Medical help from private providers if they cant get it at the va or if they live too far away from a va facility. The program was first established in response to the va crisis in 2014. But was set to expire this year. As Craig Boswell reports lawmakers voted unanimously in the senate to extend it. Reporter President Trump focused on veterans wednesday morning. First, he held a closed door meeting with va secretary david shul kin and then he signed legislation that continues a va program that allows veterans to seek medical treatment through private providers if they cant get the treatment they need at a va facility. Were all united by a very common mission. We will protect those who protect us. Ive been saying that a lot over the last two years. That rallies and speeches. We will protect those who protect us. Reporter while President Trump focused on past service members, Vice President mike pence talked with sailors and marines aboard the uss Ronald Reagan in japan. Unfailingly support the brave men and women in uniform who defend our freedom every single day. Reporter Vice President pence called north korea the most dangerous threat to peace and security in the region. We will defeat any attack and meet any use of conventional or Nuclear Weapons with an overwhelming and effective american response. Reporter north korean state tv showed video of a mock missile attack on the United States during a musical performance celebrating the birthday of north koreas founder. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. Despite claims from the white house the uss carl vinson carrier was going going to the peninsula, the ship hasnt yet set sail for the area. The race to fill georgias open congressional seat heads to a june runoff. Democrat jon ossoff fell just short of the 50 threshold required to win democrats pumped millions of dollars into ossoffs campaign. Hoping the 30yearold former congressional staffer would win yesterdays special election. That would have turned the sixth district from red to blue for the first time in nearly 40 years. Ossoff will now face Republican Karen Handel for the seat left vacant by tom price. For the second time in three months, a bout wamu moineau sends with pneumonia sends president george h. W. Bush to the hospital. After a persistent cough prevented him from sleeping on friday. However, he says to be in good spirits and is being held for further observation as he regains his strength. Today, judge neil gorsuch is hearing arguments in his first major case as a Supreme Court justice. The case, Trinity Lutheran versus pawly. Concerns the separation of church and state. The missouri ch youth playground. But there are questions now over whether the nine justices will actually end up deciding the merits of the case which has been on hold for more than a year. Missouris republican governor eric brightton last thursday reversed the state policy that had banned religious entities for applying for state grants but lawyers are still asking the justices to decide the case anyway. Weather whiplash and im quoting melissa nord. Really changing of the seasons were going to go from springlike weather right now back into summer as we work to the next couple of days can then we talk about the weekend, theres a lot of rain heading this way. Were starting off though right now. Your afternoon on this tuesday, rather wednesday, weve got still cloudy skies and we have been tracking spotty showers through the day. These ar but the cloud cover is thick. Temperatures are struggling. Right now were at 60 here in d. C. First alert live doppler still tracking just a couple of little sprinkles out there in parts of northern maryland. But we got in east wind which is going to hold the clouds in place for the rest of today. Now as we go into tonight, that shift to the south and that allows temperatures to warm up tomorrow afternoon. About 15 degrees from where were going to get to today. Right now its still in the 50s from leesburg to manassas at 59 and a cool 53 feeling kind of refreshing out though in martinsburg and weve got 58 right now in fredericksburg. For the rest of the afternoon, were overall going to keep a cloudy sky in the forecast. Cant rule out a sprinkle on the windshield but for the most part, you can put your umbrellas away. Its going to be cool. Light jacket is a good idea for the evening. But coming up in a few minutes, this is what im tracking for the weekend. Over an inch of rain. Ill tell you why you should actually welcome this rain, well talk about which parts of the weekend will be the wettest coming up in bi forecast and track the rain showers on the go with our wusa9 app. Andrea . Thank you melissa. Former new England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez committed suicide overnight in a massachusetts prison. The 27yearold former tight end hanged himself using a bed sheet attached to a cell window. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Last friday he was acquitted in a 2012 double killing in boston. But he was already serving a life sentence without a chance for parole for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd who was dating his fiances sister. The Fresno Police chief says this was a crime motivated by hate. The suspect in the shooting deaths of three people in fresno told his family theres a war going on between blacks and whites in america. Corey ali mohammed is in custody and expected to be charged with four counts of murder. Three men were killed tuesday and a 25yearold Security Guard was killed last mohammed is black. All of his victims were white. At this time yesterday, we brought you the breaking news that the facebook murder suspect Steve Stephens had committed suicide after police chase in erie county, pennsylvania. Stephens had posted a video of him killing 74yearold Robert Godwin senior to facebook. Today Dean Reynolds explains why many are disappointed that stephens died before police could make an arrest. I looked out and im like it sure does look a lot like him. Reporter mcdonalds Franchise Owner says one of the employees recognized Steve Stephens. The female worker called Pennsylvania State police while other employees stalled stephens. Told him it was going to be a minute for his fries which it wasnt really. Yes, he is behind a white ford fusion. On buffalo road. Reporter surveillance videos taken from nearby businesses show part of the nearlyo police. They eventually bumped stephens ford fusion forcing him to lose control. As Police Closed in, stephens shot and killed himself. Was it shot to the head . I think its safe to say it was a shot to the head. Reporter a two day manhunt started in cleveland on Easter Sunday when police say stephens gunned down 74yearold Robert Godwin senior at random. Stephens posted video of the deadly shooting and his reaction on facebook. This photo shows stephens in a West Virginia casino days before the shooting. Pennsylvania state police say they were monitoring casinos in their state while he was on the run. Because mr. Stephens was a gambler, we thought he may be close to the casino. We had our troopers on alert around the clock. We would prefer that it had not ended this way. Reporter investigators and those close to godwin agree stephens suicide isnt the outcome they had hoped for. Because like coward. Reporter police have no idea how long stephens may have been in the erie area or actually where he was in the two days before they caught up to him. And an autopsy on his body is expected to be performed shortly. Dean reynolds, cbs news, harbor creek, pennsylvania. Social media was quick to respond to news of stephens suicide. Vanessa writes Steve Stephens killed himself and im irritated. Really wished he would have been put on trial and really wish the family could have had closure. Then neil writes if we cannot mourn the deaths of stephens or aaron rodriguez, we dont know the love of god as we should. Finally laura tweets, this is going to be a pretty unpopular opinion, but Aaron Hernandez and Steve Stephens were children of god. I pray for their souls. Feel free to log on to any of our wusa9 social media pages. And join the conversation. You may see extra police today but they told us this is just a drill. Theyre working out active shooter scenarios like the one in 2013 when gunman shot and killed 12 people there. Todays exercise will test the reaction of emergency workers as well as whether there are any issues with Communication Systems and evacuation plans. Well, weve been swamped with questions about the Rockville High School rape. Many are asking if a 14year old can consent to sex. Next, larry miller verifies laws in our region. Welcome back to the news at noon. Maryland governor larry hogan signed number of bills aimed at making it easier to prosecute rape cases and protect victims. The governor signed 211 bills into law including one known as the no means no bill. That victims prove they tried to physically resist their assailants. Other bills signed into law expand the definition of sexual abuse to include sex trafficking and require that rape kits be kept for at least 20 years. Every day, were separating fact from fiction and verifying whether the information you see on tv and on the internet is true. Well, weve been inundated with questions about the Rock Hill High School rape investigation. You may remember a 14yearold student at the school claims she was raped by two boys in a bathroom stall. One of the boys is 17. The other is 18 years old. Now one of the alleged rapists says the sex between the boys and the female victim was consensual. When we posted this story on our Facebook Page we got a lot of excellents even a question comments even a question asking if a 14yearold can consent to sex. Our larry miller got on the phone and got an answer. Question came from christina. She wanted to know can a 14 yearold consent to sex . Well, i got on the phone. Got in touch with seth oaken. Hes a criminal attorney and he says the short answer is no. According to maryland state law you have to be at least 16 years old in order to consent to sex. But theres a bit of a gray area when we Start Talking about 14 and 15yearolds. For example, if a 14yearold happened to have a sexual relationship with someone that was 15, 16, or 17, according to the state law here, theres no crime thats been committed. Once you get older than 17 years of age, then youre starting to look at criminal charges that could be filed. As for virginia and d. C. , the age of consent in virginia is 18. And d. C. The age of consent is 16. Experts warn that the best way to prevent Sexual Violence is getting ahead of it. Having the conversations with young people as well as adults about what consent means and what is appropriate sexual behavior. Is there something you want us to very . Mail us at verify wusa9. Com. You can also connect with us on social media on facebook and twitter. Andrea . Thank you larry. A florida mother is demanding answers after her so yearold awe 10yearold autistic son was in handcuffs. Officers served a juvenile version of the warrant for an incident that happened last november. Thats when 10yearold jon haygood allegedly kicked a school employee. His mother lieu ann claims john kicked the teacher because he didnt feel safe with that particular employee. She said she believes Law Enforcement and the School District need to be better prepared to handle students with special needs. Patientspatients with severe epilepsy may be able to use medical cannabis. A study followed more than 200 people with a type of epilepsy thats particularly difficult to treat. Among those using a liquid form of cannabis medicine, nearly seizures in half. Ice cream maker ben jerrys is celebrating the global smokest holiday smokers holiday 4 20 with a new creation. Its a taco made out of ice cream. Two scoops of ice cream are plopped into an open ended waffle cone taco shell. Its available only for a limited time. The company says hurry up and get it on 4 20 thats tomorrow before it goes up in a puff of smoke. Heres the drink thats only available at starbucks for the next few days. Its called the unicorn frappuccino. It changes colors and flavors with the swirl of a straw. It changes to pink and tart after its stirred to mix into a blue drizzle. But its only scheduled to be available from today through this sunday the 23rd. The 12ounce size has 280 calories. Hmm. Does that look appealing . I think rather chocolate and coffee rather than a rainbow frap frappuccino. How about you . Rainbow ice cream. Thats my favorite. Weather not so delicious. No. Its not. You know were going to have a lot of ups and downs, not all bad. But for the weekend were really highlighting the rain that lacks likely especially saturday night into sunday. It just looks like a soaker. But theres a Silver Lining with all the rain heading this way. Thats going to help out with a. Our drought situation and b. More importantly the pollen levels. A lot of you still suffering. Even after the few showers that we have had around here. The past couple of days. Right now we have cloudy skies and most of the showers wrapping up and we are springing back to more summer like weather. Today were going to make it into the mid 60s. Thats below the average of 68 degrees for the time of year. Tomorrow were jumping up about and thats thanks to a change in the wind direction. Heres our futurecast starting out tomorrow morning. Again, cloudy skies this evening. Things are going to stay pretty quiet. But for planning out your thursday were starting off with a mostly cloudy sky. And there could be a stray shower tomorrow morning. But temperatures warm up quickly tomorrow. That is the story. By noontime were pushing the mid 70s. Climbing to around 80 degrees. And look at 4 00. Weve got a few hit or miss showers in the forecast. So rain chances and temperatures are going to be going up from here. Weve got our rain forecast. The coverage of showers each afternoon increasing day by day all the way as we look towards the weekend. Looks like tomorrow and friday, were just going to see mainly isolated to widely scattered showers. But by late saturday, into sunday, thats when the rain chances really ramp up. And its going to help out with these pollen levels eventually. We still got tree pollen levels in the high range. Still that coating of yellow, greenish color all over the cars and even on a few minutes out there a few minutes ago. Still pollen all over the place, heres when things start to change. Its the weather system were tracking into saturday and look at saturday 8 00 a. M. Here we are in d. C. Still dry. But as we go into saturday late in the afternoon, here comes the rain at 2 00. Starting to make its way into places like fredericksburg, culpeper, well see more rain overspreading the area as we go past sunset on friday evening. And then it just turns soaking wet. This is sunday morning 8 00 a. M. Youre heading out to a church service, maybe you want to go for a walk with the family. Yeah id have a backup plan out there. Were going to see a lot in the way of rain. Even a few rumbles of thunder possible on sunday. Going into sunday afternoon, looks like the heaviest rain will be wrapping up by about 5 00 to start the evening. But still some lingering showers into sunday evening hours. And things should be over though by monday. So theres a lot of rain heading this way. In fact it looks like areawide were likely going to end up with over an inch of rain and for this time of year, takes a really substantial rainfall to start to decrease the pollen levels. So again just recapping the forecast for saturday and sunday. Your weekend. Showers are going to be late in the day. Mainly on saturday. The best part of the day is going to be in the morning. Getting that round of golf. As we go into sunday, rain and showers look likely. Youre going to need the rain boots at this time. That much rain. But behind it, right now, today weve got the pollen count thats high. After sunday, because were getting so much rain. I do expect the pollen levels to drop to a low to medium spread. So that is some good news there for people who have been suffering for so long the past couple of weeks. All right next three days, rain chances start to increase. Were up in the 80s tomorrow and friday. The weekend . Sunday is the wetter of the two days and saturday morning looks the driest of the weekend and then back in the 60s monday and tuesday. Well be right back with more wusa9 news at noon after this. You shouldnt laugh but this next story is kind of grossly funny. A woman gets stuck trying to unclog a toilet with out a plunger. The texas woman found out the hard way not to stick her hand where it doesnt belong. Especially while wearing a wristwatch. She didnt have a plunger so she used her bare hands for her clogged toilet and her watch got stuck. Firefighters had to remove the toilet and gracie from the home and then destroy the porcelain throne to free her while the new neighbors watched. One dont laugh tom. One year of perfect attendance at school is pretty impressive. But how about 13 years of staying present . Jackson is a senior at Starkville High School in mississippi. And hes currently on graduate with a 13 year record of perfect attendance. Thats nearly 2400 days of hitting the books without a sick day or a skip day. Ize family says the closest hes ever come to missing school is when his mom got a flat tire on the way to drop him off. Luckily, a neighbor saved the day and dropped jackson off at school keeping his perfect record alive. Well have one final look at the forecast. Not so perfect. When we come back. Or how high the pollen count, flonase allergy relief keeps your eyes and nose clear. Flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause nasal congestion and itchy, watery eyes. For relief beyond the nose. Flonase. News at 5 00 wusa9 news at 5 00 will have new details on the investigation into the treaty fell and killed a man on capitol hill. Halsoow social media is responding to the death Aaron Hernandez. And how one couple hit the jackpot in a storage bin auction. And weatherwise, we were much warmer tomorrow with a few late day showers. And thats it for wusa9 news at noon. Have a great day. 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