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moving again. the volcano in iceland still erupting now. it is interfering with air space over another continent and halting hundreds of flights in morocco. eight airports in that country were shut down this afternoon. flights in spain and turkey also were canceled and it may get worse. geologists in iceland say that there are no signs that this latest eruption will let up any time soon. >> wow. >> hard to plan -- >> anything. >> international travel. >> that's right. >> for the folks in the plains now that severe weather season is -- has gotten off with -- >> long under way. >> exactly. now things aren't going to be letting up any time soon. for us, though, we have got quiet conditions outside and could see severe weather. isolated, though, this time tomorrow. the umbreallas, yeah, those were popped today. folks with their sweatshirts trying to stay warm across the area. we only saw highs in the 50s across the area. 53 degrees current temperature right now with the dew point at 45 degrees. and the wind out of the southeast at 12 miles per hour. and so far for the month of may we have not had any days with thunderstorms but that is going to change with at least two days coming to us this week. the average days for thunderstorms the month of may. total of five and here we are a third of the way through. other locations now, 54 degrees. milder temperatures south. culpeper at 5. quantico at 54. winds south and southeast. southwesterly wind coming our way through the overnight period. that's going to allow temperatures to rise. take a look at the radar now. it scans the area. we have scattered showers, athlete showers, coming through the area right now. folks up 95, looking at wet weather. waldorf, la plata as well. sliding off to the east at st. mary's and calvert county. more showers to the west there around purcellville making their way into montgomery county and aspen hill looking athlete showers as well as around beltsville. more to the north. in fact, today some of the sloppiest weather was across pennsylvania. and new york state today with heavier rain, windswept rain up here. and now we are going to see all of that make its way to the north and east as a warm front pushes on by our area during the overnight period. so last couple of hours, last 24 hours, the big rain here, all part of the same system, over the nation's midsection yesterday, it is nowhere near the beast it was yesterday. a lot of the ingredients that don't producer severe weather over the plains not just happening here. but tomorrow when we break out the and get sunshine across the area we could have bit of a round of severe weather and any time after about 2:00, 3:00, up until 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. look at all of the reports yesterday. at least 19 reports over the last 24 hours out of oklahoma and up into kansas and even now portions of south western oklahoma under a tornado watch. tail end of this system. so we have one system that will be making its way through and second system just coming out of the rockies right now. that one arrives on the east on friday. and you were asking about hey, i want milder temperatures around here. well, today we were cool. tomorrow up to 08 degrees. look at memphis now at 82 degrees. we will get a little bit of humidity in here tomorrow as well. dew point temperatures on the rise from 45 here. probably getting into the 50s tomorrow. so little bit of heat before yet another cooldown and another rise. we are going to be riding the roller coaster. there's the -- chance for showers tomorrow. i think mainly well after about noontime tomorrow. 2:00, 3:00, isolated strong storms coming with high winds and hail and frequent lightning and can't rule out an isolated tornado that may be taking place tomorrow within a stronger system, think, at the end of week with sunshine breaking through. right now severe storms has news a slight are risk area south and west of d.c. and for -- areas down through northern and central virginia for tomorrow afternoon. our temperature for the evening in the 50s. then a mild start to the day tomorrow with a bit of patchy fog across the area. and we will break out and get sunshine in here. the temperatures rise to about 80 degrees. that means a risk for strong storms and during the afternoon and evening. and then back to just plain old rain showers on thursday. and stormy for friday. so -- now we are under a wet and crazy pattern here for this month of may. >> what else is new? >> exactly. >> all right. thanks frpts coming up in our next half hour of "news4 at 6:00," the virginia governor meets with the president of the university of virginia to talk about changes that could prevent crimes like the murder of a lacrosse player. vandals ransacked the headquarters of a youth football team in the area. members of the community stepping up to help out. >> after a metro operator calling a close call last week the union wants trains to slow down. >> coming up in sports, nationals seem to have a knack for pulling out the close games. t a 38-year-old joey galloway trying to provide a spark for the redskins. we are back with our top story for this half hour. the governor of virginia met with the president of the university of virginia in the wake of the murder of a student there. governor mcdonnell talked to the university president today about incidents that reportedly happened before the murder of yeardley love last week. >> there are questions about possible warning signs about the victim's former boyfriend, george huguely, who was s charged in the murder. also a news statement from huguely's mother this evening. julie carey has our report. we are going to redouble our efforts to find ways to protect young people. >> reporter: that was a promise from bob mcdonnell after meeting with the university of virginia's president. the question of safety at the flagship campus was shattered last week when yeardley love was found dead, brutality been. her ex-boyfriend, george huguely, is charged with her murder. internal investigation is under way on campus to learn whether university officials should or could have known about previous alleged attacks by huguely. including an earlier incident involving love. but already the uva president is sure of this. >> i would like to know if one of my students -- >> reporter: he was charged with resisting arrest and drunk in public threatened the police officer and had to be subdued with a taser. uva officials never learned of the arrest. >> foss of that kind of would have lit the system up because students who do those things and know about i find themselves under suspension immediately. >> reporter: the president asked the governor to examine whether police departments should be required to inform university administrators when a stun is arrested. the public safety adviser will study the possible bill the governor concedes already there are logistical problems. >> law enforcement agency s expressed some concern how they would do that while starting with the -- to know the person under arrest is a college student, is he telling the truth, what's our duty to verify what college to actually report it to. i think there's logistical issues. >> reporter: both men have come to one conclusion. campus culture has to change, too. students and others that observed violent and criminal behavior must come forward. governor mcdonnell says if his review showed a statutory change is needed to help the university gather information, that would have to wait until january. when the legislative session resumes. julie carey, news4, richmond. a statement from george huguely's mother to "the washington post" this evening. she says yeardley love was a sweet, wonderful young woman. the pain and her family are suffering is something no family should ever have to endure. murphy goes to say she hopes the public will understand both george's father and i love our son. we will support george in whatever way we can just as any other mother or father would do for their child. end quote. a u.s. marine from our area was killed in afghanistan. 2 is-year-old corporal curt shea. a radio operator. shea is from frederick, maryland and graduated from frederick high school back in 2007. his family said he wanted a military career since he was 3 years old. he followed in the footsteps of two uncles when he joined the marines. at his high school he was recognized for his leadership of both a future farmers of america and the wrestling team which he tloed regional championships as team captain. but his mother says his proudest achievement was being a marine. >> i encourage everybody, everywhere, to be supportive of our troops of they are out there. they believe in what they are doing. they are committed to serve their community. unfortunately, this is some of the risk that's involved. i'm very proud of our military. >> a plaque will be put up in shea's memory and a football stadium at frederick high school. it will honor his leadership on the wrestling team and with the future farmers of america. police in caroline county, virginia are looking for a robbery suggestion peck that shot and wound ad good samaritan. it happened at a truck stop off of i-95. the suspect walked into the mr. fuel gas station in caramel church saturday night. he pulled the gun on the clerk and demanded money. a 61-year-old customer from maryland entered the store and saw what was going on. he grabbed two bottles of beer from the shelf and hit the suspect in the back of the head with him. the suspect turned around and shot the customer four times. and he -- suspect ran out of the store empty-handed. the shooting victim was treated at the hospital and is back home now and is expected to recover. thieves broke into the offices of the youth football team in southeast washington over the weekend. it was ugly. the players and coaches of the soldiers found their offices destroyed. the thousands of dollars words of football equipment and electronics were stolen and randallized. team trophies were spray painted and the team's van was even trashed. coaches say that the neighborhood is trying to overcome a troubled past but there are some who don't like the change. >> stay here and stand strong. we are shoulders. fight through it. >> police are investigating the break-in but so far nobody has been arrested. the transit agency's union has made a request. the transit union wants metro to run trains at a maximum speed of 40 miles an hour. at least until the cause of last week's close call on the red line is determined. a train operator last week was forced to hit the emergency brake between the wheaton and forest glen stations in order to avoid hitting another train. the trains currently trachl up to 59 miles an hour. the union's president thinks passengers probably would not mind some delays in the interest of safety. for the hardest part after federal job could be getting the job itself. there are usually long wait times. onerous paperwork and the feeling that you have been lost in the shuffle. but top federal officials say that is going to change. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: 200,000 civilian federal employees work inside the beltway. 15% of the vast federal bureaucracy nationwide. it has been a pain to hire most workers because of piles of red tape, outdated application requirements and months long waits just to be notified. >> the best talent doesn't wait around for five months. they found work elsewhere. in fact, it is only a flow chart. >> reporter: housing and urban development secretary sean donovan held up a chart for his hiring process saying there were two more slides like that one. >> our hiring process was owe complicated we couldn't fit it on one slide. >> for first time in history, you will be able to apply for almost every federal job with a simple resume and a cover letter. >> reporter: sprawling office of personnel management tuesday federal officials formally are inthrow deuced a simpler hiring process ordered by president obama. under the old system hiring someone took five months or longer. with as many as 40 bureaucratic steps. and 19 signatures just to get someone hired. now the government wants to cut hiring time in half. require only resumes and cover letters for most jobs and rather than long essays. and it will give managers more control over who is hired. radio commentator mike, expert on the federal work force, for several decades, says he welcomes a reform effort that says modern security requirements could hamper those reforms. >> some of this is bureaucracy. some is cumbersome and some silly. the government now more than ever has major security requirements. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, washington. >> nationwide federal government hires about 330,000 new employees every year. about half of the federal work force is at or nearing retirement. another reason the government is interested in speeding up the hiring process. coming up we are going to show you a father saving his son's life as a car comes slamming into them. >> armored car driver accused of stealing nearly $15 million explains why he did it. >> veronica is back with another check o i'm telling you: on our budgets these are bucket seats. but it rides like a dream. just buckle up and i'll take you for a spin. buckle... i would love to buckle. (announcer) that is not smart. what is smart is getting more car for your money at carmax. our high quality used cars are loaded with the features you really want all for the budget you really need. and with a 5-day money-back guarantee, peace of mind comes standard. now more than ever, the smart choice is carmax. the way car buying should be. some video that has been released of a man saving his infan child from death perhaps. as an out of control car hurdled toward him. surveillance cameras captured the scene. it happened in sydney, australia. and andrew leech clutched his son, hayden, tightly as the car threw him into the storefront and pinned him against the wall. the baby stroller was sent flying. the parents were injured but they have since recovered. leech himself suffered a broken leg. the child was not injured at all. the car was driven by an elderly woman who apparently lost control while she was trying to make a turn. another dramatic rescue, this time an unusual one for the u.s. coast guard. over the weekend the coast guard picked up a pregnant women from the deck of a cruise ship. the woman was six months pregnant and required medical attention. it took the crew about a half an hour to rescue the woman after hovering 120 feet above the ship. she was safely lifted off the ship and taken to a nearby hospital. >> she didn't need million attention before that i'm sure she did. quite a ride. veronica, what do you think? >> exactly. we are going have quite a ride come tomorrow. at the end of the week because while -- you know, proving how it can be such a crazy season. today on the cool side. tomorrow some spring warmth and spring storms, too. out there today, just scattered showers out of the sliding on through the area. you can see another little batch there hanging back into areas of frederick county, maryland, and around loudoun county. that will be heading to montgomery and fairfax before long. so more wet weather for the evening. right now it is 53 degrees. with the wind out of the southeast tomorrow. out of the southwest early on. so we will start at 65. the high is 80 degrees tomorrow. with breaks of shine and some storms moving through during the afternoon and evening. from 80 to 65 and back to 85. up and down. j jim. >> drive cars a car in france, stole nearly $15 million. says he did it to get back at his boss. tony is his name. turned himself in last year. few days after the money turned up missing. today he told a judge that he had a problem with his boss. and he wanted to make him pay. he was hailed as a robin hood of sorts by some people in france. for taking the money during the economic crisis. $11.6 million of the cash was recovered. he says that he doesn't know where the rest of it is. i don't know. >> cheering robin hood in jail. not looking too good for his future there. >> i don't know. >> guys we are talking about why age is a good thing today in sports. apparently it is good to be 38iers old. 38-year-old joey galloway is trying to teach the redskins receiver a thing or two and 38-year-old pudge rodriguez is powering the nats to win after win after win. "news4 at 6:00" continues. you know, we need to ride this as long as we can. he has nothing but disappointments on athletics p. >> we noticed that. >> let's face it. when the cap locked out of the playoffs, what do we have now? nationals? yeah. nationals. hallelujah. the nationals, by the way, we -- lead the league in one. they are impressive because they are getting equal effort from everyone in the lineup paying off. last night the nationals used back-to-back homers, 4-4 performance from the 38-year-old catcher and solid outing from pitcher ee ee eer atilano. bottom of the first, he gets himself out of a bases loaded jam. davis chased the pitch outside and atilano was five strikeouts on the night. still no score. adam kennedy, change it. take the john mane pitch. 70th homer of kennedy's career. nationals take a 1-0 lead. zimmerman wanted to follow suit. he's up next and anything you can do i can do, too. solo blast. this one is to left. nationals go back to back. sixth of the year. nationals were up 2-0. big night at the plate for this guy, pudge rodriguez. all 3 for 3. wants to go 4 for 4. single to right. tavarez comes in to score. nationals hang on to win it, 3-2. in second place and national league east all by themselves and will try to win another game against the mets. tonight. to the nba playoffs. utah jazz player williams summed up the lakers/jazz. we are a playoff fema and they are a championship team. they are just better. the jazz were down 3-1 in the series and could not stop kobe bryant. bryant had 30 or more points and all four games. lakers advanced easily to the west finals. 111-96. salt lake city. the most entertaining part of the series is the halftime performance on the you don't know -- unicycle. kobe bryant has an easy time weaving through the utah defense for 32 points. lakers beat the jazz 111-96. sweeping the series and four games. kobe with a big hug for his dad. former nba player, joe bryant after the win. defending eastern conference champion magic looking to close out a sweep of the hawks. kevin barnes known for dishing out acysts for orlando. 2018 howard says i will take it and get the jam. he had only 13 points in the game. but then take a look at this. off the mitts, barnes to nelson. nelson all alone and takes it for lay-in. magic beat the hawks 98-48. they win by an average of 25 points a game. most lopsided four-game playoff sweep in nba history. the capitals know how the penguins feel now canadiens 3-2 to pittsburgh has come back to even their series at three games apiece. forced a game seven tomorrow night in pittsburgh. they have gotten there because of the characteristics that wins championships at a stellar goaltending. last night the canadiens beat the penguins 4-3. the fans go absolutely haywire. they were prepared and then some for game six against pittsburgh. first period. canadiens up 1-0. cross by gets it out of the corner and p pass tows eaton. fires. cross by. out of the air. take another look. impressive. cross by's sixth goal of the playoffs. penguins tie it up. second period. 2-1 pittsburgh. canadiens look for the equalizer. passes to it a cutting mike. he scores and beats andres flury. the game is tied at 2. in the third, montreal leads 3-2. looking for insurance. ping lapierre grabs the puck and neutral ice. channels it. skates around through the defense. flips it past fleury. beat the penguins, 4-3. they have momentum on their side heading into pittsburgh. redskins are expected to host former eagles running back brian westbrook tomorrow at redskins park. so here is the question. redskins why would they do this? they have a slew of backs on the roster. portis, larry johnson, willie parker. it really may amount to nothing but a visit. because reports are that donovan mcnabb has interest in getting back together with his former partner in crime, it is not out question that brian could join his brother, byron in the burgundy and gold. the redskins are excited about the possibility of another nfl journeyman could do for the receiving core. 38-year-old joey galloway turning heads at mini camp this weekend. we are in ashburn. in his 16th nfl season, the 38-year-old sign ad contract just after the skins first mini camp last month. in his most productive season that was the tampa bay caught 57 passes for 1,014 yards in 2007. most reese end time he showed what he could do. it is possible galloway could be used as number four receiver behind santana moss, thomas, malcolm kelly and almost certain he would bring valuable leadership experience. being a veteran voice is not his priority. >> relish the role of playing football this long. and -- that part sort of comes with it. but -- you know, as -- as far as, you know, my approach to the game is, i'm happy to be here and i'm happy to have a chance to play in my 16th season. i will give everything i have and see what happens. >> it is good that myself and philip, oldest one, seeing -- you know, the thing about it is that i think with the veteran leadership, without it definitely help with the young guys that we have on this team. being to be able set the tone and knowing he has been in certain situations and know how to handle and it is learning like we are in this offense. he has an opportunity to make big plays for us donovan mcnabb excited about what he could do. joey told me donovan's locker is a mess. he has his locker right by him. i'm sure it is because it is mini camp. who cares. who cares. >> was than brian a victim of a real bad concussion? >> yes. against the redskins. >> yeah. >> london fletcher that he -- caused it. that's a question. i don't think he will ends up here. probably just going to be a visit. you never know. you never say never. >> take care of yourself. >> exactly. coming up the first lady gets parents, kids, schools and grocery stores involved in the fight against childhood obesity. and it is moving day at the national zoo. nearly a third of american kids are now considered overweight or obese. and the white house is out with a new plan to get the government, businesses and families working together to help young people get fit and stay healthy. first lady michelle obama presented the plan today and brian mooar has our report. >> reporter: can america's childhood obesity epidemic be wiped out in a single generation? a white house task force led by first lady michelle obama says yes. it has come up with a panel plan. >> no one gets off the hook on this one. from governments to schools, corporations to nonprofits, all the way down to families sitting around their dinner table. >> reporter: the report ordered by the president outlined dozens of concrete steps. at home, better food. more exercise, less time in front of the tube. in neighborhoods, eradicating so-called food deserts or supermarkets and healthy foods are hard to find. at school, healthier men use and that won't be cheap. >> fruits, vegetables, whole grains, more expensive. and schools need those additional funds to make those improvements. >> reporter: the president is asking congress for a billion dollars to expand school breakfast and lunch programs. >> who likes to cook? >> reporter: a cause that drew celebrity chef rachael ray to washington. >> you know, if -- summer comes and goes, we -- don't get this done, it is a whole other year our kids have to wait. >> reporter: from the nation's capital, a call to action with this country's future. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> national zoo today said good-bye to a 4 1/2-year-old zebra. dante is a grevy zebra. they are known for their spiked m na e and large ears. grevy's are endangered. dante is part of the zoo's species survival plan. under that plan, the zoo houses male grevy's until they are ready to mate. the zoo says dante is ready. how do they know, you might ask. they are going to send him to south dakota where they will let them know if they were right or not. >> there only one way to find out. veronica, help us out. >> temperatures across the area will be rising overnight, guys. still wet weather throughout the overnight period. jacket and umbrella, you will still need that. 48, the temperature in woodstock, virginia. low fifth through areas south and west, culpeper to quantico. there is the rain sliding on through during the overnight. early tomorrow morning. 67 to 69. we should hit a high tomorrow of 80 if you are looking for spring warmth. could be stormy during the afternoon. doreen? >> all right. thanks, veronica. tonight at 11:00 -- tell them, doreen. >> tonight, a van smashed into a local salon leaving the inside looking like a tornado came through. the driver then takes his insurance information to the front door and left. we will have that story at 11:00. an update on a woman who pretended to be fbi agent and went as far as to hire an assistant. why hundreds of half naked students will be running across the university of maryland campus tonight. don't head there. okay. between now and 11:00. in california, they say there may be an early sign of summer. blue whale was spotted off the coast of southern california yesterday. the giant mammal spent whole day near long beach. marine wildlife experts say it is rare to see blue whales early in this season. blue whales is the largest animal on earth and can be 100 feet long and can weigh more than 200 tons to put that in perspective,