>> it is your birthday. >> that's right. >> every now and then my birthday falls on mother's day. it's a fun coincidence. last time was in 19d99. >> you and your mom swap flou tears. >> that's right. she sends me nothing. insend her something. just kidding. oh, my goodness, has it turned an ugly shade of cool out there compared to the weather we're used to. skies clear in washington. a few light sprinkles overnight. my windshield wipers are sweeping up mass avenue this morning. current temperatures are in the lower 50's to upper 40s now. far upper parts of montgomery county up to poolsville. one or two stray rain drops won't last too much longer. clouds will give way to sunshine. the gus 'tis north wind will be back again today. highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. much cooler. today's high was 79. we got that at 9:00 in the morning. it's been all downhill every since. a developing story out of prince george's county. two people are dead after a car crash. no word yet on how that accident happened. it involved two cars and police say one flipped over and caught fire. the victims were pronounced dead on the scene. the police have not yet released their names. also in prince george's county, three people are injured, one seriously in a hit-and-run accident. police say three men were walking when the vehicle hit them around 11:15 last night. one of them taken to the hospital in serious condition, the other victims had minor injuries. no word yet on the description of the hit-and-run car. we are developing two developing stories overseas. first in indonesia where a earthquake rocked northern sumatra. they issued a tsunami watch first can't selled it later. it knocked out power, damaged some homes. indonesia sits on a series of fault lines. last year people were killed in sumatra. in 2004, 230,000 people died when earthquake triggered a tsunami in the indian ocean. to russia, 11 people are dead after two explosions inside the country's largest underground coal mine in west siberia. 41 are injured and 84 are missing. 300 were able to escape after the first explosion. the second blast happened overnight while crews were trying to rescue those who were trapped. right now that work is suspended. no word on what sparked the blasts. a flight headed to belgium instead had to return to dulles international airport. the emergency landing happened when the plane blew a tire in takeoff. it happened at 6:15 yesterday evening. the flight -- the path the united flight 950 had to take as it circled dulles. had to burn off fuel to reduce its weight before landing. about three hours later, the 767 was able to land. because of the blown tire, the plane had to be towed back to terminal and airport spokesmen said a missing section of runway pavement may have caused the damage. no one onboard was hurt. there was focus in new york city after a ferry slammed into a dock yesterday injuring more than three dozen people. this was the same ferry involve in a deadly accident in 2003, investigators say it was a different crash. nbc's brian moore reports. this was the scene minutes after a staten island ferry slammed into a pier in new york. a few dozen were injured. but with some 270 aboard, authorities say it could have been much worse. >> once they realized it was going too fast and something was going wrong and they moved people away from the front, that made the difference in the world. >> the ferry couldn't slow down in the final minutes of the trip. >> i saw the pilings from the dock speeding by. i braced myself and hit as loud, it hit hard. i heard everybody up front start to yell. >> after the impact, shaken passengers just wanted to get off. >> they told us to sit still until they took care of the people who were injured. >> the same ferry is involve in a 2003 accident that kill 1ded people. the pilot was on painkillers and passed out at the wheel. this time, though, investigators say a mechanical malfunction was to blame for a routine trip that took a terrifying turn. brian moore, nbc news. >> >> this morning, investigators are saying the ferry's throttle malfunctioned keeping the crew from putting it in reverse. all 37 people injured are expected to be okay. a virginia mother and two daughters are recovering after a car crashed into their house. it happened yesterday morning in hampton. it lost control, veered off the road, struck the ditch, and flew over a privacy fence before crashing into the house. a woman and her two young daughters were track briefly when the car caught fire. >> pulled up 911. ran inside, the engine was screaming. the tires were smoking. wide open. >> everybody made it out with minor injuries. police are investigating what led to the accident. the driver was charged wmd child neglect and reckless driving. the oil spill cleanup effort in the gulf of mexico hit a snag. blogs of tar wash up on the beach 100 miles from the leak. icelike crystals encrusted the box forcing crews to back off the long shot plan to lower the box in to the ocean to get some of that oil collected. thousands of gallons of oil have been leaking a day since an oil rig exploded killing 11 workers off of louisiana's coast. bobby jindal took a tour yesterday to survey the damage. >> we've got to see what works. you're seeing mistakes, propose the innovative solutions like building up the barrier islands, we're going to continue to propose innovative solutions, do everything we can to protect our coast. >> balls of tar washed up in mobil bay in indiana. a stunning defeat for an incumbent candidate in utah. it brought him to tears. bob bennett lost his party's nomination. bennett caught flak for failing to bailout wall street. he's the first congressional incumbent to be ousted. he cannot run as an independent. he has not ruled out running as a write-in candidate. eight minutes after the hour. if you're inclined to bundle up in the morning, this is the morning to do that. >> yeah. refreshing out there. >> 48 degrees and drizzle on me on my way out the door. it won't be quite that cold or wet the rest of the day. but, still, welcome pack to early april, everybody. your mother's day forecast straight ahead. a celebration of america's love for train travel at union station. appropriately enough, adults and kids of all ages came for the third annual national train day yesterday. model trains on display, eye level for the younger viewers. there were passenger trains set up in style for people to walk through and admire. musicians and chefs were also on hand and actor taye diggs even loaned his star power for the event. celebrating mom today. on this mother's day, how mothers have changed in the last 18 years. a few research reports found some fascinating facts. in 1990, 30 was considered old. that hurt. now 1 in 7 babies are born to women 35 and older. new moms are more educated than they were in the past and a quarter of all births are compared to latina mothers now compared to 14% in 1990. >> an interesti inin ining tidb >> i don't like that part about in 1990, 30 was old. >> it's younger. >> 43 is the new 27 or something. yeah. i don't know. but great news for train day lovers. i love traveling by train. >> taye diggs. who knew he was a big fan of -- >> did not know. did not know that. >> we're fans of warmer weather but not today. >> move to miami. the warmest first week on may on record. that's two months in a row we've done that. the first week of april was also the warmest first week of april. temperatures plummeted since yesterday and a lot of spots are in the 40s after places touched near 80 yesterday. outside right now on a beautiful sunday morning here in washington, temperatures are very chilly indeed. look out for that microphone cord there. but, yes, chilly indeed. a little bit of light rain. show you that on the radar in a second. temperature at national airport stands at 50 degrees with a northwesterly wind at 13 miles per hour. dew point -- i'm okay. huge crashing noise is nothing to worry about. across the rest of the area, mid 40s in the northern and western suburbs. 46 in hagerstown. mart martinsburg, 43 degrees this morning. 50 in manassas, 52 in maryland. nothing going on the washington area just yet. a lot of wet sidewalks from the early morning sprinkles. a little bit more light rain from the panhandle of west virginia to hagerstown. you guys upper montgomery could bety, frederick county, and loudoun county. you get light sprinkles here in the next couple of hours. the rest of the day is going to be a-okay. 50 here, but 34 degrees in detroit. 39 in chicago. minneapolis made it down to a solid freeze at 32. snowing in the upper parts of the adirondacks here in northern most new york up to southern ontario and quebec. more wind and less warmth than we've been accustomed to with high pressure building in. sunshine will make a comeback and the warmup doesn't get going until tuesday. this morning, partly to mostly sunny, windy and cool today. highs in the mid 50s in the high spots to only about 62 around town. then cold in the morning tomorrow. wakeup temperatures down in to the 30s and 40s. even downtown locations are going to make it to the low 40s tomorrow morning. a lot of spots in the shenandoah and blue ridge will be in the middle 30s monday morning making it more intolerable at the month of may. rain chances tuesday and wednesday. more rain leading back to friday and saturday. >> try not to break a leg on your birthday. >> break a leg -- the last thing i heard before we went on the air. >> thank you, chuck. a look at stories affecting our community. >> back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories and the sunday forecast again. but now, here's some news. good morning, welcome to "reporter's notebook." the arrests in the murder of ryan betts. dc police charged three 18-year-olds with the connection of the school principal last month. all three of the suspects that are 18 years old have lengthy records as juveniles. all walked away from the rehabilitation services when they were younger. this prompted a number of questions of the agency's ability to deal with the city's troubled youth. what were your reactions to discovering that these three suspects all have such long, extensive, serious criminal backgrounds. >> the question -- >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> no, please. the question is why -- why were these young people out on the streets after repeated incarcerations, repeated i'll say attempt at treatments and repeat offenses. why were they where they were? what is it with the department of youth and rehabilitation services, what is it with the agency that seems to think you can talk to people and they'll be okay and they'll go out. those are the questions asked to me. why is there a concept that has many people tell me resulted in such dire and drastic consequences. >> just getting to the tip of the iceberg. the sad fact is we have no right to be shocked by the arrest of the three kids. they're one of seven wards this year alone charged with murder. we're looking at a systemic collapse in a public safety nightmare. two full problems as the critics see it. number one, it's the commitment to ideology that we need to hug and love these kids and rehab them. right? second, we don't have a law enforcement structure capable of catching the bad guys. you have one of the -- one of the alleged murderers in the betts case flees from a group home on april 1. no one bothers to tell the ki courts or the cops that a kid is out on the loose -- charged with weapons crimes, he's out there. no one bothers to tell the cops or the courts until a month after the fact two weeks after he's found in the bedroom door. we're looking at a serious problem here. no other way to euphamize it. >> the whole system has to be revamped from top to bottom. even the mayor said himself, oh, yeah, we've done pretty good. allows for improvement. we've known, pat, for a long time that the criminal justice system for young people has always been on ice. we need to revamp that whole system and like you were talking about leniency, the fact that you pat people on their backs and say, okay, be nice little boys. if you talk to police on the streets, what will they tell you? we're fighting an army out there today. it's a different kind of criminal. >> you can talk about policing. you did, that's good. but the concept that i'm being told by sources has to be re-evaluated. the thrust -- the way they go at this thing. sure, we need to have better policing. the city has a tough police force. it generally gets good grades in many, many areas. bill would find things that don't do well. but generally speaking echief lanier know what they're doing. from the people close to me. if you look at a situation like you are, this situation in a certain way, you have to ask questions -- is it working? if it isn't, you have to change it. >> can i ask a question -- the mother of one of the suspects accused of being involve in this crime and charged with using the victim's credit card. does that say something about what's wrong here? oh that says a lot about what's happening in our communities with parenting. i say this because remember back in the 1980s we were concerned about teenage pregnancy and the young children, rather, being brought. now we've seen that product grown up to 20 -- 18 years old and many are coming out with functional families. >> you blame the parenting -- >> not blaming the parenting. the fact that homicide is down in the district of columbia to record lows, right. the fact is it -- the question is who do you want to be raising these kids? the problem is this -- that mother may have been awful by all accounts but the fact is the district of columbia had that kid in their grasp from the time he was 11 years old and didn't do anything with him. he was still out there, okay? the mother hood issue to the side, by all means, let's improve our motherhood skills. but when you catch a bad guy, keep him. >> oh medical marijuana. dc council gave final approval to legalize marijuana. they gave the authority to set a new limit on the amount of the drug. four ounces a month if needed. so here we are, here we go. we moving closer to legalizing marijuana in the city. not for medical purposes but period. >> there are those who think that. there are those who don't that they are. my sources from the west coast tell me this is a mixed bag situation. yes, people who are in terribly bad health situations who want to ease the pain with medical marijuana with a prescription are getting it. there are doctors, i'm told, wrote the right prescriptions. on the west coast, there's a lucrative practice for people to come in with any number of reasons. some not so kosher, not so good. they get marijuana. are the laws written tightly enough that it's medical marijuana and not a term ove recreational marijuana. the jury is out. >> the jurp comes back in. the question from the beginning, dave, and bim was processing. how is it going to be processed? how is it going to be manufactured? three companies in the world that manufacture this? >> legitimately. >> i'm talking about legitimately. they're not in the united states of america. they don't want to come to the district of columbia. the question is, how are they going to manufacture it. if they process it, they're going to control it. >> we're heading to legalization. i don't see how you get around it first of all. the moral godfather of the legalization -- the medical marijuana bill denies emphatically that's what we're looking alt. how many of our viewers right now have any doubt if they wanted some marijuana they could get some. for all intents and purposes, it's already legal, ladies and gentlemen. it's hard to get an argument started anymore that it should be. i don't know how you avoid it. >> let me ask you this -- were you surprised to learn that dc has some of the highest marijuana use in the country? >> of course not. >> a buttoned down nation's capital. >> a political thing. >> all capitol hill which, by the way, will weigh in on this sooner or later. >> you think congress is going to let it go? >> they're so preoccupied with financial reform, health care, the latest terror incident. but once they focus on this, someone will rise up, certain about that. >> we'll take a break. we'll be right back. the teacher's contract is not going to be ratified anytime soon. the ceo says it's not solid. is it in jeopardy? >> we said a couple of weeks ago that it looks like the re-employment bill. i thought i was making a joke. i was being literally. the foundations say we're only going to support it if michelle reeve is in charge. well, you can't accept that if you're the district of columbia. by the way, matt gandy was blamed for the budget problem over firing the teachers and stuff like that. he's showing he has gas in his tank. learning the hard way, it's one thing to say you ear going to make promises and another to get things done. >> an election issue. >> it is an election issue. >> oh i yiz add statement last week and some people told me how they felt about it. the statement was this bill looks like this whole incident, the kids of district of columbia hostage. >> foundation do attach strings, no question about that. these strings are not passing muster with the u.s. government. we're in a big, big problem. they've got to depend on the foundations. somebody's got to blink. right now, nobody's doing it. >> can the city afford to let the contract fall through? oh. >> no. >> no. >> it's been two years. >> based on my reporting, no. >> based on my own insights. but you can't let it go at this stage. the administration has bet everything on it. a lot of families right now are waiting out reform and are hopeful that they can send their kids as soon as the fall. you wait -- you watch and see if this contract doesn't show what happens to the enrollment figures in this city. >> elections -- that's the word right now. oil, drilling, that's the question in virginia. environmentalists are calling on governor bob mcdonald to drop offshore drilling plans in light of the disaster in the gulf of mexico. the coalition of environmental groups ordering him to drop support for the natural gas drilling off of virginia's coast. he's not budging. >> no, he said yesterday he wants virginia to be the first state on the east coast to have oil exploration if he has anything to do about it. he does offer a big caveat. he wants answers on what caused their oil spill. he wants a thorough investigation. seemingly that would include a conclusion by him if things are bad, he would think twice about it. he doesn't think there's that much bad in the long run. that's angered congressmen, local congressmen, some of them. jim moran who chairs an appropriate house committee who has power wants a full moratorium on oil. >> this business in the gulf, though, is giving strong supporters of oil drilling pause. >> how could it not? >> everyone was governor mcdonald. >> the white house is chafing at the allegations this is a conspiracy and stuff like that. but i'm sorry, it's almost too good to be a conspiracy. you can't think of a more -- you can't think of a better way to discredit the oil for drilling crowd than to have oil come gushing out of all places of the gulf of mexico still recovering from hurricane katrina. so, i don't know how they recover from this, i've got to be honest with you. >> i think mcdonald, i think he's trying to make face with this. he's sticking to his guns but he's got to back down. the environmentalists right now, they have a winning argument. >> do they have to back down? >> he argues and a lot of people on the hill argue you cannot ignore oil and gas in an energy plan. virginia, anywhere else. you can't turn your back on it. if there's a way to find out to drill for it, you to drill for it. >> the council on last week's unanimously declared its intent to break the terms of contracts with public employee unions by freezing pay and health reimbursements called standard cost of living increases. what do you make of that? oh. >> the council and the government have been close to the unions. they're concerned that the work is great. they're concerned that they've influenced the thinking of the council and the county executives over the years. there's no money. these people will have to bite the bullet. as i understand it, they refused to take unpaid days off and that kind of thing, everybody else in that could bety did. to that extent, time to show support and get on the bus and help like everybody else. >> karl marx's line is when a man is learning a new language, he translates it to what he knows. the entire elected leadership and bureaucratic leadership came of a political age during a time they were running a casino and nobody lost and you can give everybody bonuses and run tuition assistance programs. it seems to me from my worm's eye view, that montgomery county, the leadership in elected and bureaucratic don't -- they have trouble wrapping their minds around the idea it's tough to make tough decisions. >> their backs are against the wall because the thing they've been able to do in the last year such as the cost of living no longer can come about. there's no money. human busting -- i don't know if you can apply that kind of terminology here. but union busting could be a possibility. >> thank you. thank you for be with us. that's "reporter's notebook," stay with us. news 4 today continues. a morning full of developing stories. in prince george's county, two people died because of a fiery crash. the latest on that investigation. and russia, a mine explosion, dozens killed, injured, more trapped underground. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm kimberly suter. a quick check on our forecast. meteorologist chuck bell joins us live. good morning, chuck. >> what's a beautiful start to the day. >> it made 47 mile-per-hours. >> i believe it. >> i don't think we're going to be quite that windy today. nub theless, a good pipeline day, temperatures will be way colder than yesterday afternoon. be ready for that. the flags in front of the kennedy center are flapping but not holding on for dear life like they were yesterday. temperatures are in the 40s and 50s this morning. 45 in frederick maryland. 46 in poolsville, maryland. sterling, virginia, 49 degrees. 49 downtown. live doppler -- a couple of sprinkles in upper loudoun county. upper parts of montgomery county, maryland. not a stray rain drop or two. temperatures will climb only to the upper 50s and low 60s today. that is a much cooler day. a breezy day no matter how you look at it. sunshine and noticeably less wind return tomorrow and much-needed rain chances come back for monday and wednesday. >> because we need it. >> all right. following a developing story in prince george's county. two people died after a fiery car crash. it happened in new hampshire avenue and piney branch road and langly park. no word on how the accident happened but it did involve two cars. one flipped over and caught fire. the victims were pronounced dead on the scene. police have not yet released their names. also in prince george's county. three people injured, one seriously in a hit-and-run accident. it happened in district heights. three men were walking when the vehicle hit him around 11:15 last night. one was taken to the hospital in serious condition. the other two victims had minor injuries. no word on the description of the car that hit them. we're following two developing stories overseas. first to indonesia. where a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked northern sumatra. it issued a tsunami at first and damaging weathers. indonesia sits on a series of fault lines making it prone to earthquakes. last year, a quake killed 2,000 people. and 2004, 130,000 people died following a tsunami trigger bid an earthquake. and in west siberia, 41 people are injured and 84 peechl still missing. 300 miners were able to escape after the first explosion. the second blast happened overnight while crews were trying to rescue those who were still trapped. right now, the work is suspended and no word on what sparked the blasts. there's been a setback in stopping the oil leak in the gulf of mexico. the giant dome container had to be removed yesterday after crystallized gas formed inside the box. jay gray showed us what engineers have to figure out next as the oil slick moves toward shore. >> reporter: this morning, engineers are trying to find a way around major problems with the giant containment box they hoped would control oil in to the gulf. >> these gas hydrates are like ice crystals, they're lighter than water. it formed on the inside of the dome which tried to make the dome buoyant and plugged up the top of the dome where the oil would come out of. so what we had to do was pick the dome back up, set it to the side. >> the dome is sitting to the side of the well as experts try to find a way to make it work. >> now work both ways, morning, noon, and night. >> state and local leaders along the louisiana coast are trying to figure out a way to keep oil out of their fragile marsh lands. the latest plan -- building a barrier along the barrier islands. >> talking about the idea to use the dredges to build the best defenses against not only oil spills but hurricane disasters as well. >> hurricane season is three weeks away. the oil is still here. >> we don't want to clean up oil on bourbon street. >> reporter: it's a question that lingers on the gulf coast, even without a storm. jay gray, nbc news, venice, louisiana. this morning, metro police have a sketch of a suspect wanted for attacking a woman in georgetown. police are searching for this man, he was 20 to 23 years old, 6'3" with medium build. police say he attacked a 19-year-old woman at gun point back on april 16 along prospect street northwest close to the georgetown campus. we have an exclusive story of an unfortunate crime against the local youth sports team. some dc players got a shock yesterday when they found someone had ransacked and van l vandalized their community certainty. much of their equipment was stolen. and as darcy spencer explains, the crime hit these kids especially hard because they raised money for a lot of that equipment. >> pushed the plexiglas in, stuck their hand in, turned the knob, opened the door. >> vandals worked their way in to the officers in southeast dc and destroyed everything in sight. helmets were covered in paint. team uniforms and x box game station were the items stolen. >> 2005 runners up. >> trophies won in years past, what they were going to receive in an upcoming banquet. the oven used to make cookies for team fund raisers were destroyed. >> it hurts. especially when you do something positive and you see this. this is like, you know, like a brick dropped on you or something. >> they covered the team van with paint. smashed the tires and smashed the windshield with a huge rock. coaches say the vandal struck sometime between friday night and saturday morning. >> the coaches worked hard to get the jerseys and they're gone. they might not be able to play. >> police are investigating to see if the crime could be involved by the disputes. also review surveillance video by a nearby camera. >> someone is obviously a little ticked off. it's an unnecessary and uncalled for and it impacts the kids of the community. >> a motto -- we stand on faith and through the mix of what's going on, we're going to stand on faith. we'll make a way to be able to get things back up and running. >> darcy spencer, news 4. >> terrible. i hope somebody comes through to help the kids out. if you're a parent in prince william county, don't be surprised if your child's school bus drops him late. starting tomorrow, class ends ten minutes later for the re of the school year for elementary schools. dropoff times will be changed but no impact on school-aged child care. state law excuses middle and high school students from making up the crime. a bizarre case in nd m.d. man called 911 but all he needed the was a ride home. >> bring on the summer movie season. blockbusters that will soon hit the theater. >> campaign to get me to host "saturday night live," i didn't know what facebook was. >> funny stuff last night. betty white's big night. we'll show you the laughs she got in the "snl" debut. >> the all important mother's day forecast. 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"ironman ii" arrived on friday and several others are expected to hit next week. sequels to spinoffs, rafael seth highlights the big movers and shakers in the summer box office preview. robert downey jr. is back as "ironman ii." experts expect his high-tech charisma may overpower box office records. >> "ironman ii" is one of the biggest opening weekends of the year. >> it's far from the other movies. >> seven films in 3-d, sequels, a lot of '80s reboots. >> the a-team on the 1980s show and look for will's son jaden to be "karate kid." sex in the city ii and toy story iii are expected to do well. the twilight saga, "e clip" could cast a long shadow. >> you don't know what you're getting yourself in to. >> this is the film people should look out for. >> the film in sections starring leonardo dicaprio. >> one of the originals in a sea of films derived from something else. >> in 2008's, "forgetting sarah marshall." russell brand's raunchy rocker in that flick is turned loose. moviegoers looking for a more e serene experience may enjoy "eat, pray, love." no doubt, they're praying that customers will love their summer shows. >> mix of action, comedy, drama. all of the things you want to see in the summer. >> rafael seth, nbc news. this might make a movie script. police say a man in maryland called 911 not for an emergency but to get a ride home from work. he finished his shift when he discovered his ride hasn't shown up. he decided to start walking home. the problem is, he lives 15 miles a way. he walked a while and he decided to call police and tell them someone had just robbed him. his cell phone was out of minutes and 911 was the only number he could dial. he's facing up to six months in jail for filing a false report. >> that's got to be the dumbest thing that anybody could do. what do you -- >> expensive, though. a ticket for that. >> 6:45, the forecast when we come back. 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shower or two on the radar. show you that here in a second. for now, a pleasant start to your mother's day, sunday morning across the area. a few clouds hanging around. temperature right now at national airport is 50 degrees. the dew point, 35. this is a big part of our forecast coming up for overnight tonight. the dew point temperatures in the mid 30s. that's the temperature the air could drop all the way down to under perfect conditions. so we'll be watching carefully tonight. there will be a lot of mid and upper 30s on the map by early tomorrow morning. temperatures on your sunday morning, mid 40s in the northern and western suburbs to 50 here in town alongside the chesapeake bay. a look at live doppler. no rain in downtown dc at this point in time. there are light showers as we get to portions of frederick county, loudoun county up to purcellville and poolsville. a couple of sprinkles in maryland. a few rain showers in west virginia and not too far inside westchester, virginia. not a lot of rain out there. what's there should be gone by 9:00, 10:00 this morning. the meantime, cold air which brought snow showers to the upstate part of new york is going to continue to drive the northwesterly wind in here. more wind against today. a whole lot less warmth than yesterday as temperatures average for the first week of april have now returned to the washington area as we head to the second week of may. high pressure is going to settle in over us late tonight and tomorrow morning. generally clear skies, light winds, high pressure on top of us. lit be a cold start tomorrow morning. that will be the coldest of the week. then warmer air comes in. much-needed substantial rain showers tuesday to wednesday. for your today -- early sprinkles around in a few spots this morning. turning partly to mostly sunny later this afternoon. windy, winds out of the knot west, and cool, highs today mid 50s to near 60 degrees. tomorrow, the temperatures back up to the low and mid 60s with sunshine and a whole lot less wind back on your school days tomorrow. tomorrow, 66 and sunny. good chance for rain showers across the area. a thunderstorm on wednesday afternoon. thursday, a break in the action, more chances for rain shower as we move friday to saturday. a little something for everybody there. the eagle almost landed for phil mickelson -- and the nationals -- they nearly walk away with a win. >> here's lindsey czarniak with your sports. don't start that now. good morning, happy mother's day to all you moms out there. sports on sunday morning begins with baseball. adam dunn said it best. he said his team has found ways to win games. it was dunn himself who drove in the winning run. it feels pups at the park day. teddy brought his friend to block for him during the race. takes out george washington and thomas jefferson but aides get around him. teddy after the big lead, can he win his first race. abe lincoln once said i walk slowly but never back ward. he does not allow teddy to get the first win. he takes the race. teddy will have to wait for another day to the game -- nationals lead it 3-0 in the fourth inning. roger bernadina drives one to right. check out mark carroll, driving catch robbing bernadina of an extra-base hit. phenomenal play by carol. nationals trail 4-3. not anymore. josh willing hamm call the guy the hammer. here's why. that one is gone. the games would be tied at four. willinghamm doing his job. adam dunn. hits it, walks in the game-winning run. the nationals on 5-4. closer matt capps picks up the 12th save. a few developments at redskins park yesterday. receiver santana moss disclosed he had knee snch. he was there but won't take part in a mini camp until june. everybody was there and accounted for except for defensive tackle albert haynes worth. coach shanahan has had no contact with haynesworth. he hopes he'll consider a long-term deal. in ash burn. held out because of negotiations. he wanted a trade. but rocky has put it behind him. he wants to get to work and put in time studying going to lunch with coaches to get more insight. mr. popularity, trent williams, redskins' new tackle, the oklahoma star had the first practice yesterday. there would be a difference in speed once he got to the nfl but the pros moment happened at the start of practice. >> the ball was snapped, everybody was gone, i was still in my stance so -- >> were you really? >> yeah. >> i thought he looked great. a big guy with great feet. that was kind of the rep coming out of college, athletic, great size, excellent running block passer. definitely seeing it out here. he's only going to get better. >> donovan mcnabb excited about the new tackle. phil mickelson shot a 66 is now five shots behind leader lee westwood going to the final round. mickelson trying to win the second major event of the season. but this course is so difficult, anything can happen. let's go to florida. masters champion phil mickelson. here he is signing autographs for the fans. you'll love this shot from phil. so does he. on the third shot, going for an eagle. this thing is going to go right in. it hits it hole and lips out. so close. that's got to be frustrating. phil cannot believe it. mickelson, nine under, five shots behind the leader. tim clark on six with 118 yards away. on to the green. look at this, this is what phil mickelson wished happened to him. rolls on in for eagle. a little bit of luck. clarke is an 11 under going to the final round. how about tiger woods you ask. from the rough here. not where i like to be. from a third shot, sweet shot. he gets it nice and close. tiger with birdie. he's got his work cut out for him. four under, ten shots behind this guy, lee westwood, here he is, your leader. the second shot on four. this is nice. says that's exactly what i wanted to do. take a look at where this thing lands. spib spins it back. he would tap in for birdie. lee westwood looking for the major win. he's the leader at 14 under. also, dc united lost yesterday to sp dallas, 1-0. that's your sports on this sunday morning. i'm lindsey garn yak, happy mother's day. thank you, lindsey. betty white may not have known what facebook was, but she knew how to keep the audience laughing. she hosted "saturday night live" last night and delivered the punchlines. >> i can't believe this. i can't believe i'm hosting "saturday night live." i'm not sure -- many of you know i'm 88 1/2 years old. it's great to be here for a number of reasons. you know, i'm not new to live tv. in 1952 i starred in my first live sitcom which was "life of elizabeth." back then, we didn't want to do it live. we just didn't know how to tape things. i don't know what this show's excuse is. >> white was part of the mother's day special. she was in nearly all of the skits in the 90-minute show. she didn't seem to mind being up so late. >> i saw some of it. she was funny from beginning to end. >> chuck said she could read the phone book and be funny. >> oh, my gosh, love betty white. >> more news after the break. >> and also, more news from viewpoint. stay with us, everybody. my name is chef michael. and when i come home from my restaurant, i love showing bailey how special she is. yes, you are. i know exactly what you love, don't i? - [ barks ] - mmm. aromas like rotisserie chicken. and filet mignon. yeah, that's what inspired a very special dry dog food. [ woman ] introducing chef michael's canine creations. so tasty and nutritious it's hard to believe it's dry dog food. chef-inspired. dog-desired. chef michael's canine creations. good morning, everyone. welcome back to news 4 today. i'm aaron gill crest. >> i'm kimberly suit earles. it's sunday, may 9, 2010. it's mother's day. a quick check of the forecast. it's also bill's birthday. >> happy mother's day. everybody's got a little something to celebrate. >> i'm celebrating mother's day for you. >> yeah. >> we want you to see -- outside on a sunday morning, a little bit of sunshine first thing. it's going to be a very mixed day today. a little sunshine right here in washington. a couple of sprinkles eon the radar. temperatures have taken a tumble. this time yesterday, we were 75 degrees downup to. this fine sunday morning, our temperatures sits at 45 downtown. 50 in la bra at a, 49 in quantico. in martins vurg, 44 degrees. in doppler -- sprinkles in frederick, maryland, s purcellville, virginia. most of us will stay high and dry. clouds around the first part of the day. it will be a sunny day today. it will be breezy as well. winds out of the northwest at 15 to 30 miles per hour. a great kite-flying day. if mom likes to fly a kite, this is custom made for doing such a thing. >> a look at our top stories. 11 people died after two explosions inside russia's largest coal mine. 84 people are still missing. 300 miners were able to escape after the first explosion. the second blast happened overnight while crews were trying to rescue those who were trapped. tw people are deo people ar fiery car crash. this happened in langley park. no word on how it happened. it involved two cars. one flipped over and caught fire. >> those are some of the stories making news today. next is news 4. >> be back with an update for you in a few minutes. welcome to "viewpoint," our topic this morning is immigration reform here in the washington region. a controversial topic here and across the country. our guests this morning are clarissa martinez castro, who is with the national council of laraza. angela franco is president and ceo of the greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce. and juan carlos ruiz is with the latino federation of greater washington. thank you for being with us. this morning. let's begin with progress made in the washington area toward immigration reform. where do we stand with this effort at this point? juan carlos? >> here we're trying to struggle with the fact we haven't had immigration reform. we have that to face some of the efforts that ice has put in nationwide like the enforcement of secure communities or the impact of arizona. so -- to fight that we're organizing ourselves and we're putting it at the council level to stop these types of attacks in our community. >> clarissa, what can you say about progress or lack there of. >> for local jurisdictions like dc and the metro area, one of the things that is happening is that congress and the white house advocating their responsibility over this issue, state and local governments are left to grapple with the problems, such as the outsourcing of the enforcement of the immigration laws on local police who don't have the training or the wherewithall to do that. this is adding chaos to what is already a broken system that there's a growing public outcry and frustration that the federal government needs to do something and not simply pass the buck to the local level. >> angela? oh. >> and the important thing with the reform is it affects across the board, not just civil rights but businesses and an economy. being at a point where you go left and right is not a place to be. it's really -- that's what forced arizona to make a decision. no clear laws. businesses struggle. the employees struggle. we as leader of the community struggle. we want to help more. sometimes we don't know what to do. >> some in congress are saying not this year. this is not the right time. what effect do you believe copticopt i continuing to put it off will have an effect on the spanish community and the rest of the country? >> there will never be a right time to do anything. you have to make the decision and do it. my personal point of view, i think there's really -- they don't know which way to take. and that's why the national council of laraza play an important role in working hand-by-hand. so it's just -- it's locally our businesses -- four years just commenting before, there was a strike for more -- at the restaurant industry and it paralyzed the whole city, especially washington, d.c., that is a restaurant-driven city. you can see now the power that the hispanic workers have in the city. >> juan carlos clarissa, angela says there's no right time. but there are some who feel that with all of the issues that congress has had to face and still facing this year, that -- that this is not the time. >> this is the time families have been broken apart. this is a time because the states have taken on their hands have made actions that are affecting us. arizona's a great example of what happened nationwide, right? you have the right wing -- fund the people dealing with this issue of trying this on the local levels. and it's affecting the livelihood. it's bending us back years or years of civil rights work, you know? back to the time when the people -- the person was looking for what they call this lake patrol. you know how you document them? you go back to the plantation. so that's a problem. >> here's the thing that is so interesting to me -- i think that what we're seeing in the american electorate as a whole right now is a deep frustration that congress seems to be paralyzed. if any of us have a job that we need to do something and our excuse is we can't do something and we'red to be employed, the congress says it's a hard issue, that's not a reason not to do it, it's a reason to find a way to do it. >> the president wants to begin working on it this year. that doesn't mean it will get done. if he wants to begin it, is t t thate sufficient, juan? >> no, it's not. our families and communities are struggling. 12 million people are living in fear. they're doing the right thing. they're working hard. we latinos come here not because we want to exploit the system, we want to have a different way of living. we work hard, we raise good children, good families. this is the time where we can have immigration reform that can help to view this country as a stronger country. >> we've got to take a break. but we'll continue talking about immigration reform after the break. welcome back. we're talk about immigration reform this morning. and since the law was passed in arizona, there have been lots of protests. there have been demonstrations and boycotts across the country. are they having much of an impact, do you think? >> well, here's what i would say. just like immigration and immigration reform, if not a latino herb shoe, it's an american issue. the public outcry which would fashion racial profiling has been vast and diverse. so just this thursday, my organization, a civil rights organization, joined hands with african-american leaders, asian leaders, labor union leaders, to say when a -- when a law is so extreme, it calls for extraordinary response. we do not take engaging in a boyco boycott lightly, but people at the local levels that we've had conversations with, our organizations, our networks have said we understand there's going to be a negative impact and the negative effect. this law is so beyond the pale it requires reaction. this is just starting. . a number of groups are doing it. we're seeing reports from local business owners who are seeing hotel cancellations, who are seeing event cancellations, that the largest african-american attorney just pulled out of arizona and we're making a call, frankly, on major league baseball who at least 30% of their players are latino. they're on the field in uniform the minute they step on the field they can be racially profiled. we're saying we think you need to move the all-star game out of arizona. >> what do you think about that? >> here in washington, d.c., we went to michael brown to introduce the legislation to boycott arizona. and we did that buzz what is happening in arizona is the outcome of immigration reform. you can see that this type of laws go beyond immigration. it's a racist law that discriminates against everybody. everybody needs to work together and improve together to make sure that america is the land of the free. >> you're with the chamber of commerce. so tell us what you're seeing in terms of -- in terms of business, economic impact, and potential economic impact of the boycotts? >> well, i was -- i was looking in into some sta tis ecks yesterday. one in five service workers is latino. so you can see that. that's 20%. then one of five transportation and material moving, latino. one in three construction workers, latino. it's incredible. two in five farming, fishing, and forestry workers are latino. they can just leave -- leave their jobs and what are these people going to do? projects going to stop? and really what we're trying to do is help businesses and employees to be part of the community to be better citizens, and to give them the tools to connect with the community. but it really can have a big, bill impact. >> what is your reaction to the dc council's united opposition to -- toal arizona's new law. michael brown introduced this. a stand against the arizona law by not investing money or business in that state. >> i guess -- i don't know the details of really what consequences there's going to have in washington, d.c., but i think they were -- at least they had a straightforward position in terms of doing that. my main concern with arizona is that they can be a lot of discrimination. somebody does something wrong, you ask for documentation, that's one thing. they have to show it. going after people to ask for recommendation, that's not fair and that's not honoring the human being. >> she -- >> i'm sorry, that is one of the reasons why right now people who have never been engage in the immigration issue before are speaking up. it reaches communities with every denomination are holding vigils in arizona. reverend sharpton is in arizona right now. the response is so overwhelming because people, i think, are reacting to the fact that there is frustration over immigration systems but there's a way to do it and a wrong way to do it. this is just not the way. >> this is not the first time dc took a stand. dc took a stand when arizona refused to recognize dkende. we reshape it after 1999 when arizona for the first time recognized the latin -- >> after the super bowl was going there, and they say we're not going to play here. so that's the impact that needs to happen to ensure that every civil rights is respec in the news for today, the oil spill cleanup hits a snag. icelike crystals have encrusted the box so they're backing off that long-shot plan. president obama will speak at hampton university's graduation today. the historically back college has been prepping for this event even before it was officially announced in february. president obama is the first to speak in hampton since george h.w. bush in 1991. starting tomorrow, classes will end ten minutes later for elementary schools in prince william county. dropoff times will change. the longer days are for elementary school students can make up snow days. state law excuses middle and high school students from making up that time. that's all for headlines, now back to viewpoints. welcome back. even supporters of the law that was recently passed in arizona admit it's not a perfect law. but that something has to be done. arizona is a -- is a state like several along the southern boarder with a problem. that state has almost half a million illegal immigrants. what do you co-about that problem? what is arizona supposed to do. what is texas supposed to do? >> there's actually -- and interestingly enough. if you listen to members of congress, you would never guess it. but there's a broad consensus that american public is in a much more pragmatic place on this issue. they want a real solution and to restore the rule of law, which is what we're all hungry for, we have some smart border restrictions in place, those people are required to come forward, pay a fine, go through criminal background checks, pay taxes, get in line to eventually be able to apply for citizenship and level that playing field. but together with that, we also need to make sure that we have a legal system that works. the legal system is not working. people go around it rathern than through it. that's feeding illegality. in arizona so concerned with drug cartels and smuggling, rather than having law enforcement be able to focus on the bad folks, they're adding more hay to the hay stack by making all latinos suspects. so what we're saying is absolutely. we want to go after criminals. that's one of the reasons law enforcement in arizona are opposing this law. many are speaking up against it. >> angela, what are your thoughts about that? >> i was listening to her and i was like -- >> illegal immigration. it's a problem that has to be dealt with. >> it is a problem. >> this is how arizona chose to deal with it. > >> we're not saying going against the law is right at the moment. but the reality is it's a problem, there needs to be a solution. whatever it is. that pushes a state to make a decision for good or for bad. i grant them that -- they made a decision because they didn't get support from the federal government. with the consequences, they sat down and analyzed all of the consequences that it's going to bring. and they made a decision. but at least they did something about it. not that i support it or not. they did something about it. >> the reality is -- can make a decision a wrong decision, doesn't make it a good decision. so the immigration system is broken. we have a problem with that. and because the immigration system is broken and congress is not ready to take the bull by the horns this, is the problem we're facing. we have a problem with drugs and crossing the border. we need to deal with that issue. but the same time, we should not be punishing 12 million people that in rin this country legally -- working, supporting families. so we can deal with both at once. this is a -- this is a congress of the most powerful country in the world. you cannot tell me they put their heads together and make it stop? >> what's your response. >> i was going to say that we in the community need to understand that being -- being illegal is against the law. i'm not saying -- i'm pro immigration and we need to find a solution that helps everybody because you just cannot go one day and say, okay, everybody who is illegal leaves, that's not the solution. but it has to be something that has to be worked with the government. >> the american public, actually, supports that. >> exactly. >> they understand that a massive deportation of a population the size of pennsylvania is a fantasy or impractical or just, you know, not quite jiving with what we believe as a country. so you're absolutely right. then what to do. that's why this idea of, you know, creating a system that requires people to come forward, you level the playing field. you no longer allow an unscrupulous employer to pit a u.s. worker against a vulnerable immigrant worker which is part of what we're seeing right now too. so the solution is clear. we need to get our elected leaders to start playing politics, to stop the finger pointing and get to the problem solving oochlgt. >> speaking of politics this, is a year, an election year. how much of an impact will this issue have, do you think, on local races? and how powerful will the hispanic voice be? >> let me take a shot at this. we are a community of organizing ourselves. why are so many things happening in this think city that are not in favor of the latino community. we did an analysis. we had 12,000 latinos registered to vote in washington, d.c. in the last three elections, we have 8% to 10% of those folks have come out of the vote. the presidential and the -- and the -- for the mayor. and the local and primary elections where things have decided are lower than 10%. so we as a latino have a probable. we need to address that. we're raising funds and we are putting it together and we develop a new decision that's going to be announced at the end of the month so the latinos get out and vote, increase the latino voting participation because we are predicting that the mayoral race is going to be different in 6,000 to 10,000 votes. if latinos can vote and the 6,000 to 8,000 voters and the rest of the voters that we have, we can -- >> we've got to take a break. but we'll be back. stay with us. >>. >> welcome back. the hispanic voice in the election year. you want to add a point there. >> i think at the national level, one thing is clear. members of congress need to understand that voters of all stripes want solutions. for latinos in particular, it's imperative for gem cats to demonstrate they can deliver on the promises they made. if they want to continue to getting the support of this community. for republicans, it's also essential. they were able to get very big support from latinos under bush and if they continue on this path of antagonizing latinos, they're on a suicidal path if they want to be in the white house. they need to restore that relationship. >> let's talk about the census. it's done. the numbers are being counted. there was a concerted effort to reach the mispanic community, to get them counted, to get them to understand what this data is used for. how did the results -- how have the results been so far? >> for us, the census has a tremendous impact. and when we're talking about a restricting or having a possibility of electing a latino person, a latino council member. this time it has tremendous efforts of businesses and nonprofits and local state leaders and labor leaders working together to get the numbers out to -- to have a clearer representation of the latino community. here in dc, we're fating a very hard time. we were facing a very hard time to get people to understand that this -- they should not be afraid and the numbers have come in very good. efforts have been done very effective how we can make every latino count. >> right, yeah. >> if any member of any community is not counted, the who community loses resources. >> exactly. >> and i think that any effort to get people counted, whether it's latinos, asians, whites, it's really of deep interest for that community as a whole. >> if the fact is, when it comes to resources, that's what we're talking about, many consider that these are very tight times for local jurisdictions. there's a strain on local budgets to try to find a way to provide for the legal and illegal residents. >> right. we work close together with the census in order to get everybody counted because if we get all of the hispanic american accounts, it helps us. right now, the office of latino affairs is having a big, big count down in their services -- in the budget. so it's going to affect a lot of our people. we came together, we put our media. we really, really worked together in order to reach to businesses, their employees, community organizations, in order to make that count. and the last time i talked to the person in washington, d.c., they already met the goal and they're protesting the goal. >> so if you're watching us, open the doors to the census. please help us -- help our community to become as strong. >> be counted, be counted. >> the states and localities are having hard budget problems. obviously the censuses are really important tool for communities to get counted and get the resources they need. on the immigration side, to go back to that circle, several things have been done by a libertarian and other organizations saying if you do comprehensive immigration reform and get people to get registered and work on the books, the employers have to pay taxes and the employees all have to pay taxes, it can bring $1.5 trillion to our economy over ten years. so i think all in all, whether you look at the issue of immigration reform from a moral imperative, a policy urgency, or a politically smart thing to do, it all lines up. >> and the latino community, the market you're talking about is huge. they're trying to reshape right now it and the studies have shown the undergrown market that they want sustains it. the economy as clarissa was saying has a huge -- is an outcome for what immigration reform can do for us. we can take the market, put it in the table, everybody benefit by that. >> juan carlos ruiz of the latino federation of greater washington. angela franco, greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce. and ms. martinez from la raza. thank you for being with us this morning. thank you for joining us for "viewpoint," i'm pat lawson news. stay with us now, news 4 today continues. several developing stories at home and abroad. at prince george's count tip, a fiery crash left two people dead. in russia, a coal mine by a deadly blast. 11 were killed, dozens injured, even more are still trapped underground. welcome to news 4 today. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm kimlerly suter. the thuz is ahead. but first a chick of the forecast. >> it's a pretty day outside. >> friends are saying, did you talk to chuck? allergens were crazy. >> yesterday not just the pollen, just simply the amount of dust and airborne debris out there. i'm not much of an allergy suffererer this time of the year and even i had itchy, scratchy eyes. it was the gravel or whatever it is that those 30 mile-per-hour winds were able to bring up off of the ground and put in my eyes. that was the main problem a lot of people suffered with yesterday. a lot of airborne problems to be found in your nose and in your mouth and in your eyes. today will be another challenging day for allergy suffers, but it won't be quite as windy as yesterday. a couple of little sprinkles out there drifting down in southern marion county. a few sprinkles in northern most fairfax county. can't rule out the isolated rain drop or two. by in large, these aren't going to last too much longer. left for the dry day today. plenty of sunshine. remains breezy. highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. a throwback to early april timeframe for mother's day. >> all right, thanks. >> okay. following a developing story in prince george's county this morning. it happened at langley park. no word on how it happened but it did involve two cars. one flipped over and caught fire. the victims were pronounced dead on the scene. police have not released names yet. in prince george's county, three people were injured, one seriously in a hit-and-run. that accident happened at marlboro pike and kirkland street in district heights. police say three males were walking when the vehicle hit them at 11:15 last night. one was taken to the hospital in serious condition. the other two victims had minor injuries. no word yet on the description of the car that hit them. >> oh now to another developing story in indonesia. a earthquake rocked northern sumatra. it issued a tsunami watch. indonesia sits on a series of fault lines. the quake killed 1,000 people in sumatra. back in 2004, you'll remember, 230,000 people died when an earthquake triggered a tsunami in the indian ocean. in russia, 11 people are dead after two explosions inside the country's largest underground coal mine. this is in west siberia. 41 people are injured, 81 people still missing, nearly 300 miners were able to escape after the first explosion. the second blast happened overnight when crews were trying to rescue those that were trapped. the work has been suspended. no word on what sparked the blasts. >> a flight headed to belgium. had to return to dulles international airport. the emergency landing happened when a plane blew a tire during takeoff. it happened at 6:15 yesterday evening. this is the flat united flight 950 took as it circled dulles to burn off fuel to reduce the weight before landing. how long did that take? three hours. the 757 was able to land. because of the blownout tire, the plane had to be blown back to the terminal. a missing section of runway pavement may have caused the tire damage. no one onboard was hurt. dozens of people are recovering after a ferry crash into a pier on staten island new york. the ferry was trying to dock when witnesses say it sped up and slammed into the pier. >> i looked up. i saw the dock and the pilings speeding by. i braced myself on the seat. it hit loud, hit hard, i heard everybody up front start to yell. >> investigators say alcohol was not a factor. the ferry had a mechanical failure. the same ferry that crash in 2003 killing 11 people. there's been a setback in stopping that massive oil flow in the gulf of mexico. the giant dome container had to be removed yesterday after crystallized gas formed inside the box. jay gray shows what engineers have to figure out next as the oil moves to another shoreline. engineers are trying to find their way around major problems with the giant containment box they hoped would control oil pouring into the gulf. >> these gas hiydrates are like crystals. they form water. they form on the inside of the dome which makes it dome buoyant and it plugged up the top of the dome where the oil would come out of. we had to pick the dome back up. set it over to the side. >> the dome is still sitting on the side of the well as thes fie it work. >> work crews together morning, noon, and night. >> state and local leaders are trying to figure out a way to keep oil out of their fragile marshlands. after an ariel tour, they announced their latest plan, building a best of your memory alongside natural barrier islands. >> talking to them about the idea of using the dredges to rebuild one of nature's best defenses against not only oil spills but hurricane surges as well. >> hurricane season is only about three weeks away. and most think the oil will still be here. >> we don't want to clean up oil on bourbon street. we don't know where the oil will end up. >> a question that lingers along the gulf coast, even without a storm. jay gray, nbc news, venice, louisiana. stunning defeat for incumbent candidate in utah. bob bennett lost his party's nomination. he caught flak for voting to bail out wall street and co-sponsoring a bill to benefit health coverage. he's the first congressional incumbent to be ousted this year. >> i offer my congratulations, as i say, to whomever wins, but i assure him he will not have any more loyal, dedicated, or efficient staff than i have add. >> he cannot run as an independent. he has not ruled out running as a write-in candidate though. the time is 7:37. this is the kind of story that tests both of us. it will you too. some kids are in shock this morning. we fiend out what might have motivated the vandals who targeted a local youth football team. >> when i heard about the campaign to get me to host "saturday night live," i didn't know what facebook was. >> betty white's big night here on nbc 4. we'll show you the laughs she got during her snl debut. check back with the all-important mother's day forecast. it's a good one. stay with us. 7:41. "today" show is next on nbc 4. >> lester holt joins us from new york. lester? good morning, coming up on today, the efforts to contain the oil spilling to the gulf of mexico as the first attempt to cap the leak fails. bp officials are trying to figure out plan b. folks in tennessee continue dealing with the aftermath of the devastating floods as the death toll rises to 20. the mayor of nashville speaks out. been a real live castaway story. marooned on a beach for five days without food or clean water. a hiker makes a desperate plea for help in the sand. prayers are answered. the man who came to his rescue in an exclusive interview. and a new singer making ways across the pond. the next great grandmother becoming the next internet sensation. more when we see you a bit later. thank you guys for watching. >> thank you, lester. this morning, metro police have a sketch of a suspect wanted for an attack in georgetown. he's 20 to 23, 6'3", medium build. he attacked a 19-year-old woman at gun point april 16 along prospect street northwest. that's close to the campus. a fairfax county toddler is recovering after falling from a two story window. it happened at 5:00 yesterday. they were playing on the second floor of the house when one opened the window. one leaned out and fell 13 feet. she was air lifted to the hospital. she broke a few bones but is expected to make a full recovery. we have an exclusive story of an unfortunate crime against a local youth sports team. dc little league football players got a shock when they found somebody ransacked and vandalized their community center. much of their equipment was gone. and as darcy spencer explains, the crime hit the kids hard because they raised money for a lot of their equipment. >> pushed the plexiglas glas, turned the knob, and open the door. >> vandals broke their way in to the sports youth offices in washington, d.c. and took everything in sight. helmets were covered in paint. x box and uniforms were among the things stolen. >> 2005 runner-up. >> trophies received in years past, trophies they were going to receive at an banquet. even the oven used to make cookies sold at team fundraisers were destroyed. >> it hurtles. you're doing something positive and you see this. this is like a brick dropped. >> the vandals covered the van with paint, slashed the tires, and the windshield with a rock. the coaches say the vandals struck sometime thursday morning. >> i can't believe i have to buy another jersey or they might not be able to play. >> police are investigating to see if the crime could be connected with any disputes involving team members or any other 14 coaches. they'll review surveillance video from a nearby camera. >> they're obviously ticked off. an unnecessary and uncalled for and it impacts the kids in the community. >> a motto we stand on faith. through the mix of what's going on, we're going stand on faith. we'll make a way to get things back up and running. >> darcy spencer, news 4. oh. >> standing on faith, hopefully charity from someone in the community. if you're a parent in prince william county, doan be surprised tomorrow when your children's school bus brings him home a little late. class will end ten minutes later for the rest of the school year for elementary schools in the county. dropoff times will change. there will be no impact on school age child care. they're in luck, however. state law excuses them from having to make up with no time. graduating students at the district of columbia walked off the stage yesterday. the mayor spoke and former nfl commissioner paul tagliabue delivered the keynote address. he received a doctor of laws and kathy hughes got a masters degree. the historically black college has been prepping for today's event even before it was officially announced back in february. president obama is the first to speak in hampton since george h.w. bush in 1991. first lady michelle obama delivered a commencement speech at a campus in the historically black university. she spoke to students in pine bluff yesterday. the first lady's message referred back to a commencement speech at the same campus by martin luther king jr. today's popular culture does not always value hard work and commitment, but instead, celebrates reality tv fame and celebrity gossip. >> so graduates -- i would like to suggest that contrary to what you might see on tv or in the tabloids, there are few things worth achieving that happened in an instant. and there's often great value in great struggle. >> mr. king spoke in 1958 -- dr. king, a year after the showdown at little rock central high school. the civil rights leader told students to prepare for the struggle to end segregation. you can hear the echoes of dr. king's speech. >> anything worth having is worth working for 7:49, mother's day. >> maybe mom will get a sweater and nice wrap. >> mom wants flowers and candies and goodies. >> mom wants all of it. flowers, candy, wraps, jewelry, whatever you want to do. >> got jewelry on the list. if your 6-year-old is buying jewelry, this is a good kid indeed. husbands can't buy jewelry for moms? >> they can't. >> they should be buying it for their mom. >> yes, they can. oh, no, they can't. please, correct it. >> well, in any event -- we're splitting hairs here. but nonetheless, the weather is going to cooperate for outdoor activities today. you're going to need to put the extra layer back on that you thought you weren't going to need again. it's going to be a little more than chilly for much of the day today. sunshine getting through. a few clouds as well. a couple of dying sprinkles across portions of montgomery county and portions of the west virginia panhandle. show you those on radar in a second. look live over downtown washington, the sun isn't quite shining over downtown. you cannot see clouds in the distance. the clouds are mainly off to the east of downtown. the current temperature sits at a very chilly 49 degrees. the dew point temperatures, the temperature to which the air can cool before it becomes saturated, mid 30s. a big part of the low temperature forecast for your monday morning. there will be a lot of spots down to the mid 30s. get ready for a chilly start indeed. chilly this time of the morning. near 40s to 50 degrees. 48 in manassas, 52 in leonard town, 50 in la plata. a look at live doppler. a couple of lonely sprinkles. they're dying as they go down to the south and east. i can't rule out one or two stray little rain drops from time to time. that's going to be about it. you can get the sense they re aiming at the washington area but i don't think they're going to last too much longer. 40s and 50s ahead of the mountains. on the outer side of the appalachians, really cold. 34 in detroit, 32 in minneapolis, 38 in chicago. lots of cold air on the backside of this intense area of blow pressure up in the canadian maretimes. the combination is going to keep us in a northwesterly wind flow around here. a breezy to windy day today. temperatures struggling to get out of the 50s and low 60s this afternoon. clear skies and high pressure right on top of us, it will set the stage for a cold start tomorrow. tomorrow looks like a beauty. partly to mostly sunny. plenty of sunshine. gusty wind, highs today 5rks 5 to 62. cold on your monday morning. but plenty of sunshine. highs tomorrow in the low and mid 60s. warmup tuesday and wednesday, tuesday, showers, 63. wednesday, thundershowers with highs near 80 degrees. a little break in the action from the rain chances on thursday. but more needed rain chances come back for friday and for saturday. >> thank you. >> okay. the question sportswise yesterday was yesterday's teddy's day to win the race at the park. >> and the ants falls with phil mickelson. happy mother's day to all of you moms. your sports on this sunday morning begins with baseball. adam dunn said it best. he said his team is finding ways to win close games that they would have lost in the past. yesterday it was dunn himself who drove in the game-winning run with his shoulder. the nationals beat the marlins. it was pucks at the park day. teddy brought his friend to block for him. take that george washington, thomas jefferson. abe gets around him. teddy off to a big lead. can he win his first race. i walk slowly, i never walk back ward. he does not allow teddy to get the first win. he takes it race and teddy will have to wait for another day. to the game, in a nationals lead it 3-0. roger bern dena drives one to right. check out the marlins' bret carroll. diving catch, depriving bernadina of a base hit. the nationals trail 4-3. josh willinghamm, here's why -- crushes him to left. that one is gone. the game will be tied at four. willinghamm doing his part will now end the eighth inning. same score, here's the drama. bases loaded for adam dunn, he walks in the winning run. the closer picks up his 12th save. a few developments at redskins park yesterday. wide receiver santana moss disclosed he had had knee surgery. he was there but won't be able to take part in a menny camp until june. everybody was there and accounted for except for defensive tackle albert haynesworth. coach mike shanahan has had no contact with haynesworth. rodney mcintosh decided to show up to the first mini camp of the season. he's not signing a tender. still hopes the team can make a deal. mcintosh held out because he wanted contracts negotiations. rocky put it behind him. he wants it work. he put in the time studying going to lunch with coaches to get more insight. mr. popularity. trent williams, the new tackle. the oklahoma star had the first nfl practice yesterday. he said there would be a different in speed once he got to the nfl but his welcome to the pros moment happened at the start of practice. >> yeah, when everybody -- the ball was snapped and everybody was gone and i was still in my stance so -- >> are you serious? were you really? >> yeah. i thought he looked great. a big guy with great feet. it was the rep coming out of college, a very athletic kid, great size, excellent running pass blocker so seeing it out here. he's only going to get better. >> quarterback donovan mcnabb excited about his new left tackle. the player's championship phil mickelson 66 five shots behind lee westwood, the leader, going to today's final round. mickelson trying to get the second win of his season. this course is so difficult, anything can happen. phil mickelson is signing autographs for the fans. you'll love this shot from phil. so does he. here on 16, his third shot chipping in going for an eagle. this thing is going to go right in. hits it hole, lips out. oh, so close. that's got to be frustrating. phil cannot believe it. nine under, five under the leader. tim clark on stix from 118 yards away. on to the green. look at this. this is what phil mickelson wished had happened to him. rolls right on in for eagle. a little bit of luck. he'll take it. 11 under going to the final round. tipger woods, you asked. not where he'd like to be. third shot, sweet shot. gets it close. tiger with birdie. his work is cut out for him. four under, ten shots behind this guy. lee westwood, your leader. the second shot on four. this is niles. says that's exactly what i wanted to do. take a look at where this thing lands. spins it back. he would tap in for birdie. lee westwood looking for the first win. d.c. united lost yesterday to sp dallas 1-0. that's your sports. happy mother's day. it was a big night here on nbc 4. betty white was on tv. may not have known what facebook was about but she knew how to deliver every punch line. >> i can't believe this. i just can't believe i'm hosting "saturday night live." i'm not sure -- many of you know that i'm -- i'm 88 1/2 years old. it's great to be here for a number of reasons. i'm not new to live tv. in 1952, i starred in my first live sitcom, which was "life of elizabeth," and, of course, back then, we didn't want to do it live. we just didn't know how to tape things. so i don't know what this show's excuse is. >> white was part of the mother's day special. she was in nearly all of the skits in the 90-minute show last night. she didn't seem to mind being up late. she did a little dancing, the fast-faced latin dancing. the long blond wig on. >> she's still got it. she has still got it. >> surprised you guys were able to stay up that late. i worked until 11:30 last night and was asleep by midnight. >> have to watch it on hulu.com. we'll be back in 25 minutes with a local news update. >> 9:00 a.m. for a full hour of news. until then, have a great day, everybody.