we will not cower in fear, we'll not be intimidated. >> reporter: among the charges attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and terrorism transcending national borders. questions remain how shahzad was able to board the flixt he was placed on the no fly list hours before the plane was scheduled to take off. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. the suspect in this case apparently had ties to the washington area. faisal shahzad attended southeastern university in d.c. more than 10 years ago according to "the wall street journal." seu closed last year, the grad yat school now controls the records. it says it has not released information on shahzad. metro is stepping up security in response to that failed attack in new york. police officers will be setting up extra patrols outside a number of metro stations. increased presence was seen outside nationals park. metro says there is no information that leads it to believe there is a threat in

washington, however, it will remain vigilant and increase patrols. >> it's time to look at our forecast for today. see what kind of a day we're going to have. a beautiful day yesterday. gosh, that was you lovely. >> more today. if you like that here it comes. we're starting off beautifully. right now 61 in washington, and in the cool 50s in prince george's county, arlington, in the mid-50s, the upper 40s to near 50 around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley. to the south in southern maryland in charles calvert, anne arundel county in the upper 50s, the eastern shore the mid-50s. out of the mountains it's chilly. western maryland, west virginia near 40 degrees under a clear sky. we have a half moon hanging in the southern sky this morning. and it is clear, no travel problems throughout the northeast corridor or in and out of the midwest or even heading down south a large area of high pressure in place for today giving us lots of sun and highs climbing into the low 80s with

low humidity. a perfect spring day on the way. tomorrow, partly cloudy, we'll have a weak front coming through, highs reaching the low 80s and a slight chance of an isolated shower. then on friday partly cloudy, near 80, might get showers maybe thundershowers friday night, then they may linger saturday morning. how's traffic? >> tom, as we head out, looking pretty good all in all, a bunch of road work of course on the beltway around van dorn street. no worries the inner and outer loop appear to be moving. we'll stay with virginia and i'm sorry, up to maryland, college park, yesterday's tractor-trailer accident you may recall all gone. both directions off to a very uneventful beginning. >> thank you. think twice before you try to use the hov lanes by yourself. police in maryland and virginia are cracking down on violators part of the first hov awareness day. officers will be out for both the morning and evening rush

hours in virginia, police will patrol interstates 66, 95 and 395 as well as the dulles toll road and interstate 270 and route 50. >> there is good news if you take float's red line to work. you may not feel as cramped much longer. metro is in the process of ajusting the schedule. you probably have to wait a minute or two longer for trains but more a cars will be in service. several factors made it overcrowded. metro's gm says the schedule addresses the issues. >> we'll be moving to a schedule that realizes the reality of that system, and what that should help do is increase the reliability of that line. we'll see how that works, but that should go into effect shortly. >> the new schedule should start in june or july. it will be metro's first adjustment to the red line since

2004. autopsy results could be released today in the death of a uva lacrosse player murdered on campus. students at the university of virginia held a vigil to remember yeardley love. the fellow lacrosse player charged with her murder appeared in court. investigators are looking into reports that the two may have had violent encounters in the past. julie carey reports. >> reporter: on the university of virginia's lawn candles glowed, a silent tribute to yeardley love. the university of virginia lacrosse player was found dead early monday in her amount. her former boyfriend george huguely on the men's lacrosse team faces a first-degree murder charge. student leaders refused comment. but this junior who has known her says he's stunned with court documents that say that hugely viciously attacked love. >> i've known george eight years and it doesn't seem like anything that he's capable of.

this whole thing seems so unreal. i didn't believe it at first but now all the details came out, just, you know, i'm sort of in shock. spoke with some lacrosse players said they couldn't get to sleep last night. >> reporter: the search warrant documents say hugely kicked in love's door, that he shook her beating her head against the wall. the documents say that love was found on her bed, her head in a pool of blood, her face bruised. despite that hugly's attorney said he'll show the death was an accident, not murder. >> we're confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> reporter: the police chief says the continuing investigation is focused on the prior relationship between love and hugely. friends say there was previous abuse. >> there had been no complaints to the police. whether there was discussion to others outside law enforcement is relevant to our discussion

with friends. >> reporter: both the victim and the suspect were scheduled to graduate on this lawn in about three weeks. george huguely's attorney says his client has withdrawn from the ufrmt he'll be staying in town for the time being in a jail cell. there is word both the men's and women's lacrosse teams will finish their seasons. yeardley love's high school paid tribute to her on the lacrosse field yesterday. the team put black tape on their sticks and orange ribbons in their hair and wrote her former number on their legs. medical marijuana is a signature away from becoming legal. the council pass add measure legalizing the drug for chronically ill patients. it heads to mayor fenty. congress would have 30 days to review it before it becomes law f. that happens the district would join 14 states that allow

medical marijuana. the d.c. court of appeals is weighing arguments in a case about gay marriage in the city. yesterday judges heard arguments in favor of putting the issue to the ballot. this comes about two months after the city legalized same-sex marriage. opponents maintain the argument that voters should have a say. it could be receiver months before the court announces its decision. sex offenders will now face tougher laws and longer sentences in maryland. the governor signed several new bills, last year's murder of sarah foxwell is one of the cases that helped shape these laws. foxwell was abducted by a registered sex offender and her body discovered in the woods. the laws will increase the maximum and mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of crimes against children. 4:37 is your time. 63 degrees. still to come, a disturbing story in maryland. >> a local well known funeral home shut down because of what investigators found in the

garage. >> should we expect a summer like day? weather and traffic are ahead. >> the latest on the situation in the south where they have been hit by deadly flooding. what's being done to help.

this morning the damage is more visible in nashville as the waters recede. storms killed at least 28 people across tennessee, mississippi and kentucky. rescuers fear they may find more victims outside downtown

nashville. president obama signed a disaster declaration for tennessee which will help the state get federal aid. much needed help there. >> absolutely. we had a beautiful day here yesterday. going to continue the spring like weather? >> wonderful for outdoor work and exercise. starting off under a clear sky and we have temperatures cool in the mid-50s now in the suburbs and many of the rural area, near 60 in washington. and out in the mountains it's even chillier in the 40s this morning. a clear sky all around the region, the northeast corridor, in and out of the midwest. as well as down south. a large area of high pressure in place today with lots of sun, highs climbing to the low 80s, low humidity. tomorrow partly cloudy in the low 80s. on friday, partly cloudy, near 80, more humid, might get friday evening thundershowers. then may linger saturday morning, drying out saturday afternoon. a look into sunday and next week in ten minutes. how's traffic? >> relatively quiet. that's good news in southeast this morning looks like everything is moving along nicely making the trip in on

south capitol street to m street no hangups, travel lanes are open. a check elsewhere, head out to the wilson bridge, 270 wide open, silver spring, no early worries. >> thank you. our time 4:42. 64 degrees. ahead on "news4 today," a luxury carmaker issuing a recall, this time it's not lexus. >> virginia's attorney general making news, this time take on global warming. >> three young murder suspects accused of killing a d.c. principal, raising serious questions about a local youth facility. >> the shocking find at a local funeral home where a garage was turned into a mass tomb.

good morning, welcome back. a prominent prince george's county funeral home is shut down after inspectors found piles of bodies in a garage.

chambers funeral home is located on cleveland avenue in riverdale. an inspector made a surprise inspection in april. he noticed a pile of 40 body bags that contained bodies, scattered about 12 by 12 feet high on the floor of a garage. published reports say many were cadavers from the medical school and the school had a contract with the home to cremate them. the owner told news 4 his business will be able to complete other arrangements until friday, then the business will be shult down. chambers says he's cooperating with investigators and hopes soon to have the suspension lifted. concerns about witness intimidation prompted officials to investigate the west virginia mine blast. a team will work anonymously with miners and others who fear retaliation for speaking to investigators. federal officials declined to identify specific instances of

intimidation or retaliation at the mine. a former miner said people will not speak out because they are scared of losing their job. oil continues to pour into the gulf of mexico and inch toward the shore as teams look for a way to cap the crippled rig. bp says the slick could grow to more than ten times the current estimate. kristen dahlgren has the latest. >> reporter: along the gulf coast it is a struggle to survive the massive oil slick. from the wildlife many fear are already being coated by the toxic mess, to those now in a desperate race to lay down protective barriers. >> expected to make an impact around three days from now. we laid approximately a mile and a half, almost a mile and three-quarters. we have a mile and a half to go. >> reporter: it's slow going. those who used to fish the waters joined in the fight to save them. instead of hauling in their

catch, they now haul out miles of boom, many now working for bp, the company they blame for the spill. >> like the rest of the people i don't want no free money, i want to work for it. i got the boats, i got the knowledge. >> reporter: but many also have the knowledge that things are forecast to get much worse in the coming days. noaa reports a remotely operated vehicle was able to cap one of the leaks but some 200,000 gallons of oil a day are still pouring into the gulf, and full deployment of the massive boxes to cover the gushers could still be a week away and may not even work. >> i think it's pretty clear here that there was not a proper preparation for the worst case scenario occurring in the gulf. >> reporter: ready or not, many say that worse case scenario is here and the oil's arrival on land isn't far behind. it is hard to predict when that arrival will be.

some models suggest it could be in the next 24 hours or so. the national weather service reports the forecast will be good for the cleanup and containment efforts through the rest of the week, but many here fear it is just too much oil to stop. kristen dahlgren, burrs. >> the boxes supposed to arrive today. a barge is expected to haul it to a spot 50 miles offshore at midday. such domes have never been tried at this depth, about a mile down in the water, because of the extreme water pressure there. volume can in ash is causing travel troubles. flights at airports in scotland and northern ireland are grounded as another ash cloud threatens to spill into england and ireland's air space. more than 200 flights yesterday had to be canceled because of the same problem. british authorities say the ash might reach northwestern england and wales but believe it will

miss london. >> iran's spt saying the internal politics of the u.s. and iran is making it hard to reach agreement on its nuclear program. at the united nations president mahmoud ahmadinejad said there is no credible proof his country has nuclear weapons. the united states and other western countries, however, still suspect the country could be using its uranium enrichment program to build a bomb. ahmadinejad spoke and said that both iran and the u.s. need to exercise restraint. >> translator: when we say we don't want the bomb we mean it. we're not afraid of anyone. if we want a bomb we'll tell everyone that we want it. because we are simply not afraid. >> the u.n. security council is considering another round of sanctions against iran to punish it for not giving up its enrichment program. >> this morning we have a

consumer alert. nissan recalling more than 135,000 vehicles because of a possible air bag hazard. the recall involves cars made under the infinity brand. it affects g 35 sedans model 2005 and 2006 and coupe 2005 and 2007. there is an apparent risk that the passenger seat air bag may not deploy in a crash. nissan says no injuries have been reported as a result of the defect. the automaker says it will provide federal safety officials with a full repair plan sometime this month and notify affected owners by june. >> president obama could announce as early as today his pick to become the next u.s. supreme court justice. the president interviewed diane wood yesterday in the oval office. wood is at least the fourth finalist for the seat being vacated by justice john paul stevens. he announced that he plans to retire this summer. wood interviewed with the president last year for the supreme court seat sonia

sotomayor now holds. >> one of the current justices is being honored for courage. >> i am enormously honored to receive an award bearinging her name. and to take her back with me to chambers. >> the women's national democratic group awarded her with the elanor award named after eleanor roosevelt and presented to someone the organization believes demonstrates the principles that define the former first lady. hillary clinton and nancy pelosi have won in past years. >> virginia's attorney general is turning up the heat on a former uva professor over research on climate change. he is demanding favors from the university as part of his investigation into whether the former professor michael mann, pla nip lated data to secure taxpayer dollars for research. mann is now a professor at penn state. he insists the work has been

validated. he has sued the epa. >> it's now time to take a look at the forecast. meteorologist tom kierein, it was a beautiful day yesterday and we're hoping for more. >> and this morning sunrise is about an hour and 15 minutes away. and at this hour we're under a clear sky and it's fresh and cool on this spring morning. there is the washington monument, live view from our city camera, a cool 61 degrees. and the dew point down in the 40s, it is really dried out since beginning yesterday afternoon. right now it's in the 50s, and the suburbs in prince george's county, montgomery, arlington, fairfax counties in the mid-50s. cooler around the shenandoah valley and the blue ridge, the upper 40s to near 50 there, southern maryland, around the bay, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. out in the mountains farther to the west it's near 40 degrees, western maryland and many areas of west virginia.

we do have a clear sky all around the region, high pressure moving in, will give us lots of sun with high temperatures climbing to the low 80s by mid afternoon. sun rise, sunset 8:04. maybe clouds tomorrow morning in the low 60s, a weak front on thursday, and highs reaching the low 80s and a few clouds tomorrow. then on friday a little more humid. afternoon highs reaching the upper 70s. looks like friday evening as a front comes through we might get showers and thundershowers, there is a small chance of that, a weak front. and a small chance of that front drifting through saturday morning with a few showers. dry for saturday and the weekend. highs reaching low 70s saturday afternoon but sunny and sunday's highs only in the 60s. should be a little cooler than average first part of next week as well. how's the traffic? >> off we go for a sample around the area. not too bad so far. most of the interstates and northern virginia unencumbered at this hour. we do have a lot of overnight road work.

north out of lorton no worries. over on a couple of things. an overnight accident in gaithersburg. be careful if you are headed in that direction. also central avenue, a lane or two blocked toward the capital beltway because of an incident. back to you. >> thank you. >> still ahead on "news4 today," the feds taking a bite out of apple. why the tech company is being investigated now. >> the fda has an important message for millions who have recalled medication in their home. >> next, the three murder suspects all of whom had escaped from a d.c. youth facility. who is now raising serious concerns about the ability of workers to help youthful offenders.

an agency in charge of rehabilitating troubled youth in the district is coming under fire this morning. there are serious questions being raised after three teens were arrested in the murder of d.c. principal brian betts. jackie bensen has more. >> reporter: officials confirm that alante saunders, sharif lancaster and deontra gray all 18 all walked away from the supervision of the district's department of youth rehabilitation services known as dyrs when younger. johnny walker is president of the union that represents the case workers charged with supervising the juvenile offenders. >> i've been working with young people and juveniles since i was

19 so for over 30 years and for the first time in ever i pause when the sun sets thinking about whether i want to travel any street in d.c. >> reporter: walker estimates there are 800 young offenders in the system, some on home detention, some in half-way houses, about 60 in custody at the new beginnings facility. he says there are currently about 27 social workers handling all of those cases. >> they are outruled by management because there's a push to get these kids out of secure detention, one, you can't -- there is no where to put them. you built a $46 million facility with 60 beds. >> reporter: court papers outline a plan in which the suspects used a phone sex chat line to set up betts for a robbery that turned into a murder. the documents indicate the suspect gray admitted he was in betts home at the time of the

homicide. items found in the search warrant will be examined to determine if they came from other crimes. d.c. attorney general says his office has begun an investigation into how the three suspects were able to leave juvenile custody. jackie bensen, "news4 today." >> the three teens charged with betts murder could receive life in prison without parole. federal regulators investigate apple this morning, the investigation focuses on apple's requirement that developers use programs to develop all of the popular applications on the iphone and ipad. the question is whether apple hurts competition. apple is not commenting on the cases. >> new information this morning about the recall of dozens of popular children's medicines. the fda says bacteria-ridden products were used to make the medications. the agency adds they have not shone signs of contamination but urge parents to throw out the products including children's

tylenol and zyrtec. >> news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. straight up. international investigation, several arrests made overseas in connection with the times square bomb scare. while the home grown suspect is providing vital information. >> a house of horror, a local funeral home shut down because of what inspectors found in a garage. >> and it's about time. welcome news that relief is coming for commuters who use metro's maligned red line. good morning. welcome to "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. for this wednesday, may 5, 2010 we're taking a live look outside, it's 5:00 a.m. 63 degree lovely look at the nation's capital. we have beautiful weather yesterday. we'll see what kind of a day we'll have today. >> hit the light switch, you. >> and cinco de mayo.

>> right. >> kbn. >> we'll try to break out our broken spanish between the three of us. >> as we get going this morning under a clear sky at this hour, and temperatures are right around 60 degrees in the district. but no [ speaking spanish ] we'll have temperatures in the low and mid-50s, climb quickly. we ought to hit the low 80s by mid afternoon. in the mid 50s on the eastern shore. near 40 in the mountains this morning under a clear sky. high pressure moving in. and a settled weather pattern throughout much of the eastern half of the nation. highs today low yatsz and sunny, tomorrow partly cloudy, low 80s. near 80 on friday. might get showers friday evening, maybe a shower through midday saturday. how's traffic? >> i think you said the poodle is a tooth brush but i'm not certain. we'll try to get it translated. 270 southbound, no concernings, all the lanes are open.

no accidents or incidents blocking your drive. wilson bridge fine. water main break inside the beltway on central avenue near richie road with at least two travel lanes closed off. that's going to cause trouble. told you about the accident up in gaithersburg, clapper road closed to traffic right now. in the stretch between 355 and quinns orchard. northern virginia, fine. joe. >> thanks very much. new information in that times square car bombing attempt. we're learning that the suspect is providing authorities with vital information. faisal shahzad is expected to appear in court. he was arrested monday night after he had already board add plane to dubai. it turns out shahzad had been added to the do not fly list earlier that day. that's raising questions why he was able to buy a ticket and board the plane before he was caught. some of the other passengers on the flight said that they did not realize what was happening

when the plane returned to the gate. >> i didn't think it was anything to be concerned about with. obviously he was trying to get out of the country, so i didn't feel like there was any threat. there was no skirmish, no incident of that nature. >> security forces in pakistan have arrested nearly a dozen people in connection with this bombing attempt. shahzad told investigators he traveled there between july 2009 and february 2010 and visited a part of the country where al qaeda and the taliban typically set up training camps. shahzad has also had apparently ties to the washington area, according to "the wall street journal" he attended southeastern university more than ten years ago. seu closed last year and the graduate school now controls that school's student records. it says it has not released information on shahzad. metro is also stepping up security in response to the failed attack in new york.

police officers will be setting up extra patrols outside a number of metro stations. an increased presence was seen here outside nationals park yesterday. metro says there is no information that leads it to believe there is a threat here in washington, however, it will remain vigilant and increase patrols. >> autopsy results could be released today in the death of a lacrosse player murdered. students at the university of virginia held a vigil to remember 22-year-old yeardley love. the senior was found dead early monday in her apartment. her former boyfriend, 22-year-old george huguely on the men's lacrosse team faces first-degree murder charges. documents say he viciously attacked love causing her death. those who knew huguely are having trouble understanding how this could have happened. >> i have known george eight years, it doesn't seem like anything he's capable of. this whole thing seems so unreal almost. i didn't believe it at first but now, all the details came out,

just you know, i'm sort of in shock. spoke with some lacrosse players said they couldn't get to sleep last night. >> some of love's friends told news 4 that they had seen signs of past abuse. huguely's attorney is saying the death was a tragic accident and not a murder. good news for those of you about to head out and hop on metro rail. the agency is working to relieve congestion on the red line. megan mcgrath is live outside the gallery place metro station in northwest washington with more on the red line relief. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, joe. metro's interim general manager wants to tweak the schedule on the red line to help speed things up during rush hour. that's something that hasn't been done in a number of years, not since 2004. since then there have been a number of things occurred, the trains running in manual mode. they have been since june's crash. you have overcrowding on the

platforms and other factors that have caused a bit of a log jam on the red line during rush hour. so, the hope is by changing the schedule, just a little bit, not dramatically, they can help speed things up, get people where they want to go faster. what they are talking about doing here is actually increasing the -- seems counter intuitive but increasing the time between trains. from 30 seconds to a minute depending where you are on the red line. and also with that they will add additional eight-car train. longer trains but more time in between those trains. the general manager thinks that will help speed things up. >> we will be moving to a schedule that realizes the reality of that system, and what that should help do is increase the reliability of that line. we will see how that works. that should be going into effect fairly shortly. >> reporter: and so part of the -- what enters into this is that you'll reduce the starting

and stopping times and that sort of thing. you'll have these longer trains, you'll be able to maintain your capacity and so that will help speed things up along the red line and the hope here is to begin this new schedule either in the next month or two months from now and the hope here is that people will notice the difference. it may not sound dramatic but the hope here is that people will actually notice. back to you, joe. >> megan mcgrath live. thanks very much. think twice before you try using the hov lanes by yourself. police in maryland and virginia are cracking down on violators. this is part of the first ever capital region hov awareness day. officers will be out for both the morning and evening rush hours, today in virginia police will be patrolling interstate 66, 95, and 395, as well as the dulles toll road, in maryland the crackdown will cover 270 and route 50. >> one person is dead and two others hurt after a car crashed

into a pole in montgomery county. police say the driver lost control of the car at around 11:00 last night at the intersection of game preserve road and clapper road. one man was killed, two passengers were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. there is no word on their condition. police are still piecing together what led to the crash. it's now 5:08. 63 degrees. still ahead on "news4 today" who is now saying the oil spill in the gulf could be ten times worse than originally thought. >> plus, the governor getting involved after a troubling find of a local funeral home. >> and next, a check of the day's weather and traffic. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted.

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low 80s on thursday, partly cloudy, might get a shower or thunder shower friday evening. maybe a lingering shower through midday saturday. a look at sunday into next week coming up in 10 minutes. how's traffic? >> we'll head out toward gaithersburg, more information on the accident we reported last night about 11:00. this is 355 southbound, montgomeryville. you look you can see the police officers blocking that stretch of game preserve road, it's heavily used cutthrough between 355 and 124, so heads up for that. the roadway is shut down. water main break is a problem now, inbound central avenue in after bright seton road. a couple of the travel lanes. >> 63 degrees. ahead, a new luxury car recall, this time it's not lexus. >> is president obama looking to his hometown to fill the high court void. whom he reportedly interviewed. >> fears of witness intimidation

hamperring the investigation of the mine explosion. >> reporter: it's closed down this funeral home after they found a pile of bodies in the garage. we'll have a live report coming

it's 5:14. here are the top stories in the

news for today. faisal shahzad arrested for the times square bombing attempt tells authorities he did train at a terrorism camp in pakistan. he's facing charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and terrorism transcending national borders. administration officials are still looking into how shahzad was able to board a plane at jfk airport yesterday even though he was on a do not fly list. tonight at 8:00, a candlelight vigil will be held on the green uva for yeardley love. the senior lacrosse player killed two days ago. her former boyfriend george huguely is charged with murder. court document shows huguely admitted to kicking love's bedroom door and beating her head against a wall. friends say there had been previous physical abuse. >> relief on the red line. metro's in the process of adjusting its red line travel in peak travel times. you probably have to wait a

minute or two longer for trains but more eight-car trains will be in service. changes should go into place by june or july. police in maryland and virginia are cracking down on hov violators as part of the first ever hov awareness day. officers will be monitoring the morning and evening rushes today, in virginia police will patrol i-66, 95 and 395, and the dulles toll road, in maryland interstate 270 and route 50. now back to you. >> kimberly, thank you. we're staying on top of a disturbing discovery, authorities have shut down a prince george's county funeral home because of what they found in a garage. chambers funeral home and crematorium on cleveland avenue in riverdale. tracee wilkins joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. on the website they promise funeral and also crematorium arrangements done in a

respectful manner. when inspectors did a surprise inspection they found that is not the case at the funeral home. a pile of bodies was found in the garage. inspectors discovered 40 bodies in a 12 by 12 pile in the garage that contained the funeral home's cream atory. many of the bodies were cadavers and supposed to be cremated but the owner told the paper too many were coming in too fast and he fell behind. the state board has suspended the funeral home's license. the owner bill chambers tells news 4 he can't comment on the investigation but she cooperating and hopes to get this suspension lifted. they have until friday to complete all of their planned funerals, then this business will be shut down. i'm tracee wilkins live in riverdale. back to you. >> thank you. oil continues to pour into the gulf of mexico and inch toward the shoreline as teams look for a way to cap the

crippled deep water horizon rig. bp now says the slick could grow to more than ten times the current estimate. reports say remotely operated vehicle was able to cap one of the leaks and the boxes could be a week away and may not even work. >> expected to make impact around three days from now. we laid approximately a mile and a half, we got another mile and a half to go. >> i think it's pretty clear there was not a proper preparation for the worse case scenario occurring in the gulf. >> the 100-ton box is supposed to arrive today, a barge at about midday is expected to haul it to a spot 50 miles off shore. such domes have never been tried at this depth, about a mile deep, because of the extreme water pressure down there. concerns about witness intimidation have prompted federal officials to further investigate the west virginia mine blast.

a special team will work anonymously with miners, victims' families and others who fear retaliation by speaking. federal officials declined to identify specific instance of retaliation at the massy owned mine. a former miner told a station people will not speak out because they are scared of losing their jobs. massy says it will continues to cooperate with all investigation. >> volcanic ash is causing troubles in europe. flights in scotland and northern ireland are grounded as another ash cloud threatens to spill into england and ireland's air space. more than 200 flights yesterday had to be canceled because of the same problem. british authorities say the ash might reach northwestern england and wales but they believe the cloud will miss london. iran's president is saying that the internal politics of the united states and iran are making it hard to reach agreement on its nuclear program. at the united nations this week mahmoud ahmadinejad said there

is no credible proof that his country has nuclear weapons. the united states and other western countries still suspect that the country could be using its uranium enrichment program to build a bomb. while ahmadinejad was in the u.s. he spoke with al jazeera english television and said both iran and the u.s. need to exercise restraint. >> translator: when we say we don't want the bomb we mean it. we're not afraid of anyone. if we want the bomb, we'll tell everyone that we want it. because we're simply not afraid. >> the u.n. security council is considering another round of sanctions against iran. this morning we have a consumer alert. nissen is recalling vehicles because of a possible air bag hazard involving cars under the infinity brand. g 35 sedans, and g 35 coupes

2005-2007. there is a risk that the passenger seat air bag may not deploy during a crash. nissan says no injuries have been reported as a result. the automaker says it will provide federal safety officials with a full repair plan sometime this month and notify affected owners by june. >> president obama could announce as early as today his pick to be the next u.s. supreme court justice. the president interviewed diane wood yesterday in the oval office. she is a senior lecturer at the university of chicago law school. swood at least the fourth finalist for the seat being vacated by justice stevens. he announced last month he plans to retire this summer. wood interviewed with the president last year for the supreme court seat that sonia sotomayor now holds. >> it is 5:21. that means time for weather and traffic on the 1s. gorgeous orange sky. we know what that means. >> sun will be up, a clear sky

coming up at 6:06 is the sun rise this morning. and a delightful start to this day. stepped outside, the birds are singing a joyful noise. we'll have a rapid warm-up. 50 in the suburbs and many rural areas. near 60 in washington but highs low 80s, lots of sun with low humidity and tomorrow should be partly cloudy, up in the low 80s. then more humid friday, near 80. could get thunder showers friday evening, maybe a shower saturday morning but most of saturday ought to be dry. highs low 70s. then cooler with sun back on sunday and monday. now jerry, how's the traffic. >> head out, take a live look headed in to southeast washington, prince george's county making the trip north on 210 toward southern avenue and making the trip up to south capital street. no worries, light volume at this hour. elsewhere, update you on other things going on. 95 northbound all lanes are open, all the overnight road work should be wrapped up for those of you traveling the northbound side. southbound no concerns, out on

the rails looking good. metro, vre and marc off to a quiet start. >> thanks very much. >> 5:22 is your time. ahead on "news4 today" a final hurdle the next step in the push to make medical marijuana legal in the district. >> plus, push to the edge, rescuers rush to help people stuck on the brink of a water fall. >> a teen fan tasered after runninging on the baseball field. the incident prompted a police review.

was it appropriate for police to use a taser gun to stop a fan running on a sports playing field? philadelphia police have launched a review to decide. the incident in question happened monday night at a game at a phillies -- a phillies game, rather. an officer used a taser on a 17-year-old fan. the fan was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. some amazing video of hikers rescued from the edge of a water fall. take a look at this. this trio tried to cross the river upstream from a water fall in georgia. they became trapped in the water when they were about halfway across the river. that's the way it always is. rescuers used a rope to pull the hikers to safety. look at that. ouch. local officials say this is a popular spot to cross the river. and they had to make rescues at this same spot before. do people not learn? >> holding my breath looking at

the video. thank goodness they reached them in time. >> stupid. >> indeed. 5:26 is the time. ahead on "news4 today" a crackdown on sex offenders. >> a possible history of violence, what we're learning about the suspect and the victim in the university of virginia murder case. >> next, a suspect in the times square bomb scare has ties to washington. how he has become an asset in the war on terror. [ male announcer ] this year, get the most out of your lawn

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learning from the scare. the government working to fix unnerving holes in national security after that failed attack in times square. >> bodies of evidence, a disturbing find shuts down a local funeral home. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. welcome to "news4 today." it's wednesday t 5th of may, 2010. let's take a live look outside. mercy, what a beautiful day out there. golden sky out there on the horizon. 65 degrees now before sunrise. >> we're having gorgeous weather in the washington area. low humidity, bright sunshine. we love it, tom. >> and for allergy sufferers the pollen has dropped. we're seeing a little grass pollen. near 60 in washington. in the low to mid-50s in prince george's county. it's near 50 in fairfax and montgomery county, mid-50s in arlington county. to the west in the upper 40s to

mid-40s in the shenandoah valley and the blue ridge. weather watchers from southern maryland and the northern neck report temperatures in the low and mid-50s. in the mountains, in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees, mid-50s eastern shore and a clear sky throughout the region. a beautiful day on the way with highs low 80s. low 80s tomorrow. maybe thundershowers friday evening, maybe a shower lingering saturday morning. how's traffic? >> off we go, a sample around the area. not bad as we take a look at the capital beltway near van dorn. won't be long we'll see the sun, and then the outer loop will slow down. right now the inner loop and outer loop moving well. the trip along 270, frederick on down to rockville, all the travel lanes are open for those of you who may be headed on the northbound side, we're moving along very nicely. out on the rails, good news, metro rail, vre and marc reporting no early delays so good time to get gone if you got

to go. back to you. >> thank you. we are learning much more this morning about the man police say tried to set off a bomb in the middle of times square. attorney general eric holder says the main suspect faisal shahzad has been talking. but the justice department is still trying to figure out if he acted alone. tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. we know he's been talking before and after he got his miranda warning during that arrest, just over 24 hours ago now. and officials tell us that what he's saying is useful information. new york bomb suspect faisal shahzad reportedly tells investigators he trained at a camp 7 in pakistan. he was on a plane headed for dubai. >> i was never in fear that we were in danger of losing him. >> reporter: agents are digging into his background, talking to people in hearsay hometown of bridgeport, connecticut and shelton, connecticut where he

lost his home last year. >> he talked to me previously and when i was out one day and said he was going to go back to pakistan. >> reporter: local police say shahzad never crossed their radar. >> try to fly under the radar. they come in perfect citizens until it's time to do whatever it is their deeds were. >> reporter: nor did he seem to raise flags with neighbors and people who worked with him. >> mild mannered guy, wonderful family, beautiful wife. >> reporter: president obama who is being briefed on the case reassured the public. >> we will not be terrorized. we will not cower in fear. we will not be intimidated. >> reporter: among the charges attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, and terrorism transcending national borders. and this morning questions remain about how shahzad was able to board that flight because he was placed on a no fly list several hours before the flight was scheduled to take off. you can bet you'll hear more about that. live from washington this

morning, tracie potts. >> thank you. the suspect in this case apparently had ties to the washington area. faisal shahzad attended southeastern university in d.c. more than ten years ago according to "the wall street journal." seu closed last year. the graduate school now controls the students' records. it has not released information on shahzad. >> today a coroner is expected to release the cause of death for yeardley love, a popular lacrosse player at the university of virginia murdered on monday. police tell us they are investigating allegations of a violent history between the suspect and the victim. kimberly suiters joins us live with the latest on the investigation into the murder. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. this is a heart breaking story. yardly love was supposed to graduate in a few weeks, now her ex-boyfriend george huguely is charged with first-degree murder. love was just 22 years old, she was an acaccomplished lacrosse player and well loved by her

teammates. you can see college classmates lit candles yesterday. her friends say, however, there was a history of abuse with her ex-boyfriend, george huguely. who grew up in chevy chase. huguely was set to graduate in spring. he has withdrawn from uva and sits in a jail cell being held without bond. now those who have known huguely find the situation nearly impossible to believe. >> i've known george eight years and it just doesn't seem like anything that he's capable of. this whole thing seems so unreal almost. i didn't believe it at first but now you know, with all of the details came out, just you know, i'm sort of in shock. spoke with some lacrosse players said they couldn't get to sleep. >> we're confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> these are some details made public.

huguely apparently admitted to kicking in love's door, hitting her head against a wall. police did find her in a pool of blood, her right eye swollen shut. i've been checking into a mem cal facebook page. yesterday 14,000 had signed it. this morning more than 27,000 people had signed that memorial page. you get a picture of how many people are expected at the candlelight vigil on the green at uva tonight at 8:00. >> thanks very much. there's word both the men's and women's lacrosse teams will finish their seasons. yeardley love's high school paid tribute. >> medical marijuana is just a signature away from becoming legal in the district. the d.c. council passed the measure legalizing the drug for

chronically ill patients. the bill heads to mayor fenty who is expected to sign it. congress would have 30 days to review it before it becomes law. if that happens the district would join 14 other states that allow medical marijuana. the d.c. court of appeals is weighing arguments in a case about gay marriage in the city. yesterday, judges heard arguments in favor of putting the issue on the ballot. this comes two months after the city legalized same-sex marriage. opponents of the law argue that the voters should have a say and that the issue should be put on a referendum. it could be several months before the court announces its decision. sex offenders will now face tougher laws and longer sentences in maryland. the governor signed several new bills. last year's murder of 11-year-old sarah foxwell in maryland is just one of the cases that helped shape these laws. foxwell was abducted by a registered sex offender.

the new laws will among other things increase the maximum and mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of crimes against children. >> our time 5:38. 64 degrees. ahead, new information released about the suspects accused of murdering a d.c. middle school principal. >> smoother ride is the goal, how metro plans to ease the pain of people who use the red line. >> and next, a look at the early morning weather and traffic.

good morning. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we have a clear sky, sun rise is just about 25 minutes away. it's now 62 at reagan national. it's chilly in the suburbs, prince george's county down in the low 50s, near 50 in montgomery county and fairfax ounty. mid-50s. even chillier to the west. highs today low 80s with sunshine. partly cloudy near 80 tomorrow. could get thundershowers friday evening, maybe lingering into saturday morning. next week, in ten minutes. >> we'll head to arlington, look at that, don't see construction barrels. a light volume of traffic so good news headed to the chain bridge, everything fine. one more stop, maybe even two. let's see how things are on the beltway. prince george's county, inner loop and outer loop, around to route 1 and college park all the travel lanes are open. no hangups there. water main break is going to be a problem central avenue inside

the belt way, two lanes are closed. there was an accident pretty much the same location, watkins park drive off 214 in the overnight hours. >> thank you. 5:41. 63 degrees. why today is not a good day to test the rules of the road. >> sweet relief on the red line. how metro plans to speed up the ride. >> also, virginia's attorney general taking on a hot topic. what legal action he is taking on global warming. >> a discovery at a funeral home. dozens of bodies stacked up in a garage.

goonl. welcome back. we're staying on top of what can only be described as a disturbing discovery. authorities have shut down a prince george's county funeral home, well known funeral home, because of what they found in a nearby garage. >> chambers funeral home is located on cleveland avenue in

riverdale. tracee wilkins joins us live with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. on the website they promise you'll have a dignified and respectful funeral and cremation. inspectors were surprised when they did a surprise inspection and found bodies piled up in the garage. inspectors discovered 40 bodies piled in a pile. according to "the baltimore sun" newspaper, many of the bodies were cadavers used at georgetown university and were supposed to be cremated. the owner said too many were coming in too fast and they fell behind. maryland state board has suspended the funeral home's license. the owner bill chambers tells news 4 that he can't comment on the investigation but that he is cooperating and hopes to get this suspension lifted. they have until the end of the week to go ahead and finish up the funerals. then this business is going to

be shut down. back to you. >> thank you. >> three teens could spend the rest of their lives in prison after they were charged with killing a popular d.c. principal and critics are asking why they were free in the first place. police say sharif lancaster, alante saunders and deontra gray killed brian betts last m. all three were 18 years old, all three have lengthy criminal records. and officials confirm that all three walked away from the agency in charge of rehabilitating troubled youth. d.c. attorney general is vowing to look into how that could ham. >> this morning some models predict that massive gulf oil slick will start to come ashore in southeast louisiana today. the effects on the region have already been devastating and could now get a lot worse. bp says the slick could grow to more than ten times the current estimate. kristen dahlgren is on the scene

with the latest. >> reporter: along the gulf coast it is a struggle to survive the massive oil slick. from the wildlife many fear are already being coated by the toxic mess, to those now in a desperate race to lay down protective barriers. >> expected to make impact around three days from now. we've laid a mile and a half, almost a mile and three quarters. we have a mile and a half to go. >> reporter: it has been slow going. those who used to fish these waters have joined in the fight to save them. instead of hauling in their catch, they now haul out miles of boom. many now working for bp, the company they blame for the spill. >> we're like the rest of the people. i don't want no free money. i want to work for it. i got boats, i got the knowledge. >> reporter: but many also have the knowledge that things are forecast to get much worse in the coming days. noaa reports a remotely operated vehicle was able to cap one of

the leaks but some 200,000 gallons of oil a day are still pouring into the gulf. and full deployment of the massive boxes to cover the gushers could still be a week away and may not even work. >> i think it's pretty clear here that there was not a proper preparation for the worse case scenario occurring in the gulf. >> reporter: but, ready or not, many say that worse case scenario is here. and the oil's arrival on land isn't far behind. it's hard to predict when that will be. some models suggest the next 24 hours. the national weather service reports the forecast will be good for the cleanup and containment efforts through the rest of the week, but many here fear it is just too much oil to stop. kristen dahlgren, nbc news. the 100-ton box is supposed to arrive today. a barge is expected to haul it to a spot 50 miles off shore.

president obama is narrowing his search for a u.s. supreme court justice and he could announce his joyce today. he interviewed diane wood yesterday. she is at least the fourth finalist the president is considering for the seat being vacated by justice john paul stevens. he announced last month that he plans to retire at the end of the current term. wood interviewed with the president last year for the supreme court seat that sonia sotomayor now occupies. >> one of the current justices is being compared to one of this country's most beloved first ladies. >> i am enormously honored to receive an award bearing her name. and to take her back with me to chambers. >> the women's national democratic club presented justice ruth bader ginsburg with the elanor award. the honor is named after eleanor roos sprelt and presented to someone the organization believes demonstrates the principles that defined the

former first lady. hilly clinton and nancy pelosi have won in past years. >> virginia's attorney general is turning up the heat on a former uva professor over his research on climate change. ken cuccinelli is demanding papers from the university as part of his investigation whether the former professor michael mann manipulated data to help secure taxpayer dollars for research. mann is now a professor at penn state. he insisted that his work has been vault i dated. cuccinelli is a long time critic of climate change. his spokesman says this investigation is nothing to do with the a.g.'s stance on that and everything to do with the use of public research grants. it's about 5:51. that means it's time for weather and traffic. we've got a gorgeous view behind us. >> lovely. >> the capitol, lots of blue. it's beautiful to match our weather. >> the birds are heralding the beginning after spring day singing their little brains out. we look at the sky watcher

camera on our tower, it's looking toward washington, a dream-sickle look to the sky. that's a live picture there. you can see we have a clear sky, dawn arrives in about 15 minutes. and the air is certainly chilly. at this hour, temperature right now at reagan national airport is at a cool 62. the dew point is dry down to near 50 degrees. if the temperaturep droed to 50 we would have 100% humidity. there is a separation so it's rather dry. we have a calm wind as well on this wednesday morning. looking at the other temperatures, it's quite a bit chillier away from the potomac river where reagan national is located of course. and their temperature sensor is picking up the heat off the river and off the pavement. you get a few thousand feet away from there it's in the 50s. prince george's county low 50s now, montgomery county, only near 50 degrees there. as well as fairfax county.

arlington county the mid-50s. weather watchers reporting around the blue ridge and shenandoah valley the upper 40s this morning. and through southern maryland and the northern neck of virginia, away from the water in the 50s but on the water near 60. eastern shore at this hour now in the mid-50s. out of the mountains even chillier. upper 30s to near 40 with a clear sky with the half moon in the western sky on this wednesday morning. all of this clear air is courtesy of high pressure that has moved in since yesterday. and it's in place here this morning. and will give us a delightful spring day with clear sky from new england all the way down to the gulf coast and in and out of the midwest. should not have travel problems today. we'll have this gorgeous clear sky with us throughout the day. sunrise is 6:06. by 9:00 it will be near 70, by noon upper 70s. by mid afternoon we ought to peak in the low 80s. low humidity and a northwest

breeze, not too blustery. sunsets at 8:04. a clear evening, delightful evening coming up. temperatures should be in the 60s by mid to late evening, then by dawn tomorrow not as chilly as this morning. probably bottom out around 60. during the day on thursday, a waeb front coming through. may give us a few clouds, a small chance of a shower, highs reaching the low 80s. on friday more potent front with more moisture may give us showers. during the day friday dry with highs near 80. might have a shower through midday saturday. the rest of the weekend looks dry. saturday afternoon the low 70s, sunny sunday into the 60s. monday and tuesday still cooler than average. might get showers tuesday. how's the traffic now, jerry? >> we'll head out, take a sample over the capital beltway. one of the billsy areas for the hot lanes on the beltway near 50. arlington boulevard and at the capitol beltway lanes are open, construction workers are gone

and no real backups though the inner loop is beginning to build from springfield to 66, but that's typical. let's see what else is happening. not such a bad morning to the wilson bridge, water main break is going to be an issue for a while. central avenue inside the beltway near richie road a couple of lanes closed. gaithersburg a stretch of game preserve road closed between 355 and clapper road because of a serious crash. 66 is fine. no worries at the american legion bridge. off we go to the rails, metro rail, vre and marc all reporting no early issues with trains on any lines. eun. >> thank you, jerry. today is probably not the best day to press your luck in the hov lanes. police in maryland and virginia are teaming up to crack down on violators. it's all part of the first ever capitol region hov awareness day. in virginia police patrol 95, 395, 66, and the dulles toll road.

in maryland they buzz violators on 270 and route 50. >> good news for you if you take metro's red line to work. you may not feel as cramped much longer. metro is in the process of adjusting the schedule during peak travel times. you probably have to wait a minute or two longer for trains but more eight-car trains will be in service. several factors made the red line overcrowded including the opening of the new york avenue station and packed platforms. metro's interim gm says the new schedule addresses those issues. >> we will be moving to a schedule that realizes the reality of that system, and what that should help is increase the reliability of that line. we'll see how that works but that should be going into effect fairly shortly. >> the new schedule should start in june or july. it will be metro's first adjustment to the red line schedule since 2004. today you'll have the chance

to step aboard one of d.c.'s modern street cars. dedot will unveil one of the cars at the city center lot. people will learn how the cars will operate. the street cars will begin in 2012. it's 50 years since the street car was in use. the public can access a showcase at ninth and h street northwest. it ends saturday. this morning antitrust allegations against apple. regulators investigate apple because it requires software developers to use apple programs to develop apps, a key question facing regulators is whether apple hurts competition by forcing developers to choose between designing apps that can run only on the iphone and ipad and those that run on rival devices. the inquiry is reported in the preliminary stage. neither apple nor the federal trade commission nor the justice department have commented on the case. new information this morning about the recall of dozens of popular children's medicines.

the fda says that bacteria-ridden products were used. the agency adds they have not shown signs of contamination but urge parents to throw out products in question including children's tylenol, motrin, been a drill and zyrtec. >> would be millionaires. >> it's nearly two months but we have a winner for the mega millions jackpot. >> unfortunately the winning ticket was sold in california, sorry. the numbers 9, 21, 31, 36, 43, and 8. to take home the jackpot of $266 million, the ticket has to match all six. but there are 28 prize winners that matched the first five and three of those tickets were purchased in virginia, and those winners would take home $250,000 apiece. not bad. >> yeah. i'll take it. >> the big vote today that could have some students in northern virginia spending more time in class. >> also ahead, how the man

suspected in the times square plot almost escaped the country despite being on a no fly list.

the face of terror. who is the man behind the times square bomb plot and how did he board a flight despite being on a no fly list? >> closed for business a. maryland funeral home is shut down. wait until you hear what inspectors found in a garage. good morning. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it's wednesday, may 5, 2010. a live look outside at 6:00 a.m. it's 63 degrees, and it is gorgeous out there. look at that beautiful view of the nation's capital. we had beautiful weather as well. >> feels nice and brisk and fresh. lovely start. >> this is the kind of spring we like.

>> sunrise is in about five minutes. there is the live view from the tower camera, our sky watcher camera. the sun is just about to break the horizon. the horizon moving down of course. and the camera is up at 275 feet so it's going to see the sun first. at this hour under that clear sky it's 60 in washington, but only near 50 in prince george's county, fairfax, arlington, montgomery county, so the temperatures are chilly, in fact, it's dipped into the 40s across parts of west virginia and the shenandoah valley. southern maryland around the bay and the eastern shore in the low to mid-50s. the upper 30s out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia on this wednesday morning. high pressure all over the atlantic seaboard from new england down to the south land and from the atlantic seaboard into the midwest no travel problems. low 80s and sunny, low humidity. low 80s tomorrow and partly cloudy. might get thunder showers. how's traffic? >> we'll take a live look as the

rush hour starts to kick in off and running as you make the trip south along interstate 270, down this is route 121, travel lanes are open at this hour so. good news. wilson bridge, you should find the travel lanes open. water main break could be an issue through part of the commute inbound central avenue inside the beltway between bright sea road and richie marlboro road. beltway, 66, doing okay. joe. >> thanks very much. new today, one person is dead, two injured after a car crashed into a pole in montgomery county. police say the driver lost control last night in the intersection of game preserve road and clopper road. one man was killed, two passengers rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. there is no word on their condition. police are still piecing together what led to that crash. a korner is expected to release the cause of death for yeardley love, a popular

lacrosse player at the university of virginia murdered monday. now police tell us they are investigating allegations of a violent history between the suspect and victim. news 4 kimberly suiterses is live with the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> good morning to you. yeardley love was supposed to graduate in a few weeks. her ex-boyfriend is charged with her murder. the community and the city of charlottesville are shocked by the loss. love was 22 years old, you can see last night on the lawn they put out candles to memorialize her. she was an accomplished lacrosse player well loved by teammates and sorority sisters are. friends say there was a history of abuse with george huguely who grew up in chevy chase. huguely was also set to graduate. he has withdrawn and sits in jail held without bond. court documents show these details, that huguely admitted to kicking in love's door, to

hitting her head against a wall blood, her face bruised, her right eye swollen shut. those who have known huguely find the situation nearly impossible to believe. his attorney calls it a tragic accident. >> i've known george eight years and it just doesn't seem like anything that he's capable of. this whole thing seems so unreal almost. i didn't believe it at first but now you know, all the details came out, just -- i'm sort of in shock. spoke with some lacrosse players who said they couldn't get to sleep. >> we're confident miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> the tributes to love continue this week. her high school lacrosse team outside baltimore is wearing ribbons and her number on a memorial facebook page more than 27,761 signed in. you get a picture of how many

are expected at a candlelight vigil tonight at 8:00. >> kimberly, thank you. three teenagers could spend their lives in prison after they were charged with killing a popular d.c. middle school principal. critics ask why they were free in the first place. police say that sharif lancaster, alante saunders and deontra gray killed brian betts. all three are 18 years old. all three have lengthy criminal records and officials confirm all three walked away from the d.c. agency in charge of rehabilitating troubled youth. the union that represents the case workers with that agency says that there are just too many offenders for the workers to handle. >> i've been working with young people and juveniles since i was 19, so over 30 years and for the first time in ever i pause when the sun sets, thinking about

whether i want to travel any street in d.c. >> d.c. attorney general peter nickels says he will look into the issue. new information in that times square car bombing attempt. we're learning that the suspect is providing authorities with vital information. faisal shahzad is expected in court today. authorities are still trying to figure out if he acted alone. tracie potts has been following this story. she joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. we do know that he is talking apparently has been talking since shortly before and shortly after his arrest. he was talking before and after he got his miranda warning, and apparently what he's saying to investigators according to the attorney general, is useful information. new york bomb suspect faisal shahzad reportedly tells investigators he trained at a camp in pakistan. he was on a plane headed for dubai.

>> i was never in fear that we were in danger of losing him. >> reporter: passengers say they weren't told why they had to go back to security. they figured it out. >> fe pulled him off you could tell that's what everyone looked. his demeanor was, you know. okay. i'm caught. >> reporter: agents are digging into his background, talking to people in his hometown where he lost his home last year. local police say shahzad never crossed their radar. >> he tried to fly under the radar. they come in as perfect citizens until it's time for them to do whatever it is their deeds were. >> reporter: nor did he seem to raise red flags with neighbors and people who worked with him. president obama who is being briefed on the case reassured the public. >> we'll not be terrorized. we will not cower in fear. we will not be intimidated. >> reporter: among the charges, attempted use of a weapon of

mass destruction and terrorism transcending national borders. and while the investigation continues into shahzad's background there are also new questions about how he was able to board that flight and frankly, nearly get away. earlier in the day he was placed on a no fly list but it wasn't updated in time and he spent several hours in the airport before agents arrested him there. we're live on capitol hill this morning. tracie potts. >> thank you. shahzad also apparently had ties to the washington area. according to "the wall street journal" he attended southeastern university in d.c. more than ten years ago. seu closed, an institution called the graduate school now controls the student records. it says it has not released information on shahzad. our time now is 6:08. we have 63 degrees outside. coming up a very gruesome discovery. what inspectors found in a garage that has a prominent funeral home shut down.

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time for weather and traffic on the 1s. there is the sun rise. a live view up on a clear sky on this wednesday morning.

a cool 60 degrees in washington, but it's in the low 50s in prince george's county, only near 50 in montgomery and fairfax county. arlington mid-50s. in the west in the 40s. 30s in the mountains, southern maryland, highs in the low 80s today. tomorrow partly cloudy, low 80s. might get thunder showers through saturday morning maybe a lingering shower. how's traffic? >> chopper 4 on the job for us, route 50 in bowie, 50 making the trip in from davidsonville. no hangups. let's see how things are. making the trip 16th street, silver spring, down to walter reid. 28 all the major roads to the west very quiet. 6:12 is your time. commuter alert. police are on the highways waiting to pull you over.

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6:15 is your time. a check of the top stories, one person is dead and two in the hospital after the car they were in collided with a pole. police say the driver lost control of the car at around 11:00 last night at game preserve road and clopper road. the car then struck a pole. two passengers were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. there is no word on their condition. >> a candlelight vigil tonight for the university of virginia lacrosse player murdered in her apartment. yeardley love's former boyfriend george huguely is now charged with first-degree murder. his attorney calls love's death an accident with a tragic document. documents show that huguely kicked in love's door and slammed her head against a wall. >> the man suspected of leaving a car bomb in times square has told authorities he trained at a terrorism camp in pakistan.

30-year-old faisal shahzad is facing charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. the fbi is trying to figure out how he was able to board a plane though he was on the do not fly list. >> we're staying on top of a disturbing discovery. authorities shut down a prominent prince george's county funeral home because of what they found in a nearby garage. chambers funeral home is on cleveland avenue in riverdale. that's where tracee wilkins is and she joins us with details. >> reporter: good morning. they promise families a dignified and respectful cremation and funeral. inspectors were shocked when they came for a surprise inspection and found bodies in the garage. inspectors discovered 40 bodies piled 1812 by 12 feet high pile in the garage that contained the crematory. according to "the baltimore sun" newspaper many were cadavers used at georgetown university

and supposed to be cremated but too many were coming in and they fell behind. the maryland state board of morticians and funeral directors has suspended the home's license. the owner tells news 4 that he can't comment on the investigation but that he is cooperating and hopes to get this suspension lifted. now, they have until friday to wrap up funerals already planned, then it has to shut down. tracee wilkins live in riverdale. back to you in the studio. >> thanks very much. right now police in maryland and virginia are cracking down on hov violators. they are taking part in the first ever capital region hov awareness day. police in maryland are patrolling 270 and route 50, in virginia police are getting violators on 95, 395, 66 and the dulles toll road. don't try cheating on the way home from work either. the crackdown will continue this afternoon. good news if you take the red line to work. you may not feel as cramped.

metro is in the process of adjusting its red line schedule in peak travel hours. you probably have to wait longer for trains to arrive but more 8-car trains will be in service. several factors made it overcrowded including the opening of the new york avenue station and the manual operation of trains. the new schedule should be in place by june or july. medical marijuana is a signature away from becoming legal in the district. the d.c. council passed a measure legalizing the drug for chronically ill patients. congress would have 30 days to review the legislation before it becomes law f. that happens the district would join 14 states that allow medical marijuana. and the d.c. court of appeals is weighing arguments in a case about gay marriage. yesterday judges heard arguments in favor of it putting the issue on the ballot. this about two months after the district legalized same-sex marriage. opponents argue that voters

should have a say. it could be several months about pfr the court announces its decision. >> president obama could announce as early as today his pick to become the next supreme court justice. the president interviewed federal judge diane wood yesterday in the oval officials. wood is at least the fourth finalist for the seat being vacated by justice john paul stevens. he announced his plans to retire. wood interviewed with the president last year for the supreme court seat sonia sotomayor now holds. >> oil continues to pour into the gulf of mexico and creep toward the shore as teams look for a way to cap the crippled rig. bp says that the slick could grow to more than ten times its current estimate. full deployment of the massive boxes to cover the gushers could still be a week away and may not even work. now scientists say a powerful ocean current known as a loop current will almost surely move the oil through the florida keys to the atlantic ocean even

perhaps hitting north carolina. >> the east coast people should not feel they are safe. once oil spill gets into the loop current it's a matter of time for it to show up on the east coast. >> for now a three-day forecast does not show the oil and the current crossing paths. but one scientist says a new thread of the loop current is reaching toward that spill. >> this morning the waters are starting to recede in nashville after historic floods drowned the city. president obama signed a disaster declaration for tennessee. storms have killed at least 28 people across tennessee, mississippi and kentucky. rescuers fear they may find more victims outside downtown nashville. many people said they knew heavy rain was in the forecast but they were caught off guard that so much came so quickly. >> our time now approaching 6:21. a look at traffic and weather. and a glorious day out there. >> you can see the skyof a soft

it. a little turquoise above that. there are the northwest neighborhoods of washington, you can see downtown, off in the distance is anacostia and prince george's county, there at the horizon. and there it's only 50 degrees but in washington near 60, only near 50 in montgomery and arlington. fairfax county off to the west. around the shenandoah valley and blue ridge, only in the 40s this morning. it's in the mid-50s in southern maryland and the eastern shore. lots of sun today, low humidity, highs climbing into the low 80s. low 80s tomorrow, might get thundershowers friday evening and maybe a shower lingering into saturday morning. but after that looks like we'll be dry the rest of the weekend and cooler, sunny sunday, highs in the 60s. how's the traffic? >> we'll head out, south of town to the wilson bridge, inner loop no worries, outer loop, have your sunglasses, you'll need them as you travel from alexandria across the bridge into oxon hill. if you make the trip in virginia

no big concerns. all the travel lanes on the major roadways moving along pretty well. if you come in from the west, look out for the sun. joe, eun, back to you. >> thanks very much. the next tax up for debate on capitol hill. >> the new wave of dense volcanic ash threatening bigger problems. >> and wake up with us earlier beginning now at 4:30 a.m.

good morning. more than a dozen airports in ireland are closed as the volcanic ash continues to wreak havoc. the same problem grounded more than 200 flights in ireland yesterday. british authorities say the ash might reach northwest england and wales but they believe the cloud will miss london. treasury secretary timothy geithner says he is open to adding a tax on large banks to the financial regulations bill. geithner is leaving that up to lawmakers. new york senator charles schumer wants the tax but it will be harder to pass. president obama proposed the tax in january which will raise $90 billion over the next decade. if the tax is not included in the bill it could be passed separately. >> the executives who led bear stearns before it collapsed are now saying they did everything they could to keep it afloat. they will testify today before a bipartisan panel investigating the root of the financial crisis. in prepared testimony former ceo

james king says the firm's collapse was quote due to overwhelming market forces that bear stearns could not resist. bear stearns was the first wall street bank to collapse in the recent crisis. >> 6:26 is your time. 61 degrees. someone is waking up $266 million richer this morning. who bought the winning mega millions ticket. not us. >> plus, vital new information, the man arrested for the times square bomb plot is saying about his role. >> new details, what we are expected to learn about the murder of that uva lacrosse player. "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

the man behind the plan, what the suspect in the times square bomb plot told authorities. a security slip-up almost let him escape the country. >> disturbing discovery, a local funeral home is shut down. what state inspectors find out. >> good morning. thanks for joining us for "news4 today." i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. today is wednesday, the 5th of may, 2010. a live look, very bright sun at this hour. 61 degrees. >> we'll see if sunshine will heat things up. tom joins us with the forecast. good morning to you. >> you need your shades this morning. and actually a jacket. it's cool. here is a live view from our sky

watcher camera. sugar loaf mountain in the distance northwest of washington and the first light of this day hitting the hilltops and the high rises around the region. and temperatures are certainly cool. it's near 50 degrees around sugar loaf as well as in much of montgomery county, fairfax county near 50, arlington county mid-50s and near 50 in prince george's county. now in washington it's near 60 degrees. southern maryland and mere near the bay, eastern shore in the mid-50s. in the mountains the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. highs today should climb into the low 80s with sun and low humidity. on thursday, looks like it will be partly cloudy, and highs reaching the low 80s tomorrow. just a slight chance of an isolated shower. we'll have a weak front coming in. friday may turn humid, afternoon highs around 80 and more cloudiness around. another front coming in friday evening, may trigger evening showers and thundershowers. friday night. maybe a lingering shower through saturday morning, but ending by

midday saturday. and sun returning saturday afternoon. it should be cooler as well. jerry, how's the traffic? >> we'll head up, chopper 4 on 270, we warned you, they are going to get you. along i-270 and all of the major roadways that have hov, it's that day. so heads up. pay attention. don't break the law and you'll be okay. now the inner loop of the beltway, big problems because of possibly because of the sunshine, four-car accident inner loop between university boulevard and new hampshire avenue. fire and rescue headed over there. the inner loop is coming to a halt very rapidly. we'll see if we can get chopper 4 over there and get pictures. that's going to be a problem. on the rails, metro no delays, fredericksburg train 300 a minor delay and marc rail tells us 892 six minutes behind. >> new today, a one person is dead and two others hurt after a

car crashed into a pole in montgomery county. police say the driver lost control of the car overnight at game preserve road in gathers berg. one man was killed. two passengers were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. there is no word on their condition. police are still piecing together what led to the crash. we'll have more information as it comes in about this crash. once again, one person is dead and two hurt after a car crashed into a pole in montgomery county. police are still investigating what happened in this case. >> new details about the failed bombing attempt in times square. eric holder says the main suspect faisal shahzad is providing vital information. shahzad is expected to appear in court today. he was arrested late monday night at jfk airports after he boarded a plane to dubai. it turns out that shahzad had been added to the do not fly

list earlier that day. that's raising questions why he was able to buy a ticket and board the plane before he was caught. some of the passengers said they did not realize what was happening when the plane returned to the gate. >> i didn't think it was anything to be concerned about, obviously he was trying to get out of the country so i didn't feel there was a threat, there was no skirmish, no incident of that nature. >> security forces in pakistan have already -- have arrested nearly a dozen people in connection with the bombing attempt. shahzad told investigators he traveled there between july 2009 and february 20010, and visited part of the country mr. al qaeda set up training camps. shahzad had ties to the washington area. he attended southeastern university more than ten years ago. seu closed last year and the graduate school now controls the

school's student records. it says it has not released information on shahzad. >> today a coroner is expected to release the cause of death for yeardley love, a popular lacrosse player at the university of virginia murdered monday. now police tell us they are investigating allegations of a violent history between the suspect and the victim. kimberly suiters is live with the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> good morning. yeardley love was supposed to graduate in a few weeks. now her ex-boyfriend george huguely is charged with first-degree murder. and uva community and the city are still in shock over this loss. last night friends lit candles on the lawn in love's honor. she was just 22 years old. an accomplished lacrosse player and well loved. her friends say there was a history of abuse with her ex-boyfriend george huguely, who grow grew up in chevy chase. huguely was also set to graduate

in spring. he is withdrawing and sits in charlottesville held without bond. sits in a jail, rather. court documents show that huguely admitted to kicking in love's door, hitting her head against a wall. police found her in a pool of blood, her right eye swollen shut. those who have known huguely find it nearly impossible to believe. his attorney calls it all a tragic accident. >> i have known george eight years and it doesn't seem like anything he is capable of. this whole thing seems so unreal almost. i didn't believe it at first but now, all the details came out, it's just i'm sort of in shock. spoke with some players who couldn't get to sleep. >> we're confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> the tributes to yeardley love continue this week. her high school lacrosse team at notre dame prep is wearing

ribbons, black tape on sticks and wearing her number there and at uva, number 1. on a facebook page more than 27,000 have signed in, that grows by the minute. you get a picture of how many are expected at a candlelight vigil at uva tonight. >> kimberly suiters. thank you. three teenagers could spend the rest of their lives in prison after they were charged with killing a middle school principal. critics are asking why they were free in the first place. police say the three robbed and killed brian betts in his silver spring home. all three suspects are 18 years old. all three have lengthy criminal records and officials confirm all three walked away from the d.c. facility charged with rehabilitating troubled youth. the union that represents the case workers with that agency says that there are just too many offenders for the workers to handle. >> i've been working with young

people and juveniles since i was 19, so for over 30 years. for the first time in ever i pause when the sun sets. thinking about whether i want to travel any street in d.c. >> d.c. attorney general peter nickels will look into the issue. >> 6:37 is your time. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with matt lauer to see what they are working fon today. good morning to you. >> eun, good morning to you. coming up on wednesday, new information about faisal shahzad, the man accused of trying to set off that car bomb in times square. we're going to have the latest on the terror investigation and ask the question how he came so close to getting away. also ahead, new details on the murder of yeardley love, a lacrosse star at the university of virginia. what a member of the men's team now charged in the case has told police about what happened. and our contributing

correspondent general that bush hagger spends time at her family ranch with her mother former first lady laura bush and her twin sister. mrs. bush will talk about her new book when we get started on a wednesday morning here on "today." back to you. >> we'll see you soon. thank you, matt. 6:38 is our time. 61 degrees. coming up, what state inspectors found in a well known funeral home that now has the funeral home shut down. >> what metro is doing for the first time since 2004 to ease congestion during your commute. >> and we bet that tom's forecast will make you smile.

good morning. weather and traffic on the 1s. a clear sky and the birds are making a joyful noise on this wednesday morning. there's that blue sky. and off in the distance starting to see a thin veil of fog. cool in the suburbs, near 50 degrees in the nearby suburbs and many of the rural areas in the 40s west of 95.

south and east of i-95, mid-50s. highs should get up to around 80 or so. we'll have lots of sun with low humidity and tomorrow partly cloudy, low 80s. friday evening we might get a passing thunder shower or lingering shower saturday morning. dry in the first part of the weekend. look at the rest of the weekend in ten minutes. how's traffic? >> a live look. the inner loop of the capital beltway crawling because of an accident between university boulevard and around the bend of new hampshire avenue. right into the sunshine. authorities tell us everything is to the shoulder so the lanes are open. it's going to be a painfully slow trip and no doubt rubbernecking outer loop delays. elsewhere, on route 1 at the main gate to quantico, we're told of a serious crash, authorities are on the scene. lanes are open at this hour. and 66, sunshine delays so get you all the way on into the morning as you crest the hills into the west. >> thank you. >> 6:42. 61 degrees, the big vote that could have some students in

northern virginia spending more time in class. >> also ahead, the first of its kind crackdown targeting drivers in maryland and virginia. what you need to know before you get behind the wheel. >> what inspector find in a garage that now has a funeral home shut down. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses, and other information to read and consider carefully before investing.

6:45 is your time. we're on top of a disturbing discovery. authorities have shut down a prominent prince george's county funeral home because of what they found in a nearby garage. chambers funeral home is located on cleveland avenue in riverdale. tracee wilkins joins us live with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. on the company website they promise respectful funeral and also cremation for their customers. but customers surprised. they made a discovery in the garage of the funeral home. inspectors discovered 40 bodies piled in a 12 by 12 feet pile in the garage that contains the funeral home's crematory. according to "the baltimore sun" many were cadavers supposed to be cremated but the owner told the paper too many were coming

in and they fell behind. the state board has suspended the license. the owner bill chambers tells us that he can't comment on the investigation but he is cooperating and hopes to get the suspension lifted. they have until friday to wrap up funerals that they had planned. then the place has to shut down. tracee wilkins live in riverdale. back to you. >> thank you. well, right now possibly not the best time to take your chances in the hov lanes around here. police in maryland and virginia are cracking down on violators. this is all part of a first ever capitol region hov awareness day. police in maryland are busting violators along 270 and route 50 in virginia, they are patrolling i-95, 395, 66 and the dulles toll road. this will continue with this afternoon's rush hour. >> if you take metro instead of driving to work we have good news. metro's making plans to change -- make changes to try to

ease congestion on the red line. megan mcgrath is live now outside the metro station in northwest for a closer look at the changes. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, joe. the red line is popular line, if you take it you know that it can get crowded during the rush hour period. metro's general manager, the interim general manager is trying to change that. he wants to squeak the schedule on the red line to ease congestion. that schedule hasn't been changed in a number of years since 2004, a lot has happened in that time in terms of ridership and the switch to operations in manual mode since last june's crash, that slowed things on the line down quite a bit. he plans to increase the time between trains. not dramatically, 2 1/2 to 6 minutes between trains depending where on the red line you are. he also plans to add more of the longer eight-car trains, hopefully he says this will help

move things along. >> we'll be moving to a schedule that realizes the reality of that system. and what that should help is increase the reliability of that line. we'll see how that works. but that should be going into effect fairly shortly. >> reporter: so you're going to have to wait a bit longer between trains, but the train that does arrive will be longer, they are going to see more eight-car trains. possible this could take effect in june or july. joe, back to you. >> thanks very much. today you'll have the chance to step aboard one of d.c.'s modern street cars. look at that, one of the three street cars on temporary tracks at the city center lot. people can learn how the street cars will operate. the street cars will begin operating in 2012, and it's been some 50 years since the street car was in use. the public can access it. the display will end saturday.

>> the debt crisis in greece is now starting to hit wall street hard. courtney reagan joins us live with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the tide of red ink washed over wall street yesterday possibly could be affecting us today. we're seeing things turn around, futures were much lower. we sort of gained a little strength back. stocks did see their biggest drop in three months tuesday on fears that greece's crisis will spread. spain's prime minister denying his country has asked the imf for money. the euro falling against the dollar which sapped strength out of oil and gold and stocks fell as well. europe was lower again kind of turning the tables this morning. gaining some strength. we'll get data on the private sector jobs and then the health of the u.s. services sector a bit later this morning. the dow did ultimately drop 225 points or 2%, we're going to

saturday at 10,926. the nasdaq lost 3% or 74 points to start us at 2424. bp expects to plug one of the three holes where the underwater well is leaking into the gulf of mexico and install a containment device in the next week. that 70-ton dome is seen as the best hope. roughly 2.6 million gallons of oil have spilled into the gulf since the blast that sank the rig. congress is introduced a measure to lift the liability limits for economic damage from the spill to $10 billion. bp is responsible for all cleanup. executives met on tuesday. back to you. >> thank you. as long as we're talking money grab your tickets if you played the mega millions game. some of you may have won a few

hundred thousands of dollars. >> the winning ticket worth $266 million was sold in california. the numbers 9, 21, 31, 36, 43, and the mega ball was 8. but there's good news. there are 28 prize winners that matched the first five and three of those were purchased in virginia. those take home $250,000. >> remember that every quarter million helps. the prince william county school board is expected to vote whether to extend the school days for the rest of the school year. the district proposed extending each day by 10 minutes beginning on may 10 because the district may fall short of the 990 hours of instruction time required by the state because of all of the snow days they took. many school districts in the area have either added extra school days to the calendar or they received waivers from the state because of the requirements. >> i can't remember how many

school days were lost. >> some of them six to ten days they have to make up for that incredible winter. it's a distant memory as we had summerlike weather the last couple of days. we got in the 80s. we'll do it today. right now dress for a cool morning. live view from our sky watcher camera, the high rises of northwest washington along massachusetts avenue in the foreground, in the distance the high rises in boston, virginia out in fairfax county under this gorgeous blue sky. temperature now 60 degrees at reagan national airport. and from la detroit park to temple hill we have lower humidity in place. and we have a lit breeze out of the northwest and temperatures near 50 degrees in the suburbs and in the rural areas west of i-95, down in the fors and even 30s out in the mountains. southern maryland around the bay, eastern shore in the low and mid-50s, thanks for checking in weather watchers. always appreciate your reports. over 12 hours high pressure has

moved in. we've got settled weather up and down the atlantic seaboard and from the atlantic beaches to the midwest as high pressure has moved in. for the rest of the day by 9:00 near 70, by noon time we'll be in the upper 70s. and then mid afternoon, the low 80s. you need sun block and your shades today. and then for tonight it should be clear, cool by late evening into the upper 60s and by dawn near 60 tomorrow morning with clouds around. partly cloudy tomorrow, low 80s. on friday, might get thundershowers friday evening and maybe a lingering shower saturday morning. a dry pattern and cooler weather moving in saturday afternoon's highs low 70s. sunny sunday, highs in the 60s. clouds on monday, high 60. how's traffic? >> a live look, the inner loop of the beltway in the sunshine crawling and the accident not helping things. the accident a short time ago, inner loop between university boulevard and new hampshire avenue along the right side. the outer loop sure to be a

substantial rubbernecking backup. top side of the beltway will be tough. into virginia on joplin road, the main gate, a crash, crews are on the scene. looks like joplin road eastbound will be closed. 95 on 395 not bad, 66 just sunshine delays at this point. >> thank you, jerry. autopsy results could be released today in the death of a uva lacrosse player murdered on campus. students at the university of virginia will also hold a vigil to remember 22-year-old yeardley love. kimberly suiters joins us from the newsroom with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. friends of yeardley love and george huguely call this a double tragedy. love was killed two days ago, her ex-boyfriend huguely sits in jail without bond on first-degree murder charges. last night friends lit candles on the lawn in love's honor. she was a spirited player who wore number 1, well loved by her

team and sorority sisters are. friends say there was a history of abuse with her ex-boyfriend. huguely was also set to graduate in spring. now he's withdrawn and sits in a jail in charlottesville without bond. huguely admitted to kicking in love's door, hitting her head against the wall, police found her in a pool of blood, her face bruised, her right eye swollen shut. there appears no murder weapon and huguely's lawyer says it was an unintended accident with a tragic outcome. those who know huguely find it nearly impossible to believe. eun, back to you. >> kimberly, thank you. it is time for a final check of the top stories. one person is dead, two injured after a car crashed into a pole in montgomery county. police say the driver lost control of the car around 11:00 last night at the intersection of game preserve and clopper

road in gaithersburg. two were rushed to the hospital. no word on their condition. the man accused of trying to detonate a car bomb in times square admitted his role and told authorities he received training in pakistan. faisal shahzad is facing charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. he was arrested after he boarded a plane to dubai. >> the waters are beginning to recede in nashville after those historic floods drowned the city. president obama signed a disaster declaration for tennessee. storms killed at least 28 people across tennessee, mississippi and kentucky. rescuers fear they might find more victims outside downtown nashville. >> the president and first lady will celebrate cinco de mayo at the white house. >> a live shot of the white house now. there it is, beautiful in the earlying sunlight. today the anniversary of an unexpected mexican victory over french troops in 1862. in the united states, cinco de

mayo is usually observed as a celebration of mexican heritage and pride. the president was originally scheduled to speak in new jersey before coming back for the reception but the gulf oil spill forced a change in his plans. >> good reason to have a party. >> absolutely. that is news for today. thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we hope you have a great day. wake up with us tomorrow. we start at 4:30 a.m. here's to the believers.

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