connecticut and woodly. fire and ems officials are evaluating that teen and trying to figure out if this assault was in connection with the incident at the zoo. again, a stabbing of a teenager in the chest this afternoon. we also should mention, in the year 2000 there was a shooting involving multiple victims at the zoo during this very same tradition here at zoo that's held after easter and, obviously, people are very concerned. i talked to a number of people who were leaving the property. they were told they had to leave and they said it was a very sad day. this was a family event and they hated to see it end this way. we'll send it back to you. >> that's a major artery on connecticut avenue. is traffic baungd as we head into rush hour. >> you can see here next to me on connecticut avenue, we are north of the zoo. it is moving in this area. it looks like they've been able to get the people out of the way and open up traffic here, but there's some traffic disturbance in this area because there were a number of fire and ems crews as well as police officers and there were a lot of people exiting the zoo this afternoon all at the same time. i asked if there was a lot of chaos involved in getting people off the property. one woman said no. it seemed like it was pretty orderly, but it appears that traffic is not being severely impacted that the time. now to the latest in a deadly hit and run. a mother was killed walking home after dinner with her husband. the accident happened off donnell drive in maryland. news 4's pat collins is live outside police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. pat? >> reporter: pat, a dangerous crossover on a dark stretch of road leads to a case of hit and run with deadly consequences. dorothy gray, 47 years old. married to her husband rodney for 24 years. they had four children, six grandchildren. >> she loved kids. she loved this baby more than anybody in this world. this was her pride and her joy. >> reporter: dorothy gray, struck and killed as she was trying to cross pennsylvania avenue in forestville. she and her husband had dinner at applebee's last friday night. they were on their way home and well outside the cross walk when it happened. >> we were both drinking. we -- she was just more in a hurry than i was. >> reporter: trying to get home. >> yeah. she walked in front of me, i remember that, and that was it. >> dorothy gray, struck by two cars. both stopped. one didn't stay. >> the second vehicle came by and also struck her, and also remained on the scene. >> reporter: and the driver of that car talked to the driver of the other car. >> there was some sort of communication between the driver the first vehicle and the driver of the second vehicle, but the driver of the vehicle vehicle didn't stay on the scene. >> what do you make of that? >> that's who we're looking for right now. >> police are looking for a dark-colored car with possible front-end damage. if you know anything about this give crime solvers a call 1-866-411-tips. 1-866-411-tips. this happened last friday. today we're out on the same stretch of road. we're seeing people make that same dangerous crossover. what's going on in forestville? some thought to that coming up at 6:00. pat, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you, pat. a developing story in clinton maryland where police are searching for two men involved in an armored car robbery. this happened just before 2:00 this afternoon outside a bank of america branch on old branch avenue. the two men pulled guns on a courier as he was making a delivery at the bank. no word on how much they got away with. no one was injured. by the hundreds they turned out today for a final farewell to a man who spent most of his life in public service. william donald schaefer's flag-draped casket spent the day inside the r ro tuneda in the statehouse in annapolis. chris gordon was there as people lined up to pay their respects. >> reporter: a long line of motorcycles led the procession. members of the national guard made up the honor guard that carried the casket bearing former governor william donald schaefer, marching it into the statehouse. governor o'malley said william donald schaefer was an impatient man when it came to getting things done, but when it came to people he could be very patient. the public lined up to pay their last respects. some at the front of the line had worked with schaefer for years. >> it's been a very sad week -- and we're going to miss him greatly. he was like a dad to me. it's been a long, long time. >> reporter: schaefer's flag-draped casket was set up in the rotunda of the statehouse. some came in groups, some said a prayer. there were vips who had served the state and their country and shared fond memories of working with governor schaefer. >> his heart was in the right place and his children were all of the citizens of maryland. he was a pretty remarkable guy. they don't make them like that anymore. >> one woman came from cumberland maryland with a personal story of how schaefer had helped her family. he helped people, i wasn't anybody of imporptance to anyone else, but i was important to him. >> he was honored by the state he served as governor and by the city of baltimore where he is still called mayor. in annapolis, chris gordon, news 4. >> and we will have complete coverage of schaefer's funeral on the nbc washington nonstop channel. services begin at 11:00 wednesday morning. you can watch it on comcast 201, verizon fios 460 and cox cable channel 803 and also over the air on 4.2. tomorrow there is a special election in the district. voters are choosing a new at large council member for the d.c. city council. it's been left open by kwame brown when he was elevated to council chair. there are nine candidates vying for the spot. some say whoever wins could be the deciding vote on an income tax increase currently being proposed by mayor vincent gray. the polls are open tomorrow from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 ntsb in the evening. some folks who work at washington harbor in georgetown were able to go back to work today. they've been displaced since the waterfront was flooded last week. tenants who live on the first floor are still not allowed to go back in, and it will be about a month before pep co destroys electricity to the projects. it is still unclear when the lower level restaurants and stores can reopen. we did see temperatures in the 80s again, but don't get too used to it folks. >> chief meteorologist doug kammerer lets us know next. >> we'll be looking for the next couple of days a fairly stormy atmosphere across the eastern half of the nation. of course, that includes us. house right now, just below that 80-degree mark. we've been in the 80s throughout much of the afternoon with the warm south wind at 15 miles per hour. look at sterling and 86 degrees. 86 in manassas, 89 in fredericksburg and a very warm afternoon and the first time this year that we've had back-to-back days with temperatures at 80 degrees or above. i think tomorrow we'll make it three times in a row. as we widen out here you can see there are some showers and very strong thunderstorms just off to the north and our west. what can we expect as far as those are concerned and when will we see the potential for severe weather? my forecast is coming up. >> all right. we'll see you in a bit. thank you, doug. pack your patience for two years. a major construction project revved into high gear today on new york avenue in d.c. each direction is moving one lane between penn street and florida east. melissa malay has more on the big delays. >> reporter: for a stretch of road that typically sees 90,000 vehicles a day, ddot admits cutting the lanes from six to four won't be ease owe commuters. from above it's easier to see, traffic snaking along new york avenue on the first day of the major construction phase of the project. barriers already out blocking lanes. project manager kerry. >> it will create a major delay problem. >> reporter: it will shut down one inbound lane and one outbound lane for the next two years as crews work to replace the aging understructure. he says the rail lines below make the project even more complicated. >> we have about 133 trains, traffic under the bridge every day. >> reporter: cyclist john matay alikely one of the few who says he wouldn't mind if the entire thing took longer. >> i wish it took five years so the traffic stays out of d.c.. >> he disagrees. now isn't the right time. >> it's the spring and tourist season and a lot of traffic coming into d.c. it's just the wrong time. >> reporter: ddot telling those who do use this route to expect major delays. we could be talking about mile-long backups that could cost drivers lots of extra time. that, in farpth part s why they're pushing the bridge bucks program.offer stands $50 a month for the first 2,000 people who agree to use public transit or carpool instead. >> we are able to reduce almost 4,000 cars. 2,000 in the morning and 2,000 in the evening during the rush hour which is going to help us a lot. >> reporter: so far only 400 are taking ddot up on the offer, but it's a number ddot expects will rise once the drivers see and sit in those backups. >> it's difficult anyway, but if they manage it i guess it will be fine. they have to do it. so -- >> reporter: for alternate routes and to sign up for tweets alerting to daily backups and delays, logon to our website nbcwashington.com. melissa malay, news 4, back to you. tonight, mayhem at mcdonald's. tonight, how this violent video involving teenage girls is actually bringing some people together. a political heavy weight is fighting back. who is stepping in to stop plans for an underground metro station at dulles. and the royal wedding just days away and the final preps are under way. we're live in london after the break. >> news 4 at virginia is now asking officials to reconsider plans to build an underground metro at dulles. the metropolitan washington airport authority improved the plans earlier this month. they say it's the best option for travelers and it protects the view of the dulles terminal. governor bob mcdonald along with leaders of fairfax and loudoun counties wants an above-ground station and it all boils down to cost. the underground option will cost $330 million more. well, it's a problem many local governments would love to have right now. the college park city council has $600,000 to spend. the examiner reports the money comes from a speed camera system that has collected more than $2 million in fines since it went into action back in october. most of the money goes to the company that operates the cameras and to prince georges county police, but about 600,000 is left over for college park if the money is not allocated for public safety use by june 30th, the state takes the money. cha ching! >> cha ching! well, the countdown to the royal wedding is on. it's just four days away now and the final preparations are well under way in london. >> kristin dahlgren is live at trafalgar square with the frenzy surrounding this big day. at 4:00, kristin, you told us about how many media you have around you. a lot of company there. tourists expected to pack the streets of london for friday's wedding. what kind of security is in place for everyone now? yeah, jim and pat. you can't talk about an event this massive without talking about security. it's being called the most expensive and the most extensive security operation in britain in decades. in fact, the local mead yasz it's a multimillion pound ring of steel. that means there are going to be snipers on the roof, there will be plain-clothes officers in the crowd and all of the major players will have security detail. the airspace around london also being closed off. authorities tracking anyone who has made any type of threat against the royal family and also watching suspected terror cells who might be in the country. of course, it's thought that terrorists don't tend to target big events because of the security, but they're watching everything here very closely. >> reporter: kristin, there are reports that prince william is going to give a speech during the reception and that he'll talk about his mother, the late princess diana. what are you hearing about that? >> reporter: yeah. this is expected to be a really touching moment. not too many dry eyes in the house when he's talking about princess diana saying how he thinks about her every day, how much she's missed and also how proud she would have been of kathr catherine on this day and he's expected to talk about his dad and how much he means being a single father and what he's done. william has been practicing and trying to make sure he can get through it without breaking down. >> reporter: as you mentioned, there are 1900 people on the guest list. who is in and who's out now with four days to go? >> reporter: well, i didn't get my invitation along with a few other notables like the obama family not included. also sarkozy, french president nicholas sarkozy not included and former prime minister blair also did not get an invite. as for who is in, elton john, victoria and david beckham expected to be there, guy richie and those are celebrities and all of the leaders from the british commonwealth around the world. it's going to be quite a guest list. it gets smaller and smaller as you get through the day. at the end of the evening only 300 people expected to be there for the nightclub disco that they have going on at buckingham palace. >> it will be quite a day there in london. thanks so much, kristin dahlgren. >> news 4's wendy rieger is also in london. she visited some of the hottest places for tourists. those souvenir shops. some items are traditional like the mugs and flags and others not so much. >> there's one souvenir that some stores will absolutely not sell. find out more about that and coming up on news 4 at 11:00 and we invited you to stay at news 4 for each night this week on news 4 at 11:00. >> that's probably the one everybody wants to get their hands on. big secret. >> and there will be a disco? >> that's what i want to get into. the wegdding and the disco. >> at 4:00 a.m., we'll have to do it. >> right. >> we're dancing in the heat and we're sweating it out. >> yes. 80s once again today. we talked about last week we've seen one 08-degree each week so far in april. we've broken that record and now we're talking about two in a row today. i think we'll hit three in a row tomorrow and maybe four in a row during the day on wednesday upon. that ahead of the cold front. the 78 degrees with the current temperature with winds out of the south at 15 miles per hour and they helped propel us into the 80s, 82346 sterling. 88 in culpeper and 79 and 80 right along the river in quantico and the play at 87 degree and fredericksburg at 89. very warm air in place and a lot of times you have the heat and humidity and you have thunderstorm activity. no thunderstorms around our region, but there are stronger storms just off to the west and that's how most of them will remain. severe thunderstorm watch in pittsburgh and western portions of pennsylvania. storms moving into pennsylvania or west virginia. that could clip some of our western sections so if you're watching us into the pan handle of west virginia or western maryland, you may see those this evening and most won't stay dry tonight before the system makes its way further to the east. nice and warm for us tonight. warm temperature, they're going to remain through tonight in through tomorrow morning as well. the cold front itself will be well back to the west into the ohio river val e but ahead of this frontal boundary we will see some storms break out during the day on tuesday and during the day on wednesday. so most of the day will be dry for most of us, but i think we'll see a chance of thunderstorms tuesday and wednesday before the frontal boundary does make its way through into early thursday. that's when we have the best chance for seeing some strong to maybe some severe weather. as we look through the evening tonight, mostly clear, mild 77 dropping to 70 degrees. tomorrow morning it will be very warm. a bit on the humid side. 60 to 65 degrees and rather humid, isolated showers and thunderstorms. temperatures 79 to 84. you may just want to bring the umbrella and you will not need it tomorrow or wednesday because you may want to keep it with you just in case. 84 wednesday before dropping down to 74 degrees on thursday. best chance of rain early thursday morning. >> all right. >> thank you, doug. up next, a break at the pump. see which local station is offering gas 50 cents cleaner than the competition. i'm taking notes, plus the blame game continues within d.c.'s police department. who authorized charlie sheen's police escort? and an annual tradition rolls on at the white house and the first daughters take center stage. visitors on the south lawn of the white house today got to hear from the obama girls. >> they sure did. it was a big day. gorgeous weather, too, for a washington tradition. they hosted thousands of people for the annual easter egg roll. here's tracy wilkins. >> reporter: it was an exciting day on the white house lawn, and the theme for today was get up and go, a remind tore kids to make sure they stay active, not only today, but throughout the year. >> reporter: it's the 133rd white house easter egg roll. the kids who were lucky enough to take part in it know exactly what they're here for. >> reporter: do you want to find some easter eggs? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you want to eat some easter eggs? no. >> what about cannedy? >> what about hearing willow smith when she sings. >> what's her song? >> swing my head on the hanger. >> i love all of the characters and you can just wander around the white house. you never get a chance to do that, so it's wonderful. >> for the pollard family of california today was an opportunity to share the easter egg roll with the second generation for the first time. >> i did it when i was a little girl and we entered and won the first time all of the way from los angeles. >> reporter: the center of attraction is the egg roll itself even if some saw it more as an egg throw. >> you just took part in the easter egg roll. >> yes. >> how did you do? >> bad. how did you know? did you come in last? >> i think so. >> ruthie, it was my mommy interrupting my thoughts. >> oh. >> reporter: there were plenty of messages and activities on the white house lawn like remember the importantance of reading and when you put your book down, get up and go, out and exercise, a lesson well learned. >> if you had your choice between running around outside and reading a book, which would you choose? >> running around outside. >> yah thought about that! >> reporter: this year 30,000 kids from across the country had the opportunity to participate in the easter egg roll. that is the largest group ever. from the south lawn of the white house. i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. >> we didn't see it there, but the obama girls actually took part in the reading, they read a story today along with their parents. >> yes. i think it was his favorite book growing up. >> yes. yes. coming up next on news 4 at 5:00. talk about an unwelcome house guest. how an alligator managed to sneak into a woman's bedroom without anyone noticing. >> one location blamed for eight deaths over the past decade. now a new plan of action. what's being done to prevent another tragedy on this dangerous stretch of roadway. i'm liz crenshaw. buying an extended warranty on a house, car, electronics? >> fast forward through the headlines. a teen is in the hospital this evening after being stabbed at the national zoo. police say it began with a fight outside the small mammal house about an hour ago. darcy spencer is covering every angle of the story. we'll have her live report tonight at 6:00. >> hundred lined up to pay their respects to william donald schaefer today. his flag-draped casket spent the day inside the rotunda of the statehouse in annapolis. his casket is headed to baltimore where it will lie in state at baltimore's city hall tonight and tomorrow. schaefer passed away at the age of 89. his funeral is set for wednesday. >> a long-term construction project began the day on new york avenue in northeast washington. one lane in either direction between penn street and florida eve will be closed for the next two years. ddot is offering $50 a month for the first 2,000 driver whos use metro instead of their car to help ease congestion. it was a somber day at battlefield high school in haymarket. >> authorities say a second student from that school died after an accident on a very dangerous stretch of roadway. news 4's derek ward is live with what's being done to educate students there about roadside safety. >> reporter: with the death toll standing at two from that tragic spring break accident, there is, indeed, a sense of sadness as students return here. grief counselors are on hand to help them with that, but there was also a sense of urgency. the steps need to be taken and continue to be taken to see that such tragedies are prevented in the future. >> reporter: it was the first day back since spring brake and students here at battlefield high now mourn two classmates. 15-year-old saf ana mouratidis is the latest victim from the crash that claimed kendra tucker. it happened on logmill road. the car struck a deer before slamming into a tree. tucker died instantly and mouratidis died. >> it was a somber day with grief counselors on hand to help students confront the loss of two young lives. >> unfortunately t drives the point home that we need everybody involved in the education of our teen drivers, the parents, the schools and the law enforcement and the community as a whole. >> reporter: this school system prides itself on the student driver education program which has been molded throughout the area and it's evolved over the six years that that it's been in existence. >> and our driver education program, we involve parents and students. we stress the fact that parents are role models. we stress the fact that they need to be engaged as far as learning to drive. that they need to monitor behaviors. it could be other people's fault. it could be my fault. driving is something you've got to do and you have to be careful because it's a responsibility. >> reporter: that's an important factor in this, responsibility. i told you about how this program has evolved and they'll be consulting with local police now to see if there are things that they can do to tweak this program and taylha tailor it to roads and the roads the students may be traveling. there are efforts to make some changes to the trood make it safer. coming up at 6:30, we'll talk to folks about how they feel about that. in the meantime, we're live in haymarket. back to you. >> derek, thank you. there will be a rally in baltimore county tonight to support a victim of a very violent beating. it happened last week inside a mcdonald's in rosedale. video of this incident was posted online. police say the victim chrissy lee polis was stomped, punched and kicked by two young women in an argument over the bathroom. polis is transgender and says she is the victim of a hate crime. she described the incident to "the baltimore sun." >> so the other came up, spit in my face and they started ripping my hair, throwing me on the floor, kicking me on my face and i got up and i tried to hit the other girl and i had her in the corner and the other girl started kicking me in my face, punching me in my nose. ripped my earrings out of my ear lobes and the other girl stepped on my arm. i still have bruises all over me. >> reporter: police have filed charges against one suspect in the case. teonna brown is charged with felony assault. a 14-year-old is also facing charges. the commander of the special operations division says even he didn't know d.c. police officers escorted charlie sheen on his tour here. the associated press obtained an e-mail from commander hilton burton. in the e-mail he demands answers about how the escort was approved. sheen was in washington for his violent torpedo of truth tour last week. he tweeted he got a police escort to the airport and he included a picture of a speedometer registering 80 miles an hour. gas prices are aren't letting up. according to aaa, the national average is $86.83. it will cost you more where the gas is going for $4.09. it's cheaper in maryland and virginia, but there is some relief. news 4 john schriffen found out where you can get the best deal. the gas prices are soaring even higher. $3.87 that the golf station and down the block at b.p. it's more. >> it's crazy, man. it's very crazy. >> reporter: aaa says as we approach summer, drivers should expect prices to continue to climb, possibly reaching the all-time national high of $4.11 set back in 2008. >> if gas prices would remain where they are it would still be too high for many consumers and many families to make a summer trip. >> reporter: the montgomery county is providing relief for some drivers. here at one of the refueling stations right off shady grove road on crabbs ranch way. the public may not know some their station is even here, but once you pull up to the pump this, price tag will certainly catch your eye at $3.34 it's one of the cheapest around, but they a catch. meaning you can only fill up if your car accepts flex fuel. e 85 is made up of 85% ethanol and 15% regular gasoline. aaa says there will be 250 million cars on the road across the country. about 8 million of them are flex fuel compatible. by 2012, ford and general motors hope to have at least half of their cars produced be able to use this cheaper gas. >> does that make you think twice about the car you drive. you have to get money to get the car 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liz crenshaw is here with the latest. >> whether they're car warranty, extended warrantes on tvs or refrigerators they all promise to cover repairs and basic replacement, but are these warranties really worth it? >> my realtor suggested maybe you should have a home warranty because a renter would not take care as you would as the owner, and i thought okay. >> reporter: pam owns and rents out this townhouse in florida. she decided to buy a home warranty for peace of mind because she resides in springfield, virginia. so she went online and found an insurance company and for about $400 bought a year-long home warrant they promised to cover appliances in the home, everything from the dish washer and clothes dryer to the heating and plumbing systems. so when her tenant later called to say the refrigerator was not work, golida thought she was covered. >> i thought, oh, great. i'll give them a call. so i called and the number's been disconnected. i e-mailed them. i had an e-mail. no response. >> reporter: when golida looked further into the company she found the better business bureau gave it an f and consumers gave the company bad reviews both of the company denies every claim, does not answer their phones and lied and never covered anything. so golida dished out another $400 to have a repair man come and fix the fridge. >> home warranties get my blood boiling, particularly. we hear it too often, too many times from too many people. >> david butler with consumer's union says there are many loopholes tied to extended warranties. >> people purchase these fly by night extended warrantes for homes and other products and when the problems do happen and they should be covered and the paperwork says they should be covered they can't find the company and it's easier than ever for companies like this to just disappear. >> reporter: many product, appliances cars come with a built-in warranty, but buying an extended warrant. >> most products will be okay during the period of the extended warranty. if it's a three-year extend warranty the chances that it will break are very, very rare. that's why we tell consumers in just about every case, don't do it. >> reporter: so what case is the exception? if you buy a computer or laptop. the only way you may be able to get tech support is through an extended warranty, but when it comes to other electronic, appliances, vehicles and homes -- >> extended warrantes are notoriously bad deals. >> unfortunately i learned a very expensive lesson. >> okay. so if you do decide to buy a warrantsy remember to read the fine print. when pam golida looked closer at her contract she noticed it was going to renew automatically and charge her every year for something that didn't really work. >> wow! >> so, yeah. unfortunately, for her this didn't work for her and according to consumer reports and consumer's union it's notoriously not a good deal. >> thanks, liz. >> you're welcome. you don't need a weather warning today. it is working a-okay. some areas made their way into the low to middle 80s. fredricksburg today. 90 degrees and it's earlier in the district and weir 78 degrees with winds out of the south at 18 miles per hour. low temperatures tonight and not too low at all, 65 inside the beltway and 59 toward frederick maryland and the temperature there around 60 degrees. tomorrow, still nice and warm. highs in the 08s and 85 warrenton and 85 in fredericksburg. best chance for that will be back toward lare, win clefter and martinsburg. some of the storms may be strong or severe. most us, however, will not see those storm, but there is a chance of some, and i'll talk about it coming up. >> thank you, doug. well, the caps advance to the second round of the playoffs. lindsay's here with the latest on the quest for the cup. we still don't know who it could be. it could be many options. >> bottom line is they should enjoy this time of rest. the capitals are waiting to find out who they will play in the second round of the playoffs. it will be on their home ice. the capitals are working hard at resting and also trying to remain focused. as dan hellie tells us they have a lot of good to build on from round one. >> game one, welcome back alex. alexander siemens return was epic. jason brings down the clearing pass and feeds siemens for the one-timer. >> our game was to start the season and the game that we played tonight was what we were preparing for all year. it just paid off. they played a great game and it's luck they we have alexander seemen on our team. >> michael shuts out the rangers and sometimes their fourth period flur pep chimera on the sweet pass from marcus johansen and arnett on the rebound off of mike green's slapper. >> we had to keep fore-checking and reshooting pucks. you know, out of all of the positives, you have to look at the negatives and then move forward. >> game three, bad effort, bad bounces. the caps caught a break at the end of the second period as the time runs out and the goal was disallow disallowed, but the last bounce went the rangers' way. brandon dubinsky yiesz the puck and bounces off carl's jersey and alex ovechkin's stick and in. >> we knew they wanted to do, that and i don't think that i did a good job. >> it's not the end of the world, you know? we need this one, we need this one. it's a hard bottle, you know, it's going to be an interesting searies to play. >> game four, comeback kids. down 3-0 after two periods the capitals stormed back marcus johansson with two goals to force overtime. in the second, extra session, jason chimera takes advantage of a ranger goof. >> it's probably the best feeling in the world to score that goal in overtime and we got scored against a couple of times and we wanted to make up for that and no better way to make up for that. it's a good feeling. >> game five, ovi and out. alex ovechkin's second period breakaway broke the back of the rangers and maybe henrik lundqvist. they take the series 4-1 and now it's time for some extra rest. >> nobody is focusing. so, we make one step and tomorrow's going to be a new day and it will be a new series. the capital his an optional skate today and every player out there was talking about how key it is to stay focused and not let this extra time take your mind elsewhere, you know? so coming up at 6:00 we'll take a look at who the capitals could play in the next round. there are several different options. >> that ball game changes when they found out and it's good because they can prepare, but right now they have to keep their h heads out of the summerlike weather. >> they can't go to the waterfront. >> here's vance with a look ahead at what's coming up on news 4 at 6:00. >> coming up tonight we'll continue to follow the story at the national zoo where a teenager was stabbed today on african-american family day. the taliban says it helped break hundreds of people out of jail in afghanistan. we'll show you how they did it. >> the supreme court has made an important decision about an appeal out of virginia to review the national health care law. and some air travelers may soon be able to jump in front of the security line. those stories and more are coming up in just a few minute, folks. >> thanks, vance. >> next at 5:00, terrifying moments outside an airport terminal caught on tape and the threat of oh it was a rough easter weekend for folks in st. louis. >> hundreds of homes and the main airport were damaged after a tornado touched down. >> today travelers were met with only minor delay, but for those who live there the cleanup is still in the early stages. nbc's john yang reports. >> reporter: at first, the passengers inside lambert airport couldn't help, but watch the storm bearing down on them. >> go back inside! >> reporter: but nj intrigue quickly turned to fear as the tornado took direct aim. surveillance cameras captured the terrifying moments. >> it turned this concourse into a wind tunnel with all kinds of debris. some heavy debris flying. >> one plane full of passengers rode outside the twist or the tarmac. >> we had been lifted from the gate and moved a good 15 to 20 feet from the gate. >> the wind crushed a jetway, shattered windows and blew the roof off concourse c. passengers stranded, but all accounted for. >> best thing we could do was just hang out and make the best of it. >> reporter: by sunday the airport had reopened operating at 70% capacity as repairs continue. in the suburbs of st. louis people are picking up the pieces. >> this was a long-track tornado rated an ef-4. that means the winds could be blowing at 200 miles an hour and as you can see behind me, the orter: one tornado up ation. ending thousands of lives. hundred of homes damaged and 100 destroyed. >> as i looked upstair, was there no upstairs. despite the widespread devastation, miraculously no one was killed. >> let's stand and sing on this resurrection morning. >> reporter: on easter sunday ferguson christian church parishioners found a new place to worship and count their blessings. >> huge wooden beams were -- would have hit me on the head. so we barely missed it and by the grace of god we were saved. >> after i series of flash floods forecasters are call for example more flooding by midweek in the st. loyis area. >> that does it for news 4 at 5:00. >> news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. a mother of four was hit and killed on her walk home and some people are still risking their lives at the site of this tragedy. >> many people lined up today to pay their respects to former maryland governor william donald schaefer. this year's white house easter egg roll had a lot more to offer than just tossing some eggs around.