Save the day. Authorities arrest several people they say are linked to the deadly terror attacks in brussels. Right off the top at 11 00, learning more about the man who opened fire on officers last night. Including allegations of sex assault, arson and attempted murder. Jackie benson is at d. C. Police headquarters right now with more. Reporter doreen, his motive for firing on a d. C. Police cruiser are unclear. But we now know this man is wanted for vicious crimes against women in Prince Georges County. 34yearold Richard Butler iii is accused of brutally stabbing his girlfriend march 7th and trying to sexually assault a young girl whose home he later attempted to firebomb. Hess weeks on the run came to an end yesterday evening aftn alarming incident on mellon street just off Martin Luther king jr. Avenue in southeast d. C. A cruiser was on patrol, was fired on, in what Officials Say was an unprovoked attack. Officers inside returned fire. People on the sidewalk dove for safety. A motorist frantically trying to avoid the gunfire threw her car into reverse and collided with the car behind her. Amazingly, no one was injured. Were told that detectives investigating the crimes in Prince Georges County are aware that butler has been captured. At d. C. Police headquarters, jackie benson, news 4. Mother nature has been fueling the brush fires that ripped through several parts of our area today. We have Live Team Coverage on the damage, dramatic rescue, and whats in store tomorrow. We start in Montgomery County where two fastgrowing fires kept crews busy all afternoon. One came homes in germantown and helped one man to spring into action to help his neighbors. Sha mari . Reporter good evening. It is windy right now. The dry conditions make battling brush fires that much more challenging. The elderly couple youre about to see, they thank firefighters for saving their home. And they thank their neighbors for saving their lives. I was in shock. Reporter a brush fire rages in germantown this evening, moving close to marion webb and husband williams home. I never could believe that a fire could just spread so rapidly. It was incredible. Reporter marion and her husband were at home when the fire broke out around 4 00 this evening. The windy, dry conditions caused it to sweep through five acres. We just saw all this smoke. Then we heard we came to this door. Im just concerned about my neighbors. Reporter webbs neighbor, timothy moore, got them out of the house in ti i knew they were a retired couple. So just turned the siren on, in case i was thinking they didnt hear me hitting on the doors. Reporter firefighters battled the blaze and put out hot spots. The fire was dangerously close to this house. Reporter just take a look at this charred mess right here. All black. Just feet away from the home. Lets take a walk with me over here. What was going through your mind, sir, when you saw this fire . Scary. Just real scary. Reporter william webb and his wife are grateful for the firefighters and their neighbor. I cant thank them enough. The right thing to do. Got them out of the house. Reporter now, tonight, firefighters are investigating what sparked the blaze. Meanwhile, storm team 4 meteorologist ronnica johnson joins us live and explains why the fire danger is higher today. The winds certainly not help at all. The winds were quite gusty. And take a look. We had high temperatures across the area. The warmth, upper 70s. You have the low humidity across the area. And it was windy. Winds still left hanging on, up over 20 miles an hour as shomari mentioned. Dry conditions since march 1. Our deficit, closer to 2 inches for the month of march. I am tracking rain for the morning rush. You can see it coming into areas of west virginia. Ill show you how it will impact area roads and if we have any more chances for easter weekend coming up. Weve had careless use of fire, improper disposal of ashes. People not thinking about how dry the environment is. And with just a little bit of a wind, fire can get pretty significant. Doesnt take much. The carelessness only makes their jobs harder. Theyre dealing with brush fires throughout the day today. Search brush fire for more. New developments tonight in europe, in the fight against terrorism. French Officials Say they foiled a terror plot directed at france. And six arrests in belgium. The police say theyre connected to tuesdays bombing. Reporter there have been more counterterror raids here in brussels tonight as with elearn more about the plotters and who may have been the target. Were americans the target of the brussels bombers . The state Department Today said no. We dont at this point have any credible evidence that suggests it was targeting americans. Reporter but tonight nbc news spoke with a former french Intelligence Officer briefed on the investigation. He says the taxi driver who drove these three suspects, including the two bombers on the left, told investigators the man in the hat, still wanted by authorities, launched into an ti it was a general conversation. He didnt say americans, of course. Its a key moment. A lasting thing on his mind. The last thing was which was spurred by someone to the work was aggressive words against america and american citizens. Reporter he also said two of the suicide bombers who caused the brussels carnage, the el bakraoui brothers may have been trying to get their hands on a more terrifying weapon. To make a dirty bomb, certainly. Reporter the brothers filmed a topsecret facility making ice oh toeps. They may have planned to kidnap one of the scientists relatives to try to force him to hand over the radioactive material. Tonight frances interior minister said a man was arrested in the late stages of a planned attack. Nbc news, brussels. Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Prince Georges CountyPolice Officer colston. The detective was killed earlier this month when he was hit by another officers gunfire. It happened after a man started randomly shooting at a Police Station in palmer park. A viewing will be held for colson there 9 00 to 11 00 in the morning at the First Baptist church in upper marlboro. His funeral will start at 11 00. Expect heavy traffic in the area in the morning. Colson will be buried on monday in pennsylvania. Tonight a mother is demanding justice for her son after he was gunned down walking to a bus stop. Gabriel had breakfast wi witnesses heard six shots. His mother had strong words for the person who pulled the trigger. They took my son. I would like to take his life, too. Shes completely distraught. Turner has been working as a janitor at the j. Edgar hoover building for 15 years. He ate breakfast with his mother at least twice a week. Maryland governor larry hogan is sharing his feelings about donald trump. The republican said hes not a fan of trump and doesnt think he should be the partys nominee for president. Hogan says he doesnt know whos hes going to vote for. But he doesnt think either party a is putting up the best candidates. He was known for pushing the envelope and paving the way for shows like curb yo gay after experiencing a medical emergency at home. He was 66 years old. Shandling won an emmy and earned 18 nominations on the hbo Larry Sanders show. He often filled in for Johnny Carson on the tonight show back in the 80s. A Police Officer asked a muslim woman to remove her head wrap or leave a public library. How Library Managers are reacting to that. A teacher is learning a tough lesson tonight. This disturbing video shows her knocking down a special needs student. Police officers raced to save a man from a burning suv. What investigators say he was doing before his vehicle caught fire. We hope youll join us tomorrow morning. Well be remembering jaki colson, shot in the line of duty a week or so ago. We will talk to his friends and colleagues about how theyre trying to honor hismemory. Incredible video tonight of police trying to save a man who didnt want to leave his burping suv. It happened in arkansas. Police say the suv hit several cars on the highway before hitting a jersey wall and catching fire. Two officers ran into the thick smoke to save the guy, but they say he didnt want to get out because he was on probation for previous crimes. They were ultimately able to drag him to safety. Hes now facing several charges. Were getting our first look at some dramatic video from indiana. A white car smashed into the front door of a clothing and people lifted a security gate and started robbing the place. They grabbed anything they could carry. They got away with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. A veteran teacher has resigned after video showed her pushing a 4yearold special needs student down. It happened last week at a school in georgia. The childs mother says the teacher thrust her knee into the boys back, causing him to fall. The teacher had worked for the School System for more than 20 years. And as i said, shes resigned. School officials reported the incident to child protective services. Witnesses are telling how a muslim woman was harassed for wearing a head scarf in a d. C. Library. A Police Officer told her to take off the hijab or get out. Officials are trying to find her and apologize now. I heard her say, its not bothering anyone. He responded that it was bothering him. And then he asked remove her hijab. He took out his handcuffs, and told her if she werent going to remove it, then she had to leave. The library is a place of inclusion. And certainly what happened yesterday is an isolated incident that we regret strongly. Were told the officer has been placed on leave while Library Officials look into the incide incident. The sixth largest metro in the nation, surpassing philadelphia. The d. C. Regions population is about 6,098,000 residents. New york still tops the list followed by los angeles, chicago, dallas, and houston. Folks in Fairfax County say theyre see more bears roaming their neighborhoods. This morning someone spotted a black bear and cub on their patio in bears were seen crossing a road near stream valley park. Police are warning neighbors, keep a safe distance. Thats a big bear. Yes. Heres a live picture of the nest perched in an old oak tree at the academy in the southeast. Justice and freedom have nestd there for 11 years. The pair laid two eggs last month and the two eaglets could be born at any time. You can watch it live, open our nbc washington app and search eagle cam. Parts of the country dealing with extreme weather tonight. The Denver Airport is still trying to get back on track after a rare spring blizzard brought air traffic to a complete stop. The snow came during a busy travel week for spring break. And the same storm brought trouble to seven other states, including wisconsin, which had to declare a state of e all those spring breakers wanted to get out there and go skiing. Too much snow. Here we go. Its our turn with the same front. Not going to get anything like that. I sure hope not. But folks are hoping we could get the same with ehad the last couple of days, warmth, sunshine. Sorry, not going to get that either. Well see mild temperatures throughout the entire day tomorrow. Did you see the near full moon . It was beautiful. Its waning now. Just full the other day. Beautiful full moon. Now weve got some clouds that moved into the area. Were waiting for the radar to track that rain right now. You have to go into west virginia, and you can see the showers advancing eastward. You can see even off to the west, around areas of ohio, a few rumbles of thunder there. Seeing a little bit of lightning. The rain four hours away. After midnight it comes into the area. It will be wet in t rush, i can tell you that. Small umbrella, light showers, cant rule out a pocket of moderate rain or a few rumbles come through the area. 5 00 a. M. , very scattered, light for the most part. Around areas of d. C. , and waldorf for the early part of the day tomorrow. About 10 00 a. M. In the morning, after lum after lunchtime the rain starts to clear. With ecould have sunshine late. So out the door, what to wear, a jacket early, umbrella as well. And maybe sunglasses by the afternoon. Now, the other thing were going to have to deal with like today is the wind. The wind is going to pick up. I think it could be windy the early part of the day and breezy as we get into the afternoon hours. Overall, youll remember it as a breezy, mild day. Temperature tops out around 70 degrees under partly cloudy. The weekend. 60 degrees, cooler, so we come down off the 70degree mark. Lots of sunshine on saturday. Saturday is going to be the brightest day out of the weekend. More clouds on sunday. A lot of high clouds. But temperatures go back up. Upper 60s. It will feel really warm. Awfully nice across the area. If youre planning your sunday morning service, as far as temperatures go, we are going to be starting out in the mid40s. Youll need a jacket sunday morning. Afternoon, still with short sleeves. For the yard work, though, good weather the whole weekend to prep the ground as were about a month away from some folks putting the plants in the ground. Nice spring flowers. Temperatures this upcoming weekend, again, in the 60s. Look at next week. Also in the 60s, with our coolest day tuesday when well have sunshine across the area. Rain chances, wind chances, friday through monday of next week. 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With the guidance of a pnc investments financial advisor, know you can get help staying on track for the future youve always wanted. Many a career is gone. Cleveland dying a very bad death. Its funny you mention that. We have an entire list of that coming up. Theres going to be a quiz later. A few quarterback careers have ended there. Robert griffin iii doesnt want that to happen. Hes going to a place that knows a thing or two about being down. Once upon a time, cleveland was labeled by outsiders as the mistake by the lake. But the city rallied. Its even the home of the rock n roll hall of fame. Now its the city where rg3 will try to strike a cord with a fan base. I know that was bad. Robert griffin iii signed a twoyear contract with the browns. He led the redskins to the playoffs. Rookie of the year. Injuries and inconsistency followed him. Last season plain inactive. But browns head coach hugh jackson thinks he after his difficult past. 24 starting quarterbacks, theres been a Heisman Trophy winner, colt mccoy starting 15 games. Jason campbell is on that list. And Johnny Manziel we hardly knew yet. The rest you can google. The moment maryland head coach wanted his players to enjoy, happening right now. The Mens Basketball Team on a stage they havent been on in 13 years. Sharing the stage with the ncaa tournaments number one overall seed, the kansas jayhawks. Doing some sharing on this stage. The first half featured seven lead changes. In the send half, kansas leads maryland 6053. But fear not, plenty of time left. In the earlier game, villanova, 9269. Wildcats await the marylandkansas. Well take you to the ice now. Getting the team ready for the trip to new jersey tomorrow. Practicing with the caps today. Carlton missed the last 13 games with a lower body injury. But inching closer to return. Everyone on this team knows getting him back before the playoffs will be huge. Yeah. Having him back and playing, especially the last couple of, hopefully, nine, ten games here, i think hell be ready for playoffs. He looked really good out there today. I think you can tell the extra couple weeks, a few weeks has done him good. When he comes back, hes a gamechanger for us. Hes a guy you cant replace. Gives you another element from the offense from the back end. Plays in all situations. Hopefully he comes back a little stronger than he did last time. Which i think everybodys expecting him to. Running out of time. Stanley cup playoffs. And running out of time, wizards two and a half games out of a playoff spot. No margin for error. No. Believe me, ive heard about it. The who are touring parts of the country to celebrate their they made a stop at the verizon center. The founding members are still rocking just as hard as they did about a half century ago. Look at that. 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