>> live and in hd, this is abc 7 saturday news extra -- on your side. >> mitt romney delivered today's commencement address at liberty university, one of the world of the largest christian schools. quite many conservative christians are skeptical of his mormon faith. romney also touched on a subject that has come to the forefront of the presidential campaign. >> mitt romney got a warm welcome at conservative liberty university, founded by jerry falwell. they teach that romney's mormon faith is a cult. he made his most extensive public remarks on -- his most extensive public remarks on religion. >> the offer the one believed they could agree on. >> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [applause]

>> homosexuality and same-sex marriage hit the ground running on the campaign trail this week. romney is scrambling to explain a report that while in prep school he organized a hazing incident in which he cut off the long hair of a fellow student who may have been day. >> i did stupid things in high school. if anyone feels they were offended by that, i certainly apologize for that. >> on wednesday, president obama, speaking to abc's robin roberts, said he had changed his mind about same-sex marriage. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> polls say that more than 50% of americans support same-sex marriage. 30 states have laws or constitutional amendment banning it. both campaigns say the issue will not loom large in the race for the white house. >> support for the war in

afghanistan is that a new low according to a poll by the associated press. only 27% of americans support the war. 66% say they oppose america's military presence there. the president has vowed to keep troops in afghanistan until the end of 2014. >> a new study said some light on the impact traffic can have on your help. >> committing far 10 miles can raise your blood pressure. that's not all. >> a short trip on youtube says it all -- temper tantrums yelling, riding the brakes, even tailgating. we do not know what this was, but it appears that driving is stressing us out. traffic might be causing us -- costing us our lives. >> i am on medication to keep my blood pressure and heart rate

down. >> he commutes into laurel's five days a week. >> i worry about it a lot. it makes me tired and irrigable. >> drivers who drive long distances are at an increased risk for heart disease diabetes, and cancer. a commute of 10 miles can raise blood pressure. drivers going 15 miles are not physically active. >> you do not feel like going to the gym, do you? >> i do not. >> with some of the crazy driving out there? yes. quite doctors advise you to get up in what once at work. take the stairs. if you are stuck in traffic listen to books on tape or try repeating this mantra -- there is nothing i can do about it. >> would you feel better? >> no. 1[laughter]

>> doctors say the study underscores how important it is to exercise to counteract the impact of that committee. >> a popular debate with net -- which metro riders have the worst commute? apparently it is the blue line. that is our line. a new metra report said the blue line at the worst on-time performance of all five lines. blue line trains were on schedule only 88% of the time. the new realignment plan goes into effect this summer. >> only 88%. i am surprised. still to come, on this mother's day eve, we profiled three sets of mother-daughter teams are working for one local police department. >> plus, the science of shopping. >> how do you tell the biggest

movie in years? >> mother's day tomorrow. will we see

>> maryland's special session start this sunday. gov. martin o'malley and lawmakers laid out the legislative plans. in order to avoid the so-called "doomsday budget," people

making $100,000 a year or more will be paying more to ogle sam. the special session will last three days. >> we have an inside look at the next leap forward in technology controlled by your eyes. >> as chris van cleve shows us, your eyes may be your guide from everything from computers to cars. >> market research uses these glasses to see what a shopper sees, from the first glance to a lingering days, to the point where the product is picked. quit>> something caught your eye. we want to understand what that is. >> this technology is determining how everything is packaged and sold. the technology is shaping our website you use every day are laid out. microsoft used it to design window's seven.

that is just the beginning. >> it will be busy then -- more revolutionary than touch. >> they make the glasses and a laptop you can operate with your eyes. >> you can flip between applications by just looking. >> check this out -- i am plane asteroids with just my eyes. within a decade, the technology could be in your car. >> you could ultimately sit back if you have anxiety, if you are distracted. >> she knows the real power of this technology. he has a degenerative disease that robs them of his ability to speak. the runs this computer program, allowing him to communicate with his medical aid and work part time at the car dealership where he spent nearly 30 years. >> he has an avenue to get

complex words and ideas out. >> chris van cleave, abc 7 news. >> researchers are touting the new benefits of eating yogurt. pro bionics in a yogurt made mice slimmer. mice also make it faster and produce more offspring. reporters believe the study may get more insight into human fertility. >> it is the ultimate in flying luxury. the jetliner made a rare appearance in the d.c. area.

we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good te o see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here.

>> there is a spectacular site in the skies over d.c. earlier this week. >> on monday, boeing's 787 dream liner landed. it is on a tour making stops around the world. >> the boeing 787 the dream leiner, a crude first into dulles. >> we are looking at an airplane that will be the airplane other people will measure other airplanes against. >> it is made of composite material. it is leiter uses less fuel, is cheaper to operate, and is a lot

quieter. >> this is a departure from how airplanes are built and how people will travel. >> let's talk about what you really want to know. what is it like inside? >> one of the first things you notice is you actually fit inside the cabin. when it's the last time you were able to get underneath the overhead bin and not have to duck? it is kind of a traveler's dream. the windows are bigger than any you have seen. no shades on board. push a window in the window is darkened. the entertainment system is top notch. and as a lighting system that can simulate sunrise or sunset. >> we pressurize this airplane to 6,000 feet rather than 8000- 9,000 feet. >> there is no word on when boeing bought the jet of the future will be calling a d.c. airport home. >> steve, you've got to see it

land. >> it is very quiet. the wings go up. >> i want to be on that streamliner. >> they have a flight from boston to tokyo, i believe. >> that would not be terrible. what's not so bad. we have not a bad forecast for mother's day. we will look for partly cloudy skies for the overnight hours. no rain in sight at least not for the next 12-18 hours. that comes tomorrow night. monday, things are definitely going to change. outside today, 78 degrees at reagan national airport. but coupled it got on this date. 37 the record low set in 1913. temperatures on our weather bird network, 65 in alexandria. head over to children's hospital, looking at 67 degrees. a high today of 78.

temperatures across the board slowly falling, but should not fall much further. we have a little bit of cloud cover out there. high clouds outside at the moment. partly cloudy skies expected as a wake-up tomorrow for mother's day. dry tomorrow morning and a few showers later tomorrow afternoon. not a whole lot of cold air to the north and west of us. chicago in the upper fit -- upper 50's. high clouds in the region right now it is part of a larger system that will move through the area tomorrow night. by monday, the core of the system overhead. that means much-needed rain for the mid--- mid-to atlantic. 5 inches below average since january 1 of this year. this is what our futurecast

looks like. the showers all off through the day tomorrow. highs around 80 degrees or so. the noticeable difference will be increased humidity levels. look how the screen fills up with green. a few rumbles of thunder. not expecting anything to severe. the atmosphere remains relatively stable. some good news with the rain on the way. partly cloudy and mild conditions overnight. 55-63 degrees. tomorrow, mostly cloudy by late afternoon. look for a few showers to pop up. temperatures upper 70's to lower 80's. much cooler for the day on monday. that is due to cloud cover. temperatures will fall into the -- actually, we will be in the 70's. a nice warming trend as we move towards next weekend. a week from now. tomorrow morning, mother's day

brunch -- >> if it's going to be fine. speaking of mother's day, we are celebrating mother's everywhere. the st. george's county police department has three reason to celebrate. there are three sets of mother daughter pairs that work for the department. tonight they show us how the job brought them closer together. >> from a little girl to almost an adult. >> she has public safety in her veins. at age 3, she attended her mom was a police graduation with a grandfather. at her own graduation she had her badge pinned on by her mom and became the first african- american mother and daughter to serve in the police department. meanwhile over in criminal investigations corporal loretta williams says she never pushed for daughter to become a cop. >> if it is not for her, that is for her and i will be proud no matter what. wyck you can see how the lessons

of her childhood have translated to our career. >> she has always been this way. safety safety, safety. >> prince george's county has three mother-daughter teams on their police department. they split them up to make sure they do not get into difficult situations. while they have the mother daughter quibbles -- >> i have my own way. my mother says i do not do it that way anymore. >> -- the passion they feel for the job has brought them closer together. >> i still see a lot of things. if i need any advice, she gives the best advice. >> happy mother's day. >> really nice. what's that was great. a good mother's day story. >> still to come, johnny depp is back as a vampire. >> we are talking about the new movie, "dark

♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ ♪ when i want you... ♪ ♪ ...in my arms... ♪ ♪ when i want you... ♪ ♪ ...and all your charms... ♪ ♪ whenever i want you all i have to do is... ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing

xfinity streampix. stream your favorite movies and full seasons of shows instantly on any screen. find out more online. >> vampires are on the big screen this weekend, but this is no romance or horror movie. >> arch campbell reviews "dark shadows." >> and johnny depp reunites with tim burton to lampoon the psychedelic soap opera "dark shadows." >> two centuries ago i made this my home.

a jealous which cursed me. >> a lover's cursor turns him into a vampire buried far to madrid years. he resurfaces in 1972. talk about your dark shadows. >> do you think me too weird for a woman? quite the best moments take on the culture clash. it is the rematch between johnny depp and the witch who cursed him, played by eva green. >> michele pfeiffer also appears, but does not have a lot to do. the result, up 2.5 stars. it starts great, but runs out of gas. here are the five best bet for the weekend.

have a nice weekend everybody. i am arch campbell, abc 7 entertainment. >> this week might be a good week to take in