breaking news from prince george's county -- a body is discovered this morning on the grounds of a detention center. the metro board is meeting right now. a plan is being reviewed to raise fares. the snow has fallen and it won't be gone until the temperature gets warm enough that it can melt. >> mayor fenty defends the city's efforts to remove snow from the roads. he's hoping warmer days will help. "news4 midday" begins right now. good morning and welcome to "news4 midday." i'm barbara harrison. >> good morning, i'm joe krebs on this thursday, the 18th of february, 2010. breaking news from prince george's county -- a body has been found on the grounds of a juvenile detention center. this is all going on at youth a facili facility. >> reporter: good morning. we are still waiting to get more information about exactly what happened here. maryland state police have taken over this investigation from the prince george's county police. because of this transition of power here in this investigation, it's causing kind of a problem with us getting information as quickly as we would like to have it from police. we can tell you that just around 7:15 this morning, prince george's county police were called to these grounds. let me show you some video we shot a little while ago. investigators just left the scene not too long ago. crime scene investigators, a number of police officers were here on the grounds of this shelton youth facility, a it is a juvenile detention facility. it serves youth awaiting trial or court disposition. some time this morning around 7:15 police were called here for a body found here on the premises. sources close to the investigation tell us that that body belonged to -- was the body of a woman. we don't have any other information other than that. we don't know who this person was. police have not confirmed that for us at this time. but maryland state police have taken over this investigation because of where the body was found here. prince george's county police say that this is outside of the realm of their jurisdiction so maryland stays police are taking this over. they are not calling this a homicide at this point. they are calling this a death investigation right now. we are waiting to hear from police and get official word on who this person was, exactly what's happened here and how this person ended up here on this property. we have no idea if this is at all connected to the juvenile facility itself or any inmates in the facility. we'll have to get more information from police. tracee wilkins live this morning. branch avenue's back open after an early morning accident that left a pedestrian did around 6:00 a.m. police have not released the victim's identity or said what caused the accident. the driver did day at the scene. the accident shut down branch avenue during morning rush causing major backups. fairfax county officials are investigating a fatal fire at a camping trailer in newington. one with person was found dead inside the home. there is no word on the victim's identity and we still don't know how the fire started. d.c.'s mayor's laughing off questions about snow and trash removal. this morning he appeared in our studio live. >> some of the snow banks squeezing out the lanes. when should the last of the snow be cleared and things back to normal, do you think? >> well -- what was that? it's kind of a question that it doesn't make any sense. forgive me. >> no, no, no. >> so the snow has fallen. it is not going to be gone until the temperature gets warm enough that it can melt. >> here's what happened when we asked him about trash piling up at homes. >> been two weeks now and i have three kids and it's piling up to high heaven. >> now listen. you work for channel 4 news. all right? we have had probably 24 press conferences. at the last 20 of them, we have said to put the trash in front of your house. i don't know how in the world the reporters who come -- couldn't have gotten that information. >> the thing is we did that and they nev showed up. >> you put your trash in the front of your house? >> yes. it was unsightly. the trucks weren't coming so we put it back because we didn't want the rats to come out to the front. it is bad enough in the back. >> well listen. this is all unchartered territory. we haven't had this circumstance where we've had to put it out for as long as we can. mr. there are probably some cases if it's gotten misses. we apologize if that's happened. >> fenty also said the trash has been picked up all along even during the week of the blizzards. we'll take a look outside right now. we have blue skies. it is really a pretty day, except it's cold. 39 degrees the current temperature. should we see what tom kierein has to say about what to expect the rest of this day? >> we certainly love the sun. we love that it's getting above freezing and we'll stay above freezing all the way into perhaps around sunset. right now in fact temperatus are in the upper 30s to near 40. in most areas we didn't get below freezing thanks to a blanket of clouds and wind that kept the atmosphere all mixed up. ght now 41 at reagan national. it is in the upper 30s in prince george's county, montgomery, arlington and fairf now the upper 30s. it's going to climb a little bit more. a look at the windchills. the wind is still blustery, windchills generally in the 20s to around 30. these are the latest gusts. just had a gust at reagan national, 30 miles an hour. dulles just had a gust at 39 miles an hour. that wind is certainly raw and whipping in out of the northwest. it is also down sloping off of the blue ridge and appalachians which that is cleared us out after an overcast start. out of the mountains, it is cold. mid 20s there. they could get more upslope snow showers there. for us, lots of sun the rest of the afternoon but colder and average and blustery wind, we may briefly touch the mid 40s. the next few days and weekend will all be coming up. jerry edwards has traffic at midday. >> hey, good morning, everyone. we're still dealing with delays but now it's patched up the potholes are every which way you turn. capital beltway in maryland. crews just finished up in college park and continue to move westbound just after new hampshire avenue. couple of travel lanes are closed. as a result you are seeing traffic we, very slow. they'll continue around toward i-270, possibly as far as the american legion bridge. elsewhere along the drive in town, 66 looking much better, although we still have a little bit of delay. mid span the roosevelt bridge redded to downtown. that is a huge improvement over the last couple of days. there's still work to be done but crews have been working very hard cleaning up the ice and snow. >> making quite a bit of progress, too. thanks, jerry. if you use metro, get ready to start paying more. the transit agency has approved a fare hike that takes effect in less than two weeks. now it is talking about raising fares even higher. news4's megan mcgrath joins us from the newsroom with details. >> reporter: on february 28th metro riders will pay an extra 10 cents to ride but that hike expires at the end of june. faced with a huge budget shortfall next year, metro's board is taking a hard look at an even higher fare increase, one that won't go away. with a temporary 10-cent fare increase just ten days away, metro's considering another larger and permanent fare hike. facing $189 million budget shortfall next fiscal year, the board today will introduce a plan that would increase rail fares by 15% and impose a 10-cent charge for peak of the peak trips. what do riders think? >> they're barely making it now. i know they're over budget and running out of money. they shouldn't put it all on us. >> i don't really think there should be an increase without a very visible increasen services if they're going do that. i haven't seen that. >> it is a fair increase i think because metro has had a lot of expenses. obviously the budget people realize that it's costing them a great deal of money. >> you'll pay more? >> yes, i will. >> reporter: if approved, metrorail's base peak fare are would increase from $1.65 to $1.90. and trips taken during the very height of peak rush would cost an extra dime. metro bus fares would increase to $1.50. and the board is introducing the fare increase today but there will have to be public hearings and a final vote. if passed higher fares would take effect in july. back to you, joe. countless beatings from a woman she calls her ex-mother. that's a 9-year-old girl's testimony in the trial of her adoptive mother accused of killing her two other daughters. rene bowman was charged with suffocating the girls in 2006 when she lived in aspen hills. police believe their bodies were put into a freezer an then moved at least twice when bowman relocated to calvert county. she was arrested in 2007 after her third daughter, the 9-year-old who testified, was found wandering their neighborhood. bowman later received a 25-year prison sentence for abusing her. 8 of the american missionaries released from a haitian jail are back in the united states. this is video after they landed in miami overnight. the missionaries were accused of trying to take children out of haiti without proper documentation. a judge ruled that thereas no criminal intent involved and ordered that eight of the missionaries be released. however, two members are still being held in haiti for further questioning. our time right now, ten minutes after 11:00. it is 39 degrees here in washington. chinese officials will be watching the white house closely today. president obama's meeting with the dalai lama in a farther of minutes. why the meet something getting so much attention. plus, tiger woods is breaking his silence. we'll tell you how he plans to come out of hiding. right now president obama is welcoming tibetan exiled spiritual leader the dalai lama. the two nobel peace prize winners will meet at the white house map room. the meeting is happening despite warnings from china. the chinese government says such a meeting with damage ties between the two countries. the tsa is stepping up airline security and it needs a hand. literally. workers are being told to randomly swab passengers' hands more often to screen for explosives. your carry-on luggage could also be swabbed. officials say it is necessary since metal detectors can't spot powder explosives like the kind used in that christmas day bombing attempt. right now in washington, there is a must-attendee vent for many republicans, conservatives and members of the tea party movement. they're gathering at the conservative political action conference. the conference attendees are looking for conservative common ground but members of the tea party movement want more than that. more than just talk. they are looking to reclaim congress this election year but the key is winning over voters in the middle, the kind who swept republican scott brown to a senate victory in massachusetts. >> and now as we near these mid-term elections, what the american people are looking for is very clear. they didn't wait for the senator or for their congressmen to do something about it. they did it themselves. they have taken matters into their own hands, from tea parties to the election in massachusetts. >> former house speaker newt gingrich writes in today's "washington times" this is a historic chance for the republican party and the conference is a chance for the tea party movement and the gop to find common ground. after months of scandal, tiger woods is about to break his silence and make a public apology. tomorrow he's going to meet with a select group of friends and a hand-picked group of reporters. it is not a press conference and woods is not going to answer any questions. as kerry sanders reports, woods is trying to redeem himself. >> reporter: tiger woods is no longer running away from cameras. since his bizarre car accident three months ago, tiger's been in virtual hiding. but tomorrow woods will speak out and plans to apologize for his behavior. according to a statement issued by his agent. >> three months later is a perfect time for tiger woods to come out. i think we'll see tiger woods emerge a better husband, a better father and a better person. i think america's ready to forgive tiger woods and we're ready to see him bring his "a" game back to the golf course. >> reporter: tiger is back in florida living around the corner from his wife elin. >> his wife has been put tremendously throughout this process. >> reporter: the next issue of "people" magazine looks at the fractured marriage between the couple, this as more fantastic claims surface. >> the most recent allegation against tiger woods is from a porn star. this recent report says that she was pregnant with two of his children which she never had. so we're really not sure what is fact and what is fiction. >> that was kerry sanders reporting. the meet something happening at the same time the accenture match play tournament is under way. they're one of the sponsors who dropped woods after the scandal broke. let's get the forecast from meteorologist tom kierein. >> those temperatures are well above freezing. they have been overnight as well. we've had some melting of the snowpack that continues to slowly diminish after our double wallop earlier this month. the live view from our city camera, there's the view of washington's wonderful varied skyline. i believe that is the old post office pavilion there in the foreground, basilica at catholic university in the distance. there in the foreground is the jefferson memorial. 41 down river at reagan national. the extended outlook does appear that we are going to have colder than average temperatures for the next two weeks. already the last three weeks we've had colder than average temperatures. this has been quite a winter. let's look at radar now. no snow falling. we do have a clear sky and temperatures this morning, bottomed out just a little bit above freezing in washington. the low was 34. in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county it was right around the freezing mark. most areas where we had the cloud cover stayed above freezing overnight. but it did dip down into the little bit farther to our south from quantico down to fredericksburg, culpepper, charlottesville, central shenandoah valley, they cleared out last night and got below freezing. right now temperatures around the e upper 30s,makering it into the low 40s. we'll see it continue to climb into the mid 40s perhaps later on. windchills are up to around just upper 20s to near 30 because these winds are up to around 30 to even near 40 miles an hour in some locations. for the most part though gusts ar around 25 to 30. so it is a blustery, raw, cold day. around the neighborhood network now in silver spring, their temperature 41 up from a morning low of 31. they've had a daily gust there, peak gust of 28 miles an hour. as we look at the other temperatures, it is cold in the mountains, mid 20s there. eastern shore now though near 40 degrees. out in the mountains they could get more snow showers, several more inches of snow possible there. they have winter weather advisories out and winter storm warning for far western maryland. we've seen some snow showers dissipating off lake erie, sort of renerating in pennsylvania. sloping wind off the appalachians will give us a clear sky. it was a clear sky a couple of weeks ago, before the back-to-back blizzards hit. the visited the tulip grove elementary school in montgomery county. these students just love weather and they love talking about snow. maybe we can blame it on them. they all wanted a lot of snow. i said, well, hang on, the winter's yet to come. their motto there -- where children bloom. and it is a wonderful school. the teachers are terrific and i had a great time. want to thank teacher mary louise lopez for the invitation to the tulip grove elementary school in prince george's county. this very deep area of low pressure, very large sitting up over eastern canada gives thus northwest flow all the way down here. it is having a widespread effect this area of low pressure that's kind of locked in place. it will slowly drift away. as we go forward over the next 36 hours, weak area of high pressure coming through the tennessee valley will drift up our way and eventually bring us some moderating temperatures and also bring the snow activity in the mountains to an end. the western flow around that high is a little moisture with it that may come through saturday night with just a few flurries around, the way it looks right now. the rest of the afternoon, sunny, colder than average, blustery wind, highs reaching mid 40s. overnight tonight, partly cloudy, upper 20s tomorrow. on friday we should have quite a bit of sun. still blustery, highs mid 40s. saturday and sunday highs mid 40s and a few clouds around. then on monday we still could get a wintry mix. it is possible we could get some rain, snow and sleet in the region. should be gone by tuesday morning. that's the way it looks. out to the roads again. let's see if there are any problems you should know about if you're heading out. >> hello. we will head out to northern virginia. live look along the i-95 corridor. things are getting back to normal you know when the regular scheduled construction returns. and it has. 95 southbound, lose the right travel lane south from newington through loudoun. northbound in pretty good shape. one more stop, check around dupont circle. just a little bit of ice a snow on some of the roads around town and still out in the suburbs. just watch a few folks walk in the travel portion of the roadway because the sidewalks have yet to be cleared. still have to just keep a watch out for them. >> thanks, jerry. 11:21 now, 41 degrees. still ahead, a look at what all this snow has done to the cherry blossom trees. minor changes can lead to major savings. we'll show you a website that could keep more money in your pocket. another wizards star is leaving town. but first here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. i loved them more than they loved me. this is video of antoine jamison after finding out he is now heading to cleveland, part after three-team trade. drew gooden was just traded to the wizards last week but he's gone as well heading to the clippers now. in return, the wizards receive ilgauskas. a big week for sadie, the scottish terrier. you remember she won "best in show" at westminster kennel dog show. now she just rang the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. there she is. she did it, yes, she did. this starts the trading day at the world's largest stock exchange. die is the first triple-crown winner having won the national dog show in november and the american kennel club show a month later. the first triple-crown winner, and maybe the first to ring the bell at the new york stock exchange. >> hope she can bring the stock market luck today. in the next half-hour of "news4 midday," cold winds blow this morning but the sun is shining. tom kierein has a look at the weekend. plus a pair of dogs in the area stolen and held for ransom. find out what happens next. the latest at olympic games. men's medals right now in olympic athletes are getting ready for another day. a rooftop viewing area opened yesterday and the fencing was moved back so that the people could get a closer look at the olympic flame. now in competition today, team usa will try to pick up more medals in the men's figure skating and women's snowboard competitions. the americans are coming off their best day in winter olympics history. yesterday team usa brought home six medals, half of them gold. kristen dahlgren is in vancouver with the highlights. >> one more. here's the set-up. >> reporter: on the halfpipe, nobody could tou shaun white. he pulled huge air and soorped into the record books with back-to-back golds. >> it feels amazing. i basically came, did what i wanted to do, and then some with the last run. >> reporter: but white wasn't the only red-hot american. teammate scotty lego flipped over his bronze. while on the mountain lindsey vonn looked good as well. that injured shin didn't slow her down at all. >> into the lead by more than a half second. >> i wanted to get one medal and i didn't really care what color but i have to say that gold is a great color to get. >> reporter: teammate julia mancuso cashed in with some canadian silver. while it was also a doublmedal day on the long track shani scoring another back-to-back gold in the 1,000. >> happy to defend my title from four years ago. i have to keep my eye on prize. i have one more race on saturday. >> reporter: and chad hedrick added a bronze. while apolo ohno is one step closer in his quest to be america's most decorated winter olympian ever. so a huge day here but these games are far from over. coming up today, lindsey vonn will be back on the mountain. the women hit the halfpipe, and evan lysecek goes for gold in skating. plus the gold medal finals in the women's 15 kilometer biathlon. men go for gold in the men's figure skating free skate. women return to the halfpipe in the gold medal snowboarding finals. highlights at the women's 1,000 meter speed skate. the olympic coverage here on nbc 4 starts at 3:00 this afternoon and goes until 5:00 p.m. prime time coverage picks up again at 8:00 p.m. and lasts until midnight. security teams in vancouver are trying to figure out how a mentally ill man-made it within steps of vice president joe biden, according to the canadian broadcaster ctv, a man managed to make it past security at the opening ceremonies and come within feet of the vice president. biden was seated in a section reserved for dignitaries. the man still managed to get in with a home-made all-access pass. securityfficials say biden was never in danger and the man did not have a weapon and his motive for getting close to the vice president is still not clear. a look at some of the other top stories now. >> a woman's body has been found on the grounds of a juvenile detention center in prince george's county. this is all happening at a youth facility on frank tippett road. police have not said hot victim was or how decide. they are not calling the death a homicide at this point but are treating it as a death investigation. fairfax county officials are investigating a fatal fire near day street and terminal root in newington. one person was found dead inside. no word on the victim's identity or how the fire began. no word on the identity of a pedestrian hit this morning but the driver did stay at the scene. a string of blizzards rocked the washington area and hit some of the cherry blossoms. they are not the only damaged trees. the majestic elm whose branches have framed a view of the jefferson memorial for generations is also gone. >> there's no cherry tree here that really has to be taken out completely and replaced. branches thselves, some of the canopies of the top of the trees have been taken off, and then some of the branches are actually stuck in the snow yet. >> officials say the damage could take a couple of weeks to clean up but the all-important cherry blossom festival scheduled for late march should go on as planned. can't wait for that. >> we can expect a warm-up by then. let's talk to tom about what we can expect from our weather right now. tom? >> that snow better be gone, too! blossoms and snow, they don't quite go together. we still have the schick snowpack out there from our back-to-back blizzards. you look at the temperatures, we're reducing it. it is well above freezing, near 40 in washington and nearby suburbs, much of the region well above freezing. the wind is still blustery. out of the northwest, peak gusts around 30, even near 40 miles an hour for a brief period. looking at the view from space this morning, we started out overcast but then the cloud cover is broken up and from the blue ridge east it is mostly clear but farther to the west it is still cloudy, they could get more snow showers in the mountains today. otherwise, lots of sun. elsewhere, highs reaching the mid 40s. then tonight the winds will diminish a bit but still blustery overnight, by dawn into the upper 20s and mostly sunny on friday with highs mid 40s. we should hit mid 40s on saturday and sunday but the average high this time of year is 48. colder than average through the weekend and into next week as well. monday may be a mix of some snow, sleet and rain around the region. drying out by tuesday, into wednesday. barbara an joe? >> thanks very much, tom. we'll get a final check of the midday traffic now. >> jerry edwards and the news4 traffic? >> good morning, everyone. some very slow going because of road work. top side of your screen, 95 southbound, heading down out of the newington area, lose the far right lane. traffic running very slowly. northbound no worries. let's see hour we're doing. the trip on the top side of the capital beltway as you travel from new hampshire avenue over to georgia avenue, on again/off again slowdowns. crews are patching potholes heading towards the area of georgia avenue and rockville pike. breaking news out of austin, texas. this is a traffic camera that shows smoke coming from an office building. we will not get that picture now -- there it is. a small plane reportedly ran into a building a short time ago. two people are unaccounted for. rescue efforts are under way. we'll have more on this breaking news coming out of austin, texas where a plane has apparently flown in to a building. two people missing at this time. in other news despite the tough economy, bob mcdonnell is opening rest stops. on march 17th the rest stops on i-95 and i-66 are scheduled to reopen. all 19 closed rest areas should be back open by mid-april. metro's turning to a familiar face to help turn its troubles around according to the "washington post," metro's hired david gunn to do a two-week appraisal of how the transit agency's run. gunn was metro's general manager from 1991 to 1994. he will assess the problems metro's having and give his ideas an how to fix them. on top of a massive budget deficit, metro's also dealing with an aging infrastructure and a string of deadly accidents. marion barry says he's done nothing wrong. if he d.c. council member cannot shake those corruption charges by march, he could lose his committee chairmanship. he's accused of arranging a $15,000 contract for his ex-girlfriend, then taking a cut of that money. that is called an earmark. an investigation found he broke conflict of interest laws but rely disagrees saying there are no rules about earmarks. a montgomery county woman has one of her dogs back now after police arrested the man they say stole her pet and held him for ransom. police say the man took the dogs from a silver spring home on sunday. he then allegedly contacted the owner demanding a $200 ransom. police found one of the dogs, zo scooby dead on the side of the road. they think he was dentally r ac run over. >> i don't want any money from him. he has to be in jail. >> officers were able to recover the second dog, scrappy. is he now safe and back at home with his owner. times are tough. it has a lot of folks looking to save mey where they can. turns out cutting back may be easier than you think. we found a website that will take your finances and help you make the most of them. news4's kimberly souter shows you how. >> reporter: ryan and judy are looking to their strengths to save money. >> he tends to be better at budgeting than i am. he's a little bit better than that, but i think i tend to be better at try be to grab coupons and find cheaper prices at different places. >> reporter: ryan found something intriguing online and wanted to learn more from billshrink.com. they were paid a personal visit. >> i think today's economy is about being smarter the way you spend and being aware of your options. >> reporter: the website lays out your options. plulg in your zip code, usages and the site finds low prices for gas, cell phones and credit cards. it shows you just how much you'll save, if where for example, you buy gas at a different station. th >> there is no reason not to. it is all on my way to work. if i can save $900 a year -- >> you realize the credit card we were using we didn't think about much because we pay it off each month but we learned we still could be earning cash back or rewards for using a different card. >> reporter: they both use a different cell phone plan because they are wedded to their iphones but a change could lead to a yearly savings of $2,000. >> each kid gets $1,000. it is just money found. >> reporter: money found that goes right to the kids, not right out the door. >> if you do use billshrink.com, keep in mind the information you provide can be used for marketing purposes. about as bad as it gets for someone applying to college these days. george washington's university sent acceptance e-mails to about 200 students who were actually rejected. they'd all through the university's second round of early decisions. it means if they were in fact accepted these students would have had to withdraw all other applications and attend g.w. g.w. sent an e-mail apology letter hours later blaming the goof on a clerical error. we'll have the latest on the midday markets coming up. >> there's a lottery winner out there and he or she doesn't know it, apparently. the winning ticket is set to expire today. we have an update for you now on breaking news out of austin, texas. a small plane reportedly crashed into this building just a short time ago. the collision shook the entire building and the entire front of the structure is gone and on fire right now. according to e-mails being reported inside the building, two people are unaccounted for. rescue efforts are under way and we will continue to follow this breaking news story out of austin, texas and bring you more as it becomes available. the clock is ticking. a local lottery winner has until 5:00 this afternoon to claim the winning ticket. the ticket matched five numbers on a drawing last august 21st but missed the mega ball. still the ticket was worth $250,000. it was purchased at the giant food store in leesburg. here are the winning numbers -- 9, 38, 44, 48, 49. the mega ball number was 13. the prize remains unclaimed and the ticket expires this evening. >> get moving if you got it. some bad news on the job front this morning. the number of newly laid off workers filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly surged last week. >> let's check in with cnbc's courtney reagan right now. >> good morning to you both. we saw some surprises today with a lot of economic data going on. right now things look okay an wall street though futures were lower ahead of the opening despite good earnings we saw last night from hewlett-packard. asian markets though taking a different tone, lower overnight. gentlem japan managed to buck the trend. walmart today reported their earnings. they did pretty well. the exact numbers -- they are $1.17 a share for the fourth quarter but sales came in slightly below expectations. that's interesting because it is the world'argest retailer. we pay attention to all the details if those reports. first-time claims for jobless benefits jumped 31,000 last week to 473,000. economists had actually been expecting a slight drop. the department of transportation is expected to open a formal investigation today into potential steering problems with the toyota corolla. toyota says it was looking into complaints of power steering issues with the 2009-2010 model corolla. drivers say they feel like they're losing control especially at highway speeds. toyota has taken out full-page ads in major u.s. papers today. you might have seen it. u.s. president jim lentz refers to the company's quality and customers. campbell's soup is revamping its soup line, reducing sodium content in 23 varieties by up to 45%. campbell's is also changing labeling on cans with new photos to play up the appearance of soup. all of that sounds pretty good right now with the winter weather we all still have. >> nice bowl of soup would be good right now. >> thank you. have a great deal. we'll see you tomorrow. this morning, we're going to meet three siblings who hope to stay together in a family with a heart big enough for the whole bunch. i took them to make pizzas recently, and to meet a guy who knows a lot about what it's like to have brothers and sisters who want to stay together. hi! >> hi! >> reporter: good to see you all. i've been looking forward to meeting you. i get a hug here. they are three siblings and they all agreed that pizza would be a nice thing to have on a snow with, cold day so we were off to the california pizza kitchen. david led us back to get washed up, and then took us back to a big table where we each got our own dough to work with. the three kids listened attentively to the directions. they have learned to dependn each other a lot in their years together in foster care. >> at one point they were not living together but now they are all living in the same foster home. deasia is the ultimate big sister. >> is it hard to be the oldest? >> sometimes. >> why? >> because people expect a lot of me. >> now she's the ham, she is the ultimate actress. >> what would you like to act in? movies or plays? >> actually i want to act in videos sglp videos. would you also like to sing? do you have a good voice? >> yes. >> omari is described as all boy. >> the other thing he's all boy, he likes trucks. >> i like to be a policeman. >> oh, really. and wear a uniform? what does a policeman's uniform looks like? >> black. >> oh, well. >> reporter: the children all have hopes and dreams for their futures. their biggest dream is to be together. >> i hope you all had a great time making a pizza. i want to wish you the best of luck, especially from somebody like me who's been adopted as well. >> reporter: david told them he was 15 when he finally got adopted along with his three siblings after they had been in foster care for eight years. he gave them all some treats to take home to remember him and his story, and their day of making pizza. if have you room in your home, and your heart, for a child who's waiting, please call our special adoption hotline, especially if you're interested in these three. number is 1-888-2-adopt-me or logon to nbcwashington.com. david, the pizzamaker shared with us that he was adopted by a big italian family and that's where he learned to make pizzas. 11:48. a little taste of spring coming up. and tom kierein will have another check of the forecast. following the breaking news of a plane going into a building in austin, texas. we'll breaking news outs of austin, texas right now, this is a live picture. we've reported a small plane crashing into the echelon building around 10:00 this morning in austin, texas. we have a reporter with the nbc affiliate kxan on the scene right now. let's listen in to what he is saying. >> one of the viewers had called, actually works in that building. he's home today because his child was sick. he said he was getting phone calls from friends at work on the fourth floor where he works. he works for federal government but would not confirm which branch of the federal government he works for. mostly private firms on the first floor. he said the rest of the building occupied by a lot of federal and state offices. the building shook upon impact is how they were describing it. they are getting a different perspective from the air in the chopper there. said the building shook. all the smoke -- they were trying to get downstairs. the fbi and the cia pretty tight-lipped about who works there. they first thought it was a bomb that exploded there because the entire building -- again this is a person who works in that building -- relaying this information from us. but again a big shaking and explosion upon impact we've continued to gather information from folks on the scene there. we have james rabatoi on the phone with us. james, are you there? >> yes. >> what can you tell us? >> i have somebody here with me who is an employee. she'll tell you what she saw. she told me that they came outside because the flames were shooting over the top of babies'r'us. it drove a lot of the employees out to see what was going on. she's right here if you'd like to speak with her. >> yeah, put her on. again, we are getting reports that that plane was flying at incredibly low altitude. hello. can you tell us your name? >> we've been listening to a live report from kxan in austin, texas where a small plane has apparently hit a building there. we understand there were private offices on first floor of the building but the upper stories of the building held state and federal offices. emergency crews are on the scene. earlier we heard that there were two people missing. we haven't gotten a lot of information at this point but we will continue to follow this story and we will bring bring you more as it comes in to us. joe? thanks, very much. we are looking ahead to the weekend scene right now. good to have you with us. many of us are plain sick of all this winter weather, looking forward to spring. there is an event i understand a couple of hours from here that will have us thinking about nice, warm weather. >> it's not tahiti but the philadelphia international flower show gives us a great reason to get uptown next weekend. it is the world's largest indoor flower show. you'll find so many exotic scenes that it is going to have you dreaming of warmer days and summer. and the show is actually held in philadelphia which is surprisingly one of the biggest towns for horticulture. so if you go, you really want to stop at some of these famous botanic gardens that are there. the show is february 28th through march 7th. to find out more, visit the flowershow.com. >> there is a history tour you can take? >> a walking tour company has created a tour in annapolis that takes you to some important landmarks. thurgood marshal's statue. he's a famous marylander. the tour will only be offered the next couple of weekends so make your rest reservations by visiting watermarkcruises.com. >> let's get back to this area and talk about food. >> everybody loves food but eating out can get pricey. this week in "weekend" we found some of the best deals and you can dine out. surf side in glover park is our favorite place to go because the shop and owners are parents them sefgs and they have a great kids menu. every tuesday kids can eat free with their parents. for dining out on a date, it gets very pricey. we found a place in alexandria called fontaine. share a dessert and get close. >> for more ideas on your weekend, logon to the around town section. a look at some of the stories we're following this afternoon. jim? >> good morning. we've got a busy afternoon shaping up after our olympic coverage on news4 at 5:00 tonight. our coverage of the winter games tonight, we'll have the special treat for meat eaters. we'll show you how to cook and joy bison. it is really hot at restaurants now. plus how clean is your kitchen? we'll show you where dirt might be hiding. those stories and all the day's news coming up right here starting on news4 at 5:00 right after our olympic coverage. we'll meet some local young athletes put to the olympic test. it is helping them become better football, baseball, basketball players, better karate, too. let's get a final check on today's forecast. >> welcome sunshine has returned after a cloudy start. temperatures are near 40 degrees. it will climb maybe another five degrees for our afternoon high. these are wind gusts. we've had gusts around the region over the last hour from 30 to to as much as 40 miles an hour. winds gradually diminish over the next couple of days. we do have lots of sunshine for today. blustery winds, highs reaching low to mid 40s. then tomorrow we should have the wind diminish but lots of sun, morning lows upper 20s, weekend, saturday partly cloudy, highs mid 40s. we'll have considerable melting the next few days of the snowpack. sunday increasing clouds. could get a wintry mix of some snow, sleet and rain on monday. does not look like a major storm. we'll see you tomorrow morning. >> thank you, tom. that's "news4 midday." thank you for being with us. tune in for more news at 5:00 and 6:00 today for all the day's news. we'll be back tomorrow morning, joe will be here at 4:55. i'll see you on "news4 midday." have a terrific day. see you in the morning