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kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >> kevin: victor newman is going to prison. >> mariah: couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. >> natalie: i can't get my brain around the idea. a man like victor newman doesn't get convicted. >> kevin: and yet he did. >> mariah: can the world even function if he isn't running it? >> kevin: we're about to find out. >> mariah: so what's the protocol here? do we throw a parade, fireworks? popping champagne seems appropriate yet weird. >> kevin: considering how many folks he took down with him, weird is right. and michael purposefully threw his defense. >> natalie: oh, wow. [ scoffs ] that's brave, or stupid, or both. >> kevin: according to lauren, he could get disbarred. and victor disowned almost his entire family, of course. >> natalie: yeah, okay. hurt feelings, all of that. but what does this mean for us? >> mariah: human emotion is foreign to you, isn't it? >> natalie: you were wondering the same thing. >> mariah: okay, yes. we betrayed victor, as well.

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> welcome back to the news at noon. it's one of the most basic safety features of your car and a talking about headlighnd at the insurance institute of highway safety he tasted them on midsize cards postcards. they call the results dismal. >> reporter: the toyota prius is the clear winner in the first ever headlight ratings. >> hour in valuation involve looking at high beams and low beams on different paths along a test track. >> reporter: of the 31 midsize cars tested the prius was the only one to earn a good rating when upgrading to include led lights and highbeam assist. >> adding several thousand dollars to get the better headlights. >> reporter: more expensive cars don't always come with better quality lights. many of the poor are rated headlights installed on luxury vehicles. the bmw three series halogen headlights had the lowest scoring system. this shows the difference in visibility between the prius and bmw series. >> half the fatal crashes that occurred every year occur at night, dusk, or don. helping see the

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. alison: it was a big moment today for the u.s. women's soccer. leon: five of the top players who filed a federal complaint claiming that there is a huge pay disparity between the men and the women's teams. alison: brandi hitt has more. >> the 2015 fifa women world cup champions. now lloyd, hope solo and three other high-profile teammates feel they should be compensated fairly. filing a federal complaint with the equal opportunity commission. tweeting historic moment. proud of the strength of the team. >> we continue to be told we should be grateful, just to have the opportunity to play professional soccer. >> appearing on "the today show" they cited the contribution to the u.s. soccer revenue. >> made $16 million from this team. the million loss. >> the women players say when the salary is broken down with the potential game bonuses they make $363,600 to nearly $5,000 a game. the men make $6,000 to $7,000 a game. >> the sports world is taking notice of that but there is a way to go. >

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kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> more than a year of low oil prices have saved you money every time you fill your tank. it's having an unexpected side effect, turmoil in the world of recycling. the price of new virgin plastic is cheaper than buying recycled plastic, making repsych keying t recycling bottles a newsing proposition. >> reporter: the commodity downturn taking a toll on recycling. >> here you have only aluminum cans. you can see all different varieties. and this sells for about $1,100 a ton. selling this at over $2,000 a ton. >> reporter: at a sort facility in new jersey, waste management's cara hemmer says whether aluminum destined to become beer cans, cardboard paper to be reused in packaging, or plastic finding another life in astroturf, the market for recyclables has cratered. depressed energy prices to blame. >> it is a bit of a tough time for a lot of our recyclers. because virgin material, the combination of natural gas being low and crude oil being low, means that virgin material is much less expensive than it has been historically. >>

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> i'm melissa mollet with first 4 traffic. a look at metro this weekend, which will be running pretty well because of all the folks headed down to the national mall to take a look at the cherry blossoms as well today and this weekend. very little traffic, which is wonderful. regular weekend service of the longs. the only track work they are planning after 10:00 at night when ridership is very light. if you take beautiful pictures down there at the cherry blossoms, please share them with us. we can share them on all social is platforms. see you monday morning for news 4 today. >>> a measure aimed at keeping drunk drivers off the road is one step closer to becoming law. on friday, the maryland state senate unanimously approved a bill called noah's law. drivers convicted of drunk driver have to use an in admission inter lock system. >>> 6:24 on this saturday morning. a lot of folks thinking ahead to the summer getaway. if you're thinking of renting a vacation propert >> you're going to want to listen to this. >> a new warning fr

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. there has to be some port of punishment for the woman. there has to be some form. >> donald trump wading into controversy inciting anger on the abortion debate. they came at an msnbc town hall set to air tonight as trump does damage control on another scandal. campaign manager. >> donald trump standing by his man corey lewandowski in wisconsin wednesday. >> you need somebody to be loyal to the country and yourselves. the security video appearing to show lewandowski grabbing her arm at florida campaign event. fileds showed bruises caused by lewandowski. but then two days later trump suggesting nothing happened. >> now trump implying that fielding may be a threat to him. >> she walked through secret service. >> mrs. cruz joining her husband at women for cruz rally. >> listen to donald trump. he says demeaning and degrading things about women. >> tize's primary is major presidential contest. alison: one more note. donald trump, id a statement. in part it says this, if congress were to pa

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> well, now. more rain headed our way. we're going to time it out for you. breezy weekend as well. all that coming up in a few minutes. >>> a wave of storms swept through many parts of the country and storm team4 says more severe weather is likely on the way. >> yeah. as nbc's jay gray told us, the storm has injured at least seven people and ravaged some communities. >> reporter: storm sirens sounded overnight as violent weather ripped across the heartland. multiple tornadoes ravaged parts of oklahoma tearing down trees and power lines, smashing cars, and pulling away the roof of this church during a prayer meeting. >> we were huddled right in here. we just all balled up in a ball here and praying, and everything blew in around us, but we were good. none of us even have a scratch on us. >> reporter: golf ball-sized hail pounded southern kansas leaving behind a trail of damage that stretched for miles. while in arkansas hea left parts of little rock a big mess. rescue teams worked through the night

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. jummy: pretty dry today. doug: very dry. a few high clouds. seasonal temperatures. lower 60's. partly cloudy overnight. 46 to 51. tomorrow, back to the 70 degree mark. we will have showers in the afternoon with increasing cloudiness, but it will be warmer. jummy: thanks for joining us this midday. ha put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. they say character is what you do when no one is watching. david trone banned the box so people who've paid their debt to society could have a chance. and fought so hard for criminal justice reform, they named a center after him. and because education was his way out david offered it free to employees. and over 14 years ago began offering them partner benefits. evening the playing field has always been david's mission. in congress it'll be his job.

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. alison: new developments in the race for the white house today. republican front runner donald trump standing by his embattled campaign manager. police in jupiter, florida, charged corey lewandowski with battery. police released surveillance video that appears to show lewandowski grabbing reporter michelle fields after a press conference. lewandowski says he will plead not guilty. but in a tweet a short time ago trump threatened to press charges against fields for touching his arm and asking him questions. meanwhile tonight trump will join his rival ted cruz and john kasich at a in milwaukee. today cruz received endorsement of the wisconsin governor scott walker. bernie sanders and hillary clinton also in wisconsin that hosted town hall event of their own. voters will hold the first april primary. just one week from today. leon: the nationals home opener nine days away. a lot of stuff at the ballpark to have fun with. kevin lewis has the best assignment to see firsthand the nat fans a

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us. as a single mom, she knows the challenges our families face. she'll be our voice. tightening regulations on the big banks and fighting to keep dark money out of politics. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. >>> it looks like he's really missing from his grave. this is what archaeologists concluded. researchers say the findings are very experiencing. they were presented in a british any other technique to try to locate shakespeare. >>> march madness continues tonight as syracuse tries to stop uva. this is the first time the ca cavaliers have been in the elite eight since 1995, but they hope to advance. >> it's challenging zone, but i think some experience makes you respect it even more. >> uva takes on syracuse tonight at 6:09 in chicago. we wish them luck will this tonight's game. >> i'm exgoigo

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. is that back now for the breaking news of the day. a shooting at the u.s. capitol visitor center. alison: jeff goldberg is there. bring is there. give us an update. jeff: this happened this afternoon and a man was going to visitor center on the east side of the capitol. something happened with a alertedtector that police. a a heck broke loose and police officer got his weapon and took a shot at the suspect. suspect was shot. no police officer hurt. no idea whether it was one or more police officers who did the shooting. the man is in surgery now. are not giving his name but it's interesting. the police did say they know the man has frequented the area before. many times. cherry blossoms are out and tourists are here. so the police were concerned -- about that. the capitol police, secret police, and metro police. this is the biggest update we have. weng a fluid situation will learn a lot more. from what i understand the according to the chief of police, for business tomorrow. reporting

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> the astronauts at the international space station got an early easter treat. a supply ship full of fresh food and experiments arrived on saturday p. the orbital holds nearly 8,000 pounds of groceries, equipment, experiments. easter eggs may also be on board for the crew members. a russian cargo ship will liftoff next week followed by spacex supply run a week after that. >>> a police officer in china tried to stop a suspect from using a fake license plate and ends up clinging to the hood as the guy takes off. take a look. you can see just as officers try arresting the guy, he hits the gas. one of the officers grabbed on to the hood, police eventually catch up to him and arrest him. the officer involved was not injured. >>> well, it will be a much cooler and cloudier easter sunday. storm team 4 is tracking showers that could impact your plans this afternoon and on your monday morning commute. >>> were pushed over, mostly buby by adults. >> chaos at and he's welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love...

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. maureen: maurice bellny is charged with second-degree murder. investigators say bel on the deanwood metro station platform on sunday. it happened in front of washington's mother and two sisters. he is charged as an doesn't and held without bond. leon: medstar says it is working to restore the i.t. system after the computer virus crippled the network. they operate ten hospitals in maryland and the district of columbia. med-star is the latest medical provider to be a cyber victim. >> weeks after a hospital paid $17,000 to bitcoin to hackers they won't say if this is another case of ransomware. the f.b.i. is looking into the incident. >> almost all the hospitals in the u.s. have gone digital. they rely on the i.t. systems that they cannot offer it. >> he s budget prioritize the medical services over cyber security. unlike other industries that could close, healthcare lives are at stake and paying a random may be the only option. >> this is like doing a smash and grab. >> there is no indi

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. michelle: we want to get update on breaking news out of richmond, virginia. go to jennifer donelan at the live desk. the suspect is dead? jennifer: the suspect is dead but we have a sad development in the breaking news. we confirmed multifinals that the trooper in this case, one of the troopers who was shot also has died. here is what we know from la i just spoke. in was a training exercise apparently. virginia state police were at the greyhound bus station. they were conducting this training exercise. they moved into the practical portion of the training exercise. that is when they actually began to apply some of what they were learning. and apparently, they had, they were checking to see if this person had a gun. and indeed, the suspect did have a gun. pulled out that gun. and fired that weapon, shooting the trooper. another troper was shot. we know one trooper is alive. one has died. a woman was shot. a civilian who is described as a civilian. all of that confirmed from virginia st

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. leon: the fall-out of from trump's comments about punishing women who get abortions is reverberating this evening. until five days until the wisconsin primary, senator cruz and governor kasich trying to capitalize on the controversial. trump met with the r.n.c. chairman reince priebus and met with advisers at the soon to open trump hotel. maureen: developing now, five players of the u.s. women's national soccer team are making allegations of wage discrimination. they filed action for the equal opportunity commission this week. the players alex morgan, lloyd and hope solo say they were paid four times less than their counterparts on the men's soccer team. the union representing the players is already involved in a legal dispute with the u.s. soccer federation over their collective bargaining agreement. >> coming up next on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- scattered rain and clouds today. but the skies could clear up this weekend. chief meteorologist doug hill with the full storm watch forecast n

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kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> today the family of montgomery county officer noah liotta will tell lawmakers to pass the strongest version of noah's law. the law expands the use of ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers. it was named after liotta, who was killed by asp driver back in december. both the maryland senate and house have passed different versions of this bill. now they need to work out their differences before a final vote can be taken. >>> a new lawsuit has been filed against a school aide accused of sexually abusing children in prince george's county. de'onte carway is a former school volunteer and choir director. as the suit claims, he took one of his choir members behind a stage and forced the young girl to engage in a sexual act with another student. the suit alleged that caroway recorded it on his cell phone and threatened to kill her if she told anybody. he's facing 13 federal charges of exploiting up to 11 children, and he also faces state child sex abuse charges. >>> we are learning that students in loudoun county r

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> students may be getting a bigger say in how their schools are run. maryland lawmakers just passed a bill to give the student member of montgomery county school board additional voting rights. the en issues including school boundary, collective bargaining and the budget. before now only adult members of the board could vote on those particular issues. >>> 10 after the hour. want to get you up to speed on the forecast. days like this, we like chuck bell. >> we like chuck bell over single day. >> thank you, eun. one of you has to be on my side. >> i'm on your side on days like this. >> yeah, quite breezy outside this morning. you'll notice the change compared to yesterday when most of the map was covered up with temperatures in the 30s. this morning we're in the mid to upper 50s already. coming up later on this afternoon, temperatures will be in the low to mid-70s. it will be a bit on the breezy side. there are rain chances today, but probably not until after dark across the local region, dry travel from raleigh to boston.

and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> tonight, chaos in the capital. shots fired. panic inside. families visiting. and staff running for cover. capitol police opening fire. and we're on the scene tonight. >>> breaking news. the urgent new bulletin at this hour. the school on lockdown. the community on alert. an escaped murderer on the run. >>> the war of words tonight. donald trump, ted cruz and who really started this over their wives? the new accusation. and hillary clinton pivots to trump, issuing a new warning tonight. >>> the extreme weather hitting parts of this country. in the east, the wind fears. from washington, d.c. all the way up to boston. up to 50 miles per hour. in new york city tonight, cranes ordered locked down after that deadly accident. >>> and, surrounded. the tense moments at sea. the u.s. coast guard moving

and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> and justin bieber, cbs late show host james corden goes for a ride with some of music's biggest stars and for his one- year anniversary with the network to carpool karaoke goes prime time. ( music ) that's right, tonight's big star is j lo. see you tonight at 10:00 right here on wusa nine news. on the news at 5:00 new inatformonion the teen accused of shooting a 15-year-old to death on a metro platform. how do cops decide to use force on suspects? police give us answers. >>> and hugh jackman a real- life superhero after >>> that's it for wusa nine news at noon and we will be back at 5:00 and always on the glenn:threateningicans: gofederal workers;ns over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we won't put up with it. in congress, i'll protect president obama's legacy, defend obamacare, and stand up for so

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. maureen: update tonight at mallware unfected medstar health. the three systems are almost fully restored. other systems are improving and medstar says no patient data compromised. the pointment systems are back up and leon: side with health matters and frightening findings on the impact of a zika virus on the unborn. new report focuses on a 33-year-old woman living in d.c. she traveled to mexico, guatemala and belize early in her pregnancy and she became infected along the way. fetal ultrasounds show no evidence of microcephaly. but at 19 weeks, they found severe fetal brain abnormalities. >> we know by seven weeks after the symptomatic infection we could see something on ultrasound. so maybe it's not as reassuring as we thought. leon: the pregnancy was terminated and they found that the fetus tested zika. the first sign may not be microcephaly and calcification but the potential abnormalities in the structure of the brain. alison: still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- a little girl m

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. situation on capitol hill. this morning capitol police cleared two suspicious packages there. the area is tense after a man pointed a weapon at an officer yesterday. turned out to be a pellet gun. police so the that man. he's in the hospital and has been charged with assault on an officer while armed. >>> monitoring details of a murder arrest. 17-year-old maurice bellamy will be charged in the death of 15-year-old devonte washington. washington died saturday after a shooting at the deanwood metro station. bellamy will be tried as an adult. >>> all the passengers are safe after a plane was hijacked in egypt this morning. police also say they arrested a su they say the hijacking was not a terrorist attack but that mustafa wanted to talk with his ex-wife. >>> things are greening up quickly. there's a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera, zoomed in on the neighborhoods of northwest washington. you can see it's really starting to get green. all the open fields and lawns are greening up as well. and in additi

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> i'm melissa mollet with our first 4 traffic. metro will be running pretty well this weekend because of heading down to the national mall to look at the cherry blossoms today and this weekend. very little track work happening this weekend, which is wonderful. regular weekend service on all of the lines. very limited track work. the only track work they are planning is after okay at night when ridership is very light. if you take pictures of the cherry blossoms, please share them with us. we can share them on all the social platforms. see you monday morning for news 4 today >> a measure aimed at keeping repeat drunk drivers off the road is one step closer to becoming law. unanimously approved a bill called noah's law. the bill is named in honor of noah liotta, killed by a is suspected drunk driver last fall. >> a lot of folks looking ahead to summer. if you're thinking of renting a staycation property, you will want to hear this. it is costing millions of dollars. olivia stern has more on what you need to know to stop scammers fr

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> hey, welcome back to "gma." happening right now investigators have a new name and picture of a suspect they're looking for in the% and brussels attacks. more arrests overnight as the manhunt for suspects intensify. >> a drone makes history. it's the first faa approved drone delivery of a package in a residential area with no human pilot and all programmed. >> wave of future. >>> spring has sprung in the nation's capital. the national park service declaring that cherry blossoms are in full peak bloom. they last ten days. you can see the buds popping through on the trees and flower bushes and reminds you what was dead is coming alive. that's as deep as i'm going to get. >> e faris. >>> kurt cobain, the late singer of nirvana. his daughter is splitting from her husband and scrambling to keep her huge inheritance out of his hands. >>> the pilot who police say was moonlighting as a pimp. >> bruce wayne wallis an esteemed and well. >> reporter:ed united airlines pilot is facing charges

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >> hi, i'm chris harrison, and i'm hoping to make some people very rich today. will it be million-dollar rich? we're about to find out. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hello. welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "who wants to be a millionaire"? [cheers and applause] then let's do this. our first contestant has had quite the laundry list of odd jobs. today we'll add "millionaire" contestant to that résumé and hopefully millionaire in general. from spokane, washington, please welcome emily querna. [cheers and applause] hello. >> hi. >> good to see you. bring it in. >> oh, good to see you too. i'm glad you're a hugger. >> how goes it? >> oh, so good. >> odd jobs. >> a lot of odd jobs. it started out in high school. i worked as a

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. are diggingers through large chunks of debris after a deadly overpass collapse in india. at least 15 people were killed and more than 100 people are still missing. a section of the overpass, which was under construction, fell on vehicles near a busy residential and shopping area. since the collapse, 62 people have been told that rubble. closer to home now, a top political aide to governor robert bentley has resigned following allegations of an affair. rebecca caldwell mason says she is the woman on the other end of the recorded conversation where the governor makes sexually suggestive comments. it was made in 2014 before the governor's divorce. the governor denied the affair but does it mean to saying some inappropriate things -- does admit to saying some inappropriate things. some are we turn now to the race for the white house. the latest poll shows a new gop front-runner in wisconsin and of the crucial primaries there. it comes amid new controversy for donald trump. loretta lynch t

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. jonathan: new developments in race for the white house. donald trump is defending his campaign manager after police in florida are charging him with battery. now the republican front-runner took to twitter to question allegations against corey lewandowski. we break down a busy day out on campaign trail. reporter: donald trump's campaign manager corey lewandowski is not taking a break from the trail after being charged with battery. new surveillance footage from trump's own hotel seems to support michelle field's corey lewandowski. he said he never touched her. but playing in slow motion you can see him moving toward her and fields being pulled back. >> under any normal circumstances or normal campaign year, corey lewandowski would already no longer be associated with the campaign. this is not a normal campaign. this is not a normal year. reporter: lewandowski was caught on camera at a second event grabbing a protester by his shirt collar. the trump campaign is standing by the campaign

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> the tidal basin lined with thousands of people there to see it this morning on a beautiful start to this saturday. welcome back. >> that's right there in line. map you almost need a wint out in the 30s but we get sun and to the 60's this afternoon. that's kind of the good news there. it'll be very crowded regardless. thousands, upon thousands of people i'm sure this weekend are going to be out at the tidal basin checking out the peak boom bloom of the cherry blossoms many good friday was yesterday. it feels like 33 degrees. that's what are you dealing with this morning. not much in the way of cloud cover in morning. 37 -- leesburg 37. martin burg 34 and 37 at andrews. first alert live doppler quiet today we have the sunshine in the forecast. that wind will die down and low 60s. we will have a check of the easter forecast and help you plan out your easter sunday in just a bit. >>> turning now to the latest in the race for the white house. 15,000 people lined up for hours at safeco field to attend a sanders event. that was

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> on this saturday night, trail of terror. a suspect identified and charged in this week's deadly attacks. see the man in the hat in the airport just before the attack? an american survivor recalls what it was like as his world was shattered. >>> cuss totody controversy. aoung girl removed from her foster parents. >>> the wrong man. he served 20 years for a murder he says he did not commit. tonight, he is a free man after witnesses and our investigation raise ed new doubts. >>> gentle giants. the recovery of the manatees and whether they should still be called endangered. "nightly news" begins now.

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress who's authored landmark progressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. ♪ >>> this morning on "today," nattily morales gets an exclusive sneak peek at a new rescued sea lions exhibit at the georgia aquerium. >>> and nbcnews.com reports deangelo russell is quickly losing the respect of his teammates. the reason, a secretly recorded and then leaked conversation with nick young about being with women other than his fiance who happens to be australian rapper, iggy azalea. he's appaologized but the damag may be too much. >> so, as sick as possible. i wish i could make things better right away, but i can't. if i'm going to work my tail off to bring it back. >> i don't want to get into my personal life right now. i think it's best me and deangelo handle the situation we

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> it looks like shakespeare's skull really is missing from his grave. concluded. they say the findings are very, very convincing. they were presented in a british documentary last night. no word on whether they will try any other technique to try to locate his alleged missing skull. >>> march madness continues tonight as syracuse tries to stop uva. it's the first time that the cavaliers have been in the elite eight since 1995. but tonight, they hope to advance and make it into the final four. >> it's a challenging zone no doubt, but i think some experience makes you respect it even more. >> uva takes on syracuse tonight at 6:09 in chicago. and we wish them good luck in tonight's game. >> indeed. one last look at the weather. >> we got the clouds around, but that shouldn't stop you from playing a round of golf, chris gordon. >> thank you. >> or getting out and just enjoying our spring color around your neighborhood. let alone the tidal basin. later today upper 50s. probably no rain until after sunset and showers likely late ton

. >>> a live look at our tower cam as post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> a giant fire is out but several people don't have anywhere to go right now. the fire spread across five rowhouses in brooklyn last night. you can see the black smoke filling the night sky. 11 people were hurt including a firefighter. >>> one of the people hurt seriously took firefighters more than an hour to get the fire under control. at this point it's not clear how that fire started. >>> a fire in d.c. seriously damaged a house and displaced a family last night. this happened on hartford street at the intersection of alabama avenue. d.c. fire says no one was hurt. >>> coming up, looking at weather and t

and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. ♪ >>> this morning on "today," jeff rossen investigates the value of an all inclusive vacation. learn how to get the most value out of your vacation coming up on "today." >>> now to the growing back lash over what some call religious freedom laws. the governor has backed down saying he'll veto a bill that has caused a back lash. and in north carolina a governor has already signed a similar bill there and he says he's not budging. sfwlrks t >> reporter: the stakes were veto a controversial religious rights bill. >> i do not think we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in georgia. >> reporter: they argued the bill went too far. major companies like coke, apple and hilton criticized the bill and hollywood heavyweights which generate $6 billion in georgia threatened a boycott. and comcast and universal also urged a veto. and disney saying we applaud governor deal and look forward to continuing our fi

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kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. we're talking about distracted driving in teens. we were just talking, picking up on the point you made before the break about driving, good driving training actually starting at a very early age. most people don't think of, you know, 5-year-olds as being even interested in cars, driving cars. but the truth of the matter is, they do get interested. >> they're watching. >> they're watching what you're doing. >> they're watching what you're doing. they're watching how you handle the road. if you're screaming at the driver next to you. if you're drinking a latte, if you're on the phone, if you're being aggressive. they pick up on this. that's why when we work with parents, we help them understand that role modeling is so important. and it needs to start at a very young age. not once they have a driving permit in their hands. >> janene, you were just, during the break, talking about how -- the way the media portrays driving as being one of the factors here. >> yes, because if you think fa

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. there a lock on northwest d.c.. two fatal fires overnight this is one of them. right near american university of the. >>. >> washington monument had to close after an elevator stopped working. 40 people got stuck at top and had to walk down hundred of stairs t expecting the monument again making mess teary repairs. no word when it will open. >> mid star health lowly getting back online. >> and returning the system to normal. >> 6:14 now let's check in with tucker barnes. >> and supposed to take a "fox5" field trip to the washington monument with allison. >> it will happen soon. still coming. >> yeah you picked up the forecast here. if you head to the bus stop this morning cold temperatures. lots of 20s early this morning. nice afternoon. expecting temps mid 60s. later preezy conditions will set up today and won't be winds we had yesterday and the day before. that's good news. here's cold numbers. 4 washington and 44 annapolis and those are milder temperatures rt we're at or below freezing. good freeze here in fretd

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >> 6:14 now back with the latest on the he jiption air flight forced to nrand cypress. three passengers and four crew everyone else was let off. there are reports that eight americans were on board. though it is unclear whether they are among those still being held. we're hearing the hijacker is egyptian citizen and although his motive is unclear, they say this is not terror related. >> also ahead breaking developments now down near the capitol police last hour reopened some roads that were closed leading to visitor's center and visitor's center will on on thyme morning and this all after yesterday's shooting incident there and man who police say displayed a gun at security checkpoints was shot by officers and he's still in the hospital this morning. >> all right it's all good news forecast. lots and lots of sunshine expected today and tomorrow we're having a quiet weather pattern for the time being. although rather cool spring pattern sits up here later this afternoon with pretty goo

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> this morning on "today" an all new rosin report. vacation under konk. what happens when you leave expensive items behind in hotels and rental cars. find out where they end up and which chains are the most honest. >>> we have your final ten. syracuse taking them on in the windy city. in the second half, they win on a 29-8 scoring rampage. syracuse getting 15 straight points in one stretch. virginia could not come back and were beaten in a stunner, 68-62. syracuse becomes the fourth to reach the fievl notre dame put up a fight against north carolina. the tar heels proved too much for the fighting irish, 88-74. north carolina henlds to the final four for a record 19th time and the first time since they won it all back in 2009. >>> your ncaa matchup in houston, villanova takes on oklahoma. the championship game is on monday, april 4th. >>> to nba now where the golden state warriors extending their home winning streak to 52. klay thompson scored 40 in his second game in a row. the warriors beat the sixers. >>> to indy where the r

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. up to the minute the minute you're up as the 2016 nuclear security summit con verges on d.c. and it could create a major traffic problem. the areas you will want to avoid. >>> and check out the current temperatures. they are at least 20 degrees warmer in some places than this time yesterday, but we will see an even bigger warm-up? a closer look at 5:01. >>> metro shutdown that happened earlier this month made preview some bigger problems to come. at a wednesday summit, metro leaders said systems cannot continue to move from one crisis to the next. it may mean having to shut down the entire line for months because of maintenance issues. the new general manager says there are no easy solutions. >>> virginia may determine the fate of north carolina use by those who are transgender. protests have been common following the new law and now we're waiting for an appeals court decision in a virginia case. a high school student born female but who identifies as male says that he has had to take

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kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >> back now at 4:44. this is a live look 9 and l streets northw lots of activity downtown around the washington convention center there. crews getting security measures in place ahead of nuclear security summit happening. that happens home they're getting ready today. may look different than you're used to seeing, there's bareiers lining streets the closer you get to the convention center look there they're much, much taller. you can see they're significan significantly taller. leaders from more than 50 countries will attend the summit on stopping nuclear tier rix. as these are going in place as you can imagine it may be difficult getting in and around the area. dunn town. let's check in with erin and see what our options will be today. >> well i'll tell you the majority of road closures go into place at 7 and changes in metro and metro bus kick n as of now s street closed 14 and 15 northwest in addition to closures around center we'll see closures around the white house and parking restrictions are alrea

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kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> a maryland truck stop turned into a crime scene on sunday after two men were shot, one did not survive. this happened about 1:00 at the truck stop near washington boulevard in jessup, maryland. when police arrived, officers found one man dead the gunman nowhere in sight. a witness who did not want his face shown on camera tells us he heard some sort of scuffle and then three gunshots. >> a senseless murder on easter. nobody has any idea that you would wake up and this would happen. >> the surviving victim is from baltimore, we're told he's in stable condition. police investigators believe this is an isolated incident, but they're still looking for a suspect. >>> charles county sheriff's deputies are looking in to what caused a fatal crash in brandywine that killed a 71-year-old woman. they are now releasing information about the crash that happened in brandywine. the driver of a car lost control and hit a tree on woodville road. the woman, mary proctor, was from brandywine and died on the scene. the driver and another passeng

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >> ♪ this is fox5 news t morning. >> right now at 7 o'clock followingbacking news. a police p you suit in y sui northern virginia it's over now. the chase happened on a roadennr packed with drivers though.iverg what police say led up to this pursuit coming up. >> some of the world's mostld'st powerful leaders gathering inate the district today.e ri a two-day nuclear summitlear sut begins later this morning. creating quite the trickyri commute. roads are closed, metro off limits. we're live with what you needit to know toh get around.d. >>> plus.>>us >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> to the woman.>> >> yeah, there has to be some form. form >> donald trump igniting aignita fire over women and abortion. ao this morning he's backtrackingak and what he's saying thise's sas morning and reaction fromtirom other candidates in the race.ath >> let's go ahead and take a te live look outside on thishis thursday march 31st, last

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> you potentially could be back in the white house where you lived for eight years. what are you most excited about? >> if i today name one thing -- >> the presidential candidate's answer may just surprise you. and liz hernandez with a side of hillary clinton rarely seen. plus we know all about the tough

kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >> increased patrols after a on a metroting platform. a devastating attack targeting and easter celebration. the pope calling for an end to all this violence. abc 7 news starts now. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> in the last hour we learned the identity of the teenager shot and killed standing on the platform at the deanwood metro station. amy o bear was there shortly after that shooting saturday and she joins us with this new information. amy, what are you learning? brand-new information from police tonight identifying the victim of that shooting as 15-year-old davonte washington.