Transcripts For WRC News4 Today 20170506

We are thankful you are with us here at 9 00 on this saturday morning, may 6th. Im david culver alongside angie goff. In addition to it being derby day out in the plains we have the gold cup going on, a lot of events happening outside rain or shine. Some of them will take you to other countries. We will tell you about that coming up. Its all about whats happening here, tom kierein, weatherwise. Good morning. Maybe you are thinking about mowing the grass growing rapidly with the recent rain. If you do plan on getting mowing or yard work in you might want to did it over the next couple hours because you can see on storm team 4 radar rain is beginning to get closer to us. This area in the green is rain and it is advancing off to the north, we will probably be right into the metro area around 10 00, 11 00 this morning and temperatures will be hovering in the 50s throughout the rest of the day to near 60 by midafternoon. Occasional mostly light rain through 3 00 p. M. Dries out by 6 00 p. M. , sunset after that 8 06. By 9 00 we will be back down to the mid 50s and rather breezy throughout the day today. A look at other rain chances coming up this half hour. Right now the new york city area is preparing for another batch of rain this afternoon. Check out what that rain did yesterday throughout new york as well as parts of new jersey. Wow. Video inside Grand Central station that water just pouring through the roof there, through the ceiling on to the ground filling up the interior. The flooding also submerged some cars and temporarily closed some roads. The west side highway had to shut down for a short time because of all the rising water there. Flash flooding also suspended Transit Service and delayed flights for nearly six hours. This Morning Police are protecting the first africanamerican woman to be president of Student Government at american university. Au says a white supremacist posted threats against Taylor Dumpson on line. This happened during the same week that bananas were found hanging from nooses on campus marked with the letters aka, the abbreviation for the black sorority alpha cap at that alpha. Students who say Au Administration is not doing enough to protect students friday and got facetoface with their provost. I think that we were really excited because it was the first time we collectively as a community got to engage with him. So i think that we were excited in the sense of like, wow, were actually finally getting a seat at the table. Au says its opening a center for antiracism in the fall. There is a reward being offered concerning whoever hung those nooses on campus. Charges have been dropped in an alleged Rockville Rape case that received international attention. A 14yearold girl accused the boys of attacking her inside of a Rockville High School bathroom last month. Prosecutors say the evidence did not support the rape charges against the two students who are both immigrants. Both are being charged with possession and distribution of pornography. One of the boys Attorney Says these charges are unfair because the girl sent the explicit videos and photos of herself. Charged, o should also charge her because she was the maker of this and the distributor. Well, we know that the boys will not return to the school. Federal deportation proceedings against them have already begun. He is a former marine, he will face a judge next week on federal guj charges, clark Clark Calloway, he was indicted for buying an ak47 from an fbi informant. According to Court Documents Clark Calloway threatened to attack the First District Police Station in d. C. The fbi said he made racist posts on facebook as well as supported isis and wanted to start a race war. As a marine Clark Calloway got trained on weapons and explosives. The fbi, though, did disable the gun before he picked it up. This morning correction officers who lost their lives in the line of duty will be honored here in d. C. Wreaths will be laid at the National Law Enforcement officers memorial that will start at 10 00 a. M. Following that tribute a competition of local corrections honor guards will take place. The cold water of washington reality thrown over the House Republicans healthcare bill celebration this week. It was done by Senate Republicans who are wasting no time showing they have little use for the new healthcare bill. As nbcs Peter Alexander reports key republicans are not only saying slow down, but also planning to go back to square one. Reporter its the republican Healthcare Plan going under the knife. You will have better healthcare at a lower cost and now im calling on the senate to take action. Reporter but the House Health Bill faces an even tougher slog in the senate where republicans can only afford to lose two votes. The senate will write its own bill. My goals will be to rescue the people who are likely not to be able to buy insurance next year. Reporter among the flash points whether to end the expansion of medicaid tha parenthood. Heading home for a week long break house members are likely to face backlash for their votes. Punctuated by that rose garden celebration. Its kind of like george bush going up on top of the Aircraft Carrier and saying mission accomplished. The idea of highfiving and spiking the ball in the end zone i think is dangerous. Reporter republicans now facing the same line of attack they once lobbed at democrats. I dont think we should pass bills that we havent read that we dont know what they cost. Reporter political forecasters predicting as many as 20 house seats could swing in democrats favor after the vote with liberal groups touting more than 2. 5 million raised. Republicans were set up for a tough Midterm Election but this bill throws gasoline on the fire of an already volatile cycle. Reporter the president praising australias mostly government funded universal healthcare system. I shouldnt say this to our great gentleman and my friend from australia because you have better healthcare than we do. Reporter mr. Trumps explanation of course t healthcare than we do. Everybody does. Nbcs Peter Alexander with that report. Healthcare naturally going to be the big topic on this weeks meet the press. Andrea mitchell is going to sit down with health and Human Services secretary tom price, she will also speak exclusively with senator Dianne Feinstein and senator rory blunt. All of that happening right here on nbc 4, it starts at 10 30 tomorrow. This is really cool. A rare opportunity really being offered in d. C. Today. A big opportunity. Eat, eat, eat, eat. And leave the country. Thats right. Passport d. C. Is offering an event thats letting you get a taste of more than 40 Different Countries without having to board that plane. How about that. The around the World Embassy tour starts this morning in about 50 minutes at 10 00 and it will last until 4 00 into the afternoon. If you go you can experience awesome demos like martial arts, also different foods of course, dance, fashion, music, all of that. The free journey is one of the month long passport d. C. Celebration. You say one of the events because the next one will let you take a walk to the Washington National cathedral and this is where youre going to find sweet smells. News 4s derrick ward of course were talking about you, he joins us live at the 78th annual flower mart with a look at the day ahead. Even when you come in from, you know, bad assignments you always smell nice i have to say. Reporter well, thanks. Thats nice to know. But you can actually smell stuff cooking up here, too. There is a lot of stuff going on. Take a look, of course, it is all about flowers. You will find perennials, banzai, herbs, all kinds of flowers here, anything you can possibly think of that will grow but its about much more than flowers as well. You have booths with artisanal gifts, art, growthing, but its also about whats going on inside. Take a look now. There are some countries, the embassies have sent over floral displays, die ram mass, all kinds of breathtaking little layouts to highlight the things about that country that they want to put out there. Theres something there pertaining to the olympics in south korea that are coming up. But this all serves to bring people to this facility, to this place here. Its probably close to what it used to be before the cathedral was actually built in the days of field and farm. We talked to somebody who is involved with this and said this is important for people to realize what a resource they have here on the grounds of this cathedral. So happy to host this 78th flower mart because this green space 59 acres of green space is open and free to the public 365 days a year and we really love doing this for our Nations Capital and our d. C. Community. Reporter and of course this is going on now from 10 00 until 5 00, today is the last day. Carousel here for the kids or for the adults as well. Derrick ward, news 4. Back to you. Hoping he would ride it. Tweet some pictures of that. Election hacking concerns. The fallout in france a day before a president ial election as millions there prepare to head to the polls. We will tell you about that. And he is not the odds on favorite but he is a big fan favorite. The unlikely one eyed horse with tabig obscle to overcome at befoat mgm national harbor,rich take a moment to remember what life was like before winning your share of 1. 5 Million Dollars in prizes and free slot play. Join mlife rewards and play scratch it rich at mgm national harbor. This is monumental. Watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. I cant see anything thats because its working so hard. Hey, what are you guys doing . Karen. Were neutralizing. Maybe i want to neutralize. You ever think of that . All of Loretta Lynns upcoming shows have been canceled for now after she suffered that stroke on thursday. Doctors are now watching the 85yearold Country Music legend at a nashville hospital, however, a statement on her website says she should make a full recovery. Thats great news. In November Lynn been there, it happened in d. C. At the lincoln theater. She even has a new album set to be released in august. Lets take you to trans now where Election Officials there man to hold a meeting. This is going to discuss a hacking attack on candidate emanuel macron. He is seen as the favorite going into tomorrows runoff against far right leader marine le pen. Officials are calling the operation an effort to destabilize a democratic election and specifically mention reports of russia inserting itself into the u. S. President ial campaign. 9 13 your time now on this saturday. Heavy cloud cover out there. You may have heard the rain last night. The showers, they are not done with us. Tom is tracking that. Win or go home. The caps have a big challenge ahead as the team looks to keep its stanley cup dreams alive. Narrator the time is always right to do what is right. Ralph northam. Army doctor during the gulf war. Volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. He passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound antichoice law, and stood up to the nra. As lieutenant governor, dr. Northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. Ralph northam believes in making progress every day. And he wont let donald trump stop us. Good morning. Cloudy, cool and breezy on this saturday morning. Storm team 4 radar showing rain getting closer to the metro area, should be arriving right in the metro area here about another hour or so, off and on light rain into the afternoon. I have the hour by hour timing in just a few minutes. Tom, we talked about the weather here but weather also going to be a big factor at Churchill Downs today, Kentucky Derby the most exciting two minutesn when rain is a factor anything goes. 20 horses will compete for the top prize today but as Nbcs Jay Gray reports the horses are not the only spectacle of the derby. Reporter after a soggy start to derby weekend jockeys are counting on a break in the clouds before the run for the roses. This is a very highly sandbased racetrack so it can flood by noon and be fabulous by 6 00 when we race the Kentucky Derby. Reporter of course its not just the horses that are a part of the derby hype. The horse racing part is just secondary, its a place to see and be seen and you see celebrities, you just soak up the whole environment here at Churchill Downs. Reporter an environment that is bright, bold and big. Especially when it comes to the hats. You need something thats larger than life, whether its like the size of it or, you know, or like the color of it, you need something thats going to pop above like your normal every day. Reporter normal and day arent words that come to mind when you talk about the derby. Theres so much paneling entry and tradition. Reporter especially for those out on the track. Its the history of it all. Its just a magical event. Its our super bowl. Reporter and it kicks off this evening at Churchill Downs. Jay gray, nbc news, louisville. And we will stay on the subject of the derby, the past four years the favorites have won, that is the longest streak since the 1970s. But the winter prep races did nothing to establish a clear favorite this year. Now were dealing with the rain, but a few horses have stood out of the pack, classic empire, mccraken, patch, irish war cry, always dreaming inching its way up which now has the highest wagers amount at 149,177. Irish war cry may have got that, but patch he is the guy racing with one eye. He lost his left eye to an infection las trainer Todd Fletcher is no stranger to horses with eye issues. He trained 2004 derby contender pollards vision who was blind in one eye as well. We will have to wait and see what happens but weve got a lot of this on the nbc washington app. So if you want a little breakdown before the race, check it out. And you can watch it here on nbc 4. You know what else you can watch on nbc 4 today. Caps. From the tracks to the ice. The capitals will fight today in game five of the nhl playoffs. They say desperate times call for desperate measures. We need three in a row, guys. The caps involved Alex Ovechkin to the third line with lars eller and tom wilson. He is hoping for a win tonight against those pittsburgh penguins. I dont think we have success as of three in that game so i hope its going to work. I hope its going to were going to produce and were going to score and were going to win. Well, catch all the action here on nbc 4. It starts with the derby at 2 30. The gates shoot open at 6 34 then the caps fight for their playoffs live at 7 15. Were streaming both events live in our nbc washington app. If you are not home all you have to do is click watch live tv now and you will get it. We have a Pittsburgh Fan in the studio right now, our friend tom, he thinks the caps are going to win. Really . Not me. I dont know what shes talking about. Sorry. We do have a fan this is the channel to have on all day. We have a lot going on not only with the sports, news 4 00 at 11 00 and new snl tonight. That will be fun. A lot of Outdoor Events happening. Real quick i was going to tell you for horses there is one named thunder snow. Yes, i know. You have to root for thunder snow. Thats right. Give me your money and then as we take a l racing in on this saturday morning. Coming over the metro area. Here is a live view from the storm team 4 Prince Georges County area overlooking the gray waters of the potomac. You can see the rain getting closer to us, only a few miles away from downtown washington. Advancing from the south and west. It will be with us here off and on into the afternoon. All this yar in the green is that rain thats going to be with us. Its going to be breaking up, though, around 3 00 or 4 00. We will still see a little bit but after 5 00 we will dry out, actually see a little sun before sunset and we will see the pollen also continuing to get washed out. Thats good news for all the allergy sufferers. All this area in green we still have a little bit of flooding due to the rain we had yesterday, some of the rivers or creeks or streams are out of their banks. D. C. Funk parade and Music Festival today. Have a poncho or umbrella with you starting noon through 3 00 p. M. After that we dry out just in time for all the musical perfores mid 50s. A blustery wind. Near 60 around the bay. We will hover just near 60 during the afternoon. Sunday morning some is sun and sprinkles maybe in the afternoon tomorrow, highs reaching mid 60s. On monday and tuesday only near 40 degrees, may even be in the 30s in some of the rural areas, both of those mornings. Afternoon highs, though, into the 60s and staying dry into thursday into friday, might get more rain, dry next weekend, befoat mgm national harbor,rich take a moment to remember what life was like before winning your share of 1. 5 Million Dollars in prizes and free slot play. Join mlife rewards and play scratch it rich at mgm national harbor. This is monumental. Grandparents are you out there . Listen up, you might like this story. As we know you offer a lifetime of knowledge and a local school is using that to their advantage. This is in Fairfax County, older adults are going back to class in some cases kindergarten, right, and its all to give their young neighbors a boost. We are excited to work with the volunteers. Adult volunteers sharing their lifetime of knowledge with students at crest Wood Elementary School in springfield. Four years ago some residents of green spring retirement home paired up with the school to mentor students. A grantinvolved Program Helps the students do well and the volunteers contribute to the community. There are volunteers who come into the school, build relationships with our students, mentor and tutor our students, provide after School Activitie for our evening events we have throughout the year. They just love it when you can pay special attention to them and the teachers have such a big job and so many children that need special attention. Its just wonderful to be able to contribute that. I like to work at their level. I cant stand over them and tell them what to do. Im down with them looking into their eyes, telling them eye to eye what its all about. Thank you for helping us with our math and our reading. And thank you for taking your time with us and helping us have a growth mindset. Theyre helping us to learn and to also pass all of the tests. The program is in several Fairfax County schools with plans to expand to all Elementary Schools in the coming years. It is a so long gee start out there tor your plans through the day. We have tom also tracking a big cool down so we will check in with him. A campus tragedy leaving parents without answers. The frat house death and the major charges several st fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Maybe thats why weve been ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. And now you can love fios too. Get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. All for 79. 99 per month onlinefor the first year with a twoyear agreement. Its the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. 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Known as the most exciting two minutes in sports. Also horse racings premiere event. At last check always dreaming has the highest wagers of the 20 horses at more than 149,000. News 4 today starts now. At 9 30 welcome back in on this saturday morning to news 4 today. Im david culver alongside angie goff. And i was just looking over the list of all the horses running. Also a lot of them. Wow. Theres like 20, right . Yeah. Some cool names, too. Thunder snow, i like that one. I like always dreaming. And do you see that . Thanks for joining us, everybody. We also know that gold cup is going on and a lot of other events across the area that want to go on whether it rains or shines. For more on the timing of those rain drops lets go to tom kierein. Have your fancy umbrella if youre heading to the gold cup today because we will likely get that rain already starting to rain at grade meadows, beginning to see light rain there. You can see it marching across virginia, galloping our way and getting closer to the metro area. This area in the yellow and and orange. Moderate downpour. Leading edge of this just sprinkles of light rain all across Loudoun County come froog ins prince williams. Right into Fairfax County in another half hour, coming right into the district in another 45 minutes, we will have the rain right in the metro area. Off and on mostly light rain into the afternoon. Hovering near 60 midafternoon, bit of a blustery businesses in Virginia Beach all now trying to clean up the damage following yesterdays strong system that came through. It brought heavy rain and wind to some Beach Front Hotels and restaurants, so strong at times that it actually did this, it ripped off the siding of one building and tore down an awning on another. At the height of the storm thousands were left without power. This is a really heart breaking story. Comes out of the district. We know police there are now involved following a baby girls death. Police have arrested and charged Trischelle Jabore and jay crowder with murder. Investigators say their seven week old baby trinity died of malnutrition and trauma. It happened on christmas day. Court documents show that the apartments lived on public assistance but didnt have any formula for the baby. Police say the girl had multiple rib fractures when she died. Neighbors are heartbroken. I can go without eating but not my child. I mean, you just thats your first priority. They are going that he tried to be a good parent and her mom said she knew that her daughter was not getting enough food, but she claimed that crowder, the dad, controlled the money and wouldnt buy formula. Both are being held without bond. A Texas Police Officer is now charged with murder. Roy oliver turned himself in yesterday after he shot and killed an unarmed black teenager last week. Oliver shot into a car that was driving away from a party. A bullet hit 15yearold jordan edwards who was riding in that car. The Dallas County Sheriffs Office said the evidence suggested oliver intended to cause serious Bodily Injury and commit an act clearly dangerous to human life. A deadly hazing incident thats got a slue of Fraternity Brothers in a lot of trouble. 18 students at Penn State University now charged in connection with the students death. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk explains what happens xt just 19 years old a sophomore at penn state doing what so Many College Students do, pledging a fraternity in february. They made the pledges, soon to be brothers, run from station to station and drink enormous amounts of alcohol in different phases. With a blood alcohol level of. 4 Authorities Say piazza took a terrible fall that the Fraternity Brothers witnessed. These brothers gathered around timothy where he some of them described that he looked dead. Some of them googled things like what to do with a head injury. Reporter no one called 911 until the next morning. Piazza died several days later in the hospital. 18 fra tesht brothers from Beta Theta Pi and the fraternity itself are facing criminal charges. Among them Involuntary Manslaughter and furnishing alcohol to minors. Piazzas parents are heartbroken and angry. Weve said this before, this didnt have to entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law and disregard for moral values. Reporter Beta Theta Pi has disbanded the chapter and says it does not tolerate hazing or alcohol abuse in any form by its members. Penn state has now put other fraternities on notice. Banning all social activities with alcohol for the rest of the semester and did you get new rules to prevent underage drinking. In a statement the University President called the charges heart wrenching and incomprehensible. Nine Fraternity Members will be arraigned while the university warns that all greek life on campus could soon come to an end. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. Almost one in four College Students said they have hesitated to report their nationality or religion because they believe that someone might judge them harshly. That is the result of a survey of campuses across the nation just published by students at american university. Journalism students surveyed more than 700 students for that said undocumented students should not be allowed to en roel in u. S. Colleges while the majority, 60 , said they should. We have a link to the students work in our nbc washington app. Fairfax county Public Schools trying to work through what is a very sensitive issue. It centers around the rights of transgender students. Fairfax county of course our areas Largest School system is the one focused in here. So what happens there when it comes to gender identity policies could impact other school districts. As laura miller took the mic you could tell in her voice this is an emotional issue. I think it is so dangerous and i need help from national calorie people because right now were just like a little ragtag band, militia, holding out in Fairfax County, but were getting run over. A mom to three Fairfax County school students, laura told those gathered at the conservative Family Research council that she fears the fcps nondiscrimination policy. She worries it gender identity. And yet our schools are going to affirm in a thousand different ways that youre ready to make life altering choices to your bodies. The question of how to accommodate transgender students not just a local i wish. You this is really a national issue, its happening all over the country, fairfax is an example of one School System where this is happening. School board member Elizabeth Schultz tells me its not clear still how the policy is being carried out in schools. How is staff handling it . Is there professional development for staff . What accommodations are being made . What accommodations are not being made . So its almost as if weve come full sierkel back to where we started. Listening in from the audience robert rig bee a Fairfax County teacher who founded fcps pride he understands the matter can get complicated but adds people are coming up with solutions. People are answering that. As far as kids go, you call them by the pronouns they want to be called by. As for could be too much for kids to deal with. Even introducing all this information to them already at such a young age and i just think that its unfair to the young children. Even into this morning ive heard from folks on both sides of this issue. Its a passionate one and one that many School Leaders had hoped that the Supreme Court would have helped them solve but in march the high court declined hearing a case regarding a transgender student. Some School Systems still trying to figure out best practices here. 9 38. 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A jury has awarded more than 110 million to a have a woman who says decades of using johnson and johnsons baby powder caused her to get cancer. The woman said shes used the companys products containing talcum more more than 40 years. She was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in 2012. This is the fourth case a consumer has won involving similar claims. The American Cancer Society says any risk from talcum powder is small. Johnson and johnson plans to appeal the case. Lets take you outside for a live look. You can see that its kind of a soggy start and look at storm team 4 radar. A lot moving in. We have tom closely watching this. He will let us know what to expect. How about some flowers. Hey, the 2017 cathedral flower mart is going on. I ll tell you all about wiit art. It can be sculpted, bringing to life beautiful detail. Or painted in luxurious strokes. And in rare cases. Both. Good morning. Metro area skies getting darker as the clouds are closing in, the rain is closing in as well. All that color you see on storm team 4 radar is mostly light rain. That area in the yellow thats wh i harder. All of this converging on the metro area over the next few hours. A look at the timing on that and other chances for rain over the next ten days in just a few minutes. You or someone you may know might be trying to deal with the scars of war. Well, now the military is using an unconventional kind of therapy to help Wounded Warriors heal. Nbcs joe fryer explains what operation shark dive is all about. Reporter at the point defines zoo and aquarium a thick pane of glass separates the sharks from the humans. Well, most of the humans. Are you anxious at all . Anxious to get in. Yeah. Im probably not going to want to come back out at all. Reporter alexandria mcinspire better known as mack is jumping into the aquarium shark cage, a different kind of mission for this young soldier. What made you decide to join the military . I wanted to be part of something that was bigger than suffered a hip injury and with the physical pain came emotional pain. It hits you hard when they tell you that youre losing your career because its not just a job, its your life. Reporter step by step shes working to regain her confidence and her identity. On this day that means going eye to eye with these guys. This year the aquarium teamed up with joint base louis mccord offering the dives to Wounded Warriors. Once they can handle the emotional surge that they get here they feel like they can handle a lot of different things. Reporter for mack the stresses of the world seem to float away. Theres so much peace and almost like a weird comforting feeling being down there. I feel a lot better coming out of the water than i did going into the water. Reporter often our biggest fears dont actually have teeth, theyre buried deep inside our inner jaws. Toughest battle yet, shes finding herself. Things get better and youve just got to find the things that make you better. Reporter joe fryer, nbc news, tacoma, washington. Back here at home a program to help wounded veterans celebrating a milestone. The warrior transition grig br i go gad celebrated its tenth anniversary yesterday. It tax takes place at walter reed. It has transformed the way veterans get the support they need. To receive help is definitely a challenge, learning to ask for help when you need it can be a challenge, too. Youve got to never stop and never give up and just keep running. Some of those Wounded Warriors were able to join family and other military members at the d. C. National guard armory to celebrate that milestone. A lot of folks heading out today hoping to enjoy some of the day before the rain starts to move in including the 78th annual flower mart. Thats right. Its hapni the Washington National cathedral. Thats where we find news 4s derrick ward. I see him snooping around. Where do we find him . I think that he is looking for the perfect flower. Okay. We will go to derek, are you ready . I saw you browsing all those flowers there. Reporter im just taking aback by all of the greenery here. On a day like today its so nice to be around something that looks good and even smells good. These are herbs here. These are some of the things that you will find at this flower show. Not only flowers, not only things that grow but there are booths with art, with clothing, with jewelry. All kinds of neat stuff. Actually if you go all the way around the other side its like a bizarre. Whats really interesting is whats going on inside as well. Take a look at some of the displays sent over by 17 or 18 countries. The embassies have made sure that there are arrangements inside the National Cathedral and they are something to look at as well. The kind ofng every day. This whole event, its an annual event, but it really encourages people to take advantage of these cathedral grounds. Take a listen. We are just so happy to host this 78th flower mart because this green space 59 acres of green space is open and free to the public, 365 days a year, and we really love doing this for our Nations Capital and our d. C. Community. So this goes on until 5 00. If youre going to be taking that embassy tour when youre done come on up where the cathedral is and you can finish out your day at pretty much a bizarre with flowers. Derrick ward, news 4. Back to you. Another big event happening today, this one you can watch from home, talking about the Kentucky Derby. Well known of course for horse racing but also big hats and big prices when it comes to mint juleps. Like mega prices. Derby goers will pay anywhere from 10 to julep. This is what you get. The 2,500 wood ford reserve mint julep will be as rare as its price tag. Only ten of them will be made. Its with wood ford reserve double oaked coconut palm sugar syrup, chocolate mint spriggs, candied orange and lemon slices and powdered sugar. Is it just well aged . I think you get to take a horse home with it. Yeah. So they have had a little bit of a messy start out there at the derby, hoping it dries up there. Here also some rain coming in. Virginia gold cup under way and its raining there now and will be here shortly. You can track it all with storm team 4 radar on the nbc washington app. There is the sky overlooking virginia now. Tysons corner on the lower left on the horizon and there is rain coming from our c we can see that as its converging on the metro area coming in from the south and west and all the area is mostly light rain but theres a few spots where its moderate here in northern northwestern loudoun. All this advancing and getting closer to us hour by hour as we do get into the rest of the afternoon hours. By 11 00, noontime we will see that rain coming in and breaking up a bit as we get into the afternoon hours, maybe a few more sprinkles to our south by 3 00 p. M. And maybe some moderate showers in Southern Maryland 5 00 to 6 00 p. M. But dries out in the metro area. After that we will get the cloud cover breaking up in time for sunset which is 8 06. Today for the d. C. Funk parade and Music Festival on u street in washington near the 50s, near 60, driest part will be after 5 00 into the evening hours for the music concerts in the 50s, right now 58 at reagan national. By dawn tomorrow we will be down to near 50 and mid 60s sunday a little sun tomorrow morning. Maybe sprinkles on the afternoon on sunday. Dry after that except thursday into friday, more rain. Dry next weekend. You heard tom say the funk parade. Thats happening today. Just ahead we will have details if you want to attend and get your groove on there. Oh, yeah, you can feel the vibes right there. Thats b street funk parade is going to hit the streets this afternoon. The event expected to draw, get this, some 75,000 people for this celebration of funk music and the arts. The parade itself is going to start at 3 00 this afternoon, its going to begin in front of the Howard Theater and then it will end at the lincoln theater. But a music and Arts Festival will get under way at noon today throughout the u street area. Thats not the only music being made in the town, there is a Music Festival in the district happening today, you might recall broccoli city from last year, its back. I had the pleasure of moderating an event yesterday, it focused on social entrepreneurship and overcoming financial challenges. That was one of many panels. The idea behind all of broccoli city is to there thriving urban communities that sustain future generations. We have more on the festival, the lineup for the concert in our nbc washington app. Solange knowles beyonces sister will be head lining wonder woman and avatar are just a few of the comics that will be given away for free today. If you are a fan of comic books you will want to head to one of your favorite comic book stores. Some stores taking part in the annual free comic book day. Publishers printed special editions to be handed at out at no charge. Its a great way to get kids interested in comics as well as reading. You can head to the nbc washington app to find a local shop celebrating the day. 9 56 your time on this saturday morning. Lets set you up with four things to know before you head out. In the big apple new york city is trying to dry out from yesterdays flash flooding that create this had mess, slowing down traffic, trains, and even the airlines had to deal with this. More rain unfortunately could be coming from that region later this afternoon. Passport d. C. Looking for something to do . They are offering two events today. The around the World Embassy tour and annual flower m Washington National cathedral. Both are free events. 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