many are roman catholics because they are from maryland. maryland is divided geographically. the eastern shore was largely protestant. you would have mixed religious elements within the maryland line. influence isry extremely heavy in the top leadership. it grows after the war, where the men are very much there. these men follow the role of their commander-in-chief. swords afterp their the war. they return to normal life. the example here that is so powerful, washington could have been a dictator. but he recognized that power corrupts. farming andt to ultimately becomes president. these men found the society of cincinnati. oldesdest future -- patriotict organization in america. in may.peak ther eie king george sees this, and finds out that washington is resigning. the book ends in the maryland statehouse, where most of the congress assembled. washington gives his resignation speech. he resigns and becomes a planter again. king george, the brutal ever three goes, that is most powerful man in the world. [applause] >> thank you. we have copies of "washington's immortals." patric

the potentially historic face maryland senate seat heats up.ht fox5 news on the hill startsl st right now.ow. ♪ >> this is fox5 news on the hi hill. >>> good to see you let's gete started right ofyof the top. t maryland.ry it's one of five states holdingg primary this tuesday and so what's at stake here in maryland?ryla >> well in maryland there are 38 republican delegates up for up grabs and for the democrats there are 95 that's nott's n including those super delegatess that you've heard us talk sos tk much about and when we look atoa the totals, the delegate countsu for the gop drum many he's stili leading the pack. pack. kasich is still at the bottomotm and i've said it before and i'll say it again, marco rubio is rio still ahead of kasich in those t >> that's almost hard to believe.believe. marco rubio has been out of thit race so long now.ng n. >> exact.. >> absolutely.bsol listen, with so much at stake ii maryland right now, we have thee primary coming up on tuesday, td five different states, thetes, t candidates have been campaignini of course donald trump has setas the campa

>> i want to thank the people in maryland. and i want to thank democrats all over the great state of maryland and to say to everybody else, the people in maryland i'm looking forward to campaigning in every part of the state and listening tour concerns. we got a lot >> you mentioned in your victory speech donald trump, does that give an indication of how this campaign the democratic candidates is that how it will play out in november with criticism of donald trump if he is the nominee. >> donald trump stands for everything this country is against trying to divide americans by pitting people against each other based on immigrant ethnicity and race. >> and talking about african- american women to have a voice in the u.s. senate, are you concerned about picking up those people and bringing back the party together? >> our campaign from the beginning was based on the idea of unity in maryland. we need to work together. i want to thank congresswoman edwards for reaching out. it is important that we move together and what separates u

and places like maryland and there are things that we can do. and we need to make sure we have a work force to attracts employers and i have been focused to make sure we have a strong community college system that provides the skills that the employers need so that we can build better pipe lines and when graduate from a community college or four-year program you know the skills match up with the needs of the employers and that will improve people's oppoit opponent with the congressman from maryland. a lot of women will play a vital role. african-americans will play a vital role. she claims to represent and she does both and she is appealing and making no bones about it appealing and you are both vying to replace a female where african-americans and women under represented. what do you say to that? >> when i think of senator bash mccullsky, she is focused on getting results for all marylanders. just this morning i was in prince george county at the wayne curry recreation center and joined by a whole host of african-american women, community leade

well that's actually how elections work. >> i thought i liked maryland before now i love maryland. >> this afternoon ohio governor john kasich became the first republican candidate to campaign in maryland getting up close and personal in a 400 person town hall. mathematically cannot win the nomination out right explains he'll need the delegates to swing at the convention. >> they'll be in there and get in there and realize who actually could be president and secondly they are going to try to figure out who can actually win in the fall. facing this question before they cast their vote. do you think he can win here? >> i don't know honestly. it is a very unusual year, that's all i can say. >> this is the kasich paradox. moderate voters like him but downtown necessarily want to vote for him if they don't think he could win making it more than the one before how he -- despite the fact it shows him being the strongest candidate against hillary clinton. wusa9. >>> no one is out of it yet until somebody gets to that magic number. >>> the democrats have also turned to intensify their efforts

senate for maryland. the democratic contest has been a tight race good frontrunners and house members chris van hollen and donna edwards. 14 republicans are on the ballot. we're also monitoring congressional races in the fourth and eighth district. if you need help finding your polling place, just open the nbc washington app and search "polling places." >>> four other states will also hold other primaries today. pa a pennsylvania offering 210 for democrats and 71 for republicans. it's also a winner take all state for gop hopefuls. chuck todd joins usn minutes with what to expect today. >> he's accused of killing his wife and a prince william county officer. tod today ron al hamilton has to answer to a judge. produces kurt tore officer ashley guindon was killed on her first day on the job. attorneys for both sides will go over evidence at a hearing this morning. court records indicate hamilton confessed to the shootings. >>> a suspect is being questioned in a fairfax county homicide. a man was found dead i

he declared victory in the maryland primary. chris van hollen is greeted with cheers after beating d edwards and eight other candidates to become the democratic nominee. >> we're going to go forth from this evening and win the general election. we're going to say good-bye to mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: house minority white says 57-year-old van hollen can achieve great things. >> i think he saw senate as a possibility for growth and serve his interest and issues. >> reporter: state senator cheryl kagan is looking ahead. >> i'll be so thrilled if he's my u.s. senator. he'll be an amazing partner between annapolis and washington. >> tell us about your call from don >> first, i want to thank democrats throughout the state of maryland and let all know looking forward to campaigning with them in the fall. i want to thank donna edwards for her advocacy on important issues and for reaching out after the campaign. it's important we have unity going. >> chris will be running for the senate against gop candidate kathy szegulia. that's th

anchor: maryland state police have identified the two people killed in a small plane crash in maryland yesterday. authorities say a man and his friend were killed. their single engine plane went down in a field next to the bay isdge airport great the ntsb investigating this noon. still no word on what is cause the crash. to vote 2016 news. some big wins in the big apple. hillary clinton, donald trump both crushing the competitioin reporter: the presidential front runners celebrating crushing victories in their home state. >> thank you, everybody. thank you, new york. reporter: donald trump claiming nearly all of the gop's 95 delegates in new york, hillary clinton winning by double digits, pushing the democratic nomination nearly out of bernie sanders' reach. >> the race for the democratic nomination is in the home stretch and victory is in sight. reporter: sanders taking a day off in for the remaining confident, vowing to stay in the race. sen. sanders: next week we will be competing in pennsylvania, connecticut rhode island, maryland, and delaware. we look forward to winning a number

the associated press projectsroe that maryland congressman chris van holland will meet maryland congress woman donna ed wars. 456 the precincts reporting van holland is at 51 percent. donna edwards is at 41 percent.c now we turn to the who thely contested eighth consciousted primary for the democrats.mocr just a small percentage of the precincts reporting. 18 percent jamie razz kin coming in the winner at this point witn 345 percent of the vote. david tone who launched a huge tv came, 28 percent and kathleen matthews i believe i said was at 24 percent. anthony brown, district. and thely brown 42 percent of the vote right now. glenn ivy 36 percent and that is with 60 percent of the precincts reporting. they are running right now too replace the seat that congress woman held. > disturbing charges against an maryland man who was accused in the murder of a six-month old girl. prosecutors say the suspect was caring for baby at his home daycare. he claims she choked on some milk. fox5's tom fitzgerald has the story. >>reporter: this is a disturbing case.ase. in court tuesday the prosecutor had

maryland outscoring hopkins 6-4 maryland clinches the big 10 championship out-right. congrats to them. >>> nats looking for another win. in saint louis. daniel murphy with a single to center. anthony rendon on his horse will score. later that inning and we have a brace for it, a werth-quake. [ laughter ] nats go onto win 6- 1. you look that? werth-quake. >> i love that. it is nice to see those guys with a big smile. they are just so happy and excited. they are the future. >> and they will make a lot of money too. >> i would smile too. heck. okay. >>> i hate to transition by saying this. but not much to smile about with the weather. >> we were in a three-inch deficit before this little wet period so we did need the rain. we will make it evening. showers into sunday morning. breaks in the afternoon. mild on monday. just some isolated showers or storms then. and then, things look a little unsettled and a little fuzzy as we head into the middle of next week. thursday, friday, one model, a coastal storm, the other is not. until i get more collator, i have to tell you a cha

>> 6 is in western maryland. interesting the places donald trump came to, two visits to maryland, the 6th district and places that are rural areas that tend to support donald trump and kasich came to the central part of the state where you tend to have more democratic voters and maybe hope a guy like kasich or cruz could pick up delegates in the central districts. >> for the most part are we looking at a trump win statewide? >> trump has never not won. maybe they're hoping to pick off a few delegates here or there. >> you have a new governor, larry hogan, electeded in 2014, a republican governor, supported chris christie, he has not said who he supports in this race. why not? >> totally maryland, republicand to be centrist republicans. and short-lived gubernatorial terms. i think is makes sense for him not to be jumping in on this. and also a big septembnate race. and the longest serving senate woman, barbara mikulski, i used to cover her. she's retiring. so there's a race battling for her seat. it's interesting

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> news4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news tonight in temple hills, maryland. two firefighters and a civilian shot, both firefighters in critical condition. they were worried about a person in a home on sharon road. the caller went to the door with two firefighters and that's when the shooting started. we have team coverage tonight. >> we begin back in the neighborhood where it all went down tonight. jackie bensen has the latest from police. jackie? >> reporter: this is the type of call firefighters do every week, sometimes every day. now, it happened about 7:30 and resulted in a lockdown of this neighborhood, which is just off branch avenue. we know there was a 911 call by a concerned citizen, someone worried that the occupant of a home on sharon road was in medical distress. a fire engine and ambulance responded, meeting the 911 caller at the house. when they're knocking on the door and

he is getting massacred right now in maryland. 95 delegates in maryland and this thing is a blowout. he's probably going to lose 30 to 35 delegates, coming out of maryland tonight. so that 240 just from maryland, this is a rough approximation. we don't have the final results yet, but we are seeing an overwhelming margin in these exit polls. that could jump to 270 just from maryland. good night for him in connecticut. let's say he picked up 10 there. now it's down to 252. we also have her win dg delaware. she's going to pick up -- say she picks up 5 there. we're at 257. pennsylvania, we haven't called it. let's say it's a 50/50 tie. he wins one more delegate than she does. then this thing is down to 256. he's lost ground on the night. if he loses ground on the night and he's down 256 coming out of tonight, this is all that's left. and you're looking at a situation here where new jersey sets up really well for her demographically. look at all the delegates there. he could do really well in south dakota and north dakota and montana and new mexico, maybe kentucky, maybe west virginia. no

what is your message to marylanders today? campaign,rds the second african-american senator in the u.s., what is your message to the residents of maryland? bringvan hollen: we will all people together, people from all backgrounds and races. i want to thank congresswoman donna edwards for reaching out this evening. she has been a great advocate for democratic priorities. now we move forward. what separates us is teeny compared with what separates us from republican candidates like donald trump. his message of division. we do not need division. speech to this room, as you just did now, transition into a general election message. you had harsh words for mr. trump. he did win the maryland republican primary. he did, butllen: donald trump does not begin to represent the state of maryland. we are a state of people from all different diverse state in terms of both race and ethnicity in geography. marylanders will want to work together to get things done. i do not think they will accept the politics of division that donald trump espou

maryland is significant. there are 95 delegates in maryland. that's one of the most important states tonight other than pennsylvania. you can hear the crowd behind me now. they are really holding out hope for pennsylvania. they believe that pennsylvania was so good to secretary clinton in 2008, they believe it will be good to her again. secretary clinton is flying here from indiana. she's been campaigning there all day long. she's going to give a speech tonight and i'm told by one adviser it's going to be a forward looking speech. it's going to look ahead to the challenges ahead and talk much more about donald trump than bernie sanders. and look for her to keep extending that olive branch. keep trying to reach out to bernie sanders' supporters, a continuation of her message last week in new york saying there's much more that unifys the party than devices the party. there's no question there's a divide in this democratic party and the clinton campaign is hoping to wrap this up and one win down and they hope four more to go. >> we'll stand by to

woman #5: to pass the green maryland act. man #4: to ban military-style assault weapons in maryland. woman #6: ban the death penalty. woman #7: pass equal pay for women. man #5: marriage equality for all. woman #8: because no other candidate has that kind of record. man #6: and it's not even close. woman #9: because jamie raskin is one of the coolest, smartest, kindest, most passionate candidates i've ever seen. man #7: because my vote is not for sale. woman #9: and we need the kind of progressive that money can't buy. man #8: because jamie raskin represents us. raskin: i'm jamie raskin and i approve this message. democrat donna edwards knows what it's like to struggle. divorced and without a place to live. raising her son alone. going without health insurance to put food on the table. but donna persevered. then she put that strength to work for us. protecting women from domestic violence. taking on the nra. rejecting wall street's cash. powerful interests don't want democrat donna edwards. that's a powerful reason why we do.

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. 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. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk with new video just in of severe weather in texas and michigan. take a this is great plains braces for more of this. giant hail, more possible twisters. we know that at least seven tornados may have already touched down across the plains. school districts this morning closing from oklahoma to southern nebraska. residents being warned to have a plan to take shelter just in case. back to you. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm meteorologist chuck bell coming up on 5:12 on your tuesday morning. no rain in the metro area just yet, but it will be raining before the day is done. thundersto

this is med star southern maryland hospital in clinton, maryland. and one of the firefighters who was shot tonight inside was brought to the emergency room here. reportedly this is the one who was shot in the chest. initial reports were that they were in extremely critical condition. and when word like that gets out, certainly all of the fellow firefighters show up here. so we're seeing a number of ambulances and fire cars pull into the hospital here. you can see they're gist standing outside the emergency room. mark brady and some of the other officials have told us families have made it to the hospital. one of the firefighters was brought here. the other one taken to shock trauma at the university of maryland medical center in baltimore. families with both of them and clearly firefighter family here as well so this is certainly early in this situation but you can see a great concern here by the turnout. we have been told it's possible we may get a press conference later this evening but for now they're holding vigil in front of the emergency room.

along with connecticut, rhode island, delaware, and maryland. now donald trump has huge leads in the most recent polls in pennsylvania and in connecticut and in maryland. delaware and rhode island don't really have polling at this point but we're expecting a poll in rhode island tomorrow so we'll see if that's also true in the nation's smallest state. on the democratic side, bernie sanders also spent the day in pennsylvania today after he took a day off at home in burlington, vermont, yesterday. today he held three events across pennsylvania. on the democratic side, the polling is late bit of a mirror of what's going on in the republican race where the front-runner, in this case hillary clinton, is leading in all the states where there is polling. although at least in connecticut, for example, her lead is not as big as donald trump's is. but the prospect of an exciting, potentially closer race on the democratic side, one that elicits lots of attention from the candidates, one that drives lots of voter turnout because of that, that is an exciting

he said maryland is important to his strategy to stop donald trump. >> maryland's critical. we are running very strong in maryland. you know, we hope to come out of there with some delegates. >> reporter: there are 40 gop candidates running for the republican nomination for the u.s. senate race. ten democrats are running in their party's senate primary. today representatives chris van hollen and donna edwards concentrated their efforts on getting out the vote, each thinking they'll benefit by a big voter turnout. the polls open tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. and close at that is the latest. doreen, back to you. >>> his death is shrouded in mystery. what a close friend of prince's is revealing about a recent phone call they had as friends and family paid tribute to the singer. >>> a call for action one year after the baltimore riots. some people are demanding action ter freddieaf >>> this week marks one year since riots broke out in baltimore. the unrest following the death of freddie gray. an investigation found he suffered a spinal cord injury in the back of a police van. one group

and here is another big decision for maryland voters tomorrow. which is who should replace senator barbara mccullsky. >> we didn't come this far to lose. this is too important. >> and whoever wins tomorrow is not done yet. they will have to win in november as well. congressman chris von holland making the case in kenning tongue someone that has a track record of delivering re congresswoman donna edwards going door to door to spread her message. >> we are making a transition in maryland and it is important for people to know that someone is focused every single day. >>> a two person rate on the democratic side. republican candidate chris ca felllo is chatting with voters outside the john kasich rally today. >> spread the word. >> he face as host of other formidable gop opponents including kathy sha liega. >> they don't want a washington insider and maryland voterser independent. >> sha liega is the minority whip and she chatted with me on the facebook. >> douglas a navy veteran and attorney for the u.s. senate. >> and if you haven't made up your m

maryland holds its primary april 26th. the same day as pennsylvania, delaware, connc island. >>> with possibility of a contested convention for the republicans, there's been a lot of focus on an outside candidate. a white knight ultimately getting the nomination. riding in and saving the day as some say. well now at least one major republican is saying it's not going to be him. chris lawrence is in the news room with paul ryan's comments today. >> well wendy, speaker ryan has repeatedly said he's not interested in the job. late this afternoon he went to rnc headquarters to try to make that crystal clear, saying he wouldn't accept the nomination even if his name came up. now some people pointed out the fact that he initially declined to run for house speaker. but ryan says that's apples and oranges and being drafted to to be speaker is a far cry from president. >> i was asked by my colleagues to take a responsibility within congress that i've already been serving in from the one that i had. that is entirely different than g

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. but sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint and is leading the fight against fracking in maryland. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. cvsy: a type of tea sold at is being recalled. there are concerns it could be contaminated with salmonella. no injuries have been reported. it has a long shelf life. officials are concerned customers could have the recalled products in their homes. if you have it, you need to take it back to cvs for a full refund. sales of prince's music have skyrocketed since his death. sales topped 2.3 million. most popular downloads "purple rain" followed by "when doves cry." it could take weeks before we learn the exact cause of death. adorablea new pair of nba kids in town. >> thank you. jummy: those are the youn

tillman wearing a hat, long sleeves, long pants, tucked into her socks and carrying a can maryland maryland about the range that they could cause. and that the virus could be transmitted from a mother to her fetus between sexual partners and by blood transfusions. >>> it's been one year since the 25-year-old freddie gray died in police custody after an arrest in baltimore. six officers were charged. tonight a community activist in the community says that some things have not changed. those things haven't changed. but how we deal with them has changed. >> change and economic development has become an issue in next tuesday's primary election for mayor. some 30 candidates are oning for the office tuft. >> there's a lot to -- that as soon as you are out get warned. >> life after the daily show and what he is fighting for in our area tonight. >> what do our kids think about this election season? you'll hear for yourself coming up. >>> all right, let's talk about the wake up weather. it'll be clear. by 9:00, that we'll be back in the 50s and then by noon, we are at 65 and 69 with full sun. we'll

leon: today marks a solemn anniversary in maryland. it's been a year since freddie gray was fatally injured in an arrest. 25-year-old after he made eye contact with the police officer and then ran. investigators say that gray was handcuffed but not wearing a seat belt when he suffered a spinal injury in the police van. he died days later. triggers protests and riots in east baltimore. six police officers are now facing charges. maureen: also today the fourth annual sandy hood bicycle ride in washington arrived on capitol hill a short time ago. each rider represents one of the 26 children and the educators killed at the sandy hook elementary school massacre. the 26 riders trekked some 400 miles from newtown, connecticut, to push for stricter gun laws. >> congress is part of the problem. not the solution. it is complicit in death and injury that are preventable and avoidable. maureen: they have already met with eleanor holmes norton and otr the group brought a petition to keep guns off college campuses. leon: covering metro tonight. two

a significant tax break for marylanders. it didn't falling to a dispute between house and senate leaders. >> the senate felt strongly it should go to high-income earners. we felt it should go to middle class families. brad: they also failed to pass earned pay sick leave bill. the subject of demonstrations of advocates up until the end. it would have required businesses with 15 employees to grant seven paid sick days per year. the senate president suggesting that both bills could be revised. >> there is a possibility it will come together in one day special session. brad: governor hogan doesn't think it will do any good. >> they couldn't get it done in 90 days. i don't know what one more day will help. brad: a year after arrest of freddie gray, they passed a revision of the police bill of rights aimed to make police discipline for transparent. at the last second, the house and the senate approved mandatory alcohol sniffing drunk drivers. a bill named for fallen montgomery county officer noah leotta. tirelessly backed by his f

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who were the vote rs who turned out in pennsylvania and maryland. >> let's start in maryland and we're looking at woman first here jake. she wins women voters in maryland 67% to bernie sanders 31%. women made up 61% of the maryland democratic primary electorate tonight. let's look at women in pennsylvania where they made up 59% of the electorate tonight and she wins them 59% to 41%. now let's look at non-whiters. this has been a clinton strength. in maryland 68% go for clinton and 30% for sanders. pennsylvania it's more of a white electorate, but the non-white voters were 29% of the electorate. hillary clinton got 64% of them. you take non-white voters and women voters, that kind of turnout is putting her so far ahead of him not just tonight but throughout this democratic contest. >> fascinating. david, on the republican side the number hovering over every single other number that we declare this approximaevening i. that's the number of delegates needed for a republican candidate to clench the nomination. it's the majority. there's a question about whether or not donald trump will be a

these showers will spill down into southern maryland. drying trend starts about 10 ouk, 11:00 this morning. by then should be dry from hagerstown to winchester. still lingering showers along i-95 at 11:00 a.m., but with time by 2:00, lingering raindrops only left into parts of southern maryland and out on to the eastern shore and everyone is dry and getting back into sunshine by 3:00, 4:00 this this afternoon. so it will turn into a pretty afternoon after we had raindrops here this morning. so 64 out the door now. staying cloudy with the raindrops around here for the rest of this morning, but again the afternoon is looking great turning into a mostly sunny afternoon. but temperatures not the big jump. we will hold in the low 60s and then fall back into the mid-50s by this evening. here is your first peek at the "7-day forecast." rain chances and falling temperatures today. turning cool and on the chilly side the next couple of days, but, wow, look at that, sunshine starts tomorrow and goes all the way through the weekend. 70 on sunday. h

in frederick, maryland, scott broom, wusa 9. >>> john kasich campaigned in maryland last week. donald trump held a rally last night on maryland's eastern shore. trump vowed to supporters that he will be more presidential and hold unity with the republican establishment. he revealed he will deliver a series of policy speeches beginning with an address next wednesday on foreign affairs. >>> today is the last day for early voting in maryland. polls will be open until 8:00 tonight. primary april 26th. one of the most watched races is for u.s. a new poll out shows chris van holland holds a double digit lead over donna edwards in the democratic primary. the same poll shows hillary clinton with a commanding 25 point lead over bernie sanders in the maryland democratic primary with 57 to 32%. we asked the candidates leading in the polls to come to wusa 9 to discuss the issues important to you. tonight republican chris will be on set with us at 7:00. if you have a question to ask, send it to us via wusa 9 facebook and twitter pages. >>> president barack obama wrapped up a trip to saudi a

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. leon: thousands of people took part in the event here. the 120th running of the boston marathon. among those competing was a dancer who lost part of the leg in the marathon bombing three years ago. in the women's wheelchair place tatian mcfadden defended her title. athletic talent wasn't the only thing on display today. boston native mark wahlberg was dressed as a cop and filmed the scene at the upcoming movie at the finish line. federal judge in cincinnati ruled that a man accused of plotting an attack on the u.s. capitol is competent to stand trial. christopher cornell is using his given name and meets the criteria for trial. he has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges. authorities arrested him in january of 2015. his father said that the son was misled and coerced. opening the air and the space museum will be renovated. the cost up -- cost is up to 140 million drivers. it's heating and the air conditioning and

light to far western maryland. so future weather then, only chance for rain today is there hagerstown to frostburg to maybe as far south as winchester. tomorrow morning here is 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, little chance for a sprinkler or light rain hour in the morning. then drying out through about lunchtime before another better chance of rain comes in tomorrow afternoon. here is 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. showers couldn't rule out a rum b rumble or two of hunger. not looking for severe weather. most important of all, we should get the rain out of here just in time for the weekend. today temperature 49 now, we'll be in the hid to mid to upper 5 9:00. only shower chance right along i-81. "7-day forecast" then, 70s today, 70s tomorrow with the rain coming in, dry over the weekend. and the next really warm day comes up on monday when we should make it up to 85 degrees. so that speaki speaking of nice, how about that thursday morning commute? jack taylor at wtop with all the latest. that's coming up in just a second. again, bas

county maryland. tom will talk about that huge change moving our way. >>> the same system that will be bringing us cooler air is delivering another dose of winter to new england. these are the conditions people in vermont are having to deal with today. an inch to three inches of snow could end up falling across northern new england by the end of the day. >>> well, back here in washington it's a milestone for some of the most famous birds in the world. >> the votes are in. and the two eaglets born at the national arboretum have names. so, without further adieu, introducing freedom and liberty. they hatched back in february. we've been watching them and their parents on the eagle cam set that was set up by the arboretum and the american eagle foundation. the parents are mr. president and the first lady. there's no family's global popularity. >> at last count over 35 million people have gone to the eagle cam website to keep an eye on the two tiny birds. >> there's still some time to see freedom and liber

noah's law would have devices for convicted drunk drivers in maryland. it is named for the officer killed by a suspected drunk driver last year while conducting dui enforcement in montgomery county. >> we are not going to rest. we are going to be here through the end, and i want to be standing with my family beside governor hogan watching him sign this bill into law and it to be the strongest bill that it can be. >> maryland's general assembly adjourns next month. >>> 34 million people are in the path of a violent storm sweeping through the midwest and south. this tornado in mississippi one of many. the system is expected to spawn again tonight. a lot of folks are still recovering from last night's day, some rain at times. the potential that you're dealing with a thunderstorm and windy pretty much from start to finish. gusts tomorrow around 35 miles an hour at times. we'll start off, though, with a temperature around 66 degrees, so pretty mild. the chance of a thunderstorm by noon. we're in the low 70s and a high tomorrow of 79. we'll hit that at about 4

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tonight, we take you for a visit again with a wonderful young man named damon. he was our wednesday ee's child back in the fall of 2014 and because the right family happened not to be watching on that day, we want to give you another chance to meet him. we wants to be a geologist some day. we took him for a visit to the museum of natural history. damon wants to be a geologist someday and was ready to learn everything there is to know about rocks. >> you've been interested in rocks for a while? >> yes, i have. >> from the time i was a little kid, i was bringing rocks home. there were stashed everywhere in the house. do you have a similar problem? yes. >> reporter: he pointed out several kinds of rocks he's found. damon says and reading all about rocks after school. >> what's your favorite subject? >> science. >> this is his second year at the school. he's made friends there. the teachers love him. he's doing gre

highest risk again northeastern maryland, southern pennsylvania. not really a big tornado certainly can't be ruled out. most likely timing is between 2:00 and 8:00. this morning all dry across the metro. one or two lonesome sprinkles in far western maryland. here is the leading edge of the rain chance. it's about eight or nine hours away, so that puts it in here early midafternoon time frame, but with the daytime heating, it may slow down a little bit. so have your umbrella ready to go just in case. out you go, 65 this morning, near 80 by noontime. and afternoon highs take will be toasty warm, 85 today with a 60% chance of rain. tomorrow only a 30% chance for showers, but notice how much cooler it is, highs only in the low to mid-60s. a lot of clouds around, not a big rain threat tomorrow, but steadier rain chances back in on us for thursday. maybe in the to early friday. as of now, melissa mollett is giving me the evil eye, keep rain off the weekend. i'm doing everything i can. >> i'm trying to have a crab feast in my yard. i just want to sit ther

already light rain from frederick, maryland out toward winchester and even light rain in southern maryland. here is the timing of the rain from now through this morning. by 7:15, most of the metro all soaked by light to moderate rain. 9:30, most of the rain is along and east and south of i-95. as we approach the lunch hour, steadiest is northern neck and parts of southern maryland. we'll be seeing clearing skies in the metro by about 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon. and it will turn noticeably cooler. headed down to the nationals and braves game, it will be breezy and cooler, game time temperatures will mostly be in the 50s falling back down into the 40s. so next couple of days look pretty nice around here. on the cooler side, but all that sunshine to go through the rest of the week and your weekend, this is even better news, melissa, saturday sunshine and 66. sunday sunshine, even warmer, temperatures back near 70. >> finally a couple extra bucks, maybe i'll buy you breakfast for that. 95 north at fairfax county parkway, brand new report of a no word on what exactly it is, but do have a repor

pepco is asking for 10% rate hike in maryland. the from exelon which many thought would save customers money. final decision is made by the maryland public service commission later this year and finally polls are on? you can now submit your pick to name d.c.'s baby eagle. you can choose from stars and stripes and honoring glory and cherry and blossom. you have until april 24 to vote. >> i want a recount. >> yeah. i like honor and glory. >> that's probably the best of the bunch. >> i like cherry and blossoms. >> that's cool too. >> you know, spring, i want a redo. >> i don't love any if hop expect they're cuter than that we need better names. >> as holly mentioned ruling regarding transgender bathroom use out of virginia high schoo school. now target is taking a stand in the national target announcing they can use the restroom or feeding room facilities that correspond to gepder identity and their decision coming on heels of nationwide debate on whether transgender people should be allowed to use public bathroom facilities matching

the other sent to a hospital in clinton, maryland. both firefighters were in critical condition when they were taken to the hospital. >> we have team coverage of this tragedy. jennifer davis is in clinton where one of the firefighters was taken. sarah simmons is live near the scene. we will we will start with her. sarah, what is the latest that you have learned? >> reporter: things are starting to quiet down a bit behind us here but definitely the investigation is in full force right now. as you mentioned two firefighters shot and seriously injured. one taken to southern maryland hospital center which we understand we're awaiting a press conference that could happen at any time now and if it does we will take you straight to that. another one taken to baltimore shock trauma in grave condition. one civilian shot in the shoulder, not seriously injured. let's back this up, take you to about 7:30 this evening. we have some video to show you as well to get you closer to the scene, closer than we are right now. road in temple hills. a conce

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect president obama's legacy. he'll fight for jobs and protect glenn ivey will never quit on you; and we should know, we're his kids. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on the republicans for all of us. >>> coming up tonight on wusa9 news at 5:00 the family of an elderly man who died after wandering off from a picnic in maryland wants answers from the assisted living facility that was supposed to care for him. >>> they walked off the job yesterday and now the dmv starting to feel the impact of the verizon strike. >>> does size matter when it comes to wedding rings? will explore that and we have chris van holland on wusa9 news so you can send questions and and if you're going to the

early voting under way in maryland. the top candidates for the democratic race to replace long-time senator barbara mick cull i d mikulski spent the day getting the word out. we have team coverage both on the national and local politics. we want to start with news4's chris gordon live in silver spring with the latest on the maryland senate race. chris? >> reporter: well, this is one of the ten early voting centers in montgomery county. there's been a steady stream of people, but no long waitsnd 600 people have cast ballots here at the silver spring civic building. this is the busiest early voting center in maryland. >> easy to vote. exciting, and it will take the pressure off april 26th on primary day. >> reporter: we asked some of these voters why they wanted to be among the very first to cast their ballots. >> because i think it's a great civic duty in order to participate. >> we almost lost a couple early voting sites. my club, the woman's democratic of montgomery county along with several other clubs fought hard to

before the maryland players, there were these players. meet the talented dudes that did it first. >> i was like, oh, my what? [ laughter ] >>> video starts with the young girl by the name of alexis. she's on vacation on a 100 foot cat maran. she's enjoying a day trip. starts off, everyone's having fun. shortly after that, you see people wearing their life jackets. >> there's water in the bottom of the boat. >> the party music abruptly ends. you begin to see the boat lifting. shortly after, people begin to slide across as the list becomes more extreme. you hear people screaming in the background when water begins to splash on deck. this catamaran does go down. alexis knows enough about swimming that she's removed her life jacket. she didn't want to get trapped underneath that canopy. you see many survivors out of the boat and drifting in the water. this incident killed three people. and you can hear alexis sees one of them. >> i think he's dead. >> this experience very traumatic, as you might imagine. this incident happened a year and a ha

hi told me today one of the most important states is maryland. >> maryland is critical. we are running very strong in maryland. we hope to come out of there with some delegates. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, there are 14 gop candidates seeking their party's nomination to run for the u.s. senate candidates are doing to turn out the vote on the day before the maryland primary. back to you. >>> tomorrow could close the door on bernie sanders bid with 384 delegates up for grabs. hillary clinton can't win enough to clinch the nomination, but if she has a good night, she could end up with 90% of the delegates she needs with eight states still left to vote. sanders wouldn't have another chance at a large haul of delegates before californians go to the polls in june. over the weekend, senator sanders promised to stay in the race until every state has voted. >>> three firefighters were hurt battling a massive blaze at home. two were injured when part of a wall collapsed. all three are expected to be okay. meanwhile damage to three of the buildings is pretty bad. smoke and water d

a short time ago, i spoke to maryland governor larry hogan. he is a strong supporter of this law. >> you know, we've got a problem with drunk drivers and repeatedly having issues. i think this is something that is really going to help. i think it's something there is almost unanimous support for both sides of the aisle. and a lot of people want to see it happen. and we're hopeful we're going to get it done. >> reporter: officer leota's parents have been here since 8:00 this morning. i talked to his father this afternoon. they said they are here. they will be here until midnight. but again, the feeling here is that there is agreement on both sides for the passage of this law. but again, we won't know. we won't have all the details until passage. live in annapolis, jackie bensen, news4. >> thank you. >>> it finally felt a bit more like ri is coming with rain in the forecast that could impact your morning commute tomorrow. let's go now to doug kammerer in storm team 4. how much are you talking? >> we're not talking a lot of rain. but we are talki

maryland logo and word terps written on top of the state of massachusetts. not the free state. walmart has i know what i always say. miss pints, those are things that become worth something. >> exactly. >> right. >> that's histerkle though. >> all right. >> thanks. >> we wanted to say big thank you to all of our viewers. you may remember last week we partnered with autism speaks to increase awareness and raise money for families living with autism. our fundraising efforts were a huge success with your help we raised more than $10,000. again, thank you. you can still donate by the wa way. find donation lincoln "fox5" d.c. home page and text autism to 25383 to make a does 10 donation >> when you wake up and get going this morning you find it cold. winds are gusting out of the northwest. temperatures dropped down below freezing. it feels colder than nat spots matter of fact last we checked to 23 miles an hour now. but they were down to a 13 degree feel like temperature and it felt like 18 degrees in frederick. temperatures are really, really plummeting this mor

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back. a fun day for the kids, but maybe a little distracting for some of the parents. it is take your kid to work day. first lady michelle obama plans to honor the tradition this year hosting children at the executive office. many of them are kids of parents who work there in the oval office or from the big brothers/big sisters program. >>> how is it feeling out there, tom? >> it is certainly chilly but i'm here on the lawn of nbc4 in northwest washington under a royal blue sky. we have a light wind starting off early this wednesday morning. at the bus stop, layer up. there's quite a chill in the air. the sun has been up for about 20 minutes and it will be hovering in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees for another hour or so. then it will jump into the mis so recess time should be great outdoors. and a light wind today. the low 70s at dismissal time. there's pollen in the air as well. melissa has big trou

. >> maryland votes over a week from now. maryland is a battle ground. maryland is going to have an out sized voice as the nation is looking to maryland to decide, do we nominate donald trump and hand the election to hillary clinton or do we unite behind the cruz campaign and beat hillary clinton. >> that maryland primary is next tuesday with a bunch of other states. you have a super tuesday strategy coming up for him. >> i grew up in towson. i don't think i ever heard any presidential candidate refer to maryland as a battle ground. it matters. this is how remarkable this phrase is. those of us who are political junkies have never seen this before. this is remarkable. you have to win. there is a big tuesday coming up. we have maryland, pennsylvania, new jersey's on the 26th. i might be wrong about that. >> june 7th for new jersey. >> okay. rhode island and delaware. the mid-atlantic grouping. there are tons of delegates at play. in all reality, this looks like on the republican side and democratic side, they will fight to the conventions. this is remarka

she is the minority whip in the maryland house of delegates. she is running f senate against democratic congressman chris van hollen. >> van hollen has been in washington for more than a decade. over that period of time, peoples lives have not gotten better. >> reporter: van hollen is asking his supporters to get fired up as he campaigns for every vote in every part of the state. >> make sure we pull the state together. win the general election. >> reporter: kathy says although registered democrats outnumber republicans in maryland by 2 to 1, she has a strategy to win. >> we know that maryland is now purple. we have a republican governor. he won that election with great numbers, and people in maryland feel very confident in the job that larry hogan is doing. >> reporter: szeliga has not endorsed any gop presidential candidate. coming up on news4 at 6:00, how sh at the top of the ticket could effect her chances to win the u.s. senate race here in maryland. >>> when we come right back tonight, it was the first murder of the year in alexandria. no

>>> month maryland, the maryland state trooper involved in a serious crash on the beltway is in critical condition. it was one week ago today when a driver came ape long the shoulder of 495 of the 26-year-old. maryland state police are investigating that crash. tonight, we are bringing you an upclose look at the dangers troopers face every day. news 4 shomari stone got to ride along with a trooper tonight. >> reporter: maryland police officers are praying for the trooper's recovery. many patrol the highways here and throughout the state of maryland. i'm here on the beltway leading in to 270 on kensington, and after doing this ride along i see troopers have a potentially dangerous job. as maryland state trooper patrols the beltway, another trooper is on his mind. >> as unfortunate the situation is it is something and police officers in general come in contact with daily. >> reporter: the 26-year-old was park aed in his car on the shoulder of the beltway when a car slammed in to his cruiser. move over a lane or slow down for emergency vehicles. >> unfortunate situation when it cos