. his recovering in a hospital in houston, texas. the president is feeling better but that he'll stay at the hospital again tonight. bad cough kept him from sleeping well last week and mr. bush was admitted to the houston methodist hospital on friday. he is 92 years old now. he was in that same hospital in january battling another case of pneumonia. >> we're keeping an eye on the radar this evening. doug's tracking some showers and even some storms that are on the way. >> reporter: there are countless abandoned, vacant and foreclosed properties in i'm at higher risk fore as depression.ave a stroke. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will thrive. ♪ >>> back with more about our weather. it still feels like we're covere

tom sherwood broke the story on on twitter this afternoon.'s going to tell us about this major shake-up. how it's going to change the way police officers are assigned throughout the district. and then also ahead, that's going to be new at 5:00, a murder mystery in prince george's county. a woman is found dead in a stranger's yard and police have no leads. they cannot even identify her. the new clues that police want you to see. they're hoping it will help solve this >>> and it's the drink that has everyone on social media freaking out. the unicorn frappuccino. i will see you soon with those stories and more. we'll be tasting them tomorrow by the way. >> not today, tomorrow. >> i know. where are they? this is the tease. >> heck of a tease, wendy. >> we want to taste it and see it. >> thank you. >>> well, what we are seeing, we're seeing a lot of sunshine today, but i noticed there's less pollen. is that in my mind? >> it is in your mind. and it's on the top of your head too. >> because of the rain? >> i think it's in my nose. >> the rain washe

news 4's tom sherwood will monitor that debate. tom northrup is running against tom perriello.ive stream washington app. >>> a group of moms will be nursing their babies on the capital lawn. this is part of a nationwide nurse in. an event to bring attention to breast feeding laws. it will bring attention to discrimination around breast feeding and workplace pumping. >>> in news 4 your health, a virginia company is using virtual reality to help patients recover from strokes. they just got fda approval to roll out the savo-vr. the virtual reality system can be mounted on top of a tv. it has a motion tracker. the patient stands in front of the tv and he get them to repeat the questions. >> i think it's a great tool for the clients because it uses real life activities, it lets them practice things that they're inherently motivated to get back to doing. >> they saw big improvement in upper extremity activities. >>> new study of linking smoking to autism. researchers found that a woman who smoked while pregnant may increase her granddaughter's risk of having autism. researchers analy

in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> a new fire storm over a state department article that described president trump's estate in florida in glowing terms and called it the winter white house. ethics experts said it read more like an advertisement. the estate was donated in 1973, hoping it would become a presidential retreat. but the government balked at the cost to maintain this property and returned the gift. mr. trump purchased it in 1985 and turned it into a private $200,000 after his election. state department officials removed the article earlier this month. they say they intended to inform the public about a place where the president entertains world leaders. they're also considering additional oversight on some online articles. >>> the anti-defamation league and other jewish groups have been harsh critical of president trump at times but today they are praising his remarks on capitol hill. president trump delivered the keynote address at the holocaust memorial museum and took a forceful tone. >> those who deny the holocaust are an accomplice to this horrible evil. we will neve

tom sherwood will moderate. ralph northam is running against tom perriello. watch a live stream saturday at 7:00 p.m. on our nbc washington app. >>> coming up next, a roadside reminder. in the face of a national epidemic, what one local county is doing to try to save lives. >> reporter: when you think about the danger of drugs, we often think about hard drugs, but an incident recently happening, involving prescription drugs and middle schoolers here now has the sheriff trying to take some preventative actions. that prevention starts with something as simple as this box. ahead on news4, we'll walk you through what officials here in loudoun coty are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> it's an annual event aimed at keeping prescription drugs from getting into the wrong hands, but this saturday's drug takeback day is getting some special attention in loudoun county after a recent incident in

tom sherwood will be the debate moderator. you can watch the live stream of the debate tonight at 7:00. that's only if you have our nbc washington app, of course. >>> a final good-bye to a maryland icon. the special icon larry hogan sr. today. >>> another jumper, another big shot from john wall! time-out, atlanta! he has been sensational! >> that is an understatement. what a night for him! bring on round two. in his chalnge, thele i'm at higher risk fore as depression.ave a stroke. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will thrive. ♪ >>> pope francis is in the capital of egypt this morning celebrating mass with the entire catholic community. this is a significant trip, especially when you consider the attack that happened on christians on palm sunday a few weeks ago.

in the district tom sherwood, news4. >> not a bad day today but definitely a lot different than what we saw out there yesterday. yesterday highs in the low 70s, today we're only in the low 60s and we've seen a lot of cloud covers and showers. take a look at these numbers here. a far cry from yesterday. only 53 in ocean city. look back to the west, 80 degrees in lexington. we've seen hours during the day today across parts of our region. most of those out of here and right now i'm tracking this area of showers and even some thunderstorms including a severe one just southwest of cleveland. that area of rain moves our way overnight tonight. showers overnight into tomorrow morning. much warmer tomorrow. we do get around 80 degrees mark and a few showers and storms likely. heavier weekend rain and that could make for a soggy sunday. we'll talk much more about that in ten minutes. >> thanks, doug. >>> are you getting excited about the tonight? in just a couple of hours the cavs and wizards both are seeing action. we have team coverage on all the games. for what many are calling a must win.

> missing eight year-old is safe and sound this morning, police in hamilton, new jersey say ivan sherwood was found in trenton. he was reported missing late last night. >>> a woman on the popular trail in philadelphia cannot believe what happened to her. she told police a teenage boy groped her on the schuylkill river trail last saturday around 5:30 in the evening. police say the boy was on the bike with a group of teens. she said they all biked toward city hall. if you know anything, you are asked to call police. >>> there was a man killed by police just feet from the church in wilmington and turns out he was suspect gunman in another shooting according to investigators. they had a warrant for 21 year-old keith price from earlier this month. when police spotted his koran wednesday, they say he took off, police say he drove his car toward an officer, hitting a police cruiser and eventually crashed at philadelphia pike at washington street extension. then he gets out, runs, points a gun at police according to them and that which is an officer opened fire, killing him. the two officers invo

news 4's tom sherwood will moderate that. lieutenant governor raffl northam is running against tom perriello. they have six weeks before the primary. >>> he was flying blind. bad weather, two failed instruments and three other people on board. >> may day, may my engine. >> point me to the nearest airport. there is a route 58 that goes to danville. you probably should be pretty close. >>> a virginia pilot turned to the washington air traffic control in leesburg to get the plane on the ground safely last easter. they crash landed, but those emergency commands helped everyone on boardwalk away. controllers who helped guide the pilot down were recently honored for their actions. >> honored and up here to receive this award in recognition is beyond my dreams, however, i never would wish it upon anybody. >> it was a very, very traumatic experience knowing that their lives are in your hands so you have to do everything right to make sure they make it. >> wow. the pilot's only resource after he lost most of his equipment on board. th

. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> now at 6:00. searching for clues. on this plot of land near a middle school after two recent crimes nearby. >> and metro is bracing for a sickout. it could hit this weekend. the main sticking point, the heated contract talks and what it could mean for your mm unveiling his tax plan. who it helps and hurts? we'll break it all down for you tonight. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> our team's gathering new leads to this day's top story and doug is tracking some changes for our weekend weather. but first we're going to fairfax county where suspicious activity at a park known as a gang dumping ground has spark aid new police search. we're talking about the hole mz run park. it is just steps away from a middle school. megan fitzgerald is live with there with the latest on what they're doing there. >> reporter: parents and neighbors are very worried around here because once again, they see k-9 units and police officers scouring the woods just behind us here. of course today police tell us they didn't find anything

tom sherwood, news4. >>> tom, with the rain we had today, a poncho was pretty much it.y rained that hard, did it? >> no, and just enough to wash the pollen off the top of your head. >> but the cars are pretty well covered. >> so we'll get a fresh coating, though. probably tomorrow. as it will be juching back up. the pollen count on sunday was double what it was just on friday. we had a tremendous jump. and we have all those trees to blame. you can see them off in the distance, behind the capitol wheel there, a live view from our prince george's county camera, overlooking the potomac river at the national harbor on this delightful spring evening, because the air is pretty fresh and clean. and the temperatures after we had the rain come through, now all that rain is well into southern maryland, dropped back down to around 70. pollen count is just in the high range, the grass, weeds and mold spores are lower. temperatures hovering around 70 from the bay to most of maryland and virginia, as well as out in the mountains. it's a glorious spring evening under way. hour by hour

police say ivan sherwood the third was last seen at 5:00 this afternoon near kuser park along kuser roadinvestigators say he has adhd so if you see him, please call police. >>> developing overseas in france now, isis claims responsibility for that deadly shooting in the heart of paris. a lone attacker armed with an assault rival jumps out of a car and opens fire on the i couldn't champs-elysees. shooter targeting police standing guy at the subway station. one officer was killed. two others seriously wounded. police shot and killed the 39-year-old gunman but have not released his name. they flagged him an extremist shooting comes three days before the first round of voting in france's tense presidential election. >>> happening right now, a local soccer coach is under fire tonight facing sexual assault charges. >> he's accused of guesting one of his former teenage players pregnant. dave kinchen joins us live from philadelphia police headquarters. dave, neighbors are just shock shocked. >> reporter: absolutely, iain. they really are. we're talking serious charges against a former youth coac

tom sherwood is here with a look at what all this means in terms of crime-fighting. and the mayor's race. >> the mayor is gearing up to run for re-election, this is her police chief. what he does for the next 18 months or so will affect her politically. there's nothing more important than public safety when you come to a local campaign, county, city, or something like that. >> there's also another popular chief that's about to retire. does this play into that at all? >> yes, it does. that's part of the reason for the change. assistant chief diane groomes, the shock a blonde hair going in every direction. >> very popular. >> probably the most popular officer on the police department from the smallest to the highest ranking. she was passed over for chief, so she was going to go to florida, but now she's going to be head of security for that $2 ll the wharf in southwest washington. >> she won't be carrying her gun, maybe, but she's a terrific -- [ all speak at once ] >> i've heard her refer to herself as captain blondie, sore something along those lines. so she's aware

tom sherwood will moderate. >> after the midterm elections, my advisers asked me, mr. president, do you have a bucket list? and i said, well, i have something that rhymes with bucket list. >> it's a tradition that dates back decades. the white house correspondents dinner is set to happen this weekend, but noticeably absent this time around, the president himself. joining us with a preview is emily from "the washington post" reliable source. so this is definitely going to have a different vibe or feel, if you will, from the past years that you've covered. presidents have always been a few themselves, and made some history. some cleverly writing, we know. >> absolutely. this year is gonna be a very different sort of scene. the last time the president wasn't in the room for this dinner was one time ronald reagan missed the dinner and he had a pretty good excuse. he had been shot. so it's a tradition for presidents to come and to crack jokes. they typically do a monologue themselves and then there's a professional comedian who cracks jokes at the president's expense and at

it was moderated by news 4's tom sherwood. we live streamed it for you. ralph and former congressman tom largely agreed on policy and they did get in in a few general jabs. and they paid special attention to northern virginia and the president. >> someone that will stand up to the narcissistic maniac on the other side of the potomac river and not let him get near virginia. >> the minimum wage is a poverty wage. it is lower than west virginias. you can work full-time in northern virginia and only make $14,000 a year. >> well, the republican party of virginia released a statement yesterday on that debate. it said in part qu race to the left continues tonight. there's no telling-out crazy the left wing proposals will get, end quote. they will face off in the primary in june. >>> time right now, 9:37 as you take a look at the flag flapping outside union station. it's a cloudy start today and thunderstorms could dampen your plans later on today and tomorrow. tom is updating his forecast with an hour by hour look at the timing. >>> and a new airline controversy

tom sherwood will be the moderator. you can watch a live stream of the debate on the nfc washington app. >>> all right. capitals quest 4 the cup is full on tonight. big day. we play out on the ice in the next rounds of the nhl playoffs. >> for the second year in a row the caps will take on the reining stanley cup winning team, pittsburgh penguin. news 4 megan mcgrath is live at the verizon center. hey, megan. >> good morning. that's right. if you take a look at the doors here, you can see the signs that are posted, enter the playoffs. a lot of excited fans are going to be going through that doors tonight. work crews were busy. the wizards played yesterday. they switched the floor from the hard wood to the the caps will take on the pittsburgh penguins tonight at 7:30. this time last year the penguins beat the capitals. this would be a very, very sweet win here. right wing tom wilson said it's a pretty tough crew to lay this low. >> knowing you're a kid you always have big dreams. i was lucky enough to fulfill them. huge

the district's about to decide that and as tom sherwood found out, there's a lot at stake here.'re useto about firefighters rushing into action to save someone, but how about the other way around. tonight we are going to meet some of the nearly two dozen regular people who came to the aid of a firefighter when she was in distress. and nbc4 responds. the bigger issue uncovered when susan hogan and her team looked into a woman's complaint about her gas bill. it's really interesting. we just did a thing on facebook live about this. you'd be surprised how easy it is for people to kind of glom on to your bill and overcharge you. she'll tell you about that and a whole lot more on news4 at 5:00. >> we want to know if we got any money coming our way out of there. jt exactly. >> see you in a few. >>> montgomery county public schools just completed a security review of rockville high school, the first of about 200 schools it's reviewing after an alleged rape inside the school's bathroom. the school district wouldn't say what if any changes have been ordered, but will be conducted last wee

tom sherwood reports on the big battle over plans to license those airbnb rooms in the district. >> reporterheart of adam's moore, a popular entertainment area, for out of towners looking for a place for a night or weekend. like gary lee, he's more than dependent on money he gets from an occasional airbnb rental on his ground floor. >> it helped to stave off a possible foreclosure when >> reporter: new legislation could for the first time require licensing and inspection for airbnb properties. >> as a host in d.c., i'm concern about the safety of my guests and of the structure as anyone is. >> reporter: lee is one of more than a hundred people signed up to testify at a council hearing wednesday. kenyan mcduffy says his proposed bill targets commercial operators who rent out many rooms or even apartment buildings through airbnb. >> we want to give enforcement agencies the tools they need to go after bad actors. >> hotels are also fighting it. they say it's unfair and unsafe. >> it's commercial operators that operate multiple units, using a short-term rental platform, yet they exist in the dis

sergeant matthew fenton, specialist thomas young, sergeant sherwood baker, and on behalf of my friends sons jeffrey, lucy and sergeant tyler, sergeant first class tyler westbrook died by suicide after their deployments in iraq. their deaths are a heartbreak and the deaths of other soldiers and marines and civilians are heartbreaking. >> ptsd. >> our organization opposes military intervention in iraq, afghanistan and syria. you said that you agreed with the missile strike in syria, yet our military actions can drag us further into syria's civil war. how can the president attack a country then expect it to end there? once you start a military intervention, it will be a quagmire like in iraq. how will you work to prevent the united states from getting involved in a military quagmire in syria? >> yeah, well, first of all, i'm really sorry about what you said. i have a friend with me tonight who actually went to the pentagon and was a lawyer to try to make sure that this problem of ptsd would be recognized. and he changed the system through the congress because of the work of one lawyer and

. >> all right we've got tom sherwood and mark j next. >> we're back in few minutes with more of theop stories stay with us. >>> good morning i'm pat lawson muse. secret service shut down the fence on the south side, there's been concern about jump fencing this stops the possibility of illegal access. gentlemen, this is not an additional barrier and won't obstruct the public's view. what do you think about this. mark let's start with you. >> this is the nickel, diming effect we've had in d.c., little by little, incremental is a better word where incrementally they have taken away public access in front of orro federal building dating back to the 1990s this is just one more example of that. it's not the most egregious thing the secret service has imposed on the public particularly around the white house it's one more incident moving the public away and restricting further access. >> let's be clear what we're talking about, the national mall side of the white house. east street is the road that used to run from 17th to 15th street and after 9/11 the road itself was closed but there's s

. >> rachel sent this one, holding, el lie collecting eggs during a sherwood green egg hunt. good one. thinks national siblings day my kiddies. so cute. >> you know what, i am guessing that is from last year and not this year because they weren't that pink yesterday. >> i don't even know if that is in philadelphia or where we were because trees look shorter, don't they? >> really. >> maybe just perspective. >> crystal, let us know. >> beautiful photo though. >> so what happened with delta airlines over the weekend. >> well, my goodness. >> we had all those storms. >> yeah. >> apparently they were trying to put passengers ban -- back on other flights but they are still dealing with massive delays over the pennsylvania several days because of that still, hillary, still. >> reporter: still, mike and alex, good to see you. 40 percent of delta flights yesterday four days after the initial thunderstorms hit. their atlanta hub. 40 percent of the flights were cancelled not including thousands of delays, and they had 3,000 cancelled flights over the past four days and they are still r