He saw the chopper in distress and saw it go down. Watched the helicopter come by, sitting very low, and my brother made a comment, look how low it is, and then i said, oh, my god, its going sideways, and then it started to go backwards, and i said its going down and it went down. What were you thinking at that moment . We just took off over there, just wasnt good. Both my brothers, they went right up to the scene, i stayed back, i was leery with all the stuff that was on the ground and what not and worried about explosions. Reporter so, again, you heard from him that there was some concern among people that there could be some danger there. Again, we have not yet heard from the military on that. We are expecting a briefing from the military at some point this afternoon. Theres a media staging area. As soon as we have that, well bring you that information, stay tuned to nbc washington. Com and the news4 app. Back to you. Thank you, darcy. The uh60 helicopter, one of the Scott Macfarlane has more about how this chopper is used. Black hawk helicopters are a relatively common sight in our area, a major part of the 12th aviation battalion at fort belvoir, pentagon staffers tell news4, its Army Helicopters fly vips to and from the pentagon. They also fly ceremonial missions over funerals at Arlington National cemetery and over recruitment events, but mishaps are not unheard of. It happened in december 2015 when the army trained for a hard landing of a Army Helicopter at fort belvoir. Also training how to respond to one. A hard landing in okinawa injuring five u. S. Service members two years ago. That was the most recent one. These aircraft are work horses and they became popular and widely used in the 1970s and theyre still a favorite of federal officials w congressional staffers say theyd like to spend a billion dollars for 60plus new uh60s, and the same model is used domestically by u. S. Customs. Chris . Thanks, scotty. Ive had the opportunity to ply aboard black hawks more times than i can count, mostly while covering u. S. Military troops in iraq and afghanistan. You put your earplugs in, strap on your helmet, and basically run out to the aircraft while the blades are already moving. It takes off and lands pretty fast and can climb up to 1300 feet a minute. It can haul cargo up to about 8,000 pounds. Ive seen it used for Medevac Missions and transporting a small number of troops, maybe 10 or 11 from one base to another. It can also be used for air Assault Missions and can fly in just about any kind of carries a special radar to give the crew time to take evasive action. The black hawk can carry up to 16 hellfire missiles, some versions 50cal machine gun mounts in the window. A few months ago, the next generation black hawk did a test flight. We first brought you this story in the nbc washington app. If you dont have it already, now is the perfect time to download it. With it, you will be the first to know with all of our breaking news alerts. You can also stream us live wherever you go. Thank you, chris. Prince William County police are searching for two men wanted for killing a man around route 28 in manassas. The body of the 25yearold victim was found in a driveway just steps from a mcdonalds there. Bureau chief julie carey talked with some witnesses and is live at that location. Jules . Reporter well, just a few with manassas police. While they have no arrests, they have identified a person of interest, and that person is being questioned right now. They still cant tell us the name of the victim, because they havent finished notifying next of kin. What we be about the victim, he spent some of the final minutes of his life in that restaurant and bar, right before he was attacked in this driveway next to the diner. It was closed at the time early this morning when this happened. And the man who called 911, he tells me, he is certain that whomever killed the man was bent on murder. Both the mcdonalds and don julios restaurant were still open for business when around 1 10 a. M. There was gunfire. This man was in the mcdonalds parking lot and called 911. I heard two shots at first and then right after that, it was three more shots. It was a total of about five shots. Reporter he says it took him a few minutes to find the victim. He was laying face down on the asphalt next to the diner. He had Bullet Wounds to the back and he had two big slice wounds. Like they tried to slice him pretty bad. He was cut deep. You knew he wouldnt make it . I knew he wasnt going to make it. There was too much blood already. Reporter the man tried but failed to get information about the attackers. I asked him, what did this to you, whats going on, and all he could do was moan. Reporter nearby, this man also heard the shots and saw two men running down the street. He too asked me protect his identity. Seen guys come running down the street, running. One of the guys had a gun in his hand. The other guy had something that looked like a gun in his pocket. Reporter he says the fleeing men climbed up on this pile of lumber and jumped the fence into another trailer park. Their path now marked with broken boards. Police arrived with a k9 to search but the suspects were gone. The owner of don julios restaurant tells me when the victim left his business early this morning, didnt seem to have gotten into any kind of argument or fight with anybody who was in the restaurant. They do have some Security Camera video that they have shared with police. When i join you on news4 at 6 00, ill tell you what folks in the air think is behind the attack. Thank you, julie. A neighborhood in Fairfax County is just starting to return to normal after a 17hour standoff. On one side, a man in his house with his two kids inside. On the other, police officers. A father was taken into custody 1 00 p. M. This afternoon. Cops surrounded the house in mt. Vernon around 8 00 last night. One of the friends of the man became concerned after talking to him on the phone. He refused to come out when Police Arrived and officers say the mans two Young Children were inside the house during this whole ordeal. The good thing is, they are both safe tonight. And eveth normal at an apartment complex in Prince Georges County after a gas fire broke out there. This is what it looked like earlier along 28th avenue in temple hills. Were told everyone was evacuated safely and Washington Gas did manage to shut off the natural gas line before noon. Crews put out the fire, no word on what caused it. And Scott Macfarlane at the live desk with breaking details on the helicopter crash. The army say three crew members aboard, one is dead. One is in critical condition, one is in serious condition with injuries. The two injured crew members are at shock trauma in baltimore and they detell us this flight that had a hard landing at the golf course in leonardtown, was a training exercise. We told you a few minutes ago, it was likely the 12th aviation battalion out of fort belvoir and the army again, the breaking details, one crew member dead, two injured, both in baltimore at shock trauma. Back to you. Good afternoon. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein, the sunshine is now breaking out. That rain we had earlier helped to freshen the air. Theres the live view from the storm team 4 tower camera, looking to the west northwest and a beautiful blue sky. A beautiful sunset coming up at 7 47. All clear on storm team 4 radar. And its beginning to jump up to around 70 degrees where the suns breaking out. Leesburg, 72, reagan national, 68. Mid 60s around the bay. Its going to be clearing out there as well. Hour by hour temperatures into the evening, hovering in the upper 60s through early evening, then dropping back down to near 60 by late evening, all the way into the 50s by dawn tomorrow, maybe 40s in the suburbs. A look at rain thank you, tom. Still ahead, the Vice President puts north koreas regime on notice. But what does it mean when he says all options are on the table . Mark murray will join us to break it all down. You may have noticed youre getting more robocalls on your cell phone, still ahead, why stronger is blasting without risking her bones. Its training her good cells. To fight the bad guys. Stronger is less pain. New hope. More fight. Its doing everything in your power. And everything in ours. Stronger, is changing even faster than they do. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. As we reach the end of the first 100 days for President Trumps administration, we have the rising tensions between our country and north korea, and this weekend north korea had that failed missile test. Right now, the Vice President is in south korea, and today some tough talk from the president and the Vice President. Gotta behave. All options are on the table. Just in the past two weeks, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. North korea would do well not to test his resolve. Reporter joining us now, nbc senior Political Editor mark murray. All options are on the table. What is the scope of all options . Well, it certainly seems that the Trump Administration is using some very tough rhetoric, wendy, on what struck my attention was when Vice President mike pence also said the era of strategic patience is over. And that ended up being where the Trump Administration is saying, look, when it came to bill clinton, george w. Bush, Barack Obamas administrations and working with china and trying to find some way to end the north Korean Nuclear program, that that didnt work, and what they want to do is to have some tough talk and maybe even a threat of potential action, to be able to change north koreas behavior. The question, does that change north koreas behavior, or does it escalate tensions even more . I think that remains an open question. The chinese premier who was just here, can china help rein in north korea . Is it in chinas interest at all to rein him in . It is in chinas interest to do so. And china is an ally of north korea, but also theyre an economic rh and war at the very least between north korea and south korea isnt in chinas interest at all. The white house is reaching out to china, making some concessions from Trumps Campaign red rihetoric, as a wa get china to the negotiating table, to help out in talks with north korea. I think the big question is whether this does the trick hor not. Because we have seen during past administrations, whether its obama or george w. Bush, they got chinas help too, and that didnt change things at all. We have to wait and see. And considering the wait and see part of it, right now, some are accusing him of sab sabrerattling. Is there a timetable on this kind of rhetoric . Are we supposed to pull a trigger at some point . Yeah, and on that timetable, thats a very goodnt Trump White House isnt talking about syria anymore. It seems to be kind of a oneoff thing. And with the Trump White House, one of the stresses you end up having, President Trump can be unpredictable, to keep foes and allies offbalance. But is that strategy or is it a new administration with some inexperience working to see how the world works. Tomorrow is tax day as we all know and the president still has not released his returns because hes under an audit. There was a protest on the hill over the weekend here in town. Is this something that the American Public is still on their radar, that they want him to do something with his tax returns . Or are we more consumed with other issues with this administration . Of course were consumed with a lot of issues, but every poll ive seen shows a majority of americans actually think prid president s have done. Its a very big deal, and a big break from tradition where you have a president who says im not going to release my taxes. As you mentioned, President Trump says im under audit, im not going to release my taxes. That was my position on the campaign trail. Its my position as president , but its also worth noting that a lot of the audits were in the back years and now hes president of the United States and people are asking, why cant you just divulge the same paperwork that you divulged to the irs and your own accountant . Mark, thanks so much. Keep it here for complete coverage of the ongoing situation with north korea and the latest from the nbc political team, thats just ahead on nightly news. Today the spotsylvania sheriff and Common Wealth attorney held a ceremony to remember the victims from the Virginia Tech shootings. Last night, rel tiffedz, and current students gathered to memorialize the 32 people who died in that attack. Senator tim kaine was governor of virginia at the time and says that day in 2007 remains the worst in his life. You can still hear the emotion in his voice when we talks about it today. Theres also more trouble now for a d. C. Council member under investigation for Faulty Campaign finance reports. The Districts Office is investigating brandon todd for misreporting more than 100,000. All of this circles back to his first election in 2015, but now there are reports of problems with his reelection bid last year. Todd may have improperly used a personal credit card on campaign finances. Hes acknowledged there have been some errors or omissions in his reports and says hes working hard to provide some updated and corrected information. President trump hosted his first easter egg roll at the white house today. The ceremony is one of two easter traditions here in washington. The other one is Easter Monday. The family celebration at the national zoo. It dates back 100 years. Tom sherwood takes us there. The elephants, they dont mind the rain, neither do zebras. But the people were almost all wearing plastic ponchos. Its a great tradition for us on Easter Monday to welcome families from all over, the beginning of spring, just a wonderful time to be at the national zoo. Even if its raining . Even if its raining. Reporter the pandas were mostly inside this rainy day. People jostled for position. Put the smaller children in the front. Please and thank you. Reporter the zoos 127 years old, we think the Easter Monday tradition is about a hundred years old. It began primarily as african on the day after easter. Thats my daughter. You got the whole family . My whole familys out here today. Children are out of school, my grandkids are there, my whole familys there. Reporter the big crowds prompted police when there were a couple of crowd incidents a few years ago, but now its mainly crowd control. Your zoo is a favorite place for families with children in the washington, d. C. Area. We welcome everybody. Reporter and even the pandas dont mind babies. At the zoo, tom sherwood, news4. Here in the district, a lot of government and city offices are closed today as we observe emancipation day. Its a holiday to commemorate when president lincoln signed the d. C. Compensated emancipation act on april 16th, 1862. That freed 3,100 men, women, and children, who were still enslaved at the time. Al jurisdiction in the country to compensate slave owners, up to 300 for each individual who had been claimed unlawfully. The d. C. Emancipation came nearly nine months before the emancipation proclamation, and slavery did not officially end in our country until 1865, when the 13th amendment was ratified at the end of the civil war. Well, its a pretty big debate. Should teenagers who are caught sexting face misdemeanor or felony charges . Still ahead, the lesson taught locally that could keep your child from finding out that answer from a judge. And prince harry opening up about a painful time in his life. Did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats over 6 times faster say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. And add phone and tv for only 34. 90 more a month. Call today. Comcast business. Built for business. Made the mistake like wendy did of opening a window. Got full blast of pollen. Yeah, pollen house now. House of pollen. The rain was needed to wash some of that away. Love the rain. It really helped. Yesterday, though, was our highest pollen count of the year. In fact, it doubled the amount of pollen in the air that we had just from friday. We had double the amount on sunday. So, yeah, it was an insane 89 degrees at National Airport on sunday afternoon. It was tempting to oup cleared out. And everything is really drying quickly now. Thats a live view from the storm team 4 reston camera overlooking dulles toll way. Everything on dry pavement now, the last of the rain moving out of southeastern virginia and over the lower part of the Eastern Shore. Still a few sprinkles in green on the Eastern Shore, most is beginning to dissipate. Here comes the pollen again. Its going to be building over the next couple days. Its in the high range. It was in the very high range yesterday. So its kinda creeping back up. Grasses, weeds and mold stores are very low. Temperatures have jumped up to around 70 degrees. Martinsburg, 71. Right in washington now with the sun breaking out, upper 60s. Still mid 60s on the Eastern Shore where theyre still getting some sprinkles. Hour by evening tonight and tuesday morning, mid 60s by sunset is getting alel