>> he went through the emergency room and asked someone in the emergency room to call a taxi cab. >> and they called him a cab? >> they called him acab. >> he was wearing his hospital l hes? >> he was wearing his scrub ottoms and a tank top. >> prince wlliam county police arrested him for holding and assaulting a woman he knew. late this afternoon the v.a. told us they can't comment on the case, but they are reviewing the policies and procedures. coming up, what happened when they call.ahe v. to warn them of the escape. for now, scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> the i-team has been investigating problems as you know inside the d.c. v.a. medical center for more than two eears now. if you hav any information about the day's report or other story idea, visit our nbc washington app and send them a

tip. this may alarm some of you parents out there. a popular children's performer, he goes by the stage name of mr. knick knack is facing child pornography charges. the arrest was reported by julie carey who is live with a look aw this investigation got started. jules. >> reporter: it was one of the biggest internet service providers that alerted fairfax county police that they spotted someone sending images o child pornography. police tracked it to someone named steven rossind when they found out his stage name was mr. knick knack and he was a children's performer, their concerns only grew. it's the kind of music that makes toddlers jump up and down and made mr. knick knack a favorite performer for preschoolers and their parents.s suddenlyven rossi faces a new audience.

a fairfax county judge after his arrest last week on child porn possession charges. police saytheir investigation started with a cyber tip from an internet provider. >> there was evidence that there was some child pornography being exchanged over the internet. >> they executed a search warrant and seized several electronic devices and them found disturbing photo. >> we uncovered over 50 images though coordination with the commonwealth and made charges, ten counts of possession of child pornography. >> when detectives learned he was a children's performer, it raised their level of concern and raised questions. >> was he in contact with a children physically? at this point in the investigation, to everything we've looked at with electronic devices tlr devices, there's no indication there was any physicalcontact, but this is still an ongoing investigation. >> investigators also so far do not believe any children rossi interacted with are in the elicit photos, but they urged

any parent with concerns to contact them. we knocked on rossi's door seeking comment, but none answered. his mr. knick knack van parked out front filled with props for the show. mr. knick knack appeared regularly at reston town center and tyson's corner. i put in calls to both those places to seeif they'd heard about the arrest but i hav heard back about whether it will impact his future performances. back to you in the studio. >> you've got toht think it mig thousands of drivers licenses could be confiscated in maryland. that's if drivers don't give the state documents to show they comply with the federally mandated real i.d. process.e if you'r one of the 66,000 drivers who would have been sent three email notices si december warning about the june deadline, you're going to need to bring several documents to the mba to make sure your license isn't taken. show em your birth certificate, passport, social security card, and two documents

proving that you live in maryland. ge we have some chan headed our way in the forecast. doug, how is it looking? ht pretty good out there r now. a lot of sunshine. we had some shower activity earlier. those showers have dissipated. w right now're looking at a beautiful night tonight. show you what's happening outside on the radar. we had a couple of showers coming through fairfax county and prince george's. they all dissipated as they made north.ay to the we're not seeing anything redevelop. but look what's happening back to the west. very unsettled in our western back towards ohio and west virginia, parts of kentucky. this is a system moving in during your friday. i'm expecting showers and th oderstorms during the day your friday. more importantly, for the weekend as well, we're talking about mother's day weekend and mother's daytill looking almost like a washout. we're going to talk much more about temperatures rebounding. this is where we were yesterday. this is where we were today. that's where we'll be tomorrow. closer to0 degrees. much more on what to expect storm wise and when to leave the

umbrellas for the weekend. i'm back i 15 minutes. a second person from our area has died from the easter sunday sri lanka attack. chelsea died over the weekend. she workedhe for t u.s. commerce department and was in sri lanka on assignment. commerce secretary wilbur ross released a statement praising her dedication and srit. series of bombings at churches and hotels killed more than 250 people, injured hunde.ds m a sidwell friends fifth grade died in the attacks as well. a ground breaking and far reaching effort by pope francis to end clergy sex abuse and weed out violators. the pope is mandating all priests and nuns report any instance they believeay involve sexual misconduct or a cover up, even ones from the past. everydiocese around the world must create a confidential system and receive the information and immediately ask

the vatican to start an i nvestigation. uring that investigation, as police and medical professionals may be used. the new rules require investigators to obey local police reporting laws. experts say ifhis new effort works as planned, the vatican could see an avalanche abuse and cover-up reports in coming years. a fiery crash on one of the toughest stretches of road in our area this morning. the gw parkway has had a reputation for bad crashes, for potholes and even sink holes. plans are coming together to fix this park way. adam strus along there with new details about a rehabilitation plan. >> this has been another tough day for commuters here alg the parkway. tonight there was a crash actually a little farther up the road and that is causing some slow traffic tonight. you throw in all the potholes, all the repairs, and intense

rehab is comingnd drivers say enough is enough. time to fix this stretch. riddled with potholes and seemingly forever patched, george washington himself probably would t be pleased with the way his parkway looks right now. >> residents make frequent use of the parkway will remember d it's beenwn with sink holes and potholes. >> reporter: crews out patching this sink hole th opened up. you'll remember what it was like not long ago. ful wshed out, part of the big delay.nd causing >> it's been a total nightmare. the whole road is pothole plagued and then this giant pothole, it's a disaster. >> reporter: the national park service says it's getting closer to a project that will reb the north section of the parkway all the way up to the beltway.o >> takes int account the

asphalt conditions, the roadway conditions on the gw parkway and also interchanges 1 23 near the historic s line the parkway too. >> i have been stopped for an hour and 20 minutes. >> reporter: stories like that that have become atoo common, putting a plan together to keep everyone moving. another tough ride tonight. we are told that the rehab plans are finished right now and they're really just trying to secure the financing if it. stay tuned. thatan should be coming together shortly, guy back to you. >> adam tuss with backups behind you. thanks, adam. there are more than 500 apple retail stores all over the world, but saturday the tech giant will open what apple ceo tim cook is calling its most ambitious store ever. news 4 mark segraves takes us inside the sto t in old carnegie library in downtown d.c. >> reporter: the building here

at mt. vernon square is itself historic. opened in 1903 as a public library, donated bysm busines and fill -- andrew carnegie. veree years ago the ment decided to lease the property and picked apple as the tenant.d >> we're apple has created the space not just for a retail experience but reay no civic public space open to the community. >> reporter: apple has worked to return the billing to its n original condnd design while adding a modern touch like this two-story light-filled atrium and converting the reading room to a high tech showroom. >> it's not about a store. it's about an experience with in reimag and beautiful old space that made it better for the community. i think we've done our job. >> reporter: the libry is much more than just a store. it's also home to the historical

society >> we are here to offer research support for historians and for citizens of washington, but what you can also do isfu have some in our galleries. >> it includes the life size ic panoram photos including amelia earhart posing with her plane with the u.s. capitol in the background and this carnival outsidenion ation. there are artifacts on display as well, like these seats from the old griffith baseball stadium.e apple will b offering educational programs at the carnegie which opens to the public on in the district, mark segraves, news 4. >> i haven't been there in a while. can't wait to see what tlaif done wi -- ey've done with it. go to our nbc washington app and search carnegie library. they've got a lot of square ot foe. >> it's cool to see what they've done with it. it's such a beautiful building

on the outside and cool on the inside. i got to see the before spaces. >> and we're going to be having fund-raisers there. >> exactly. so a reunion just in time for the big dne. 4 was there as they tried to get an heirloom sword that had disappeared back into the owner's hand. how is it tracked down? a co-founder of facebook t calls forhe breakup of the tech giant. s why hes they've gotten too big. a virginia homeowner opened fire on a suspected intruder. turns out it was somebody tt he knows, but we're learning about the case of mistaken identity. plus buyer be wear. susan hogan join us with details of a scam of a scam

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. less than a mile from largo high school in prince george's county, police say someone found a body there. the school says the v atim is student. news 4's chris gordon reports. >> reporter: students from largo high school are coming to this park to remember their school mate who was found dead here this morning. the school sent a letter saying a 12th grade student passed away. the letter did not give the student's name or the circumstances of his death. police are not treating thi as a uspicious death. >> i'm deeply upset. the school is upset. >> reporter:chargo high sool is bringing in counselors to help students deal with their grief. because of nbc's 4 changing minds initiative, we came here eoto the prince ge's county crisis response system asking about the help the students need. >> to make sure that students don't isolate themselves, that

they stay readyto be in community together with their peers and also that there are very reonsive and adults around. >> they operate a crisis hotline that's answered 24 hours a day. ty the students need reassurance, hope, and adults to acknowledge gat they'reng through. >> i would say the biggest thing s for adults to create a sense of reassurance aety for young people. >> reporter: the experts tell us the sadness that classmates may feel is more acute now because they're supposed to bein prep for graduation which is a time of celebration, but instead they're feeling a deep sense of loss. reporting from prince george's county, chris gordon, news 4. >> we have posted informatio n about aber of resources in our region. if you know someone who may be in need of help, you can find them in our nbc washington app searching for changing minds.

with more than 2 billion users around the world, no one can dispute that facebook is a social media giant, but now one f the men who helped to launch the company says it's gotten too big. and in a lengthy op-edtoday, he's calling for regulators to break it up. erika gonzalez is in our newsroom withs. the deta >> chris hughes is mark zuckerberg's former college roommate. he worked with facebook until about 2007 and sold off his shares of the company about five years ago or i should say five years later. now he says that he and others should have sounded an alarm earlier. hughes writes he's disappointed that he and other early team members di a't thinkut how the new feed algorithm could change our selections and empower nationalist leaders. hughes is also critical of zuckerberg writing, quote, mark is a good, kind erson, but i'm angry that his focus on growth

led to sacrificing security and civility for clicks. zuckerberg has unchecked powers and says there is nont precede for his ability to monitor, organize and even censor the conversations of 2 billion people. >> he is extremely powerfse becaue has no boss. because there's no regulatory agency from the fedal government. >> hughes believes the fcc shouldn't have allowed facebook to acquire instagram and what's app. he wants those to be spun off into separiee compan and for the government to create a new tech regulating agency. facebook says accountability of ch companies canonly be achieved through the painstaking introduction. you can look for kate snow's sit down with chris hughes on

nightly news. >> a andccusing another tech giant, amazon, of violating children's privacy laws. a co lig alition of groups is a regulators to look at the complaints of kids vrsion of amazon exco holding on to information longer than necessary? one example, a child tells alexa about an allergy and the adult tries to delete it, but whenhe child asks, it rembers the child has an allergy. amazon says that its echo kids edition is compliant with t law. a man collapsed and went into cardiac arrest while jogging in capitol hill last october. today he said thank you to the first responders who saved his life. jgreeted medics here in southwest d.c. he was so grateful he flew in mily from across the country. he didn't have a pulse when he

collapsed. ems and police officer brought him back to life. he gave his heroes a cardiac care save coin. there have been recentmp ints that the residents at the flower branch apartments are smelling gas in silver springs. washington gas says it is making repairs. the company identified minor leaks on five meters. washington gas also says it is proactively inecting all meter rooms at the complex for leaks. seven people were killed in a deadly explosion at this very complex three years ago. angry residents say three years lat l gaseaks at the complex still a problem. last night they gathered with county and local leaders to make a call for action. rjs sti still ahead, could the secret to being fit be locked in your dna? how home tests kids are shedding light on whether certain foods or exercise can be better for you. plus we've got shower

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get your choice of dvr ee or speed upgrade fror a 1 year. click, call, or visit a store today. it of the a bit more humid out there today. >> yeah. very much so. we started off with a very cool, more of relatively. we were in the 60s all morni. once the sun started coming up,

the temperature shot up quickly. we do have little bit of humidity across the area. temperatures rebounded nicely unwith that sshine now aed expect a high of 77. right now we're at 75. 76, look at that. winds out of the southeast. it just changed. winds out of the southeast at 12 miles per hour. that component helping to keep things emrmer. trature wise around the area we're up to 81 in still cool around baltimore at 72. right now 76 degrees towards manassas. alexandria coming in at 76. speaking of alexandria, let me get out of the way. i want to say hi to the kids, the second fourth graders at morey elementary school. this was an outside classroom, talking to the kids about t weather. there's the other side of the kids. i went to this school last year as well. it was great to see them again. everybody iswondering about mother's day and the rain. they all got excited about

snowfall. . we're not going to see any anytime soon. you mention snow and kids just go wild. what do we have now? we had shower activity. that's it. it's all gone,. thou look at the showers develop and then quickly just dissipate with this boundary that's moving through. that same boundary was the marker between all sunshine area and areas to the north with cloud cover. to the west we're looking at more clouds and more showers. we've got a lot of them back here. a lot of thunderstorms too. nothing strong in this area. the severe weather is all inhe southeast. i am expecting to see some storms. 80 degrees, mostly cloudy. we will see some sun tomorrow. scattered showers and thunderstorms too. here's the latest on future weather. notice 8:00 a.m.,verybody dry for the most part. watch out around hagerstown and i-81. by around noon, 1:00, this kind of comes through the d.c. metro area. few and far between. not everybody is seeing the rain. still a good idea to take the umbrella. byid 6:00 area showers.

watch what happens as the front moves through. we get the heat of the day. a line of thunderstorms moves through. 6:00, 7:00, right through the d.c. metro area justin time f dinner is when we could see the best chance for heavier downpours. i'm not expecting severe weather, but it's something we'll watch. saturday morning starting off dry. saturday afternoon, here comes the rain. it's wet saturday night into the day on sunday. here's sunday morning for mother's day. not looking good at all. i'm expecting a lot of rain and cool conditions. monday that system trying to pull out, but befor it es, some shower activity in the morning with a high near 70. >> all right. tr> hey, we have a heads up for you. cotion crews are about to shut down the busy part of rock creek parkway. t impact it's going to have on your commute. i'm david culver in centerville, virginia, where police are investigating a shooting involving a homeowner and a man who walked to his

house. why they'reh calling t a possible case of mistaken identity. plus an update to a story we brought you first on 4. a sword passed down in a local family for five nerations lost and now found. we decided to, you know, pull it from my great grandfather and not give up and accept the loss. this is not a bed.

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a possible casef mistaken identity led to a homeowner opening fire. >> he shot a suspected intruder, but it turns out they know each other. the homeowner called police after opening fire along reyna drive in centerville in morning. >> northern virginia reporter david culver is live with what we're learning aboutthe police investigation. david. >> reporter: jim and wenea, ly on in this investigation, police relate to us that the victim walked into that town home behind me, caught the homeowner by surprise. a moment later a gunshot rang out and then police swarmed this area. they rushed in. crime scene tape across raina drive. police going in and carrng evidence out of the town home. neighbors searching for up dates on their phone. greg gardener has lived here two

hecades. >> t was a twitter post someone was shot. >> investigators was called to the scene. >> the homeowner shot someone who entered his home this morning. >> the victim is a 24-year-old white male guns ot the stomach. >> reporter: radio dispatch calls suggest the victim may have also known the man's daughter. >> let the units know three of us are going to make entry into the house and look for the downed subject. >> apparently it was the daughter's friend a he didn't know who it was so he justsh . >> reporter: the emergency dispatcher appeared to be onhe phone with the homeowner relaying to officers what the homeowner did with the rweapon eused. >> h put the gun on the kitchene counr. there's no one else in the house. just the two of them. he's trying to stop the bleed. >> reporter: continuing first aid until medics arrived. >> i got scared. >> reporter: he and other long-time residents

saysere and their neighbors friendly. >> it's a sad thing. i know these people. they're very good people. >> reporter: at last check the victim was in the hospital recovering. he is expected to survive. ishort time ago walked up to the front door and i talked to the homeowner. he'sback home. didn't want to go on camera. it's worth pointing out that police have made no mention of any c here vid culve harrg us live on the scene. david, thanks so much. we're working for you helping you plan for a critical roade. closur first 4 traffic me laliss meliss ere to break it down. >> a total closuref rock creek parkway and potomac parkway is on the way right in front of the kennedy center. that's the section that will be closed. all lanes shut down thursday, may 9th, start at 8:00 p.m. it runs until tuesday a 5ime 30 in the morning.

no vehicles, no bicyists, no pedestrians will be allowedh througif you're a kennedy ti center cket holder, allow some extra time to arrive for performances. the garage will be impact d ed well. it's for thell instaion of a brand new pedestrian bridge. you might want to think about metro for those days to avoid the street closure. >> a house built by high school students in prince george's county. the students spent the entire year building and designing this new home. since this program started in 1981, students have built more than 40 houses. they are all over the diofrict and in parts northern virginia. now montgomery county is looking t how it will deal with electric bikes and all those scooters out there. the county's planning board wants the parks department to examine what will happen if they're allowed on trails. they're proposingth a six mon

pilot program starting next month. it would include two phases. one with personally owned vehicles andnd a secohat would allow rented devices. the county will allow the public to weigh in beforehand. here in the district gw hospital is adding lactation pods for new mothers.th hospital says it w gililve pro privatnd comfortable place to pump or breast feed. these pods include a fold down table, lelectrical outlet and an door that ce locked. they're alsolarge enough if the mother has another young child, they can get in there together. relief and gratitude from a maryland family after their priceless family heirloom wast los the mail. a navymo cerenial sword used to cut wedding cakes and it goes back fivegenerations. after our first story aired, ups put some extra resources ont. now as news 4's meagan fitzgerald tell uses, the

treasured heirloom is book where it belongs and ready for the wedding. this is my family over here and my parents. >> reporter: if there's one thing that's priceless, it's their heritage that has been passed down for generations. >> i also really believe thatna persoty is passed down from one generation to the next. and my great grandfather was a very determined man. he never gave up. >> reporter: navyr ad passed down more than his grit and determination. he passed down tradition too. >> he and my grt grandmother got married in august of and they used his ceremonial sword to cut their wedding cake. >> michelle's parents used that same sword to cut their cake when they got married 50 years ago. michelle used it ater wedding and her sister was looking forward to using it at hers next month. but last week ups notified her that the sword was lost in the

mail. >> we got word that it had arrived at laurel from houston and that it was going to be delivered the next day and then the next day that in fact they were trying to locate the package. >> reporter: news 4 followed up. we contacted ups about the lost sword. the shipping company said crews were working around the clock searching for the faly heirloom and this morning michelle said her doorbell rang. >> i'm so excited. >> ups found and delivered the package. >> it makes me really happy about the future, because my kids have talked about wanting to use it. >> reporter: in the memory of her great grandfather, michelle never gave up hope it would arrive. now the next generation can keep their familyon traditi alive. >> it's back where it belongs so that theih generation can continue with this family tradition and family heritage. >> meagan fitzgera news 4. >> ups says the label fell off while the sword was in transit.

so it was shipped back to texas, but somehow ups managed to track wn that address in maryland and delivered it back to this very grateful fmily. you know ups is going to find that sword. >> therwas the pressure. >> find that sword. >> well done, ups. happy ending. coming up, they're frustrating and expensive. that aspect to health care bill that catch you by surprise w after a doctor's visit. ahead at 5:00, the plans now in the works tos. protect patient we also have a recall alert and a warning about a piece of furniture and the risk that it furniture and the risk that it poses to children.

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but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting smmll towns and rural counities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across the nation.

news 4 working for your community celebrating national teacher week. this morning we were at eisenhower middle school in laurel. the school puts a special focus on hiring male teachers to be mentors for african-american and ispanic students. >> they were ready today. now to a story that has stunned and outrage so many of you. a teacher in san francisco who has cancer is forced to pay for her own substitute while she's out on medical leave. it's all because of an obscure provision in california's education code. after a teacher uses up his or her 10 sick da the district

bills them each day they're out on extended medical leave.ei she's docked nearly $200 every day she's out. parents have stepped up and raised more than $13,000 for her 37 th . > may is skin cancer awareness month and with summer almost upon us, there is a new warning for people s toee the dermatologist. >> doreen gentzler is here to explain what this iall about. >> we're all the time telling people to see their doctor if they have ything on their skin. it's not that easy. patients are waiting weeks and in some casess month to get an appointment with a dermatologist. it's taking a toll on people's according to a new study for the greater access for patient's partnership, wait times have increased by 46% over the past years. the average wait to get an appointment with theat dermogist is 32 days across

the country. it's better here in d.c. where we have such good access to medical care but still it's about 20 days wait here. researchers found 90% saw their conditions worsen while waiting. as for the reason why, some experts say there aren't enough doctors to keep up with demand, but others believe the dermatologist may be saving for cosmetic procedures like, bot laser hair removal which are more profitable. here are four things you can do to speed up the process. don't wait until the last minute, especially if you know you need a routine appointment. if your skinondition is painful or spreading, voice those concerns when you call to make an appointment. you may need immediate care at an emergency room. ask if you can book a quicker appointment with a nurse practitioner or a physician's assistant. finally, look into telemedicine

options where you might be able to face time with a doctor a screening tool to see if you need to be seen. skin cancer t the mos common type of cancer in the u.s. one in five will develop some form of skin cancer i our lifetime. the earlier you identify a skin cancer, the better off you are. >> exactly. and don't wait. some good ti there. doreen, thanks so much. >> be your own advocate. >> exactly. > one size doesn't fit all when it comes to a diet. so how do you know you're doing whaest for yourdy? a dna test could be the answer. susan hogan join uss w

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consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you to tell you about this. how are they doing that? >> this is so crazyug i thoht i heard everything ctil this onee around. a local realtor actually contacted us about the scam after hearing from at least eight contractors who took the bait and showed up at one of her properties. check it out. >> it's spritime ind.c. and the real estate market is heating up. >> i've been in real estate a total of 20 years. >> a realtor in montgomery county, she thought she had seen it all until phone calls started rolling in about one of herin li. >> i started getting a series of phone calls from various moving contractors and they said i just wanted to check and see if this is legitimate. >> it wasn't. the homeowner wasn't looking for a new roof. someone claiming to be the homeowner was using websites like home adviser and network to

get quotes for one. >> i said i'll have to take a look at it myself. >> paul lombardi stopped by to do oonan estimate. he says the so-called homeowner said he wouldn't be there ecause he was hospitalized in england. the red flag went up when the man latersked him to wire money to a subcontractor for other work. >> i knew something was fishy when he wanted me to manage the interior people and i couldn't meet themin person. i told him i'm not doing anything until i see the interior person in person. >> following his gut, he call the number on the for sale sign. >> i called stacey and she informed me it's a big scam. from e is an actual email the scammer showing how it works. the scammer agreed to pay the contractor $10,000 but wts to send a credit card number via email. he tells the contractor to keep about $2,600 for a deposit on

the roof, then tells him to wire the remaining $7,000 to the subcontractor. but what the contractor would later find out isthat the credit card number was stolen and that $7,000 went to the scammer, not a subconweactor. >> l, i was very concerned for my sellers, because if one of these contractors slipped ndhrough the cracks actually performed the work and put the new roof on the property, then realizes he wasn't going to geti paid, whetherwas from the legitimate owner or the scammer, ien onld put a mechanics le e property which puts a cloud on the title and we can't sell the propeloy until that c has been cleared. >> so what can you do to protect yourself? >> make friends with the neighbo and let them know your house is going to be up for sale. you will be expecting people to comend visit the property, about you you're not expecting any work to be done. >> no one fell for the scam this time around and stacey hopes sharing her story will remind others to be vigilant in every

aspect of their lives when it comes to anything involving money. >> something you guys do a great job guesting the word out about these consumer related issues that are big significant financially andwiotherse. i was really grateful for the response. >> we're grate cl sheontacted us as well. we course contacted the ty montgomery county office of consumer protecti after aring from stacey and they issued an ale to the business community about this overpayment scam. you said it right during the show that it's the same old scam, different tactics. they do this. they're always one s p ahead. >>y, it can take a while to clean up that mess. >> it would be a huge mess if they fell for it. >> thank you, susan. so we're working for you still ith the major furniture recall. thousands of chests are being recalled after a 2-year-old was killed when one of the units tipped over. if you have one of them in your home, stopsing them

immediately. south shore furniture makes the 3-door libra style chest. they're sol at target, walmart, and on amazon. go on our nbc washington app for a list of the recalle numb. you'll find them on the back of the chest. the manufacturer will give you a full refund come pick it up for free. president trump said his administration is working with congress to reduce the surprise sticker shock that can send some hospital patients deep into tsbt. the president wan to limit out of network emergency costs to what patients would pay in-network he also wants patients getting nonemergency care to receive up-front estimates. joining him today a surgeon from johns hopkins. >> in my own profession of surgical surgical oncology, we see half of women with stage four breast cancer report being harassed by medical bills. that's a disgrace to my specialty. that's a disgrace to the medical

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nine warrenton. 79 ampsprings. gorgeous across our area this evening. we had a couple of showers. nothing on the radar now. we're not seeing any showers develop. i think the rest of the evening will be dry. to the north, much cooler. 57 in new york. only 65 in philadelphia. this is the air we had in here yesterday that has moved up to north. everybody haste gotinto the 70s. i think it will be near the 80 degree mark during the day.th made its way to the north. we had a couple of showers. i'm watching this stem right here. this is a very big system. the only thing left severe weather wise, things toward the south and east. but all part of a huge system that we're going see come in tomorrow, but it also did this a little bit earlier around due

lug -- duluth, minnesota, 11 inches of snow fell in that area. guess who also saw snow? denver, colorado saw snow as soll. they alad commencement. they had a couple of inches of snow as they're graduating from college. for us for graduation on saturday, i think early graduation actually looking okay. we do have a couple, i know american university graduated on saturday. looking ok there. 64 degrees at the bus stop. 76 at recess. 80 by the time we're picking up the kids, but we are expecting showers and thunderstorms. not a washout, but good idea toe take t umbrella. i think we'll see a couple waves of showers and a couple of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. saturday dry early and then more rain coming in by late saturday afternoon intoay satur night. 65 degrees there. only 64 on sunday. of course, that is mother's day. not looking t good for mother's day. what are we really seeing? rain likely. rain heavy at times.

yes, floodings possible. expecting 1 to maybe as much as 2 inches of rain. that's something we'll be monday a high of 70. better weather as we head towards the middle of next week. next thursday, weather day at nats park. storm team 4 will be at nats park as the nats take on the mets. we'll be out there giving ae prntation between 10:00 and 11:00. >> how is that arm, doug? >> it's hurting a littlebit, but i'm throwing astrike, baby. >> we're counting on it. students said it was like pouring salt on a wound. >> so they took action.t walking ou of a vigil meant toh onor the victims in the latest school shooting. what organizers of that evret aaying about that today. aaying about that today. alat redfin, we chargebezos you a 1% listi fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage sit our agents get more eyes on your home

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an apology from a gun control group that organized a igil for victims in the colorado schoolooting. >> as the students walked out, they called it a political stunt, because no one was invited to speak. >> jay gray reports the suburban denver community is torn apart by theac att >> reporter: a glimpse inside the horror during the attack. kids sng hiding under

desks, in closets, but as the shots echoed through the school, one group of students didn't hide. >> he saw the gun and i think he just went for it thinking that's what he had to do. >> reporter: kendrick castillo dr traded his life. >> why would i let the coward get what he wants? i'm not a victim. i refuse to be a victim. kendrick refused to be a victim. >> reporter: as the screaming community now remembers castillo, his father says his only child died exactly as he had lived. >> he would not want somebody to get hurt if he had anything to with it. if he had to be there to protect

somebody, that's what he was going to do. >> reporter: and he is urging urvivors now honor his son's sacrifice. >> do your best work and show my son what he lost. it's all i care about. >> reporter: what they've lost is a hero. jay gray, nbc news. colorado. a white cop using the "n" word caught on camera. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. breaking right now, the exchange between a white police officer and a black man making rounds on social media. what police have say about it. plus a news 4 i-team exclusive the latest in a series of problems at one local hospital. a skripatient escapes and assaua woman. family members say there were chances to stop him. i'm tracking the rain chances over the next couple ys.

going up big time as we head toward mother day weekend. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. that breaking news at 6:00 all about this video you see here. the circulating and blowing up big time on social media tight. >> it shows a montgomery county police officer using a racial slur. polay they're and trying to learn everything threy. >> so a we. let's get started with erika gonzalez at the live teske to get us up to speed. >> it's about the video, isn't it? we're going to show you a short edited portion. it's a clip and it' getting shared all over social media. a white police officer can be heard using the "n" word while talking to a black man involved in a traffic stop. take a listen. >>. [inaudible] >> the man who shot this says it staed as a traffic stop on new hampshire avee