today is for. nancy: memorial day. thank you for spending part of your holiday evening with us. abc7 has team coverage honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. michelle: we begin this evening with richard reeve at the vietnam veterans memorial on the national mall. rich? richard: what an emotional afternoon here at the place they call "the wall." look behind me now. you can see the crowds of people, cavalcade going back and forth at the memorial. some of them taking pictures. others looking for a certain name or perhaps a pubbing off there. a time to honor this generation, this war, vietnam. for those who come here to reflect, to honor, to remember, it is known simply as "the wall." 58,318 names. in sharp relief etched in the dark stone. the wall is 35 years old now. the veterans who fought in vietnam who survived to come here are here to hono

who did not. their hair is gray. the faces lined with age. and perhaps from memories of the war. they did not share for a long time. many who visit here every memorial day receive the welcome they didn't have when they came home from vietnam. 70-year-old ron peters was a radio man with the army 27th infantry regimen, known as the wolf hounds in 1967-1968. coming here each year is a healing thing. >> i gave you a different sense. and a brotherhood. it is a brotherhood. every wolf mound is always glad to see another one, a brother. they say that once a wolf hound, always a wolf hound. richard: ron peters became a successful i.t. engineer in reston, virginia. he comes here every year. at 5:00, an emotional story. two veterans in the same unit

friendship here at the wall. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: so many powerful stories. visible today at arlington national cemetery. increased security. not just for the president. the visitors now have to show photo i.d. if you are driving to the ground to visit a grave marker you must have a pass. nancy: president trump was there to pay tribute to service members who fought the country's recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. this is section 60 at arlington national cemetery. the president asking americans to make a solemn pledge today. >> let us pledge to make the most of that freedom. that they so gallantly and brilliantly fought for. and they died to protect. nancy: it holds special meaning in the trump administration. this is where department of homeland security secretary'sson rober

michelle: a phrase you might have heard. "happy memorial day." some take exception of that given the weight and the meaning of the holiday. that is the instapoll question today. is it appropriate to wish someone a happy memorial day? here are the options. yes, it's fine. no, it's disrespectful. stephen tschida has a pulse of the people today. stephen: music, pomp and a parade. how do we express ourselves on this day? >> i heard people have a happy memorial day weekend. stephen: today as americans relax and enjoy a day off from work. some believe this day has become more about a start of summer than remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the country. >> they need to be more cognizant of what the day is about. differentiate it between veterans day and memorial day. >> on the national mall where they held the parade, some came here because it is memorial day. others say while this is a

should not be overshadowed. >> for me i don't want to overcelebrate it. it's more of a somber occasion. >> since so many of the holidays are all about having a good time, some of the mall said it's okay for memorial day to be somber. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: there was lots of excitement in rockville as well. opening concert and wreath ceremony honored the fallen heroes just before the big parade. it's one of the longest running parades in the area. children of all ages line the streets to see the performance floats and the boats to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. >> the platoons are under the order of the jointed force headquarters national capital region military district of washington. nancy: the national memorial day parade. a great turn-out to honor those who

country. you heard jonathan elias introducing the platoon. he helped post and emcee the parade. for a complete roundup of the memorial day events in the area happening this evening, head to the website wjla.com. the skies have cleared up in time to settle to another unsettled possible stormy pattern. josh knight has the forecast for us. josh? josh: we get to enjoy it the rest of the everything. i want to run through the time lapse from earlier today. this is from nats park. see the gray skies and then blue showing up and still a decent amount of sunshine. few extra clouds moving in now. this will keep things unsettled. that is what is going on right now.

there is not a lot in the way of rain. a few light showers. closer to clinton, kettering to dunkirk. that's about it. but let's run through the rest of the evening. you will notice most of the rain staying south. so dry throughout the rest of tonight. looking pretty good. but tomorrow, wednesday, a lot of this week we are hanging on to rain chances. coming up, i will tyke it out -- time it out. one day is looking really good. we'll talk about that. michelle: see you soon. thank you. one of the greatest golfers of all time just got busted. tiger woods pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence. i-team investigator scott taylor all over this one for us and joins us live with what he has learned. scott? scott: i know tiger was 17 minutes away from his home on jupiter island in florida when he was pulled over earlier this morning at 3:00 a.m. police found enough evidence to arrest and charge him with the d.u.i. not a great mug shot for the man who won 14 major p.g.a. titles. it was released 17 hours on his own and he

post bond. you have to wonder what woods was doing out so late. he told us he was recovering from back surgery and he didn't attend the recent big tiger jam event and said the most focus is rehabbing the back injury. no response from his p.r. team. i asked the incident report from the arrest and that should be released tomorrow. scott taylor, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. president trump returned from his first overseas trip under the cover of night. nancy: stunning developments in the investigation of russia's meddling in the 2016 election. investigators wanting to hear from one of the president's top aides and family members. michelle: megan hughes takes us inside the investigation. reporter: the investigation into russia intensifying. the spotlight on trump's son-in-law jared kushner. >> kushner is an interesting situation. unlike someone staff that you can fired he is married to

ivanka trump. reporter: kushner is not a target of the investigation but they are responding that he tried to set up a secret communication channel with russia, after it's concluded russia tried to meddle in the investigation. >> it's normal and acceptable. any way you can communicate with people, particularly organizations that are maybe not particularly friendly to us is a good thing. reporter: republican senator john mccain isn't buying it. today in an interview on australian tv. >> i know some administration officials are saying well, that is standard procedure. i don't think it's standard procedure prior to the inauguration of a president of the united states by someone who is not in an appointed position. reporter: the ranking member of the house intelligence committee says kushner's security clearance should be questioned. >> there ought to be a review of his security clearance to find out if he was truthful and candid. >> president trump defended

kushner in a statement saying he has total confidence in him and he is doing a great job for the country. megan hughes, abc news, washington. michelle: president trump responding on twitter after another missile launch by north korea. north korea has shown great disrespect for the neighbor china but shooting off yet another ballistic missile. the missile launch landed in water off japan. it's the third missile test in as many weeks and it follows testing of the missiles supervised by the leader kim jong un. nancy: the chestertown bombing was -- the manchester bombing was a week ago today. the police are searching for anyone who had seen salman abedi with a blue suitcase which has vanished. this is as another man was arrested bringing the people in custody to 14. the 23-year-old was arrested on suspicion of terrorist activity over the weekend. 22 people were killed in attack outside a concert.

combating terror around the world, secretary of defense james mattis said we cannot become complacent but said he is not the one who should be afraid. >> what keeps you awake at night? >> nothing. i keep other people awake at night. michelle: that was on "face the nation" yesterday when he was asked about confronting and defeating terror networks and groups. nancy: next at 4:00, a terrifying ride at a water park. the fall putting parents on edge at the start of summer. michelle: this is a reason a lot of people watch auto racing. yeah. to see cars go flying. the fiery flip at the indy 500 and how the driver in this crash is doing. >> a major celebration honoring the legacy of a

republican leaders are to affordable health care. i'm tom perriello and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren't covered while insurance companies held all the power. now i'm running for governor because it's wrong that most virginia incomes haven't gone up in 20 years. together, we can stop donald trump, raise wages

. and we'll make sure this never happens in virginia. nancy: a water slide in california closed because of this. take a look. you can see a 10-year-old hydroplaning with the arch of his backsliding along the rim of the ride and right out of it. it happened over the weekend over the grand opening. fortunately the boy was able to walk away with scrapes. park officials say they are looking into whether the slide needs a weight requirement in addition to height minimums now. >> trouble, oh my goodness! what a huge crash! michl

indianapolis 500. you can see the driver clip the wall, swerve back to the left and then clip that other car. pieces of the car literally go flying as it flips through the air. both drivers were able to walk away without a scratch. nancy: not so much for the car, though. michelle: no. nancy: meantime today marks 100 years since the birth of the 35th president john f. kennedy. he was born on the day may 29 in brooklyn, massachusetts in 1917. michelle: there are a number of events to mark the occasion in d.c. remembering the president. jeff goldberg is live for us at the kennedy center with the events taking place there. jeff? jeff: the kennedy center is a living memorial to john f. kennedy jr. a few moments ago a big celebration got going here celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of the former president. this is the culmination of a year-long celebrations at the kennedy center. today actors and musicians and the jrn

major speeches written by president kennedy as well as performing music and dance. john f. kennedy was a congressman and senator from massachusetts before being elected president in 1960. of course, he was assassinated in dallas, texas, on november 22, 1963. the performance happening here today is honoring the legacy of john f. kennedy jr. >> he stood for a humanity that was aspirational, optimistic, filled with hope. and a belief that we could all work on something that is larger than ourselves. jeff: certainly going inside the room there is a lot of excitement for the celebration. people were really happy to be part of what is going on today on the president's 100th birthday. coming up at 5:30 we will show you what is going on inside the actual performance and show you different spots around d.c. where john f. kennedy junior'seg

remains strong no this day. live at the kennedy center, jeff goldberg. michelle: thank you. things you might not know about the president. he was the youngest elected president but not the youngest ever. before he was elected severe illnesses caused kennedy to be given the last rites three times and he was obsessed with his weight. he traveled with a scale. his legs were different lengths. and he wore lifts in all his left shoes. nancy: interesting. i did not know that. now to an alarming video tonight of a mother who said she had way too much to drink. this is from albuquerque, new mexico. watch as she falls never a sobriety test. she had been driving with forchildren. a concern -- with her four children. a concerned driver got her to pull over. when they got there, they immediately smelled alcohol on her breath and she was arrested on suspicion of

abuse. michelle: that is not bags of sugar. this is a major drug bust in the philippines. the police seized 1,300 meth in china. nancy: abc knocked one out of the park with the latest hire. they signed a deal with former yankee alex rodriguez. he is expected to appear on "good morning america" and "world news tonight" and "nightline." no word when he will begin but he finished fourth on the mlb all-time homer list be also admitted to using the performance-enhancing drugs in 2013. >> no participation trophies. first place only. nancy: that is nationals star bryce harper this weekend. he is telling a group of little leaguers that just practice is not

the comments sparking debate. tom roussey is live in arlington with what people are saying about this. tom: we heard what people felt on the internet over the weekend but we want to hear what the baseball community had to say. this is the kyles camp tournament. animal memorial day weekend baseball tournament that raises money to fight cancer. this is video this weekend. we was talking to kids when he made the comments. out sports guy was rolling. the folks in this tournament, do you think the participation trophies are a positive influence on kids or a negative influence? here is what parents had to say. is he right or wrong? >> he's rice. >> -- right. >> the trophy doesn't mean

one. >> not everybody will get the job. only one person will get it. this is a life lesson when the kids who win receive the trophy. >> these kids are tall but they have 14. you will hear what they think. as far as the parents go, we usually like to have if two sides of every story be. but we couldn't find anybody who disagreed with bryce harper. but a woman said her sister would disagree because she thinks competition is a bad thing and she agrees with the participation trophies but the parents say bryce harper was spot on. michelle: a lot of strong opinions on that. tom, thank you. for the first time since 1935, the terps men's lacrosse team will not take home

participation trophy. they get the real deal. a big congrats as they knock off ohio state for the national championship. completing by the way a terp win, sweep. the women won it all yesterday as well. congrats to all. nancy: if only they showed more enthusiasm. josh: they are not excited at all. nancy: exactly. if we were to give a participation trophy today it would be decent. it's a nice weather for memorial day weekend. michelle: finally a good day. solid day. josh: after this morning started off iffy and it turned itself around. it will stay nice throughout the majority of the everything. let me show you what is happening now. 84 at reagan national. the cold front is trying to come through. all signs here are pointing to it may have just done that around d.c. the winds starting to turn out of the northwest. and the dew point is coming down so quickly we will go from the muggy air to things that are a bit more comfortable later on. today a big difference from where we were yesterday. 16 degrees warmer in d.c. 15 degree warmer in

this is more like a summer holiday. looking at the cloud cover that are starting to build in especially as you go to the west. we will start to move in with that. a few isolated showers and they will stretch to calvert county. farther southwest we have a heavy rain. culpeper is a sprinkle or two. farther south and closer to orange we are looking at the heaviest downpours. most of the metro will stay dry for now and the majority of the everything. the temperatures at 78:00 are close to 80. a mild evening. most places looking for the humidity to come down. tomorrow, cloudy and gray again with the slight showers.

commute but the scattered showers. in the afternoon there is another round. a lot of the day is dry. it's later in the afternoon that we could get thunderstorms to push through. the temperatures are settling in the 60's. comfortable for tomorrow and cloudy with the showers early on. bring back in a chance of scattered activity in the afternoon. we probably don't need the sunglasses tomorrow. sunshine to start the day. thursday is the pick day of the week. 80 for the high. we have a 30% chance on wednesday. next weekend count be another

wet one. tracking a storm system that is checking our way. drying out more as we head to the middle of next week. michelle? michelle: deep sighs all around. thank you. next at 4:00, travel woes for british airways. how the airline is working to get through a massive backlog of passengers after a worldwide outage. nancy: talk about a memorable wedding. the ceremony, the former vice president presided over this weekend. nancy: as we go to break, the world war ii memorial today.

michelle: now to a remarkable story of compassion on memorial day as we honor those who lost their lives serving their country. families on both sides of a deadly conflict managed to do what many of us cannot. set aside their differences. maggie rulli on how they turned the other cheek and found common ground. reporter: this memorial day, two sides of the vietnam war are coming together. >> close the past and look toward a brighter future. reporter: finding common ground through a common grief. >> as people, we have the same

reporter: the non-profit the two sides project connects families who lost loved ones on both sides of the conflict. >> that is our hill. one person at a time. >> after six americans traveled to vietnam in 2015, this time it was their turn. welcoming them for the first time. they showed them where the parents names are etched. margo carlson delone started the project. >> i hated them. reporter: her father was a fighter pilot in the war and died when she was 2 years old. >> after a while i realize i didn't want to live with hatred anymore. i became aware as i grew over my dad's bombs probably killed a lot of people and there was probably a daughter like me on the other side who lost her dad. reporter: at the memorial she said the hatred feels far away. today she cries tears of joy for bringing the sides together. >> this feels like we are all coming full circle.

to continue the mission to heal those affected by the vietnam war and any future conflict as well. maggie rulli, abc news, washington. michelle: next at 4:00, standing up to hate. how a community is fighting back after disturbing posters were put up this weekend. >> why you might not take your laptop and other electronics on the long flight from

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. michelle: reminder that the holiday is not about beaches and cookout, but fallen heroes. is it appropriate to wish someone a happy memorial day? nancy: and megan hughes has events taking place across the country. reporter: gold star families lining up at the arlington national cemetery to tell president trump their story. >> he is looking down, he is so proud. reporter: trump put behind him the campaign feud with the kahn parents, the gold star family. >> every gold star family, god is with you. >> laying a wreath. observing a moment of silence and honoring the

why across the country from the hill of the flags at boston common, to the rolling thunder rolling through washington. to parade in upstaid new york. the signs of gratitude for sacrifice. hillary clinton parading with her husband wouldn't talk politics. >> i think it's important to honor everyone who sacrificed their lives in the rights, the value and the freedom. >> mike pence welcoming wounded warriors on bicycles at his home. >> this is a day we remember those who serve and did not come home. reporter: on board the intrepid in new york city, a flag and a rifle salute and raw sense of loss. after a navy parachute failed to open yesterday. >> this has been complete week that started with such

>> the first responders were given a thank you to help the navy seal. nancy: we are back with josh. it's been a nice day. >> it took a while to get there. the afternoon is shaping up. this is how it will stay for the weekend. we have temperatures in the 80's for the most places. we have a few isolated showers. some are showing up on radar toward prince george's county. we get rain that is heavier farther south. heading to fredericksburg we might get the showers to move through there. but in general we are looking at the sprinkles. most places picking up on the extra sunshine. that helps the temperatures to warm up

this tells us where the cold fronted have made it to. we will lose the muggy feeling. it will make the everything more comfortable than most of the day. it's on the soupy side today. so it feels like the temperatures have come down. 82 in culpeper. 83 for leesburg. 82 in d.c. over toward the bay the temperatures are a little cooler. hanging in the 70's. the choireds are not dropping too much -- the temperatures are not dropping too much. mid-60's. cloud cover for tomorrow and then we will need rain gear for a lot of tuesday. we take a closer look at that and the upcoming weekend. i'll have more in ten minutes. michelle: thank you. developing more in portland about the man who killed two men and wounded another on a train after they stood up for a muslim passenger and her friend. jeremy christian, has a known criminal history and

views. they were on display when he threatened a young muslim girl and her friend. >> they lost their lives. because of me and my friend and the way we looked. without them, we'd probably be dead right now. michelle: abc affiliate obtained this video showing a man that appears to be christian yelling profanities and the hate speak on the train one day before the deadly attack. the alexandria community is standing up against hate. the residents found racist signs scatter around their communities. sam sweeney shows us how some are finding back. >> the trees and under windshield wipers 50 hate posters filled with racist slogans littered alexandria satu

astounding it could happen here. we take a serious effort. >> this went up in a bedroom community. one sign reading "around blacks, never relax." >> this is not who we are. this is not the delmarva -- dale delray community. >> further down the street, more signs that sending a strong message the community won't stand for hate. >> we have a responsive community. >> they confirm with us that an investigation is underway in who posted the papers. >> this has made the message stronger that we are inclusive and hate is not who we are. i don't think we will gain traction here. >> by sunday morning the neighbors

white nationalist richard spencer's office in old town to make the message clear. at this hour it's still unclear who posted the hate messages. in delray, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. nancy: "7 on your side" consumer alert to pass along. boeing and air bus facing new competition. this time from russia. take a look. this is the maiden flight of the mc-21. this is the first russian-made commercial jetliner since the fall of the soviet union. it is meant to compete with the boeing 737 and the air bus a320 but won't fly passengers until 2019. british airways continue to recover from massive commuter failures that led to the grounding of all flights through london over the weekend. mostly short haul flights are affected today. so you can get overseas but the connection, if you are making one, might be in jeopardy. michelle: americans are not just spending more. we're

still economists are saying that this may be a good sign. the more borrowing smoes the confidence in future income. next at 4:00, landing a great white. but how? hauled in after hours on the reel? did the fisherman wait for it to fly out of the water on it own? or was it scooped up in a net? you won't believe the answer next. nancy: still ahead, the powerful reasons behind 300 bike ride to virginia beach on memorial day. we will share it with you in a moment. as we go to break, scenes of memorial day across the d.c. area. breaking

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shington the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. nancy: talk about a catch of a lifetime. it wasn't even on purpose. that a noon-foot great white shark that literally jumped in the boat off the coast of australia. michelle: incredible. i flew right in the 73-year-old fisherman who was left bloody and bruised but he will fine. fishermen jumped up to the bow of the boat to avoid the thrashing shark.

he will need a bigger boat. i'm glad he had the pictures to tell what happened. if you tell buddies the stories, they wouldn't believe you. something else to tell me the force is strong with this relationship. check this out! they were made for each other. one storm trooper proposed to another over the weekend. nancy: happened at the phoenix comic con. that is why cos players are still dressed in the character there. of course, she said yes. joined the dark side. michelle: that is sweet. nancy: i wonder if chewbacca will make the wedding. michelle: you might be right. nancy: speaking of which, married by joe biden. the former vice president officiating a wedding over the weekend. michelle: one way to keep busy on the weekends. henry munoz is the finance chair of the democratic national community. biden helped him tie the knot with kylue ferrari. get this. it was actress melanie griffith who snapped this picture and posted it to instagram wishing her friends ever lasting love. that is a lot

at your wedding. nancy: an interesting bunch. i would like to see them on the dance floor later. michelle: i bet there is video of that. next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- this incredible memorial day event. project heroes ride to recovery. >> i am riding for my son's memory today. michelle: the 350-mile ride. veterans, wounded warriors, gold star families all riding for a reason. we share the stories next. kellye: i'm kellye lynn with bowie with 15 reasons why this student stands out among her peers. her inspirational story coming

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nancy: hundreds of cyclists are on their way to raise awareness for veterans. john gonzalez is in arlington where the ride to recover continues. john: for a hundred retired veterans, first responders steel horses are in the form of bicyclists.

my doctor said why don't you start cycling? i am a different person now. >> there are so many things we saw. so many people and the friends we lost. >> it's project hero and the event is ride to recovery and the cyclists come in all shapes, sizes and ages. a common denominator is the war vars that won't erase the battered bodies and the worn minds. >> in ten years they traveled 30,000 miles in 30 states and ten countries. >> i lost my son and i got my picture on my bike. i am riding for him today. >> thousands of bikes have been donated through the years.

had his tailor made. >> you have to get measured like a suit. >> six days and 360 for retired beach. first for gretchen evans who lost her hearing after a traumatic brain injury. >> it's unsafe for me to ride by myself. they don't know i'm deaf. it's an invisible injury. but here it doesn't matter. i'm one of the crowd. john: john gonzalez, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." another memorial could head to the national mall. we will tell you where it could be and what it will honor. plus, arlington suspected the only cemetery where -- isn't the only cemetery where members of the military are laid to rest. we will take you to the other. finds out what the organizers wanted to accomplish tonight at 5:00. see you in a

michelle: homeland security secretary john kelly hinting a it the possibility of banning large electronics electronics fe cabins of all flights to and from the u.s. right now items larger than a cell phone are not allowed in the cabin from ten middle east and north african country. the decision to expand the ban might not be popular but may be necessary. nancy: baltimore's mayor wants to start removing the confederate and follow in the footsteps of new orleans that removed four confederate statues. she suggested they could raise money auctioning off the monumenteds. the time of the y-e-a-r. the scripps national spelling bee hits the region tomorrow with young kids around the country longing to hit the title. michelle: on wednesday, they will

diploma and kellye lynn shows us that one of the graduates has 15 good reasons to celebrate. >> real africa is the one they never show you. >> 18-year-old ann has a wide range of interest attending the fairmonts heights high, she enrolled in the bio-technology and the i.t. programs and participated in student government, dance and painting. >> i like to be active so i don't really focus on the pain. kellye: the pain of the sickle-cell anemia which doctors diagnosed when ann was an infant. >> this makes me tired and fatigued. it causes headaches but you always have to have the medicine with you. >> her disorder requires monthly blood transfusions an taking ten to 12 medications a day. >> she is so strong and so determined.

>> she received 15 college acceptances, more than any student at her school and the second highest amount of the financial scholarship money. more than $500,000. her choice st. mary's college. >> my motto is "don't let anything stop you." if you let it stop you, you won't get to where you want to be. kellye: she hopes to be a hematologist some day to inspire people to never quit. >> impressive young lady. we wish her the best. all the scholarship money. her parents are thrilled. remarkable young woman. >> let's talk about the memorial weekend weather we are seeing. jon it's good for the rest of the evening. there are only a few places to get rain. a lot of us are looking at the sunshine.

this has allowed the temperatures in the low 80's. 82 for laurel. 84 at reagan national. 28 in clifton. 81 for manassas. we are seeing the improvement improvements. where is the rain coming down? showers from culpeper. they will move east. there are light showers. i don't think they will hold together too much longer but it's something to watch around 95. the southern end of the area we could see a little rain move through. for most of us, walking the dog the temperatures go from low 80's to low 7 o's around 9:00. going to make for a nice everything. the overnight lows are comfortable. low 60 z for most of us. heading to tomorrow, 77. but we are back to a gray day.

tomorrow. wednesday is a nicer day. we have to watch for spotty thunderstorms heading to the afternoon. the rain chances return. same story for this weekend as well. highs will get stuck in 70's. right now this is a better chance for thunderstorms and rain for saturday. high of 79 as we look to sunday. just scattered thunderstorms. we are still talking about a week out and there is a lot of fine tuning to do. in general, good to start thinking. we are tracking more rain looking ahead to next weekend. enjoy this everything, and thursday, the other dry one for the week. nancy? nancy: thank you. next on abc7, your money out of sight, out of mind. not a way to treat a rainy day fund. three things you can't ignore when it comes to stashing your money away. that is next. michelle: as we >> to break the vietnam veterans memorial today.

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alison: warning for anybody with a bank account you rarely use. the banks don't like when you just leave money sitting there. john matarese shows us a surprise that can await you after a year so you don't waste your

john: does anyone have a bank account they haven't touched for a while? a woman wants everyone to know about the monthly fees that can drain the account down until there is nothing left. kelly looks over her deceased mom's bank accounts, something that adds to the grief over the loss of her mother. >> we brought in a death certificate. they said it wasn't good enough. we need something from the court. we waited until we had something from the courts. john: but it took two years for her mom's will to go through probate. the $200 bank account was empty. it was hit with the monthly maintenance fees because it was below the minimum. >> $11 every month. we could not touch the account. but they were taking $11 out every month. until it overdraft. john: this is important not only if you have older parents but if you have children with a bank account in their name. don't touch the account for while and money can be taken out of it every month. until it's

so don't let this happen to you. find out how to avoid monthly fees in a seldom use bank account. if you are older fill out a payable on death form to allow a survivor to get the money with a death certificate. >> a lot of people have older accounts they rarely touch. make sure you know how to avoid the fees so you don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. president trump: we can never replace them. we can never repay them but we can remember. larry: from arlington national cemetery to the memorials on the national mall, today we honor americans who gave their lives in defense of our country. plus, he should have gone for the driver. no, really.

have. the golf star is now facing a d.u.i. and -- >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. larry: 100 years after john f. kennedy was born we celebrate the legacy of the 35th president. >> now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: today, the nation honoring the fallen, men and women who sacrificed to make ours better. michelle marsh has a closer look at memorial day on arlington national cemetery. michelle: it's the final resting place for 4060,000, many of -- 400,000, many of whom died in combat or the years that followed. this morning, president trump paying respects, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. then he paid tribute to all the troops who lost their lives and their

president trump: let us pledge to make the most of the freedom they so galiantly and brilliantly -- galiantly and brilliantly fought for and died to protect. >> he visited the area where all those killed in the war on terror since the september 11 attacks are buried include robert kelly the home of homeland security secretary john kelly. robert kelly died in afghanistan nearly seven years ago. michelle marsh, abc7 news. larry: thanks. visitors to arlington this weekend putting the single stemmed roses on the graves of the fallen heroes. today the roses were placed as michelle mentioned on graves in section 60. 160,000 roses donated for this annual tradition. >> i'm a veteran myself. we love to support organizations like this because it's the proper thing to do. larry: th