Course in the leonardtown area of st. Marys county. The Army Confirms one person died in the crash. We washed the helicopter come by, sitting very low and my brother said, look how low it is. And i said, oh, my god, its going sideways, then it started to go backwards and it went down. Reporter just before 2 00 p. M. In the afternoon, witnesses say they saw it fly low, spin, and crash to the ground. Three people on board, one died, one in critical condition, one in serious condition. The Blackhawk Hawk was based at fort belvoir. There were a lot of First Responders on the scene, and a lot of witnesses. They confirmed they did see the helicopter circling, almost spinning out of control before they heard it crash and hit the ground. Reporter joyce rum is a reporter with the bayonet. Com, she got to the seen and took photos of the wreckage. Being a military wife she said it hit home forer community, which has a large military presence. Being a military community, Something Like this hits home very hard, and there theres a lot of people concerned for their loved ones. Reporter news4 could see military personnel in golf carts, driving the course, looking for pieces of the helicopter that may have dropped. The army will be at the crash scene tomorrow to conduct the investigation. At this point, they have not yet released the name of the person who died in that crash this afternoon. Jim, back to you. Thanks, darcy. Black hawk helicopters are quite common in our area. Theyre a major part of the 12th aviation battalion at fort belvoir. Staffers at the pentagon tell news4 that Army Helicopters from fort belvoir often fly vips toandfro the pentagon. According to the national guard, the uh60 fleet is the oldest in the army. Not clear whether the aircraft involved one of the older models. At longtime employee of the National Institutes of health is accused of stealing sensitive equipment inside Agency Headquarters and then selling the stuff on ebay. Scott macfarlane broke the story in our nbc washington app this afternoon and joins us now with details. Scott . Doreen, his name is chris dame. Hes facing a federal criminal charge and possibly prison time tonight. In court filings, federal investigators say theyve linked dame to an ebay user account suspected of selling n impt h equipment to the highest bidders. Those Court Records say he worked at nih in the medical arts division, helping design, photograph and display informational posters on the campus in bethesda. Theyve say theyve linked 14 items belonging to the nih to that suspicious ebay user who is believed to be dame. Including electroforeasis machines. The feds in say they found a cache of equipment believed to be for sale inside a storage closet. The account is an ebay user named phodan 0. A judge gave the feds permission to raid his home, his car, his Storage Units a few months ago. Internal investigators say they found nearly a dozen pieces of nih equipment inside the Storage Units. His Attorney Says he intends to accept responsibility for his action when he returns to federal court. Thanks, scott. Strong words today from north korea about the possibility of nuclear war. Those words were matched by a steely warning from Vice President mike pence. He used a strip to south africa to make a surprise visit to the did i mel tarrized zone. The white house is signaling it may be willing to work with china to help situation in north korea. Blayne alexander has more. The white house says when it comes to north korea, nothing is off the table. Meanwhile, today we heard a rather grim warning from that nations ambassador to the u. N. , saying that the u. S. Is pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. Today President Trump and the first lady hosting hundreds of children for the white house easter egg roll, but even during the light holiday tradition, hangs the heavyweight of foreign policy. Gotta behave. Reporter the white house now signaling its leaning on china to help ramp down north korea, but holding all options open. I dont think that youre going to see the president drawing red lines in the sand, but i think that the action that he took in syria shows that when appropriate, this president will take decisive action. Reporter today at the united nations, north koreas ambassador blaming the u. S. For escalating tensions. The any mode of war desired by the american. Reporter north korea, instead of a nuclear test opting for a less provocative mediumrange missile, which exploded seconds after launch, an embarrassing failure. Even though it was a failed test, its still a test, and it still helps them learn the capabilities. Reporter the Vice President in south korea on a previously planned trip, doubling down on the president s message. The era of strategic patience is over. Reporter and literally staring down the rogue nation, pence visiting the Demilitarized Zone dividing north and south korea. Staring across the border as north korean soldiers unflinching, stared back. And another big topic during todays white house briefing, the president s tax returns. We heard a number of questions about those. The Administration Still saying he has no plans to release them. Doreen . Thank you very much, blayne. Weve been hearing a lot ab t the dmz as its called for the past few days. The dmz is a buffer zone that roughly divides the Korean Peninsula in half, with heavy military fortifications on both sides of the red line between north and south korea. The dmz is 160 miles long and roughly two and a half miles wide. The buffer was created in 1953 as part of a ceasefire in the korean war, although technically that war never ended because no Peace Agreement was ever signed. The war began in 1950 when north korea invaded south korea. China fought for the north with some assistance from the soviet union. The united nations, aided mostly by the United States, came to the aid of south korea. Congress still in recess tonight, but theres quite a crowded plate when they return. The big job will be to prevent a government shutdown. Back in december, Congress Passed a the government running until april 28th. The goal was to give the new president a chance to weigh in on a new budget. Possible hurdles on that includes battles over the border wall and obamacare payments to insurance companies. The quest for the cup continues tonight. A huge game three between the caps and the maple leafs. Sherree burruss is at the arena, sky high ticket prices didnt keep her out. Didnt keep some fans from making the trek as well, sherree . Reporter i ran into some caps fans, and i was told the prices are three times more expensive to this game than they were back in d. C. And as you see, all these maple leaf fans, they told me the tickets were too expensive inside, but the real party is out here. But those two fans that i met, they said they are just soaking up this the cap fans getting boos here in toronto. We have jose and andrew from d. C. , repping their hometown. They said most of the maple leaf fans have been pretty polite, but we are seeing ticket prices in the hundreds even to thousands for game three at air canada centre. To these fans, its money well spent. Worth it if youre a caps fan. Its expensive, but it was so fun. We got on a plane this morning and were here for 13, 14 hours on the ground and we take off first thing tomorrow morning. The prices are triple what they are in d. C. For a ticket. Reporter are you ready to get loud . Lets go, caps reporter and you can see this huge sea of bl, the caps have to contend with this, so will those new caps fans that came out here to toronto. But we know these caps are trying to ruin these maple leafs party. Well have that tonight at 11 00. Live from toronto, sherree burruss, news4 sports. You be careful up there in enemy territory. And the beer is stronger that they sell up in canada too. And it doesnt take much. To storm team 4 and an up and down start to the week. Many of you head back to work tomorrow. We check in with tom kierein in the storm center. Good evening. We have a beautiful afternoon after the morning rain showers came through. Washed some pollen out of the air. If you suffer from allergies, you probably are feeling a little better here as we approach sunset on this monday evening. Sunset is at 7 47. Theres the capital wheel, the National Harbor camera georges county, overlooking the calm waters of the Potomac River. Beautiful evening under way here. Dont have any more rain. Just a few lingering sprinkles south of salisbury. Overnight tonight, into the evening hours, well drop back down into the 60s. 9 00 p. M. , low 60s. And after midnight, back down to the mid 50s and be Holding Steady there. Our rain chances for the next ten did ays in just a few minut. Millions of people in five states on alert because of a facebook post. The new details about the man behind a shocking crime and a multi state manhunt. A man visiting d. C. From the other side of the world got a nasty and bloody surprise. His family is speaking out. And the nudge that got a lot of attention on social media and some of the things you may not have noticed about the trumps developing now, a frantic search this evening for the suspect in the shooting of an elderly man. The horrifying crime recorded and posted to facebook. The shooting happened in cleveland and the search has now expanded. Authorities are cautioning people in ohio, michigan, indiana, pennsylvania, and new york, to be on alert. Sarah dallof has the story. Reporter an intensifying manhunt for this man, steve stephens. He posted this video to facebook. Authorities believe 74yearold Robert Godwin was selected at random. Shortly before the murder, stephens laid out his motivation for the attack, blaming a woman he was dating. She drove me crazy and, started making me gamble. Reporter and he claimed he killed others. Authorities say they found no evidence of that so far. Were imploring steve to turn himself, to contact a relative or friend. Reporter a plea echoed by his former fraternity brothers. Please seek help and surrender because the situation may not end in any other way. Reporter officials are also enlisting the public in locating stephe individuals world very, very small. Reporter the family of Robert Godwin is grieving his loss. This man right here was a good man. Reporter his son has not watched the video of his death which facebook has since removed, instead, choosing to remember the 74yearold father and grandfather in happier times. Sarah dallof, nbc news. Chopper 4 is live right now over some breaking news in montgomery county. A fire at Atlantic Recycling in rockville, it looks like a large scrap pile caught fire here and spread to a number of cars. Because of the large response from firefighters, south lawn lane in rockville is blocked right now, between avery road and goody drive. Again, thats a live picture from chopper 4. A man visiting the district from vietnam has ended up bloodied and bruised. It happened yesterday after he went out for sunday, a similar attack happened in the same area. Derrick ward reports that police are trying to figure out if both attacks might be connected. Reporter and they both happened here on hyatt place. Police and the community are asking, is there a problem here . Well, we talked to the victim of that crime on saturday. And he says he thinks theres some things that can be done, but it hasnt soured his impression of the United States or of d. C. , but meanwhile, police are looking to see if those two crimes on saturday and sunday, are connected. The bruises are healing, the physical pabe is subsiding, but this man is still shaken by what happened to him saturday afternoon on hyatt place in columbia heights. He was just taking a walk and didnt think much about the group of people he passed on the sidewalk. But they sized him up. They basically jumped him and hit his back and thats when he knocked down and he recall anything after that. Reporter Police Arrived quickly as he was trying to make his way back to his familys business nearby. He was dazed and injured. His whole side was bleeding and he was just trying to run home. Reporter the very next day, easter sunday, another man was attacked in a similar manner in the same place, around the same time. It was broad daylight. This short block has maintained some notoriety for some time. Its still in transition, Old Buildings awaiting new life. New buildings and those in between. And its well lit when theres evening activity at one of the playing fields on either side of the street. But this weekends attacks happened under natural light. It was during the daytime. Homes bristle with Security Cameras because of car breakins. We live in an urban center and you have to be aware of where youre walking. If its late at night, i take the longer way. Reporter saturdays victim is visiting from vietnam, with its own urban areas and issues, and despite the district, but there could be more safeguards in place. Certain structure is much safer for the citizens and in and around d. C. Reporter police are looking at whether saturdays incident was related to sundays. Back with you live here, weve seen a couple of officers walking the beat here on hyatt place, and people weve talked to say thats whats needed, more of that. There is a Constant Police presence here, but they say there have been nuisance crimes, cars broken into. This means things could be getting worse. Were live in columbia heights, jim, back to you. One week after he was sworn in, neil gorsuch took his seat on the bench to hear arguments for the first time today. As a junior justice, gorsuch now sits to the far left of chief justice john roberts. On the right side of your screen there. Next to Justice Sonia sotomayor. He was not shy about up. Gorsuch asked his first questions 15 minutes into his first session. He asked questions of lawyers from the plaintiffs side and from the governments side during an employment discrimination case. Theres President Trump getting the 139th easter egg roll under way on the south lawn of the white house this morning. More than 20,000 guests joined the first family for what has become an annual holiday tradition. The event was hosted by first lady melania trump. They got the day started from the southport coof the white house. They were joined by the easter bunny and a Gunnery Sergeant that sang the national anthem. Trump and barron placed hands over their hearts, a subtle nudge of the wrist, right there, appeared to remind the president to do the same later the first family joined the guests and mr. Trump read a story to a group of children. We read a book by Kathie Lee Gifford called party animals. And indeed what a difference a day makes after a warm easter sunday, really warm, well take a look at what to expect for the rest of the week. Im julie carey in manassas where police are investigating the murder of a young man who was found slashed and shot in this alley early this morning. 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Look at our town. There it is. Theres the washington monument, the Jefferson Memorial and the Late Afternoon sun. Sunset still about an hour and a half away. And were getting t look how green everything has gotten. And of course all the trees produce a lot of pollen. We had an outrageously high pollen count. Right now, all drying out and well continue to be dry overnight tonight. Some of the pollen will Start Building in the air again. And were hovering around 70 degrees, just perfection. Low and mid 60s on chesapeake bay, beautiful evening in the Shenandoah Valley and out of the mountains as well, where its in the low 70s. Hour by hour, into the rest of the evening, well see temperatures mid 60s by 8 00 p. M. , then by 11 00 p. M. , low 60s under a clear sky and well be cool and dry starting tomorrow morning. Down into the mid 50s in the metro area, 40s in some of the suburbs and rural areas early tomorrow morning. Few clouds building by midday. By then, climbing into the mid 60s. And theres the sky over the metro area, looking off to the west. A morning jacket tomorrow, but sleeves throughout much of the rest of the day. No umbrella needed tomorrow. For the morning commute with dry roads, dealing with the sun glare, sunrise, 6 27. Thats getting earlier as well. 55 in the metro area, 40s in the suburbs. Noon time temperatures, mid 60s for lunch hour and back home from work and school, temperatures hovering around 70 degrees. After we touch the low 70s by mid afternoon. As we get to wednesday, cooler, lot of clouds around on wednesday. Just a small chance of an isolated sp