. >> ng the holy in takoma park, hundreds and outside of people are sorrows.of there will start theirarch of nearly 3 miles in a few moments a catholic church in silver detail.ith a police while on the way, they will catholicat the church calls stations across. alex in the washington area are good friday with big reenactments of the passion of christ. >> we all participated in this get the people's hearts. this diverse group in a county is holding a statues andith pictures. a short prayer service from one church to another in takoma park. >> you want to make it more real people can picture themselves during that time. >> a rehearsed production in dress, parishioners try to capture the trauma and the story told more than two thousand years. it is really important for my family. >> it will end this afternoon d it started decades ago with few hundred people and has grown to more than 2000 people. religious message is tied with local issues. >> because of your immigration status, you might be not able to rights as other people and you might not be able to have a job or health care. we are

police and protective services police roped off the perimeter of the takoma community center scouring the area for evidence after the shooting this afternoon. officials say it may have been connected to a robbery outside the building. board of elections staffers inside heard one gun shot. shortly after a man came into the lobby, he was shot in the shoulder. a security guard was able to assist him until an ambulance arrived. >> we have not had a shooting at a polling place, certainly in my memory and my knowledge with the board, but we understand that things can happen anywhere, any time, any neighborhood, any community. voting is an event that wherever you are, it's city wide, it's country wide, it's nationwide. we know things can happen and our job is to make sure that voters are safe to make sure our staff is safe, to make sure our coworkers are safe and no one is discouraged from taking part in the voting process. >> there were no voters at the time. shut the polls down for 20 minutes and began letting voters in through a side door. >>> three people shot and a gunman on the loose i

victim showed up at an early voting polling place in takoma park with a grazed wound to the shoulder.ust this morning police found two men shot inside a house in forestville. one of those men died. >> now we're investigating some sort of altercation that happened in the house. there were multiple people in the home. we're just trying to piece everything together to find out what was going on. >> the police in prince george's county say they're close to making arrests in some of the cases from this weekend. >>> anne arundel county police are also working a homicide case in humphries. police say the body of 46-year- old brian badly was discovered on boulevard avenue early this morning. he was pronounced dead at the scene shot in the torso. anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call police. >>> meanwhile investigators in stafford county are looking for whoever set a school bus on fire. the fire was reported around 1:00 yesterday morning at ferry farm elementary school. the stafford sheriff's department says two other buses were also vandalized spray painted with images of

. >> we have breaking news to bring you out of takoma park. is tracking a police standoff at 15th avenue. takoma park police tell us one of its officers heard shots fired near his cruiser. that officer then called for backup and right now what you see is an active scene as investigators look for the shooter. we'll continue to monitor this situation and bring you updates as they come in. >> fairfax county ranks right on top. all that on top of a report. now the study finds northern virginia tends to be healthier than the southern part of the state. in addition to fairfax, arlington, and loudoun, they rank near the top. petersburg, virginia, is at the bottom. the rate was more than double the state average. in maryland, it is howard county on top. howard is the healthiest county in maryland followed by montgomery, queen ann's, frederick. baltimore city ranks the absolute worst. its residents had three times the number of premature deaths. >> and then comes the news that today is not a day to feel guilty. it's a day to indulge for free. because b

>> yes, that's the actual takoma park. she told us one time shows goes back and sees the old house, sometimes looks in the window and everything. >> yes, i remember that. i went to university of maryland so i know the area very well. that's why i could remember takoma park. >> that will be fun to watch that interview too and learn about the younger oprah and what she said to herself. >> thanks, gayle. we'll be watching. >> have a great morning. >> see you guys. >>> now to the 2012 presidential campaign. mitt romney won all five republican primaries held tuesday by overwhelming majority. so here's a look at the delegate count now. according to "u.s.a. today," mitt romney has 844 delegates and he needs 300 more to clinch the nomination. virginia governor bob mcdonnell campaigned for romney yesterday in indiana fueling speculation that he could wind up as romney's pick for vice president. >> i'm not campaigning for it. i love being governor of virginia, the job held by thomas jefferson. we've got a lot of positive things happ

he set his feet firmly on the ground and called to earth, takoma, thank you for yielding up the ore from your underground storehouse of treasure. he lit the fire in his porch and called to fire, tokumbi thank you for making the ore plyable for i might shape it. thank you for setting the iron and making it strong. dinka fanned the bellows and the fire rows began and called to win, thank you for revising fire and keeping my brow cooled in the heat of the day and lifting his arms in praise, dinka cried come now elders behold my beloved son. mother earth appears first ageless and forever beautiful, she kissed the baby and spoke softly, see how he grabs my finger. already strong like my mountain son. i a woman leaped into the air and swirled majestically in a flaming red. it is a sign he will be an inspired leader inspiring and courageous. she blew the child a warm kiss that made him cool. sang to the child in old lull hra byes. a boy has come and laughter has come. a son has come and beauty has come. then the child gurgled and replied even now i can hear the music in his voice. suddenly wind

tournaments in the year did not feature a tiger, or fill as the star of the totem, but a guy named bubba takoma the green jacket and thrilling fashion. bubba watson needed a shot of his life at the 10th hole in augusta. check this one now. i think that will do. right? he two-putted from there and won sudden death and his first major finishing at 10 under. >> i never had a dream go this far -- like i was saying. i really cannot say it was a dream come true. i don't even know what happened on the back nine. will be on 12, birdied four holes inb holesogeyed. then i had a crazy shot i saw in my head and i am out here talking to you with a green jacket on. >> how can you not love bubba? it filled up news feeds. well done, bubba. coming up -- remembering mike wallace. and look back at the life and career of one of the best journalists in the history of the medium. don't look now, but gas prices continue to rise. we will continue to rise. we will [ male announcer ] new icy hot arthritis lotion. powerful encapsulated menthol gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. power past pain. >> here's someth

that weekend, metro closes the brookland and takoma park stations on the red line and arlington cemetery station on the blue. >>> get ready to break out your jacket. a windy monday blowing in chilly weather. anny with details coming your way. but first, a mall makeover. a nationwide competition looking to renovate and make some improvements on the nation's backyard. we'll show to them you. >>> in d.c., city leaders cutting the ribbon today on the newly restored theater. the howard has been there to help launch the careers of stars like marvin gay and ella fitzgerald. a concert is set for thursday. among those scheduled to perform, spokey robinson and comedian, wonda sikes. >>> restaurants, more bathrooms, an under ground pavilion or two. that's big stuff and they are all proposed from a national competition to help overhaul the sites. kristin fisher shows us some of those designs. >> these are designs for two locations that have been neglected. one of them right over here. the sullivan ampitheater. the other, constitution garden. >> around since 1976. it was always intended to have a res

one of the men is the same person who went inside the tacoma recreation -- takoma recreation center looking for medical assistance after being shot in the leg. authorities are looking for a third suspect. voting was halted for about 20 minutes on saturday following that violence. >>> the presentamaking its way tomorrow. voters head to the polls tomorrow in maryland and also in the district. voters in d.c. will cast ballots in the republican primary. democrats will vote in a primary for the at large city council member as well as primaries in different ward races. in maryland, there is the g.o.p. primary as well as primary races in several congressional districts and the u.s. senate race. polls in both d.c. and maryland will be opened at 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. >>> newt gingrich will campaign in maryland today ahead of tomorrow's primary. he visited the frederick motor company this morning and then he is off to hood college this afternoon. polls are showing mitt romney will be the most likely winner in tomorrow's contest in maryland and in d.c. >>> mitt romney is sounding

. >> you say we can get a little taste of india in takoma park.us about that. >> so many waeshians are made the trip to india now for work or for fun. and if you want to get the taste, you have to head to takoma park. there's a great little strip mall full of shops like hille grocery. you can get prepared foods, snacky, fun, fried things even makeup, which is a fantastic thing, if you want to try some ayurvedic. >> and you say ethiopian food is also available to us if we want to go to arlington to get it. >> doma pastry is a lot of a lot of ethiopians. it's a little cafe and restaurant. this man has owned the restaurant for a long time. they make vegan cakes and great coffee. if you're watching your diet or don't eat dairy, it's a great place to go to get some vegan pastry, from a woman who used to work in the white house. >> a lot of wonderful exotic foods all over our city. this he is are places you can buy the groceries and make the things at home. lavonia of the "washington post," thank you. for more ideas for your weekend, log on to nbcwashin

metro is working on the red and blue lines, tacoma, brook -- takoma, brookland and arlington cemetery will be closed. you'll have to take shuttle buses between certain stations. we posted the details on www.myfoxdc.com. >> i don't know if i want any more smoothies. >> that's kind of surprising. >> okay. but tomorrow will be gorgeous. >> make outside plans if you can. it will be the best day of the effect several. we've been talking about this a couple days. there is rain for the weekend. the sunday forecast could change and might be trending drier, but we're still going to get some good rain saturday which we need and i describe it as the potential for a substantial soaking. maybe some of you get an inch of rain saturday coming from some heavier duty showers and maybe some thunderstorms. we'll get to the weekend in a moment. first we'll focus on temperatures. we've dropped a couple degrees since 10:00, down to 60 degrees but still very comfortable, most places still in the 50s. i don't think tonight will be cold but noticeably cooler by morning as we have clear skies and while the moi

the takoma, brookland and arlington cemetery stations will be closed.ttle buses will help riders travel to those stations. we posted the details on www.myfoxdc.com. >> a lot of things going on outside this weekend. of course, we've got the big earth day festivity on the national mall sunday and people need to get outside in the yard tomorrow, but you've got some special advice. >> get it done by 2:00. 1:00 or 2:00, something like that. you should be in good shape. i think after that there's a threat for some showers and some thunderstorms. before that it looks like it's going to be okay. so no excuses. get out there and get that yard done. you may even have time to get it all done. then on sunday, monday, tuesday it's going to feel much more like i wouldn't say winter, but certainly late spring temperatures around here. we'll only be in the 50s. 603 in the city, relative humidity 72% -- 63 in the city, relative humidity 72%, winds out of the south 6 miles per hour. temperatures in the suburbs are really falling off tonight. it's 52 in culpeper, winchest

an hour ago, crews started closing the takoma, and brooklyn stations and they'll stay closed until thetem opens on monday morning. it's all part of the continuing efforts to rebuild and refurbish the red line. >>> check out what was left of the school bus after it caught fire along the baltimore washington parkway today. this happened at annapolis road in landover. now there weren't any kids on the bus at the time and the driver also got out okay. we're told the smoke could be seen for miles away. >>> new information tonight about that massive tanker fire in ohio yesterday. if you didn't see the pictures, stop and take a look now. it started at an oil company as workers loaded fuel into the truck. once it spread to nearby buildings, it took firefighters from 50 50 50 departments to get it under control. here's a reminder, be sure to ground yourself on something. >>> a hero's homecoming for a volunteer firefighter in prince georges county. the 7th and final firefighter injured in a river dale house fire last february is out of the hospital. he was released today. and 9news now was there

police say he was one of two people arrested in a shooting that suspended early voting at the takoma community center. one of the robbers had a gun. police say it went off and hit one of his accomplices. police expect him to be okay. they're still looking for a third suspect in the case. none of the robbery victims were hurt. >>> taxi drivers are accused of hurting passengers in the last three weeks, and a crackdown is now in the works. in some cases passengers have been punched and dragged out of cabs. six of the victims have been women. ron linton, the chair of the taxicab commission, says he will try to have drivers removed if they're convicted of an attack. now, panic buttons will be installed in d.c. cabs by december. >>> rallies here in washington and across country for trayvon martin, the florida teen shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. people showed support for trayvon at the covenant baptist united church of christ in southwest. church goers wore hoodies and jeans, which is what martin wore when he was shot. thousands are expected at a rally in bay front park.

turns out one of the men arrested is the very same man who suffered a gunshot wound and went into the takomaistance. authorities are still looking for a third suspect tonight. voting was halted for 20 minutes following the violence yesterday. >>> it's been a violent weekend in prince george's county. one man has been shot and killed in chillham. two women were shot saturday night in suitland. one victim dies and a second woman hospitalized. no arrest in this case either. three people were shot and wounded friday night near prince george's county mall in hyattsville. police have no suspects at this time. >>> this coming memorial day weekend will mark ten days that erica and her husband, benjamin, were convicted of killing a virginia couple on vacation in ocean city and dismembering their bodies. last week, erica filed her latest bid for a new trial. she's now claiming her defense counsel back in 2003 failed to highlight her mental instability and the dominance of her husband at the time of the crimes. she was convicted of first degree murder in the death of joshua ford and second degree murde

. >>> this morning, a section of takoma park, maryland, is back open. an officer thought someone fired shots at his cruiser last night. police shut down the area around 15th street for a few hours. after an extensive search, investigators found no physical evidence that someone fired a gun. >>> 12 before the hour. maryland lawmakers questioning a bill that could allow a new casino in prince george's county. some house members say the current gaming expansion bill may not generate enough money for education programs. the bill would grant a sixth casino to be built in maryland, possibly at the national harbor or at rosecroft raceway and would legalize table games. a subcommittee vote is expected later this week. the house has until midnight next monday to pass the gambling legislation. according to the "washington post," most of the prince george's county council backs legislation for a referendum. it would let voters decide in november if they want a full-fledged casino in the county. >>> an anti-smoking bill aimed at protecting young children from secon

work will start april 21 and that weekend metro will close the brooklyn and takoma park stations on theedline and arlington cemetery station on the blue. >>> if a mom is obese and has diabetes during pregnancy, there seems to be some sort of connection with autism in her child. >> at least that's what the first of its kind study seems to suggest. anita brikman has more. >> reporter: this latest research looked at about 1,000 mothers in california and their children. women who were obese during pregnancy were about 67% more likely to have autistic children than women of normal weight. they also had double the risk of having a child with another developmental disorder. >> there's a general feeling that some of the origins of autism are probably in the prenatal period when the brain is developing at a very rapid rate. >> reporter: diabetic mothers were more than twice as likely to have a child with developmental delays and their children also scored lower on language and communication tests. >> doctors stress the study doesn't prove maternal obesity or diabetes cause autism by researchers

the takoma and book illustrations will be closed this weekend.r tompkinthe fort totten red line platform will. be will the temperature is 51 degrees on this friday morning. and the u.s. department of health and human services have a look at the campaign for help equity. and how you can score invitation? george clooney's los angeles home. and a close encounter we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... hh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> today discovery will spend its first told they at the smithsonian's udvar-hazy center and it will be the public posted a first chance to get a look at the exhibit. it replaced the shuttle enterprise. enterprise will not fly to its new home in new york on monday. tense moments for passengers aboard a delta jet. the plane had to make an emergency landing because of a flock of birds

and between takoma and fort totten. >> a man charged with murder of trayvon martin, new developments. thomas money has been donated to a web site set up for george zimmerman. >> michael jordan's #23 has long been known for greatness. but the charlotte bobcats are making history now in a very bad way. rex traffic and weather every ten minutes. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i am specialist andres ryan with the u.s. army drill team. good morning, washington. >> good morning. 5:40 a.m., time to hit the pavement, but be careful if you take montgomery county, viers mill road at university boulevard, low hanging wires across the road. a portion of veirs mill road was shut down rather quickly. open for business is interstate travel. here's the bottom out of newington headed up to the beltway on 95. >> here's a map of what is brewing off to our west. next storm system to develop. d.c. is on the far right side of the screen. showers gathering in the rockies and great plains. area of low pressure will ride along a stationary front and give us areas of rain

this is 18-year-old kwame almondige from takoma, washington.ame had a total of 174 points. he did not make a single wrong selection. congrats. >>> to politics now. three big primary races taking place today. polls show mitt romney could win them all. >>> a first look at whitney houston's final film. taping on that movie wrapped up not long before the singing legend's sudden death. another look at the upcoming movie. with the capital one cash rewards card you get a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except her. no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking, wood splintering ] ha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? ♪ what's in your...your... ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't

in june, alaska airlines will begin landing all their planes at the seattle takoma airport using globaltes. >> i have more gps capability, satellite control capability than we are using in many parts of the air traffic control system. >> federal aviation administration calls it next jen. an overhaul that will allow planes to descend more directly and fly up to 30 miles fewer on approach saving a whole barrel of jet fuel each landing. >> you can think of it as a path in space, almost like a string through the sky and we're going to follow that string precisely. >> captain mike adams has been training alaska pilots for over a decade. all of alaska's planes are equip quipped are the system, which is being used to land in juno and other bad weather airports. neighboring airport and mountains present the greater challenge. the key is it will allow aircraft to safely fly closer together. more planes will take off and land per hour, giving airports the ability to handle a lot more traffic without having to build additional runways.

near the takoma recreation center where early voting was taking place. a young man showed up with a gunshot to the shoulder. police say it was a trio of masked robbers, one of whom was brandishing a gun. two of them have been arrested and charged with armed robbery. incident no. 4 in suitland, two women shot, one fatally on terrace drive. so far no arrests. incident five, fairlawn street not far from iverson mall where a carnival was held. two juveniles were beaten. both will apparently recover. a total of six violent incidents over a three-day period. arrests have been announced only in the d.c. case. however, police in prince george's county appear close to arrests in some of their cases. in fact, they've invited reporters to police headquarters monday for an update on the string of apparently unrelated violent incidents. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> the details are still very unclear on another shooting incident in landover. early yesterday morning police were called to brightseat road forreports of gunshots and found a man dead -- for reports of gun

two california ergonomics consultant compiled a report using a test wheelchair to travel from takoma to dupont circle. they say the system had a lack of anchors for wheelchairs fast-closing doors elevator outages, and gaps along platforms. metro says the system is compliant with the americans with disabilities act. under gathered to mark the 34th -- 44 anniversary of of dr. king's assassination. elected officials, civil rights leaders, and others took part in a candlelight vigil last night. they say it is important to remember how far the nation has come and how much more still needs to be done in the battle for equality. >> his memory lives in this memorial that commemorates his life. >> even though we have not reached the mountain top, we cannot stop climbing. we celebrate his memorial but also his legacy of peace. >> the king memorial was completed last summer after several years of planning. it's nice to see so many people at that event. 5:12, 48 degrees. >> you might want to stock up on sanitizing wipes. the new study found at regarding terms on your computer. >> what mitt romne

police had roped off the perimeter of the takoma community center. scouring the area for evidence in a shooting. officials say it may have been connected to a robbery outside the building. >> individual was shot somewhere outside of the facility and entered into the rec center after having been shot. our staff did hear the gun shot on the scene and so they secured the polling place. >> there were no voters inside the building at the time, but when a man came into the lobby, security guards were able to help him until an ambulance arrived. he was shot in the shoulder, conscious and breathing when taken to the hospital. the community center was shut down, polling put on hold for 20 minutes before it reopened and vote res were then allowed in to a side door. city council member who is running for reelection here came out to the scene. >> very tranquil neighborhood. people enjoying swimming and the gym and people coming to vote certainly were all very startled by it. >> you don't know when you come in and out of your house and it's just my husband and i.

the suspect was shot by police after taking a teller hostage at a capital one in takoma park. >>> upext on news 4 at 5:00, several broadway actors coming to d.c. for a summer tour. >>> who came to the rescue when >>> some cast members from the broadway production "the normal heart, focusing on gay men at the beginning of the aids epidemic. it will run from june 8th through july 29th at the arena stage in southwest. the production will coincide with the international aids 2012 conference happening in d.c. this year. it tease first time the conference has been in the u.s. in more than 20 years. >>> there many ways to communicate love. this week's wednesday's child shows us a smile can say a lot to those around him. the hope is he will soon have a permanent family that will show him a lot of love in return. barbara harrison introduces us to victor. >> hi. it's so nice to meet you. are you excited about going swimming. >> reporter: swimming is actually the highlight of victor's school days. one of his instructional assistants was there to help victor get to the school. instead of a high

the shooting happened outside the takoma community center in northwest washington saturday afternoon.ice say a man shot in the shoulder was actually involved in a robbery. investigators say he was one of three masked men who tried to rob a group near the rec center. rescuers took the man to the hospital. police arrested him a short time after. election officials stopped voting for about 20 minutes. saturday was the last day for early voting in the district before tomorrow's primary. >>> next week a grand jury will begin hearing evidence in the controversial shooting death of tray von martin. the 17-year-old was shot to death by george zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, in sanford, florida. zimmerman claims he shot mart anyone self-defense. police say they have not filed charges in this case because of florida's stand your ground law. alexandria, virginia, one of several cities across the country that held rallies for justice. protesters say zimmerman should be arrested and the florida law should be repealed. >> you know, every american feels the need to step up and be heard when

gorgeous weather, looking toward the northeast into northeast washington, takoma park and the middletance in the horizon is prince george's county, now camera looking into northwest washington, there's the national cathedral in the foreground. you can see the washington monument there behind that. to the right and there's the bend of the potomac river. now camera panning over toward rosalyn, northern virginia and arlington. beautiful, beautiful day under way. temperatures right now into the 60s. all around the region. from west virginia, across virginia into maryland. the eastern shore. into the 60s. a wonderful friday. and as we look at the view from space over the last few hours, just a few clouds around the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. those will be breaking up as the day progresses, lots of sunshine into the mid 70s. into the 70s again tomorrow with increasing clouds and a front coming in. it will likely trigger afternoon and early evening thunderstorms, some of which could be severe with damaging winds and hail. and look at the big change for sunday and monday. we'll have b

one of the men is now charged in the case is the same person who went into the takoma recreation centerooking for medical assistance after being shot in the leg. authorities are still looking for a third suspect in this. voting was halted for about 20 minutes saturday following that violence. >>> today in richmond state senate and house budget negotiators will resume their meetings. they had hoped to reach a deal on the state budget friday, but decided to take a break until today. one senator says the major sticking point is state funding for the dulles metrorail. the house proposal includes $150 million for the project while the senate's version adds $300 million. >>> some people in northeast washington feel like they're in brand new homes this morning. the clinton global initiative teamed up with building together. volunteers from both groups worked on repair projects in and around homes. former president bill clinton toured the work his organization was performing. >> there are a lot of wonderful people who live here. they need and deserve the work you're going to do today. >> i felt

and before then a chance of a passing shower from takoma park to brandywine, greenbelt, franconia, falls church, and aspen hill. a look at a cool trend for the week ahead. more coming up in ten minutes. danella? >>> still following breaking news. if you're traveling route 267 westbound, trying to get to the inner loop, ramp still shut down because of the crash there. chopper 4 is on the scene. and police now still blocking that exit ramp. we have a flatbed on the scene. i can tell you i've been watching it. they're working now to tow the car off of -- out of the roadway and out of the area. you can see right now still can't take that ramp. to get on the inner loop of the beltway. traveling on 395, northbound at shirlington, good news. had a crash in the left hov lane blocking the lane. right now, that crash has moved to the shoulder lane. and you are able to travel. i can tell you in the hov lanes, you are seeing a delay. so far still from the beltway making your way northbound to shirlington. but hopefully that should clear any minute. taking the outer loop of the beltway, you're just u

just ask celeste ryan of takoma park, maryland. >> press the number one on your phone now. >> all hourse day and i mean it can start from like 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. >> it is urgent thaw contact us. >> it will go until 7:00 or 8:00. >> she says she would get up to five robocalls a day while home on maternity leave and all of the calls promise to help her reduce her credit card debt. >> calling in reference to your current credit card account. >> my husband and i do not have credit card debt. and it's just invading our privacy and i just feel like my rights are being violated especially when i don't qualify for the offer. >> reporter: federal rules are meant to prohibit unwanted robocalls and with the new combined effort by the fcc and the ftc, consumers should stop getting unwanted calls. >> the rules are meant to empower consumers to control the calls that come to their home phones and to their wireless phones. >> reporter: there are four robo call rules you should know. first, telemarketers must get written consent or electronic consent before placing a robo call to either your home or you

around takoma park.apolis, maryland down to 62. 59 down around stafford, virginia, with again just a few scattered clouds around the area. then tomorw partly sunny so expect more cloud cover tomorrow. it is not going to be as pretty of a day. your temperatures? anywhere from 76 to 78 degrees so instead of being in the upper 80s just 70s for tomorrow and we're headed way down for wednesday. only in the 60s and wednesday is probably going to be our best chance of getting some rainfall around here. so from the july type weather back to march certainly on wednesday then a couple degrees above average for the end of the week thursday and friday. 71 to 75 degrees. unfortunately, next weekend looks like rain but right now it looks like saturday afternoon and saturday evening with that rain. your high 70 degrees. so best day out of the weekend right here saturday because sunday is looking wet. jim, doreen? >> thanks, veronica. >>> you talk about a hard-hitting, low scoring defensive war. that's what we got going

out the there currently. 70 degrees to the north in frederick, maryland. 74 degrees, adams morgan, takoma park and montgomery county at 7 on. happening on to 78 degrees in stafford, virginia. there is the rain on radar. how soon will it get to us? i have it coming up in just a couple much minutes. >> thank you. >>> when we come right back on "news4 at 5:00" tonight, we have a whole lot more to come. don't mess with this capitol hill grandmother. tonight the unusual weapon she used to scare off a would didn't shall robber. >>> bourbon street in d.c., details behind the controversial plan to cash in on the district's party scene. >>> news4 i team takes a look at deal sis centers from death deal [ male announcer ]eath this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too

takoma park police have a composite sketch for a man they believe to be responsible for three sex assaults in hyattsville. people say this man forced the victim into the woods last friday afternoon and then ran off. it happened on the northwest blanch of the trail -- branch of the trail near the community park. two other assaults last month also took place near the same part of the trail. >>> the case against army private bradley manning will proceed as scheduled. a military judge today refused to dismiss the charges. now mooning's accused of turning over military documents and secrets to the wikileaks website. the trial has been tentatively set for september the 21st. >>> the man charged in the murder of a georgetown socialite remains incontinue tempt to stand trial. 47-year-old albrecht muth appeared in court today accused of killing his wife viola drath. she was found strangled and beaten inside the couple's home last august. doctors say muth should continue to be treated for his disorders. >>> is it vandalism or a valiant public service? that's the question we are asking tonight about

the leaders including senator ben cardin and montgomery county executive ike leggette visited the takomak center to give at ward. at-- to give at ward. >> we've made a lot of progress and what we're doing today is to celebrate the potential for even more progress and that certainly involves a village and all of the partners here and there could really not be a more deserving organization than community clinic incorporated. >> the grants are expected to help provide access to healthcare to more than 25,000 marylanders across the state. >>> in tonight's health alert sugar as a toxin, it is a jarring claim presented by a california endocrinologist on 60 minutes last night. dr. robert lusti go says while pure sugar consumption -- lustig says while pure sugar consumption has gone down since the '70s, added sugars have taken its place and says new nutritional studies confirm sugar or fructose's role in promoting dangerous health conditions. >> obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease itself. >> dr. lustig's controversial claims started to get worldwide attention with this lectu

. >>> this morning a section of takoma park, maryland, back open.there thought someone fired shots at his cruiser last night. investigators found no physical evidence that someone fired a gun. police did shut down the area around 15th street and elson place during the investigation. >>> this morning a search is on for a missing d.c. man. take a look at this picture. 62-year-old james thomas vanished yesterday morning. he was last seen wearing a tan or purple shirt and gray pants in the 600 block of s street in northwest washington. if you've seen thomas or know where he is, call d.c. police. >>> today an appeals court will hear arguments over a controversial law that denies federal benefits to married gay couples. the 1996 defense of marriage act defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. that prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. in 2010, part of the law of declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in massachusetts are gay marriage is legal. the judge said that the law interferes with the state's right

. >>> this morning a section of takoma park, maryland, is back open.officer thought someone fired shots at his cruiser last night. police shut down the area around 15th street and elson place for about a few hours. after an extensive search, investigators found no physical evidence that someone had fired a gun. >>> the man believed to be the east coast rapist is now formally charged for the halloween attack of three virginia teenager. aaron thomas is suspected of raping at least 17 women from virginia to connecticut over the past decade. yesterday he was indicted on eight counts in virginia including two counts of rape and three count of kidnapping. prosecutors say he attacked three girls as they were trick-or-treating in 2009. his trial is set for july 31. >>> right now, police need your help finding a missing d.c. man. 62-year-old james thomas vanished yesterday morning. he was last seen wearing a tan or purple shirt and gray pants in the 600 block of s street in northwest washington. if you have seen thomas or know where me say, call d.c. police. >>

they takoma average othey have t of the organizations that have been compiled by bloomberg, the top five the pharmaceutical research and manufacturers, american petroleum institute, edison electric institute, and the securities industry and financial markets and there are others on the list it is not only do they are but how much they make. you can find that in "the washington post." this morning. belcher town, maryland, a parent. caller: i fill the parents really need to get more involved at an early age with their school system to know what resources are out there. unfortunately, there is not a lot of dissent on for information for young mothers and fathers who might need help early on. our school area has a wonderful program and we have a lot of mentoring where parents come and help teachers with students at an early age in the classroom. kids need more help in certain areas are getting the help they need at an early age so they can catch up much more quickly. there does not have to be an extra year of school. we also have college students who are eventually going to be teachers to co

it looks like it's passing over takoma park, that park, college park, that part of maryland.ass number four. this may be the final one. >> and after that, it will head to dulles airport before being moved over to the stephen udvar-hazy center, i can't wait until tomorrow we're going to see some magnificent photographs, some artistic beautiful shots of discovery with the back drop of the nation's capital, the monuments and the capitol building. >> a lot of those already popping up on facebook. >> i shouldn't say tomorrow, it could be instantly. >> we're just getting word from folks at the smithsonian that the discovery is scheduled to land now at 10:32, at dulles airport. before it is, they begin the process of dismounting it from the 747 and moving it over to the udvar-hazy facility. you mention the fact that we've done these several passes over washington. you have to think about this aircraft, this space shuttle, has orbited the earth, 5800 times in the course of its career. >> and it spent 365 days, a whole year in space, not all at once, but 365 days in space. we mentione